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The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Perfumed Flower Bracelets.

A new fancy of milady's is for per fumed flower bracelets with which to hold up her long gloves The brace. let seems to be composed of wreath of flowers, under which is an elastic band. Between the band and the wreath is hidden tiny sachet bag.
 Milady nowadays carries upon her wrist a little bag composed of over- tapping iridescent scales by means of ribbon which exactly matches the shade of the bag. The bag is lined with channels skin containing several little pockets.
 She has also discovered a new salad fork that has one of the prongs sharp ened like knife. This little conceit does away with the embarrassment naturally attendant upon attempting 10 cut salad leaves with a duh fork. as etiquette has hitherto demanded
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
FOUGHT FOR
 HER CHILDREN
Woman, Said to be Raising Them in Poverty and Disgrace, Resists Ef fort to Place the Little Ones
 in Good Homes.

A good deal of excitement was caused on the streets Satur- day by Il Mrs. Sanders and her three children in charge of the officers.
 Ii is said this woman has bad character and fails 10 give the proper care to her children. Judge Prickett sent them to the poor farm short time ago to get them out of the evll influences and off the streets, but the moth- CT went to them and soon all were back in town.
 Saturday another effort in be half of the children was made by the county judge, giving the old est boy, age 7, to $. A. Neigh bors, a farmer living east of town. Mrs. Sanders objected and 1t took two officers to give Mir. Neighbors possession of the boy.
 
 The woman became so trouble some that the officers finally started to take her to jail. Before reaching their destination, how ever, Mrs. Sanders promised to be good if given her liberty and was allowed to go, taking her young est child a hahe in arms. wit h her, while Ambrose Bratcher succeeded in getting the 5year- old boy to go home with him after Officer Philpot had bribed the little fellow with all the loose change he had in his pocket. Mir. Bratcher will keep the boy until good home can be found for him.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
More Pay for Enlisted Men

Washington, Feb. 29.-The house oi representatives Friday adopted a spe cial rule restoring to the army appro Rriation bin the provision for an in crease of pay for enlisted men and non.commissioned officers in the army The restoration resolution was re. ported by Mir. Dalzell from the com mittee on rules immediately after the conyening of the session and was adopted after brief discussion. not one speaking in opposition. The pro. vision prohibiting the private employ. ment of army bands in competition with local civilian musicians was re- stored to the army bill by the same action.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
The Emblem Of France.

The origin of the feur-de-lis is stil an unsettled question. There are man, theories, but no two of them agree One makes the emblem originate witt Clovis l., andother with Louis VII. an other with one of the German kingl of the twelfth century and still an other with the Romans. All that is definitely settled Is the fact that since the twelfth century the fieur-dells has been employed as the emblem oi French royalty. The nature of the emblem is also in dispute An old tradition makes 1t the representation of the lily given by the angel to Clovis at his baptism. Another theory is that it was adopted by Louis VII. in allusion to his name, Louis Florus, New York American.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
AFTER TIMBER FRAUD.
Indictments of Three Men for Steals in Montgomery County. Are Expect
 ed in Federal Court.

St. Louis, Mo. Feb. B. Twenty-one witnesses, most of whom are said to be engaged oy men who sought to get possession of valuable timber land in Mont gomery county, Arkansas, have been subpoenaed from various points in southern Missouri to testify before the Federal grand jury today.
 Indictments are expec e q against at least three men charged with forming a conspiracy to de- fraud the government of timber lands.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
MRS. s. A. MILLER DEAD.
The Remains Were Taken to Maga-
 zine for Burial.

Mrs. Maggie Miller. wife of s. A. Miller, who IS employed at the Layson Lumber Compauy's s plant, died at their home on Sec ond street Friday afternoop about 0 o'clock, death being due to pneumonia. She leaves hus- band and four small children, the oldest being only 9 years old.
 The remains, accompanied by the family and other relatives who were summoned to her bed side, were Friday night shipped.to her old home at Mag gazine for interment.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
W. A. HUGHES wITHDRAws.
Death in the Families of His Relatives
 Takes Him Out of Race.

The Star is requested to an nounce that W. A. Hughes, who has been a candidate for the off, flee ot police judge, has with drawn from the race on account of trouble which has come to members ot his family that will cause him to turn his attention 10 to their needs.
 Within the last few days Mir. Hughes has received word of the death of the wife of his son, J H. Hughes, who lives near Beebe, Ark, also the death of John Mills, a son-in-law, living near Eng land, Ark Mir. Hughes left Saturday night, gong to the aid of the sorrowiug families.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
DO NOT KNOW WHAT
 CAUSES SICKNESS
Modern People Have Many Names for Same
 Diseases, According to New Belief.

Does human health depend on one organ alone? This question is becom ing widely discussed since l.. T Cooper first advanced his theory that the stomach is the true seat of life and all health dependent upon It.
 MT. Cooper, who has met with re markable success in the sale of his new medicine, believes that the stom ach is responsible for most sickness and that this organ is weak in the present generation. While discussing this theory recently, he said: 'I am asked time and again to tell why my medicine has made such a record wherever l have introduced 1t. My answer always is, because 1t restores the stomach to a normal condition. No one will deny that today there are more half-sick men and women than ever before. Nothing critical seems to be the matter with them. They are just half-sick most of the time. They don't know really what is the matter with them. have talked with thou. sands during the past two years, and few know indeed what their trouble was. One said nervousness, another said kidney trouble, another liver com. plaint, some constipation, or heart trouble, or lung trouble. Many had treated. as they called it. for most of these diseases at different times. A very common complaint is all run down., or tired all the time or mo appetite.'"
 II know positively that every bit of tnis chronic i'll health is caused by stomach trouble, and nothing elsc Nv New Discovery puts the stomach in sound condition in abcut six weeks. Mighty few people can be sick with a
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
SCANDAL IN PATENT OFFICE.
Three Arrests Made in Washington on Charges of Destroying Pup
 lie Records.

Washington, Feb 29.-Three arrests
 here Thursday brought to light scan dal in the patent office, which mas Deeh under investigation since early ID
 February and which rcvolyes arouha
 an invention valued at more than nVe million dollars. The parties arrested are Ned w. Barton, third assistant examiner of the patent office; Henry w. Evcrding, patent attorney or Philadelphia, and John A. Heany, an inventor of York, Pa. They had been indicted by the United States grand jury for conspiracy to defraud the gov ernment and for destroying public rec ords. The indictment charges that the three men with an intent to steal anu destroy" carried away from the patent office certain letters. specifications anu amendments relating to patents ana unawfully and wilfully destroyed them. The investigation was made upon information that as a result of a conspiracy John A. Heany had been given patent on an invention for manufacturing filaments and cleo trodes for electric incandescent lamps
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
kiLAuEA WORTH A VISIT.
Hawaii's Show Volcano Is One of the
 Worlds Wonders.

Kilauea, the spur of the great Mauna Loa, is well-behaved volcano, as 1t can be visited with perfect safe ", even If in eruption--as 1t Is from time to time-when exhibitions of ac- tivity are given that are worth travel. This volcano is on the island of Ha- waii, and the shortest possible trip that can be made to it form Honolulu covers four days. This allows only half day at the volcano, which is much too short time to study the workings of what is considered one of the worlds wonders. A week at least should be given to the trip. The sea voyage is always more or less rough, but the boats, although small, are water trip ends, there is railroad ride of about IS miles through the big Olaa sugar plantation. This is follow ed by a stage run of II miles over a road leading through a perfect fairy land of tropical foliage, the highway being lined on either side with roses, magnolias and ferns, which last grow to the size of trees without losing any of their delicate beauty. Returning by the other route, there is a stage across the great flow which ran into the sea from Mauna Loa several years ago.-Leslie's Weekly
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Arlstocracy.

What subsists today by violence continues tomorrow by acquiescence and is perpetuated by tradition; till at last the hoary abuse shakes the gray hairs of antiquity at us and gives it. self out as the wisdom of ages. Thus the clearest dictates of reason are made to yield to the long succession of follies.
 And this is the foundation of the aristocratic system at the present day. Its stronghold with all those not i'm. mediately interested in it, is the rever. ence of antiquity Edward Everett.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

cound digestion That is why my med icine Is selling at such tremendous rate. l have convinced many thou sands of people that these things are so, and the number is growing by leaps and bounds"
 Among more recent converts to MT. Cooper's beliefs is MT. Edgar l.. Kinds, living at 6 Tappan Street, Everett, Mass. Mir. Kinds has this to say on the subject:
 T have suffered with stomach trouble for eight years. l was not sick enough tc be in bed. but just felt bad all the time. My greatest trouble was that l always felt tired, would get up in the morning feeling as tired as when l went to bed.
 T had a very irregular appetite. and was troubled with dizzy spells. If I stood for any length of time, would have a dull pain in the lower part of my back. I was nervous and felt all the time as though something terrible was going to happen. l tried many kinds of medicine, but nothing ever helped me.
 II had about given up all hope of ever being in good health again. when heard so much of Cooper and de- cided to try his medicine. took one bottle of his New Discovery and was greatly surprised at the result I gained 12 pounds in a few weeks. I can now eat anything I wish, and feel like a new man. cheerfully recon. mend this medicine to all sufferers from stomach trouble"
 It is worth anyone's time, who is not enjoying good health, to learn of Mir. Cooper's wonderful preparations We are selling them in large quantities. Davis Drug Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Buffalo Prlntlna Plant Burned.

Buffalo, Feb. 15.-Fire which broke out on the fourth floor of the plant oi the Courier Lithographing company on Main street. and extending through to Washington street, early Friday caused a loss estimated at s250,000 The plant is one of the largest of its kind in the country Just after the fire was discovered there were series of explosions supposed to have result
 ed from the fire communicating with certain explosives used in the art de
 partment. The press department oi the Buffalo Evening Times adjoining was damaged to the extent Of $3O,000
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Back to Arkansas to Stay.

A family by the name of Williams passed through Mena Friday iu a covered wagon on their way from Abilene, Tex, to Waldron, Ark, distance of about 1900 miles. They have becn on the road for more than five weeks. Mrs. Williams stated that tais was their third trip from Arkansas to Texas and return and now they have come to stay
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Graduated from the Bible.

Octave Thanet tells story of an old darky in Florida who was anxious to learn to read, so that he could read the Bible. He said that if he could read the Bible he would want nothing else. A friend of the narrator taught him to read. Some time afterward she visited his cabin and asked his wife how his Bible reading was getting on
 Laws, Miss Fanny" said this per son, he jes' suttinly kin read fine He's done got outen de Bible an into de newspapers
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Work and Play.

According to the very wisest man that ever lived there is a time to work and a time to play. When work ing time comes every muscle may be put in motion. every nerve brought into play. every particle of brain force utilized When resting time arrives, it should be devoted to storing up energy Rest ought to be complete, absolute. There is no use laying aside ones occupation, unless that signifies cessation of worry and those activities of brain which wear out the body.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
A New Version.

After hard study Hillary felt sure that he had the parable of the prodi. gal son by heart All went we'll in the recitation until he came to the prodigal's return. which he described In this way: But when he was yet a great way off his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and broke it." But. my son, explained the mother. he fen on his sons neck and kissed him "Oh! I thought he ran and fell on his own neck, and because he was an old man he must have broken itl"-HarpeTs Magazine.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Wife of A. J. Kizer Dead.

MT. Davis, manager of the kizer Telephone Company, re- ceived word Saturday of the death of Mrs. Kizer, wife of A. J. Kizer. The death occurred at their home in Texarkaus Frida y night, and was caused by erysipe- las. Mir. kizer IS also confined to his bed.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Shingles for Sale.

have appointed Pope Bros. as selling agents in Mcua for shingles manufactured at my mill east of town. These shingles will be tored in Mena in larg quantities and will be sold at the low price of Sl.50 per thousand. Parties luyiug shingles at the mill will be charged $l.l0 per thousand. Jerry Baiu,
 2S7 wtf the Shingle Man.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
End of the Quail Season,

Saturday wound up the sea- son for hunting quail, and large nnmher of sportsmen of this city spent the day in quest of Bob White and his mate. Quail have been quite plentiful this season. and the hunters have bagged a large number of birds.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
No Use for 1t.

Adam was naming the animals.
 What are you going to call this one? asked Eve pointing to the striped little specimen that came next.
 T am net going to call 1t at all 2 said Adam. holding his nose "Send it away"
 Tais is why the skunk is known by so many different names.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Minister Wu Arrlves

San Francisco, Feb 2s.-The steam ship Siberia With Wu Ting Fang, the new minister from China to tha United States, on board. arrived hers Friday morning.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Leopold wui HoIa conoo ",

Cincinnati o. Feb 29. King Leo pold Of Belgium has refused to sell to the foreign Christian missionary society any more land in the Cong Free State iD Africa
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01

"Ah, there comes a man on horse
back" Bricktop crised, pointing
down the road toward the town. "Hll
have to use my lung now to some
advantage. And you, Riddles, must
help me. Wen all cry Help! Help
as soon as the horseman gets oppo-
site us in the road"
They did not have to wait long, for
the horseman was coming at a brisk
trot. When at the point in the road
nearest to the little ones In the
pasture he was hailed by three lusty
voices. Help! Help! Help" came
the cry, and looking across the pas
ture the horseman saw, to his great
wonderment, boy and two girls lean
ing forward from the bare branches
of the tree and calling out at the
tops of their voices, the while waving
their handkerchiefs.
II took only one look for the man
to realize the situation. Three chill
dren freed by mad bull" he said,
under his breath, for the bull was
still lingering near the tree, contin-
uing to below and paw at intervals
to keep his little prisoners informed
of his nearness.
The horseman signaled to the chill
! dren that he would have them liber-
ated from their unpleasant predica-
ment as soon as possible. Then he
rode of at a gallop toward the house
of the farmer who owned the pasture.
| Pretty soon the three Perkinses, To
their great delight, saw two horse
men coming across the pasture and
within n very short time the bull
was driven away, his owner coming
back to assist the children from the
tree and to ask them to his house
to get warm and have some refresh
ment before returning to town.
Bricktop thanked him and their kind
deliverer and was glad of the oppor-
tunity to go to the farmers house
for food and warmth. Getting his
which was not much the
worse for having been tossed by the
bulls hOrns-he and the Twins set
OF across the pasture with the farm
er, who walked beside them, leading
his horse. Their skates were found
where they had thrown them half an
hour before.
II don't think We'll care for skat-
ing today, shall we, brother?" asked
Lettie as they went along.
why not?" laughed BrIcktor
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
BY HELENA DAVIS

bunch of timber yonder at the foot o.,
the hill. The last time was through
here counted five bushy tails on
one tree"
They must have been having a
party" suggested Lettie. But Just
as she finished speaking strange
and dreadful noise fell on their ears,
and, turning their eyes in the direc-
ton from which 1t came the three
little Perkinses saw to their horror
a great bull, head down and paving
the earth, some quarter of IA mile dis
tant. He was giving vent to short
snOrts and furious bellows, and the
children could see that his eyes Were
fixed upon them.
The Twins grasped their brothers
arms, gasping out: "Oh, Brick, what
shall we do-what shall we do?"
The color left Bricktop's face, but
his nerves remained steady. I'VE
must reach that tree at the foot of
the HILL" he said calmly, but hur-
riedly. You Riddles go ahead OF
me-run as fast as ever you can
drop your skates and fly. I'll be with
you, but | must remain behind you
to keep an eye on that bull who is
preparing to come for us. We've
got the advantage in our favor If we
don't stumble. Now, go and climb
that low tree-the first one, to your
left"
The Twins, as well as Bricktop,
threw their skates to the ground and
started for the tree, Brlcktop re-
naming behind the girls to watch
the bull. They hadn't taken many
steps when, with his head to the
earth, the bull beloved more fiercely
than before and came towards them
with all his speed. But, to Bricktop's
relief, he saw the bull founder In
a snow drift, which retarded his
progress. Hurry, Riddles, hurry"
ne urged, himself running with
them. He's In snow drift, which
will take him minute or so to get
cut"
The three ran with all their might,
ut as has been told, walking wash
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01

somewhat difficult over the uneven
snow, which in places let them
through the crust. So. If the bull
was delayed by the drift, the chill
dren were also prevented from max,
ing great speed. And as they ran for
their lives they could hear the bel
lowing and snorting coming closer
and closer behind them. Once Bet
ties fear almost mastered her, and
she must have fallen in the snow and
become victim to the raging animal
so close behind had II not been for
Bricktop, who grasped her hand and
calling out words of encouragement
whenever he could get his breath to
Go so.
At last they reached the tree. but
the bull was coming at full tilt
close upon them. Bricktop lifted
Bette in his arms, telling her to
grasp the lower limb and drag her
self up. She was quick to obey and
Was soon climbing on up to give her
sister room below her. The same way
Lettie was helped to mount to a safe
limb, fully eight feet from the
ground, But she had scarcely reach
ed safety when the snorting, below
Ing bull was so close that, had Brick
top at the moment attempted the
tree he must have been fixed against
the trunk with the long, sharp horns.
Realizing his awful danger, the boy
turned quickly and menaCed the ami
NAL with his overcoat, which he had
pulled off as he ran. For a moment
the bull, as II surprised at his con-
Huct, stopped, head up, and looked at
him.
Then Bricktop knew there was
hut one course to pursue. lie must
In some way keep up these surprises
10 the bull, for only about twenty
feet now separated him from the fe-
rocious animal, Should he try to
climb the tree he would be lost, for
Two bounds Of the beast would bring
him upon the boy, VINO now faced
death, but faced 1t without Il culver.
felt that he must be calm and
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01

the river road and climbed over the
high board fence that inclosed the
pasture. Walking was rather diff
cult here, for the tall grass had
caught the snow in little reefs, maxi
ing 1t deep in places and shallow in
others. And, as the crust was not
everywhere frozen sufficiently to sup
port the children's weight, their pro-
gress was rather slow.
IL guess we'd. have made time by
following the road" said Bricktop.
Shall we go back and continue that
way?"
"Oh, | like this pasture" cried Let
tie, her face shining from the cold
nips 1t was receiving. See. yonder
goes rabbit. What fun to be In the
country, where there is no road nor
travellers"
Yes, ! think the same, sister"
declared Bette, her rosy face full OF
happiness.
"All right, kiddles," said Brick
top ''If you don't find the road too
heavy it's good enough for me. And
Wen see lot of squirrels in that
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
y BRICKTOP AND THE TWINS, ESCAPE Il

II was beautiful Saturday morn
ing. The snow was packed as hard
us flint and rs smooth as glass. The
sun shone genially, but accomplish
ed very little thawing. There was
no wind, thus making the weather
ideal to be out in II one loved coast
ing and skating and did not mind a
taste of frost.
Soon after breakfast Bricktop and
The Twins decided to go TO the river
skating As the finest surface on
the river was about two miles from
town by road, the children decided
TO make short cut through a big
cattle pasture that bordered the riv-
er. Several times lately Bricktop, In
company with other boys, had gone
through this same pasture to shorten
the distance to the river, and, as he
told The Twins, not a COW nor a calf
had they come in contact with. So
there was no danger of meeting with
formidable horns-The Twins being
so afraid of cattle-Bricktop declar-
ed
Half mile from town they left