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The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

W. II. Cole of Cove was in town today on legal business.
 Jack Winton and Joe Terrell were in from Rocky today trad lag.
 w. M. Pipkin returned yester. day from a professional trip to Gfanniss.
 Deputy Sheriff $. w. Hilton was in from his home at Boards Camp today.
 l.. NJ. Wimberly was in from his home at Egger today looking after some business.
 Clate Lee returned Saturday from an extended visit to his old home at Paris, Ark.
 John Joplin is down at Jansscn today enjoying days hunt in tle woods near that place.
 George Henderson of Smith vile, I. T., is in the city a few 
 days having some dental work done.
 Victor Estes, formerly of thi, city but now located at Black Springs, came over yesterday on a short business trip. Mir. Graves, an industrious farmer of Langley, Pike county, was buying goods from Mena merchants today.
 Burt Todd, Fred Salyers and Jack Close drove out to the Ssl- yers ranch in Montgomery county today for few days outing.
 Mrs. Young Mckinney and daughter, Miss Vivian, returned home yesterday from a short visit with friends at Hatfield.
 w. T. Bradbury and w. w. Rowton left Saturday afternoon for Black Springs to look after their business interests at that place.
 c. A. Stewart, a prominent business man ot Kings Spur, is iu the city the guest of his brother-in-law, c. w. Copeland, and family. NJ. K. Pen,nger of Nunley was in Mcna Saturday on his way home from a business trip to Sebastian county and gave the Star a call.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ma E. Finn and |
 children returned home on the early morning train from sever al days visit with relatives ahd friends in Pittsburg, Kos.
 Lee Olney and Merle Edwards have returned to Fayetteville to resume their duties in the State University, Lee going Saturday night and Merle last night.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

Dr. Vandiver Is building two rooms, each l2x24 front on the rear of his drug store building on south Mena street. One of the rooms will be used for his office and the other for a store room,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

l.. NJ. Wimberly was in from his home at Bigger today looking after some business.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

Clate Lee returned Saturday from an extended visit to his old home at Paris. Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

c. A. Stewart, prominen, business man ot Kings Spur, is in the city the guest of his brother-in-law, c. w. Copeland, and family.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

John Joplin is down at Jansen today enjoying a days hunt in tie woods near that place.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

Burt Todd, Fred Salyers and Jack Close drove out to the Ssl- yers ranch in Montgomery county today tor few days outing.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

George Henderson of Smith vile, I. T., is in the city few days having some dental work done.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

w. T. Bradbury and w. w. Rowton left Saturday afternoon for Black Springs to look after their business interests at that place.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

Mrs. Young Mckinney and daughter, Miss Vivian, returned home yesterday from short visit with friends at Hatfield.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

Mir. Graves, an industrious farmer of Langley, Pike county, was buying goods from Mena merchants today.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

to attend meeting of the Re- publican state central committee.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

Dennis Townsend returned home yesterday from weeks pleasant visit with relatives and friends at Hartford, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

Uncle Polk Hendrix and wife returned yesterday from three weeks visit at their old home in Alabama. They had not been back since they came to Arkansas about twenty-five years ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

Victor Estes, formerly of thi, city but now located at Black Springs, came over yesterday on short business trip.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10
EULOER RLOTS.

Papa's Da ghter.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

Guy Beavers Saturday purchas- ed the Tim Chapman residence property in the east part of the city, also the lot joining it which belonged to MT. Beavers father.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

T. M. Kelly and two sons, all prosperous farmers of Montgom- cry county, were in the city to- day laying in suppy of mer- chaudise.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

duu lilCuuS nStC.
 Prickly Ash Bitters cures the kidneys, regulates the liver and the bowels. A valuable system tonic. w. c. Vandiver special agent.
 F.. E. Mcdonald who is moving to Smithville, I. T., came in Monday aud left yesterday with load of household goods.
 Dennis Townsend returned home yesterday from weeks pleasant visit with relatives and friends at Hartford, Ark.
 k. D. Foster and w. |. Under wood passed through the city to- day en route to Talihiua, where Mr. Foster is now moving.
 E. w. Hamby, school teacher at Wickes was in Mena today on business and gave the Star a pleasan; call, ordering it sent to his addr3ss.
 I. F. Stewart, who is moving from Faulkner county to Autlers, I. T., passed through the city and remained over last night with his friend, J. P. Bullion.
 T. NJ. Kelly and two sons, all prosperous farmers of Montgom- cry county, were in the city to- day laying in 8 suppy of mer- chandise.
 Guy Beavers Saturday purchas- ed the Tim Chapman residence property in the east part of the city, also the lot joining it which belonged to MT. Beavers father.
 Uncle Polk Hendrix and wife returned yesterday from three weeks visit at their old home in Alabama. They had not been back since they came to Arkansas about twenty-five years ago.
 Dr. Vandiver Is building two rooms, each 12x24 front on the rear of his drug store building on south Mena street. One of the rooms will be used for his office and the other for a store room.
 MT. and Mrs. T. B. Phelps were in from their home near Rocky today doing some trading and gave the Star call with r,- newal, returning home this after noon.
 Charles Lockwood, who for several mouths past has been sut- fering from that dreaded disease,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-01-10

K. D. Foster and w. |. Under wood passed through the city to- day en route to Talihiua, where Mir. Foster is now moving.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23

struments as fast as they could be produced.
 Henceforth it appears that the man. agement of the Bell system is going to make a sharp distinction between two departments of its activities On the one side t will deal iR telephone service. including where that is desir- ed, the rental and maintance of instru. ments. Anybody, who has the price can get Bell telephones now. and fir any number. If a householder wants to secure two telephones and the ap- paratus with which to connect house and stable he will be supplied with what has become recognized as q great improvement on the speaking tube. If an independent organization wants to purchase a million telephones with all the allied apparatus they can secure just the same plant as the companies of the Bell system possess. Whether these telephones will or will not be makes no difference so far as sale of appliances goes. Already the Western Electric company. the manufacturing associate of the Bell companies of the United States, has for some years sup piled telephones to other countries and outside of transmitter and receiver, to private interests in this country.
 The difficulty up to this time with
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23

mission-the basis of all good tele- phone service. Farmers lines, for ex- ample, have been built comparatively
 In many sections of the country and
 these, if properly equipped and main
 tained, will furnish valuable feeders
 for the toll lines of the larger system.
 The relationship of the Bell compa-
 nies to their sub-licensee allies can
 best be provided for through the sale
 outright of Bell instruments and ap- paratus. That these sub-licensee lines are becoming steadily more important part of the organization has been shown in recent annual reports. At the be- ginning of 1903 these so-called inde- pendent companies connected S4,O21 subscribers stations; at the beginning of the present year, 297,220 stations.
 Those who have watched recent hap penings among the independent tele- phone interests of the country may see a bit of interesting prophecy in the statement that as regards the Western Electric company becoming an aggres- sive competitor of the independent who. up to this time. have had a monopoly of the selling trade in this country. ''the Bell inter- ests are fully prepared either from the or, operating side of the business to meet all the needs of the public, and that they wish to demon- strate that they claim or ask no ad-
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23

l vantages- other than their ability to meet those needs under square com petitive conditions of quality and price There will be no trade war but any high prices for inferior goods under the old monopoly of the selling trade will naturally suffer loss Of buSi- ness"
 As new competitor among the manufacturers of telephonic apparatus company represents one of the largest single electric industries in the world It was started in Cleveland in lSsS as a small instrument shop. It was nov ed the following year to Chicago where in the days before Dr. Bell invented the telephone it was devoted largely to the manufacture of annuncistcrs and telegraphic instruments. IL later was a large producer of arc lamps. but dCx- ing the remarkable expansion of Bell telephone projects it has come mOrc and more to specialize on tslephonis appartus. Its scope is distinctly inter national. for at the present time the Western Electric company owns and operates factories, warehouses and of fees in the following cities Chicago. New York, San Francisco. Philadelphia. Montreal. Antwerp. Berlin. London. Paris. Tokio, St. Petersburg, Vienna and Milan.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23
THE MEMS CORNER. BY PETER FRY s.zzy1H
Investing Your Savings.
Bonds $50. Upward.

The-average nan thinks that only the rich 4n afford to buy bonas-and never was there a more costly fallacy, for the man of small savings. with the desire for investment in his heart. turns to the "fy by-night' companies that offer his stocks at any price from five to ninety nine cents. Much of this money could be diverted to legitimate channels and resp the reward of the country's pros perity, If these small investors knew that their remittances would be wei comed by the great and reputable corpo- rations. not only for the elusive stock. but for the em,nently dignihed and con- servative bond.
 In this respect the French, Dutch, Swiss and similar thrifty people are far wiser than we, for even the peasant there Is not satisfied with his ''rentes" or Government bonds, but is ready 10 empty his stocking or chimney place hoard at any time for an attractive of, fer-even in far of American bonds. And he is not mulcted nearly as often as Amer leans who have similar capital and ambi- tions. This example has had indirect benefit and some few of the railroad and corpora ton bon6s are issued at from $50 upward. Why? Because they wish to be listed on the bourses of Holland. Switzerland, etc. These thrifty nations are habitual buyers of small blocks of stock and bonds and the investigator would be surprised to what extent these shrewd. if miniature, European capital fists share in the prosperity of this coun- try.
 In the city Of Pittsburg. for example. Holland capital controls absolutely all the car lines most of the electric light ing and all the manufactured gas.
 Most bonds and short term notes. it is true. are issued at s1.ooo. and few scattered ones are listed at $500. How to purchase these on the installment plan will be explained further on.
 Municipal bonds are an excellent in- vestment. and if they were widely pur- chased by the average citizen. they would have the effect of correcting abuses more quickly than a dozen re- form movements. To great extent the credit of a city relies on honest admins trations and the investor will always vote in the safeguard of his pocketbook. It is regrettable that citizens dc not enter more into .ne finance of civic government. Ii is even more regrettable that their path Is not made easier to buy munich pal bonds
 New York city issues bonds in lots as low as s10 at per cent. and higher.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23

side orders President Theodore N.
 Vail of the American Telephone and Telegraph company has said that no considerable direct increase of in
 come is expected from this project.
 but that a great indirect advantage is foreseen from improved relations be- , tween the public and all. the associated , Bell companies. since there has been prevalent an erroneous idea that the
 charges of these companies for their Jservices have been based on a mOnOp- oly of telephone instruments. whereas
 in reality the instrument is but small
 part of the plant required in giving telephone service. The official state
 ment that has just been published in dicates that this change of policy may cause it to be more clearly understood than before by the public that the Bell companies sole claim for patronage is based on their ability to furnish the best service at reasonable prices, and not on any instrument monopoly.
 It is also explained that many ineffi- cient telephone instruments are now in use on local and private lines and that it is distinctly for the advantage of the Bell system as a whole that these should be replaced by standard instruments. in order that traffic con nections may be made among the larg- est possible number of properly equip ped lines with facilities for good trans
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23

making this broad policy general has been that the Western Electric com
 pany has needed more plant. Its full energies have been required to supply
 the demands of the Bell companies alone. The record of growth in the
 number of instruments in the hands of
 licensees and sub-licensees suggests
 the great efforts that have had to be
 creasing demand for Bell service. At
 the end of 1898 there were 772,627 in-
 Struments. transmitters and receivers,
 being counted separately. in the hands
 Of licensees. The number at the end of 1900 had grown to 1.952,412. On De-
 By the end of 1905 it had reached ]. 5.69S,25S, while the latest report of the American Telephone and Telegraph shows that at the beginning of the current year 7,101.S36 instrI- ments were interconnected in the Bell system, each one subject to mainten- ance and to replacement when worn out.
 To prepare for future demands and tc execute the new policy certain very large additions to the Chicago factory of the Western Electric company have sition to attend to the norinaIfncrease of the needs of the Bell companies and at the same time to take care of out
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23

They are tax free, as is becoming the case with similar bonds in all sections of the country. The United States gov ernment issues bonds from $50 up (though their yield is not large enough 10 make them attractive investments). Panama Canal bonds have been issued as low as saO.
 Railroad or corporation bonds very set dom are issued SO low, except when they are for listing on foreign exchanges or belong to the very attractive variety of guaranteed stocks" (These stocks. treated at length here last week, have usually been the issues of small connect ing railroads that later have been ab- sorbed by the great transportation lines and are gateways to certain regions)
 When issued by these small railroads It was necessary to gain the friendship and support of the farmers and citizens along the right of way and accordingly small denominations were the rule. They are an ideal investment. because of their guarantee, but are at a high premium
 Then there Is a way of buying A sI .OOO bond on the instaIlmeut plan, as it were.
 
 to broker and buy c high class bond. That is. the brokerage boGse loans you the nine hundred dollars necessary, for which they charge the legal rate of in- terest. the object being that you reduce the debt or mortgage on your bond in monthly payments The beauty of this plan, however, Is that the interest paya- ble to you from properly selected bond will almost, If not completely. pay the interest on your loan. Accordingly, you are buying a bond on the instailment plan-and your loan is exempt from in- terest- It Is only fair to say that this plan, while being safe and attractive, is really not very profitable to the Investor (outside of the moral effect of owning q bond and saving a regular stipend). for the interest on the brokers loan kills the interest from the bond. which on straight investment would be your re- ward If however the loan is paid of in three or four years the remaining years of the bond will yield good interest until you cash in"
 But. beyond all question of a doubt. it behooves Wall Street. which Is SO prone to criticise trust investigations and tight money" to create legitimate bonds to be listed from S1OO upwards for .he small investor. who in his unfiedged eagerness to get into the financial game invests in stocks at and 90 cents n share, and not only fritters away his substance but also his needed support to the real industries of the country.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23
'Electricity-Its Beginning.

When we speak of volts in electricity, We pay oftimes an unconscious tribute to Alexander Volta who In Paris, just one hundred years ago made public contriv- ance that assured a steady flow of cleo tricity. Ills discovery remains practically unchanged to this day. Previously. cur rent of electricity had been derived from series of pieces of zinc and copper. each bit of metal wrapped In cloth sat- urated with acid. Volta improved this by putting each zinc and copper pan In A cup by itself filled with acid From this ''crown of cups steady current was produced-and It Is this voltaic cell that has taught the modern electrician his business.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23
STANDARDIZING
 OF THE TELEPHONES
What the New Policy of the Bell Sys- tenn Means to the Public Generally.

Boston. oct. 16.-(Special cores pondence of The Republican)- The financial and industrial world is just awakening to the importance of little announcement that was put out early this month. - The telephone has aptly been termed the most indispensable of modern utilities" A change in the conditions under which the best known type of apparatus for long dis tance talking may be disposed of is certain to affect the telephone situa- tion in every part of the country. By offering for the first time in its his tory to sell telephone instruments and apparatus in the open markets the American Telephone and Telegraph company. the parent company of the Bell system. takes a step that is said to have been' considered for long time, but which has heretofore been deemed impracticable on account of the very rapid growth of the Bell com panies which have absorbed Bell in-
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23
A Gambrl Roof Colonial Design
 Designed By Chas. s. Sedgwick, Architect, Minneapolis, Minn

A well designed and conveniently ar ranged house may be very simple in de tail an1 still be attractive. The house shown is Q good illustration. the detail of cornices and windows is plain and simple and-the general appearance Is neat and artistic. The first story is covered with narrow siding and all above is shingled. The size of house exclusive Of piazza is 30x32 feet.
 The arraneement of the large front liv- ing room with Dining room back and a pretty Den will be very attractive to many. The treatment of the stairway also is worthy of special mention This front room is a v,ry beautiful room with It's broad fire place and book shelves at one end and stair case opposite. 0
 The second story has three good cham bers and Bath room.
 The question of building at the present time is quite a problem with most people owing to the high prices of materials and labor. The author is often asked whether 1t is better to build by days work or con- tract and my answer Is decidedly by con- tract, both for the saving of time and money.
 Are you going to build? If so obtain a
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23
Trade Talks.
Maehinist Apprentice.

Glance over the "help wanted" column of your newspaper and you will find me chanic wanted" predominant. for such Is the amending development of machinery that not only in the great Industrial cen ters. but also in smaller communities is the mechanic in demand At all of the skilled trades the young man must face an apprenticeship preliminary to attain ing that skill and knack that will assure him a livelihood practically anywhere in the known world. Let us follow out the experiences of the average apprentice:
 Jack wants to become q machinist. May be his father-presumably dead for the sake of the story-was a machinist, or his uncle, or some one else. Jack develops q natural love for machinery. The first thing. of course. is to find out what you have to do and what you get for doing it. As an Initial step you hunt a job. which means finding the owner or foreman of A machine shop that wants your services as an apprentice. for there is no royal road to lesrning-though your earning ca pabilitiss may be quickened by proper books.
 With the owner or manager of the ma- chine shop, you sign a contract to serve for two. three or four years, usually four. Taking the average prices paid. you will contract to work the first six months at A cents a day; the second six months at 55 cents; the second year at 65 cents: the tbird, S cents. and the fourth and last year at s1.O0 a day
 In the first year you will be put to work chipping castings, smoothing of rough edges and doing work ythat you cannot spoil by the unskilful use of the hammer and chisel. Then you will be put on the least responsible machine in the shop. If you show especial ability yol will get a better machine or will be given a chance at two or three machines to widen the scope of your knowledge
 In the th,rd year, if the ones who con- trol your destinies have a proper regard for your future. you will be able to work a shaper. lathe or drill press. and later on you may he put on the floor doing the important work of finishing and as sembling.
 The fourth year of the machinist's np- prentice is the time 10 watch for an op- portunity, as the apprentice Is. with very rare exceptions given simply journeymen's wages aftec the termination of his con tract. At this time his plea for better rav to his foreman Is based entirely on ability. His demand for a mans wage will be granted to the tune of S2 or more day, If the shop management knows 1t
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23

good set of well made plans and specia- cations and there is . vast difference fa the way that plans are made. What you want is the very best. plans that are cor rectiy made and carefully figured and specifications that are properly written. covering all portions of the work- IL re- Quires years of experience to do this vork tn the best manner
 After procuring your-p,ans you should place them in the hands of four or rnore careful competent builders and treat sAa-n honorably awarding your cont-act to ,se lowest bidder. The s1peryision of Con- struction :s an inpEtaE item and much might be said about it. The owner iS not often competent to look after the work although he may think he'iS There should be a good foreman or tnR architect may look after work but whoever takes this responsibility should be thoroughly coc- versant with the plans and speciacac, c,ocs and if he succeeds in getting the vork carried into execution to the full mean ing and intention of the plans and spect fcatiors. you will hsve a good. weIl-ocily house and the money spent for supervts;on is the best investment that you can nake.