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The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-13
A Store for a Farm

Nice, new, cles stock of general merchandise 10 exchange for a small farm near Mena, Goods will invoice about S50o. For further information apply to 1t Louis Cooper Hatton, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-13

Cigar Salesman Wanted-Ex- perieuce unnecessary. Sl00 per month and expenses. Peerless Cigar Co.,, Toledo, Ohio. 293 6
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-13

Deputy Sheriff John Bratcher returned Tuesday from Little Rock, where he had been 10 place Charles Manners of Cove in the insane asylum.
 Allen Watkins, stenographer for the law firm of Ncrwood X Alley, left Saturday morning tor visit with relatives at Mt. Ida, Montgomery county.
 Born, Monday, February 3, to the junior editor, o. L. Cooper, and wife, an 8-pound baby boy. Mother and child doing well.-- Mt. Ida Farmers Union Signal. George Garrison, the timer, returned Sunday from Womble. where he has been for several weeks putting in a system of blowpipes for the Black Springs Lumber Company.
 Parties in from Ink Monday report the death of the 5 year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. George Cross, which oc- cured at that place early Sunday morning. The remains were inferred in Concord cemetery.
 Owing to the sickness of Cash fer Hancock, Emmett Baker, who is in the race for circuit clerk came in from his canvass in the east part of the county to assis1 at the National Bank of Mens until Mir. Hancock recovers. l H. B. Ingram of Conway, ex sheriff of Faulkner county, ar rived in the city Tuesday ant will spend a few days looking after the-interests of George W Donaghey, candidate for gover nor. MT. Ingram IS an old frient of Will and Young Mckinney o this city.
 I G. w. Smith and family 0 eight arrived Tuesday iron Woodland, Tex, to make thei l home here. MT. Smith has beer reading The Star for some tim and made up his mind that Poll county would be good place Il which to live, The best part Q it is that since he has arrived h says he likes 1t better than h expected.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-13
News Notes and Personals

J. A. Harkey of Hatton trans acted business in the city Thurs day.
 Tom Hooper, merchant at Big Fork, was in Mena Wednesday buying goods.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lee Cating of Egger were shopping in Mena last Thursday.
 Will A. Garner, forest guard, was down from Rich Mountain Monday.
 Mrs. Irene Stuart and son of Slatington are guests of MT. and Mrs. Gene Dickens.
 A. K. Bates and daughter, Miss Tenny, of Big Fork spent Thurs day ln Mena shopping.
 Oscar Halcomb of New Mexico arrived in the city Saturday, looking for location.
 Miss Sadie McKibben returned home Friday from a visit with relatives at Wilburtou, Ok.
 Mrs. Pope Mount and little son visited in Mena Thursday with Mrs. Mounts daughter, Miss Leila.
 J. M. Hatfield, postmaster and merchant at Shady, was trans acting business at Mena Friday. K. Golf of the mercantile firm of Golf Bros. & Gamble at Cove, spent Thursday in Mena on busi. ness.
 John Harrison, the South Side blacksmith, has almost completed new home in the south end of town.
 Miss Aryie Wallace returned Sunday from visit with rela- tives at Center Point and De Queen.
 Guy Thornton came down from Fort Smith Saturday and spent Sunday with friends and rela- tives.
 Wyatt Gam of near Rust, came up Tuesday and will spend severa. days in the city visiting with relatives.
 John Steel returned Friday from a trip to Big Fork, where he had been to look after his mill interests,
 K. Osborn left Friday morning for Rockport, Tex, where he will spend several months with the family of his son.
 J. H. Norton, well-to do farmer at Big Fork, spent some time in Mena this week looking after business matters.
 Hubert Wood, who has been visiting relatives near Iuk, passed through Mena Tuesday en route to his home in Oklahoma.
 J. F. Hurd, merchant at Black Springs, was in Mena Wednesday and purchased large bill of hardware from the Cash Store.
 J. P. Plumber and son, Harry, of Coffeyville. Kas, are in the city and may possibly decide to locate here.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bennett Jackson of St. Louis arrived Wednesday to visit the formers brothers, J. G. and l.. E. Jackson.
 J. D. Combs and D. w. Connal. ly of Rocky passed through Mena Saturday on their return home from business trip to Shawnee, Ok.
 Mrs. E. J. Lundy and two children returned Tuesday from 8 visit with her parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. T. Mathews, at Bates, Scott county.
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The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-13
SOME DOTS FRon INK.

Hiss Daisy Cole returned to Kansas City Saturday after visit. ing for two months with her
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-13

L. $. Sykes and family oi Board Camp passed through Mena Saturday on their way to Eric, Ok, where they will make their home. Q
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-13

Wanted-A hand to work on farm. Call on w. M. Williams, three miles east of town. 7 2t
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-13

Mena merchants pay the best prices for all kinds Of produce from farm and garden.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-13

w. D. Brown of Stigler, Ok, arrived in the city Tuesday and will stay here several weeks tor his health and may locate here Dermaneutlv.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-13

Thursday night in the city, re- turning home Friday morning.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-13

Deputy Sheriff John Bratcher returned Tuesday from Little Rock, where he had been 10 place Charles Manners of Cove in the insane asylum.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-13

De Queen St. Mena, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-13

l. D. Jones. former we'll known citizen of Mena, but who new resides at WombIe, speu,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-02-13

Allen Watkins, stenographer for the law firm of Norwood X Alley, left Saturday morning tor a visit with relatives at Mt. Ida, Montgomery county.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-04-01
Vandalism in the Park.
Removal of Shrubbery and Trees EhtheS
without Authority.

Vandalism in the park on the Pali-
safcs. within recent weeks, mas def
SPOILED that beautiful spot OF many OF
It's attractive features Just who theae
parties are is difficult to get at, though
# is supposed to be some one nearby
who knew not only the value OF certain
plants and shrubbery, but Just where
they were located he beautiful ramD-
le- rose arch. near the bungalow cottage
by the car tracks, was completely rtlhGa
on ore side by digging UP the rose buSn.
The large rose basket in the park near
t,,9 northeast entrance, the handsoneSl
s.nglo feature in the entire arrangement
has been rudely handled, the rose bushes
Being dug out of the ground and carted
awaV. The beautiful Japanese naples
Of which there were several clunpS'
have been completely removed: besides
nrmerous other shrubbery, spirea, etc.
The Realty Trust, who are agents tor
fine park property for the owners, mas
offered reward of $40 for any one
caught removing anything from the
park. While the matter OF building
tenemcnts in the park is as yet by no
means settled, it is hoped that some
means may be arrived at whereby 1t can
be saved
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-04-01
Prospects OF PaIisade.
CONTINUED from page ~

advantages, our superb location, the ar
ont here, and all of the Improvements
we have, Palisade cannot be matched.
Then. when the class of people already
here is considered, we have most I'M
usual conditions existing. his is not
a rich community. We wouldn't think
so much of it if it were. But 1t is
composed of wide-awake, successful
business men, who are alert thinkers,
and who will labor hard to continue the
present high Standards Our homes, the
roads, the water, the scenery-all are
Of the best. and these things are bound
to carry weight for the reason that no
ether suburb can offer the same attrac-
tons.
1t is, therefore, the most logical thing
ii the world that Palisade should grow,
and grow fast. What should retard it !?
New York is overcrowded with popula-
ton anxious to get out where there is
light and air, and we have these things
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-04-01
New York theatrical Guide.

Academy of Musc-Fritzi Schef in mile
MODESTO"
Astor-"Paid in Full
Belasco-"The Warrens of Virginia"
Broadway-"A Waltz Dream
Bou-"The Wolf" New play by Eugene
Walter.
Casino-"Nearly Hero" Sam Bernard.
Dalys-"Girs." Good Fitch play
Empire" Father and the Boys" William
H. Crane and company.
Garrick-Cyril Scott in The Royal
Mounted"
Garden-'"The Luck of MacGregor." A
new comedy.
Hudson-Otis Skinner in THE Honor of
the Family
Herald Square-"rhe Girl Behind the
Counter"
Hackett-"The Witching Hour"
Lyrc-E. H. Sothern, week of repertory.
Liberty-"Polly of the Circus
Lyceum-'The Thief
Madison Square Garden-Buffalo Bills Wild
West Show.
New Amsterdam-"1he Merry Widow"
New York-"The Servant in the House"
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-04-01
The w. M. Smith Plumbing and Hea
ting Co., of EdgeWafer.

The w NJ Smith Plumbing and Heat
Ing Company, of Edgewater, announce
ali innovation in the way of testing
house plumbing for leaks. By a new
pi ocess they pump smoke through the
ertire system of any house, and ale thus
enabled to instantly locate any possible
leakage This is an important mater,
md should receive attention from all.
Mr. Smith is well known i'll Pdlisade.
He personally did the plumbing III three
Palisade houses, and all have glvcl salts
faction He took seven others under
contract with the same result * also
did work for the Hudson River Realty
Company on other houses when they
built by the day.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-04-01
DANGEROUS Neglect.

Whoever cut the ditch across Ander-
son avenue, April p, and lett 1t open
Al night. should be held responsible Tor
il It was a menace to life. Captain
Nickel fell into it, and at 1890 a. M
FRIDAY. Mayor McClave 'phoned tins
n,ner telling of it and asking for oil
to fiji a lamp to warn travellers. There
is much travel along Anderson road at
nigh. Palisades Park should look to
her servants for better work
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-04-01

HIS theatrical season of pinnacles and
chasns is Strengthening out INTO
rather beautiful home stretch. ;,
Although fortunes have been made
- and lost. the amount of general gooo
hat has come out of the year mas peeh Pr Pr
digous and the men VINO nave can IN ,,'h the main.
natbey together bankrolls which justify ana
sasourage playing the game some more ana
plenty Out of sXy the neiorty have been
y - most of the season, and have scored
si,ccsss or two each, coupled win sPecedcu la
failures In kaI ag1aneer Cone o Who has
ernerienced many things theatrlcall say
s.c5ne play in fifty really succeeds. That is
the sort of game 1t IS. ii, :, saev
4 large ripple in the rialto world IS seen seen
- The members of the National Publishers
Association get here. The producers are more
tban willing to entertain them. ,,a o+s
The Shuberts have placed tive hundred seats
i their disposal for a performance at the
Uric. of E. II. Southern IN Lord Dun
dreary.' bre,,d The
h,,encss managers of the newspapers are mere
hut once or twice year, but the theatrical
managers want to be noticed IN their columns
= Notwithstanding the fact that there are
ee5 ooo of ADVANCE sale money i'll the box
ofl,ce of the Merry Widow OUTFIT at the
New Amsterdam theater and New 1orke 1
have TO buy seats from four to eight weeks
ahead. room is found for the members OF the
nmblishers' association when they are, here,
Won be sure. mere Is always 49, &
sstrouble seat" a lust returned seat, OF
some special favor which can be put forward
81 the diplomatic house manager, Just IN the
nick of time to hatter and caJole the WISHING
direcor of an out-oftown publication whlch
NAV be relied upon, later on, to boom the at
traction when it reaches. the town where the
Publication in question is pubhshed. ILL.,;
/ am not Directing to this order OF Things.
They are eminenty appropriate. l an, am only
describing how these delicately polite and
nracticai methods are conducted. 1t is we'll
HAT this practice prevails. The visitors have
! rood time with their wives, or some one
else's wife, and the theater acts well the. part
~ host-for a purpose. For a week this as,
sociation is entertained royalty by its natural
enemies who prey upon it the balance OF the
twelvemonth.
Their preferences indicate the amount OF
advertisement and general appeal the plays IN
New York have in the country at large. FIRST
call among the requests for seats from the the
publishers is The Thief Next; me
Wheeling Hour and The Merry Widow"
The first retains its place of precedence, tor
many of the publishers have seen the second
and the third in the other cities where they
have been presented. 1.-The Thief has not
gone out of New York. Everybody has heard
of this masterpiece from the French ana
everybody wants to see it. Polly OF the
Circus is brisk third choice Then comes
THE Soul Kiss because there has been SO
much merited talk about the wonderful Ade-
line Genee, the dancer, who, by the way, IS
far and away the most marvellous sprlte who
ever came to America and danced herself into
the love of everybody alive
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-04-01
Natures Effort to Assert Herself.
CONTINUED from page o.

TNOIIIIHUGU Pdt5NOT
Il autumn that strikes the delicate
co1ors. Hyacinths are not SO susceptible
10 cold as tulips Last year tulips were
blooming as late as June. They made
little progress till May, and were 50 re-
tarded by the long continued cold that
they scarcely amounted to anything
After a tulip has been tapped by ,wo
O. three frosts. it has its own troubles
in the way of Towering. Yet wilcn they
10 come forth normally, what IS more
stately or commanding in the fora king
dom than tulip,
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-04-01

in abundance, together with numberless
ether attractions Of the most inviting
sort. Palisades final triumph should be
absolute 1t should not be far removed
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1908-04-01
II A HBAlLARp Special CoRREs PoNDENeg

Stuyvesant-Last week of Warfield IN two
plays
Wallack's-"A Knight for a Day
Webers-"Merry Widow Burlesque.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-02-20

eular young fellow In evening dress
rushed In he was followed BY several
servants.
my dearest Deborahll" he cried
Then he sprang upon me and nearly
choked me.
Here. let me goi" screamed
~Where's the Duchessf Le1nme 90.
can't yer ! want 20 tell her something
/ want TO tell all about that beauty OF
a lady's maid there. She's got my six
~ pound"
"And she jest about means to keep
H." she answered. laughing. "itll
make a good start for my village blan-
ket club" / had bribed the Duchess
She turned TO the Duke: Now you
see. Tunbridge, how Heron Court Is
protected"
my dearest" said the Duke. you're
quite right You shall make your own
arrangements as soon as you please
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-02-20

woman can not be said TO be truly
attractive or popular unless she is loved
and admired by the members OF her
own as well as the opposite sex. She
must be welcomed by all. old and
young. male and female. or she can not
be called an attractive woman without
reservation.
She must be herself. her best self,
at all times and with all people; she
must think and act for herself, and ex-
press her own opinions. rather than try
to copy some person she may admire. or
who is admired by the lords OF crea-
tion.
Individuality, when combined with
polite manner and tact, is always at
tractive. A woman's happy. infectious
laugh Is better than medicine or ad-
vice, and her CHEEKY presence is al
ways welcome as the sunshine
A girl. 70 be truly popular. never says
mean things about other girls, think
ing that the men win like her better,
and she doesn't try TO monopolize the
attentions Of all the men at once, but
Is willing 10 let other girls have their
share Of admiration and attention along
with her. She doesn't NOPE and re
treat within herself il there are no
men about 70 advise her. but she cheer
fully sets about making the best Of mat
tiers without them. and making such
companions as she has happier and
brighter for her presence.
II she has a grievance she keeps IL 70
herself. for a woman with grievances
Is very soon voted bore The weep
ing. fainting sad-eyed young woman fl
much out OF style nowadays. not only
In novels. but in real life. and the hap
py. healthy. independent. cheerful and
sunny girl has totally eclipsed her In
popularity
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-02-20

Aefisfffe. OF Great English City Con-
duefed Like a Private Business.
In Manchester there is no spells sys-
TEN, there is no observable graft, there
are no bosses. says Samuel Merwin IN
Success. The managers OF the differ
cnf departments OF the city govern
lnent are permanent officials who have,
IN most cases. worked their way up
through the department Thus. 20 the
general manager OF the tramways de
partment, J. n. McElroy, the business
OF managing Manchester tramways Is
the business OF his life. There Is no
gram In Mr.. MlElroy's department. be-
cause he is held strictly accountable
for the expenditures OF his department
not loosely but strictly accountable.
There is not even honest" graft for a
reason which lies AZ the root OF good
government. The obvious reason.
which lies on the surface where any
one can see Il. is the fact that Man
chester has been developing and per
fecting the idea OF representative gov
eminent, while Newark. New York.
Chicago. 81. Louis and Pittsburg have,
little By little. year by year. been losing
their hold on the idea OF representative
government
In order to work effectively represen
fntiye government must be simple In It's
outlines. A certain number OF men are
chosen BIZ their fellow citizens 70 carry
on the organization OF a cooperating
community.
In theory. every voter has hano
IN the government In fact. the town
meeting idea Is so cumbersome as TO be
impossible IN the management OF
large city. So the city is divided into
districts. and each district delegates
It's governing power for a time TO Ger
tain individuals. who are, In return.
held 10 account for their acts as par
ties 10 the government These dele
gates. or reprcscntatiyes~of the people,
meet and organize In order 10 carry on
the business 81 being a city.
In Manchester II you brush aside the
surface complication that Is All there r.
70 Il. The business which these repre-
acntativcs carry on Is not simple IN
detail. but Il Is quite simple In outline.
IL has been found that the business
OF conveying citizens about the streets
and the business OF supplying them
with light and water. and with place
10 sleep after death. II transferred 10
private corporations. AZ we have done
Il In America. invariably results In a
greedy exploitation OF the people This,
since the people control the govern
ment. Il has been thought wise to
avoid. Consequently, the representa-
lives Of the people. organized as a city
council. conduct FOR the people. those
utilities which have come to be re
enrded as the secondary necessaries Of
life
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-02-20

ayes. SIR said a Dakota man, TO
the Detroit Free Press. as crowd OF
ngrlcuiturlsts seated themselves around
a little table. Eyes sir; we do things
on rather a stable scale. I've seen a
man start out In the spring and pillow
a furrow until fall. Then he turned
around and harvested back. We have
some big farms up there. gentlemen A
friend OF mine owned one on which he
had to give a mortgage. and the mort
gage was due on one end before they
could get IL recorded on the other. You
zee II was laid on In counties"
There was a murmur OF assonish-
ment. and the Dakota man continued:
Il got a letter from man who
lives in my orchard just before I left
home. and It had been three weeks
getting to the dwelling house. although
IL had travelled day and night"
~Dlstances are pretty wide up there,
Amt theyfv inquired one.
Reasonably, reasonably" replied the
Dakota man. "And the worst OF It is.
Il breaks up families 80. Two years
ago saw a whole family Frustrated
with grief. Women yelling. children
bowling and dogs barking. One Of my
men had his camp truck packed on
seven four-mule teams and he was
going around bidding everybody good
by"
~where was he going7'' asked a
Gravesend man.
aHc was going half way across the
farm to feed the pigs" replied the Da-
kota man.
~And did he ever get back to his
family againT
1T isn't time for him vet" replied
the Dakota man.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-02-20

and flowing sleeve is formed without
cutting
Black win be a conspicuous note In
both trimmings and fabrics
Brown will be favorite-russets
Havana and leather shades.
The mannish or Engiish-looking tall
ored suit is wonderfully smart
Copenhagen blue and natter blue or
old blue are both high-style shades.
The Bordeaux reds and beautiful
deep American beauty shade viii be
worn
The coppery browns and the deep
mahogany tones win be exceedingly
modish
The fabrics show indeterminate ef-
fects and beautiful minglIngs OF sofrs
dull shades.
The Regency wrap. ample and pic
turesque, and the somewhat modified
Empire shape prevail
Worth is showing the Chinese Gus
in cloaks without sleeves, which have
only long Sits for armhoIes-
Many OF the new wraps are quaint
and old-timey. reproducing those IN
vogue during the reign Of the lovely
Empress Eugene.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-02-20

ftt%@ - ~ ~
Sou don't have no kiss. mister" she
says. "and II you want me TO help you
you must hand over tho coin You kent
do better. any way"
tell you she fairly surprised me. !
assure you 10 look at her you'd think
she was as quiet girl as ever wore
shoes. She kept her eyes-bright black
eyes she had fixed ON my face, and
seemed almost TO enjoy the corner she'd
got me m.
/ turned the matter quickly over In
my mind After all. i knew ! needn't
trouble about the second payment
should be clear away before she had a
chance TO ask me for the other thirty
quld
"All right. miss" said; don't 'ag-
gle. and don't bite feller's cad half
orr. Here's the thirty pound. What
time shall come upY'
She told me that AZ half past s the
Duke would be having dinner. and that
she would leave the Duchess dressing
room open. ! might ind ladder In
such a place, and when got In i
should ind the Jewels IN such place,
and some loose notes and gold In such
a place. and / was 70 leave the thirty
pound Cor her on ledge IN the chin
ney. And II any OF the other servants
caught me. why. so much the worse for
me and II they did. 80 much the better
for them. She shook hands pleasantly.
and went on toward the court ! felt
inclined 10 shake hands with myself,
roo. / knew that there was good
$4,000 worth OF stun for me II could
only get a quiet quarter Of an hour 10
work undlsturbed-
You may believe me when say /
was there fhst evening 10 the minute.
Just as l neared the mansion ] had a
nasty FEELING that the maid might have
given me away. You can never be sure
Of women. But when I saw the win
dow OF the Duchess dressing room
open. and found the ladder ana every
thing ready. knew Il was all right
-she's a girl after my own heart" I
said 10 myhelf. when got into the
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-02-20

DR.. Albert Murphy. of Rochester,
says soup is one Of the worst things
known for the digestion. and should
never be given to children Germans
who seldom sit down TO the dinner
table without soup. viii scarcely agree
with him. He is also opposed 70
spaghetti, which be says is without nu-
tritive qualities and indigestible, and
attributes the poor health Of the Ital-
ians to their love for this dish
A mother has discovered that the
baby often cries because it is worried
with the bit Of lace about the neck
OF its little dress The delicate skin
Of the baby was almost tortured be
fore she discovered that il was the
prickly lace that made the trouble
For the baby's home dresses she has
now only briar stitching around the
neck and sees to it that not a drop
OF starch is put In the little garment