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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
WlehInn.

wisht I wus 4 hummin' bird
Id mes IN wIiler tree
Den noth'n but supp'n' wut goes on wings
Could even git 70 me.
wisht ! WAS snake. I'd crawl
Down in a deep stump hole.
Noth'n' 'u'd venture down In oar.
Into TO de dark en- col.
But lis niger in his shack.
Wild De farlight in de chinks--
Supp'n' kin see him ever time
He even so much as winxs.
It's MATCHED fac dat many q time
! wisht l was supp'n' viii.
A coon or a. owl or q 'possum or crow
Leas-ways. a little while.
I'D lax 10 sleep in a holler gun
OF r0ost In a long leaf pine.
Whar notain' I'D come 10 mes avid me
Or AK noe whar Is gwine.
From the late John Charles McNeili's
Volume, Songs. Merry and sad
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
GRATEFUL MEN.

mo" said the tiresome man, 81
never knew a woman who could tell a
story well. Most women appreciate
that fact and don't try"
Yes" interrupted the bored one,
land most of the men appreciate it,
too. Catholic Standard and Times.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
- Co. n nulld church.

Washington township. Ind. in cen
trial Newton county. Noted as the
home Of churches tten) and because
It never has had a saloon. will build
another church in the near future.
The new store building in AIDE will.
for a time. be utilized as an ice cream
parlor. to obtain funds to apply on
the Dcw building.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
WORSE.

Pop"
Eyes, my SON."
What is harpsichord?"
"A harpsichord. my boy, is an in.
strument which when heard makes a
man feel sorry that he ever said any,
thing unkind about a piano. lyon.
kers Statesman.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
FINE TRAINING.

"How did you conceive the idea
of going into fiction?"
81 knew from boyhood that would
succeed" replied the great author.
when absent from school / used to
write my own excuses. "-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
AGREED.

Eyes," said the serious man, ''this
race problem certainly is serious
matter"
That's right" replied the sporty
one; no matter what system O. bet
tin you follow you can't beat 'em. !"
Philadelphia Press.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
Spelling THEM.

Cupid-"I'm going to quit it,"
The Stork-"Quit what?"
Cupid-"Oh, have been laughing
at locksmiths for SO long that the
whole tribe of them have begun to
imagine that they are humorists. -
Puck.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
NATURAL RESENTMENT.

why did Bink's widow feel so
indignant at his funeral?"
@The members of his volunteer hose
company sent him a floral fire extin.
quaker. Judge.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
THE PRINCTPAL HuRT.

Cant you get over talking about
the way you got cheated in that horse
trader"
NO" answered Mr.. Sirius Barker,
Il don't mind mans getting my
money, but hate to feel that have
lost his respect. Washington Star.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
as USUAL.

What are you playing, children ."
asked their mother.
Were playing church. I'm the
choir, and Ruth is the congregation
and Tommie's the organist."
But who's the Minister"
Why, mother. We don't have
any. It's summer and all the minis.
tiers are in Europe.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25

paralyZed me and
affected my kid
neys, My back
hurt me terribly.
and the urine was
badly disordered.
Doctors said my
right kidney was
practically dead.
They said l could
never walk again.
xgf1 nm
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
TIE CARELESS LIsTENER

II see that Jupiter has a new sat
elite" said the neighbor across the
fence.
What did it weigh" inquired the
careless listener. = Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
Nor IN HIs cELLAR

There's coal enough to last until
229S," said the optimist.
Not in my cellar" replied his
neighbor, fellow OF pessimistic turn.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
THE DERNIER RESORT.

''The English suffragettes are
threatening to use bombs"
And if they have no effect?"
Then, s'pose, they'll resort to
hatpins. Washington Herald.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
AyoTDrSG "A BREAK.

Father-eI say, have those awful
people gomez"
daughter equal to the occasion)-
eyes father, long ago: but here are
our old friends, Mr.. and Mrs Jones,
whom know you want to see!"--
London Opinion.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
SOCIAL RLuNnER

why did Binks' widow feel so in
dignant a. his funeral"
The members of his volunteer
hose company sent him a floral FIRE
extinguisher. Judge.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
AS TO MEssEs.

Newcome-"We had fine mess of
fish for dinner last night"
Subley-'I haven't the slightest
doubt. old man - your cook once
worked for us!"-Puck.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
COMMON.

They are quite ordinary people,
aren't they"
Yes = keep their engagements,
eat plain food, pay their bills, and
all that sort of thing. Life.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
HARD TO KEEP.

Never mind if it is hot. Keep your
temper. Boston Globe.
But suppose it's the kindethat sours
easily?
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
To Drive Out Malaria and Build On
the system

Take the Old Standard GROVES TAsrn.
LESS CHILL Toxic Yoa know what Won
are taking. The formula is plainly printed
on every bottle, showing 1t Is simply Qui-
nine and Iron in a tasteless form, and tha
most effectuA form For grown peopla
and children Soc
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
a REMINDER.

what started Tom off on his fish
ing expedition"
Some one sent him bottle Of
Scotch"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25

Hicks Capudine Cures Women's
Monthly Pains, Backache, Nervousness,
and Headache. It's Liquid Effects imnao-
results. l0c.. 25c.. and Soc. at drug stores.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
ONE KIDNEY GONE.
hut Cured After Doctors Said There
Was No Hope.

sylvanus o. verrilI, Milford. Me-.
saws: Five years ago bad injury
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25
HTGH-PRICED LANGUAGE.

'Wunst got a dollar a word"
~G'wan!"
Fact. For talking back to Judge"
Louisville Ccurfer-Jorrnal
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-25

! wisht I wus 4 hummln' bird
I'd mes IN a wilier tree.
Den noth'n but supp'n' wit goes Q
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30
GETTING READY, ANYHOW

The government has followed the course of minimizing so far as pos sible the effect or value of all re- ports or opinions tending to show that there is any real danger of a conflict between the United States and Japan. The country at large would gladly take that view of the matter, but when we continually read undenied reports to the effect that Japanese spies are found to be making maps of harbors and coast defenses, and that the War depart ment is having to make unusual efforts to keep it's military secrets away from the persistent little brown men acting for the Mikado's s government, it looks a little dubious for lovers of peace.
 Besides this, reports of immense shipments of munitions of war to the Philippines and preparations for equipping a much larger army on
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30
Different in Real Life.

How easy it is to be brave man in playl The villain is always g coward who cringes when the hero denounces him. The hero is always the largest and the best looking, and everything always happens in man ner to show off his generosity, mag nanimity and bravery. But it is not always that way in real life. Scoun drels are often impudent, gooc looking, popular and successful and while the right usually triumphs, il is at the end of a long life, ant after a great deal of trouble. Dis honesty and meanness of every kin6 will out, but the process is slow, il real life. On the stage men anC women are either too good or tot bad. .-Atchison Globe.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30
Fear That Jack London Is Lost in
 the Pacific.

The editors of Woman's Home Companion, for whom Jack Londor is sailing around the world in his little boat Shark. state that he is now over a month due at Tahiti of the Society Islands, for which place he sailed from Hilo, Hawaii, on October 27.
 The gas engine with which the Shark is equipped was not working well when Mir. London left Hawaii, and it is supposed by his publishers that he has experienced some more trouble with it, or that he has en- countered the doldrums of the Pa cifie, by which the little forty-five- foot boat might be buffeted about for days or weeks, to be dropped at length into a sea dead calm. For such are the equatorial doldrums.
 London sailed from San Francisco on May 4th and reached Hawaii about a month later. He is accom- panied on his voyage around the world by his wife, captain, an engineer, one sailor and two Ja- panese servants. London expects to spend seven years on his voyage and to sail completely around the world, stopping interesting places wherever he goes.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30

a part of his work for the com munity.
 In this connection we have been deubly blessed First, by having before us in memory his example and ideals, and, second, by the friendship and assistance of those who so truly loved him and the causes for which he worked. These things have been invaluable to us, and we can only say that we have made an effort to follow the first and to deserve the-last. In other words, it has been the desire that The Star should serve the people of the com munity as it was intended it should by the founder, and that will be the high mark for which we shall aim, trusting that with each year it may be more nearly achieved.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30
LOCAL READERS ASK
 MORE ABOUT COOPER
Lively Interest Taken in the Account of His Work Printed in This Paper
 Last Week
Big Demand for the Cooper Remedies the Davis Drug Company
 Store Causes Much Comment.

ing is much improved, and I feel like a new woman.
 :" I cannot say too much for these wonderful remedies, for they have made me well again, so that may now enjoy life like I used to before 1 was sick
 Among the many callers yester- day was MT. George P. Lintz, 300 Center street, who had been suf- ferer from stomach trouble for many years. He said:
 "I suffered several years from indigestion and stomach trouble. At times Was very weak and nervous. had dizzy spells, headache and felt tired and miserable nearly all the time. Sleep at night gave me no strength and was always tired in the morning. My appetite was also Impaired; once in a while 1 could | eat a good meal, but most of the time l had no desire for food. "'One day I saw the advertise ment of Cooper and read of his rem edies. went at once to get the medicine, and after I had taken few doses was relieved of an enor- nous tapeworm. Now I know what caused my suffering. My stomach feels easy now, as if great weight had been removed, and my health improved rapidly. I have good appetite and am completely restored in strength.
 "I am very thankful to Mr. Cooper for all that his medicine has done for me, and heartily recom- mend it to all persons who feel ex- hausted. and are probably troubled as I was.
 "It has done all that has been claimed for it in my case. and has helped me where all other medicines failed.
 Hundreds of people are daily calling to see MT. Cooper with the same story of restored health, strength and happiness. which only proves that all that has been said and written about the medicine is undoubtedly true"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The dyspeptic whines after he dimes. Many self-plade men are hot-air products. Only stupid woman doesn't know when to act stupid. Learn to say mo-" but never say it unless you mean it. A derrick will not help out man when he falls in love.
 The more favors ma asks the fewer he is willing to grant.
 His satanic majesty in more inter ested in you than he is in your enemies.
 A wise man is satisfied to appear great in the eyes of his wife and children.
 People who claim to know every thing are seldom able to accomplish any thing.
 How many people do you know who neglect to say anything when they talk?
 The less intimate a woman is with her husbands folks the more faith she has in him.
 Modesty is one of the principal ingredients in the composition of a truly great man.
 Married women should let their husbands be right once in a while just for change.
 After man gets to be about so old he begins to talk about what a fool he used to be. There would be lot more silence in this world if we talked only about the things we know. It doesn't take the average mar long to throw off the greatness that is thrust upon him.
 Your enemies are seldom as black as you paint them or your friends as white as they appear to be.
 It sometimes happens that children tell the truth, just as grown people tell lies -at the wrong time.
 If woman is unable to keep g secret she can always find some other woman who will gladly help her tc not to keep it. When a man refuses to argue with woman she considers it as sort oi acknowledgment of her meHta superiority.
 This earth is inhabited mostly by people who imagine they were in. tended to do something better thar their present vocation.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30
ONE YEAR AGO.

One year ago last Thursday A. w. St. John arose from his rest with his mind centered upon the work ahead for the day. It was a work he loved; it was work he had long had real heart interest the study and de- velopment of the horticultural in- dustry of Arkansas, particularly of of the hills of Polk county.
 It was this that had taken Mir. St. John from his own fireside to Clarks- vile, where the Arkansas State Horticultural Society was holding it's annual session and where just as he had finished reading the paper he had prepared for the occasion, his heart ceased to beat and his tired body went to rest. Had he lived, his love for the cause propably would have led him to Van Buren, where the society is meeting this week.
 But it was The Star that held most closely the attention of Mir. St. John, and when he passed beyond, it's maintenance was the most insist ent duty falling upon us. This has taken our best efforts to the exclu- sion almost of other things that were
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30
 Norwood Needs No Spokesman.

After reproducing an editorial from a recent issue of The Star regarding the fear the oppo- nents of Hal Norwood have that Senator Davis might speak for his candidacy, the Southern Standard of Arkadelphia'says;
 The opposition to Hal Norwood need have no fear about that gentle man asking anyone to make speeches for him, advotating his candidacy for attorney general, for he is there with the goods when it comes to speech-making. When he was a member of the house of representa- tives from Polk county, his col leagues regarded him as one of the most gifted orators in that body. Also, later, he was member of the senate, and he was regarded in the same light in that august body. When he arose to make a speech, he was always given the very closest attention, for his speeches were based upon logical and forceable presentation of facts on the subject.
 He has been prosecuting attor- ney for his circuit and it is said that he made one of the most efficient officers that the circuit ever had. He is lawyer of keen and careful jurisprudence, far above the aver age young lawyer of his age. When he gets to be attorney general, which place he is certainly going to get, you can depend on it that the states interest will be carefully guarded.
 "As to whether the candidates for attorney general are Davis or anti Davis men, the facts in the case, that all three of the candidates are Davis sympathisers. Andrews is, Graham is and Norwood, who never was known to hide behind the screen of a demagogue by jump ing in the band wagon at the eleventh hour simply to be in harmony with the winners. says that he has always been a Davis man.
 Now, in a case like this, where all the candidates are for Davis, how will the anti-Davis men vote {? They must vote for one of the three candidates and, the only solution in case is this: Vote for the best qualified man in the race. and we think that brilliant young lawyer, Hal Norwood of Mena, Polk county, our neighbor, is the man for the place"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30

such law is that the panic is over and there is no special need of such a law, which is very poor argument,
 The time to get such law is when the peoples attention has been called to the need of it and before something comes up to direct their attention in other directions, There is no doubt but what such law would do much to prevent such con- ditions in money matters as occurred recently. Is it necessary for real panic to come before the people will compel their representatives to take measures to prevent them -Wom- ble News.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30
~---~~----------~-- FOR COUNTY JUDGE.

In the regular place in The Star will be found the official announce ment of E. G. Turner as candidate for the office of judge of the county and probate courts of Polk county.
 Mr. Turner is a native of Arkan- sas, has lived in the state all his life and in Polk county twenty-one years. He has held the office of justice of the peace nearly ever since coming to the county. and was candidate for county judge four years ago, being defeated before the primary by small majority. He is life long Democrat and has always stood by the party and helped to fight her battles.
 Mr. Turner has an affable, agree able personality and numbers his friends by the score, and will un- doubtedly make good race for the office he seeks.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30
FOR A CITY OF FIRST CLASS

There probably has never been 8 representative body of citizens ir the council chamber of Mena in which there was more earnest de sire to promote the welfare and best interests of the whole city than last Friday night.
 There was no question but the majority in the beginning favored the movement to keep Mena in the second class but there were many, as openly stated after the meeting, who desired to know more of the merits of each side, and who were not only present, but who had signed the petition presented more for the purpose of having the question thoroughly understood before action was taken than because they were really desirous of influencing the council to rescind the step it had taken.
 When the arguments had all been heard and the points for and against had been made clear, the fears that evil would result from making Mens city of the first class were certainly decreased if not entirely eliminated and it was no surprise to any present that the council declined to recon, sider its former action, though one half of it's members voted so to do,
 Alderman Clayton has probably spent more time in looking into the provisions of the law governing the case than any other citizen of Mena, and his statements were made with conviction and in convincing man ner. He firmly believes that nc extra cost in administering the city's affairs will be incurred under the proposed change that will not be very much more than offset by the savings that can be made in other directions.
 There is no question but the rating of the city will be improved before the country, and this should assist in material manner to bring favorable attention to itin ways that will re- dound to it's upbuilding.
 The Star believes that Mena will be benefited by being placed where it belongs, in the first class.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30

For the past several weeks the fa- nous Cooper Remedies have been selling in quantities that far sur pass anything ever introduced here. The Davis Drug Company, the local agent, says it never before handled remedies that proved to be so popu- lar. There seems to be no abate- ment to the interest displayed by local people in the work of MT. Cooper in Chicago, the following account of which is from the Jour- nal of that city:
 During the past two weeks hun dreds of voluntary testimonials have been given at Cooper's headquar- ters, The Public Drug Company 140 State street, on the efficiency of the Cooper preparations tor deaf ness, stomach complaints, rheuma- tism, and as a general spring tonic,
 Among the recent callers was Mrs. Emma Stanley, living atF1s Washington Boulevard. She told her story in a most convincing man ner, and many persons who stood around her indorsed all she had tc say in praise of the Cooper reme. dies. She said:
 Perhaps l had the most compli. cated case that Mir. Cooper has hac to deal with. I was troubled witf both deafness and stomach com. plaints. 1 don't know that on { thing had anything to do with the other, but I do know that I tried many patent medicine preparation: without result. 1 was so deaf that could not hear a clock lick and my stomach was in such wretched shape that 1 could not enjoy meal that ate.
 I was very nervous and could hardly sleep. had a roaring noise in my ears and dancing spots before my eyes. I felt very bad and weak
 "'One day l heard about the Cooper medicine and decided to try it. 1 have just started on my fourtf bottle, and the improvement in my case has been really wonderful. My nerves have been quieted, my hear.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30

seeing their wise and productive use by the public, is also busily engaged in adding to the nations wealth in a dozen other ways.
 As an example, take the turpen- tine forests of the South. Turpenv tine is obtained byIcutting hole in one side of the tree, called boxing, which in few years kills the tree. The Forest Servlce has found a method of extracting turpentine by which the trees are far less injured, and the yield is increased thirty per cent.
 The Western mountains above a certain elevation are covered with a tree called the lodge pole pine. It has long been considered about the most useless proposition that grows. The Forest Service has demonstrated that when treated in certain in expensive manner it makes first-rate railroad ties. When you pause to reflect that to maintain one tie in a roadbed two trees must be kept growing, you will begin to see the importance of this discovery. In like manner the swift-growing Southern gum timber has always warped so badly that after hot day, you could see both sides of board at once.' The Forest Service found a method by-cutting and subsequent treatment, of obviating this discon- certing feature. Such experiments, when successful, are quite as effec- tive as the discovery by exploration of vast new tracts of forest lands. At present the service is trying out various materials other than forest woods for the production of paper pulp. It has been stated that for a single Sunday issue of a cer- tain paper twenty acres of forest land must be cut over. This thought, coupled with a memory of the Adirondacks, whence a great deal of the pulpwood comes, should cause each and every one of us to wish more power to the men en- gagged in the researches. From the Reading (Penn.) Eagle.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-30

short notice, do not indicate that ali is as serene in Washington as some might assume.
 All this has tendency to lend strong approval to Roosevelt's action in sending big fleet of warships into waters where the trouble is most likely to break out.
 The effect of Japan's victory over China, then Russia, naturally is to "swell' the heads of her people to a point where they think they are in- vincible, and, like small boy who has had a successful scrap or two, they are likely to look for more trouble until the real thing is found