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The Mena star., 1899-05-25
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Notice is hereby give that will on the 1s.h day of June, 1899, in front of the office of the clerk of the circuit court in Mena, Polk county, Arkansas, between the hours of o'clock q. m. and o'clock D. m. of said day, sell at public auction to the highest bidder the following described real estate. situated in the county of Polk and state of Arkansas, to wit. The SWl4 sec 29 tp ? 2sW. Said sale being made under decree Of the circuit court Of said Polk county, in cause wherein Holder Hud- gins is plaintiff and J. k. and N. J. Lane are defendants, wherein judgment was rendered in foreclosure of mortgage on said real estate against said defendants for the sum of Sl5O& with interest from the i4th day of March iSs at the rate of six per cent per annum until paid. and cost of said action.
 Said sale to be upon q credit of three months purchasers to give notes with approved se- curity bearing interest at the rate of ten per cent per annam from date of sale until paid and d vendors lien to be retained upon the premises to secure the payment thereof.
 Andrew Johnson.
 Special Commissoner Dated at Mena this sth day of May 1899.
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Egger Items.

A terrific wind, rain and hail storm prevailed at Egger and vacinity at , o'clock Monday evening, lasting forty five minutes and doing great damage to crops of all kind. The timber was badly broken and fencing blown down. The rain fell in torrents for more than an hour. Cotton and early sown oats was almost ruined, wheat badly blown down, corn blown flat and split into strings. CoRREsPoSDENT.
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Mrs. A. A. Moore is on the sick list.
 Rain, rain; oh how it does make the grass grow.
 R. l.. Gates is teaching the young idea how to shoot.
 Isaca Walton has many deciples in this neck of woods.
 Mir. J. H. Coffman and Dexter Gam have moved to Hatfield.
 Mrs. Alfred Murphy Is at home, very much improved in health, being able to walk about little.
 The waters were so high the 18th that the Mt Fork mail had to lay over on the road at NJ. F. Louthers.
 Everything moving on nicely at the planer under the new manager, c. H. Plunkett, running full quoto ot hands.
 The fencing on Little Rock creek was nearly all washed away. Big Rock creek was from bank to bank full inside of an hour.
 Mrs. Travers Hunsaker is slowly improving. She has been confined to the house about six weeks, measles first and rheumatism now.
 We are having good Sabbath school, with a large attendance. Preaching Sabbathat II a. m. by pr. R. T. Connolly. And at 7 p. m. Rev. Daniel Boles-
 w. P. Mclntosh's mill is cutting lumber at the rate of 50,000 feet per day, so he says. More Anon,
 May 20. 1899. AUNT POLLY.
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Damage By Wind.

The strong wind which made it's presence so plainly known last even ing, done considerable damage in and about town. Many large trees were blown down across fences and walks, and the downpour of rain was driven into many of the houees, under doors and through openings. The telephone company sustained some loss, but it was not as serious as was expected. Reports from the country indicate that the storm did not extend far east or south, but was heavier west Of us than 1t was here. Some damage was done to growing vegitation but that is not very extensive.
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CHAPTER VIII.

The port of San Luis d'Apra was de- populated during the smallpox epi- demic of 1859, not hut being left to show where the town stood; and had not one of the native pilots been fish ing, two miles off shore, we might have wasted considerable steam before we could have summoned one from Agana, four and a half miles away. Theisland- CTS were not expecting our arrival for another two weeks at least.
 We anchored safely, however, in 17 fathoms of water, and presently saw a boat putting off from the landing pier. The senorita and I were leaning over the rail near the accommodation lad der when the party pulled alongside, and we noticed with considerable in- terest that there were two Indies among them. The first gentleman to come aboard we judged, by his gold laced uniform, to be the gobernador, Col. de Garma; and in thiswe were not mistaken. The ladies, with two of his staff. followed and in one of them we recognized the original of Halstead's picture-which, by the way, failed to do her justice. Then the party went below for wine and cigars while they chatted over port regulations, the cargo and the latest Manila gossip After the formalities had been con cluded. one of the stewards was sent on deck for the Palacios, Padre Sebas' tiano and myself; and our cordial greeting by the coloners party Jeff nothing to be desired.
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NOTICE EoR piBLIcATIoN.
Department of the Interior, Land Office at Camden, Ark,

Department of the Interior, Land Office at Camden, Ark, o
 May %, 1892. Notice is hereby given that the followisnss sns named settler has filed notice of his lnteh.'odS od to make final proof in support of his clali ans .s that said proof will be made before the ceIhA cc.I of Polk county, Ark, at Mena, on oth Jun' 1899, viz.:
 JAMES W. DILBECK xs of Polk county. Ark. II. E. No. 16624 for tnr V NE4 sec 9 and NW4 NW4 sec 10 tp 5 k 2ow' He names the following witnesses to pioYes his continuous residence upon and cuitiVa''o' of said land. viz.
 Jacob c. Standridge of Egger, Ark. Benson D. Fried, of Henry T. William, of Big Fork, Ark. William E. Burkhart. of Egger, ..
 J.B. FRIEDHEIM, Regissel.--
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Commissioners Sale.

Notice is hereby given that viii on the 18th day of June, 1899. in front of the office or the clerk of the Circuit Court of Polk counW' State of Arkansas, in Mena in said county, between the hours of o'clock q m ana o'clock m, of said day, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, the following discrIee,a, real estate situated in the County Of PolA and State of Arkansas, to-wit: 4 Nl5 of NEl4 and the NEil of NWA sec ~ and the SWl4 of SE4 and SEA of sh14 see 20, Tp s, k 3l W, containing POO acres more or less.
 Said sale is made under a decree of the 1ir, cult Court of said Polk county. wherein i" Hudgins is plaintiff and George Webster is az, az, fendant; wherein judgement was renoel.eu sl.ssa against the defendant for the sum oi fNst Hundred Dollars and interest from the lSIn day of April, ls96 at the rate of seven per cen per annum. and cost of said action. ,.s Sale to be upon a credit of three moltis purchaser to give notes with approved secuIiy bearing interest at the rate of ten per cens psa p annum from date of sale until paid, and lrsn 'hn to be retained npon the premises to secure s"' payment thereof. ANDREW JOHNSON,
 special Commssl0nsm. ~ Dated, Mena. Ark. May a3rd, 1899 w-Zfs'
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Mena Schools In Paris.

Prof. Wear re. ently showed repre- sentative of the Star some written work done by the pupils of the Mena schools, that had been prepared to send to the Worlds Exposition at Paris. This had been solicited by Howard J. Robers, Director Department of Ed ucation. Albany, N. r., and endowed by State Superintendent Doyne of Little Rock and the work when bound will be sent first to Little Rock then to New York and thence to Paris. The Star is of the opinion that the work of the Mena schools will compare favorably with the work of any school in the state.
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CLARENCE tiERRERT r1EI.
 tcopyrirht. 1897. by J. B. LIppIncou Col

No, let the slack fall when the lead was under me, and we had way enough to carry it well astern. If anyone had been watching closely, of course, I couldn't have done it; but, as 1t was, 1t worked to a charm, and don't be- lieve another sorl on board suspects there's a bit of rock within 2,000 feet of the surface. Now, I was heav- ing upwards of 20 minutes from first to last. At half speed that would be about two miles, wouldn't it? We'll, this little star shows just where l struck it, and the other two would be mile apart; so that we have the reef stretching from nor'-norwes' to soul sou'eas'. Then, from the glassy look of the water, I'm positive that it takes a curve to the sou'wes' for a good four miles further. The actual position of that three-fathom sounding is twelve thirty-three no'th by hundred and for ty-four, twenty-two eas'-a good eight knots cas- of the Findlay and Imray approximates. And the true bearing from Point Orote, Harry, is the exact opposite of our present course; in oth- CT words, sou by wes'. quarter wes', or exactly 14 degrees wes' of sou'. The magnetic variation this year is one de- gree and 30 minutes cas-; so in shap- ing your course from Orote it should be 15 degrees 30 minutes to the vest ard of sou. As for leeway, running down, the no'theas' trades1l be with in few points of dead astern, so you won't have to make much allowance; 1; and, once at the reef, it'll be easy enough beating back, because you can see the island 20 miles away at least. When we get abreast of Cocos you can pull up your log which will give you the exact number of miles on this course to fraction; from Cocos to Orote the chart distances are near enough, because you've got land bear ings."
 "Then, if it should be impossible to get at old Fray Ignacio's document, we can practically do without it?"
 You can certainly find the reef in anything like fair weather, but you
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There's nothing but an open road stead, with no holding ground, in front of the town; so we generally lie inside the reefs at Apra, about two miles from little wharf at the end of the Agana road. We'll be abreast of Cocos in something over an hour. Wait un- til you can just see the surf through the starboard port, down aft, and'then haul in your log. It's an even l2 miles from Cocos to Orote.'
The Mena star., 1899-05-25
PARK IMPROVEMENTS.
Work On The Park Spring Being
 D0ne-Very Essential.

At the last regular meeting of the city council an appropriation of S100 was made for the purpose of making certain Improvements at the big spring in Jaussen park which were very much needed.
 Work was commenced Monday morn ing in accordance with the plans and is now well under way, and are be- ginning to show up we'll for the origi- nator of the plans and the men doing the work
 A heavy wall is being laid up three feet from the outside of the old mason ry to stop the water from running down the bank into the spring and a lage pipe is being laid to carry off the waste water from the spring, and many other minor improvements will be made.
 Major Burke is doing the masonry for these provements, and is prov ing himself an artist in laying up ruble walls
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won't want to travel any further un- der water looking for the wreck than you are obliged to. I wouldn't, any how"
 In this and our previous discussions we seemed to have covered every con tingency, but now that we were upon the point of making beginning in sober earnest our conflicting hopes and fears suggested innumerable com plications. Presently I noticed that Halstead was looking at me intently.
 Harry" he said, Git has been a good many years since we saw each other last. We were scarcely more than boys then; yet, to the best of my recollec- tion, you were always square in every thing you did. I'm not worrying for an instant over your taking advantage of Mae and me in this deal. But I am afraid that you may be inclined to take unnecessary risks in putting it through Now, whatever happens, don't. We want that money. and we want it. badly, but we'd both rather have you back on the Countess here, safe and sound, even if you came empty-handed. than feel that you were likely to throw your life away in try ing to make us rich. You won't do 1t, will you, old chap?"
 No, l won't, Dick; and if make a go of it, you dnd Mac will find me, as l used to be, dead square," We grippes hands across the table, and felt better for doing so.
 In few moments he got up, looked through one of the forward windows. andecalled my attention to what seenied like a cloud-bank on the hori- zon. straigAz ahead.
 There's old Guajan." he said 'The white patch you see in the middle is the surf on Cccos. and that fnrthest point 10 the left is Orote: Apra lies just behind ii. and Agana beyond.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

TVTt T EN'-'' Department of the Interior, { Land Office at Camden, Ark. m ,eos Notice Is hereby given that the foliowssnss oli.sas named settler has filed notice of his inteIi it"ss as to mkae final proof in support of his claim a. that said proof will be made before the J,,s, 1sy. of Polk county, Arkansas, at Mena, on sln s"'s 1899, viz.
 JACOB C. sTANDaIDGE. .he ot Polk county, Ark. H. r. No. lth- is. ios NE4 SW4 and NW5 SEf sec 5G tp : < -oat ....a He names the following witnesses tn p,u .,au his continuous residence upon and euitiNa.o~ Of said land. viz:
 James N. Dllbeck, of Biz Fork. Ark. Henry T. Miliham,
 Benson D. Fried. of Egger. Ark. William E. Burkhart. ..,
 JB. FRiEDHEIN, Register
The Mena star., 1899-05-25
A Frightful BIunder

Will often cause a horrible burn. scaId or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. the kcst in the world, will kill the pain and prompt ly heal it. Cures old sores. fever sores. ulcers, boils. felons. corns. all skin erup- tions. Best pile cure on earth. only 2s cents box Cure guaranteed Sold by F. C. Savage. druggist
The Mena star., 1899-05-25
Pasture For Stock.

Those wishing good pasture for stock can find it by applying to T. fl. Philpot. at his home half a mile east of town on Dallas road. Prices. for each head of stock sl LOO a month CT . cents day. d-w fl
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Instruments, Music

Lessons e5 cents each. by M IysarL West Honert street ei"
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Potter Dots.

(To BE CONTINUED
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-20
Mrs. Morris Letter to
EVERY WIFE AND MOTHER.

LETTER TO MRS. PINXnAM NO. I4,363l
81 have taken eight bottles of Lydia
f. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
with gratifying results. had been
married four years and had two chill
dren. / was all run down, had falling
of womb with all its distressing symp-
toms. 1 had doctored with good
physician, but derived very little good
from mis- treatment. After taking
few bottles of your medicine, was
able to do my work and nurse my seven
months'-old babe. recommend your
medicine to every wife and mother.
Had l time, could write much more
in it's praise. l bid you Gods speed in
your good work. ."-MRs. l.. A. MoRRIs,
WELAKA, PUTNAM Co., FLA.
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM--When I COM
menced the use of your remedies was
very bad off. Every two weeks was
troubled with flowing spellswhich made
me very weak. l had two of the best
doctors, but they did not seem to help
me.
"They said my trouble was caused
from weakness and was nothing to
worry about. l felt tired all the time; had
no ambition. was growing worse all
the time until began the use of Lydia Il.
PinlSham's Vegetable Compound. lam
now able to help about the house, and
am much improved in health. ."-MRs.
A. WALKER, CALLIcooN DEPOT, N. Y.
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A lawn party was held on the lawn Of
Mrs. Pinkham of Lydia L. Pinkham Vege.
table Compound fame last evening, at her
residence IN Lynn. The people of that city
tbronged to this beautiful spot to make
merry, and right joyful time it was.
The affair was held under the auspices of
the young ladies' branch Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, and was their
annual party, the proceeds of which are to
defray the expenses connected with running
the three drinking water fountains in Lynn,
which were first established under their di-
rection.
After being presented to Mrs. Pinkham,
whom the reporter found to be most charm
ing woman, and by the way, meeting this
noted woman face to face interested our re-
porter very much, as he had heard some
foolish persons say there was no such person
as Mrs. Pinkham-he was presented to the
officers Of the W. c. T. U. who were pres
ent g.: President, Miss May B. Gaudey vice
president, Annie Higgins secretary, Miss
Alice Johnson treasurer, Doara Harvey.
No more beautiful spot in all Massachu-
cetts could have been selected by the ladies,
for out on Western avenue, Lynn, at slight
elevation from the road, is located Mrs.
Pinkham's beautiful home, surrounded by
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FROM THE BOSTON HERALD, JUNE IS

four acres Of spacious gardens and lawns,
most excellent grounds for such an occasion
as that Of yesterday. lust across the road
are the great laboratories and private CORES.
pondence buildings which have made the
name of Mrs. Pnkham known in every home
throughout the land.
1t seemed as if all Lynn turned out to
help the young ladies in their laudable object
in keeping their drinking fountains about the
city supplied with fresh ice water. There
was constant importing of people until
late in the evening, ana it was long aftcrward
when the last guest had bid a lingering fare
WE'LL
The grounds were exquistely decorated
with numberless Japanese lanterns and
myriads of electric lights, alternating in red,
white and blue. They were strung every.
where, from pillar to post, and the reflection
could be seen from all parts of the city.
Long rows of benches were stretched un-
der the electric lights, and here the young
ladies served ice cream to the visitors. There
we're also other refreshments and delcacies
that tempted the appetites of the large num-
Der who made up the throng. The decora-
tions were elaborate, and were shown off to
great advantage by the electrical display. An
orchestra furnished music during the entire
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evening.
The committee who has the matter in
charge have labored for its success for many
weeks, and after hunting all over the city for
place to hold their party, decided that
there was no place SO suitable as the large
grounds surrounding Mrs. Pinkham's home.
When Mrs. Pinkham was asked by the la
dies if she would give the use of her lawn
for the purpose, she readily consented. She
can always be counted upon to help along
any good cause in which women are interested.
There were many guests present from the
Women's Christian Temperance Union in
other cities, among them being Miss Tyler,
state general secretary of the organization.
People commenced to gather on the lawn
soon after supper, and they were furnished
with all sorts of amusements in the way of
lawn games, such as croquet ring toss, etc.
There was also an exhibition of the X.ray
machine, and there was chance to peep
through the telescope. Then the spectators
were entertained by several standing panto-
mines
While the work was under the direct
charge of the ladies of the temperance union,
there was also one representative from each
of the young peoples societies connected
with the several churches about town.
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There is more Catarrh in this sec
tion of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be incur
able. For great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease, and
prescribed local remedies, and by
constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease, and therefore
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by f. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market. 1t is taken internally
in doses from 10 drops to teaspoon
full. 1t acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case
it fails to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials. Address,
f. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best. I'm
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maintaining a large standing army,
while there are numerous reasons-all
good-for not placing such a tempt
alton before an INSCRIPTIONS admin
istration.
Xxx
The presence of G.. A. r. COM
mittee, composed Of big guns of the
organization, in Washington, for the
purpose of investigating the Pension
Office has naturally been the subject
of much gossip and speculation, as to
whether the committee really intended
to investigate or was merely engaged
in preparing coat of whitewash to
prevent the threatened detection OF
the G.. A. r. men in Kansas, and
other states, because OF their dislike
to the way Commissioner Evans has
managed the Office. OF course, every
body knows that the committee has
no official status, whatever, and no
more right 20 examine Pension Office
business than would a similar COM
mittee from the Sons of Jerusalem, or
any other organization. Yet, Com
missioner Evans has received this
committee with indications of pleas
ure, and told its members that his
Office was open to them from top to
bottom.
Secretary Alger now says that he
will not resign this year, but doesn't
know what he may do next year.
Humph! The last time he said he
would stay until the close of the adj
ministration. Perhaps he doesn't know
what he will do.
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Trout A La North Pole.

William Shimmerhorn, of Lopez,
treated party Of friends to a novel
supper last Friday night. A mountain
stream near his home froze to the
bottom last winter. He cut and
stored the ice with three or four hand
some trout frozen in each cake.
Because the story about the frozen
fish was disbelIeved by some he sum-
moned friends from Dushore, Towanda
Laporte, Eaglesmere, Wllamsport
and elsewhere, showed them about
one hundred trout surrounded by ice
and then had them cooked for his
guests.
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Philadelphia &
Reading Railway
Engines Burn Hard Coal-No Smoke
In effect July /, 1898.
TRAINS LEAVE RIOOMSRITRG

TRAINS LEAVE BfOOMSBURG
For New York, Philadelphia, Reading Potts
Vile, Tamaqua, weekdays IL. 80 q. m.
For Willismsport, weekdays, 1850 a. m. $40 p
For Danville and Milton, weekdays, 7.SO a. m f.
$40.
For Catawissa weekdays 7.sO, s3s, 1880 a. M,
1920, $40, 500 6 80, p. m,
For Rupert weekdays7. 80, s.3S a. M, 1920,
SiS ss Washington and the west via
B. & o. X. r., through trains leave Reading Ter
minal, Philadelphia, 3,aO, 7.55, llas a. M, $40
Chestnut street station, weekdays, 1875, b.sl
s ss p. IN. ms SunSaysA nda A lag, s.as P. 1i,o. m
Leave New York via Philadelphia 500
M, and via Easton s.l0a. m.
Leave Philadelphia 1921 a. m.
Leave Reading 2.l5 p. m.
Leave Pottsville .sOp. m.
Leave wiIliamsport Weekday II. 90 m, 4.so p
Leave Catawissa weekdays, zoo, ,s.2O9.1Oa, m
Leave Rupert, weekdays, 7.Os, s.ss. 9lS Il.4
a. M, LES R so, $50.
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
In effect July l. 1899.
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street wharf
and South street wharf for Atlantic City.
Weekdays--EXpress 90, 10, 10. As a. M, 1.3O,
90, 800 (340 sixty minute), 400, 80 % 90 sixty
minutel, $50 10 p. m ACCOMMODATION, 6, Is
m ao SsS a. Ss9P 80 po M sa9daaysExpress go
mediation, 6l5 m, 4.45 p. m. 500 excursion
ZOO a. m. daily and 7.30 Sundays.
Leave Atlantic City depot Weekdays-EX-
Baltic Ave. station only, $780, 90J, 10l5, II 90 a.
m, $780, 30, $50, 7.30, 0 80 p. m Accommoda-
tion, AS, $50 a. m, $50 p. m. Sundays-Ex-
p. IN. Accommodation, 7.l5 a. M, 43O p. m. 81. 90
Excursion, weekdays 500 p. M, SUNDAYS, 6,l0.
For Ocean City-Weekdays-S -S,i5, 9l5 a. m.
. l5 IL, 5l5p. m. Sundays-s.45, 0.l5 a. M,
4,45 p. m 81 90 Excursion, Thursday and sun
day, Z 90 a. M.
For Cape May and sea Isle ty-Weekdays-
9l5 a. M, 80. 10 p. m. Sundays-Si5 a. m. If,
4i5 p IN. SL00 Excursion sundays only, 200
g. m.
Additional for Cape May-Weekdays-S.4 As a..
m. Sundays, 9.i5 a. m.
Parlor cars on all express trains.
]. A. SWEIGARD, EDISON j. WEEKS,
Genl Supt, Genl Pass Agt.