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The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
GUARDED AND UNdUARDED
 ARKANSAS WEALTH.

News reports tell of the unusual efforts put forth to guard the Ar kansas diamond fields, the lands be- ing guarded by men armed with rifles, in addition to Maxim rapid fire gun. ltreminds one little of the stories told of the diamond mines of Africa where the mines are similarly guarded and the blacks that are used to do the work are kept in stockades, and are stripped to the skin and searched to prevent any chance to smuggle the precious bits of carbon.
 But while this one industry among the many of which Arkansas can boast is so carefully guarded from the public by the few fortunate ones, it is as but drop in a bucket when compared with the others that are open to any man of energy and a little capital.
 It is entirely probable that the fruit crop of Arkansas this year has brought more money to the state than the diamonds mines will in years to come, and as the fruit lands are not, like the diamond lands, confined to few acres. but cover larg part of the state, this industry will grow un- hampered by acts of a few fortunate owners. This is true of many other crops, to say nothing of the rapid increase in the growing of live stock of all kinds. horses, mules, cattle, hogs and poultry.
 The diamond mines at best may make few men rich. They will do little for the people of the state at large save as an advertisement. Dozens of other products will each make thousands comfortable and happy and they are not guarded by armed men, either.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
CAR RAN OVER HIS LEG.
But Limb Proved Too Strong TOT
 Freight Car.

Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. " The strangest and most remark able case that has confronted the surgeons and physicians of Indianapolis in years is that of Charles Craigle, whose left leg proved stronger than the freight car that ran over 1t.
 Craigle is Vandalia condnc- tor. He fell between the cars at West street and the Vandalla tracks last night. His left leg was fairly across the rail. Bump bump went the tr ucks as they passed over the leg before the train could be stopped. Craigle's left leg was bruised and bleeding, but the bone was solid as rock, not the least sign of a fracture, The car weighed, 1t IS estimated, A, 900 pounds.
 Another remarkable feature oi the case is that his right leg, which was grazed by the wheels and bruised considerably, pained him far more than the one which had witnstood the entire weight of the car with the steel rail for foundation.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
LOOP HOLE IN THE LAWi
Oklahoma Saloon Men Believe They
 Can Ward Off Prohibition.

Guthrie, Okla, Sept. 2S.-After consulting attorneys the Okla homa saloon men believe they have found way ln which they can avoid for year the prohibit tiou clause placed in the constitu- tlon by the voters last week. At Shawnee two saloons, in the last two days, have taken out Potto
 watomie county licenses for year. They claim that thes 0 licenses, which are paid in ad- vance for year, amount to a legal contract under the Okla homa statutes, with Pottowato- mic county, guaranteeing them the right to run their saloons until this license expires. Other seloon men will follow their lead.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
Publicity the Only Cure.

Had the Standard Oil Company been forced to publish reports, to make it's operations public and to lay bare all it's transactions to q regular government inspection, it never could have gone on for eight years making on a capital of only Sll0, 1000, ,000, a profit of S6l ,00o, GOO q year, or $490. ST, ,931 from 1899 to 1906.
 The mere size of these profits would have challenged the good faith of it's operations. It would have been clear to every man in or out of business that this return could not be legitimately made.
 Itwasnot One criminaltrial after another has established the fact. An ingenious rating has kept it's eompe- tition out of New England. A com bination of interstate and interstate rates gave it advantages in supply ing all Northern New York, from Buffalo to Albany. The use of a special rate over the Chicago & Alton permitted 1t to undersell all con- petitors in shipments between Chi- cago and the Southwest.
 The railroad rebates are known. Hundreds of others existed, not yet laid bare. On like railroad rebates for thirty years these vast profits rested. They were screened and concealed by the secrecy of Stand ard Oil operations. Full annual re- ports and provisions for the pub Iicity of all it's contracts might not have prevented large profits; but when the profits were known they would have been challenged and investigation would have shown their source.
 When a corporation handles 90 per cent of a necessity of life, as petroleum and it's products are. it's operations have no right to be se- cret. No men can be trusted with this power in secret over She price of commodity necessary to all.
 The practical difficulty is of secur- ing publicity by Federal law from a corporation which legally is amena- ble only to New Jersey, a state which gets a revenue by not demanding publicity.
 Steadily vast profits point to the necessity of admitting to interstate commerce any company which handles over a certain proportion of a necessity of life. only on condition of public reports and official inspec- ton of an books and contracts.
 When one company makes nine tenths of the oil, another two-thirds of the steel. another half the sugar, another nine-tenths of the rubber goods, and so on in like shares of paper, tobacco. leather and a score of other necessary commodities in the United States, these companies have no right to the secrecy which leads to the exorbitant profits of the Standard Oil Company Southwest American.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

should be allowed up to ff.5u0 or s5 .O00 and no doubt this ean De easily done. for nearly fN0 was raised for the proposed big plant. on Sl00 shares or a nou-veting aseeh on a ' per cent dividend auaranse.d. When now, in the plant to he baiit the stock is put at S25 per share and each share will have a voice ia the management.
 It is hoped that by the time the meeting on third Saturday in 0cto. Der which will be held at the cour, house large amount of stock shall have been subscribed 90 that there will never be . loss for funds to own the plant and never borrow dollar in money.
 Farmers and fruit growers, husi- ness men and wage-earners are alike interested in any proposal for manu- factures where the funds are all kept at home and employment fur nished for from fifteen to twenty five people.
 The fruit and berry growers should be glad of an unlimited market and good prices for their products, and the merchants glad of anything in the shape of a legitimate manufac- ture which Keeps all the money al home. Observer.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
TO HAUL LUMBER WITH ENGINE.
A Beach Lumber Company Planning to
 Adopt New System.

Sid Anderson, who for the pa st three or four months has been employed by the Harris Lum. bes Company of near Beach, I. T.. returned home Saturday for a few days visit with his family at this place.
 He says that that company is preparing soon to iuaugurate a method of hauling lumber new to this part of the country, using a large traction engine which is said to handle 5000 feet to the load and will make two trips daily from ihe mill to Hatfield, a distance of twelve miles. He says they have a good road and ii the engine does as represented there will be no doubt about il being a success.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
Ills DAYS ARE NUMBERED

The Jackson county grand jury, commenting on the work it had done, says:
 The ''pistol-toter" has caused a great deal of our work, and until he is thoroughly stamped out, murderous assaults will be frequent. We call on every officer in our county to prosecute him relentlessly, and if they do his days are numbered.
 There is little excuse for failure of officers to do their duty in this matter in Arkansas these days. With an executive that refuses to pardon pistol-toters and proper energy on part the peace officers this trouble-making habit will soon cease to exist in Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
All Join in This Prayer.

It is to be hoped that the coming gubernatorial campaign will be de- void of the fist fights and black guardian that figured so prominently in the two preceding ones. Con- way Times.
 'Tis consummation devoutly to be wished. During the past six or eight years the efforts of the candi- dates for gubernatorial honors have not been devoted to a discussion of matters of state policy but to trying to prove that the other fellows were thoroughly rotton. Let the people this time insist upon a decent cam paign and smite with a mighty swat the candidates that inject indecency into it. Fort Smith Times.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

the old veterans who saw service in the Civil war are nearing the three score-and-ten mark the death rate will increase rapidly with each sue ceeding year. As this is true of the Confederacy, what could be more pleasant than to see the spirit of fraternity and love grow among the members of the two organizations as the ranks become thinner, to- gether weaving garlands for the brows of the living of two of the most gallant armies in the worlds history.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
Ouiek Work by President.

Oklahoma is to have immediate statehood. The last obstacle to the realization of its ambition was re- moved yesterday by the announce ment from Washington that the President would affirm the eonstitu- ton. While this action has been anticipated, the President has afforded the country a genuine sur prise in his early conclusion of the matter. But it is characteristic of the administration to surprise the country, and especially the poli- ticians, in this way. Having reached the conclusion that the constitution was in no way at variance with the provisions of the enabling act, it was entirely due Oklahoma that the fact was made known. There is no mis- taking the Presidents hostility, however, to the instrument itself. 1t is apparent that he regards it as gravely defective. Oklahoma should not fail to note the fact that its constitution has few friends or de- lenders among the statesmen whose opinions are well worth the consid- eration of the people. If the con- stitution is not amended to meet the approval of the fairest judgment of American citizenship. Oklahoma will fail to meet the confidence now re- posed in it. Kansas City Times,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

Judge ". M kavanaugh, in a re- cent public address. pointed out that
 Arkansas @hannCas are wrapped m
 tBe paper an shipped to Paris and London is well known that Arkansas apples ave won the high est lagrels alongside competing ex- hibiis from other states. There IS a constant and growing demand for the Arkansas product and the or chards Of Arkansas, from Benton and Washington counties on down the line. are sending forth the health-giving fruit to the four cor ners of the earth. Arkansas Gazette
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
Ono Mans Opinion vs. That of Eleven

A murder trial of extraordinary interest in North Arkansas was con- clnaed at Mountain Home recently, when Austin Baker, charged with killing w. F. Noe, at that place, February 8, last. was adjudged guilty of murder in the second de- gree, and given the maximum sen- tence. q years in the penitentiary. On each side picked lawyers of great ability were engaged.
 Without going into the details of the tragedy, it is of interest general ly to note the report that the jury, which was out nearly 24 hours. stood at one time eleven for murder in the first degree, which is punishable by death. The only tenable presump- tion in that eleven men finally sur rendered their convictions of what should be the verdict and permitted one man to decide the prisoner s fate. Ihere have been similar occurrences before and it appears that there is no remedy now avail able for it. If one mans judgment shall outweigh that of eleven other jurors, then the present jury system needs few patches. When one juror can prevent a decision which is deemed proper by eleven jurors 1t is time to revise a system under which such conditions are possible. Gazette.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
sonE EVERY DAY PHILOSOPHY
lAtchIson Glope.l

.
 (Atchison Glope)
 No man ever told another hls secrets. ..
 A guest, like fish will spoil wltn three days keeping. g.--------
 Nothing like old age to knock the conceit out of man.
 Do not trust your victims; there are no faithful victims.
 A preacher suspects everyDody who does not go to church.
 -The most wearisome cross ot reli- zion is a poor preacher.
 There is no sweetness in the smile that smiles alike for everybody.
 The beauty of the bride lasts no longer than the grief of the WldoW.
 If you can't stand for a turn down don't ask unreasonable things.
 The best man in the world is bore when he appears at the wrong tlme'
 Man learns from every experience except an experience with woman in it.
 A public speaker, in order to be- come popular, must know when to quit. When milliners put out a partlcu- Iarly young hat, all the old glrls want 1t.
 No one appreciates the freedom a,;th vhich neonle talk "behind hlS back.
 Every little fool has doctrine, and belives the world will finally accept it.
 Every time you are disagreeable to a man, he begins laying plans to get even.
 Men never know half the women say, and the women never know hall the men do.
 Men who are found fault with are usually able to say great deal Tn their defense.
 l There is one good thing that men are always willing to give away; a good joke on the other fellow. | People should be charitable with each other, for the reason that there is a story on every man in town. 1 It always makes an equal sutfra gist snort to hear a woman talk o1 1 winning back her husbands love. l When.a man gets up in the world people want to down him; when ht | gets down they want to help him up
 Age fills out and rounds out { man $ nose; but the older woman gets the sharper her nose becomes A round-shouldered man is o1 l great use in community, for tht sight of him makes others straight en up.
 After woman has been married a few months she has this sort of look in her face: ''I wish l haC known something sooner. A strong man is sometimes in l fluenced by a weak woman, but ; ] strong woman is never influenced b! weak man.
 Don't fight the shams of tn, world too seriously; the sham vii wear you out, and live long aftel you are dead.
 Say what you please about hospi tality, there are an awful lot of peo pie, who, when asked if they hat company, say. No, thank good ness.
 Are you kicking yourself out of , job? Many people do it. Are vol willing to accept poorer job il order that you may have your foo way Many people are.
 What becomes of all the fin, clothes bride receives :? If sh, does her own homework within twt weeks after marriage she begins tC I look as tough around the house a! she ever looked. \ An Atchison man never settle. anything; he puts off a final settle ment of every question until tomor row. As result, his affairs ar, hopelessly mixed; he doesn't know whether he is rich or poor. IT addition, he is worrying himself tC death. Settle every question finally when it comes up, if possible, Don let a lot of flag ends accumulate tC annoy you.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
Great Is ths Arkansas AnpIe.

Benton county will absorb some thing like S2.000. 900 this year from the sale of apples grown in that part of the great fruit region. While the denizens of Pike county are picking up diamonds Chose of Benton county are gathering the equivalent of dollars from the fruit trees. Great is Arkansasl
 But Benton county is not the only affluent apple area. In Che adjacent county of Washington there is equal evidence of well-doing. The owners of orchards there have right to hold their heads high. Reports from Fayetteville tell about few sample yields of apples. In the or- chard of Frank Ellis, near Fayette- vile. the apple trees this year pro- dueed an average of Sl5 per tree. or 5000 an acre think of that ' Down in the rich cotton belt a bale of cotton per acre Is quite satislac- tory, and the average bale of cotton is not equal to more than S60 now In Prof. Walkers orchard. near Fayetteville, there is a yield Of 2,000 barrels of apples at a minimum of three dollars per barrel.
 Speaking of Arkansas apples ani the worldwide demand for them,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
WORK.

Work IS the cure for heartaehes, Work is the cure for grief; Work brings a benediction, Healing beyond belief. Work drives the disappointments Back where the shadows turk Nothing can break your spirit If you can only work. Work, then, while life is in you, Work all your ills away; Work for the goal you long for, Work for the brighter day. Life brings to all it's wormwood, Bitterest to the shirk, Yet in this world of trouble Blessed are they that work
 Lee Shippey
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
LOOKS SHAKY FOR WONBLE
Reports That Surveys Are Being Made to Extend Railroad to
 Near Black Springs.

It has been reported that en. gineers have been at WombIe part of this week surveying and that the depot will be moved 2.sO0 feet northwest from its present location. It is also reported that this station will be called Lillian City in honor of the daug hter of Mir. Frank Gross. Mt. Ida Farm. ers' Signal.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
New Foreman at Rnunahnnse

r. F. Smith of pittsbutg, Kas., has been appointed as foreman oi the roundhonse at this place to succeed Mir. Graiz, who has re- signed. Mir. Smith took charge ot his new dn,ies Tuesday. Mr. Gratz left for Kansas City Tues. day afternoon for a few days and will then return for Mrs. Gratz and leave for Denver 10 locate.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

This is a free country, all right, but it will be interesting to see what the government does with the Wall Street men who are said to have furnished money to stir up revo- lution in Cuba and thus embarrass the administration. Perhaps Roose- welt, like the Mikado, can find a punishment to fit the crime
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

It is better to be charitable than rich and you can't De both.
 Deserve the good opinion of those who think well of you"
 Never think about the weakness of the flesh; keep the eye single upon the strength of the spirit. Eternal Progress.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
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The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

The key 10 health is in. the Kidneys and liver Keep these organs active and you have health, strength. and cheerful spirits. Prickly Ash Bitters is a stimulaut for the kludeys, regu- lates the liver, stomach and bow els. X golden household remedy. w. q. Nandiver. special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
 THE GREATEST GAMBLING

X magazine estimates the cost of the New York Stock exchange to the pub he, in commissions and interest alone, to be about 60 millions per year. This cost is only the price paid for the privi- iege of gambling, while the game itself is so favorable to those who operate it that the members of the exchange hold their seats at about $l00,0 ,000 each. And this is only one of the great gamb- ling exchanges, although the largest of them all. The movement against gambling in this country will always be comparatively trifiing until it aims to eliminate stock speculation as we'll as race track betting, poker and other practices that are, by comparison, utterly insignificant. Kansas City Times.
 The ground taken in the above is absolutely sound. though the fact that the greater gambling is not suppressed should in no sense tend to interfere with the enforcement of the laws against the lesser.
 There is a great difference, how ever. in the importance to the coun- try of the two classes of gambling stock gambling and gaming with cards, horse races, etc, The latter only takes money from the earnings or production of the individual, while in the former instance the producers and consumers of the whole nation are bled for the main tenance of the big sharks, it making no difference to the people at large who wins or. loses in the big game.
 When one reads that the New York stock exchange alone costs the public such a tremendous sum an- nually, and that every large city supports a similar institution. and that all are supported purely and simply at the expense of those who produce wealth, it is little wonder that there is complaint and much wonder that such conditions should be allowed to exist at all in coun- try supposed to be governed by a majority of the people.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

The fact that three Cuban "gen- erals" find themselves in prison for trying to stir up a revolution against the provisional government before they even made decent start will discourage the idea that Uncle Sam is either easy or mapping.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

There is increasing talk of an ex- position at Little Rock in 1911 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the admission of Arkansas into the Union as a state. It is a good move and successful consummation would be worth much more than the cost in the advertising the state would get.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

Strengthen the tired kidneys and parity the liver and bowels wiih few doses of Prickly Ash bitieTs. It's an admirable kid- uey tonic. W. c. Vandiver. special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

The Japanese are receiving Taft warmly" say the dispatches. A passing of the estimate of the strength of this country on his size may save them future grief.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

Cleanse the hyer and bowels. and regulate the system by using Prickly Ash Bitters. It creates and sustains energy. w. c. Van. diver, special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
A Progressive Populace.

The Mena Star of last Saturday devotes it's front page to the history of the origin and development of Janssen park. Mena has every req son to be proud of the park. This city certainly has live, progressive populace always ready and willing to do anything that will be for the good of the city. The citizens owe no small debt so The Star for its efforts in their behalf. Womble News.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

Watkins Bros. have just re- eeived a carload of field aud farm teuce. See them for prices be- lore ouying. l7Sdwtf
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

Our President has defeated the Lord Bishop of London in a tennis match. But that's only little thing. The chances are that our all-around Chief Executive could defeat the Lord Bishop just as easily at boxing, wrestling, shooting, horseback riding. chopping wood or pitching hay to say nothing of patching up peace treaties between nations. settling strikes and num- berless other things. It's too bad that he won't continue at his big job a few years more.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

For Sale Right-A 20-horse Stationary Engine. T. $. Proc. tor. Phone 52l. Dallas road near Phillips store. *l75 olw4
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

The yearly loss in the ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic is 5000. and as even the youngest of
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03
2 FRUIT FARM SNAPS.

50a fruit farm, l5a in apple, peach and pear trees 7 years old; beautiful location, about 1700 feet elevation and protected by high mountain on north; M mile of Mcna on good road; ideal for home. A bargain if sold soon.
The Mena weekly star., 1907-10-03

l2oa, 30a in apples; 5 miles of Meua; all smooth land and offers at bargain price for quick sac l7lw2 J l.. Homer, Mena, Ark.