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The Mena star., 1899-02-08
Honey and Bees.

M II. Chant mblin has lived near Rocky in this county twelve years and made quite a business handling bees, finding the honey business quite profit able, especially for farmers having a few hives. He has about thirty hives and one season with another, they give him good returns, having no trouble to sell for ten cents pound all they produce. In addition he grows corn, cotton and eats as staple crops; corn and oats bringing him the best re- turns. He also says his section is good for hogs and cattle, having a fine range for. both and neither being troubled with any disease.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08
Finds Cotton Profitable.

J. r. Masters has l60 acre farm near Board Camp, with sixty acres in cuiti- vatlon. He came here twenty years ago from Texas and finds he can pro duee as much per acre as in Texas, one season witn another, and thinks farming successful business here. He grows cotton and raises bale, aver aging 5l2 pounds, to the acre and then feeds the cotton seed to his cattle, mixing d little bran or corn chop with it. He always raises his own wheat corn and oats and plenty of hogs and a few cattle, letting his hogs run on the range and feeding them little corn once q day. In this way he. has hogs each year that at twelve months old welgh 200 pounds. He always plants COW peas in his corn and when the corn is gathered, turns hls hogs in to fatten on the peas. They bring him good money with but little work
The Mena star., 1899-02-08
WHAT A FEW OF OUR FARMERS
 SAY ABOUT CROPS HERE.
NOT SUBJECT TO LONG DROWTHs
Pronounced Good for Cotton, Wheat, Corn, Oats and Vegetables s-Ex- ceIIent Climate for Horses,
 Cattle and Hogs.
Small Farms.

K. D. c. Dodd, who has resided here over seventeen years and knows the country we'll, in response to queries regarding fruit, vegetables and farm crops, writes as follows:
 "The idea that large acreage is living is, we think false one. Ten acres we'll fertilized and we'll culti- vated will produce more corn than twenty acres of the same ground under the common rule If farming. If the necessity of large acreage planting ever existed here 1t exists no longer. With railroad that brings in close proximity the frozen North and the warm sunshine of the South with the town of Mena centrally located, fur nishing market for all surplus pro- ducts of the farm and garden, we should take advantage of the oppor- tunity of reducing our acreage, varying our crops and improving our lands This is pre- eminently fruit. berry and garden country NO country produces as fine fruit and vegetables with so little care as this. Melons, potatoes, cabbage, grapes, plums, pears and all products of this kind are at home here, growing well and of excellent flavor.
 am aware of the fact that this is d new way of making living for the people of Polk county, nevertheless if we will avail ourselves of this oppor- tunlty we will not only find an easy way of making living but will large ly increase the value of our lands. We have an excellent climate here we have cold weather, but we do not have the cold of the North nor the heat of the South.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08
Makes a Success of Corn.

J. E. Wimberly, an energetic young farmer, owns a 240 acre farm near
The Mena star., 1899-02-08
THE MENA P0SToFFICE.
The increase of Business Indicates
 Rapid Growth of the Town.

On July 10 1896, Mena had no post office but during the month John York moved the York postotfiee from the country store to Menu, open. ing it up and conducting it in a frame building cheaply ouilt, on De Queen street. The sales of stamps for July was less then S. co, showing that there was but little business al this point at that date.
 In August of that year the York office was discontinued and the Mena1 postoffice established. Mir J D Jones being appointed postmaster and taking charge on the 27th of the month. The. sales of stamps for that month were sl3 06. but the sales for the month of December 1896 were S223 In April off 1897 it was made a money order office The sales of stamps for December. ls9il were S332. r.,
 In December lsos the sales had iu.l creased to s4o5 5s and for the quartet ending December 3l, 1895, the sales were Slli9 30. sh owing very substan. tial and steady increase since Decen- Der 1896.
 The number of money orders sold during December 1897 were 3ss and the numb ber sold for tue same month in ls9s were 52i In May If 1898 thsI office was made an in ernational moneg| order office, and now ranks as thirdl class office.
 Mr. Francis NJ Reeves is now the postmaster with Miss Berta Porch as first assistant, Mr. ]. Estes in charges of the money order department and Miss Katie Mershon as the general de livery clerk
 The office is at present located ins the Blocksom block on Mena street but arrangements are bout comple ted for the erection by Mir. Reeves of aS new postotfice building on the corne of Mena street and Ianssen avenue to be of brick, 2hx70 feet and twoa stories high The office is now equip ped in modern style having 400 combFE nation lock boxes and every one takeha by patrons of the office; two general delivery, one money order one stamps and one package window
 In another place in this issue VIII be found a picture of the interior oi# the office taken while the Star was bel ing distributed by the postmaster and# his very efficient assistants
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

Board Camp and has 140 acres in culti- vation. He has lived there all his life and says he has made a success of growing corn and d pes not expect to grow any more cotton. His corn has av- eraged thirty-three bushels to the acre one year with another, some of his land producing as high as sixty to sixty five bushels to the acre. He also grows some wheat which produces twenty bushels to the acre. Mir. Vim berly considers this county good for tame grasses and has succeeded in raising hogs, finding good money in them, seldom being troubled with hog cholera.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08
An Arkansas Liuntsman.

James A. Payne came to Polk coun- ty seventeen years ago from Missouri and located on l6O acre farm or claim near the western border of this county. Mir. Payne cultivates small
 tract of land quite successfully, raising all the fruit, grain and produce he needs for his family, but delights to hunt during the winter months and is konwn as one of the most successful in this section of the country, and his services are occasionally in demand by those who come here from Missouri and wish to be shown" how to call a wild turkey. Since the advent oi the railroad and building mp of Mena, Jim" has made quite business bring.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08
From Mountain Fork Valley.

J. A. Walters came to this county from Texas five years ago; has a 120 acre farm in Mountain Fork valley and makes a success of farming. He raises corn as the best crop but cotton does well, also oats and sugar cane or sorgum grows remarkably well pro ducing fodder for stock in large quan- titles. He succeeds in raising hogs and cattle. h fruit the peach, apple and pear all do well and pay good money.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

filed with rich ore. her valleys rich as the valleys of the Nile. her prairies are carpeted with grasses and her tim Der resources are practically lnexhaust- ible. On every hand is found the raw material and a few years will see it utilized by manufacturing enterprises. Every town and community has its schools and churches, It's courts and civic bodies. A high state of eiviliza- tion exists-a higher state of civiiza- tion is inevitable. To the poet and the artist the wild grandeur and mag nifcent splendor of the OzarKs will always furaish them themes and in- spirations. The wonders of her springs and health resorts, modern Spas, and Baden Badens, will ever be regarded as chief among the bless lngs given by providence to mankind.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08
THE GREAT ARKANSAS.
Resources and Advantages That are
 Practically Unquestioned.

The following IS taken from the Memphis Commercial Appeal, and sums up the matter in a nutshell:
 If the state of Arkansas were walled in, or if some convulsion of nature shuold suddenly separate her fro m the rest of the world and prevent for all time to come communication with oth- CT parts of the earths surface, her people would be disconnected tempo rarily, but they could thrive and live happy, and be prosperous While possessing less of heillimitable sweeps of territory and boundless area of Texas, California and some of the other sister commonwealths, she has more of the e ements of empire more yarigated resources than perhaps any other state in the Union. There is no blessing vouchsafed any other state that she does not possess Her mountains are rugged, frowning craggy, but they con tam the coal of Alabama, the onyx of Mexico, the iron of Pennsylvania. the marble of Maine, the valua ble clays and minerals Of the world Her cotton land equals the Mississippi dei ta, her wheat lands vie with Dakota her fruit lands excel New Jersey, her tmbe land is greater than that of Michigan. She competes with Texas in cattle with any and all states in the elements Of greatness Arkansas is in her infancy. With an area of 2.5ls. 500 acres and with B 300. sY0 acres of ara ble lands only 2s, 800 acres. or less than one third are in cultivation, leaving l9. s00;39o waiting the husband man.
 More than 5000 miles of navigable rivers pierce her in varlous directions, natures own highways of commerce Of railroads she has ?, 343 miles in op eration. In this respect she is behind On the south and east railroads have entered but in the vast domain throughout the central part north l from Little Rock tier after tier of 
 the iron horse, and practically the same condition of things exists in the middle west from Little Rock. This condition of affairs will not long continue. A number of railroads are projected and will be built without state aid, Or with it, with private capi- tai, or state capital The develop ment processes that are at work, the ambitious energy of her people. and the attention which the state is at tracting, must sooner or later bring every portion of it In touch with the outside world. There IS DO state Tn the Union that can boast greater supply of natural resources. Her riv. CTS teemIng with fish, her forests are alive with game, her mountains are
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

success and say they are well satisfied with this country. During the twenty years they have been farming here they have only seen two seasons where the dry weather cut their crops short and then they raised enough grain to carry them and their stock through safely.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08
Not a Drowthy Country.

The Sale brothers, Iresiding four miles east of Dallas, have farmed for over twenty years, having l50 acres of their 450 acre farm under cultivation and 200 acres under fence, and report having been quite successful They have grown corn, cotton, wheat and oats and raised hogs and cattle with
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

ing in game for the market and has thus far this season killed and sold one bear, eighteen deer, 135 wild turkeys and unknown numbers of squrrels and small game with an occasional wild eat, realizing nearly S200. in cash be- sides 'oodles' of sport.
The Mena star., 1899-02-08

from repairing thither Furthermore our knowledge of the class of settlers in that region encourages US in these opinions.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-25

SLATER X SMITH.
IL James stree. Phone II IN s9f. Seattle
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-25
The independent


Waat then Is the conclusion 10 wAich
We come
Ffrst-That the priesthood OF the Cath
Ollie church. certainly IN France. and with
every probability none the less in the
nited States. Is composed 81 men WHO in
the main are clean of life wholly devoted
10 their church. IN which they believe ut
terry. honored and loved by their parish
toner's upon the youth - whom ths1 vx-
ercise boundless influence. ana trained In
a professional discipline which has no
parallel among Us That tails discipline
does not produce visible spiritual results
that would be- entirely approved by the
standards to which we are accustomed
does not detraci from the tremendous
power IL exefts both upon the lnaiEidua
and upon the church.
Sec0nd-The great power In this church
Is that Of the regulars II =. the various
orders. among which the Jesuits are the
chief ana BY far the most aggressive ard
powerful. Despite their expulsion from
the different European countries during
this century. there is reason 10 believe
that they have wholly regatned their pres
tiGe and wer~ never stronger than they
are today. They seem to control the pa
pacy Their system gives them SUPERIOR
i5 over the ordinary clTTgymeu every
where and makes them largely indepen-
dent az the bishops. whom they either
influence or aHt1goniZe. Rhlie thc!y dis
c!pliue * such as 70 secure Arae. fatfr1s
loyalty 10 the order and q attract 10
their ranks the stronger purer ard more
Jealous az the younger clergy The Tes-
ats have ~ late entered the phflipppines
aud are carrying on strenuous warfare
with the other orders who have hitherto
alone represented the church. ard who
are mainly responsible for all the covrup-
tinu in those islands
Third-The Catholic church. despite its
losses politically IN modern times. has al
ready vrgained All is last under RisTnarrk
ir Germany. IS very near TO regsfnirc lis
influence in Italy. IS cooked 20 with more
az anxiety or ~ hope according 10 the
proclivities % the individual in France s.
eagerly confident az its future ~ Eagfarts
and. despite ats rate W growth ia tho
United States Which IS less than that 90
ProTesta nt3siu. IS locking 30 THE country
as the scene Of coming triumphs. which
as they shall 10 won by purcr methods
viii ~ more brilliant and more enduring
than any ~ The past To This outlook fhs
events ~ the past year give a new prorf1.
Use. In any case NAV make up our
minds that there Is ~ group a. sran 50
worthy 81 watching there is no organfxa-
tom 50 @1frs 20 exert u powerful Influence.
In the affairs % ne nation in the i'm
mediate future as tae Church # Rome
HENRY a STtASON u .
New York city
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-25
MINES IN KING cot NTY.
Valuable Ore Discovered on miller
River Properties.

ore has lust been discovered on the prop
eFs3es o. the Miller River Mining Company
which runs in god, silver AMI copper 81 -
e the ton. This Is an Improvement from
s. Per ton 70 Sc NJ whlca hap been de-
Velepc1e IN taenty-fhrse feet a! Rcrk on
the ledge III tho mines
John Y. Terry who = Interested IN she
mines. AA-ch are on the eastern harder Of
King coanty, near Index. gives these tig-
Hres OF the output according 10 an Assay
made several days ago, Geld Sin 50. sill
Yer. $lsV and copper. & 50.
The tunnel Is IN rs feet. and the ledge Is
Tow SIX feet wide, u having hrosde Ted nQt
as the tunnel has groAn deeneT ore taken
out January a><Say.>f, Gold $40 Is silver
s -. ana copper. Si.ra total, sls q. and
the last assay shows total values ~ So -
The tunnel = BEGINNING To p5tca A the "a q
OF one and a hat fest Is one. which sllows
that Il - richer as the ledge gg~s iSeueE
There have been three men working on the
property, but . large force VIII very soon
be- employed.
The COPPER alone makes the mines waltz
able enough - operate. but as ne soli
pretionnnsies. * ~ really considered god
1-lpFrfN
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-25
ENCOURAGING REPORTS.
ansrfE Mining ia >autheasscr 81
Alaska Proves rrantnhle.

cry eStoGTaslug reports have aeen ~
Sttte1 from the Sea Level Mining and
2ltii-- company : property IN Scszg beast
tfa ALASKA \ large force - miners -
elnpi@f%sl Opening TYP tEs hedges along
tae Naole lensta - The veins. and NOT =
sE2ssie o3aEk has .~@r struck
"a 0Ee place TIRE whole face % tse
lt@3S~ averaged Tor distance - [orty
EeFt "a = sg g0i3 IN 0uotbe- sAoof a
erosscat averaged 81 in esja ard Is cents
"a s2I*er, t1ne opening s.sSAyei ssn sa
gold and s. ia silver
Ihers = Two feet of snow on rhe ground.
tat t@e wprk = going on nerTiiy. TIE
Buildings fer the accommodation az toe
hseh are al 1zp ara are very comfortable
structures TIE company aAs al arfanEt
rneiafs made Ter the sniH machinery sd
"A saw1i8 Is - IN sent QuE 10 h4 us.-a
rniH
The freezing point - degrees above
ZeFs'. vas only reached eight times THIS
winter and net a pond 5 frozen over
All the steamers pass lu T1sw % TIE
mine. and freight oy the ia tens from
the mines 10 the suelters ~ Tacoma Is
offered far s. per tan
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-25
Dan Uier'E Trained rig.

Youth sffsbttitSN.
ratss had ore great falling A iamentsS's
weakness for raw onions I; used 90 smuse
Audience greatly 81 hear me lecture him
or mis- numerous lndaleenccs iH thaf for
bisfsicn vegetable. or tefl h.n 10 turn away
mis- head when addressing mn because OF his
breath. Or rraVefN 4aF that be would bring
fne % an sarly grave y 81 continued on his
downward career
To such remarks the pig would respond
rs go8nx 80 his is'tie st3ol putting his hea3
siosxn het eveeu his PAWS iu shame. and
keeping Ct there uutll : gave him the word
- forgiveness
Euf cunning little Patsy vent from hgt
fs q,ors. Fscs.8es freg1eat onion spires.
hs feff H. staying 9ut late nights. after the
SHOW aat wta often seeu with evil porclna
companions ~ 1ass. AZ Louisville. Ky. he
ateeafe8 hiusflf entirely frafn an after
nczsu usFforru8nee ara oul< cane "a k TO
taa rireua a. slf4ss.t tss a usgat atsreputs-
l,'e plight
,Ikes with hsa abou' thls gross
Ieora-3osna 8nH na seemed heartily p~ni-
fent. Eut the nsxt day Patsy csp15 aot Re
foaua Sanly ~ae fhe eitg scar hed fer
hiru + was DISTRESSED felt that / had
iseen $40 severe III ffsY lecture
Fous Gays tafar Palsy vag picked up
dead sn fne u lsseeipfi We 1v4re n dgubt
whether he Aa3 deliberately .nsa1 his life
a. mot death RS assault and after forty
yesrs arn uuabfa - feel sure on thss rns &
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-25
UBllEE GOLD MINING COMPANY,
u Republic, Wash.
n.B.D. TURNER. Pres c. h. WILLIAMS. Sec

Fortunes Made IN Republic stocks
Can you find any business that ike t.la
Republic mine Increased from a few cents
share. and TON pays SS0.1sl. or Per cent.
per month"; That means cents per share
in dividends each month. Those engaged
in business and employed on a salary ,u-
vested small amounts n this stock sad
ara BoS independent. The man VINO in
vested Sits IA STOCK AZ i-S cents per share
secured 5000 sharee- His block Of 3aeu
saares Is now worth Sli.2@ ard he IS re-
cetving $50 per month i permanent IN
come Here "a Word 20 3he Mise may fRcili-
tate golden results. ne not inses; indis
criuinateiy. Select property III ths "a
nous district that has merit sud will bear
Investigation, one which IS managed hy
successful mining men. and Is being aC-
lively developed. The best invest nert TO-
Say Ia Republic camp i the IL BILLIE
Remember that this property Is In the heart
az the rich gold beIt. shows greater values
on tae surface than dId the Republic mine
and VII Ire thoroughly developed. The
management IL II tRe very best. All in
Givi1uaI stock Is pooled and only treasury
stock offered for sale The present price
is cents. and We predict sips TO 81
market before March ID
w handle all standard Republic and
British Columbia stocks
Write or vire us Office open un;li 6
o'clock every evening
SLATER X SMITH.
IL James STREE Phone Main .slf Seattle
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-25
G. 6. DICKINSON Is CO.
MINING BROKERS'.

80 Nrtgal f.ye suiaiur paoYs~. Nan E9g.
24a$sie Vast
Reru.lic rs rep r kgsfsstE nD her reSs3la-
,e.- f5r - .ue- & g9ss4 place - .uses, yoar
fTfgsey Etaz.4a~e st9eEe f1aye Yaaf ~ IN
s~eass~s r. vai9se BfstIe & sss@s ~. frofn
s~- 10 fs fse5sess farv@s'. from g. - r.
R@ters7e fran ie- - 1850. nd II dsI u
rsees4 %ef ys1.4n ~ 81 erscks - 4s.y
pr snsBnE have incraas@s1. an3 ~ifi eontlfgtss
10 10 - fa~ some risue. Dnr adg8ea - T,
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~ 2eI Tssgs 45sasae "a ffe ~ UeazaaNc ~
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pc 80 srsps~ igFon sud f3ae p1fG - Ssc
sffsi suusss a. %ar ,tss' t'siTaso Hump at
r as fsal0 alto ~ 4@c 30 Ne 1
asansos adssssss J0Susf4z Golden harvest 3sz.s
Tup9aaf IA Previous s>Ass- Ess lao Alto
AM lo.zea Harvest.
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DIAMOND I-s Te! PIKE ia
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Thc slow HsnD1rg - agttcrfys wing
rrstdueer na sound Whom faz movements
aye rsW3 nnfse 81 produced which tn
s.rssssz wlth ere Hginaer - vibrations
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t&e mblra makes NoaHf} ~ & many
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cardlrg e. theory. yipsaf@a its wings only
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George " wac = so4fa Card fsa-
Ne Say . hawe hs& gre wo~@s cough
col5. cs.Ix and srse ans a&vs takag s6fs
OF az - &c accsgns nsr nz1s}s - :ss-
ven.3Gr. Dfa a3o .AsaR Eaaes Rs~rse3v =
he cry tAtGE RHas Ass -1aG~ any Eao7
whatever h8e- Hset 9sse ss--ens gsatffe
ard fh~ cEsss eos5 srd Strip have al l~fs
rs. I cergrs fsaAsf. - manufactures %
al as2&ss Gss-sclle." Fec sale 1y al deal
AZ
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summer wIll see a great r,1sa 70 ;als nev
dlsIrsrf- IRE Natural facilities ear ceta
mining ard milling are exceptionally
good
Mr. Aet'enasch wiil leave 13eTe today ~
tomorrow gcr Portland
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Aione tho F.v.nrsge.l e5reet Of the Pr.tlroa.
Lana distrct, ia London. ;he ruos3s our
t7svel,r aae Offered eerY. mainly o4d o}5+has
in sine!e pieces Or ~ s}lste. Some srer> n,
fairly good condition sgG Others we're
Ea.chc-t sn3 WORN ard shi0v They vvs~-
IRA oas.-3Te ciofhes - people who ;hsrn-
selves were FAR fran srclf OFF I'ee.s.
clothes were displayed On l-sarIs on
wooden hovssr ~ 9at p7lsl5-carta. Sarr,e
fe~ Rere covered w55h awning er s-.sr4ftes
sor3e = tha merchants pRr@ mounted ~,
ladders as - 90 earnrand tile crowd
s~1iInt them. 0facr~ seemed content .s{tN
chars Thesr manner os ss}sag goods y.es
peculiar TAey began by Offering then, a,
high prices ard tnan ran tHa ngurez down
themselves without waiting fur a wroYg
frers taf cr7w3 i-4ced 1oar ~ s1s f.4-7-
r3a before 'he s'atl~ or carts sasf enythtfs~
~ rsa ven5oTS They listened r..h inter-
est 90 le~c~ p-1rs % the goods. az,
amusement - prices a. curiosity p; s3nsa
h8rsnrue
Non arr aEaia erTEe merchant vsrisH
r-g Here's s1{: as size AZ Lord
Raf.s- 2 l5 wossld san, . ve4r before me
Prince ~ Wstes aia't ia We, or +,
r7~ twenty tSa- - eighteen taess. f'sf let
l. - :cr sixteen Ra' 4 tAaner- A. .en-at
esxhf-a' stx-at ffve-at fos~ hsea ana Z
farmer TAats IT'S t.7tte.s1s price. fss!r bob
arr tanner Col aave Il AZ that4''
OCCIDENTAL. HOTEL ear s-com,o-
sata uasre families TX client -aAge Ii
4asr nos usen sid ~ stx years. Who SAYS
jerniegacee h2ssS~ ~o1t pay