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The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-14
GENT IT TO THE BAR.
Orchestra Leader Mlsread Requsst fer
 sshuhert's Ssrenads.

While dining at one of the hotels I e- csntly a Washington girl said to her escort. T wish that orchestra would play Schubsrt's 'ssrsRads. "All we've got to do Is to have the waiter tell the orchestra leader" said the man. But you'd better write it. The waiter will Do sure to get the message wrong if you don't" So on the back of an envelope the young woman wrsts. in | beautiful angular hand her request for Schubsrt's "Sersnads, !" and told the waiter to take 1t to the leader. The waiter WAS gone a lonx time. but st last he appeared with | foaming bsaker. Tt took some time" he said apologstically. T understood you to tell me the message was for the orchestra leader, so l took 1t to hiH. He read what you wrote aad thea laughed and told me to carry the order to the bar, for that was the place to get . ssltzer lemonade" And angular writing had scored another triumph.
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MUSIC AND MEMORY.

Sir Walter Parratt, the master oi the kings music, performed a re- markable feat when staying with some musical friends at Tenbury some years ago. To while away the evening chess was suggested, and Sir Walter proposed that he should sit at the piano and play from nem- ory, while he opposed two friends on the ehessboard at the same time. The challenge was accepted, and, xith his bael, to the board, Sir Wal. ter sat at the piano and played Chopin and Mendelssohn, calling out his moves whenever necessary. lie won his game in three-quartera of an hour.
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EnnthaIl la 1koa

The gentle game of football is de- scribed thus in work entitled "Anat- omie of Abuses" published In 1884: For protest unto you 1t may rather be called friendly kinde of fight than . play of recreation. bloody and murth. ering practice than q sport or pastime. for dooth not eyesy one lys in waight for his adyersaries. seeking to over throw him and to picke him on his nose, though 1t be on hard stones. so that by this means sometimes their backs. sometimes their legs, some times their armes. sometimes one part thrust out of joynt, sometimes an other: sometimes the noses gush out with blood: sometimes their eyes start oDt'
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THEIR ONLY NEED.
|. Was Not Filled bst the Sergeant Was Here.

rord Dundonald. commander in .s,of of the Canadian militia. recently .ava a dinner at Tsronto to the msM s..s of the governor generals body
 ard the crack mounted troop of Canada Notwithstanding his lord. snin,s title of nobility and his high military rank he is very democratic. rnripg the progress of the dinner he nsds a tour of the tables. aceonHaai- . by members of his staf. and wish ing to put the men completely at their n.sa made a few commeRplaos re- saarks and asked if there waz any .ning they desired to have.
 .sNow. don't be backward" he said. a1f everything is not all right just say SO"
 of course no one would think of nskIpx a complaint to the commander <. obief at such time, but as he a.kad once more if there was not .omething the men desired, a sergeant .roas saluted and said, We would ,ita to have some oysters"
 The absurdity of the request. on . rad bot summers night. was SO pal r.ble his lcrdship was siisncsd, and ,. walked quietly on. asking no moro questions The sergeant. however, was the hero of the evening for having dared to speak to real live lord.
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ti,rna sn har.s,a akuIl.

A recently acquired abnormAlity of the British museum is the skull of an English horse showing pair of rudimentary horns on the forehead Older specimens are portion of | similar skull with the horns and mod els of the foreheads of two thorough breds having horns. The skin extends uniformly over the horns. with no sign of thickening or hardening Just what these hornlike growths signify h per. picking naturalists, as none of the an eestral horses or immediately related species were horned animals. and If there is no hereditary influence 1t is remarkable that so many freak ap- pendages should appear in the same place
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A Reliable Remedy for croup.

With the dry, cold weather of the early winter months. parents Of croupy children should be on the alert for ominous sy mptoms. .nambrlain's Cough Remedy is kept In the nome. lf this medicine Is given as soon as he child becomes hoarse or even after the sroupy ccagh has appeared, the attack may pc warded ofr. Mrs. $. Roinsthal, of Turner Mlchigan says: "We have used Chamber iAihs Cough medicine for ourselves and chii- uien Tor several years and like 1t very much. lshink it is the only remedy for croup and san highly recommend it." For sale ny 'aeks9n Drug Co.,, and all Dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-14
How Bsars Play.

In q recently published work nat uralist gives some Interesting facts concerning the playtime of animals. The bear is supposed by many to be a rather solemn animal, but hs is given to pranks at times, and even indulges in antics that closely re- semble games played by children. The naturalist observed three cups repeatedly playing game very much like tag A cub would chase the oth- CTS. until he cufred one with his paw; then the one hit took up the chase. If may be that the writer's imagina ton put more system into the play than actually was there. However hears in geological gardens have bsen known to turn somersaults, and they take to dancing 90 readily that It IS easy to train them to take certain steps.
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Dense Population.

Of the worlds greatest cities Paris has the greatest number of inhabi- tants to the acre. For its 2.73l,0 ,00o in habitants an area of only l9.27s acres is available, so that each acre has 142 inhabitants. Berlin is almost as thick Iy populated. inasmuch as its city ground (now almost entirely built up) comprises only 15,56s acres, and in this space 2,034,U.0 people live. or 131 to each acre. The conditions are con siderably better in London. where 4. 53G.00O people live in an area of 75.- sT0 acres, CT 60 to the acre.
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TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE }, 1878.
 Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,

tAtnutfif Afk.s OctuDtf fU, lJUl. Notice is hereby given that in com pllance with the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3. 1878, entitled 'sAn act for the sale Of timber lands in the States Of California, Ore gon, Nayada, and Washington Territory" as to all the Public Land States by act of August A. 1892,
 JAMES A. NORRIS, Of Bigger, County of Polk, State Of Arkansas hns this day led In this office his sworn statement, No. 1273 for the purchase Of the NEL NEl4, Section 3I. and NJ NWi4, Of Sec ton No g, in Township No. south, Range No. 28 West, and will offer proof to show that the land sought is more valuable for its tim her or stone than for agricultural purposes. and to establish his claim to said land before Circuit Clerk or PoIk County at Mena, Ark, on Monday, the 23rd day of December, 1907. He names as witnesses: Columbus F. Fur, Reuben J. Philpot, Ciaud Barrett and Robert l.. Norris, all of Egger, Ark.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely the aboye-described lands are requested to file their claims in this office on or before said 23rd day Of December, 1907.
 H. G. Friedheim, Register.
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Subject te Attachmsnt.

Kansas City man recently wrote to lawyer in another town of the state asking for information touching the standing of . psrsen there who had owed the Kaasas City individual a considerable sum of money for . long time. W
 What property has hs that could attach?" was enc of the questions asked.
 The lawyers reply was to the peint.
 The person to whom you refer V he wrote. died year ago. He has left nothing subject to attachment ex- cept his widow"--Harpsr's Weekly.
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GOT sUTLER's OPINION.

After Benjamin F. Butler had become we'll established in his law practice, there were times when he required assistance in preparing cases. On one particular occasion he enlisted the services of young and inexperienced lawyer to look after the minor deails of the case
 The friends of the young man congratulated him on his good for tune in being associated with such learned counsel, and after the trial piled him with all sorts of ques- tions concerning his particular part in the preparation of the case.
 Did you offer any suggestions or advance any theories that tended to strengthen your case, or did the learned counsel with whom you were associated at any time during the trial consult you on any phase of the case or even ask your opin- ion ?"
 "Yes," replied the young legal light, "he did once. It was during the cross-examination of witnesses by the opposing counsel, which had continued at considerable length, that MT. Butler, becoming irritated at the slowness of procedure, turned about in his seat and, motioning for me to incline my ear, whispered in a moderate but impressive manner :: I think these seats are - hard. don't you ?'
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AI.W Y w SICK.

When . man says he always was sick troubled with a cough that lasted all winter --what would you think The should say--he never was sick since using Ballard's Hore- hound Syrup. Such man exists.
 MT. J. c. Clark, Denver, Colorado, writes: "For years was troubled with a severe cough that would last all winter. This cough left me in miserable condition. tried Ballard's Horehound Syrup and have not had a sick day since. That's what 1t did for me-"
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Saw the Commercial Side.

"The late Sir William Henry Per kin, the inventor of coal tar dye" sald a Philadelphia chemist. "hsl . sinSa- larly lucid mind. I once heard hn talking about the nissisAary move ment. Sir William had been for years q warm supporter cf tAis movement. and he praised 1t AigAN: but h esa- demned certain phasss q R. ixustrat- ing the phase hs meant hy saota- ton from lsttsr--a letter written by the notable Capt. Dav*s b Secretary Washington about the esavsatasn sf the Indians:
 The letter ran:
 "If these people (tAs In6ians) were once brought over ts the Christian faith. they might soon bs brought to relish a more civiliseA kind cf life, and De thereby induced to consume greater quantities of our ccarser wool en manufactures.
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..we Have Many SimiIar'

The following is an extract rom iet.er ger .s- [. .,a,.aa rom MT. II. II. Meyers or stuttgart .ss. .you would greatly oblige me Y you
 .,,,a introduce Hunts Lightning oh as s,,',,',.,,IIe ui.. as have many friends ana ,a,,.,as there. in whom l am much con. cerned. and understand the VI. = ,sst St med. there. can recommend U as .ne ssd ss,,' ma ot ,cIne ever had in my house. " ou,su 'IN one "a a had case Of Bloody Flnx m iess ,ans,ar 'nAn ~ ~, half hour, and 1t cured my granau''us", shor,
 had case of Cholera Morbus In a NeiS '"'' ttmeu
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rb. sImrIe Life.

man is simple when his chief cars is the wish to be what he ought to he that is, honestly and naturally human. We may compare existence I'd raw material What 1t is, matters ,ess than what Is made of 1t; as the yalue of a work of art lies ln the Towering of a workman's skill True life is possible in social conditions the most diverse. and with natural giits inc most unequal It is not fortune or personal advantage but our .u'n. ,. ,ns them to account. that constitutes ,ne value of life. Tame adds no more ,ban does length of days; quahty !" ,ha th,ng Charles Wagner
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Be Charitable

,o vopr horses as well as to yourself You need not suffer from pains Of any sors-your horses need not suffer. Try a bottle Of Ball. ard,s snow Iiniment. It cures all pains J' Al Roberts, Bakersfield, Mo writes: 4 have nsed vour raniment for fen years and find It Inc hest have ever used for man or beast sold by Jackson Drug Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-14
Chancellor James R. Day wa

Chancellor James k. Day was once advising young undergradu- ate of Syracuse university 10 cuiti' vate tact.
 But, alasr p he said, 'I far thai advice on such subject must al-. ways be wasted. On tact the last word was spoken by Barbey d'Aure- vile when he said:
 of tact could be bought, only those already possessed of it would want to buy it'"
The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-14
A Methodist Minister Reccomends
 Chamberlain Cough Remedy

We have used Chamberlain Cough Rem edy in our home for seven years. and 1t has always proved to be reliable. We have found that 1t would do more than the mann- facturers claim of 1t. It is especially good for whooping cough.
 REV. JAMES A. LLWIS
 Pastor Milaca, Minn., M. E. Church. chamberlains Cough Remedy Is sold by Jackson Drug Co, and All Dealers.
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CONTEST NoTIcE.
Department Of the Interior. United States
 Land Office at


 Department Of the Interior, United States Land office at
 Camden, Arkansas, october 25. 1907. A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in this office by
 ROBERT T. BROWN, contestant, against homestead entry No. 22S73 made January 27, 1900, for the NWI4 SE.<, NEt4 SW1+ and sEI@ Nw4, Section ie' Township s., Range A w., by Henry l.. smith, contestee, in which 1t Is alleged that the said Henry l.. smith has wholly aban- doned the said tract and changed his resi- dence therefrom for more than six months next prior to the. date hereof In fact he never resided on De said land or improved It In any manner. Said parties are hereby notified to appear, respond, and offer evi- dence touching said allegation nt 10 O clock n. m. on December '. 1907, before w. l. Green. Clerk, at his office in Mena, Arkansas (and that final hearing will be held at 10 O clock a. m. on December 20, 1907. before) the Register and Receiver at the United States Land Of flee fin Camden, Arkansas.
 The said contestant having, in proper affi- dagit, filed october P, 1907, set forth facts which show that after due diligence personal service Of thts notice can not be made 1t k hereby ordered and directed that such notice be given by due and proper publication.
 H. c. Friedheini, Register.
 Y. l.. Mallory, Receiver.
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if He Had a Million.

Say, Noiks. if yez had . million dollars given ye today. phwat wud yea do frst?" Sure. an I'd go to the Palace hotsl~and engage . room, an I'd lave wurrud with the clerk to call me at five o'clock in the mornina :" "Why. phwat wud yer do that fsr?" "Ah." said Mike, with conplacent grin, "whin he tould me to get up I'd say: Oh, so to the divvle; I don't have to!' '"--Judge's Library.
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Name ssunasa Familiar

was turning over the leaves of a magazine one afternoon and my littls brother. three years old. happened ts be standing near. AS turned ono page l gaxed on lovely painting oy Joan of Arc. Do you know who thi, is Ralph!" I asked. He looked as 1t for second and then he said, "ob yea. I know; that's--that's-oh, you know he stammered. she's the one who swallowed the whale" He had confounded the two names of Jonah and Joan-Exchanse.
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rswaro For Youns MissourIan.

Springfield, Mo, Aug. 13.-The Mis- souri State Bankers association has offered a reward of $10O for the ap prehension of D. E. Riley, young civil engineer of this city, who is charged with forging the name oi his employer. G. W, Horton. assist snt construction engineer of the Mis xouri Pacific, to three checks. secur ing s225 from the three local banks Riley is q graduate of the Wisconsis university.
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Tok,v Wine.

This years output of the famous Tokay wine has been entirely lost iH consequence of an unexpected out. break of phylloxera. Tokay is made from grapes grown in the vineyards belonging to the Emperor Francis Jo- seph. at Hegyalja, Hungary. and 1t is now used chiefly for presents ts other crowned heads.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-14
LINGERING COLD
Withstood Other Treatment But Quickly Cured by Chamber
 Iaiu's Cough Remedy

nIast winter caught very severe cold which fingered for weeks says J. Utquhart of zephyr, ontario. -'Ny cough was very drS
 and harsh. The local dealer recommended chambelain's Cough Remedy and guaranteed ii. so eaye 1t a trIal one small bottle cured me. I believe Cham herlainis Cough Remedy to be the best have ever used. fhls remedy ,s so,d hv Jackson Drug Co. and All Dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-14
There's No Use

taking, yon can't beat Heroine for the liver. The greatest regulator ever offered to suffer- tsg humanity. Ifyou suffer from liver com plaint. if you are bilious and fretful, It's your liver, and Heroine will put 1t in It's prop e coalition. A positive cure for Constipation
 Blliousness. Dyspepsia and all Ills due to tor
 pd liver. Try abottle and you wilinever use anything else.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-14
It's Dangerous

To neglect cold the results are too often very serious. Bronchitis, Pieurisy, Pneu- monia and Consumption are frequently the consequences. Upon the appearance ofa cold sore throat or chest, use Siwmons' Cough syrup It soothes the irritation. loosens the phlegm and promptly cures you.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-14
A dood Eminent.

When YOU need good reliable lInIment try- chamberlain's Pain Balm. It has no super for for sprains and syelllngs- A piece of liam mel slightly dampened with Pain Balm is snperior to a plaster for lame back or pains i'm the side or chest. IL also relieves rheu- matic pains and makes sleep and rest poss- ib,e. For sale by Jackson Drug Co., and An Dealers,
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of Interiors Land office at
 Gnmden- Ark. Ocfnhar 2l IQn7

Camden, Ark, October 2f, l907 Notice is hereby given that Henry r. Brinkiey, Of Eagleton, Ark, has filed notice Of his intention to make final flve-year proof in support of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No. 2s034, made September [, 1904, for the N. 18 N. ". and N. w. 4 N. f.. l4, Sec. Range 3i w.. and that said proof win be made before Circuit Clerk of Polk County, at Mena, Ark, on December 3, ly07
 He names the following witnesses to,prove his continuous residence upon, and cultiva- ton Of the land, viz:
 James Williams, Andrew J. Boran, Frank Algtatt, John BlAlock ali Of EagIeton, Ark.
 II. c. FriedheIm, Register. 0et aI
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caus. and en.ct.

"Popi"
 "Yes. my son"
 T think our hen is going ts lay an egg"
 What makes you think 70. ny boy?"
 "'Cause saw her eating the egg plant in the garden today!"-Yonksrs Statesman.
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Cause and Ensct.

Plump figures" said the woman who was reading the fashions. "ars going out of style"
 'Nonsense!" answered her husband. Food is rather expensive. Bat the situation isn't as bad as that"
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waan.r i. : curatix. Aa.nt.

wagner as curative Agent.
 vsrnsa Lee has told somewhere the stsry of the marvellous effects of Wag- nsr sa . headache. One does. after a time. sNccumb to what is kind of hypnousm: the souad seems almost to clear the air. CT at least to iull enc into kind of dream in which only the sense of hearing exists.
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Eaw True.

Mildred-Of course. l care mors io. . mans true love than for the amount If money he spends" clsthildsn on, ... If coursel" Mildred-"But stih' Y. swfullv hard to hold a cheap man daar
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WARNING ORDER.

Newton F.. Youngblood. Plaintiff, ys Martha Youngblood, Defcndant.-In The Polk Chancery Court.
 The Defendant, Martha Youngblood, Is warned to appear In this Court within thirty days, and answer the com plainl or the plain tiff, Newton F. Youngblood
 Oct II, 1907 W. h Green, Clerk
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TAKES HIS VACATION ALONE.
Hard Worker Brings Arguments to
 Support His Position.

Am justified, or not" said a mar ried man, fin going off alone on my vacation? think am, the wife agrees with me; but l confess the neighbors shrug their shoulders. The case stands like this; I work hard all the year, ten full hours day; and when l come home at night, there's the wife with her worries, and there are the children with their noisy play and their noisy quarrols. So for 50 continuous weeks and on ny brief fortnight's vacation l nssd a change from all that. com plete change. Therefore I go of alone to the mountains. fish all day. and in the evening. dressed in my evening suit, l talk with beautiful young wo- nen in the hotel corridors. I want 8 change. l get 1t, and I return home a new man. But with the wife and kids along, I'd return home the same man"
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Population IncreasInq.

The population of China. according 10 the official estimates of that coun- try, was 6.504. 300 on April 1. an in- crease of 21 per cent In six years.
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homsIx Enouah.

FUHsIJ EHuugHs Towne-Hansom's fiances must simply be rolling in wealth. browne-oh! are .you acquainted with her?
 Towne-No; but INsaw her today Philadelphia Press.
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To Choose . Candidate.

There will be ss2 delegates in the republican national convention of 1908, with 497 votes necessary to a choice. Of these 992 delegates Ss2 will come from southern states.
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New citx RniIdInn.

New York City contemplates the expenditure of sd.00O.0o0 in the next .Wo years for municipal office build
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POLK COUNTY UNION.

Meets the third Wednesday iu January, April, July and October. William Martin, President and Lecturer, Rocky, Ark. j. C. Terrell, Secretary Treasurer, Rocky, Ark. A. M. Parker, Organizer, Hatfield, Ark.
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FAR MERS' UNIONS
A Roster of Local Unions, Places
 and Dates of Nee ing.

Ofieers ofunions are especially requested to notify The Star Of any changes In oil cels, meeting times or places, thus keeping the directory up-to-date aud of greatest possible value to the mem bership.
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UNION Nd. e1
RoCKy rfNIoN No. I54.

Meets lst and 3rd Saturday nights. J. R. Chambers president; Prof W. R. Shinn, sec. retary. Mena, F. Q.
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COUNTY LINE UNION NO. ST. Meets Saturday evening before the Ist and 3rd Sundays. E. $. Miller, secretary. ifast- ly r. 0.
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FowT,rR IN

ROCK SPRINGS UNION NO. Ss1. W. F.. Cox, president; J. F. Bass, secretary Quito +. O.
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HOLLY HILL UNION NO, 2f5l A. J. Edwards, president; J. r. smith, sec retary. Hartly P.O.
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HOARD CAMP uNIoN.
FIpEL1TY UNION.

Meets lst 3rd and 9th Wednesday nights. c. II. Miller, president; A. E. Wear, secretary. Board CampP. 0.
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OWEN CHAPEL UNION NO. 330. II. Z. Fowler, president: T. D. Reid secre- tary. Meets first and third Fridays oi each month at D. m. Mena P. 0.
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LIBERTY UNION No. 2a5.

Geo. Wood, president J. K. Wilcox, secre. tnry meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at ? D. ri. Egger, r. o.
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poTrrp UNIoN

BAKERS SCHOOL HOUSE UNION J. E. Davis, president; T. B. Baker, hecre- tary. Granniss F. 0.
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HOLLY GROVE UNION NO I542 E. E. Carter, president R. L, DaIrympe, secretary.
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orisin of nPl.cadIlIy.n

A new theory as to the origil of -riccsdilly." vas put forward by Archdsacon BiekerS.sth about 4e years ago, says the London Chronicle. He had discovered a PiccAdilly ameng the Chllterns, the central one of three conical hills near Ivinghos. and he learned that this hill had at enc time been known also as Peaked hill
 Might not London's Piccadilly like
 wise be peaked hill. Nc doubt the hill ia Plccacilly is not remarkably pssky, but then the same thing might ks said of the Dsrbyshirc peak itself
 There is another Piccadilly near Alb srystwith. and yet another near Bol- ton. But in the provinces one d. ways suspects borrowing from Lon don in such cases. There are Hyde Park Corners in provincial towns that have no Hyde Park to justify them N
The Mena weekly star., 1907-11-14

OLIVER CHAPEL UNION. T. c. Hill. president; J. B. Joplin, secretary Meets each Tuesday night. Mena P. o.