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Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19

the Pintsch gas with which the cars are provided.
 There is always fire around a wreck. It is impossible to tip a car over and burst it up without breaking gas pipe somewhere. The cars are dry as finder, oiled and vanished Add the flowing gas and any contact with fire and almost in an instant a wreck is a solid mass of flames. All cars should be lighted by electricity It would not be wholly without danger, but it would be far less than the pres ent system.
 Properly ballasted tracks, electri- cally lighted cars, ties replaced when they have reached the danger point and the use of the open forge rails would lessen the dangers both for em- ployes and passengers. Then in jus tice to the railways, the government should protect their right of way. Trespassing should not be permitted upon it. No one ever trespasses on a line of railroad in England, France and Germany Here in America thou sands of tramps, white. negro and Mexican, are killed every year while trespassing on the right of way of the various roads. Proper construction and operation of the tracks and prop CT protection of the property of the roads would at least cut in half the number, the appalling number, of those killed yearly in railroad acci- dents"
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19
A Welsh Sermon.

The Welsh are noted for their fond ness for sermons and music The an- nual eisteddfod, the national bardic congress, is attended by thousands. who on the great day of festival ''chair" the fortunate bard, the winner of the prize.
 A similar enthusiasm greets the Welsh preacher who is eloquent in speech and practical in expounding the Scriptures. The following story of a Welsh preacher. told in the Journals of Walter White" Illustrates the graphic, simple exposition which con- manded the attention of the congrega- tion:
 Noe worked at the ark, driving nails, plump, plump, plump. The hay then came and said: Noe, there's good hunting in the woods here, hares and foxes. Leave your work and come and hunt But Noe kept on hammering. plump. plump, plump.
 ''The haythen came again: Noe, there's good beer at the Red Lion. Leave your work and come and drink But Noe kept on hammering, plump, plump, plump. And then the rain came, and the flood lifted up the ark and carried Noe away and left the haythen all screaming and squabbling in the water"
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19
A Simple Recipe.

Everybody in Cedarby owned that Mrs. Hanson was the queen of cooks, but they were likely to add that when it came to explaining the processes by which she arrived at her excellent re- suits she left a good deal to be de- sired
 Your sealloped oysters are the best we ever have at our church suppers or anywhere, and you know it. said a neighbor, endeavoring to win special favor from this culinary goddess. Most folks get 'em either too wet or too dry tell 'em don't know how you man age it so yours are always just right don't suppose you could tell exactly yourself"
 Why, yes, I could" and Mrs. Han son smiled indulgently at the eager, hopeful face of her neighbor. "AlI do is butter the dish, put in a layer of oysters, salted and peppered. then a layer of buttered crumbs, then a layer of milk and back to oysters again. Easy as pie, 'tis.''
 "A layer of milk?" faltered the neighbor.
 Why, yes" said Mrs. Hanson cheer fully. That's what makes 'em about right-layer of oysters, layer of crumbs and layer of milk. Leastways that's what I do, and you say you like em.'-Youth's Companion.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19
FINDS ADVERTISING
 VERY NECESSARY

PARSONS. Kan, Oct lS.-The traf. fic department of the M.. K & T. rail way in Parsons is sending notice to newspapers in Kansas, Indian Territo- " and Oklahoma to the effect that the limit on advertising for the year 1907 has been exhausted. AdyeTtis- ing will be cut out until arrangements are made to extenS the limit
 At the first of the year when the new anti-pass law went into effect. the attorney general of the United States explained that the law referred to newspaper transportation as well as any other kind. Thereupon the M., K. & T. railway started the plan of its own to buy newspaper space and sell any kind of regular tickets at the same price as was charged other parties, and the cost of the tickets was to be charged up to the advertising account This plan was allowed under the law, and in that way the accounts between newspapers and railways were put on more of a business basis.
 Contracts for space were then made by the traffic department with the newspapers in the towns along the lines of the company All the contracts were limited as to the amount of space to be used during the year.
 Now the contracts are running out. The NJ, K. & T. railway has found advertising to be so necessary and i'm portant in the way of securing busi- ness that it has exceeded it's appropria- tion. Notices to the number of three or four each day are being sent out to newspapers in Kansas. Indian Ter ritory and Oklahoma, telling of the limit to the contract.
 The advertising for the NJ, K. & T this year has been of exceedingly great value to get business. When ever a special excursion was to be held, or cheap rates were made, the advertising columns of the newspa- pers were called into use. The re- sources of the great southwest, and the need for men there, were told in the same manner The results of the advertising were seen in the rec ord breaking excursion trains and the great homeseeking business to the southwest.
 "The company cannot get along without advertising" said an official. The matter of extending the contracts to a larger amount of space for the year will be checked up in a few days to General Manager Allen, whose de cision will follow soon after"
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19
Hats That Improve With Ace.

"A silk hat, like wine, improves with age" said a clubman. ''The oftener you have it ironed the sleeker and more brilliant it becomes. It costs q good deal at the outset, but in the end it is the cheapest hat to wear. It lasts, you see, so long, and to iron 1t costs so little. Some folks thLzk the topper very perishable. If it gets soaked with rain. if some one sits on it and crush es if into an accordion they think ii must be thrown away the same as if 1t were a derby. But not at all. A silk hat can be taken apart and put together again like watch, and if it gets crushed nothing is easier than to melt off the silk, straighten out the frame and, then put on the silk again. In England, the home of this hat, have known men to wear the same topper for ten or twelve years. And the oftener the old hat Is ironed the brighter and finer it shines. Its luster increases with time and friction like the luster of good antique furniture" Los Angeles Times.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19
SINKING TEST WELLS.

NEWTON, Kan. Oct. 1S.-The Santa Fe Railway company is to sink a number of test wells with 4 ciew to establishing its own system of water works for it's Newton plant.
 The company through it's civil en- gineering department, has bought a five-acre tract of and at the south west corner of T. P. Murphy's farm near Mission, and will there sink the test wells. The land is just across Emma creek to the east Of the city plant The wells, if sunk, will tap the same undeTflow that yields Newton's fine water supply. It has been fully demonstrated, however, that this supply is inexhaustible and no fears need be entertained that either plant will suffer shortage of water. It is understood that the five acres bought by the company for the test well purposes drought $500. The company also bought of MT. Murphy a strip of land adjoining the right of way on the north, this strip compris- ing three acres or .1ore and bringing s125 an acre This additional land is for double track purposes.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19
CAUSES OF RAILROAD
 WRECKS ENUMERATED

Not knowing of the presence of a reporter 8 group os caiIroad men were discussing the cause or wrecks.
 Imperfectly constructed roadbeds were cited as the most prolific cause of accidents. Tracks insufficiently ballasted and the ties retained too long in service cause much of the trouble.
 There ought to be 24 inches of rock ballast on all parts of the track and said one man. You hear people com pairing the losses from wrecks in this country with those of England to our disadvantage and they do not stop to consider that there it costs something like $50. 900 to S250,000 a mile to con struct the lines and they are practi. cally set in masonry all the way while in this country the average cost of building a track is from S7000 to $S000 mile. They pay interest or some less than s10000 a mile to construct
 Then take the matter of ties. They are replaced at the rate of about , per cent year. That makes the ties do service, but the guaranteed life of a bernatized or treated tie is only nine years. Great difficulty is experienced by the railroads in securing ties and in consequence they have to do ser vice too long When the tie is rotten the spikes shove s7deway, especially on curves and the next thing is an accident due to spreading of the rails
 The heavy engines known as con solidators.' throw the curve tracks out of alignment. No dirt ballast can pcs sibly hold the rails and ties in place permanently The ties are driven down into the dirt Maybe somebody reports the curve out of alignment in time and maybe 1t is found out by a train going on the bumpers
 "A former prolific cause of acci- dents has been the soft steel rails. They are being replaced on the best roads by the open forge rails. These are much better, tougher and less liable to break in cold weather. The old, soft rails where in use are liable both to spread ana to snap with the cold
 Lack of automatic signals also greatly increase the risks Of railroad ing. The time will come when they will be universally demanded. They are costly but perhaps after all not so costly as damage suits.
 When a passenger train has been wrecked the greatest danger is from
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Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19
Ana.nmx of q vioIin.

Taken to pieces a violin would be found to consist of the following parts: Back. 2 pieces; belly, 2; coins and blocks. 6: sides, 5; side Things. F; bar, 1; purhings, 24; neck, 1; finger board, 1; nut. l; bridge. 1; tailboard. l; button for tailboard, l; string for tailboard, 1; guard for string, 1; sound post. l; strings. 4; pegs. 4; total. 69. Three kinds of wood are used-maple, pine and ebony. Maple is used for the back, the neck, the side pieces and the bridge. Pine Is used for the belly, the bar, the coins and blocks. the side linings and the sounding post. Ebony Is used fer the finger board. the tall board, the nut, the guard for string of tailboard. the pegs and the button.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19
LABOR SITUATION WORRIES.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-The labor sit. uation is causing the western railroad homogeneous a great deal of uneasi- ness. During the present week the executive committee of the general managers association has held sey- erai conferences here to discuss the situation
 In various parts of the west differ- ent labor organizations are making demands for increased wages. and on one road at least there is imminen, danger of a sWitchmen's strike.
 Al the last session of the commit tee 1t developed that the presidents Of nearly all western roads had de termined that there shall be no fur ther increases in wages. The unani- nous sentiment Is that the limit has been reached, and that no more in- creases in pay can be granted with safety.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19
NEW FOOTBALL
 RULES ARE LIKED

NEW YORK, Oct 1S.-The open ing of the football season of 1907 emphasizes the fact that became ap- parent last year, that the new rules made the game more open and in- teresting to the spectators; give bet ter play for quickness and brains, and, despite the fact that two deaths and two serious injuries resulted from last Saturdays games, the sport is made less dangerous 10 the contest ants.
 The rules need and i'll due time will receive some notifications, as imper- fectiens deeylop, but on the whole they are great improvement on the old game and have come to stay.
 The feature of recent games was the work of the smaller colleges. Un- der the old playing rules 1t was not at all unusual for the major teams of both sections to enter into the final contests of the year with clear states, but at the close of the 1906 season there was scarcely a college eleven of importance in any section of the country that had not been scored uD- on, and some had goHe GOwn 1n de feat before teams that a few years
 
 against the big aggregations. While it is not unlikely that this will happen again this fall, owing to the better conception of the possibilities under the new rules, scoring against the Big Five is apparently not the feat JSz TITTJ5t years ago.
 Both the Cornell and Pennsylvania teams saw all possibilities O. a score less record wiped out, as far as they were concerned, for Oberlin crossed tht Ithacans' goal line for a touch down, and a disastrous tumble forced the Quakers to make a safety against Bucknell. As was freely predicted Yale found Syracuse a hard proposi- tion to defeat at this period of the season. The score of II to 0 was small under any circumstances, and when it is considered that practically half of the Il points came as a re- suit of a crazy pass on the part of the Syracuse center the closeness of the game is better appreciated
 Princeton opened her season with snap and dash which, while very pleasing to the undergraduates and alumni of the New Jersey university, mean little when considered rom the viewpoint of what is to come. Stew ems Institute could offer little or no resistance to the Tigers, and practs- cally everything that the Orange and Black started went through without hitch. It was little more than a signal drill, and the scrubs would have given the Tigers better practice. Harvard found Maine in about the same category as Stevens, and the Johnnies seized the opportunity to work in a lot of double and triple passes. inteTspersed with on-side kicks and other pigskin novelties which Coach Crane and his assistants have figured out nicely on the black board
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19

Silver Belt Globe: And while the territorial papers cheerfulIy do the free boosting, Phoenix printing houses are doing the job printing for the ter ritorial fair at so much per. Fair9
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19

A park keeper has sued the city of Parkersburg. w. Va, for S5,O00 for a monkey bite. If the bite had been elephant size the damages might have bankrupted the city.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19

Lillian Russell denies that she is broke" Once her face was her for tune, but she has had real money for years.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19
EVIDENCE DOESN'T
 HOLD MRS. WILSON
Charged With Abetting Disap- pearance of the Brewers,
 She IS Allowed Freedom
Lowell. bod. IS. 19o7.

IOWeII, Uct. IS, I5Uf. The case of Mrs. W. WiEon, who has been confined in the branch county jail for the past two days, charged with aiding and counseling the Brewers and Mrs. Lang to skip the country. was called yesterday af- ternoon at o'clock before the local justice. There being insufficient evi- dence to hold the defendant, she was discharged.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19

Ed McManus was arrested this evening at BakersvilIe by Deputy Sheriff Frank Bauer, and charged with embezzlement McManus, is is alleged, was given an order by Joe James, who is doing time in the Lowell jail for carrying concealed weapons, Tor his (James) time In- stead of turning the money over to James, McManus is is alleged, pro ceeded to hit the high places and leave his erstwhile pal in hook Upon being informed of the occurrence. Officer Bauer immediately set forth in quest of McManus and overhauled him at BakersviIle. He was returned to Lowell and placed in jail
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19

Lou Buese. the diamond drill man. in charge of the development work at Corta station, has been laid up for the last two days on account of a piece of steel lodging in his left eye. It will be several days before Mir
 Buese will be able to return to work.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19

Constable Els Of Naco. got as far as Lowell yesterday after witnessing the ball game at Don Luis.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19

One lot of chiidren's long coats for fan and winter in red blue and mixed gray colors; values s4.50. $500 and $500, sale price $3.5o.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19

Judge Grier was reused out of bed at S:30 tonight and asked to issue a complaint against a "cullud loidy'' charging the aforesaid Ioidy with using vulgar and obscene language toward the person of Clark Winans.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-19

Today one lot of comforts, silkoline covered, full size; were regular $2.25 and $2.50 each; sale price S1.5o.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-28
USE AMERICAN EQUIPMENT.
Japanese Government Buying Large Quantities of Material for Manchur-
 ian Railroad in This Country.

New York, Feb. 26.-A cablegram received here on Saturday from the Japanese government called for the immediate shipment of the largest tonnage of steel rails ever made to the far east, and for which a pre- mium will be paid. Fifty thous- and tons of steel rails have been or, dered from the United States Steel corporation. The rails will be rolled in the Carnegie mills and will weigh 60 pounds to the yard. So anxious are the Japanese to get the material as soon as possible, that $2S.50 per ton at the mills will be paid. The ruling quotation for domestic rails is $2s free on board Pittsburg. The rails will be used for laying the first sections of the extensive network of railways to be built in Manchuria by the Southern Manchuria railway com,any. In addition to the rails, all the large contracts for locomo- tives, cars, bridges. etc, will be placed in this country. negotiations being now on.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-28
Ten Years Ago This Week

Agent Disbrow's new residence on De Queen street presents a fne appearance since 1t has been painted.
 Dr. Jennings new two. story building building is nearly en- closed and will soon be ready for occupancy.
 The brick work on the two block being built on Mana street by the Blocksom brothers is near ly completed.
 Rev. N. D. Allen pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Eureka springs, will arrive in Meua this evening to conduct 8 series of meetings for the new Presbyterian Church organization ct this city at the school house.
 Our council met Monday night with the mayor and all the alder men present. After the pre- liminary opening work, a com mittee was appointed consisting of York, Whitley and Petty to investigate and report to the next meeting the advisability of grant ing the franchise for liz Int, water and street railway to J. w. Archer.
 The Baptists of Mena met last Sunday afternoon and effected a Church organization composed of twelve members. Clark Dickover was chosen clerk and no other officers were elected at the meet ing. The regular church meet ing will De on the first Saturday before the second Sunday in March, at } p. r1., when the or. ganlzation will be perfected.
 The Park Hotel closed its doors last Saturday after a successful run since the early starting of the town, Mrs. Frady, the prop. rietess-as she expressed it-hav ing become tired of running a hotel iu tents. IL is quite prob able that she will erect new three-story hotel on her lots soon aud open business again under more pleasing surroundings as she has numerous friends here and is capable business woman.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-28
Married.

Webster Cannon and Miss Ida Doss were married last evening about s o'clock iu the parlors ot the Ozark Studio, Squire Chester Woodruff performing the cere- monv. Webster Cannon, better known as "Red" is a bartender and was employed at the Carder saloon until recently when he went to Granniss to work for Bob Pir,le. Miss Ida Doss is the daughter of William Doss, who owns large farm about three miles east of town. They Will make their home at Granniss.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-28
is not a sane man and then will come

is not a sane man and then will como the application for a commission.
 Both Thaw and his wife were con- cerned about a statement printed Friday that no matter what was the outcome of the trial young Mrs. Thaw would receive $500, 900 as reward for testifying for her husband. It was intimated that soon after her hes bands arrest she talked of going abroad but gave this idea up after it had been arranged that she was to get $30O,000. She refused to say anything about the story, but Lawyer Gleason denied it emphatically. You can characterize that as malicious cruel, false and inhuman statement" he said. Immediately after his arrest Mrs. Thaw said to her husband, I will stand by you Harry And she has stood by him and there is nothing more than a wife could do than she has done. That shows just how preposterous that statement is.'
 Any attempt which may be made by DiStTlCt AttoiuSy JcioihC eo h"fC n commission in lunacy appointed to examine Harry K. Thaw, will be wig orously opposed by Thaw's attorneys, according to an announcement made Saturday by A. Russell Peabody. MT. Peabodys statement was called forth by consistently repeated rumors that 1t is Jerome's intention to apply for such . commission as soon as he com pleteS the cross examination of Drs. Bingaman and Deemar, the alienists. If MT. Jerome makes any such move as that either at the reconvening of court Monday or later" said MT. Pea body, who had just left Thaw in the Tombs, "Mr Delmas, supported by other counsel, will fight against it to the last ditch"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-28
JOE HARSH MAN DEAD.
Former We'll Known Citizen of Mena
 Passes Away l: Ohio.

A message received iu the city yesterday afternoon by his relatives, co 1veyed the sad news of the death of Joe Harshman, who died early yesterday morn- ing at the old home at Dayton, Ohio.
 Mir. Harshman was former citizen of Mena, having come here during the infancy ot the city with his brother Frank and two sisters, Mrs. l. N. Simp- son and Miss Nettie Harshman, who still reside here. lis death resulted from pneumonia.
 The message stated that the funeral would be held Tuesday morning, but owing to the dis' tance to Dayton, his relatives here are unable to reach that city in tune for the funeral.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-28
fl. (. HUMPHREY DYING.
Report Comes From Pittsburg Where He
 Has Been Visiting,

The Star yesterday afternoon received a message from tho daughter of H. c. Humphrey Mrs. T. J. Dillon of Pittsburg, kas., stating that Mir. Humphrey, who was visiting at her home was dying, aud asked to know the wherea bouts of his son, Mack Pnmphrey, who several years ago was in the butch q business with ais father in this city. When last heard from Mack was in Port Arthur, Tex, and message was sent to him there.
 Mir. and Mrs. Humphrey, i, will be remembered, largely on account of his failing health sold their home in this city, with the expectation of making their home with their children and left about two months ago to make their first visit with their daughter at Pittsburg.
 The sad news which the message conveyed yesterday sill be quite shock to his friends iu this city MT. and Mrs. Plum ph. rey came Q M T, n IS pipn er days
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-28
NEW DATE FOR BOB TAYLOR.
The Noted Lecturer Will Be in Mena
 March 2S.

Dr. J. K. Davis received a mes- sage from Gov. Bob Taylor ask ing if March 28 will be an ac- ceptable date for him to visit Mens and deliver his lecture. D Davis replied that this date would be satisfactory.
 There has been considerable confusion and one or two changes trom the original date set for the coming of this noted man and it is with considerable satisfaction that the time is now definitely fixed.