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The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18
COAL MINE STRIKE SETTLED.
John Mitchell Secures Terms Favorable
 t0 Miners.

Spadra, April 9 The miners at this place resumed work this morning. after having been idle for several weeks as the result oi a strike by the miners. The Ar kansas Supreme court upheld the coustitutionality of the miue-run law passed by the las, legislature but the operators refused to ac- cept the decision and wanted to make contract with the miners for price which the miners de- cliucd to accept. The matter was eventually referred to John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, who rendered a decision yesterday acceptable to the miners and they returned to work. The decision was that the operators should pay S7 cents per ton, whereas they had been con tending for v cents. The miners at one time had offered to go to work at S5. The decision of Mitchell was accepted by both men and operators and the men returned to work yesterday, there being about 600 men involved.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18

as a result cf ils trip he is ln E'@ physical condition. lie wlil fei~h to his desk at the ofnce of tas 2 terstate commerce commission Tar day and expects 10 remain Ia NsN jngton until next summer. when will go to warrensburg, Mo ~ : vacation.
 Commissioner Cockrell has " unable to attend to hls duties a'a* last fall on account Of iilness v was suffering from an ailment o' = heart.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18
A Good Shorthand Record.

Mir. Harry Cochran of Mena made l0S words per minute last Friday after taking lessons just three weeks. He is smart boy and a good student, but there are others m and around Mena who are just as smart aud could do likewise. College Hill has had a time. Its literary efforts per ished without remedy, and litiga- ton has been trying to absorb its new life, but the people of Mena
 aud Polk county will do them selves no injustice ii they patron ize it. S4 Iwl
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18
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The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18
saxs xansas Is wIsh presIdent.

Washington. April l1-Senators nansbrough and Curtis saw the pres ldent Tuesday, The latter declared that Kansas is for the president and his policies "If the president should conclude that he will take the nomina. ton again Kansas will no doubt sup port him If some other man is to be nominated and the presidents policies are attacked on the floor of the con. yention. Kansas will support the pres. ldent" added the senator
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18

Roosevelt Thursday declined aA tHe many requests to make some com ment for publication ou the declata. ton made by John Temple Graves. ol Georgia. at the Bryan anniversary club banquet at Chattanooga Wednes day night that Mf. Bryan should at the forthcoming democratic national convention nominate President koose welt for another term
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18
Beware of 0intments for Catarrh
 that Contain riercury,

as Mercury will surely destroy the sense 0t smell and completely deranke the whole system when entering itthsough tbe mucous sp rfaceSl Such articles should never be used except on prescription from reputable physicians as the damage they will do Is ten fold Go the good you can possibly derive from them. Halls C4tarrh Cure. manufactured by r. t Cheney < Co, Toledo O, contains no mercury. and Is taken internally. acsing directly upon the blood and mucons surfaces of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine 1t Is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by r ]. Cheney < Co. Ies. timouials free
 Sold by all drug gists. 6r.
 Take Halls Family Pills for CQusti patton.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18
cocKssLL's HEALTH IMPROVED
The Missouri Ex-Senator Has Re turned to His Duties In Wash
 ington in Good Condition.

Washington, April 12.-Ex-Senator F. NJ. Cockrell, interstate commerce commissioner, accompanied by his son. Allan V. Cockrell. returned to Washington Wednesday from Florida, where the commissioner went for his health two months ago. He said that
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18
To Double Garden city Sugar Plant,

Topeka. April it.-lnformation re ceived here states that the stockhold CTS Of the United states Sugar & Land company, operating the big million dol lar beet sugar plant at Garden City, Kan, at their annual meeting at Cal. orado Springs, Monday night decided Co increase the capital of the com pany SS,000.000 and to double the capacity of the Garden City plant
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18
NEW OFFICE FOR LOREE.
Elected President of the Delaware X
 Hudson.

New York, Arril l0.-L. F. Loree has been elected president of the Delaware x Hudson Rail- road Company, in the place oi D. H. Wilcox, resigned. Loree was former president of the Balti more X Ohio aud now chairman of the board of directors of the Kansas City Southern.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18

The Peoples Grocery at Roach's warehouse has just received < carload Of Fertilizer. Prices per too pounds. 90e and up Hsvs also a carload of late Se-d Po toes at 9lc Q bushcl. d3S S w1
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18

It was MT. Loree who headed the party of railroad official who ou March IS gave to Mena the good news that no change would ever be made in the main line and that Mena would always be the central division point.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18
lord cromsr ResIans.

London. April l2-Lord Cromer, the British agent and consul general tn Egypt, has resigned. and Sir Eidon Gorsi has been appointed to Fvlceei him
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18

Two Broom cottages for rent close in. Will take good team on deal and give time on balance 25 dwtt southern Realty Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18

80 acres good farm land for sale. 20 acres in cultivation, 21A miles from Meua, Will take team ana give time on balance. 2Sdwtf Southern Realty Go.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-04-18

from you from time to tune and will say that your coffee is the leading brand on the market; the purest, best and heahhies' coffee ever made l have been a user of it for 25 years and VII want it as long as life lasts. The coffee is worth three times its present market value.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
Homicide Demanded.

Another curious provision of the I'M
written law is that which prescribes
homicide or else self-destduction in the
case of personal insults from individuals.
who by reason of their social status are
debarred from granting that satisfaction
which, according to social ethics, alone
can wipe out the stain of a blow. That
is to say, in all the continental armies
and navies of Europe officers are pre-
vented from fighting duels with men who
are their social interiors.
The case of Lord Roseberry's father is
a. good illustration of this. One day when
calling upon the minister of public works
at his office he was kept waiting In the
anteroom rather longer than he relished.
He called the usher to account, became
involved in a wordy dispute. and ended by
flouncing out of the place after denounc-
ing him. On the following morning Lord
Roseberry received the visit of two vet
eran sous-officers, who announced that
they had come in the name of their
friend, the usher, to demand satisfaction
on the field of honor for the insulting
epithets which had been applied to him
on the previous day by the peer. They
added that although their principal was
filling the humble position of usher in
charge OF the waiting room OF cabinet
minister, yet that he was a sous-onicer
of the reserve of the army. and theretes,e
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
Emperor Avenged a Blow.

Tn +he same way that European Off
cers are debarred from fighting duels
with people of the working classes SO
are they precluded from meeting royal
personages and crowned heads on the
field of honor.
Francis Joseph interviewed in person to
nravent an act of self destruction of this
kind The late Archduke Otto, his nephew,
while endeavoring in a drunken freak TO
conduct a bacchanalian party OF men and
women into the apartments OF his wife'
the Archduchess Marie Joseph-ln ordef'
as he exclaimed, that they might see
what an Archduchess looked like In bed
was stopped In the corridor leading TO
her APARTMENTS by his aide-de-camp, who
drawing his sabre threatened to run
through the body any one excepting the
Archdulxe who endeavored to pass him.
The crowd sobered by the seriousness
of the situation, hesitated, and then with
drew. But the Archduke was so beside
himself with rage at being baked IN MS
project that he struck the young oulcer
a blow in the face The matter was
brought to the immediate notice OF the
commander of the garrison, who COM
nunicated by telegraph with the En-
peror. Francis Joseph ordered that the
Young officer be prevented from doing
himself any harm, at all costs, hastened
70 the scene from Vienna and, having
assembled all the principal officers, sum
moned both his nephew, Archduke Otto,
and the young aide-de-camp to his pres
ence
Apostrophizlng the latter in his kind
lest manner, he exclaimed: II have to
express my gratitude to you, sir for nav
ing undertaken the defence OF my dear
niece at a moment when she was in ur-
gent need of your protection. In so doing
you received a blow for which you your
self cannot obtain satisfaction and which
Won could not return. But | can re-
dress that indignity for YOU" and with
that he strobe up to Archduke Otto and
before all present slapped his face. there
upon ordering him under arrest for q
period of six months. and deprived him of
his command. The young officer was
nromoted and decorated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
What the unwritten Law Covers.

The unwritten law, as it is known
throughout the world, covers much
ground and affects every phase of life
Probably the most notable instances of
its effect are to be found abroad In
certain countries it varies from others.
In England, for instance, the obligation
to demand and concede satisfaction on
the so-called field of honor has ceased to
prevail but in other respects the scope
of the unwritten law is very much the
same One of It's notable phases, espe-
cally in Euroue, is that a man should
punish an insult offered to his wife, his
sister, his daughter or his mother without
resorting to legal proceedings. Any man
who fails to fulfill this obligation is os-
traeised and is looked upon with con-
tempt by his fellow man.
Forming an interesting part of history
are many examples of the carrying out
of the unwrtten law. One of them is
the mysterious tragedy of Meyerling-
the killing of the only son of the ven
cradle Emperor of Austria by the uncle
of the Baroness Marie Vetsera. Accord
ing to the generally accepted version, the
young man was either slain or such
bodily injuries were inflicted upon him
that he put a bullet in his own head
The uncles of the baroness had learned
that the emperor's son, in compliance
set her adrift instead of marrying her
after obtaining divorce from Crown
Princess Stephanie. The authorities made
no effort to make trouble for those who
took part in the tragedy, neither did
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10

sensary nerves. 1t was in exploding
this theory OF dead" organs that the
scientific experts of the Rockefeller in
stitute stumbled, as it were. on the
vastly important discovery as to CO.
caine.
1t having been insisted by Lehman
der, the great Swedish surgeon, that
the internal organs could be cut,
squeezed or burned without any more
sensation of pain than would be ex-
perienced by the hair or nails, Drs.
Kast and Meltzer set out to prove the
contrary. They have carried out their
experiments on dogs and cats. They
ascertained that Lennander, in his ex-
periments, had put his animals under
the influence of cocaine and morphine.
Lennander had used the cocaine sub
outaneously without dreaming it could
extend its influence far into the body.
So, when the internal organs were
tested and showed no pain reaction, 1t
was regarded as conclusive that they
were not subject to pain.
Kast and Meltzer found that cocaine
injected even in the foreleg would pro-
duce anaesthesia all through the alb
dominal region. BY further research
they established the fact that 1t over
spreads the system through the circu-
lation. Thus, Lennander's animals
proved nothing except that their or
gans had been deadened to pain.
Cocaine did not act as a narcotic on
the Rockefeller Institute dogs and cats.
1t only deadened the pain. The animals
retained consciousness and followed
every movement of the surgeons knife
with their eyes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
NEW WAY TO KILL PAIN.
Experiments With Cocaine BY Experts
In Rockefeller Institute.
From the New York World.

From the New York World
John D. Rockefeller's 100000 In
stitute for Medical Research in this
city announces a discovery which is
expected to revolutionize the use of
anaesthetics in surgery. The discovery
relates to cocaine. AS an anaestheteic
for serious operations ether is less dan
gerous than chloroform; it stimulates
the heart, and, after its influence has
subsidized, the patient becomes deathly
sick. Chloroform does not produce
nausea, but 1t depresses the heart, and
even slight overdose is likely to cause
death during the period Of unconscious
ness.
Cocaine has heretofore been regard
ed as available only for minor opera
lions and local applications, such as
toothache and external cuts or wounds.
DR.. L. Kast and DR.. s. J. Meltzer of the
Rockefeller institute, after a series Of
elaborate Investigations, have found
out, however, that cocaine, instead of
being a mild drug, it really asserts, in
certain dosage, a profound and far
reaching influence over the internal
organs which will render it available
for serious operations This Is boon
to surgeons as well as patients, because
cocaine is not at all dangerous to use,
and has no bad effects.
Involved in the discovery as to CO.
caine is another curious one of scarcely
less Importance, namely: That, not
xryith he fhn Ion q -nrpuai1inD h0Iinf
to the contrary among the medical pro-
fession, a mans liver and kidneys are
as susceptible to pain as his finger or
toe For generations doctors have been
regarding the abdominal organs as
dead to all sensations, doing their work
mechanically and unsupplied with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
society place its stamp of disapproval
fapar tbaua
Stamped on Tsssucer.s Faea.

Nor is this by any means the only IN
stance where a royal death has gone
unpublished because of its having been
inflicted in obedience to the dictates OF
unwrltten law, says writer III the
World. Duke Eugene of Wurtembefg,
whose widow is a sister OF queen OlSa
of Greece, Is generally understood to have
been killed in 1877 by the husband of a
lady of rank, who, after being betrayed,
had been SO shamefully abused by the
Duke that she appealed to the man whose
name she bore for protection. 1t Is added
that the lady in question, when she saw
the Duke PROSTATE on the ground in
death throes, followed the example of that
Countess Won Platen who $50 years earlier
had stamped on the face of Count Philip
Koenigsmarelk when he was expiring
from the wounds inflicted by assassins in
the papal palace of Hanover on emerging
from the apartments of Queen Sophia
Dorothea of England. The name of the
slayer of Duke Eugene of Wurtemberg
was a matter of common gossip, not
only at Stuttgart but likewise through
out Europe. at the time. But he was
never called to account for any share
that he might have had in the matter,
1t being assumed that he had acted in ac-
cordance with the dictates of unwritten
law, which required the defense of his
honor. Moreover, the fact that he Lived
happily with his wife afterward. and that
neither suffered any loss of social pres
tge, goes far to confirm the report, ae-
cording to which the lady was an unwil-
ling victim of the royal Don Juan.
In Brussels, in the Avenue Louise. for
eign visitors are still shown a deserted
house, where Prince Baldwin of Belgium.
favorlte nephew of King Leopold. and
heir apparent to the throne, was killed by
an indignant husband of prineely but not
royal rank. In this instance, however,
the tragedy was followed by a separa-
tlon of the noble couple involved. Bald
win of Belgium. in spite of his popularity,
was universally regarded as having re-
ceived his deserts, and his assailant
looked upon as having complied with the
requirements of the code of social ethics.
Nor was he ever troubled by the authori-
| ties in connection Herewith, and remained
a respected member of his class, and of
the community in general. and of society,
both at home and abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
UNWRIT ZEN LAW
IN THE THAW CASE
Why Its Application is Declared
TO Be Absurd
MEANING OF THE TERM
And How 1t Prevails Abroad-Emper-
or of Austria Allowed the Kill
ing of His Son to Go
Unavenged.
MEANING OF THE TERM

New York, February 9.-(Special.)-The
trial of Harry X. Thaw for the murder
of Stanford White has caused. much talk
about the unwrtten law which is
phrase much misused and misunderstood.
Before the defense had outlined its ease
it was believed by many and some news
papers even went so far as to print the
assertion that Thaw would base his hope
for liberty on the unwritten law. All this
indicates that the most hazy notions pre-
vail with regard to the real meaning
of the term. Though without doubt the
young millionaire's attorneys are depend
ing to some extent on the unwritten law
or rather the Misrepresentation of it, to
free their client, he has no right to ap-
peal for sympathy or clemency on the
ground really covered by this phrase
which has played SO prominent a part in
determining the verdicts of many juries.
In considering the application of the
unwritten law to the Thaw case several
things must be taken into consideration
The most important of these is that be-
fore Evelyn Nesbit became the wife of
Thaw she had already created for herself
what is commonly called a past 1t
is we'll known that Stanford White had
been her benefactor. He had educated
her or rather tried to educate her, hay
ing taken her from the stage and placed
her in a school. When she left school
and returned to the stage her acquaint-
ance with him continued. 1t must also
be remembered that before she met him
she had been an artists model, and be-
sides being the talk of the studios, her
name was not unknown to that part of
the city where the lights glitter all night
and young men and old gather for the
riotous spending of money. After de-
serting White for Thaw she added to
her past by her life in London and
Paris. Then she deserted Thaw for
White, though only for short time All
this being true, Thaw was debarred from
shooting White under the unwritten law
unless he had detected him in the act of
insulting her after she had become Mrs
Thaw.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
Record of NEGRO Soldiers.

The recent agitation over the conduct OF
negro soldiers call sattention to the fact
that the Harpers published. few years
ago. a history of Negro Tropos In the
Rebellion. by G. w. Williams.
In the opening pages of the book the
history of colored troops In the revolu-
tionary war is considered. and among
other curious facts one learns that 1t was
a negro soldier who shot Major Pitcairn
at Bunker Hill, and that at the same
battle another negro soldier, Salem Poor,
so distinguished himself that fourteen Of
f1cers united In commencing his valor to
Congress.
washington himself, when he assumed
command was opposed to the enlistment
OF negroes, but when he learned that Lord
Dunmore was inviting them TO the Brit
ish standard he issued general orders au-
thorizing the enlistment of free ne
groes."
In all, there were many hundreds or ne
groes enrolled on the side of England or
of the colonies, the greater part being
for the colonies.
The book treats mainly. as It's title I'M
plies, of the civil war. and is of great in
terest for all who wish to know what the
-~>~~ - s1idiss has raally dons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
Country House Dramas.

Several country house dramas figure in
the history of the unwriten law in Great
Britain. Some years ago, it is recalled,
a married man who often Disguised his
companions by talking lightly Of women
in general, betrayed the daughter of his
host at whose country house he was
guest. The discovery was made by some
of the visitors who promptly commune
Gated the fact to the grown up brothers
of the girl who was only II years old
and had not yet made her debut in So
cety. The next afternoon at the close
of a day with the hounds the boastful
married man was brought in a corpse
The coroner who investigated the case,
brought in a verdict that the victims
neck had been broken by coming a crop
per from his horse. The coroner neglect
ed to mention that the fall was caused by
a bullet at the base of the mans brain.
the bullet having come from revolver
in the hands of one of the brothers. By
those who knew the facts 1t was con-
sldered that the brother had done no more
than his duty. This Is not the only
gloomy result of a days shooting in Eng
land where a womans name was in
volved.