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The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

J. A. Harkey and little son Frank, came up from Hatton Tuesday and spent the night in Mena, returning Wednesday. Mir. Harkey states that he has bought a new safe for the postoffice and store to take the place of the two blown up by robbers few months ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

G. F. Crawford and family, w. K. Cox aud fsmily and ]. A. Richards and family, drove out Saturday to Big Fork, where they spent the day attending the picnic at that place.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

The Rev. J. ]. Haynes returned last Friday from Arksdelphia, Hope and other points south. He says Polk county crops look bet ter than any he has seen, and that he is glad to be back where he can be comfortable, the heat south being intense, to say mo- thing of the mosquitoes.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

J. B. Pope, who has been con- dncting grocery store on South Mena street. Monday sold his stock of goods to Willis Taylor, who took charge of the business this morning.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

W. A. Townsend of Quito was a caller at the office of The Star last week He says his cotton looks fine but corn is spotted. lie also informs The Star that there will be picnic held at Hol- iy Springs, Saturday. August l..
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Rev. M. K. Irwin, former well known citizen ot Mena, who has been assisting in a protracteu meeting near Texarkaua, came Tn Thursday afternoon and spent the night, leaving Saturday TOT his home at England.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Judge Wright Prickett and wife. Sheriff J. w. Cunningham, H. l. Green, F. M. Reeves and Senator George Legate left on the local Monday for Gran his. where they went to attend a picnic held at that place.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

B. F. Smith of Ascites was in Mena on business Monday. He reports goodly number of sum- mer visitors at that watering re. sort.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Walter Upstain of near Birm- ingham, Ala, came iu Monday afternoon and will spend several days here looking over the coun- try with view to purchasing farm lands.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Dr. K. c. Mccoy received a message Monday announcing the death of his brother, F. w. Mccoy, which occurred at an early hour Monday morning at his home at Amboy, Ind. pr. Mccoy left that afternoon to attend the funeral of hls brother.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Rev. B. A. Few, formerly pre- sid ng elder of the Texarkana dis tr,ct of theM. E. church, South, was in Mena last Saturday ia the interest of the Henderson College at Philadelphia. He was the guest of Rev. aud Mrs. J. A. Henderson.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

M. A. Brock, a former well known citizen of Mena, but who now resides at Kosoma, Ok.. came in Saturday afternoon for few days stay in the city vislt, ing friends and looking after business matters.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Charles Ehred of Crystal Lake, Cal, who came here several days ago, purchased Saturday through J. l.. Horner, the Littlejohn farm located two miles west of town, which he will occupy as a home.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

The laying of brick for the walls of the Hamilton-Lochridge building on Mena street was com menced last Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Mrs. M. F. Hayes and grand children, Fannie and Joe Jones, returned Friday from a weeks visit with relatives at Board Camp.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Mrs. J. K. Hendricks and Mrs. Ida Philpot left Tuesday for visit with relatives at Taihlna, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Gen. K. G. Shaver returned Sunday afternoon from a busi- ness trip of several days at Center Point, Nashville and Ashdown.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

J. w. Henderson, who recently came here from Egger, Ok, is opening up dry goods store in the Townsend building on South Mena street.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Miss Minnie Killian came up from her home at Cove Wednes day and spent Thursday with friends in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Miss Kate Ellen Norwood has returned from her visit at New Boston. Her cousin, Miss Oma Perot, came with her to visit in Mena until after the Far al least.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Isaac Garrett and wife of Egg ger, spent Friday in ihe city, the guests of MT. and Mrs. K, l.. Pilgrim.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

George Garrison, former well known citizen of Mena, who is now engaged in the drug busi- ness at Womble, came in Fri day and will spend several days here looking after property in- terests,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Oscar Thacker has gone 10 Kansas City and St. Louis to buy line of goods for the Thacker Dry Goods Company, which will open up tor business inside of the next few weeks in the Cox build ing on Mena street, one door south of The Star office.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

The Rev. William Shelton was in from Ink Friday exhibiting a "buzzer" from a diamond snake which he killed near bis home and which he says was nearly six feet long and large around Tn pro. portion. The reptile had nine rattles and button.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Mrs. J. T. Mathews of Bates, Ark, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. E. J. Lundy. He is accom- panied by his brother, William Mathews, of Billings, Mo.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

G. H. and Marcus Johnson of Hatfield were in the city on busi- ness matters Monday. They re- port crops doing remarkably we'll in their locality.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Curtis Shields left Sunday on business trip of several days to Monticello to look after property interests at that place.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-30

Freeman l.. Johnson, Demo- cratic candidate for county asses. sor, was up from Hatfield attend ing chanoery court Monday.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-25
I'd.
It Can't Be Beat.

The pest of all teachers Is exDer-
ience. c. NJ. Harden. Of Silver City,
North Carolina. says: II find Elec-
trio Bitters does all that's claimed
for it. For stomach. liver and kidney
troubles it can't be beat. I have tried
it and find it a most excellent medl-
cines also for weakness. lame back,
and all run down conditions. Best
too for chills and malaria. Sold I'LL
der guarantee at ". f. Pelham and
Sons durg store. SOC.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-25
REGISTRATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
books Of registration for the town of
Newberry, S. c., will be open on Tues
day, September 9th, 1908, and the un-
dersigned as Supervisor Of Registra-
ton for the said town, will keep said
books open every day from nine A.
NJ. until five P. N. (Sunday exeepted)
including the first day Of December,
1908.
Eugene S. Werts,
Supervisor Of Registration.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-25

cutter we went some 10 miles further
to visit Tupai, a perfect atoll island,
with a circular lagoon Of exquisitely
beautiful pale green water, encircled
by the dark green border of cocoanut
trees on the narrow strip Of coral
formed land. We crossed the lagoon
in large dug-out canoe. On this is
land people live only few weeks in
the year to make copra. On the day
Of our visit I could not help thinking
of what Booker Washington is re-
ported to have said about putting all
the negroes on reservation by them
selves: If you do that you would
have to build a wall around it to
keep the negroes in and six walls
around it to keep the white men out
if there was anything inside the
white man wanted.' For on that
far-away atoll on that da were two
Americans who were competing in
their efforts to buy the copra from
the natives!
Watching an Eclipse.
"One Of the most interesting ex-
periences Of our stay in the South
seas was a trip to Flint Island,
British possession some 400 miles
north Of Tahiti. We went there on
! the United States gunboat Annapolis
from Samoa as the guests Of the
Crocker-Lick observatory expedition
to observe the total eclipse Of the sun
on January 3. 1908. During our stay
Of five days on that cocoanut island
we lived in a little green hut built Of
cocoanut leaves especially for us. 1t
was most interesting to see the pre-
parations made under the supeHln-
! tendence Of DR.. ". ". Campbell, di-
rector of the Lick observatory. and
DR.. C. G. Abbot Of the Smithsonian
institution. and their associates, who
! had gone to Flint Island on the Anna
polls early in December to get every
thing in readiness to observe the
eclipse.
"All the instruments were in place
and We were in time to 90 through
the dozen or more rehearsals prepara-
tory to the great event. A certain
part was assigned to each member Of
! the expedition. and also to Mrs.
Campbell and Mrs. Dreher. the only
/ ladies' in the party. In spite Of a
brief shower just as the eclipse be-
came total. about Is photographs of
various phases Of the eclipse we're
taken and the results Of the expedition
proved successful. It would take a
long article to describe in detail the
interesting methods Of observing the
eclipse. IN illustrated account Of it
! 'a> been published bv the AStronomi-
al Society of the Pacific in San
Francisco.
! Or. Dreher's visit is necessarily
! limited in time. although he has not
! been back to the United States in
two wears.
"Our plans" said he. ';are 10 leave
from Columbia on the 2Sth instant.
spend some days in Washington and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-25

in Scranton, Pa, the home Of Mrs.
Dreher's parents, and sail from San
Francisco on October II. We shall
be due to arrive on the 29th Of that
month, exactly two years from the
morning when our eyes first beheld
the fair outline of the mountains of
Tahiti
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-25

But they walk with a natural ease,
grace and dignity almost impossible
for high-born danes Of fashion in
tight corsets and high-heeled shoes.
And men, women and children walk
erectly with shoulders thrown back
and chests expanded, STOPPING, round
shoulders, so common in America, be-
ing rarely seen among the natives of
Tahiti. Indeed, the natives, like those
Of Samoa, are noted for their fine
physical development. One sees
among them an unusual number of
large, tall, strong men and women.
The people Of the colony are peaceable
and law-abiding and there are only
three lawyers for $1,000 inhabitants.
There are fewer murders and other
crimes in proportion to population
than in the United States.'
Commerce of the Islands.
In reply to an inquiry as to the
principal exports and imports. Dr.
Dreher said:
"The principal products exported
are copra, the dried kernel of the
cocoanut. used for making oil and
butter: vanilla beans for making ex-
tracts and essences: and mother-of-
pearl shell for making buttons and
other articles. Cocoanuts and oran-
ges are also exported and sea island
cotton in small quantities. Native
sugar and coffee are generally used
in the colony, though not exported.
"The principal imports are fabrics
and clothing, flour. cereal foods. can
ned meats. salmon, lard and butter,
lumber. hardware. rope and cord,
kerosene oil, paints, soap. wines, splr-
its. etc.
1.-THE United States does about half
the business in exports and imports
We receive mainly copra and vanilla
and ship 10 Tahiti flour, fabrics and
clothing. lumber. cereal foods and
grains. hardware. canned salmon,
rape and corn. woodenware. wines and
beer, machinery, paints and oils, lard,
shoes. medicines and chemicals, can
ned and fresh vegetables. tools and
implements. etc. in the order named.
The business of the colony will be
considerably increased by the develop
ment of phosphate deposits Of TO-
100000 tons or more on Makatea. an
elevated fnSSilliferouS limestone Is
land. 12O miles from Papecte. In this
increase our country will have its
full share.
A Paradise of Cocoanut Trees.
"Have YOU travelled about much
among the islandS?" the consul was
asked.
no. I have not. Besides Tahiti |
have visited only three other islands.
Ny wife and I went in l4-ton
schooner to the beautiful island of
3aiatea. about $50 miles from Tahiti.
There we hired a little cutter. rs feet
long and 10 feet wide. on which our
party of five sailed Is miles to Bora
Bora, another very mountainous Is
land Of the Society group. In the
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-25
TAHITI-A PARADISE IN THE
SOUTH SEAS.
CONTINUED from page six.)
stream.

The streets are swept and rubbish
hauled off every week day. Bicycles
are common, and there are a few au-
tomobiles, for which the good roads
maintained by the colonial govern
ment are we'll adapted.
F'The town water system is abun-
dainty supplied from pure mountain
1.-THE market, which is under the
supervision Of food inspector, is
supplied with an abundance Of fresh
meats and a great variety of fish,
vegetables and fruits. Bread, milk
and ice are delivered by carts daily.
"Owing to freight rates and Gus
toms duties, almost all imported ar
ticles Of food, including flour, bacon,
lard and canned meats, salmon, butter,
vegetables and fruits, cost from 50 to
Is per cent. more in Tahiti than in
the United States. Fish Of various
colors, though plentiful in the sea,
are often dear in market. Vegeta-
bles, grown by Cinnamon, are cheap,
and so are fruits, which grow almost
without cultivation and which form
the principal food Of the natives. In
cluding nuts about 40 kinds Of fruit
grow in Tahiti. the principal fruits
being cocoanutS, bread fruit, bananas
(all the year round), mangoes. pine
apples, guavas. papavas, alligator
pears. cantaloupeS. watermelons, feii
"a sort of wild banana. much eaten
cooked by the nativeS), custard ap-
pies, oranges. lines. etc. On the
whole livir" costs about 80 per cent.
more in Tahiti than in America.
The Island Of Paradise.
"The climate is warm but health
full. Tahiti, which is called the IS
land paradise is a land Of perennial
spring and summer. the mercury
rarely going below Sc degrees, ex-
cept on the mountains, and seldom
above SO degrees in summer, which
comes in your winter months, the
season being reversed after crossing
the equator. In tie summer season
in Tahiti, especially in December,
january and February, we have a
good deal Of rain, but it Is warm rain
and we have scarcely any mud even
after our heaviest rains. 1t is strange
that in this warm elm :tte there
are no snakes and scarcely any flies.
We have some mosquitoes. The wild
animal Of Tahiti is quite limited.
There are very few birds''
DR.. Dreher has Il number Of inter-
eStinc photographs >howin" the dress
worn BY the residents.
"Clin1ate. as YOU know. governs 10
a large extent the question Of cloth
ing" he said. "In Tahiti ladies gen
orally wear indoors, and some on the
streets also, loose flowing gowns.
something after the style Of Mother
Hubbards.' but made in an attractive
style with trimmings. laces. insertings,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-25

etc. Some ladies have their finest
dresses made in this comfortable
style. Men in the official and upper
classes wear white cotton or linen
duck suits, the coats made with stand
ing collars and buttoned all the way
up, so that undergarments may be
discarded at pleasure. .
"From what YOU have told me I
would think that your life in Tahiti
must be quite comfortable" suggest
ed the reporter.
The Consul's Home.
"Well." replied the consul, "the
climate is delightful: we like the
tropical fruits: we have Kind friends
and excellent servants: we have had
good health, and we enjoy most of
the comforts of civilization: What
adds greatly to our comfort is the
new American consulate. erected last
year. a beautiful frame building Of
two stories with eight rooms of good
size and five smaller ones. It is re-
garded as the best and handsomest
residence in Tahiti, and it has most of
the modern conveniences, so that we
do not wish for better or more
comfortable home.
"The consulate is near tie business
part Of the town. the government
buildings and the post ,ffice, and
within 100 feet Of the fine bay Of
Papeete. We have 50 much breeze
that T frequently have to close the
front door Of ny Office. From the
rear Of the house we look out on the
ranges Of mountains. rising just back
of the town. the highest point being
more than 5000 feet above the sea.
In front is the beautiful bay and
commodiouS harbor Of Papeete. en-
closed bv the coral reef which is out
llheo y! tAe e'e' '1'7
crested Surl 0! '"e ocean ways ~ l0"N
inc and roaring on thereof. Look
l.7 '. ''""'I 'A .:1~- ~ hoau+;fr1
''''"'lo: o- 'I :.I.1 - Maonoo uh;nh
projects its rugged and Jagged out
=
.1+ona+ham M -cono of wonderful
.:,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-25

or three periods of 36 days it seemed
natural to wait so long for our Amer
lean mail. And now we enjoy our
quiet, easy-going life so much that
we can read Of transcontinental limit
ed trains with their reading rooms
supplied with all the daily papers and
telegraphic bulletins Of the latest
news without envying in the least the
people who live in the hurry and bus
tie Of this all-too-rapid American
life. But this does not mean that
we are not deeply interested in Amer
lean affairs.
1T is proposed to connect the
various groups Of islands in the south
Pacific by a system Of radio-tele-
eraphy. When this is accomplished
Tahiti will be placed in telegraphic
connection with the world by way Of
Auckland.
"With the exception Of the small
sheets issued by missionaries, there is
only one newspaper published regular
ly, the weekly official journal, which is
devoted mainly to official matters and
announcements Of all sorts. Besides
the government printing establish
ment there are three small Job Offices
in Papeete. All publications are
in French and Italian or in both IAN
yuaees.
The Population.
"The total population Of the colony
is nearly $1,000. More than $1,000
are Of the native race; about 2.20O
are French and about 300 are Of II
other nationalitieS, mainly British.
Chinese and Americans. these three
ranking numerically in the order
named. early two-thirds Of the popu-
lation live in the Society islands. the
group most advanced in civilization.
The inhabitants of most Of the islands
have had more or less contact with
civilized people for century. Var
ious denominations have churches IN
the principal settlements in the larger
islands. The native Protestant con-
oregation of Papeete recently dedlcat-
ed stone and concrete edifice which
cost about S21, 900, contributed almost
entirely by the natives themselves.
The government maintains schools
throughout the colony.
1.-THE natives are usually spoken Of
a. 4 fine type Of PolynesianS. They
are nearly the color Of 0Nr American
Indians and have fine. long. straight
Or wavy black hair. They are I very
kindly people: they greet YOU with
smiles and the Salutation 'iorana.
whicI! seems to have various mean
ineS.
More for Soap Than Shoes.
"They are 4 c!e;'nly people and
the colony spends two and i half
times as much for soap as for shoes.
( But I should add that nearly all the
natives 90 barefooted. You see wo-
men walking the streets in we'll
Numbered. lowing Tahitian gowns and
underneath handsomely embroidered
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New-York tribune., 1908-08-30
THE SILENCE OF WONDER.

The crowd was so musty and so obviously un-
washed that the novices. shrunk to their siia'ea
proportions, trying to dodge tnroush "i'nON'
touching any one .La
whole bunch in ruuttered the boy novice. as ne
bent his head and braced his shouders asaihs'
the crowd and the wind
Ru, the girl novice did not hear word, for
though he was close at her side MS cleaI Fo'C0
had not carried through the noise
suddenly a man in the crowd shouted out some
thing in a harsh tongue and looked UP eAciteuiy
into the sky Then those near MIN Iooheo' anu
those near them, till the circle OF WHITE iaceS
widened like the waves from stone oroPpeu In
a noor The whole black hated throng turned
white with faces lifted to the sky Silence swept
down the narrow street-that curious silence 'na-
greets you when your big CLOCK mas suoueH''
stopped ticking and you don't know what mas
happened. or the Wnole A"i+S ms AAA%~
moved.
when the two novices who had gone TO prone
the Lower East looked up they saw. away up
there in the gray quiet OF twilight dim ana misty
as a dream bubble. a great airship Daloon' sdiI
ing over the city like the coming OF strange
,ao,1..a god. exclaimed one old Hebrew who
looked like rabbi
Perhaps folks down there had never seen one pe-
fore-the wonder in their white faces would Hlahe
o,a think so-but the two novices will certainly
never forget that gift which the mysterious Lower
East had all unannounced. given then-Shehce N
the midst OF confusion and the wonder OF thou-
sands before a marvel We can read OF the lhudls
alona tho Hudson watching in silence ana Will
curious eyes the slow drift of the Half Moon up
the river. So can imagine the armies OF Mon
tezuua gazing upon the cleaning arr1ored ranks
Of Cortez But the novices knew of no other place
and indeed is there such another on this side
~ the bic water?-where there is any wonder left
in people to-day
The balloon drifted slowly past and was grsdu-
ally shut from view by the sharp corner OF ware
house.
With an almost perceptble sigh of returning hfe
c, mass sIu,yly- awoke stirred and broke UP into
Its moving shouting. rafting parts again
The noyices continued on their way. more and
more content that what they had found was better
than what they had come for And so IT IS Win
many who go that part OF town where the prlnl-
tive in many forms is still allowed