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The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27

HATFIELD UNION NO. 26O. Meets ist and 3rd Saturday at ? D. m. A. C Bruce, president; R. II. stockton. secretary Hatfield r. 0.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27

]. C. Terrell, presidents; s. Thacker, secre- tary. Meets 2nd and 4th Saturday at 2p m. Rocky postoffice.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
LIBERTY UNION NO. 2s.

Geo. Wood, president, J. K. Wilcox. secre tary; meets 2d and 4th Saturdays at D. m. Egger, r. O.
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Every sort Of Legal Blank of the "Legal Light" kind for sale at The Star office
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27
OLIVER CHAPEL UNION.

r. C. Hill, presdent; J. B. Joplin, secretary Meets each Tuesday night. Mena r. Q.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-27

CENTER UNION NO. 1901. Lee Evens, president, T. A. Dooley, secre tary.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

criptivns fur tino relief of inc sui ferers.
 Already the society has cabled &10. 600, which was dispatched on Tuesday. In addition. the executive committee of the natoinal society has arranged to immediately remit 10 tho Italian Red Cross tho sum of s5o,coo The Christian Herald advanced $2oooo on fund which 1t purposes to raise shortly by contributions from its readers, and ca bled the sum over to the italian Red Cross society.
 Boston. Dec. 3o.--Subscriptions re- ceived by Lee-Higginson & Co. for the earthquake sufferers to-day reaoned [ total of nearly s1o,ooo.
 London, Dec 30-The lord mayors fund for the earthquake sufferers has reached s13.0oo. The banking house, of the Rothschild and the Earrings each have contributed s5,000.
 Vienna, Dec 3o,--Emperor Francii Joseph has contributed s1o.ooo to tn, relief of the Italian earthquake suf ferers.
 Rome, Dec. So-T41e news of Mir. P. Morgan's contribution of s10,000 wal communicated to the government by Ambassador Griscom. who also inform cd the duke of Aosta, president of thu national relief committee. of the do. nation.
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QUAKE FUND
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but does not make q special canvass,
 A meeting of the society win he held on Sunday at their rooms tn the Tnsur- ance building aft which committee will be appointed to take charge of the canvass, This committee will probably consist of six or seven members of the society, who will direct the campaign.
 Tho appeal for funds is made to citi zens of all nationalIties and the collec tors purpose visiting every office and stores as well as the dwelling houses, The money collected will be forwarded post haste to the Red Cross society in Rome for distribution to the sufferers,
 Mayor Martin has issued an invita- tion to five prominent Italian residents of this city to meet him this noon at his office and discuss the situation and the methods which he might pursue to advantage as mayor of the city in the matter The Italians who will meet the mayor are pr William F. Verdi Dr Nicola Mariani. Sylvester z. Poli the Italian consul to this city, Michele Ricclo and Paul Russo The mayor will base his action on the result of this conference, Otherwise he has talk on no action so far,
 The subscriptions now being collected by The Journal-Couricr and the Red Cross are as vet the only means open to the people of New Haven for as. sIsting the sufferers from tho earth quake disaster Money may be sent either to samuel Hemingway, treas urer of tho New Haven division of the Red Cross, or to tho office of The Journal-courior, in which case 1t will be acknowledged and turned ovci to tho Red Cross, to he forwarded to the Italian Red Cross society Sub scriptions are rapidly coming in, the amounts subscribed mp to midnight last night being as follows:
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31
FOR MILITARY ENROLMENT
George Mccarthy Gets His Men Into
 Action.

Military Enrolling Officer George Mccarthy called together his deputies iG s niEitt aui gave uut tine material for use in tho collection of the enroll ment lirt which will be started in a few days. The enrolment will occupy the month of January and will he submit ted to the board of aldermen about the middle of February MT Mccarthy has arranged hls books this year with q list of the to- he mades in the back so that they may he used as an aid by his assistants in making sure of getting all the names. He Is out to make his list as thorough as fl is possible to make it and expects to make tho hest list he has ever drawn up for the city The deputies he has appointed so far with whom he met last night include Morris Calm. Edward O'Brlen James Donegan. Henry Farrell. jro Edward A Meaney, James Gleason. Jo. seph Collins, Julian W Knolte, John | Sullivan, Michael J Welch and Irving Allen
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31
ST. MARY'S MINISTRIES
Holy Name Society Planning Fine En-
 tertainment.

A final minstrel entertainment h b. ing planned for St. Mary's church on the night of January i4. The enter tainment will be given by members the Holy Name society, and the formance will be held in the bas of the church. There will bs twenty young people in the pd ance. which Is said to be very and highly entertaining. Tho n performance will he followed general entertainment. Profesd Cabe is in charge of the trail the members Of the troupe. 10 being made to have the affair plete success.
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They Have Gone to Devastated Dis trlcts to Direct Relief Work for
 Earthquake Sufferers.
MALONE 0M-COMMITT TAL
Visits Waterbury, But There's Nothin!
 Doing for Newspapers.

The Waterbury American apropos of the political situation says
 Judge william ] Malone of Bristol with a rakish flat hat and smile ot much amlabilty, came into town last evening
 They say you arc confident of your election as speaker said a reporter. "no they?' said Judge Malone "Of course you expect to win?" DO I?" said Judge Malone,
 Politicians over here think you have it clnched."
 DO they?' said Judge Malone. We understand you have Mir Lil- ley's active assistance"
 Have T?' said Judge Malone. Judge Banks is also conddent," "Is he?' said Judge Malone.
 Good evening"
 Tt is?' said Judge Malone
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31
YANKEE IN GOOD SHAPE
yCondition Unchanged by Second Sink
 lng--Raised bN February 4

Washington Dec. 20-The condition of the United States cruiser Yankee which was sunk in Ruzzards bay, after being temporarily raised by the sal wage crew, Is practically tho same as 1t was when the vessel went down tho second time according to a report re- ccived by Secretary Newbery to day from Lieutenant Foley, the executive officer of the Yankee,
 He says the smokcstack and ventils ators are all standing and all of tho necessary gear for raising are now as sembled at New Bedford Lieutenant Foley says the vessel probably will he raised before February 4.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

aieTii5i aiii Q ibi- mental condition that they seem the worst of all. The horror of that tragic minute Is lneradicably fix cd upon their faces On the relief ships they were heaped everywhere. Some of them appear to he stricken with kind of idiocy, looking amlessly before them; others, completely mad. Therapie gives thrilling description of the rescues effected by his men, when his ship arrived at Mcssina from Nal { under Instructions to convey the sur vivors to Naples Twenty different con- flagrations were raging. As the ves- sel drew up before the city if was sur rounded hy a notlla of boats and tugs laoded 10 the gunwales with men and women who piteously cried for food and drink. for they had nothing for 24 hours. on entering the port tre- mendous clamor greeted their ears, the survivors screaming for help.
 10000 Fled to Beach.
 According to the refugees the city ot Messina was awakened at b30 o'clock Monday morning by violent earth shock lasting twenty-five seconds Tn few minutes the streets were filled with crowds of people, prey to the most acute terror, The women were screaming and the men were frantic. All rushed 10 ward tho beach, The bisiop came out of the cathedral car- rying the statute of St Lucia, the pa tron saint of the city, and with all of the clergy formed a procession which marched through the principal streets. Twenty thousand persons marched be- hind the priests.
 Child Born to Refugee.
 The fherapie brought thirty German and 600 other fugitlves to Naples, During tho voyage to Naples several ijured women died and one child was born. Some of the fugutlves aboard 'ohe TheIepie hastily left the ship when she reached this port, in some cases abandoning their children.
 The tidal wave that swept into Reg gio flooded the city to q depth of thir- ty feet above sea level Some of the houses along the water front were swept from their foundations and drag ged out to sen, Twelve miles of the railroad near Reggie were destroyed. ltlupsSl huhtu lo llt bSiioi pl i"ls scene.
 IL Is said that Messina was plotted out 10 the accompaniment of walls of anguish and Reggie disappeared in sl- ence and without a cry.
 The sea front at Reggie has been completely swept away, according to statements of refugees It is mass of wreckaRe from vessels of every kind that were In the harbor. It Is impossible to approach Reggie by sea or by land, For a distance of twelve miles from the city, roads, bridges and footpaths have been uprooted Even the face of the country has changed. II mas been impossible to get Into Reggo even with automobiles. If Is believed that there are still a great number of people in the ruins dying, not from their injuries, but from slow starvation, simply because 1t Is impos- sibleto get in supplies
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

Mess'na Sicily has experienced more other place history ahQuakes of 1894 and 1905 well remembered on through the streets or Meina was s43 the sracens took tho by the Normans In 1os2 In l4o and 17s earth bombarder by Neaponan 1S 1854 cholera killed 16ooo of the residents
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MESSlNA STRAP!
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i5,o0O Reds and Food on Way.

suffered no harm from tho earth quake
 i5,00O Reds and Food on Way.
 The minister of marine tonight re celyed word that the steamships Taormna and Campanla, with 45. 0)O beds and large supply of provisions aboard, had left Genoa bound for Mes sina Other steamers, also bountifuly stocked. are on their way to the strick en cities from various ports.
 The despatches from the stricken zone say that a large army would be required to cope with even the press ing needs of the unfortunate people who are roaming about half clad and starving, some of them dragging arti- cles of clothing from the smoulderng ruins to protect themselves from the piercing winds Terrible suffering is inevitable before the much needed re- lief stores can arrive
 Task Seems Almost Hopeless.
 
 The rescue parties, military, naval and civil, of different nationalities are performing prodIgies, but the task be fore them Is almost hopeless Added to the difficulty of obtaining food and water there are no drugs or surgical appliances Hearthreaking appeals for help are heard on every side, to which only the most inadequate response ia possible Temporary hospitals are be ing rtgged up, but only q comparative of horror defy description. The surviv ors of tho earthquake are suffering cruel extremities and, In Messina, may he seen all around vainly searching lp the dust and debris for morsels of food
 ralmi Too, laid Waste.
 Late dispatches state that the city o' palmi contains l,6o0 dead and twice as many injured. Two thirds of the town was laid waste All the villages ad. iacent suffered as severely.
 The king has autographed Premier Ci. olitti, informing him that Reggo is ir the same awful condition as Messina and announcing that Russian steam CT with 800 injured will arrive at Ma ples tomorrow His majesty asks that all preparations be made for their re. ception al the hospitals. and requests that the ship be sent back with all the doctors that can be mustered.
 Many Alive in Ruins.
 The Marquis Ruvolito, who visited Messina and then returned to Catania declared that the spectacle was horri. fying He estimated that there were not more than 10000 survivors of the entire populace. Thousands, he said are buried under the wreckage ant some of the injured pinioned beneath the walls which the fire did not touch are yet alive He believed that il would take months, and perhaps 2 year, to remove the dead from under the ruins Some few bodies have been recovered and ,hey have been buried fir the public gardens.
 The wounded refugees present sick. ening sight Some appear hardly hum. an others among the fugitives have nc apparent injuries but are in such a
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31
LA GRANDE ITALIA
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Continued from First Page,) lar ma Impossible avere precisl dettagl ed esatto numero dei morti
 MoIt Bastiment pieni di fuggittyi sono gia arrlyati a Napoi ed altr por- 1 q della ponaola VI sono fra questi moltl feritL mcntro moltl altri hanno voluto rimanere vicino le rovine delle loro case
 II terrible nagello, la terrible (oraa in aaone, lunedi scorso, non solo ' distrusse delle horenti citta ma ancora l'esistcn2a, la vita, tutto cio che VI era dl umano
 Comunicanaioni telegrafche sone state stabilize in Messina, impiantando gli apparati nogll umci ferroyiarl | Messaggi rieovut, per questa linea dicono che ognl speranza di salvezza e pcrduta Della ctta al Messina non rimane che un mucchio di rovine avan2i del terremoto orrendo del ruoco F quale complemento al'opera terrible, II vento impetuoso l'uragano vocmente venuto fare scomparire ogn vcstisgia umana
 l yiyeri sono scarsi lacqua dencicnte; il bsogno estremo
 Della soa citta ii Mcssina che contaya ao,0oo abitanti si crede che 10000 siano pcrt Altre 10000 porsonc sono mortc q Reggio
 Il Re la Regina d Italia si troyano in me2zo al doIore fra le ruine, mel pest piu pcreolosi, csponendos il Re all aiuto al poricolo come un scmplice mlite della Crocc Rossa
 Il Re Ina avuto molto da lodarc ropera ii sayataggio prcstata da Italiani Russi ed Amcrlcant quan Aanno salvato migliala ii persone la morte yicura,
 Lc Resina ha passato il rcsto della giornata negll ospcIali. inrondendo in tutt coraeEio consolazlono, rcatando essa molto afnItta al raeconto di tantc soffcronae dayanti a tanto squalore
 Il Re partito questa scra per | Reggie
 Roma. Dee. SO Tutu reporters confermano Ia morte di nr, Arthur $, ! Cheney, sua moglio, Console Amer- cano a Messina Restarono sotto le rulne dell edihcio Consolare.
 II Dr Cheney cittadlno dl New Haven cd fglio dol Dr. B. H. Cheney
 1 feriti, 1 fuggiaschi tutt in preda terrore non semhrano esseri umani Rassomiglano pazzl nsegulti da immaginari fantasmi Non nannc favella ma rantoli bcstlall che dinota- tano il parosismo della paura. La Men te umana non si DUO raccapezzare nessuna renna di scrlttore. nessuna fantasia DUO descrivere la realta.
 1'orrore del traeico momento c scolpito in moto marcato su aueile faccie sparute Q inehetite. t'urono r- ooverati in tuttl Bastimenti. come taute macchne, come incoscenti del loro essere. non sono piu uomini ma ritratti mutt della disperazione.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31
WHOLE WORLD GIVES
Red Cross S50.OO0, Boston SiO.0OO, Ion.
 don S13,OOO, Francis Joseph S1O, 1000.

New York, Dec. 30-The work of or- ganiziug relief for the victims of the earthquake which was begun here al- most simultaneously with the receipt of the first news of the dlsasted as- sumed official form to-day with the is- suance by the mayor of proclamation calling upon the peope of the city for
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31
HORSES! HORSES! Big Auction Sale ;! Friday, Jan, list, 'O9, at I;,3O pm.
100 Horses for This Big Sale.
1 Carload from Iowa. 2 Carloads from Pennsylvania,

The carload from Iowa arc first class. good horses and the hest that grow. The rennsylynnia horses are srcond-h arc all acclimated. right out of hard wort, and ready to go back into il again. They are all High Dollar" horses. tho kind you want. and when Sou get through bidding you own them. They arc suitable for bakers butchers, groccrs. farmers. livery or any general purpose. You will find just the horse you need among them Attend this BIC SALE if you need a horse. and we will guarantee to sat- isfy you,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31
CHURCHES TO GIVE

Hartford Dec 3o.-Rt Rev. John Synnott admm,s'rator of the Hart ford diocese, tonight issned a notice to the effect that q collection for tho sufferers of the earthquake in Italy would be taken in all the churches of the diocese on Sunday next The pro- ceeds of the collection will be sent by cable to the pope at Rome on the fol- lowing Tuesday
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31
K,uFMAN-BARRY FIGHT.

Los Angeles, Dec 20 Al the end of the twenty ynintn round of the Kaufman Parry go the lighting was slow and amateurism Neither man had suffered much damage
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suffered no harm from tho earth quake.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
NOTES AND NEWS.

The Meaning of Manhood" was the
theme Of campfire talk to q group
OF boys who were members of the
Oneida County Y. VI. C. A. out in
the woods one night, after a three
Imile tramp. by the secretary. The
boys tsaw things differently" and on
the way back after calling out their
school principal, gave him three
hearty cheers, pledging him new
support for right things in the school.
Then they undertook to increase the
membership of the Association four
fold and did It.
The Oberlin University Y. NJ. C..
A. rounded up 175 members in one
day. One OF its five missions is led
by japanese, one by an American
who had taught three years in Japan
and another by high caste Hindoo.
Every man on the fotball team and
! squad Is a member of the associa-
ton, eight OF whom are It's cabinet
'nom't rs, land the presidents ,of
the three classes are Billie class lead
ers. n sTM
Pending the completion Of the
Houston, Tex, Y. NJ. G. A. build
ing, the secretary is cooperating
with the Juvenile court and serving
as probational officer.
"A bequest OF 100000 made by Al
bert Keep to the Chicago Y. NJ. c..
A., will be used for the erection OF
club house for the boys or the North
| Side of that city.
During New York's agitation for the
closing OF all Sunday entertainments
plain clothes men" were detailed to
the Twenty-third Street Branch OF
the Y. NJ. G.. A. to see that the law
was enforced. When recognized, they
said; 1--WE came here on duty, but
this thing is all o. X. We shall come
here again to these services as inter-
ested men,"
Since opening the new Y. M. C. A.
building, Lynchburg, Va. the men,
bership has jumped to 1420 1000 OF
whom paid $40 each. The Women 8
Auxiliary has S5l members, which
pays the matron's salary, gave $1,000
for furnishing the building and
bought 5000 plano. In one month
$50 books OF a choice 1900 volume r.
brary were circulated. Fifty young
men and fifty business men are In
bowling teams and tennis tourna-
ments are held on the roof It's forty
five dormitories are filed; fifteen
Bible classes have 200 students;
twenty-two young men are being
trained for Sunday School teachers,
and the building Is so crowded that
the directors have passed a resolu-
ton. asking for a gift of $4,000
to buy property next door for en-
largement.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
SELLS HIS OLD COFFIN.
10 Out Of style, SO Aged Mans wife
Has Him Dispose of II.

Hatton, Pa.-lsaac Coffman few
days ago sold coffin he had made
many years ago. He sold 1t, not be.
cause he felt he would have no use for
It, but because his wife insisted that
It was out of date.
Mr. Coffman is nearing his eightieth
birthday He explained to friend
that he constructed the coffin 20 years
ago, at time when plans for future
had to be made. II was built of chest.
nut, because, as he.put it:
"Many's the time have sat beside
CHEEKY blaze of chestnut logs and
heard them crackle and burn morrily.
1t makes such homelike blaze that
picked 1t in preference to other woods.
1T was my desire to make the
coffin as cozy as possible, and reject.
ed the frivolities which so many per.
sons affect in the matter of collins. In
order to have II handy kept 1t in
the garret. F -.
"But my wife tells me that styles
have changed, and, since have ac.
cumulated little fortune, she will not
permit me to die unless l consent to
get an up.to-date cnsket. To avoid
trouble agreed to sell the old one.
but at the same time, think that
the coffin which was good enough for
me In my poorer days should satisfy
me now, and shall always feel out
OF place In the new-fangled affair"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
CITY WILL SELL CELERY.
officials Wonder II They Have to Do
Huckster Act.

Harrisburg, PA large number Of
city officials are wondering II "huck.
stering" Is part OF their jobs, and II
1t Will be necessary for them to hire
a team and drive about the streets
yelling "Celery!" The city owns the
celery and must dispose of 1t In some
manner to get back its money.
The city is erecting the intercepting
sewer at Mish's Hollow, and In taking
this ground 1t was necessary to take
1000 stalks OF fine celery, which still
remained In the ground, and for which
this locality has gained some fame.
The celery was NOT ripe and cannot be
used for some time, and must yet un.
dergo the bleaching process. The
board of public works was equal to
the occasion, and after securing the
ground had all the celery removed to
the island, where II was placed In
charge OF the Harrisburg park com.
mission, to be bleached and made
ready for use.
As the time for its use grows near,
the officials OF the board OF publjr
works are wondering what method can
be used to dispose Of the food In c
profitable manner. and numerous sug
gestions are made to them daily. The
colery VIII not hs ready for use 20.
s%S@s % tine time yst.. 4. -.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-18
PAPER FROM PEAT BOG |
SATISFACTORY SUBSTITUTE FOR
WOOD PULP FOUND.
industry Begun In Sweden by Com.
pany Capitalized at Over $1,ooo,-
00o--HeIps to Meet Demand
for Coarser Grades.

Washington. peat bog fur
nishes the latest substitute for wood
in the manufacture of paper. Paper
making from peat on commercial
scale has already begun in Sweden.
where a company, capitalized at more
than $1,000,000, has made extensive
purchases Of peat bogs and prepared
plans for the erection of mills for
turning out wrapping paper and paste
board. The money for the enterprise
comes largely from London, but the
process by which the vegetable fiber
OF the peat will be converted into pa
per is covered by an American patent
An account of the successful launch.
Ing Of the enterprise is given in are
port of United States Consul r. s. s.
Bergh Of Gotlienberg, Sweden.
1t is claimed that ton Of paper
worth $50 can be made from. peat at q
total cost of SIS, thus leaving salts.
factory margin Of profit. 1t Is further
claimed that It takes only two hours
to convert the peat into paper. It
should not, however, be expected that
peat as a material for paper making
can take the place of wood pulp for all
purposes. II it helps to meet the de-
rnand for the coarser grades Of paper
and thus relieves the pressure upon
the timber supply 1t will do great
deal for the forests Of the United
States.
The quantity of peat in the world
Is enormous. 1t exists III all the coun-
tries of northern Europe and has been
used as fuel for centuries. Deposits
from 10 to so feet deep and many
miles In extent are not unusual. ST.
IBERIA has thousands of square miles
Of fpeat and much exists in the United
States and Canada. 1t is vegetable
substance, deposited by slow accunlu-
lations during thousands of years. the
process being similar to that by which
coal was formed.
Many good qualities have been
claimed for paper made from peat. 1t
is said that an article wrapped In It
viii not be attacked by moths. and for
that reason II is assured to be pecu-
liarly fitted for boxes and bags for
storing furs and woolen clothing. 1t
is further claimed that q process Of
bleaching will give the paper a snow
white color, and thus make 1t equal to
the best pulp papers for printing pur-
poses. but this claim does not appear
TO have been established by actual
tests on commercial scale. Wrap
ping papers. cardboards and paper
boxes made from peat possess greater
strength than similar articles made
from, straw. t l