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The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14
JAIL DEL VERY.
Four 0verpower Jail CT and Escape T.
 Three Recaptured, One Was Shot


 Three Recaptured, One Was Shot Mammoth Spring, June 9-Yes- terday when the jailer at Salem, in this (Fulton) county, went to the jail, to give the prisoners their supper, he was overpowered by four prisoners, Joe Crews, A. J. Ayers, C.. Gilbert and Preston Stafford, who were held in jail awaiting trial on the charge of robbing various stores in Nam mouth Spring. After overpower- ing the jailer the prisoners escaped. Ayers was recaptureI j today near Camp, Ark, by Ben Mcdonald. Gilbert and Crews were captured by Night Watch man Allen of this city. Gilbert made fight and was shot in the leg by Allen.
 The officers are still searching for Stafford.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14
Sale of Lands for Delinquent Taxes

At 10 o'clock this morning Sheriff Joplin commenced the sale of all lands as advertised de- liuquent. This delinquent list consists of about seventeen hur- dred tracts and the sale will con- tinue from day to day until all the land is sold.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14
On Charge of SIander.

Deputy United States Marshal push yesterday afternoon arrest su party by the name of Clint franklin, who is wanted at Spiro, Y T., on charge of slander. ne was placed in the county jail where he will be kept pending tue arrival of officers from that place.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14
Lost Watch.

Lost between Randolph's livery barn and Acorn on the Eagle Gap road, an Elgin gold watch. Party finding same will be liberally re- warded by leaving it at the Star office. dlt-"z'
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14

dneer C. A. Rockwell who
 north out of Mena on the
 district. had all experience
 a,y morning aboutsix o'clock
 m return trip south,
 k for a short space of time
 ,a inc blood in his veins to
 ly freeze.
 bls experience which caused
 iueer Rockwell to suffer great
 tal anguish for few seconds
 which came very near terrll-
 nO in tue horrible death of
 5 babe being ground to pieces
 pr the wheels of hls engine, boeued near Panama, a small |n on the Kansas City South
 in the Territory. As Engin-
 Rockwell was speeding his Eu along the rails, he rounded lTve just before entering the
 e town of Panama and lis iued eye detected a white ob- in the middle of the track bich he supposed at tEe time Is a dog, but on approaching kser he was mortified to discover |at instead of dog, the little bite object was that of a little be which had era wled upon the lack and was quietly sitting |ere unmindful of the danger Earing down upon 1t. Mir. |ockwell realizing the danger to |e child's life reversed his en- iue and applied the air brake ut the distance between engine nd the child was too close 10 ing the train to stop and just hen 1t looked as if the little les life was about to be ushed II a shadow was seen to dart in ont of the engine from the op- site side of the track and the other of the child emerged safe bearing the little one in her ms as the monster engine slow passed over the spot where the tie tot had been quietly sitting. bringing the train to a stop d learning that the child was [ harmed, Engineer Rockwell ve a sigh of relief and pro sded with his train on his Irney to Mena. The mother, s said, swooned away as soon she had her baby safely out of lger.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-06-14
[aRILLING AND pOOD FREEZING
 EXPERIENCE

M on the Track Causes Engineer [svslI to Think and Act Quickly |r;ts Engine Reversed and Air [t.s on Train Pushes on But Ehsr Saves Child.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09

he is bored to death with invitations because many
sulky lazy and won and just spoil Does Helen
20 lot Of dances she had her party?
expect she is tremendous BELLE because she is such
stunning girl hope you won't be bored to death at having
your hands the next two weeks 1t awfuly good
of you to tell Helen you'd like to give jolly time
don't you to feel you have to neglect anyone else
your old friends, you know just to be polite to me, be-
shant mind it bit and you must have lots of
gagements Of your own @-- ....
"Not at all! Not at a!'' said the young man, hastily
with sigh that seemed combination Of desparing admira
ton ana hopeessness ~ should be than delighted
I that suitcase heavy? asked the girl in brown with
pretty anxiety the young Jagged UP the staircase
Im sorry! But you what I'm going to Helen
for Christmas in there and it's weighty Oh you all
we'll again? So stupid of to forget about that broken
collarbone. Ism football just awful? But it's grand
them down the field oh, how wish I'd you
make that play! Why, the newspapers--"~ -
'@Oh say, now, protested the young looking wildly
unhappy and baking at the street door Of the station
s..Dont he modesto! said the girl in brown, dmpling
''Where do go now? Can get streecar must
take cab? If it's cab don get with bony horse,
because I'm always sorry for the poor things don't
Joy my ride bit Do you suppose Helen
The young shook his shoulders like spaniel
ready for plunge but just then tall girl in blue dashed
into the station and with cry of Mabel fell the neck
of the pretty girl in brown Then she turned nquringy
toward the goodooking young whose face the color
! of his tie -
The girl golden brown looked the picture of bewder-
ments "Whats the matter, Helen?" she asked "Don't
you know your brother9'
sHe not my brother cried Helen in accents Of frgid
a1nazement. elbow dare he?''
II said anybody's brother!'' cried the
happy young Il was just waiting for my train when
this young lady
But the girl in brown with agonzed shrek grabbed
her suitcase and Helen and the two fed the
The young mopped his forehead and for his
train Chicago News
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09
"A String of Good Stories
O. how TRUTH ma be-
~ q sale to me-"
ANOTHER COMPLAINT.

WILLIAM LLOYD, Of the leading members Of the
w Laundrmens National association discussing the
wonderful laundering machinery that has of late appeared
But is not this machinery harder linen than the old
fashioned handwork was?' said interviewer.
'Quite the contrary said Mr. Lloyd Send your linen
to good uptodae laundry, and it will last longer than
it would in the hands Of a washerwoman." =, -.
but many compaints--''
''Oh, for complaints Mr.. Lloyd interrupted, Hyou
hear them everywhere In every big business house com
plant department. must be maintained But for every loud
complaint remember that there thousand silent
mendaons Otherwise the business could not succeed ~
Proprietor Of big get accustomed to- silent
commentator and outspoken complaints. They good
deal like certain restaurant To this manager
a patron said one afternoon: "a ssiys.s 49,
'Where did you get that beef that you served for
lunch?' -. - II. ~ss.@ a..
'And the manager, confident that complaint forth
coming said holly:
"'Well, sir, what the matter with the beefq'
"'Nothing,' said the patron. 'That why asked "
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09
THESE sMUGGLERs!

COMMISSIONER JAMES R. GARFIELD, at dinner in
~ Chicago told story of Adam Black the founder of
the wel-known publishing house. wv l. 49, ;
Zone day, short time after Mr. Black had opened his
book shop he sad "a roughlooking entered stealth
y leaned the counter, wnked and whispered in Mr.
Blacks ear: f..
g I've got some fine Struggled whisky that ye have
at great bargain g. .:..s.
"'Go away said Mr.. Black Il want nothing of that
kind. You bad Go away 49,
But the smuggler must have doubted the sincerity Of
this repuse for leaning the counter again. he
whispered still more earnestly:
"'I1l take prayerbooks for it. IT,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09
COOL COAL MINER.

Ohm MITCHELL, address in Scranton, sad, apropos
= of the matter-of-fact courage Of miners: 7'
f'The miner accepts situation fraught with peril We
accept breakfast He calm before danger as we
before steak. . = =. + - Il
F'There is story of Pennsylvania miner who, late
autumn imprisoned while at work by the fall of huge
block of coal. ~-.... >4:... ........
'With the greatest energy his friends to work
lberae him. This tho, proved to be task Of
difficulty On account of the position Of the hole and the
nature Of the fall it five full days before they reached
their comrade.=s ~.
" "When, finally, passage had been made the manager
put in his head and called: .. .:::...~ j.. -
g Jack, how ye?' 81.
& All right was the reply What day is it?'
F''Monday' -. H. :. .
e. Good. Then I'm in time for the chrysanthemum
show.''' .- -...- (
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09

shoes, and who was most patiently waiting She beamed
reevedy that he unconscousy stepped forward she
futtered down upon him.
"Oh,'' cried the girl in brown, II just knew it you
the instant you'll Helen said when she wrote to tell
why she couldn't that She send her brother
Dick. She's told much about YOU And she said
coudn help knowing you because you such dreadful
ties beg your pardon; of course, your tie isn't at all
dreadful, but red, you know
'Oh, don T. mention it'' begged the young she
struggled in embarrassment. 1m always getting guyed
about my neckwear! But =..s. <
Iow Helenq'' cried the girl in brown ~ IN just
crazy to the dear thing Just think We haven't set
eyes each other since graduated last June
think it perfectly lovely of her invite in to spend
the holidays and she's planned many delightful things
to do And ism fine that you could be here too? Actual
y Helen sung the praises Of her brother much at school
that girls used to get tired of you That isl
not of you Of because didn't know youbut Of
hearing about YOU That sounds mpolite, know, but
don mean ZF<.-. ~ ,...
''Oh understand" said the young man, hastily He
seemed fascinated, but uncomfortable.
'Dont you think we'd better be sarting?' asked the
girl in brown with excited little dance step and lift of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09
QUITE AS USEFUL.

DROFESsOR W. W. CAMPBELL, director of the Lick
observatory, said Of certain famous astronomer:
Success long in coming to him., He was indeed,
quite bald before his first book appeared
''But he lost heart He believed in himself He
had no doubt he would be famous day.
He had friend, mathematician his days of strug
gle and privation and the mathematician, too, man of
note today But the two friends for many years. knew little
except prvation, hard work, disappointment.
Gone day they met, after several months Of separation
8 What do you think? said the mathematician gaily
have bought safe.'
Then said the astronomer 4 shall buy harbrush
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09

When possesses oldfashioned heavy iron frying
pan spider it will be found just the thing for spider
cake To make this breakfast Bread together three
quarters Of cupfu of fine white cornmeal tablespoon
fuls of -four Tablespoonful Of SALT third of tea
spoonful Of sfed baking soda and tablespoonful of
Beat egg, add to it cupful of milk and
one-haf Of cupul Of sweet milk Stir this into the dry
mixture and beat well. Have tablespoonful Of butter
melted and the spder turn the pan round that the
bottom and sides may be thoroy creased then pour the
mainder into the batter and beat again Pour the batter
into the hot and shake to level it. then very gently
the top another haf-cupfu of sweet milk. Do not
attempt to stir H. but place quickly in hot and
bake for about twenty minutes
Steamed figs with rice will prove paatabe dessert
Pick and wash thoroy cupful of Have
ready large kettle of boiling sailed water Drop in the
rice and keep the water at gallopng boil until the rice
feels tender when few grains rubbed between the fin
gers this will take from fifteen twenty minutes In the
mainline look and the tiny tough stems Of
many figs as may be needed, wash thoroy in cold water
then cut IN halves quarters according to Place
sieve over saucepan of boiling water and steam until
tenderabout fifteen minutes usually sufficient Slightly
butter mold Drain the rice thoroly Pack it lightly in
the mold and stand hot Turn
carefully hot platter, arrange the figs round base
and with hard sauce.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09
TOO NICE.

GENERAL HORACE PORTER was talking about a French
" artist z - ~
'The man is talented, and seonversatonast he
sad 'sbut he is gushing He is oversympathetc In
his desire, to be agreeable he goes too far
PerhapsI can best explain what bya little story
the story of young girl.
This young girl S sweetheart said to her eV4ning:
" Vere you that passed your house lasthight?"
''She gave him glance full of reproach. S.
'.Of course was she said. do you think would
know your step?'
.But he, at this, grave and distract, for he had
passed in cab.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09

One -microbe breeds 14oooo,ooo,ooo day.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09
She Picked Out
HeLen's, Brother

YONE would have looked twice at the
girl who was coming thru the big gates
Of the railway station together with sew
eral hundred other people who had just
got off train from the west. She was
symphony in golden brown, and from
her hat to the hem Of her smart tailor
skirt and including the suitcase she car
ried she matched to the hairs breath Of
shade. Moreover, her eyes matched
her clothes, and she was pink and white
and rather excited.
Once apart from the crowd she hest
tated moment, her eyes sweeping the
bystanders. Suddenly she caught the
glance of good-looking young man who
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09
A NEEDED. INVENTION.

stTHOMAs EDISON said magazine editor, lis in his
l quiet way great joker.
He showing his workshops day when
looking model caught eyea cube thing rockS
er with kind Of telephone attachment running into it.
'szsWhat earth is that q said I.
g That said Mr.. Edison, is invention working
hope to make my fortune by it. It is motor to
by You attach to cradle and the louder the baby
cries. the faster the cradle rocks. -
o. -; onoh. hrnods 11n nna nan nnn Z
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09

uoI PIouUy Oy0pIo"
The young man
picked up. the suitcase
perforce and opened his
mouth, but she broke in
again as they began
edging their way to the
stairs.
"I''m SO glad you
are a Harvard man,"
she burst out. "Be-
: cause nearly all the men
I know are and it makes
us just about the same
as acquainted, doesn't
it? T suppose there is
going. to be a Harvard
dance, : isn't there7
Helen said <sp. : I'm so
gadl Don't. you like
i7t9A .%J9f, -
t'T should say so!''
agreed the young man,
who was making no
particular haste to
reach the stairs. II
wish, tho"
"Oh,7 I KNOW said
the girl in b 70 W Il
SG"hon q mon 1onooc
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-09
What the Market Affords

DORK chops, Is cents pound.
Lingen berries, II cents quart.
Cornmeal, ten-pound sack, so cents.
Tapioca, 5 cents a pound. ..-.
Cream cheese, 5 cents ball. =
Figs, Is cents pound.
The Washington times., 1906-06-15
.HOSTESSES PAY MEN
TO ATTEND DANCES
Lond Social Leaders Experience
Dearth of Male Guests-Give
Bribes to Fill Ball Room.

LONDON. June 15.-The difficulty Of
getting men to London dances has
reached such a pitch that the other
night a well-known hostess sent out
500 invitations to men, most OF whom
sne did not know. and exactly eighty
turned up.
A young hostess who was giving a
ball recently asked a certain rather
poverty stricken officer in the guards
to bring one or two friends. He re-
sponde6 at once and inclosed a list of
thirty desirable and eligible guards off,
GERS whom he would guarantee to come.
But he ended the letter with a very
strong hint that he had so far suffered
very seriously during the racing sea-
son.
The young hostess consulted her inti-
mate friends, who unanimously decided
that she could not do better than In
close a generous check with the invita-
ton cards. This was done. and the
guardsmen turned up IN force-to sup
per-but only few Of them remained
10 dance.
The Washington times., 1906-06-15
DAUGHTERS LIVE IN WEALTH
MOTHER DIES A PAUPER

LAPORTE, Ind, June ia sensation
was created here when IT became known
that Mrs. Mary Frances Fargher
widow Of the late William Fargher, a
well-knOwn merchant. had died In the
county pOOrhOuse, where she had been
for two months, despite the fact that a
daughter, Mrs William rishler resides
in n fine country home at Pine Lake
mar here. and drives the finest equipa ge
IN the city.
Mrs. Fargher. who a few years ago
was prominent In church and temper
ance circles leaves two other dauRh-
'e-s, Mrs Cornelia Leitenger, of Gin
cinnatt. and Mrs. Amelia Robertson, of
Chicago, both of whom are said 10 be
in good circumstances. Friends OF Mrs
FargheT had taken care Of her for
more than a year, but felt they could
not support her longer
The Washington times., 1906-06-15
Dog SMOKES BIG CIGAR
TO TEST THE NICOTINE
Class in ToxicOlogy Witnesses Most
Unique Experiment at Uni
versity of Chicago.

CHICAGO. June 15.-To discover what
effect the nicotine contained in the
smoke of an ordinary ten-cent cigar has
Cn the lungs, heart. stomach and other
organs, a class in toxIcoloey before
Prof. s. A. Matthews at the University
of Chicago. compelled a dog TO smoke
a cigar and then yielded up its life to
science.
While the class was conducting exper-
iments in the effects of certain poisons
On dogs the "cigar test was made. A
cur was bound to an operating table
and a 10-cent cigar OF a particularly
black and heavy appearance was
fastened in It's mouth. The dogs nos
trils were then closed in such a man
irer as 70 compel il 10 inhale and ex-
hale through the cigar, which was
lighted
After several puffs had been involun-
Jarily taken by the dog the animal was
dissected. and the viscera examined for
the effects of the nicotine
Little effect was manifested by the
poison. according to a report from the
operating room
The Washington times., 1906-06-15
WHITE DOVE GUARDS
SPIRITUAIIST'S LIFE
English Archdeacon Tells Many In
stances of Unusual Manifestations
in the Psychic Wor'1.

LONDON, June 15.-Archdeacon CoIley.
of Stockton. Warwickshire, who is an
avowed believer in spirits. has been re-
lating more OF his extraordinary ex-
periences 20 an audience of London
spiritualists.
MY own son." he said, now an
officer in India, received from a medium
while in London an assurance that there
was always near him a guardian spirit
who called herself White Dove In
times of difficulty or danger the spirit
told him. / shall be with you; and
though / may not be able to material
ize, 1 shall be able to manifest myself
in some animal form
when IN Bombay a few months after
ward. my son had TO call a doctor dur
ing the night. I ran downstairs he
said. IN a letter. in my dressing gown
and slippers In front Of me there
fiuttered a white dove until 1 reached the
bottom flight, when IL seemed 10 vanish.
AT the doctors S command / knocked at
the gate, without result, and then in
some unknown way, l was levitated over
the siN-fOot wall. and woke the doctor.
on my return TO my wife's room the
white bird fiuttered about the room,
and we both saw #. II went away as
IL were through the wall Of the room -
Many other surprising things. the
archdeacOn told. including mysterious
occurrences in which persons were con-
veyed out Of imminent danger by un-
seen hands, and articles whisked away
by spirits and conveyed hundreds Of
miles, reappearing through ceilings, etc.
The Washington times., 1906-06-15
BIG FEES DEMANDED
BY DOCTORS ABROAD
One Physician Rendered a Bill of Szo,-
600 to an American for
Eight Visits.

LONDON, June 15.-Apropos Of the
calling TO Constantlnople Of the great
German specialist, Dr. Bergman, TO
operate on the Suitans daughter for
appendicitis, some interesting facts are
published here regarding the enormous
fees demanded by eminent physicians
for cases involving a journey.
The highest fees for out-of-town
cases are charged by Partisan special
lists One recently sent in a bill for
$4,000 TO an American woman. whom he
visited at CherbOurg twice a week for
a month
A great English doctor once accom-
plished the feat Of treating a wealthy
patient-the late Cecil RhOdes-at a dis
tance Of 5000 miles without leaving
London The patients symptoms
changes Of temperature, etc were
cabled 70 the doctor. who cabled back
his instructions TO Capetown.
The Washington times., 1906-06-15
MRS. CHADWICK WAS NOT
FAMOUS NINE. De WERE
Proof Now Admitted Although Nobody
Knows the Identity of the
Famous Swindier.

PITTSBURG. Pa, June 15.-Cassie
Chadwick is not Madame de We're. Her
deposition in the lutte case does not re-
veal this, but on authority of one closely
connected with the suit the statement
is made.
Just who she IS this man does not
state, if he knows himself. but it is given
as a positive proof she is not the woman
who broke up the home of a Toledo
telegrapher and caused the man to be
sent to the Columbus penitentiary.
The famous Madame de We're had GER
tain birthmarks that do not show on tho
person of Mrs Chadwick. During her
preliminary trials in the Oberlin Bank
cases she exhibited her arm on one oc-
casion TO show IL was not marked as the
Bertillon records showed Madame Dc
Nere's arm was
since Mrs. Chadwick has been in the
penitentiary every effort has been made
10 uncover her past successfully 70 the
extent Of proving conclusively her claims
that she is not Madame de We're
The Washington times., 1906-06-15
CHAMBERLAIN AIDS
NEW LONDON PAPER
Protection Advocate Fosters "T:;e Ma
jority," Which Will Try to Win
Over Labor Party.

LONDON, June 14.-There has been
much mystery about the new one-cent
newspaper. The Majority" which has
as its UtOpian object the uniting Of
the Labor party and the capitalists,
whom the former IS always decrying
1t is now known positively that Jo-
seph Chamberlain is back OF the epter-
prise. although he has not actually put
capital into II.
The men whom he has interested in
the scheme leave however. subscribed
10000 so far, and the promoters have
offered several labor leaders $3.50 each
TO write short articles for the first num-
Der Of the paper.
One labor member responded and has
been severely lectured by his party. as
II is learned that the real object of
The Majority" is TO win the Labor
party over to protection or tariff re-
form
The Washington times., 1906-06-15
HEBREWS FROM ENGLAND
ARE GOING TO CANADA
Fifty Families Will Try Communal
Plan of Living Near the
Ottawa Province.

CALGARY, Alb, June ia conmu-
nal colony Of fifty Jewish families is
promised western Canada Several
weeks ago representatives Of the colony
arrived here n search Of a desirable
site for farming purposes and applica-
ton was made 70 Ottawa for seventy
two square miles OF land. for colony
purposes. AS soon as the preliminaries
have been arranged the families VIII
sail from England
Several years ago these families emil
grated TO South Africa with the same
end II view, but they found life and
climate there unsuited for their plan and
returned TO England. With the Dukho-
hor commune in the North and pros
poets excellent for a Dowieite commune
In the Northwest there viii be every
opportunity 10 prove the success Of COM
muniOn when conducted on a large scale.