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The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11

men and has the promise of great future. At this place, MT. A. w. St. John was one of the active hosts who was largely instrumental ;n bringing about the impromptu meet ing held on Saturday evening""
 No mention is made of their visit at De Queen, passing it by in silence, and Fort Smith, where they spent Sunday, only receives four lines. Hospitality is always a good asset in the building up of town.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11
A BOLD ATTEMPT,
Russian Revoiutionists Attack Braus
 Custom House in St. Petcrsburs
 Police Make Capture.

St. Petersburg. Oct. IA bold tack was made by a number Q volutionists Wednesday afternoo' the cashier of the branch cu' house here was frustrated by quick action of the police who tured several of the attacking ? after a fusillade during which man is reported to have been p The firing occurred at the bourse of the palace bridge. one of the frequented thoroughfares in the situated hardly 100 yards from winter palace and the admiralty affair caused great excitement an the operators on the bourse anu general public.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11

Organized labor has made great stride forward in the order made recently by President Roosevelt ex- tending the eight-hour day to the government service. Since the laborer is to reap the benefits, it would be a chronic caviller who would suggest that Roosevelt is doing this to play to the galleries. He is a sincere advocate of the eight-hour day. Arkansas Democrat.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11
A Young rlother at 70.

The chances for living full cen tury are excellent in the case of Mrs. Jennie Duncan of Haynesville, Me, now 70 years old. She writes: Electric Bitters cured me of Chronic Dyspepsia of 20 years standing, and made me feel as we'll and strong as young girl" Electric Bitters cure Stomach and Liver diseases, Blood disorders, General Debility and bodi- ly weakness. Sold on a guarantee at Jackson's drug store. Price only Soc.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11

The directors of the Atchison, To peka & Santa Fe Railway company Wednesday declabed a semi-annual dividend of zh per cent on the com panys common stock. This Is an in- crease of one per cent over the last semi-annual dividend.
 The properties of the Utah Light and Railway company. embracing the entire street railway system of Salt Lake City. and the electric and gas plants. capitalized at $1o,00o.0oo and largely owned by the Mormon church have been sold to a New York sym dicate
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11
H..e ous.aaa won't Resisn.

Washington. Oct. 4.-Secretary Root has sent to the Cuban minister here. Senor Quesada. a copy of a cable gram which he received from Secre- tary Taft at Havana, in which he says he hopes that Quesada will not think of resigning. that his services will of the greatest value to Cuba in the pres ent crisis" Secretary Root adds for himself with hopeful courage and determination on the part of Cubas real friends, all of this wretched bus mess will soon be over"
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11
THE MANY-LlvED OCTOPUS

If cat has nine lives, how many has an octopus?
 A few months ago the Paper trust was dissolved by government author ity. It was extinguished, destroyed. killed, in short, "skidooed."
 But, To! it lives again. One of the other heads of the octopus has assmed charge and the creature is about to caper about and play tricks again.
 This is what makes trust busting so difficult. It doesn't stay busted. If some wise man will tell us how to extirpate the monster once for all, he will earn the plaudits of the op- pressed people, and perhaps some reward. Post Dispatch.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11
Blood Poisoning

results from chronic constipation, which is quickly cured by Dr. Kings New Life Pills. They remove all poi sonous germs from the system and in- fuse new life and vigor; cure sour stomach. nausia. headache, dizziness and collie, without gripping of dis comfort. 25c. Guaranteed by Jackson Drug Go.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11
Meat Dealers Derelict.

Washington, Oct. 2.-At least \ meat dealers and packers throughom the United States are without the pale of the new meat inspection law, which became effective Monday. ac- cording to statement by Secretary Wilson. Twenty-Five of these already have had inspections but it was found that their plants were not in shape to permit them to engage in interstate business. Fifty others, many of them from New York. have notified the department that they have just heard of the extent of the law and asked for inspection.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11
Half the World Wonders

how the other half lives. Those who use Bucklin's Arnica Salve never wonder if it will cure Cuts, Wounds, Burns, Sores and all skin erup.ions; they know it will. Mrs. Grant Shy, 1l30 E. Reynolds street Springfield, H., says: T regard it one or the absolute necessities of housekeep- ing" Guaranteed by Jackson Drug Go. 25c.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11
IN PRAISE OF MENA.

Our readers will remember the visit to this city of about seventy members of the American Pomolog- ical Society. by the courtesy of the Kansas City Southern Railway, one year ago last September. We are in receipt of copy of the pl o .eed- ings of the society for 1905. which is sent to members in all portions of the United States, and in the secre- tlry's account of the trip we find the following complimentary mention of Mena:
 At Horatio, the train turned northward once more. and the next stop was at the beautiful and youth full town of Mena. This lies in a region of wonderful scenic and as- thetic possibilities. There are two levels in the land. The lower or table-land horseshoe shaped area, many hundred acres in extent, is occupied by the business portion of the town. This is surrounded and largely enveloped by an escarpment rising from hundred to hundred and fiftyfeet in height above the low CT level and presenting another more or less level upper surface. This border escaipment furnishes de lightful residence area. The fruit growing possibilities of the region are just being developed. The town is occupied by progressive. vigorous
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11


 Washington, Oct. l.--After talk at the White house with Gov. Magoon Wednesday, the president reconsidered the plan he had formed Tuesday evening of sending the judge to Cuba as civil governor and decided that in view of the fact that Secretary Taft had already taken up the subject with Beekman winthrop, the present gov- ernor of Porto Rico, he would not in- terfere with the programme. Conse- Quently MT. winthrop will be provi- sional governor of Cuba and Judge Magoon. after short vacation to this country. will, as originally planned, go to the Philippines as vice governor and member of the Philippine com mission.
 Washington, Oct. 4.-President Roosevelt discussed freely Tuesda, with his cabinet and with individual callers, among whom were Senators Knox and roraker, the present sit uation in Cuba and its temporary oc- cupation by the American forces. Tho matter was talked over at the cabinet meeting, but no definite announce ment of the result of the delibera- tions were given out. The president related to the cabinet and to the other callers with whom ne talked that the action taken by the American gov ernment was destined solely for the benefit of the people of the island with . view to the complete restora- ton of order there and the protection of all interests. He declared that he had no such motive in view as the possible annexation of the island by the United States. What he wanted now was that the Cubans should be given another chance at self-govern- ment.
 Unless extraordinary conditions arise, no extra session of congress win be called to deal with the Cuban. situation, as the president considers he has ample authority to proceed in the matter.
 The president has given some con sideration to the possibility of the ne- cessity of . postponement of his trip to Panama next month because of conditions in Cuba. He does not think at this time, however, that there is any likelihood of conditions arising which will prevent his going to Panama to make the tour of in spection which he announced some time ago. Should any decided evi- dences of unrest in Cuba make them sslves apparent as result of the American occupation and the disarm- ament of the revolutionists requiring his presence in Washington. the pres ldent has expressed the intention oi abadoning the trip to Panama set for this fall in which case 1t will be made after the adjournment of Congress | next spring.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11
NlSRfEan HofeTTITo.

Mount Clemens. Mich. Oct. 2.--Fire destroyed the Avery Hotel here early Monday, causing loss of S5o,ooo with s25, 900 insurance. The annex con taining the first bath house built here. was saved. The Park House. across the street. narrowly escaped the flames.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11

The Kansas City Times says that the great difference between w. J. Bryan and J. c. Cannon is that while Bryan is ahead of the country on his railroad theories Cannon is behind on his tariff views.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11
,,xna, uorp. for Cuba.

Omaha, Oct 4.-Company of the signal corps of the United States army under command of First Lieut.. John w. Abbott. left for Newport News, en route to Cuba Wednesday morn- ing. There are 125 men in the com- pany. They are accompanied by de- tachment from the hospital corps un- der command of Dr. Edgar Miller.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11

Still, is Mir. Bryan's proposition that the government shall take over the railroads any more untenable than Mir. Cannon's notion that the trusts shall control the government :? Kansas City Star,
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11
FARM FOR SALE
Fair Oaks Farm, Formerly Known as tine
 Notes.-The Place.

all fenced so under cultivation and 30 timber is and half miles from postohce. This place is possessed natural advantages any in truck ,iug fruit dairy poultry business drainage and good No soil It IS splendid matching there is live stream fed with failing springs.
 As which 5-room modern cot tage crowned White oak and ornmenta fruit and shrubby beautiful the looking North good of Mena There is the also Broom servants house. barn. chicken outhcr sary buildings stable, 25o assorted fruit from to 6 Pear Plum, Peach Mulberry, Quiuce and Cherry grape vin all choice variety Three raspberres About 1l0 bushels hay and fodder mlch heers calf, full male including brood brood mares hack suitable for market gon buggy, and sulky rake, blows. other farm implements meuton all This appreciated. barg for $500 within fifteen days Apply P1.u,,., On ,o J. l. KRAUSS, Phone ps ,s7
 Mena, Ark, October 1, 1906.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11

You should not only talk for Mena but write for the town you live in. always saying something good. The world has no use for knockers and pessimists.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11

even fanatic it may seem to some in many of it's aspects; but the spirit of upward striving abides in it.---Kan- sas City Times.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11
Ten Acres and Mary.

Ten Acres and Mary. I'm up and away,
 At break of day, An never of work I'm weary; For sing this song As toll along five got ten acres an Mary Troubles enough
 For the worl' is rough, An things will go contrary; But ever this song As l .rudge along five got ten acres an Mary No angel brigh.s,
 With wings of light; Of an angel I'd grow weary; But woman true, That's joy to you five got ten acres an Mary"
 Frank L. Stanton.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11
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New York's Policy Kins . Suicide.
 New York. Oct 1.-Albert ]. Adams. who made large fortune as the head of the policy gambling com bine. shot himself in the head Sun day night at his home in this city. His body was found Monday morn- Inc
The Mena weekly star., 1906-10-11
WINTHROP TOGO ID CUBA
Present Governor of Porto Rico to Dc Provisional Governor.
 of Cuba.
TO BE NO EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS

The President Considers he has Ample Authority to Proceed in tho Cuban Matter-Anairs of the leland Republic Formed the Principal Mntter of Discus sion at the White House Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-14
PURPOSE OF A MUSEUM.
It Should Not Be a Mere Collection
 of Curious Things.

From the Washington Star.
 Engaged in a study of American mus eums and administrative methods, Dr. D. Randall -MacIver, an expert egyptolog- ist and resident of Oxford. England visit ed Washington this week pr. Maclver was guest of the Cosmos club while here. He visited the Smithsonian and Ma tional museum and saw the general method of museum administration here and studied the methods of the govern ment in caring for and extending It's collections,
 Dr. MacIver is a student of Petri as, in fact, are most of the men now en- gagged In the work of Egyptian exCaVa- ton and exploration. He is young man. but has none the less spent the past six years in Egyptian field work and is en- gagged in collection for some of the prin- eipal museums of the world. His visit to America was primarily to attend the meeting of archeologists held in Quebec this summer. From there he went to Chi cago and thence came to Washington. He will leave here today for New York and will inspect the museums of Bos- ton and Philadelphia before sailing for home.
 In speaking of the purposes of mus cum, as 1t appeared to him. Dr. Mac Iver said that museum methods in Amer lea are rather in advance of those in England He said that the museum in England is still regarded as more or less of a treasure house of curiosities, and that although there were some immense ly valuable collections in the British museum they were not arranged with view of teaching the public what mus cum could teach them, namely. the de- velopment of arts and industries along certain lines from the earliest times to the present day. He spoke particularly of the way in which the National museum was arranged, and declared that the sys- tenn of making an object lesson of each line of exhibits and showing their devel- opment up to date was to his way of thinking the real mission of a museum. In this way, he said, the public was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-14

reached and the museum taught some
 thing definite along the line in which it took the most interest instead of fur
 nishing a place where it could merely
 gape at isolated objects that perhaps it
 did not understand
 He asserted, however, that he was dis
 appointed in finding that the attitude of
 the government here was not SO gener-
 ous as he had expected toward the we'll developed museums that already existed.
 lie said he had found the same tendency
 to starve the museums and the colee- | tions, to say nothing of the museum offi- cials, as was too common in England. But he thought that the American mu- | seums were doing an excellent education al work and were developing along the lines in which they could be of the most use to the public.
 Of all the foreign museums that of Berlin he contended, was the most ad- vanced, and was the one toward which the government was the most generous in money matters, If there was a great scientific ind or a great collection to be acquired in any part of the world the d. rector of the Berlin museum was he said most likely to get 1t if he wanted fl. through being able to outbld all rivals The administration and arrangement of the German museums he admired intense ly, and he thought that in this regard
 as In many others, Germany was ahead of the rest of the world
 Referring to Egypt. Dr. MacIver said that some of the best work being done there now is by Professor Reizner of Harvard, who Is engaged on some ex- tensive work for the museum of the JJni- versity of California. He had not been able to get to California on the present l trip. but he had known Professor Reizner well anu aemirsad hil work and he intend | ed to Aae his collection in place in Cali | fornia at some future time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-14
olLMEN GET RICH QUICK.
Men Driving Autos in Indian Terri
 tory Walked Not Long Ago.

From the New York Sun.
 Tulsa, I. T.-Many men have found the pot of gold in Territory oil fields It is not unusual to see a man driving a big French auto who was content to walk few years or weeks ago. As one of the camp followers said:
 Down here they eat feathers today and chickens tomorrow. You want to keep on the good side of the whole push, be- cause you may be asking some of the busted ones for job before the week Is out"
 And it is even SO.
 Two years ago the Glenns were real estate agents in Oklahoma City. They heard of the oil country They came broke They tried to persuade people to go in with them but their enthusiasm was not of the contagious kind
 So they peeled their coats and went to work themselves, doing their own work. They discovered the famous Glenn pool short distance south and west of Tulsa Now they have dozens of wells, hundreds oA Peopie WofhlilB TOT lHetli, ana Wnc1 they want to go to St. Louis or Chicago and cannot get to the station In time the trains wait for them.
 They have oodles of money and they are making oodles more every month. lin Beaumont, California and Thunder
 Then there's Charlie Hammett. He drifted around following the booms at Jop- double eagles some way or other. Mountain, but could not connect with the Everything they touch runs to money.
 When he landed at Chelsea, over in the Cherokee country, he was all in. But he got few options and went to work That was less than twenty months ago. Now Hammett has more money than he ever thought existed.
 Everybody in the oil country knows who A. M. Clark is. How A. M Clark
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-14
SHOCKING INITIATION.
Death Chair Device For Yale Club
 Candidates.

From the New York Press
 Electric chairs are something new III club house furniture The Yale club. on West Forty-fourth street, New York, has one. The chair sits in correr of one of the large rooms. grim. myst sr:ous and awe inspiring under it's cover of black cloth Rumor has 1t that the '4iectrocu- tions' of various club members have been highly successful affairs, and those who have been subjected to the ,urent de- clare that they sympathize witl the con ; demned man who steps into the chair at Sing Sing.
 Club members are noted lovers of novel, ty. Always there is search for some thing new in the way of anus oment, an l the man who can suggest or invent some thing out of the beaten track Is nailed as deliverer. 1t is said that the old way of initiating new members of the Yale club had grown stale, and something out of the ordinary was earnestly desired.
 An official of the club who has some thing of an inventive mind bethought himself and finally evolved an idea. He called electrician of his fastory into consultation and revealed to him his plans. The electrician built a compact, stocky structure of wood in the shape of a chair. Metal plates were put upon the arms and on the front legs. An electric battery was fitted on the back, from which concealed wires ran over the chair.
 An employe of the factory was called in to act as the subject for an experiment. He was inveigled into taking seat in the chair. Light straps were instantly buckled over his wrists and ankles. Then the current. quick and sharp. vas turned on.- The results were all that could be desired. The designer of the chair smiled with satisfaction and forthwith had the apparatus conveyed up to the club.
 It is said that several candidates nave emerged from limitations wth badly shaken nerves since the death chair ' was installed. The member who had the chair built denies this and says that the chair was only used on few cid mem bers. Other members say. however, that a good deal of electricity wa, used in limitations for awhile
 The apparatus is not dangerous. The bat tery is only light medical affair. and the straps could be broken by strong man. But the sudden, sharp current and the feeling that he is bound and helpes are enough to throw a bad scare into the man in the chair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-14
came to the oil fields nobody knows

came to the oil fields nobody knows. Everybody knows that he has it now.
 He started in up in Kansas when Chan ute was the mecca of the man looking for sudden money. He got an option on the Russell farm valued at 5000. The next morning he sold the farm to a man named Baxter from Illinois for slO,OOO and an interest in the stock company which Baxter was forming
 The rest of 1t was easy. He repeated the operation all down the line till he has more than $250.0O0 invested in real es- tate, and how much more nobody knows. He was one of the first men to see tho value of land in Chautauqua county, Kan sas. and at one time he had 2500O acres of leases there which cost him about 25 cents an acre and which he sold for hundreds of dollars an acre.
 Harry Scott came to Kansas as pipe line man for the Standard oil company more than six years ago. He quit the Stanard and went to work for himself along in 1903 All he had when he quit was some nerve and some clothes. Now he is one-half owner of the Alameda oil company, which was developed by some St Louis people. owns a whole torpedo company all by himself and has other investments
 Most of the new rich in Kansas and the Territories are the widlcatters the people who leave the beaten tracks and discover oil pools where no oil was ever heard of before. They are the gamblers In the game,
 All the oil towns have prospere( through the prosperity of the wildcatters Ii Is easy come, easy go with most oi them. They put up hia buildings, the, help to pave streets they heln to bulf railroads. they add to the value of req estate The same nerve which carried them into waste places for their fortunes makes tbem take chances In the towns which would give tho average man pause
 And of the hundreds and even thou- sands who have come tn Kansas and the Territories with lots of monev and are new working in the stores and on the 'oa@os for a bare living? That is another story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-14
WRESTLING IN SCOTLAND.
Athletic Sport on the Famous Field
 at Grasmere.

From the London Standard
 The sports field at Grasmere lies at inc foot of characteristic ridge of fells. very narrow at the top and as steep nearly as the side of a house. As you sit in th grand stand this ridge rises up in front of you
 On the bare, precipitous slopes of it tha guides race is run. On the verdant lawn on which the grand stand is placed tho wrestling matches are held 6nd those spectators who are not in the stand mako ring around the lawn. There are couches and carriages, too, all around, on which people sit and watch and have picn.o luneheons and 1t all looks rather like Lord s cricket ground reduced In size
 In Cumberland wrestling the fsl Is won directly a man Is thrown to the ground There IS no need to pin the shoulders down as in Graeco-Roman wrestling Here at Grasmere all is ended Just when tho Sraeco- Roman catch-as-catrh- -canners would be getting to serious work. Were it not so the Grasmere sports wouli last all the year round. As it was several matches went on at the same time
 Many or the men had their t'ghts eta- broidered with wonderful flowers or de- signs in silk wool-the work of their women folk, who were now straining to get a glimpse of how the charn worked from the swayng ranks of people around | the ground
 Boys wrestled; men with white hair. who had gained in experience what they had lost n elasticity. wrestled. The boys seemed to be young Orlandos temerarious- | ly trying q fall with the Charleses of the l profession, and who knows that there was 1 not some Rosalind who saw it all dimly | from the crowd and was reaoy to sag l afterwHrd. Sir, you have wrestled well and overcome more than your enemies.