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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-18
MOther'SFriend

We know that in thousands of cases
it has proved more than a blessing &c
expectant mothers. 1t overcomes morn
ing sickness 1t relieves the sense of
tightness. Headaches cease, and dan
ger from Swollen, Hard and Rising
Breasts is avoided. Labor itself is
shortened and shorn of most of the pain.
We know that many doctors recon-
mend it, and we know that multitudes
of women go to the drug stores and buy
1t because they are sure their physicians
have no objections. We ask trial
just fair test. There is no possible
chance of injury being the result, be-
cause Mothers Friend is scientific
ally compounded. 1t is sold at S. bot
tie, and should be used during most of
the period of CESSATION, although great
relief is experienced if used only a short
time before childbirth. Send for our IL
lustrated book about Mc:hers Friend.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR co.
ATLANTA, GA.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-18

Accidents come with distressing fire.
quency on the farm. Cuts bruises, stings
sprains. DR.. Thomas Eclectrlc OIL re :.
leves the pam instantly. Never safe with
out II.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-18

Half the ills that man Is heir TO come
from indigestion. Burdock B!cod Bilt,rs
strengthens and torres the stomach; NUKE =
indigestion imr 'siblc.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14

blood in you, should say it was a
new, fancy kind o. cheese"
II zee"
IAN sposen !, bein me myself, a
gentleman an truthful citizen, re-
lyin on you, briggs, tellin the truth,
should kinder absentmindedlike tote
off one O. them cheeses."
"Steal it, you mean"
This is jest case o. sposen.
Don't call hard names. Sposen,
then, that, relyin on them state
ments O. yourn, you bein mean
heafted hoptoad named briggs, ]
should privatelike eat that cheese,
attributin its peculiar taste to its
bein a new kind, an sposen it should
turn my throat into ragin shaft O.
fire an should tie my inside works
into knots an should uncouple my
backbone an should make my hair
fall out an the skin peel off'n. my
back, an, in short, sposen it shouldn't
be no kind O. cheese at all, but jest
a late make O. axle grease-now
where would l standf'
"In what respects l hardly un-
derstand"-
"Why, as to suin you, allowin you
to be briggs an low down cuss as
he is, fer damages an closin yore
store an sellin you out at sheriff's
sale an sendin you to the peniten-
tiary fer 40 year"
well, I'm afraid it couldn't be
done"
well, couldn't / swear you in fer
ten year then-allowin that was
the least bit interested, which, as
told you, l ain't2"
"No. Hardly"
Couldn't / by law make you for
felt yore irrigation water rights or
take yore land claim away from
youi"
mo. In fact, you would have no
standing in court whatever. Indeed
they would be liable to convict you
yourself Of petty larceny and fine
you"
Brig looked reflective.
"Well," he said at last, if that's
the law O. course she must be up
held. I'm law abidin citizen my
self an in this here-what you call
hypodermical question: amt got
no prejidis. was jest seekin fer
information, as told you, bein al
together disinterested. 1t was pure
ly case O. sposen.
"Oh, certainly-of course" said
the Judge. e.-Chicago Record.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14
FOR CATTLE STEALING.
A Drive Made in the Big Creek
Country.

Paden Tolbert went out into the
Big creek country and returned
yesterday with George Habish,
Louie Brown and Ambrose Combs,
charged with the theft of two
calves, the property Of Bill Mobiles.
The cattle were sold to a man
named Fisk, and the evidence was
of such character as to cause the
commissioner to hold all three of
the men in $500 bond. There has
been considerable horse and cattle
stealing of late in the Big creek
country. A horse was stolen night
before last near where the officers
were camped, and Albert Morris
reports the loss of 27 head of three
year old steers all taken recently.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14
The Cohn Case Decided.

The court Of appeals handed
down a decision In the noted Cohn
case. The court reversed Judge
Springer's ruling. The judges of
the Indian Territory seem to be
divided on. this question. Two OF
them hold that it is unlawful
to sell malt tonics or hop ale; the
other two hold that to be a viola
ton, it must be proved that it is
Intoxicating. A man tried and
convicted before either Judge
Thomas or Judge Clayton, under
the ruling, would be reversed by
the other members of the court
Muskogee Times.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14
HE SOUGHT INFORMATION.
Can Victim of His Own Folly and Love
For Cheese Recover Damages?

Can n Victim of His Own Folly and Love
For Cheese Recover Damages?
A party of eastern hunters who
had invaded the Teton country at
the opening of the elk season stop
ped one night at the ranch of man
named Brig Adams, over on the Ho-
back spur. In the course of the
evenings conversation one of the
men was repeatedly addressed as
judge by his companions, and just
before bedtime Brig Adams, who
had been silently meditating, asked
the jurist if he would mind taking a
little walk outside, as he had very
important matter to communicate
to him.
Like enough" he said, when
they had reached the edge of the ir-
rigation ditch, "frum what yore
people talk, you know about law. !"
The other acknowledged a some
what intimate acquaintance.
"Yes, sir. Well, sir, I amt spe-
shul interested myself, but I'm one
O. them that believes in livin an
learnin. I'm great one to pick up
information an saveit. Understand,
as l say, that this here question Pm
goin to asst you amt got a blamed
bit O. application, as they call it, to
me. It's just sposen question. A."
"a hypothetical theoryi Is that
It'll"
Mister, if that's what you call it,
why, go right on callin it that. 1t
sounds first rate, but that words a
little too many for me. As say,
this is jest a sposen case. Nothin
in it at all. Jest sposen.
"Yes; proceed. 1 understand that
you are interested solely as stu
dent.
"Yes, sir. AS a student an a
white man wantin to be sure o. his
rights. Now, then, here we are.
Sposen yo're a burned, redheaded,
ornery coyote named briggs, an you
keep a store down in the Basin.
YES"
"Jest sposen. An sposen a gentle
man like me should drop in an ask
you what was in them little round
wooden boxes on the shelf
"Yes."
AN sposen you, bein a measly,
white livered reptile with Injun
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14
Fixed Both Ways.

Bridges-Why didn't you intro
duce your wife to me yesterdayl
Streeter-Tell you the truth, l
was afraid you'd say something that
would cause her to think less of me
than she does.
Bridges-But you didn't introduce
her to Whorf either.
Streeter-No. / was afraid he
would say something that would
cause her to think more of him than
she does of me. Boston Transcript.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14
Court OF Appeals.


t. P. Brown vs N. B. Woolsey,
affirmed.
S. S. Case VS. E. P. Engle re-
manded.
J. G. Pybus VS. Mary E. Nc
Laughlin, reversed and remanded.
G. W. and w. G. Garrett VS. Tom
Campbell, affirmed.
Dennis Nolen vs United States,
motion to strike out bill of excep-
tions overruled.
Charles S. Bias vs United States,
submitted.
Mary J. Kimberlain vs. the Com
mission to the Five Civilized
Tribes, submitted.
Tom Ward vs United States,
dismissed.
Jake McFadden ct al, vs. Daniel
SANDERS, dismissed.
G. w. Mcmillan vs. J. N. Mckee,
submitted.
T. T. Morrow VS. E. S. Burney,
remanded and reversed.
Frank D. Baldwin vs. D. M. Far
ris, remanded and reversed.
&. E. Wiley & Co. vs Reyolds,
Davis & Co., remanded and re-
versed.
P. H. Rogers ct al, VS. j. H.
Nail, reversed and remanded.
Dan Warwick vs. Kingman d
Co., reversed and remanded.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe
Railroad Company VS. Josie Boil
ten, reversed and remanded.
E. W. Murray vs. S. E. Haugh-
ten ct al, reversed and remanded.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14
We've Lead at Home.

While there is so much excitement
about lead mining up at Joplin, why
not do a little prospecting in this
country? Surface indications were
never more favorable at Joplin than
they are in the country east of Grand
river, and II we could divert some of
the overflow from Missouri there
would certainly be business In it.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14

Smith-You must have wonder
full memory to keep all those things
in your head.
Jones-Yes; never forget any
thing when it is once there (pointing
to his forehead).
Smith Well. old man, how about
the $50 lent you some time agol
Jones-Ah, you see, that's differ
entl l put that in my pocket. -Har-
lem Life.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14
Oninions Handed Down.

During this term of court of ap-
peals Judge Thomas has handed
down twenty-three opinions, Judge
Clayton FIVE and Judge Townsend
two. South McAlester Capital.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14

things. costing six times the amount
of that little gold leaf with the gar
nets. New York Sun.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14

Ardmore had a big fire again Mon.
day.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-14

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The Mena star., 1899-02-01
-------.--------------------- I<0n siOn Pnrinhen.

No. il Queen Victoria street (Man- sion house chambers). in the city of London. is situated no fewer than six parishes arising from the curious way in which the city parishes run into one another. There are several instances of buildings standing in three or four parishes, and at least one house is half in the city and half beyond its borders. The Bank of England. Threadneedle street, is in three parishes-St. Barthol- omew, St. Christopher-le-Stoc and St. Margaret. The city of London, though only one square mile in area, has 50 parishes, none of them of very great dimensions. but some of very small sixe The parish of St. Mary Mounthaw, for instance. which has only six houses in it is the smallest parish in the city. This parish stands at the corner of Queen Victoria and Friday streets, and has not possessed church since the great fire of London. in 1866, burned down the one it formerly had.--Chi. cago Chronicle.
The Mena star., 1899-02-01
A PonuInr Fa1Incx.

Visitor-I've heard that you burglars usually shun houses where there is a young baby; that you are afraid the baby will hear you and set up cry.
 Prisoner-Not'ing in it at all. Jest as soon tap house full of kids as not. Course de baby's liable ter set up a howl. an dat wakes up de ol' folks. But wot of dat? De mudder'll go over an rock de cradle fer few minutes an make racket enough so feiier kin roli out barrel of flour if he wants ter. No danger from de mudder. An as fer de kids dad. ye kin jest bet yer bottom cartwheel dat if he hears de little one cry he'll pretend ter be sound asleep. no matter if it was blowin trough fog horn.-N. Y. World.
The Mena star., 1899-02-01
COLONIAL SAMOA.
The Status as It Is Affected by the Claims of England and
 Germany.

The present colonial status of Samoa is defined by the general act of the con- ference at Berlin. signed June 14, 1889, and intended to be permanent adjust ment of the rival claims of England, Germany and the United States to rights in the islands. The official re- ports of the working of the govern ment are droll reading, and furnish sufficient comment on joint coloniza- fion. When the council of Apia votes that English silver shall be legal ten der, but not German marks, "Freiherr Senfft von Pilsach chairman of the municipal council" resigns and appeals 10 Germany; but when four other mem bers of the, municipal council resign, the German vice consul thinks that they ought to be punished. The mu- nicipality of Apia taxes the import du- ties allowed by the treaty, so that the condition of Mother Hubbard's dog. 1t costs $1,246 to collect $4.789 of du- ties; and the titular king, by aid of the protection of three mighty world pow CTS. is paid q quarterly salary lin in- stalments," at the rate of $47.50 per month. till the instalments give out. The royal government has right to $20,000 of poll tax on the natives; but the government has been able, out of this sum to collect only $10. The antics of two drunken sailors ashore have caused the exchange of grave dispatch es between the ambassadors of the court of St. James, the court of Berlin. and the administration at Washington It is the three kings of Chickeraboo over again-only there is only one king and three iscoverers.-Albert Bushnell Hart. in Harper's Magazine.
The Mena star., 1899-02-01
ABORIGINAL TRIBES LAZY.
Hence They shun Exertion Beyond Actual ReQuirements-Fooa
 and Climate.

Inhabitants of the polar regions have an inordinate appetite. measured from our dietary standpoint. for fat and oieaginous fish. against which the stomach of denizen of the warmer zones would revolt. But the frozen fat Of the animals of the far north is as sweet and palatable to resident of that region ns is the yam or the fruit Of the plantain to an inhabitant of the tropics. Both kinds of food perform the required function in their respec- five climatic zones. One furnishes the maximum degree of heat to the body wher it is needed. the other the mini mum degree of animal heat to sustain life under its special climatic condi- lions.
 The popular notion prevails that the climate and foods of the tropics are conducive to incidence and human de- geueracy. It is quite as much of pop uiar error as is the other popular the ory that fish is food for the brain and thus conducive to greater mental de selopment and activity. If the lat ter were true of fish diet the Swashes and other aboriginal tribes of the northern coast of this continent would be the most intellectual representatives of the human race in existence. As 1t Is they constitute one of the lowest types of the race. the black of the Aus tralian bush and the Digger Indian of California only being inferior to them in the scale of human development.
 As a matter of fact, the activity of men is determined by other factors in his existence than either food or cli- mate. All aboriginal tribes are con- tent to exist. The energies of mind and body are not exerted by them be- yond the actual necessities of exist ence. The Esquimaux of the frigid north and the Indians of the temperate sone are quite as indo.ent as the abo- rigines of the tropics. having no de- sire or ambition to acquire more than the bare necessaries of life or to rise above the normal conditions of their nYironments.-San Francisco Chron- scie,
The Mena star., 1899-02-01

Coates thread, tinware and no. tions at wholesale at the Racket Store. Al
The Mena star., 1899-02-01
H. M. DAGG, M. D.

To THE PUBLIC: have been engaged in the practice of medicine for 23 years and the last ten years have given Gynecology, diseases of women, special attention. and now have fit ted up elegant apartments in the new Star Pharmacy block, corner De Queen street and yanssen avenue, in Mens, where will treat all forms or female diseases. Consultation free. If can't help you will tell you, and it will not cost you anything.
 Office hours from 10 Q. m. to 12 and from to D. m.
 Phone; office 1O1, residence e,
The Mena star., 1899-02-01
A pnslanthropic Countes..

The countess of Meath. we'll known in this country through her interest m. and practical help to various charitable and philanthropic movements. has giv- en the sum of S50.000 toward establish ing in Dublin a home for workhouse girls. where they are to be instructed in the arts of domestic seryice.-N. Y. Sun.
The Mena star., 1899-02-01
Tho Intelligent Age.

Teacher-At what age is man most intelligent?
 Scholar-When he's baby. How do you make that out?"
 Well. Mas allus tellin' pa an me that we ain't got the sense we's born with. Truth.
The Mena star., 1899-02-01
wApNIN0 0pDHp.

NJ. I. McGarney, Plaintiff
 vs. Polk Circuit court D. c. McGarney, Def'dent)
 The defendent, D. c. McGarney, is warn ed to appear in this Court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, N. I. McGarney. W.J DAVIS, Clerk. McPhetrige & Johnson,
 Attys for plaintiff Jan 8f, 1SoQ
The Mena star., 1899-02-01
BenufifuI Crenfurei

Beak-Have you any means of sup port. prisoner?
 Voucher Mike--Not at present. your worship; but I'm thinking O getting married very shortly Sloper.
The Mena star., 1899-02-01
 Lighfning's Target.

A very singular record is attached to n deserted and ruined house at Dart. moor, England. It was built about 4A years ago by a wealthy land-ownep with the intention of making it hi, country residence. Before the buildins operations were completed a heayy thunderstorm broke over Dartmoof and the house was struck by lightning. the roof being dismantled. The dam, age was repaired nnd the house quicky finished. No sooner had the owner talk. en up his residence in it than another violent storm struck the house and de. stroyed the. chimney stack. doing. be. sides. considerable damage. This mnde the owner nervous. and he left the house. It was soon shown that his fears were not groundless. for in nearly every thunderstorm that passed over the district. the house has been struck and fresh portion destroyed. Alto gether it has been struck over POO times Philadelphia Press.
 Waste of Animal Life in Africa
 Although in some particulars oxen show undoubted intelligence. in many ways they are great focls. Thus they seem to have no knowledge of whath or is not good for them 10 eat. In Natal there grows an herb called "tulipn which is almost certain death to cattle, a fact with which they must have been acquainted for generations. Yet they seem to eat it greedily whenever they get the chance. Once l lost about a0 valuable trek-oxen from this cause alone. This and the tale of the horse sickness, to say nothing of the recent record of rinderpest. will show the reader that farming in Africa is not without its risks. Indeed. l know no country where the waste of animal life is so tremendous. although doubles as the land becomes inclosed and
 proper buildings and winter food are
 provided. it will greatly lessen.-Long
 mans Magazine.
 Paul Perry of Columbus. Ga-, suffer ed agony for thirty years. and then cured his piles by usiug De Wits | Witch Hazel Salves It heals injuries l duu ohiu 0icCdoCo iAhC hAnk iN~ A&ohtr & Egolf.
 Coates thread, tinware and no- tions at wholesale at the Racket | Store. Al The Star Illustrated.
 Those desiring space in our illustrat ed write-up of Mena and Polk county or extra copies for distribution should get their orders in this week if conven. ient It will be twelve-page paper and will contain about fifty iilustra. tions of bird's-eye view. street scenes. business blocks, residences and public buildings. together with groups of our county and city officials, all tending to show the great growth and su bstantial improvements made here since Mens was started.
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The Mena star., 1899-02-01
Urushed.

He-I wonder why it is that a girl al- ways shuts her eyes when she kisses a fellow.
 She-The girl who kissed you would have to shut her eyes. should think Indianapolis Journal.
The Mena star., 1899-02-01

If irritable, out of sorts, depressed in spirits, have dull headache, take a few doses of Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine for quick relief II
The Mena star., 1899-02-01

To relieve mental worry. cure de- spondency, and give refreshing sleep, nSe Simmons Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets. II
The age-herald., 1899-06-20
KIPLING ON THE AMERICAN GIRL

From his new book, From Sea to Sea-"
 "As to the maiden, she is taught to re-
 spect herself: that her fate is in her own
 hands, and that she is the more stringently bound by the very measure of the liberty
 so freely accorded to her. Wherefore, in
 her own language, she hasa lovely time
 with about two or three hundred boys who
 have sisters of their own, and a very ac-
 curate perception that if they were un-
 worthy of their trust syndicate of other
 world where there is neither marrying nor
 giving in marriage And so time goes un- til the maiden knows the other side of the
 house-knows that a man is not a demi-
 god a mysteriously yelled monster, but
 an average, egotistical, vain, gluttonous, but, the whole, compapionable sort of person. to be soothed, fed and managed knowledge that does not come to her sis
 ter in England till after a few years Of matrimony. And then she makes her choice. The golden light touches eyes that
 are full of comprehension, but the light is golden none the less, for she makes just
 the same sweet, irrational choices that an English girl does. With this advantages: She knows a little more, has experience in entertaining, insight into the businesses employ and hobbies of men, gathered from countless talks with the boys and talks
 with the other girls, who find time at those l mysterious conclaves to discuss what Tom Ted, Stuke or Jack have been doing. Thus it happens that she is a companion. in the fullest sense of the word, of the man she weds, jealous for the interest of the firm to be consulted in time of stress and to be called upon for help and sympathy in l time of danger. Pleasant it is that one heart should beat for you, but it is better when the head above that heart has been thinking hard on your behalf and when the lips, that are also very pleasant to kiss give wise counsel"
The age-herald., 1899-06-20

fields should not be sifted through eensors. No foreign country is a party to this mat ter. and the taxpayers of this country should not be treated as children. IT the war has been unwisely conducted. the peo- pie at home have a right to know the whole truth. IT blunders have been made-if tho situation be blue-if the death list of TAO is going up daily--lf the reported battles are not battles at all, but are mere firings on the outpost line, let the facts come along unchecked and uncensored.
 General Otis has twice as many men as General Shafter at Santiago and General Miles in Porto Rico combined had, and yet he can make no headway against the Filipinos. The censor says he fights great battles and wins overwhelming victories every day, and yet the F'ilipinos are closer to Manila than they were at the outset. We do not know what the truth is; we are simply objecting to the ridiculous and childish method adopted to boost the ad- ministration. There is nothing in the world to be gained through censorship eX- istration. Mir. Mckinley does not care to expose blunders and weakness and inef1i- cieney just as the campaign of 1900 is com- ing on. Stupidity and censors go together. The one calls for the other. It is high time that both were abolished. and the war business in the Philippines conducted in warlike manner Men like General Miles and General Joe Wheeler are needed in the Philippines, but such men are consid- cred unavailabl by Mir. Alger and MT Mckinley, who seem to be the real cause of the nuddle and confusion and dangers that are probably back of the censors.
The age-herald., 1899-06-20
4 SPEEDY SPEAKER
From the Conservator, by J. Sterling Mor-

From the Conservator, by J. Sterling Nor
 ton.
 Colonel Henderson has always been an enthusiastic advocate of the free .distribu- tion of seeds by congressman, and his con- stituents have baen highly favored in this regard. His known fondness for a joke has made him the subject of considerable banter upon this line, and he has probably stood more ridicule upon the free seed fad than any other congressman, One of Col onel HenderSon's postal cards anent this topic, in wofnan's handwriting, bore this meSSage:
 Johns influence can't be got with 15 cents worth of free seeds, but if you will send me box of hairpins will look after him. His wife"
 Another communication read:
 "Why not let up on seeds for a while and send jack-knives? Everybody could use them, and there would not be so much waste. In that case radish seeds would not come up poor turnips. and the congressman would be saved much ridicule which he now often gets"