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The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
Metals h Bad Uoor.

A German scientist has just de clared that every metal has it's characteristic odor. Not every one can detect the odor of co.( tin. copper or aluminium, but when pieces of such metals are heat ed to moderate degree they givq 1T strong smells, distinguishable b. anybody. At higher temperatures metals lose all trace of smell but again give of an odo. on being heat. ed after lapse of several hours in 8 cold state. Coined silver and gold often have a susnieions taint.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
,nolctmen, or wnee,eo rrane

Of the noise of London streets
 caused by the hackney coach. Taylor. the old water poet. wrote. Tt makes such hideous rumbling in the streets by many churches doors, that peoples ears are stopped with the noise, where
 by they are debarred of their edifying which makes faith so fruitless. good works so barren, and charity as cold at midsummer as if 1t were a great frost. By this means souls are robbed and starved of their heavenly mama. |"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
aIamen. ohlset to MalkInu.

The Siamese. above all nations in the world. hate to walk no such mode of progression is tolerated by Siam ese if he or she can by any means ride. A Venetian gondolier will walk sometimes; even Hollander will ride on his rough cart. but Bangkok man mot If he can help 1t. His family boat for aim. Windsor Magazine
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
JAPS ISSUE 4 STATEMENT
Declare the Recent Assaults in San Francisco Due to Racial
 Prejudice.
10 PHOvOCATION GIVEN FOR OUTRAGEs
The Leading Japanese Residents of the City Say That Scarcely Day Goes by That Some Threatening Demonstration is Not Made Against Them.

San Francisco, May 3t,-The Jap anese Association. composed of lead ing Japanese residents Wednesday made the following statement of the Japanese view of recent assault com mitted against Japanese in this city.
 In the first place, the Japanese residents of San Francisco realize the fact that present conditions in this city made it very difficult for the authorities to extend full protec tion. They understand that the strike upon street railways puts heavy tax upon the police force and that it Is impossible to guard all places at times against the lawless element of the community.
 'They are fully convinced, however, that much of the violence to which they had been subjected is due to ra- cial prejudice and that the attempts which are being made in certain quar- ters to have it appear that the trou- ble Is confined to quarrels between laboring men, incidentally involving the Japanese, are without foundation.
 Tn support of this view they direct attention to the fact that the Japan ese restaurants have been systemati- cally annoyed and simultaneously at tackled. Hardly day goes by, in the territory south of Market street, that some threatening demonstration Is not made by roughs and hoodlums against Japanese places of business In that quarter"
 They simply desire that the true facts of these assaults should be plac- d before the American people, believ- ing implicitly in the fairness and sense of justice of that tribunal.
 "In the meantime they sincerely regret the necessity of calling for special police protection but believe 1t wiser to make that demand now rather than wait until some overt action of the mob element shall pre- cipitate more serious troubles and possibly b'oodshed."
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
No. 7lea.
No. 7l6s.
 REPORT OF THE CONDITION ov THE FIRST NATIONAL RAyr At Mena, in the State of Arta Dhl't close of business, May % "lassS lss ai tA

RESOURCES, Loans and Discounts
 Overdrafts, secured and unsec,roa lnels U. $. Bonds to secure circuIation Ns Premiums on U. $. Bonds 5)ars Bonds, securities, etc. llMl Banking house, furniture andax g5sf
 lures Due from National Banks moi ro Bssp
 serve agents1
 Due from approved reserve aoen,, lsls Checks and other cash items sos, Notes ofother National Banks &a Fractional paper currency ,nickels Sl&l
 and cents
 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank ,,. lAa spece SS.l91 la Redemption fund with U. S. Treas Hl1l
 urer 6 per cent of clrculationt Total "
 LIABILITIES. 119tl Capital stock paid in Surplus fund sN4l Undivided profits, less expenses Bfl
 and taxes paid
 National Bank notes outstanding .S1l Due to State Banks and Bankers %Nl Dividends unpaid A8l Individual deposits subject 10 V
 check M Demand certificates of deposit nsxi. Certified checks tBl Cashiers checks outstanding M Total s5ssS-,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
Brainy.

"Awfully bulging forehead, hasn't he, Must be very brainy.'
 "Brainy! Why, that man can take up a problem in bridge and analyze 1t and give you his deductions. and then show you just how the cards should fall for six deals ahead. He's brainy. all right"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-06-06
state of Arkansas

state of Arkansas County of Polk ss l, l.. C. Acruman, cashier of tha :. named bank, do solemnly swear KY ,ha. ae0se above statement is true to inc hos. 'aal n, N Knowledge and belief Y0s' oi ag
 l.. c. Acruman. r,sh,.. Subscribed and sworn to before ,,e aasnlei .ali 22nd day of May, 1907. 'ns "
 K. w. Alley. Notary psAu. My commission ex pires March 4 lss "0as Correct--Attest:
 c. A. smith.
 c. Loehrdee
 J. c. Jackson
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
She Had IF.

Secretary Shaw paid visit to the
piebelt region of New England the past
summer. He stopped one night at q
small country hotel, where the youthful
daughter of the proprietor off1ciated as
waitress. Seating himself at the break
fast table the next morning Mr.. Shaw
asked: "Have you any breakfast food,
young lady?" The ingenious little Yer
monter stared perplexedly at the sec
rotary, cast her eyes with significance
over the well-laden table, upon which
was spread the usual assortment OF
preserves jellies, pickles, Worcester
shire sauce, ham, eggs and bread, and
Stammered out: Excuse me, sir, but
what did you want?" "Why, some
breakfast food, please" repeated Sec
rotary Shaw, politely. The girl frOwn-
ed and then, with sudden illumination
of the distinguished guests meaning,
replied glibly, "Oh, yes, sir; we have
apple, pumpkin, gooseberry, and be-
lieve-squash pie!" And she hurried
from the room to execute Secretary
Shaw's order.-EXchange
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
The Adopted Child.


Lady
Why wouldst thou leave me. On. gentle
child?
Thy home on the mountain is bleak and
wild,
A straw-roofed cabin with lowly WALL
Mine is a fair and a pillared hall,
Where many an image of marble CLEANS,
And the sunshine Of pictures forever
streams.
Boy
Oh, green is the turf where my brothers
play,
Through the long, bright hours of the
summer day;
They find the red cupmoss where they
climb.
And they chase the bee Ger the scented
thyme,
And the rocks where the heathfower
blooms they know:
Lady, kind lady, oh, let me go!
Lady
Content thee, boy, in my bower to dwell !;
Here are sweet sounds which thou lowest
we'll,
Flutes on the air in the Silly noon,
Harps which the wandering breezes tune,
And the silvery wood note of many a
bird,
Whose voice was ne'er in thy mountains
heard.
Boy
My mother sings at the twilight's fall,
A song of the hills, far more sweet than
all;
She sings it under our own green tree
To the babe half slumbering on her knee !;
l dreamed last night of that music low
Lady, kind lady, oh, let me go!
Lady
Thy mother hath gone from her cares to
rest,
She hath taken the babe on her quiet
breast;
Thou wouldst meet her footstep, my boy,
no more,
Nor hear her song at the cabin door;
Come thou with me to the vineyards nigh
And we'll pluck the grapes of the richest
dye.
Is my mother gone from her home away?
But know that my brothers are there at
play,
L knOW lucy dIG Inc LOASlOfS
bell,
Or the long fern leaves by the sparkling
we'll,
Oh, they launch their boats where the
bright streams flow,
Lady, kind lady, oh, let me go!
Lady
Fair child, thy brothers are wanderers
now,
They sport no mere on the mountains
brow;
They have left the fern by the springs
green side,
And the streams where the fairy barks
were tried;
Be thou at peace in thy brighter lot,
For thy cabin home is lonely spot.
Boy
Are they gone, all gone from the sunny
hill?
But the bird and the blue fly rove DER
it still,
And the red deer bound in their gladness
free,
And the heath is bent by the singing bee,
And the waters leap and the fresh winds
blow
Lady, kind lady, oh. let me go!
EoIio;o Harnanc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
scALY ERUPTION ON BODY.

Doctors and Remedies FruitIess-Suf-
fered Ten Yeara-COmpIeteIy Cured
by Cuticura.
Small sores appeared on each of my
lower limbs and shortly afterwards
they became so sore that l could
scarcely walk. The sores began to heal,
but small scaly eruptions appeared. The
itching was SO severe that l would
scratch the sores until the blood be-
gan to flow. After I suffered thus
about ten years 1 made a renewed eff
fort to effect cure The eruptiOns by
this time had appeared on every part
of my body except my face and hands.
The best doctor in my native county
and many remedies gave no relief. All
this was fruitless. Finally my hair be-
gan to fall out and 1 was rapidly be
coming bald. A few months after,
having used almost everything else,
thought would try Cuticura Ointment
and Cuticura Soap. After using three
boxes 1 was completely cured, and my
hair was restored, after fourteen years
of suffering and an expenditure of at
least $50 or $50 in vainly endeavoring to
find a cure. B. Hiram Mattingly, Yer
million, S. Oak, Aug. Is, 1906"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
A SMALL SECRET.

Couldn't Understand the Taste OF
His Customers.
Two men were discussing the variooG
food products now being supplied in
such variety and abundance.
One, grocer, said, II frequently
try a package or so of any certain ar
ticle before Offering it to my trade, and
in that way sometimes form a different
idea than my customers have.
For instance, thought I would try
some Postum Food Coffee, to see what
reason there was for such call for it.
At breakfast didn't like it and supper
proved the same, so l naturally con-
Guided that my taste was different from
that of the customers who bought 1t
right along.
"A day or two after, waited on
lady who was buying 25c package
and told her couldn't understand how
one could fancy the taste Of Postum.
81 know just what Is the matter,
she said, you put the coffee boiler on
the stove for just fifteen minutes, and
bCA A41AulCS VI LIltlb lilly ~
and perhaps five minutes it boiled, now
If you will have it left to boil full nj
teen minutes after it commences TO
boil, you will find a delicious Java-like
beverage, rich in food value Of gluten
and phosphates, so choice that you Will
never abandon 1t, particularly when
you see the great gain in health Well
l took another trial and sure enough
1 Joined the Postum army for good, and
life seems worth living since l have
gotten rid of my old time stomach and
kidney troubles"
Postum is no sort Of medicine, but
pure liquid food, and this, together
with q relief from coffee, worked the
change. There's a Reason"
Read "Ths Road to WellVille," In
pkgs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
The MOdestY of Women

Naturally makes them shrink from tho
indicate questions, the obnoxious en-
Rminations, and unpleasant local treat
mentS, which some physicians consider
essential in the treatment Of diseases Of
women. YET. if help can be had, it is
better to submit to this ordeal than lsa
the disease grow and spread. The trouble
is that so often the woman undergoes ali
the annoyance and shame for nothIngi
ThOuSa ndS\ Qf women who have been
cured BX DR.. FRierce'S Favorite Prescrip.
ton writS> in depreciation Of the cure
which diSpes1SeS >WlSh the examinations
and local treatmentsSST There is no Other
medicine so Sure-and- safe for delicate
women as "Favorite Prescription" Is
cures debilitating drains, irregularity and
female weakness. 1t always helps. Is
almost always cures. It Is strictly non.
alcoholic, non secret, all its ingredients
being printed on its bottle-wrapper; con-
tainS no deleterious or habit-formina
drugs, and every native medicinal root
entering into its composition has the full
endorsement of those most eminent in the
several schools of medical practice. Some
of these numerous and strongest of pro-
fesSional endorsements of its ingredients,
will be found in a. pamphlet wrapped
around the bottle, also in boolIleE@aiIed
free on request, by DR.. r. Y. Pierce, of
Buffalo, N. Y. These professional en-.
dorsements should have far more weight
than any amount of the ordinary lay, OF
professional testimonials.
The most intelligent women now-a-days
insist on knowing what they take as med
icine instead of opening their mouths like
lot of young birds and gulping down
Al az n.
scription is of KNOWN COMPOSITION. Il
makes weak women strong and sick
women well.
DIR. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free
on receipt of stamps to pay expense of
mailing o1llg. Send to Dr.. r. Y. Pierce.
Buffalo, n. Y, 81 one-cent stamps for pa
covered, or 81 stamps for cloth-bound.
If sick consult the Doctor, free of charge
by letter. All such communications are
held sacredly confidential
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorata
and regulate stomach, liver and bowels,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24

Mrs. Emma Stolt, 1869 Oneida ST., Ap-
pleton, Wis, writes:
"Peruna has done me a great deal OF
good since 1 began taking it and l am
always glad to speak good word for it.
Three years ago | was in wretched
condition with baCkaCheS, bearing
down pains, and at times was so sore
and lame that l could not move about. l
had inflammation and irritation, and al
though l used different remedies they did
me no good.
"a neighbor who had been using Pc
runa advised me to try it, and am glad
that 1 did. l began to improve as soon
as l took it and l felt much better.
II thank you for your fine remedy. 1t
Is certainly GOdSend to sick
women"
Catarrh of the Internal Organs.
Miss Theresa Bertles, White Church,
No., writes:
81 suffered with catarrh of the stom-
ach, bowels and internal organs. Every
thing l ate seemed to hurt me. | never
had a~passage of the bowels without
taking medicine. / was so tired MORN
ings, and ached all over. l had a pain
in my left side, and the least exertion or
excitement made me short of breath.
"Now, after taking Peruna for six
months, am as we'll as l ever was. Pc
runa has worked wonders for me. l be-
lieve Peruna is the best medicine in the
world, and l recommend it to my friends"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
Getting Out from Under.

From the depths of her inner conscious
ness Mrs. Shelley had evolved a hideous
monster in the shape of human being
but destitute of all the moral attributes
of humanity.
STILL" she reflected, "no fair minded
person can accuse me of being a nature
faker. 1 am not charging nature with
having any hand in the production of
this monstrosity."
In celebrating the story, however, she
cleverly lodged all responsibility by put
ting the entire blame on a helpless and
unsuspecting student of the name Of
Frankenstein.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
ONE MANS EXPERIENCE IN WEST.
ERN CANADA.

There Are Thousands OF OppOrtunt-
ties I'm This Land OF Opportunity.
10 the Editor-Dear Sir:
The following experience of an I'LL
nois man who went to Western Canada
six years ago is but one of the thou
sands Of letters that could be repro
duced showing how prosperity follows
the settler on the fertile lands of West
ern Canada. This letter was written to
the Chicago agent of the Government
OF the Dominion of Canada and is dated
at Evarts, Alberta, Apr: 8, 1907:
1t is six years the 9Th Of this month
since l and family landed in Red Deer,
family sick and only $500 in my peck
ct. Bought a SIP lot, built a 12x14
shack and went to work as a carpen-
ter. Next May sold for $500 chad add
ed 16x1S building to shack. Purchased
two lots at $40 each and built a 2Sx28
two-story building and sold for $3.50.
Filed on a quarter section 80 miles
northwest OF Red Deer and have spent
three years on it, and am well pleased.
Quarter all fenced and cross fenced,
wire and rail, 212 miles Of fence. House
29x31 feet on stone foundation. Last
year was my first attempt to raise
grain, IA acres Of fall wheat, yield
grand, but was frosted Aug. 2, was cut
Aug. 16 and made good pig feed. Had
~ acres fall rye that think could
not be beat. A farmer from Dakota
cut it for me; he said he never saw
such heavy grain anywhere. Straw
was feet high. I had acres of
Proved barley on fall breaking that
did not do SO well, yet it ripened and
gave me all the feed 1 need for stock
and seed for this spring. 1 did not
have grain threshed, so can't give yield,
but the wheat would have gone at least
% bu. to the acre. Have a log stable
31x35 feet, broad roof and two smaller
buildings for pigs and chickens.
have lived in Harvey, Ill, and know
something about it I have been hun
cry there, and though able and willing
to work could get none to do. One Sat
urday evening found me without any
supper or a cent to get it with. A
friend, surmising my situation, gave
me a dollar, which was thankfully ac-
cepted and later paid back. Wife and
are thankful we came here We were
living near Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, as perhaps
you remember visiting me there and
getting me headed for the Canadian
Northwest and a happy day it has
proved for me. 1 have not grown rich,
but am prospecting. 1 would not take
$4,000 for my quarter now. The past
winter has been a hard one, but 1
worked outside the coolest day (52 be-
low all day and did not suffer. We
are getting a school started now that is
badly needed.
Our P. o., Everts, Is about Is miles;
there is another office miles, but it is
not convenient to us. Wife and I
would not exchange our home here for
anything Illinois has to offer. Yours
truly,
(Signed) E. KIMBERLEY.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
STREETS IN A BIG STORE.
The Piles OF Merchandise Are Num-
bered Like Houses.

The Piles OF Merchandise Are Num-
bered Like Houses.
In a large wholesale grocery house
in Kansas City the lanes that intersect
the great piles OF merchandise have
been named as streets, and the stacks
of boxes, bags and packages have each
been marked with a number, as the
houses upon city streets are numbered.
The other day member of the firm
gave the following order to trucker I:
go over to Easy street, get that
bunch Of swells and take them to par
lor S"
A stranger in the big store would
not have known what that order meant.
The trucker knew.
All canned goods that swell from the
formation of gases inside are called
''swells" In the grocery trade. In this
house all "swells" are kept in room
upstairs called "parlor s." easy
street" Is a lane that leads down to
"Fairyland," the big room where many
girls work putting up packages.
"Clabber alley" is the lane which
passes through the great stacks Of con-
densed milk. "Corncake lane" goes
through the cornmeal packages and
barrels.
The system Of naming the streets
and dividing the different brands of
goods into numbers facilitates the bust
ness Of order filing to the extent that
almost twice the work can be done now
by the same number of order filters
that could be done few years ago.
Kansas City Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
niSeOurared.

Lovely Fancee-Oh, George, some
times think 1 would rather die than be
married
George-What, darling! Rather die?
Lovely Fancee-Yes; you don't have
TO rehearse half dozen times for that,
you know.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
STONE CURES ALL DISEASES.

Near the little village of Lanyon, in
Cornwall, England, there is an ancient
stone to which considerable mystery is
attached. It is known as the ''men-an-
tol," that name probably having been
bestowed on it in Druidical times.
Many superstitious Cornishmen and
women, too, even in this enlightened
age, believe that the stone has curative
properties. Children afflicted with st.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
Romance and Reality.

France of a marriage broken up by
suspicion that the bride had cloven
hoof?"
"No. But / know some unromantic
stories of marriages broken up by the
certainty that the man had cloYen
breath. "-Philadelp Ledger.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24

and brought awful
headaches and dir
" spells. / was all
unstrung, weak and
nervo US, could
scar ely tOtter
about. Pains in the
side and back COM
pie ly unnerved
me. My food dis
tressed me, I look
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
Equally Wise.

Uncle Zeke dining at corner restau-
rant)-Waitin' for the last course, are
we? What little chunks o. butter they
give you hereI l don't reckon, Henry,
you ever churned in your life, did you?
You wouldn't know when the butter was
comm.
City Nephew entertaining him)-
Probably not, uncle. But 1 can always
tell when the cheese is coming.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
FRANKLIN'S KITE.

The Philosophers Famous Expert-
ment as Described by Himself.
The famous kite experiment is de-
scribed by Franklin in letter dated
Oct. 10, 1852: snake a small cross Of
light sticks of cedar, the arms SO long
as to reach to the four corners Of q
large, thin silk handkerchief when ex-
tended. Tie the corners of the hand
kerchief to the eXtremities of the cross,
so you have the body OF kite, which,
being properly accommodated with a
tail, loop and string, will rise in the
air like those made of paper, but be-
ing made of silk is better fitted to bear
the wet and wind Of a thunder gust
without tearing. To the top Of the up
right stick of the cross is to be fixed a
very sharp pointed wire rising foot
or more above the wood. To the end
of the Irvine next the hand is to be
tied a silk ribbon, and where the silk
and Irvine join a key may be fastened.
This kite is to be raised when thun-
der gust appears to be coming on, and
the person WHO nOluS TIC SIAAH5 muse
stand within a door or window or I'M
der some cover so that the silk ribbon
may not be wet and care must be tax
en- that the Irvine does not touch the
frame of the door or window. AS soon
as the thunderclouds come over the
kite the pointed wire will draw the
electric fire from them and the kite,
with all the Irvine, will be electrified
and stand out every way and be at
tracted by an approaching finger. And
when the rain has wet the kite and
Irvine you will find the electric fire
stream out plentifully from the key on
the approach Of your knuckle."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
Her Given Age.

Bacon-The average age of persons
arrested in New York City is 221a
years and one out of five is a woman.
Egbert-I suppose the age liable to
be given by the woman brings the aver
age away down.-Yonkers Statesman.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24

''That lawyer, declare, is a regu-
lar shark"
''Well, should say, he belongs more
to the fee-line species. "-Baltimore
American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
What,a In a Names

1--WE are going to establish shelter
for cats where they can stay till they
get a good permanent home. What
name would you suggest for it?"
"Why not call it a pousse cafeY'-
Baltimore American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
Mazda Him Rich.

slow ridiculous it is" remarked the
wealthy tailor, Ito say that clothes don't
make the man"
'@Think SOP" queried his friend.
"Why, of course; they've made me-"
Philadelphia Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24

Vitus' dance and other nervous ailments
are passed naked through the hole in
the stone three times, and are then
drawn three times along the grass
against the sun. The same rites are
practiced for spinal diseases.-New
York-World.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-24
The "NIoraI, Aspect.

When a man claims he won 'mor
al" victory it means he has had the
stuffing licked out of him.-Topeka Cap
ital.