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The daily tribune., 1907-07-29

why, Jeffy. this you?" he said.
What can l do for you?"
Jeffy stretched out his right hand
and shut his eyes.
cut II on an cast It into Hell! Fire."
ha said rapidly. st would be over
soon u You kept ycur eyes shut an
never budged,"
Tho Ono With spoataeies startod
. very little, but recovered himself
the noxt instant, He proceeded 30 ax,
anime the small hand gravely.
~ does look pretty black he said
In professional tone, Been offend.
Ing you. has it1'
"Oh, no, Elizabeth-please hurryi
I'd rather you'd do It fast" tremblsd
the little voice.
You are sure you want II doLe?
Better think twice. You won't be able
to cut your meat, you know"
Jeffy knew.
"or write in your copybook-or play
ball"
Or play ball-oh But the small
right hand did not waver.
Il know Jeffy said
It'll be pretty hard to button your
buttons, of course"
"Of course"
And 1t takes two hands to whltue.
Still. If you say So"
Jeffy nodded, Something was tho
matter with his voice; 1t would not
go.
We'll, then, steady, It's going to
hurt, of course-now them"
The hurt of it woke Jeffy. Some.
thing awful seemed to have happened
and 1t required little time to realize
what IT was. Then he remembered.
His hand-oh, how 1t ached! lie
shuddered as he drew 1t painfully out
OF Its cramped prison, and it made
him rather faint to look at it
Why" Jeffy laughed aloud in his
relief. Why. the little calloused brown
right hand was there! 1t felt numb
In some parts and throbbed in others,
but there it was Not cut off-nor
cast out You could pinch it and wrig.
gle it-you could cut meat with It,
whittle with 1t, button buttons-any-
thing! The One With Spectacles was
only a dreadful dream.
In mothers room next door, Eliza.
beth was singing to herself Her lit.
tie, thin, clear voice piped up joyous.
ly. Elizabeth sounded happy. Jefy
The daily tribune., 1907-07-29
NEITHER NAME NOR
PICTURE CAN Be USED

New York, July a9-That a mans
picture a. we'll as his naine Ia his
own and cannot b0 used without his
consent, has been laid down "a q point
III equity law by Vice Chancellor
Stevens, OF New Jersey, at Newark,
Tho picture IN dispute Is that Of
Thomas A. Edison, the inventor. A
firm making neuralgia cure was the
defendant. Mr.. Edison applied for
an injunction restraining the concern
from using with its product picture
OF him accompanied by facsimile of
recommendation of the article pur-
porting to have been written by him.
The vice chancellor granted the in.
junction. Mr. Edison contended that
he never authorized the use of his
picture, never wrote or authorized
any recommendation and objects to
the use of both
The daily tribune., 1907-07-29

BETTER STOCK - For several
months past letters have been receiv-
ed at the postofllcc department from
parts of the country complaining of
the quality of the paper used for
postal cards. During that time n
careful investigation has been going
on under tho direction of Postmaster
General Meyer. As n result, n
change has been made in the business
manager Of the postal card factory Mt
Rumford Fall, Me. and In the gov
ernmcnt agout Mt that place. Expert
monts arc now In progress with n
view to improving greatly tho pos
tai card paper stock as the postmaster
general has determined to remove
all Just canso for complaint.
Tho Daily Tribune 4lc n month
The daily tribune., 1907-07-29

REVENUE REDUCED-Thc rev.
enue derived from hauling the Unit
ed States mails by the railroads run
ming west from Chicago, st. Louis,
St. Paul and Minneapolis, and the
Missouri river is to be further reduced
approximately one million dollars n
year as the immediate result of the
reports of one hundred twenty five
inspectors who have been at work for
the last six months determining
whether the space used in railway
postal cars by the government was in
excess of space sufficient to accomp-
lish the work. Officials in Chicago
of the railway mail service have re-
ceived notice of the cutting down of
space in railway postal cars to forty
feet on various routes, making re-
ductiun of fifteen dollars a mile, or u
saving for the government of seventy
five thousand dollars year in n five
hundred mile run for single car.
There are likely to be six cars ON the
route, making total saving of forty
five thousand dollars for one postal
route.
The daily tribune., 1907-07-29

DOES FARMING PAY? THAT
depends upon how much brains, in
dustry and business tact the man has
who is running it. Stores, banks,
factories and business of all kinds go
to wreck and ruin when they are neg
lected. 1t is so with farming. The
man that understands farming, reads,
works and keeps up with the advance
ment of the age, makes success at
farming; but if he lives in the past,
and heeds not the teachings of the
present, he is failure world without
end. Again, if he waits for legisla-
tion to bring him success and pros
perity, and relies not upon his own
wisdom and strength, he is sure to
come to grief A farmer, like a mer-
chant, must study the wants of the
people and raise such things as are
in demand. He must study business
as we'll as how to farm. Farmer and
Fruitman.
The daily tribune., 1907-07-29
THE GRANDEST
SCENERY IN
AMERICA

Connects with tho Denver and
Rio Grando at Canon City and
Florenos. Two trains daily.
ID. G. MAoWATTERs,
General Passenger Agent.
Colorado Springs.
The daily tribune., 1907-07-29
Sec OuP Stock !

When it comes to selling goods
that ara good we do not take a
back seat for any other dealer,
because we feel that our goods are
a little better and the cost no
greater. We have an unbroken
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
DENIED USE OF COURT HOUSE
Arkansas Negro Wanted to Lecture on
 Race Problem in Texarkana.

Rev. Amos, negro preacher hailiug from Moutrose, Arkan- sas, applied to County Judge John c. Edwards this morning for the use of the Miller county court house in which to deliver a trace lecture" After consider ing the matter, the judge very properly denied the request.
 There is some talk of permitting the black preacher to lecture on the streets in the business part of town, but for what reason 1t would be hard to tell. Not one foot of down town property is owed by the negro race, and cer- tainly white people do not need to be told anything about "the race problem" by negroes. If Rev. Amos has "mesSage for nah people," let him go either to Flat or SwampoodIe where the race makes its habitat and there crate to them to his hearts content.
 la seality, however, the Tex arkanian is fully pursuaded that any negro who goes out to make speeches on tue race issue is in mighty poor business. There is such an issue, but it is going to be settled by white people, not by negroes.
 The only way the latter can materially aid in the settlement is to leave politics alone, stay away from the ballot box, go to work and keep at it, and leave the rest of the solution of 'the problem" to the white people, who as said above are going to settle it, Texarkanian.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
EdGER NEWS.

Frank Wimberly is on the sick list this week.
 Uncle Bob Suit is suffering considerably from cancer on his face.
 The Rev. H. T. Howell is hold. ing a protracted meeting at Big Fork this week.
 Mrs. Laura Mckinnie of Mena is visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Daisy Cole.
 Misses Margerite Mitchell and Byrdie Lee spent Saturday night with Miss Beulah Farr.
 Quite a number of young folk from this place attended church at Big Fork Sunday night.
 The school at Egger is doing nicely with Prof. Fair and Miss Martelia Philpot as teachers.
 Nice weather we're having now, although a good rain would be refreshing to the crops as we'll as to the people.
 The Rev. w. E. Justice wen, to Board Camp Saturday where he began protracted meeting Saturday night. Japo
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
NICHOLS DOTS.

Duff Jones of De Queen was here yesterday.
 Fine weather for saving hay and drying fruit.
 Captain Nichols is very sick with fever this week.
 Silas Joplin is back among old friends after an absence of two years.
 School is progressing nicely with Miss Anna Adkisson as teacher.
 Ingram Sexton is back breathing Polk county air after spending two years in Texas.
 Brothers, Redding and Leming of Rocky, are holding a protrac- ted meeting at this place.
 Miss Dovie Conally of Rocky spent last week at this place wis iliug her sister, Mrs. Viola Nich- ols.
 James Carter of Rocky passed through here Monday on his way home from Smithville, I, T., where he had been attending the big campmeeting.
 Katie.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
BOARD CAMP.

Mir. s. w. Hilton and wife come home from their visit at Muse, I. T.
 The rain was greatly apprecia- ted by the farmers which was needed very badly.
 Mir. Collinsworth of Lary, Tex, who has teen visiting his daughter returned home.
 Mrs. c. J. Masters of Harts- horn, l. T., is visiting friends aud relatives of this place.
 A musical entertainment was given at the home of Mir. Tim Suggs, all report fine time. Mir. J. M. Bain and family and I. w. Bain and family left last week for an extended visit with relatives and friends at Hot Springs.
 Houeycomb
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP

I desire to announce to the young men and young women of Polk county that shall be glad to issue beneficial appointments to the State University 10 such as desire them. These scholar ships entitle the holder to free tuition in all departments at Fayetteville, except music and art. A matriculation fee of ten dollars is charged each student upon entrance. All students who board at the rdomitories are charged a domitory fee of five dollars.
 Board, including rooms, light, heat, laundry, and meals averaged this past year at the boys dormi- tories, ten dollars, and at the girls domitory ten dollars and twenty-two cents per month. The three boys dormitories have capacity for about three hun. dred students, while the girls dormitory will accomodate about one hundred young ladies. A competent matron is in charge of each dormitory, and some of the teaching force, including the dean of women, who has the supervision of all the female students, will live in the girls domitory.
 The University is now in .he most prosperous period of its his- tory. There were HOS students at Fayetteville alone last session, and 60 men and women graduat- ed in June, most of whom went into lucrative positions at once.
 The University of Arkansas is maintained by the State for the benefit of Arkansas boys and girls, and l shall be glad to see a larger representations from Polk county in the University than ever before. The Preparatory Department has not been abol- ished as some think.
 Remember that the number of appointments is not limited. For catalogue and further infor- nation address, President John N. Tillman, Fayetteville, Arkan- sa5. w. Prickett,
 County Judge.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
A. E. Wear.

We wish to say that owing tc a misunderstanding of dates the Christian convention at Board Camp was not largely attended but Bro. Wright of Mena preached an interesting disclose to an appreciative audiauce at the Methodist church Saturday evening, and again at the school house at II o'clock and Sunday afternoon. We think there was much good seed sowu and Brother Wright is voted, by many, the best preacher that has been among us. A. Hearer.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
Polk 9 County News Items
INK DOTS.

Rain is badly needed in this section.
 r. J. Mitchell is building a new residence.
 The little child of Mir. and Mrs. Mat Watkins is quite sick.
 Alice Mitchell came home the other day to visit home folks.
 w. T. Whittenberg and family attended church at Board Camp last Sunday.
 Oscar Rolling and family left here Wednesday evening for a visit with relatives at Amity, Ark.
 A little girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Wat kins Sunday, every body doing nicely.
 Dr. Vandiver was called to see Mrs. Talkington Friday; she was quite sick but is better at the present.
 One of MT. Johnathan's sons was thrown from a horse Saturday night. The boys collarbone was broken.
 Mrs. Fannie Brock and Kitty Freed went to Mena Monday to make their home with Mrs. Col well of that place.
 Mrs. Martha Johnson. who has been visiting friends and rela- tives for some weeks has left for her home at Maud, Okla.
 The picnic al Holly Springs seemed to be largely attended, 1t seemed to go off real nice until late in the afternoon when some of the boys got little tea ahead. John Cearley had the misfor- tune to loose the deed 10 his land some two weeks ago and would be glad if the finder would send it to him at Ink, Ark.
 Asbury Dilbeck came in home the other day from trip out In the Oklahoma. He was looking for a location but decided to stay in Polk county a little while longer.
 Elder B. II. Webb and K. c. Childers closed a meeting Sum- day evening at Elm Springs, after one weeks duration; one baptised. The church seemed to be very much strengthened.
 MT. Sumlins of Simsbcro, La, accompanied by his nephew Rufus Rodgers of Oden, spent Saturday night at Ink. Mrs. Sumlin was on her way to visit her brother, William Rodgers.
 Betsy.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
WICKES ITEMS.
Katie

Tom Dimpsy of Cove came down to Wickes Sunday to see his best girl.
 Eli Daniel and family spent Sunday with D. A. Daniel and family.
 Having plenty of hot weather, good health, spring water, but not much rain.
 Mir. Will Christopher and Mrs. E. E. Forgy spent Sunday at Baker Springs,
 Mr. and Mrs Lott Baker of uear Bogg Springs, were ia Wickes Monday on business.
 Jim kuykendall and wife went 10 Giilham last Saturday 10 visit relatives for few days.
 Dr. and Mrs. D. l.. Rollins, re- turned home Saturday from To. noke county after spending sever al days visiting relatives and friends.
 Rev. Lee Daniel aud family left Wednesday for Mt. Fork to hold a meeting. They expect to go from there to several points in the Nation ou their way to Okla homa, where they go to pick ot- ton this fall,
 Papa's Daughter.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01

take charge of the section at that place.
 The crops are needing rain very badly.
 Miss Blauch Davis of Hatfield came down last Friday to visit her sister Mrs. Owens, returning home Sunday.
 Mir. John Maloney and family, formally of Hatton, but who have been living near Hatfield for the past several months, have return ed to make their home here.
 Lilac.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
A VERY UNPLEASANT ERROR.
The Message Announcing the Death ol
 Mrs. John Read a Mistake.

A message was received Tues day that Mrs. John Read of Fore. man, an aunt of Mrs. k. G. Campbell, who has been visiting in Mena with the family of her brother, Judge James D. Shaver, was critically i'll and requesting that Mrs. Campbell and her sis ters, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. NJ. Little, who were also here, come at once. Later in the day a mes sage came saying that Mrs. Read had died.
 The ladies left for Fore man on the first train, and word comes back today that upon their arrival they found Mrs. Read in her usual health and occupied with her household duties.
 The error was caused by con- fusion of names, another lady of Foreman having died.
 Mrs. Little will return in a few days to complete her visit.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
MUST HAVE HAD BAD DREAM
Andrew Daniels Thought the Lord Or
 dered Him To Kill.

Claremore, l. T., July Doe claring that he had been directed by the Lord Jesus Christ 10 kill Haywood Roe and that he merely carried out the command, An drew Daniels confessed before he United Stales commissioners here today to the killing of Roe July IS, at his home near Talala Daniels attorneys had asked for a continuance of the case until Monday when Daniels arose. de- clared the case need pot be con- unued on his account, aud made the above confession.
 Daniels added that the court could hang him, send him 10 pris- on for lie or do what it pleas ed with him
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
A Second Drsadnauobt Launched

Portsmouth, July 2S.-The battle. ship Beilerophon, another of the Dreadnaught class, was launched Sat urday afternoon by Princess Henry of Battenbsrg. The new warship has a tonnage of lS,6OO. which Is 700 more than the Dreadnaught, and she em. bodies number of Improvements gained as a result of the Dreadnanght trials. The Temeraire, the third shin or this class will be launched the lat. ter part of August.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
IS RAISING FINE PEACHE
]. C. Adams Says Has Pfsv'n''a ,
 by Cutting Foliage.

]. G. Adams is showlns :. fine peaches of the ElOe''s . Stump of the World s'''~. u.', grown on his place ID ~ N They are free from the r0s !, a,,,ss sss' has been so disastrous 'op
 in and about Mena this ysa" ',, tl
 Mr.Adams is enthuas'ie 01N \, success in developing suIa <. ts feet fruit, and says tlia' r ,stttI been enabled to prevent .d ,bs by pruning the foliage e, ,'i ,O h| letting the sunshine g.';nS ge. v ils fruit. He did the prua's;a a ,;oss. before the fruit began 10 "
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
NEN YORK'S NAVE IF F|RE
Twenty Persons Dead, IS Injured and Much Property Destroyed
 in Eastern Metropolis.
cONEY ISLAND SWEPT BY THE FLAMES
Many Amusement Attractions and Score of Hotels in Ruins-Black Hand Held Responsible for De- struction of Six-story Tenement Surxncr Hotel Burned.

New York, July 30-Shocking loss of human life and destruction of pro perty estimated at more than $1,0OO,- GOO were caused by fires in New York and its immediate vicinity in the 24 hours ending at o'clock Mon day morning. Twenty persons are dead and 15 suffering from injuries as a result of the burning of a six story double tenement in Chrystie street, and financial loss resulted from the destruction of the Long Beach hotel at Long Beach, l.. l., Monday, and the Steeple Chase Park and other property at Coney Island Sunday. In addition, the steamship Hamilton of the Old Dominion line, came into port Sunday with part of her hold ablaze The Hamilton was at her dock before any of the pas sengers knew there was a fire on board. The flames were extinguished after about s15,000 damage had been done.
 The explosion of a bomb placed, the police believed, by agents of the Black Hand in an Italian grocery store on Chrystie street, started the fire which swept through the Teeming Italian tenement and destroyed the lives of score of people and in jured 15 others. The noise of the ex' plosion caused a panic in the densely populated district. The police say that many perished in the flames, fearing to escape to the streets, where they believed death awaited them from the dreaded Black Hand. A sec ond explosion from a kerosene tank followed and the whole lower floor was a mass of flames from blazing oil. The fire shot up the stairways, cutting off all escape from those in the bedrooms above. Many rushed to the fire escapes which became clogged with frightened people. The house was filled with dense smoke and the flames rushing upstairs, drove the half crazed people toward the roof. The flames killed many as they were about to be rescued from the roof, while others were overcome by smoke. There were many heroic res. cues by firemen.
 The bodies of the dead were found in all manAer of places. Four wom- en were discovered dead in a closet where they had rushed to hide from the flames which found the mout. The body of woman was found lying over a child as though she had tried te protect it from the flames. Five bodies were found crowded around one door way on the top floor, show ing that they had been struck down while trying to escape.
 The fire wave first struck Coney Island Sunday, and before 1t subsided, Steeple Chase Park, a score of hotels and many amusement attractions were in ruins and many persons were homeless. The next fire was the steamship fire. Then came the Chrystie street tenement disaster and next the Long Beach hotel, Monday was destroyed. The 800 guests were all in their beds when the flames were discovered. but all left the building in safety.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
Road Notice.

The undersigned petitio,hhssieS eSoiohei ' .,' road district No. 8, will ~ alt..,rt .n uresen! " % l9o7. of the Polk County voaaf esiahbal,ft petition for the laying out ai'u ,n sad r'a' < new public or county roau "
 triet as follows, 10 wit; inc wesi pas
 Besinnine at q point on ss snf in Togps'ssS inc SWiI NWl{ Of Section ~r sds ponh TX S. Ranee 30 W, about 70 AA;,H uSSW1t Psss PP,ss sonthwest corner of said sWssssnec easissssg settlement road, running sssecllon &a agss,fa east line of said sWi4 NV <! ,f aboai Z N south on inc line to q pom, of iiss.i isse north of the southeast oo' aast palaigIsssll SWiI of section 2s, thence she si SE ssA hand line to the east llne o' or ,p near lhs h.ss section 2s. thence south vi stgl ses's sa west corner of the NV t,e to easi ,Ssl thense east ouc-quarter " ,lii fo the soa. sald N WI SWl Section n, ns,anth ops :ss. cornes of same; thence Ey rnsr Of mile to the southwest s,ons S8, n or sss gs N section 2s. thence east ai9ns inc Co ihf practicable to the seetloh, h,stan pl aneees ae;an" pgbIic road. total a's'' one and one-half uiilts' F. N
 T.. b. Reid, and QsF'
 J. NJ. owens, ., ,al7.
 Dated sh.s 28d day ol lgAA{ t
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
Brewers Paying in kansas

Topeka, July 2S.-The Val Rlatz company. the only one of the nine brewing companies against which custer and receivership proceedings were instituted which has given m the fight in Kansas and paid lis costs, has paid s4.O49 in court The Anheuser'Bush and Pabst companies have given notice that they viii aIso pay their costs and make no further uSat ln the custer cases
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The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
Jaus ReoarrIsonlno Korea.

Seoul July s0-AlI the reinforce ments of the Twelfth brigade have landed The regafrisonins of Korea by Japanese troops according to the new plan of occupation will be com pleied by Tuesday evening
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01

Miss Anna Mcdonald returned Monday from Horatio, where she had been to relieve the tele- phone operator at that place, who has been ill for several days.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01

c. G. Plemous of Minneola, Ark, took out marriage license last Friday. The bride-to-be's name is Eivira Parsons. Her home is in Hartley, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01

J. T. Winton was up from near Rocky last week and took the new edger for the M. D. and J. T. Wiutou saw-mill to the mill grounds on his return.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01

Mrs. Sallie Moseley arrived last week from Kosoma, l. T. She was accompanied by Miss Beulah Harrison, who has been visiting there several weeks.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01
WILL HELP MAKE
 MENA BEAUTInl
Citizens. County Court and sh. District Unite to Secure a uorv Lawn Mower for Park and
 Public Grounds.

Father Gallagher has fur ,u.. time felt the urgent need of i, large lawn mower and roller tr use in improving and canug Ir the lawns iu the park. He bss tated for some time to ask Is further contributions because \. people had already SO liba,Df contributed to the work.
 However, when the need ss pointed out, the response wss s hearty that it was deciied \ make a trial, and the sppnds ton of the people of Meua lt the park is best shown by Id ready support given the cause.
 As the court house lawns la to be nicely parked and hxei |, under the direction of Judr Prickett, and the school boill needed I lawn mower 10 keep ta school yards in tidy coudilios both assisted, with the provisia that they would have ihe used the machine. Only few isIEa more is needed.
 The subscribers and amourA given follows:
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01

Mir. and Mrs. w. J. Townsend of Ink left on the Traveller Tues
 day for Hartford, Ark. They were accompanied as far north as Howe, l. T., by their son, Deunis.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-08-01

Uncle Polk Hendricks returned Monday from short visit with relatives at Weleetka, 1. T. He was accompanied home by his daug hter, Mrs Mitchell.