The Mena star., 1899-04-13
HELL ON THE BORDER. ,
A Reliable Historical Record of Fa-
 nous Murder Trials.

Secretary Sterns, of the Phoenix Publishing Company, of this city, is daily in receipt of letters from those who have examined the advance sheets of their wonderful new book, praising the work in unmeasured terms The following extract from letter by C. Il. Alexander. an attorney of Museo- gee, long time resident of the once famous Western District of Arkansas is fair sample:
 ''The book, Hell on the Border. is a true history of nearly all the impor- tant transactions of one of the most famous courts in the world; 1t will sell well, not only here in the western country, but everywhere. have lived here in the Indian Territory and at Fort Smith for the past twenty seven years, and know. of my own pc, sonal knowledge, about everything touched upon in the boo, and to me it is intensely interesting. In after years it will be referred to as a reli- able historical record"
 AN ACCURATE HISTORY.
 South McAlester, l. T., March 27. 1899. The Phoenix Publishing Company, Fort Smith, Ark.
 GentIemen:-Having examined the advance sheets of your work entitled Hell on the Border" purporting to be a history of the United States court for the Western District of Arkansas during the incumbency of Judge Par ker as judge of said court permit me to say that 1 consider 1t as full and accurate a history of the stirring events of that court as now can be written. The scenes and incidents of the court are well portrayed. Found et on fact it has all the romantic ele- ments of fiction. To the citizens of the IndianyTerritory and Northwestern Arkansas who are more or less familiar with the facts it will be of absorbing interest, and to the general public an extremely interesting and readable book. Very respectfully,
 WM. H. ii. CLAYTON, Ex. United States District Attorney for
 the Western District of Arkansas. Present United States Judge for the
 Central District of the Indian Ter
 ritory.
 ANOTHER VALUED ENDORSEMENT.
 Fort Smith, Ark. March %, 1899. To the Phoenix Publishing Company, Fort Smith, Ark,
 From advance sheets, said to contain about half of the entire book, I am able to judge of the forthcoming his tory of the old Fort Smith Federal court, entitled Hell on the Border"
 The people of Fort Smith may well come it's advent as literary produc- tion of merit, as it sets us right before the world. The fact that the many dastardly crimes whose perpetrators met justice a. the hands of peace loving people and before the greatest judge in history, were none of them committed within the boundary of our state, is clearly set forth, and, as was predicted by the famous jurist, in his memorable charge to the grand jury, August, 1895, now that the courts history has been written, the people of Western Arkansas twill not suffer as result of that true history"
 Tbe book is of absorbing interest. It's pages teem with romance and adventure such as never eminated from the mind of the most noted fic- tionist. Never has a book, intended for general reading. so aptly described the working of our courts; It's perusal must incline to a mere healthful re- spect for the law and it's enforcement. While it's peculiar and thrilling title Is SCdftCly dCoClPt OJ tto SOhtChbo lb is synonymous of the conditions which confronted Judge Parker when first he opened court in this district.
 As sa historical work it stands high for it is complete and authentic. Much earnest and pains-taking care IS shown to have been observed in it's compilation and as it covers remark able period in the annals of one of the most fertile portions of our country it will be widely read and will be treas ured by generations yet to come.
 JAMES BRIzZoLARA,
 Ex. United States Commissioner.
 This valuable work, which as a matter Of history alone, should be in every house, can be obtained from J. c. Byers, Esq. of Mena, Ark. Mir. Byers was himself a practitioner for over ten years before that distin- guished tribunal ana participated in large number of the blood curdling murder trials that came before that court; and Is now the exclusive agent for Polk county. The book can be had for the exceedingly modest sum of se %. at his office, one door northwest of Hotel Mena. dit W 16 mo