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The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
READY SALE FOR TARANTuLAs.
californians Make Money at Some
 what Hazardous Occupation.

A recent visitor to California stated that tarantula hunting provides quite I profitable occupation to numbers of men and boys there. During the sarantula season. said the narrator, the hunters go forth equipped with tin cans and glass jars. with covers, pails of water and steel or wooden pincers.
 When the great spiders are not found running at large the hunters look about for promising holes in the ground, into which is poured quan- tity of cold water. Now, tarantulas have great aversion to water and they rush out alarmed and furious. only to be bounced upon with pincers and dropped into the vessels designed for them.
 Next they are thrust into bath of gasoline or turpentine, which kills them. They are then prepared for pinning. and when mounted on cards in small boxes are offered to tour ists as curios at the price of dollar or so each
 Although the insect is very
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
When the Disease Let Go.

An old man was just recovering from an operation, and as he lay re. gaining consciousness he heard the doctor say to nurse. regarding some powders to be given him; If one every hour is too much give him a half one every half hour" The old gentleman raised himself up on his elbow and said:
 Say, doc. that reminds me of a man that had Newfoundland dog. His wife got so tired of having him tthe dog, not the man. track up the floors and porches that finally she made her husband take the dog to town and sell him. That afternoon he returned radiant. We'll he said I've sold him for s25! Good. cried his wife. T can get that hat now. But continued the man, I bought two puppies with the money"
 The doctor looked at the nurse ant said
 'I think he'll recover"
 P. S.--He did.--Judge's Library.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
EMPLOYES ROB
 TdE RAILROAD
Iron Mountain Clerks Used Straw Men" and Are Now Charged With Embezzlement. Forgery and
 Larceny.

Van Buren, Feb. IA sensa- ton was sprung here at a late hour last night when Sheriff Hugh Miller arrested Lee E. Greer, timekeeper al the Iron Mountain roundhouse, 0. J. Page. foreman of the car repair depart mcnt, and L. NJ. Greer. formerl. an engine wiper in the round house.
 Several months ago A leak was discovered in the operating ex penses of the Central division ot the Iron Mountain. Each month the leak grew larger until il amounted to more than 200. Last night Henry Surratt oi the secret service, wen. before Justice Park Crutcher and swore out warrants against Lee E Greer and l.. M. Greer, charging them with forgery, embezzlemen, and grand larceny. They were taken before Superintendent Dean. where to the surprise of MT. Dean and the officers, Lee k Greer made full and complete confession without promise ot immunity or leniency and in his confession implicated o. J. Pag. and declared that his brother, l.. M. Greer, who is only l9 years oi age. was merely a tool and was not benefited by their pecula tions Following the confession of the Gree: brothers, warrant was sworn out for the arrest of 0. J. Page and he was arrested by Sheriff Miller who took him be- fore Superintendent Dean where he verified the statements made by the Greers. The trio was locked up in jail aud their pre-. liminary examination was set foi February IS
 According to the story of the accused men, their plan of opera ton was as follows: Page, fore man of the car repair department. would turn in time for ''straw man. Lee Greer, the timekeep- CT, would send the ''straw mans" time into the general officers aud instruct them to send the check to certain agent, usually be- ! tween Van Buren and Coffeyville. When ample time had passed for the pay check to reach the agent, l.. M. Greer would be given au identification slip, get the amount of the check in cash and return to Van Buren and turn the money over to the other conspirators. after deIuctiug his expenses and commission.
 Lee Greer had good sized bank account and gave Superin tendcnt Desu a check for $500, declaring that to be the amount he had received as hts share oi their crookedness. o. J. Page gave Superintendent Dean a check for $500, all that he had.
 Both 0. J. Page and Lee E. Greer have been employed by the Iron Mountain at this pom: for several years and few young me | have stood higher in the opinion of the pablic than they.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
STOPS BooDLING INVESTIGATION.
Senate Refuses to Appoint Committee to
 Hear Lharge Made by Argenta Paper

Little Rock, Feb. lS.-One of the most important matters to come up in the senate yesterday was the house concur rent resolution by Hon. W. J. Walls, to appoint committee to investigate the charges of graft made against the general assem- bly,, as body.
 The senate failed to adopt the resolution aud therefore there will be no investigation. Whether Editor Miller had any hand in the failure of the senate to adopt is not known, but it is whispered that he was well pleased at the failure, from the fact that if he had come to the bar of either house aud failed to substantiate his charges he could have, and would most probably have been i'm prisoned, or otherwise pen. alized, for contempt of the law making body of the state.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21

But it is not SO much the purpose of this brief article to advocate the just rights and privileges due to the women of this country, although 1t has afforded the writer great pleasure to pen the fore going brief tribute to their worth and just deserts, as it is to call attention to the fact that when broken down in health and strength by over-work, the too frequent bearing of children, the never ending toil, worry and care of the household, or by whatever may over tax the strength and deiicacy of her sensitive system, there is Osse, tried and proven, safe remedy upon which she may rely to regain health, strength and the power to fully enjoy life.
 That remedy is Dr. Pierce's Favorlte Prescription--a remedy made wholly from the roots of native forest plants which have been proven to be most efficdcious, reliable and safe in the cure of woman's 8 peculiar weaknesses, period- ical pains, irregularities, wasting and weakening catarrhal, pelvic drains and kindred ailments. It is a remedy, the makers of which print it's formula on every bottle-wrapper and attest its c0m- plctcness and correctness under 0ath; q remedy devised and adapted to woman 3 delicate constitution by an educated physician-an experienced specialist in woman's diseases; remedy, every in- gredient/ /M> which ha& received the writ ten endbrse.pent of Ae most eminent msdicaf> >xritele of all the eeeveral schools ot pracficA foA the cureNof woman's peculiar diseaseV: a remedy (which has more bon0-fsde cpres to its cfedit than any other sold by 4ruggist4 toAyoUan's special requirements Aathc ohly one which contains no alcohol if& make up
 Delicate, weak, nervous women should especially shun the use of alcoholic medicines which, from their stimulat- ing and collaborating effects may seem, for time, to do good, but which, from the inevitable effects of the alcohol in shrinking up the red corpuscles of the blood, are sure to do great and lasting harm in the long run. Besides they beget craving for stimulants which is most deplorable. uFavorite Prescnp- ton" is the one remedy for woman s ills which contains no alcohol.
 Only invigorating and nerve strength ening effects can follow the use Of this famous medicine for women. 1t can not possibly do harm in any state oi condition of the system.
 If a woman has bearing down, ol dragging pains, low down in the abdo- man. or pelvis, backache, frequent
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
Leading Photograph Gallery.

Look pleasant and we do all the rest and turn out the finest work in the city nothing but the best material used-and our work speaks for itself, also do copying and enlarging in all sizes and styles, carry the largest and finest picture frames in the city; Kodak
 md Photo supplies. Kodak work
 finished. Post Cards and Souven- irs of Mena Tn different kinds; Post card Albums, Stereoscopes and views. Yard pictures and DIG lures ot all sizes, framed or with out frames, for sale. Remember the place, the Leading Photog- rapher, Bert Hiltebrand, on De Queen street. Z65 d&w At
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
WOMAN'S RIGHTS. The Dignity and Sacredness of Motherhood.

Think of the greatest who has lived this earth and he infant his mothers Does it possible he should have become the world perhaps had erected perpate his the of the him The sons work is the mothers pina, and recognition dignity and tender sacedne of moth should longer be delayed It high time that this greatest LARGELY Is--should be recognized.
 good mothers be the right and right that accorded of the most ignorant nsg gni6cant and vies of men
 has been well said that "for monument to great mother the mothers should be built first
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21

headaches, dizzy or faiuting spells, is nervous and easily startled, has gnaw- ing feeling in stomach, sees imaginary floating specks, or spots before her eyes, has melancholia, or "blues," or a weakening disagreeable, catarrhal drain from pelvic organs, she can make no mistake by resorting to the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It will invigorate and tone up the whole sys- tenn and especially the pelvic organs.
 Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is scientific medicine, carefully devised by an experienced and skillful physi- clan, and adapted to woman's delicate system. Being made of native American medicinal roots, and without alcohol, it is perfectly harmless in it's effects in any condition of the female system.
 As powerful invigorating tonic, Fa- vorite Prescription imparts lasting strength te the whole system and to the organs distinctly feminine in particular. For over worked, "worn out" rum down. debilitated teachers, milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses, ~shop-glrls," !" house-keepers, nursing mothers. and feeble women generally, Dr. Pierce's s Favorite Prescription is the greatest earthly boon, being unequaled as an appetizing cordial and restorative tonic.
 As a soothing and strengthening ner- vine, vFavorite Prescription is un- equaled and is invaluable in allaying and subduing nervous excitability, ir- ritability, nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, St. yitus's dance, and other distressing, nervous symptoms commonly attendant upon functional and organic disease of the womanly organs It induces re- freshing sleep and relieves mental anxi- ety and dependency.
 No woman suffering from any of the above symptoms can afford to accept any secret nostrum or medicine of asl- knOrn composition, as substitute for medicine like Dr. Pierce's Fayorite Prescription, which is OF KNOWN CON- POSITION and has record of over forty years of cures and sells more largely to-day than ever before. Its makers withhold no secrets from their patients, believing open publicity to be the very best guaranty of merit.
 Dr. Pierce invites all suffering women to consult him by letter free Of chafge. All letters of consultation are held as strictly private and sacredly contiden- tial and all answers are returned in plain, sealed envelopes. Address: Dr. R. V. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel and Sur gical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
INTER-C0UNTY CONTEST.
Lockesburg Literary and Musical Asso-
 citation Offers SlOO in Prizes.

~Ns'o" O''~'s $s~S .'' To encourage oratory, decla- nation, elocution, vocal and in- strumental music the Lockesburg Literary aud Musical association announces the following prize contest:
 To students of any schools in Sevier, Little River, Howard and Polk counties.
 S20 in gold to boy or young gentleman IS to 2l years of age for Reclamation.
 $20 in gold to girl or young lady not under l2 years of age for recitation.
 S20 in gold to girl or young lady not under 12 years of age for piano.
 $20 in gold to girl or young ady not under lb years of age TOT ocal.
 Contest to be held at Lockes- ,urg, Sevier county, Ark, June 3 and IA, 1907.
 Successful contestants to be de- lsred by Committee of A wards. For further information ad- icess either of the following fficers at Lockeburg, Ark:
 l.. E. Quinn,
 Business Manager.
 Miss Nola Locke,
 Corresponding Sec.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21

Bodies Of Flood Victims Recovered.
 Omaha, Feb. 14.-The bodies of
 Dan McCrone, veterinary surgeon, his wife and Miss Bell, drowned In
 khe flood at Columbus Tuesday have been recovered. The waters con
 Linued the devastation Wednesday by drowning all the live stock in the Enion Pacific yards at Columbus. All trains are held up, telephone and
 wires are down. Dynamite & being used in the Loup river by
 khe Union Pacific.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
SIoo Reward. SIoo.

The readers of this paper will hs pleased to lesrn that there is at least one dr. aded d disease that sciencn has been able to cure in all of its stages. and that Catarrh, Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catrrrh being a constitu- fional disease. requires constitutional treat ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter- naly. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby des .royiag the foundation of the disease. and giving the patient streneth bv building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing it's work. The pr lprietors have so much faith in it's curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list of testimo- nials
 Add ess F. J CHENEY X co. Toledo.c.
 Sold bv slt druggists. 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
AN AMENDED ORDER.
President Roosevelt Makes Concession
 in Homestead Order.

Washington, Feb. 11.-The Presidents order of January 20, forbidding the issue of final certificates, patent or other evil dence of title to public lands un- til an actual examination has been made, was the subject of con- ference at the White House to- day.
 The President has agreed to add to the exceptions to his general order so as to provide that title may issue in all home stead entries upon which final proof of five years residence has been made.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
Blacksmith Tools for Sale.

I have full set of good black smith tools which l will dispose of at a very reasonable price Anyone wishing to purchase same will please call at the George North farm about two and one half miles east.
 Mrs. G. w. North.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
Brick Plant For Sale

Tie Huston brick plant located west of Mena. first class machiu- ery and all complete, is for sale at price which will make splendid investment. See or ad
 drsss Dr. C G. Huston, Loeb. ridge block, Mena. 2S3dwtf
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
4 MURDEPOUS
 ASSAULT
Man With Johnson's Surveying Party Charged With Attacking a Fellow Workman With an Axe, Inflict.
 ing Fearful Wounds.

In a fight which took place yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock between young man named Calhoun and Jerry Witt, the latter was seriously cut across the right shoulder and the right side of his head with an axe.
 Both the young men at the time of the fight were engaged as axemen with the Johnson corps of surveyors and were about two and one-half miles north of this city.
 Young Witt was brought in about 3 o'clock to Dr. Davis office, where his injuries were dressed and he was sent away on No. last night accompanied by | Ed Walsh of this city, to the hospital at Kansas City. While 1.-the cuts are of rather serious mature, they will not necessarily Eprove fatal unless complications arise. The gssh across young EWitt's shoulder opened the joint kbetween the shoulder and the zarm and was the most serious of 1.-the two. The gash across the kside of his head which was very |ugly one but not deep, severed the | young mans right ear. Both Icuts required seventy five stitches sto close them. Dr. Pool assisted EDr. Davis in dressing the injuries. According to Wits story the Ecause of the fight was as follows: Witt claims that he and Cal *houn were clearing out bushes ffrom iu front of the surveyors 2and that he made a stroke with shis axe to cut a small bush, the hxe glanced and came near strik- Hug Calhoun. Calhoun became Offended and few words passed, |when Witt made another stroke sat the bush with the same result.
 When the axe glanced the second Etime, Calhoun started his vicious
 httack on Witt. After downing shis man with the second blow and |hs other members of the survey Ing party came up, Calhoun Dropped his murderous weapon
 nd disappeared through the 3Moods to the north.
 # After hearing of the trouble Hhe officers here sent messages No points north of Mena, and last Blight they received telegram from the marshal at Poteau
 About 10 o'clock stating that
 he had caught Calhoun.
 # Marshal Bud Btckle of ' his city left on tue north
 bound passenger last night for
 Potesu and returned on No. } this
 Afternoon with his prisoner.
 Jerry Witt is A son of Mrs. Witt
 Rho runs a boarding house or
 Sherwood avenue in this city and
 &s better known by all as 'J. C." # LATER Officer Bickle came in
 pn No. 3 with the man arrested 2ht Poteau. The fellow denies
 being the man wanted and as no 3pne could be found in Mena who
 Knew Calhoun he was taken out
 b the surveyors camp by Deputy
 Sheriff Bratcher for ideutitica-
 Hon.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
Notice.

All persons knowing ,hemselve' indebted to me will please com in and settle by note or other wise.
 2S0d In Dr. P. K. Watkins
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
Seed Irish Potatoes.

Aurone wanting good Bliss Seed Potatoes should see M. K. Peninger at Nunley postoffice, seven miles east of Mena. *6 II
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21

Fine country sorgf nm at 40c per gallon at the Money Saver or the south side. 287 dwtf
The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21

venomous. the tarantula catchers are so expert and take such precautions that not one of them is known to have been bitten"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-20

Democrats. but are beginning to
wonder whether such thing as the
Democracy any longer exists. On the
eve of the three sided and three
minded celebration in this city of the
birthday Of the founder of the party
even 50 able and thoroughly grounded
AN evangel of Jeffersonianism as The
New York World' asks anXiouSly:
What is DcmOcrat?"
The Hon. William j. Bryan had less
than a year ago IN" nearly unanimous
support of III" Democratic remnant for
the Presidential nomination in 1908.
The South was for him. the East was
for him ana the West was for him.
He WAS 10 make the race as the
party'S most conservative radical and
most radical conservative. Yet within Il
year his radical supporters have come
10 think of him as q milk and water
back number and his conservative
friends have largely abandoned him as
u visionary and an iconoclast Mr.
RrYan'S proposal that the government
shall take over and operate all the in
StrumcnialitieS of interstate commerce.
is about all that is vital in current
Democratic doctrine. ON that he has
elected To stand or fan and. though
he hedges from time to time by say
| ing that government ownership is an
| ultimate" solution Of the problem ana
| that such ownership should be effected
! and extended "eradually," il is clear
that he is prepared TO urge the policy
Of state operation as against the policy
of state rrgulaI ZION and control of rail-
roads remaining under private owner
| ship. He mas time and again recorded
| his conviction that the Republican
program Of regulation will prove Il
failure. He is bound, therefore, to
oppose that program with some
thing better" than regulation.
1t is apparent HAT Easter and
! Southern Democrats do not take
! kindly to the state socialism preached
BY Mr. Eryan. NJ prominent South
crn leader has y,t openly indorsed the
! Madison Square Garden 'ultimatuin.
or even the later modification of it,.
| that the government begin lnodeSilN
| by binding or acquiring one trans
| cont mental trunk line. with Il northern
| ana southern cross connection. Most
! Of the Southern leaders want 70
| nominate Mr. Bryan on q platform
| which entirely ignores his new
paramount" issue. They are satisfied
with the pending experiment with
regulation. and their feeling was
effectively. if somewhat extraNagantly'
| EXPRESSED at Chattanooga the other
evening ny the Hon. John Teinme
, Graves If MIR. Bryan is 10 be
| recognized as Il Democrat and entitled
to undisputcd Democratic leadership,
! more than half Of the voters who call
! themselves Democrats apparently VIII
be "out of reasons" for supporting
him in 1908. The hunt for reasons on
| the part Of these voters vii! continue
10 repay the interest of Impartial
| lockers on.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-20
RAILROADS AND sTEAMsoAra
A a(y!tlI1NYKEEglsb
Ia Effect Dee. Q, 1884.

Trains leave Augusta as follows:
GOING WETf-2.25 A. NJ, except Mon.
day. Portland al Boston; $40 A. III.
land, Portland Bosttr.s Mon real Ho sns
Quebec; 1000 A. NJ. Bruns~tak, Iewist nu'
Pennington, Rockland, Portlahs Roston.
$40 p M. local; 40 p. NJ, te.nrsss;
Brunswick, Rockland. Portland, Bosesc.
$50 P. M, Portland; 1915 Z. NJ. Lewistoh>
Bath, Portland, Boston. Sundays, 10s A
NJ, 1885, 10.45 =. M, Portland, Boston.
GOING EAST-12.59 A. NJ. Skowhegan.
Bangor, Bar Harbor. st John, HALIFAX.
Aroostook. Sunday morning does moi
connect for SkowheRan, or beyond Ban
gor; 2.5S a. NJ. (eXpress) Bangor. Calais
and Bar Harbor; 6.37 A. M, local to Bel.
fast, Foxcroft and Bangor; $40 A. n,
local to Belfast and Bangor; 12.35 noon,
Waterville, FoxcrOft Bangor, B. & A. r
R.. Calais, ST. John and Halifax; 20
P. M, (express) Waterville. Bangor,
Bar Harbor; 1926 P. NJ, Waterville, Bling
ham, Skowhegen, Belfast, Foxcroft,
Bangor and Mattawamkeag; 7.23 p. H.,
Waterville and Skowhegan; 200 A. II
Sundays only, Bangor.
Leave Augusta for Hallowell, Gardner
and So GARDINER at TAO A. NJ. IeO. kM
GEO, F, EVANS. V. P. 4 Gen. Mgr.
+. E. BOOTHBY. @. P. & T. A.
Portland, Ma
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-20
TESTING Cavalry Horses.

Although the American cavalry
b,r1.. liz. tine American soldier, has
long been famed tor his good qualities.
orr gov,s nnent wants better breed
If ,h,r, is such a breed in the world
ana IN interesting test IS ah"at !" ~
made With a horse of The best Arabian
strain. IN army officer has been ''r-
tailed 10 ride such u horse from Port
land. Oregon, to New York city, Il ms
tarce Of 3.1Sl miles. us Il test 81 II
endurance and general value fer cav
airy purposes. I'll" Arabian morse
may not l,rovc such Il wonderful am
MAI here as III Arabia.
The Chicago Evening Post APPLY suS'
rests that is order I" make thlS t"S'
marc interesting ana valuable n" au'
thorities should detail another "H'fe'
mounted on an American cavalry
horse 10 ride side by side with Lieu
tenant McCahc The army. aI rule
holds that for hard cavalry service th'
equal Of the Ancrican horse dues II"
, live a competitive ride would go Ia
toward establishing whether this clam
is well founded or not.
The Pos, cites Il couple OF instances
Of the speed and endurance of TN
American horse on long CAVIAR
marches. Colonel Guy V. Henry II
the camraisn against. the Sioux II
December 1890 rode with his regiment
tine Ninth cavalry,-l0S miles
zbir,v-four hours over a rough countr,
and in the worst kind Of weather con
1i,ions TIE actual riding time wa
,u.utv-+vo hours. and IN its cours
The regiment fought two engagement
with the Indians At the end OF IN
riding there was not a sore-o'che
horse in the outfit and only one anima
that showed signs of breaking. Gen
eral Merritt. with mounted lor''
rode from Fort D A. Russell 70 IN
relief Of q command beleagured by "
Irtes distance Of 115 miles, in >.
march that for rapidity broke record:
Every horse was in condition Whe
the general II the end of the march lie
rho charge that dispersed the lndlai
and sa-ed the troopers. Who. with the