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The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
TAKES HIS VACATION ALONE.
Hard Worker Brings Arguments to
 Support His Position.

Am justified, or not" said a mar. ried man, fin going of alone on my vacation? think am. the wife agrees with me; but I confess the neighbors shrug their shoulders. The case stands like this: work hard all the year, ten full hours day; and when I come home at night, there's the wife with her worries, and there are the children with their noisy play and their noisy quarrels. So for 50 continuous weeks and on my brief fortnight's vacation l need a change from all that, com plete change. Therefore go on alone to the mountains. I fish all day, and in the evening, dressed in my evening suit, l talk with beautiful young wo. men in the hotel corridors. I want change, l get it, and l return home a new man. But with the wife and kids along, I'd return home the same man"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
THAT TOUCH OF FEMININlTy.
Mere Man Never Would Have Thought
 of Scrub Woman's Scheme.

You can always detect the aesthet- ic note In the eternal feminine" said the observant bachelor. There is just as much difference between the sexes as there was in that old era when the foxy Ulysses devised his trick to pick Achilles out from bevy of Greek maideps. The other morn ing I was walking down Broadway to my office when I noticed scrub wom- an coming from her early task In ono of the big buildings in the financial district. In her hand she carried a newspaper that she probably had picked out of one of the waste paper baskets. When she got in front of the excavation for the big building on Broadway, near Cortlandt street. she stopped and picked up a piece of two inch plank about foot and half long. She stopped and wrapped the newspaper around that board and made bundle as neat as box of candy, and trudged along. A laboring man might or might not have carried that piece of board home, but he wouldn't have thought of making a package so neat that 1t gave no sug- gestion of It's prosaic but useful con- tents IN Y. Press.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
orioIn of "Buncombe.r

Buncombe county North Carolina, has lent its name to the country's vo- cabulary and is a synonym of hypo- critical enthusiasm, not because that is characteristic of the people of that region, but because many years ago member of congress from Bun. eombe county persisted in making a Ipeech when the general exodus of members showed they didn't want to hear it. When it was intimated that he might as well stop, he replied: Never mind, I'm talking to Bun combe." The word in its new sense was first applied to the speeches that were made in congress for the express pur. pose of being sent home to the admir-. ing constituents and later received it's present application.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
OBJECTED TO LONG NAMES.
enolish Clergyman Had Ills Own Way
 at christenings.

An English clergyman, Dr. Freder- ,ck Lee, had prejudice against a long string of Christian names. and held that if such names were pro- nosed the clergyman should alter them at baptism, whether the parents were willing or not. It was said of him that he christened all the boys Frederick after himself and all the girls Mary after the Virgin. The au- thor of "The Life of Walter Pater" gives Dr. Lees method of christening as follows:
 Name this child" he would say in his authoritative voice.
 Archibald Cholmondeley Constan- tine Ferdinand" perhaps the mother would whisper.
 .Frederick," she would hear, to her amazement, and then would follow the formula of baptism.
 In the vestry, of course. there would be objection.
 "This child" Dr. Lee would reply, twill have to get his living in the world. and what do you want to handi- cap him with Archibald Campbell Cholmondeley and all the rest of them for? Anyhow. it's done. and can't be altered"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
rro OF SURGICAL TRAINING.
- Thlncs, at LeaSt, That All Peo- 9o" ple Should Know.

.r,,,arvbody ought to have surgical
 D,ag enough to render aid to the ,iared in the case of stab or cut in i, of the limbs" said a St. Louis phy- sician. , :.
 ..a.,on that one or more blood yes bove been severed. If the flowing s,ood is a bright red and comes in p sats an artery has been cut. If It Is Iork red it comes from vein and the .aortance of this fact becomes ap- lmp lont when an effort is made to stop ina p flow. Veins carry the blood to the saort the arteries convey 1t in the op- .i+o direction, so when vein is sev- soa nressure should be applied be. ,ar the wound, but in the case of an
 ..arv measure above or between the s~ornd and the heart fs necessary, sometimes. in the cass of an exten- .s,ye cut both arteries and veins may sa severed, and then pressure ought to V onnlied both above and below the wound. More than one man has bled .o doatb with a crowd looking on sim n,v because none of the bystanders snew enough to stop the How of blood nnt,l doctor could arrive. A hand Serchief with a knot in it, tied around inc limb, will often answer the pur- nose Even the pressure of thumb u,ll sometimes hold back the blood until surgeon can apply more ef- fectiye means"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Missed the Baruain.

They were well gowned. Each look. ed as if she could buy pair of sky. scrapers cash down. As they hopped off the street car at Exchange place, Jersey City, Pennsylvania station, the gong announcing the departure of a boat for New York sounded You should have seen them run, pretty laces, small ankles, dainty slippers, white skirts, black hosiery, Cuban heels, etc. The rude man of tho bridge banged the latticed gates to-. gether. and, locking them in the faces of the divinities, turned away with a sarcastic grin, such as menials wear when they have the best of the propo, sition and show a little authority. "Oh, you horrid thingl" exclaimed one of the women; then she was heard to say to her companion: We've missed that sale of calicos at three cents a yard. I had set my heart on buying three yards to make Archibald new dress. I'm so angry l could cry-or swear"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
MOOSE ATTACKS A HORSE.
And the Hsrss Rsterts In klnd-An
 Incident of the Maine Woods.

Three young men from Milltowu. near Calais. went out into the coun- try districts recently to pass the day and left their old horse standing un. der the shade of the whispering pines while they communed with nature some little distance away, according to the Kennebec Journal They were startled by the neighing and snort. inx of their stsed and upon reach. ing the spot where the animal was tied they witnessed an exciting en. counter between bull moose and the horse. The monarch of the forest just happened along and found the horse encroaching upon his domain and very naturally resented the intrusion. He made run for the unfortunats stssd and . bov-on collision was al most a sure thing, when the old horses fighting blood got up and, instead of waiting to be rammed like fishing boat in fog, he stood up on his hind legs and caught the bull moose swat fair upon the nose with both forefeet. Both animals sat down suddenly to think the matter over, the moose from the surprise of the shock and the horse because he lost his balance. and it would doubtless have gone hard with the latter, which was incumbered with the harness and rig ging. had not the young men set upon the forest king with yells just as hs was about to resume the attack upon his helpless adversary. Any one who remembers the noise which . Mill town man is capable of making when out for a good time will pardon the moose for his sudden and undigni- fled retreat
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Foe to Race Suicide.

The problem of rhce suicide will be simplified by the better housing of working people. As the result of an experiment-costins s1,500, ,000-by an English manufacturer. garden col ony for employees is reported to have a birth rate of 56 and a death rate of only nine per 1000; while the child ren of seven are three inches taller and seven pounds heavier and those of II years are nve and one-half inches taller and 20 pounds heavier, than the average of children of the same ages among the laboring classes of Liverpool
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

POTTER UNION. Meets 2d and 4th Friday nights. S B. Iiar- relson, president; J. H. Pigg, secretary. Mena r. c.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Ratfler In Bedroom.

A well known citizen of this coun- ty. who resides in the Ridge, or North Side community, relates the following:
 Not long since my wife went into the bedroom and was mortified to find a large rattlesnake wriggling from behind bicycle that leaned against the wall. The baby had crawled into the room a few moments before and was playing not three feet from the serpent. My wife attempted to strike the snake with broom, but 1t sought refuge behind the bicycle wheel, and occasionally thrust It's ugly head at her in threatening manner. She called to me, but by this time the snake had sought refuge under the bed. and I killed 1t with a load of shot from my gun. How long the snake had been in the room or just how it had got there nobody s"--Gallatin Cor. Nashville American.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Sacred Trees of India.

There are many sacred trees of India which enter largely into tho re, ligious life of the Hindus. chiei among these is the sami tree and the trembling peepul. Nearly all the higher hills and rocks in the plains are crowned each by temple, shrine or sacred tree. The peepul is known as the king of trees. It is the most holy. and the three great spirits of the Hindus dwell therein. The wors aip of the tree is the worship of the triad Brahma, Siva and Vishnu. Almost every Indian village has it's paepul tree. with raised platform or altar around it. The devout remove ther shoes before it and make obeisance sefore proceeding on their Way
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
What He Meant.

Praise from husbands lips Is at ways pleasant to the wife; but the praise may be too discriminating to suit her.
 Under tho very colloquinally apt title of "The Mean Thing" this anus ing little tale Is to be found in Youths Companion:
 q thought it was nice of you to tell that carpenter, who seemed to think women knew nothing. that I could hammer nails like lightning" said Mrs. Morse to her husband. But I'm afraid. dear. you are not an un- prejudiced judge. really don't think I'm such very good hammerer."
 "Oh, he knew what I meant" said Mir Morse, cheerfully. You know. lightning never strikes twice fn the game place. they say"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
chiId's Remarkable Suicide.

A remarkable case of suicide by the l4-yeerold daughter of farm laborer named Beecham was revealed at an Inquest at Weston-super-Ma Eng. land, recently. It was stated that the girl was of an obstinate and deter mined character and guilty of persist ent falsehoods. She was entrusted with dress to take to the village dressmaker for remaking for herself, but returned with the statement that 1t was too good to cut up. Unknown to her parents she sold the dress to vfllager for four shillings, and on this being discovered she walked to a level crossing, put her head across the metals, and was decapitated by pass Ing train.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
ALL Me TAI.

"Can I sell you a love stoy?' asked the aspiring young author in the editorial department of the big magazine.
 Possibly" replied the busy ed. itor. What kind of a heroine hay you pictured?"
 @Well, she is a girl with an iroE will"
 "Go on."
 "And heart of steel"
 "Ahw
 "And sufficient brass to carry her through the world, and plenty oi tin to buy titled husband"
 'eWheww p
 ''But when she riveted her eyes"
 'Hold on, young man. Tins IS a magazine office. l think you better try and sell that story in a hard ware store"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
 TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE }, 1878. Notice for Publication.
UnIted States Land Ollie


 Camden, Ark, October 10, 1907. Notice Is hereby given that in compliance with the provisions Of the act of Congress Of June 3, i878 entitled An act for the sale of timber lands in the States of California, Ore gon, Nayada, and Washington Territory" as extended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4, 1892,
 JAMES A. NORRIS, of Egger, County of Polk, State Of Arkansas, has this day filed in this office his sworn statement, No. 1z73, for the purchase of the NEL NEL, Section 31, and Nl5 NW14, Of See ton No. 32, In Township No. 1 South, Range No. 2S West, and will offer proof to show that the land sought Is more valuable for It's tim Der or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before Circuit Clerk Of Polk County at Mena, Ark, on Monday, the Z3rd day of December, 1907. He names as witnesses: Columbus F. Furr, Reuben ]. Philpot, Claud Barrett and Robert l.. Norris all of Egger, Ark.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely the ve-described lands are requested to file their claims In this office on or before said 23rd day of December, 1907.
 II. G. Friedheim, Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
unfIatt.rlna Impresslonp.

Prof. Chamberlain, the great Eng fish authority upon all things Japan csc, says: Prom hints dropped by several educated, and from the still more interesting, because frankly naive, remarks made by JaSanese servants whom I have taken with me to Europe at different times. l found that the travelled Japanese consider our three most prominent character istics to be dirt, laziness and super. stition."
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Runaway Freight Kills Four.

Atchlson, Kan, Aug. 1.-Missouri Pacific freight train No 16f ran away flown shannon Hill here Wednesday morning. and struck the rear end ot No 154, also a freight standing on he track. Four persons were killed md two injured. F. D. Scott, fire nan on No. lG4. Fred Butzirus, Hast laes. Neb.; Ralp Moody, Omaha, and |, unknown man were killed. But ,lrus Moody and the unknown man were beating their way Two other .ramps were injured slightly. En- ,ineer Cooper of No, 164, and the prew of l5i escaped by jumping.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
now to Cure a Cold.

The question of how to cure cold without unnecessary loss of time is one in which we are all more or less lnterested,f for the quicker a cold Is gotten rid ofthe less the danger of pneumonia and other serious diseases. Mrs. B. W. l.. Han, of Waverly, Va, has used Cham berlain's Cough Remdey for years and says: q firmley believe Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to be absolutely the best preparation on the market for colds. have ereccommend- ed it to my friends ard they all agree with me. For sale by Jackson Drug Co. and All Dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
A Paradox In Ace.

At an entertainment provided by the Womah's philharmonic society the most widely advertised attraction was dancer. who, so 1t was whispered. had become too old to teach in thc public schools and had taken to danc. ing for living" That remarkable announcement drew a crowd of curi- ous persons who were anxious to see what woman looked like who was too old to teach but young enough to practice the terpsichorean art in pub lie Also everybody wanted to know what the topsyturvy age might be. but of course, no one found out.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
The Accurata Scoi.

A Scotchman stood on the platform of little wayside railroad station in the south of Scotland The distin- gulshed characteristic of him was the perfect illustration he afforded of the studied captiousness of the average Scotchman. The station master fell into conversation with him. for they seemed acquainted. And what did the doctor say to your" he inquired. "Oh." replied the traveller. he says there's nocht wrang wi me, but ye ken yerser that may dec for q that!"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
woman,s Home Work in England.

The select committee of the British house of commons. in taking testi- mony recently in regard to the con trol and regulation of the conditions under which home work is carried on, heard the evidence of the president of the Women's Trade Union league. She said that the difficulty in organizing home workers was due to the fact that they were too poor to help them selves. This witness mentioned the case of woman known to her who could earn only 75 cents a week by shirt making. She mentioned the case of another shirtmaker who received only 31 cents a dozen for making shirts. The witness produced blue cot ton shirts which were made for 1874 cents a dozen. She said that without charitable subsidies or poor law re. lief the persons who accepted these low wages could not exist.-Harper's Weekly.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Strange Incident.

The ambitious young humorist had received from the editor bls offering of jokes.
 T wonder why he didn't take them,S said the young humorist, sadly.
 q shouldn't be surprised" said hit wife, If the editor isn't one of thesd men who don't understand joke un; til it has been explained to them. II I were you I should send them back to him, with a kind little note telling him what the point Is in each one"
 The humorist did so.
 To his great surprise. the editor ao. cepted hts explanations.-Judge.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
in Berlin Streets.

Kaiser Wilhelm has just sanctioned a gigantic street improvement in Der lin, involving an expenditure of $37.- 100000, It Is proposed to widen the narrowest part of Friedrichstrasse 20 Feet and replace the present insignif' cant array of palaces. galleries and hotels, making the street one of the grandest thoroughfares in the world. u is announced that four German banks and one British bank will H. nance the project.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Aeertain Cure for Group Used for
 Ten Years Without Failure.

hf W, c. Bolt. Star City, Ind, hardware en,efcnant, ~, is enthusiastic in his praise oi Snam mberlains Cough Remedy. Ills children ave all been subject to croup and he has aseo this remedy for the past ten years, and
 lough they much feared the croup, his wiie sua ne always felt safe upon retiring when
 ouie of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy was v sne house. His oldest child was subject to ss'ere attacks Of croup, but this remedy ssns snsssr Jailed to effect a speedy cure. He has anS S9un,.hended 1t to friends and nelghools sa eru l all who have nsed it say that it IS ntl- ss,a SA,ealed hd Tor croup and whooping cough. For "~'e py Jackson Drug Co. and All Dealers
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
N.po,eon Bonaparte

showed, at the battle of Austerntz' thas no was the greatest Leader in the world pan. ards snow Eminent has shown the pppilo n Is the best Llniment in the world. A quioN
 cure for Rheumatism, sprains, Burns, eu's' etc. A. c. Pitts, Rodessa, La, says uSs nalIard's Snow Linimentin my famly anu And 1t unexcelled for sore chest neao'one' corns in fact for anything that can De reaen- ad bv n I. I.iniment." Sold by Jackson prus No'
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
A rlost Worthy Article.

When an article has been on the market for years and gains friends every year., is safe to call 1t a worthy one Such Is Ballard's Horehound syrup. It positively cures coughs and all pulmonary diseases. One Of the best merchants in Mobile, Ala, says: "For five years my family has not been troubled with winter coughs, we owe this to Ballard's Horehound Syrup. l know it has saved my children from many sick spells" For sale by Jackson Drug Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
.IuIius Caesar

was man of nerve but sickness left its mark and he became aged before his time. Sick ness is often caused by a torpid liver. Herb inc will regulate your liver and give you health. Mrs. Carrie Austin, Hollon, Kansas, writes: .I consider Heroine the best med icine ever heard of l am never without it.n sold by Jackron Drug Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Cvdnets.

As many as 10000 cygnets are killed every year to be converted into dainty powder .puffs, to say nothing of tho innumerable young birds of the cider for the same purpose. The bulk of these are imported-the geese and swans from the islands of the Baltic and from Norway and Sweden, and the elders from the northern and ice bound seas
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
A Sian.

He (sneeringly) That bunch at the table opposite ours acted as If they had come from the backwoods. She (coldly) Yes, noticed they had rather a primitive way of doing things They saw to 1t that the women of thd party were served before they took anything to eat themselves.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Humorist Now Sedate.

Rev. Robert J. Burdette. returning to his home in southern California rom visit eastward. congratulates ulmself on his good luck and remarks mat any kind of vacation east of the hocky mountains is harder than the 'oughest kind of work on the Pacific slope This Rev. Mir. Burdette used 10 De known as Bob Burdette in his hunger and gayer days. and his nawkeyeisms were wont to set tho sabes in roar.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
A Quick and Safe Remedy for
 Bowel Complaints.

Twenty years ago Mir. Geo. W. Brock dis covered that Chamberiain's Colic, Cholera and DIarrhoea Remedy was a quick and saie cure for bowel complaints. During all or these yearsr he says, T have used t and re- commended 1t many times and the results have never yet disappointed me. MT proek is publisher of the Abedeen Md, En terprlse. For sale by Jackson Drug Co. and lara
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Lrst M'e

forget-Baby Is re- tless can't sleep at night, won't eat, cries systematically. A bottle of Whites Cream vermifuge never fails to cure. Every mother should give her baby Whites Cream Ver mihge. So many times when the
 baby is freifnl, the mother does not know what 10 do. A bottle of this medicine would bri.4g color to his cheeks and laughter to his eyes. Give lt a trial. Sold by Jackson Drug Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Quinsey, Sprains and SweiIings
 Cured

'In November, 1901, caught cold and had the quinsey. My throat was swollen so could hardly breathe. l applied Chamber lains Pain Balm and It gave me relief In a shorttim In two days was all right" says Mrs L. Cousins 0tterburn, Mich. Chamber lains Pain Balm is a liniment and Is espec- iaIly valuable for sprains and sweliings. For sale by Jackson Drug Co. and All Dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
The Enrire Family.

Grand Pop used 1t for Rheum@,lslr, ,ss,, '.'r for eor Cnts sprains and Bruises Many ,g m p,,rns scslds and Aches SIS lot 'a., na'-'r aaa ana chnblaIns use it for eyery'n,ns ?, s,,Talv a " "anSs nss any old pain out by the roots ,a,,,ns you about
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

MOUNTAIN FORK UNION Tom Rogers president; Willie Beavers, sec retary.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Actual Facts

For upwards of fifteen years Hunts Cure has been sold under a strict guarentee to cure any form of itching skin troubles known No matter the name-less than one per cent of the purchasers have requested their mon ey back. Why? It simply does the work.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
THEIR ACQUAINTANCE.

"You evidently knew that lady" "Yes. I knew her"
 "And yet you didn't speak" "No; ours is merely a glaring M quaintance.'
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
,t,s the srogue.

.uyhv do we call handcur !,
 .a.Istqo asked the commissioner e. ~ Jr,sb recruit at a recent police eA ~ ,natton Faith, bekass 1t is In tended for artist" replied no .pp can't And he got the position ~
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
strona Part.

roo,e Iights-Has your sister . " roo' nart in the new piece? s',9ns sne Brette Why yes; she haa N narry around one of those heavy one -yonkers Statesman.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
POLK COUNTY UNION.

Meets the third Wednesday ift January, April, July and october. William Martin, Terrell, Secretary y-Treasurer, Rocky, Ark. A. NJ. Parker, Organizer Hatfield, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31

COUNTY LINE UNION NO. DIT. Meets Saturday evening before the lst and 3rd Sundays. k. $. Miller, secretary. Hart ly F. O.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-31
Remember

It's not how you live, but how's your liver. If not in perfect order, make 1t so by using simmons Liver Puriher,--tin boxes only. It's the surest safest and most agreeable aid to that organ ever put up.