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The Mena weekly star., 1907-03-28

Rev. J. M. Green of Evansville, I. T., is in the city visiting his sons. Jack and Circuit Clerk Green.
 William Christopher came up from Wickes this week to attend the funeral of the late Dr. K. D. c. Dodd.
 Miss Louise Williams of Fore man is in the city visiting at the homes of Judge Shaver and Judge Prickett.
 Dr. Cochran reports the birth of 10-pound boy at the home of Mir. and Mrs. G. r. Woolridge on south Third street.
 Joe and Emmett Baker drove out in the eastern part of the county last week on a couple of days business trip.
 w. l.. Jones arrived Saturday from Fort Worth, Tex, and has accepted d position as brakeman on the Kansas City Southern.
 Mir. Garner of tue firm of Car ter X Garner of Hartley, Ark, was in the city Saturday buying goods from Mena merchants.
 l. D. Jones, formerly in busi- ness at Beach, l. T., but now located at Cove, was transacting business in the city Tuesday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Wilker- son aud sister, Miss Carrie, and Rex aud Ezra Cunningham en- joyed an outing on Big Eddy Sun day.
 Prof. Ed Guthrie arrived Tues day from Black Springs for a short visit with his brother,  Leonard, bookkeeper at Loch- ridges.
 MT. Yell, who owns a farm on Irons Fork, was in attendance at the County Farmers Union meet ..-- Li-------. .r.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-03-28

Mr. Yell is nephew of Archi- bald Yell, Arkansas first gover- nor.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-03-28

K. Bryant of Harrisonville, Mo, is in the city looking around with a view to locating.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-03-28

Miss Louise Williams of Fore man is in the city visiting at the homes of Judge Shaver and Judge Prickett.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-09
Bob Burdette on tho Saloon.

Your town Is under no obligation
to any saloon. All that 1t Is in respect
ability and permanent prosperity IT
has grown to be without the assis-
tance of the liquor traffic.
IF the saloon men insist on quot
ing me on this topic, let them COM
NIT this to memory, that they may
repeat it as they used It: I do not
know one good thing about saloon.
1t is an evil thing that has not one
redeeming feature in its history to
commend 1t to good men. 1t breaks
the laws Of God and man. 1t desc
crates the Sabbath; 1t defiles public
order; it tramples under foot the ten
derest feelings Of humanity; 1t Is a
moral pestilence that blights the very
atmosphere of a town and country;
1t is a stain upon honesty; & bur up
on purity; a clog upon progress; g.
check upon nobler impulses; 1t Is an
incentive to falsehood, deceit and
crime.
Search through the history OF this
hateful thing and read one page over
which some mother can bow her
grateful head and thank God for all
the saloon did for her boy. There Is
no such record. All its history Is
written in tears and blood. with
smears Of shame and stains OF crime,
the dark blots Of disgrace"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-09
Sheen poos Know a Lot.

What a herd dog has first to learn
is to know every one Of 200 or 800
sheep, and to know them both by
sight and smell. This he does
thoroughly. When Watterson was
running sheep on the plains he had
young collie not yet put to the herd,
but kept about the pumping plant.
says a writer in Harper's Magazine,
AS the sheep came in by hundreds to
the troughs. the dog grew so to know
them that when they had picked up
q stray from another band he dis
covered It from afar of, and darting
as hornet, nipplng and yelping.
parted it out from the band. At the
time no mere man would have pre-
tended, without the aid Of brand,
to recognize any Of the thousands that
bore 1t.
How long recollection stays by the
dog is not certain, bat at least a
twelvemonth, as was proved to Filon
Girald after he had lost q third Of
his band when the Santa Anna came
roaring up to Lone Pine with cloud
Of saffron colonel dust on dts wings.
After shearing of next year, passing
close to another band, Filon's dogs
set themselves unbidden to routing
out Of 1t, and rounding with their own.
nearly 20 head, which the herder
being an honest man, freely admitted
he had picked up on the mesa fol-
lowing after Filon the spring before.
Quick to know the wilful and un-
biddable members of a flock, the wise
collie is not sparing Of bites, and, fol-
lowing after a stubborn stray, will
often throw it, and stand guard until
help arrives or the sheep shows bet
ter mind. But the herder who has q
dog trained at the difficult work Of
herding sheep through the chutes and
runways into boats and cars for trans
portation is the fortunate fellow.
There was Pete's dog, Bourdaloue,
that, at the Stockton landing, with
no assistance, put 500 wild sheep from
the highlands on the boats in eight
minutes, by running along the backs
Of the flock until he had picked out
the stubborn or stupid leaders that
caused the sheep to jam in the run
way, and, by sharp bites, set them for
ward himself treading the backs OF
the racing flock, like the premiere
equestrienne Of the circus. which all
the men Of the shipping cheered to
see.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-09
GENESIS OF EMPIRE DRESS.
Costumes Worn by Josephine-Mateh-
ina Toilettes q Dream of Beauty.

Costumes Worn by Josephine-Match-
ing ToiIettes q Dream Of Beauty.
Now that the Empire dress" has
gained such an extraordinary popu-
larity with English women, we must
in order to understand this popular
ity-cross the Channel and picture to
ourselves, says the London Tribune,
not the present day Paris, but the
Paris of long ago. the Paris Of the
First Empire.
Josephine de Bea Ii lrnais, as em-
press, introduced into the court Of her
time such distinguished elegance of
dress, such charm Of manner, such
perfection of taste-accompanied with
a perhaps too fatal extravaganza
that the whole court was revivified
under her influence.
When we think of the care that the
French women at that period daily
bestowed on their toilette, the posi-
ton Of supremacy which they now
hold in matters of dress need not be
surprising to US. To be dressed as
the French women were dressed-in
the costume Of the First Empire, this
daily care is absolutely necessary.
To be practical in the wearing of
this modified Empire robe we must
or combination robe, and this bodice
must be boned for at least seven inch
es below the waist and for four inches
above the waist. This will insure a
better foundation, which will greatly
help, and without which, especially
on a stout figure, the dress cannot
hang as 1t should. but will flop un-
gracefully.
To describe some Of Josephine's
Empire costumes were to describe a
dream Of beauty, every accessory be-
ing perfect. She was often robed In
white; the texture was of Indian mus
lin tissue, so exquisitely fine that she
had the appearance not Of an earthly
being, but Of a phantom of air. The
expense Of this glorious tissue can be
bottom Of her skirt were edgings Of
gold broidered Of pearls, and the bod
ice was draped in folds which left the
arms naked, and ends Of the material
were caught UP on the shoulders, be-.
ing fastened together by canoes, buck
les Of diamonds or golden lions heads
which formed clasps.
To a person Of a little later period
than the First Empire the magnih-
cence Of Josephine's diamonds was
almost unbelievable, but to present
day society woman they do not create
| much surprise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-09
Chinese Water Cabs.

The .sampans are the "cabs" OF
Hong Kong and other South China
ports, says Leslie's Weekly. All trav-
elers have to come by steamship, and
unless q launch Is available visitors
must take a sampan for the transfer
of themselves and their lighter bag
gage to the shore. II seems imposst-
BILE at first sight that there should be
sufficient passengers for such vast
nun >ers Of sampans. but when 1t ts
remembered that the port Of Hong
Kong is second only to London in the
tonnage annually passing through its
waters 1t Is not so surprising since all
the crew who can get leave must nec-
essarily take a sampan to get ashore.
to say nothing Of officers and passen-
gers when no launches are available.
The sampan itself ls q marvel OF
campactness. 1t is quite smali, aoou1
thirty feet by six feet capable OF car
rying one small sail. The deck Of the
boat is removable. and the underpart
Is arranged in three separate compart-
ments. In the stern, when the boards
are lifted, the storehouse Of the family
is discovered; the old rags that form
the bedding are kept there. and the
presumably extra clothing, oil sails
and mating and all the indescribable
accumulations of a numerous family.
The centre Of the sampan boasts q
shelter of bent bamboo, with
tarpaulin stretched across. This Is In
the daytime reserved for passengers.
the removal of the centre boards
forming a we'll with seats around. AT
night the whole family creep into this
well, and pulling all the boards but
one over their heads, sleep warmly,
| at any rate. At meal time and when
there are no passengers the boat pre-
sents the appearance of a fiat deck,
whereon the children play or the
members Of the family squat on their
heels in a circle to eat their Chow"
which they do at a tremendous rate.
the ubiquitous basin Of rice held close
to the mouth with one hand while the
chopsticks in the other serve as
shovel
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-09
CHAPTER XXI.
Death.

Elinor wye carried her niece to town,
tigue and illness, and a burning desire
to pay visits and make purchases, she
succeeded in keeping Mignon from
Rookwood three entire days. Then the
twain returned, to find the old house
remarkably quiet-no strange men
about it, no mystery, no suspense. The
search for Gilbert wye was over, and
his nephew Cyril. baffied, chagrined,
defeated, had abandoned the hunt,
and was now meditating what his
next move against Mignon's peace
should be.
Both the river and the station-the
main avenues of escape from the Dale
had been watched night and day,
and yet Gilbert Wye had managed to
elude his nephew-yea, he was gone!
The outlaws wonderful luck had not
yet deserted him, 1t seemed.
He never got off without help
said Cyril wye privately to his father.
and he ground his teeth in a fury of
impotent disappointment. Somebody
gave him a hand. Now, who was it?'
II neither know nor care" answered
the elder Vye in deep disgust. Never
mention the affair to me again, Cyril!
Thank God ne has escaped! You would
have made a shocking scandal, and
overwhelmed us all with utter dis
grace, simply to crafty your spite
against Mignon. Gilbert is gone. and
you may be sure that none Of US will
ever see him again"
I'VE shall hear of him, sooner or Ia
ter" said Cyril, dryly.
AS for Mignon she bore herself with
quiet dignity. keeping close to Aunt
Elinor, and making no mention either
of her father or her recreant lover
whose abrupt departure had provoked
much comment in the Dale. 1t was
now known everywhere that Shirlaw's
engagement with the beautiful Miss
WYE was over though nobody pre-
tended to understand why the match
had been so suddenly broken off.
Cyril Wye watched her closely, but
gave her no other annoyance. Mignon
had a vein of heroism in her nature
she did not wear her heart on her
sleeve for DAVIS to peck at. She could
suffer and keep silent. Her big, eager
eyes looked wistfully at the mails as
they arrived at Rookwood, but nc
word came from her father. Some
times her anxiety seemed more than
she could bear In such moments she
had but one comfort-the memory OF
her last conversation with Lispenard
by the river.
AS she was passing Elinor Yves
dressing room one morning, the door
CHANGED to be standing half-open, and
Mignon, glancing through. saw, to hel
lastonishment. the lady Of Rookwood or
her knees. in the centre of the apart
ment, with hands raised in supplica-
ton to her son. who stood with his
back to the threshold. looking dowr
with cold indifference on his kneeling
mother.
cyril, Cyril" Mignon heard hel
plead, wildly, incoherently, don't tel
her-dont break her heart! He is
lgone-we shall never see him again
she will never see him again-she need
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-09

,3T Tight shoes? Not nowadays
said the shoemaker. THE tight shoe
generation Is nearly dead, though
here and there a suffering specimen
survives. Men no longer pride them
selves on narrow, pinched feet. The
broad, heavily shod, capable foot Is
now the rule. and with 1t have come
better health, better temper and more
satisfactory conditions in homes and
offices. The man who wore tight
shoes was always a crank, because he
was always in pain. Then, too, men
had their shoes made to order and
demanded a skin fit. Nowadays
shoes as good as the best, and better
than any that were made in the olden
time, are to be had already made.
Forty years ago men in this country
wore boots the best Of which fitted
with incredible snugness, so that Ii
was a tedious job to get them on or
off. Such affairs would not nowadays
be tolerated. Then the prices, too,
were phenomenal, men Of fashion
thinking nothing of paying from $l5
to $50 for a pair of boots. Has the
world improved? In footgear 1t has.
and very much o."-Philadelphia
Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-09

ty fittings, such unsatisfactory, unex'
planned conduct"
Let nothing frighten or perple'
you," replied Abel Lispenard, lever
though you fail to adjust your under
standing to certain recent events, Miss
wye. Have you seen your cousin Cyril
this morning?"
NO"
Nor your uncle?"
She shook her head. Her flower-like
face had grown as white and cold as
marble, her seal-brown eyes were
heavy with unshed tears.
II have seen no one but Aunt Elinor
and she insists upon taking me to
town for the day. Oh, Mr.. Lispenard,'
in a low, broken voice, surely you can
explain this mystery If you will. Did
did he cease to love me all in mo-
ment t?"-Lispenard set his teeth.
He saw your sister," he answered.
bluntly, land his unwelcome love drove
her from Rookwood."
1t was only half Of the truth, but she
found it enough. She gave quick,
sobbing cry.
"All is plain to me now" she fall
tered, bitterly. What can he mean
by saying that we must suffer for the
sins of others?"
Heaven only knows!" answered
Lispenard, wildly. "He Is probably
beside himself. Do not give such alb
surd words thought"
She leaned against the nearest tree,
like a heart-broken dryad. Her arms
fell to her side. Nothing could have
been more pitiful than the bowed
young figure standing thus. in its Wis
iting- dress Of silk and velvet, so sump-
tuous and so hopeless. Lispenard's
heart swelled fiercely. There was ST.
lence for a space. then she lifted her
head, as though pierced by some new
pang.
And my father" she said, appealing
again to the frog-man; pray, Mr..
Lispenard, do you know anything
about his sudden disappearance? Aunt
Elinor forbade me to speak Of him to
my uncle or Cyril: but surely I may
ask information Of you-you. whom
she esteems so highly. She Is hiding
something from me, and 1 am not a
child, but woman
From the lover who had deserted her
the girls heart turned back to its ear
liest idol!-her father.
my dear Miss WYE" said Lispenard,
steadily, "you can always rely upon
your Aunt Elinor's good judgment.
would it comfort you in the least to
know that your father Is safe, quite
safe?-that no harm has befallen
him."
Comfort me? Yes, oh, yes!" she half
sobbed.
"Then 1 give you my word that such
IL the case. 1 cannot explain his dis
appearance to your satisfaction; but
believe me when 1 assure you that all
IL we'll with him."
She tried to smile, but the tears be-
gan to glisten on her long lashes.
81 believe you, Mr.. Lispenard. lwill
try to be satisfied"
She held out her lovely satin-smooth
hands. He gathered them closely into
his own. His face glowed with sort
of luminous pallor. Thank God! she
no longer found him repulsive!
go with Aunt Elinor," he said, his
deep voice growing unspeakably kind
and sweet, land be happy, Miss wye
forget everything but this one fact-in
spite of all that has happened, you are
neither friendless nor forsaken."
She made him a grave little bow,
turned quickly, and went away up the
garden path to the house.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-09
CHAPTER xxx.
a. kLa Di,,ar

All that night Mignon slept the sleep
Of youth and health and innocence.
happily unconscious of everything that
was passing around her. The sun was
shining brightly when she awoke. and
by her pillow she found Philip Yves
pale wife sitting. like a marble statue.
Aunt Elinor!" cried Mignon, spring
ing up on her pillow, in wonder; "how
worn and anxious, and altogether
ghostly you look"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-09
INDIAN NAMES IN OKLAHOMA.
What Early Settlers Have Called Some
Of the Towns and Streams.

OF the owns ano OtreamS.
The cowboys, plainsmen and early
settlers Of Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory were not possessed Of high
ly developed poetic sense. Some Of the
names they bestowed upon the settle
ments. and localities were more forci-'
BILE than elegant, and were inspired by
some incident Of the moment or by a.
desire to perpetuate the name Of an
individual. In spite Of this, says the
Kansas City Star, however, many Of
the early white settlements received
Indian names that delight the ear and
are eminently suited to the locality and
the country.
AS samples Of the titles given to
some Indian Territory waterways there
may be mentioned Dog Creek, Five
Mile Greek, He'll Roaring River, Mud
Oil and Polecat Creeks. These are
scarcely to be preferred to a couple OF
Indian names-Hiayona and We-Wo-'
ka. Some Of the white mans names;
for towns mentioned are Bob Grit,
Amos Bailey, Fame, Briartown. Owl,
Fishertown. Beef Creek and Jimtown-
These may be compared with some In
dian names bestowed on other locali-'
ties-Al-lu-we, Checotah, Papita, Mis-
kogee, Nowata, Okmulgee, Sequovahr
Tahlequah, Wewoka, Konomis, Oche-
lata, Tiawah and Wetunka.
Oklahoma Is likewise affected with
many rough and ready names that may
have seemed highly appropriate to the
pioneer but hardly answer the purpose
as permanent titles for communities
that may some time become important
cities. Archibald, Fry, Monk, Nail,
Pawpaw and Kelleyville are a few
On the other hand. there are such In
dian names as Ataka, Kiamichi, Tolo-'
ga. Waukomis, Waurika, Waynoka-
Tonkawa and Ogeeche.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-09
ly to the floor Mignon sprang to he1
| feet, with a wild cry:

ly to the floor Mignon sprang to her
feet. with a wild cry:
Aunt Elinor! Aunt Elinor!"
But no voice answered. The thin,
patient hands had fallen on her lap.
Her head dropped forward, the chin
was resting on the motionless breast.
A blue, strange pallor had settled
around eyes and lips.
Speak to me, Aunt Elinor! Speak
to met" prayed Mignon, clasping the
silent, chilly shape in her frantic arms,
but Elinor wye would speak no more.
Mignon's last friend had fitted away,
like sister, lover, father, though on a
longer and more solemn journey than
either; for there, in the drawing-room
os Rookwood. in her easy-chair. under
the bright gas-jet, Elinor wye sat stiff
and cold and dead.
(To be ContinuedD.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-09

| ty fittings. such unsatisfactory, unex'
planned conduct"
Let nothing frighten or perple'
you," replied Abel Lispenard, lever
though you fail to adjust your under
standing to certain recent events, Miss
wye. Have you seen your cousin Cyril
this morning?"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-13
MARKET DRIFT
IS VERY NARROW
Changes Represent Sentiment
of Various
Trades.
LITTLE OUTSIDE BUYING
LESS HEARD OF JAPANESE WAR
SCARE.
LITTLE OUTSIDE BUYING

New York. June 12.-The constant
changes in the course of prices today
seemed TO represent nothing more than
the shifting of sentiment of the room
traders, who had the days transactions to
themselves. There were some individual
points of strength and some weakness,
and these had varying sympathetic effect
on the list as a whole. The general drift
however, was very narrow, and operations
outside a half dozen stocks were very
scanty. There were lengthy periods, in
fact when the market was practically
Stagnant Less was heard of Yesterday 5
japanese war scare, owing to the declina-
ton of competent authorities to give it a
continuance The passing of this influ-
ence would open the way naturally to
some recovery from the depression yes
terday, which was caused by the fear of
IT, An opposing influence was the weak
ness of Reading. This was traceable to
the filing of the governments suit to
compel the dissolution of the combina-
ton among the anthracite railroads. In
some Isolated instances there was evil
dence OF liquidation and although this
was light. the effect on prices was
marked, owing to the prOstration of the
demand Rock Island preferred was said
10 be affected by this cause With the
subsistence of the Japanese war scare
the bears were inclined to fall back on
inferential deductions from the difficult
= Ties OF great firm of building contrac-
tors announced yesterday. A minor fail
ure announced this morning affecting
building operations gave point to the ex-
pected anxiety over a possible condition
of over extension which might bring sim
liar embarrassments from difficulty of
obtaining working capital in other fields
Specific rumors of such conditions ex-
tended into the dry goods field and set
on foot exhaustive inquiries on the sub
Ject, which served to discredit the rumors
entirely. The suppositiOn that there
might be a resumption OF gold exports
was not fulfilled today, although condi-
tions in the foreign exchange market
were slightly more favorable TO the op-
GRAFTON than they were on Monday. Dis
counts were rather easier at Paris. how
ever, as they were also at Berlin, and
the money market here was appreciabIy
firmer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-13
LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

OIhaha, June R.-Cattle-Receipts. 500;
market steady to easier; native steers.
s4.0JQo-4d; cows and heifers, s2.75G4. IS:
western steers, $3.j065.S0; Texas steers.
SS-z9u4SO; cows and heifers, 81 1904 rs :
Gamers, $2Vyd3.CO; stockers and feeders,
stays, $325lI4 50.
HogS-ReceiptS 15.000: market sc to lOc
lower; heavy, $5.95a610; mixed. So 9Oa6.OO;
ilght, S5.0eq6D pigs, $5.J0@600; bulk of
sales. S5.90T6O0
sheep Receipts, 5000; market slow to
shade lower; yearlings, S6.C0d7O0; weth-
ers, S6.oOq56o; ewes, $5.25d6.40; lambs, 500
ass. w.