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The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
HORTICULTURAL MEETING.
Interest of Fruit Growers Demand Attention Meeting to Be Held
 April 4.

Are you growing fruit? Do you understand how, and are you taking proper care of your orchard? Do you want to cooperate in handling your crop? More interest among the fruit growers should be taken in the Polk county Horticultural soci- ety. A meeting will be held at the court Saturday, April 4, at 1 D. m.
 Take time to come to this meet ing. New officers will be elected. Every person who is interested in horticulture should be present.
 13 2-d Apr. 2.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
NATIONAL HOTEL
 CHANGES HANDS
H. W. Cadrwell Exchanges Texarkana Property for the Mena Hostelry- Expects Soon to Build Mod
 ern Hotel on Site.

H. w. Cardwell returned from Texarkana last night and IS to- day rejoicing over deal in which he transferred to A. G. Eggleston of that city Texarkana property valued at S4, GOO for the old National hotel building and two lots at the corner of Mena street and Maple avenue. This deal IS along the line of MT. Cardwell's oft expressed wish to concentrate all his property holdings in Mena.
 Mir. Cardwell says that he will at once make some minor i'm provements on the property, but that he hopes soon to be able to make arrangements by which he can build a fine modern hotel on the lots, believing as he does that ii is one of the choicest lc' cations for such in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
AN INDIANS ACCIDENTAL DEATH
Rifle Slipped Through Crack of Floor and Sent Ball Through Body.

Parties in from the Egger neigh borhood Tue s1ay report the accidental killing of Jim Ford, a young Choctaw Indian, near that place last Thursday afternoon. The young man was about IS years old and an orphan. He has made his home for number of years with the family of David Miller.
 He had been hunting and on arriving home late iu the after noon set his Winchester rifle down to open the door when in some manner the gun slipped through crack in the floor of the porch, the hammer striking the edge of plank, disctarging the rife, the ball entering at the lower part ot the ab- domeu, ranging upward, passing out at tn back of his neck, killing him instantly.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
MAN BADLY BURNED.
Physician Called To Howard to See
 Party Injured at Saw Mill.

Dr. F. A. Lee left on an extra train at o'clock Tues. afternoon for Howard, about twenty miles north of Mena, in response to a message stating that a man by the name of Williams had been badly burned that morning at a saw mill near the Vogle Spur.
 No particulars were learned as 10 how the accident occurred.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
eoodlers Wan, Change of Venue.

St. Louis, Mar. 24.-Alleging that the people of St. Louis are prejudiced against them and they can not get a fair trial here, Fred w. Priesmeyer and Ferd Warner. members of the house of delegates. jointly indicted on a charge of bribery, made applica- tion Monday before Circuit Judge Muench for change of venue. The de fendants are also under indictment on a charge of perjury. but the trial date has not been set.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
n.in Gen. Kline Dead.

Baltimore, Mar. 24.-Brig. Gen. Ja' cob Kline, U. s. A., (retired), died Monday at Johns Hopkins hospital of kidney disease, He came to Baltimore some time ago from his home at Newport News, Va, to undergo treat ment at the hospital for his malady- Gen. Kline was born in Pennsylvania 6s years ago. He served in the Civil and Spanish-American wars and made splendid record during his career sn the army.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
Wild Animal Kills Pigs.
PROF. wOOTTON HERE.
Wants to Talk to the Business Men
 Friday Night.

Prof. J. E. Wootton, who, until recently conducted a successful business college in this city, has returned from Huntington. Tenn, and aside from looking after his business interests here he wishes to meet and talk with the business men of Mena and all thus interested in education with 4 view oi seeing if there is an opening for him to again take up his school work lu Mena.
 Friday night he will speak al the new NJ. E. church, South, and everybody is invited to come out and hear him.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
Han look in Washlnn.

Salina, Kan, Mar 22.-After living alone for five years, taking in washing for living, Guy A. Durkee, 60 years old, died here Friday. For two weeks he has been sick and has been a charge on the city. After Durkee s death a number of shares in a Dakota oil company. deeds to property in Deadwood, s. D.. and Miles City, Mont, and mining property in Jeffer- son county, Mont, were found among his effects
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
MOVED TELEGRAPH STATION.
Citizens of Cove May Call Commission's
 Attention to It.

Cove, March, 22.-The Kansas City Southern has moved the tele- graph department from Cove station and reduced the salary of the agent from $50 to $2O a month. As this is an important shipping point, the at tention of the Railroad Commission will be called to the matter. More express is handled at Cove than at any point between Mena and De Queen, and besides considerable acreage in potatoes, eight acres have been sown in early radish seed.
 Wild Animal Kills Pigs.
 A wild animal has appeared near Cove at intervals during two years, killing pigs and soaring the people badly. Some say it is a very large panther, while others say 1t IS a mountain lion.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
Test its Value.

Simmons Liver Purifier is the most valuable remedy | ever tried for con stipation and disordered liver. II does it's work thoroughly, but does not gripe like most remediee of its character. I certainly recommend il whenever the opportunity occurs
 w. NJ. Tomlinson,
 Price 25c. Oswego, Kansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
ROCKEFELLER COMING.
Oil Magnate Will Make a Months Visit
 At Hot Springs.

Augusta, Ga, March 22.- John D. Rockefeller will leave Augusta Monday for Richmond, Va, where he will remain a week or ten days. From Richmond he will go to Hot Springs, Ark, for a month or six weeks and from that city he will proceed to New York.
 In an interview, MT. Rockefel- Ter said "he was much pleased with the respect shown him here, he has not been treated here as a horned devil, but as human be- ing and gentleman"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
,rlured by Kerosene Explosion.

Dayton, O.. Mar. 24.-Mrs. Florence Bilser, aged 40 and her son, aged lJ were fatally injured Monday ina kero- sene explosion at her home. The boy tried to hasten the fire in the stove Dy pouring kerosene over the shoulder ing blaze and there was terrific ex. plosion. Both were terribly burned ana are dying in the hospital.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26

40 acres 21z miles southwest of Mena; 12 acres branch bottom in cultivation, balance good timber; oood house, barn and henhouse' fine spring. A bargain at S450' Cal on place or write J. K. Wood Mena, Ark. H II wa
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
FARMERS UNION MEETING.
County Meeting at Old Potter Wednes'
 day April IS.

Our regular county meeting will be held at Old Potter Wednes day, April Is. Unions will please send delegates. All members of the Farmers Union are requested to be present and join Tn the exercises. William Martin,
 County President.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-26
Remember Hiltebrand
THE LEADING Ph0TodRApHisR

Does the finest work in the city. All work guaranteed. Latest style mounts also pictures copied or enlarged from all sizes and kinds of pictures. l carry a complete stock of picture frames, also make frames to order, | also have fine line of framed pie lures, postal cards, postal card all buns. photo albums, passeportout binding, all colors; photo and kodak supplies; kodak work finished, kodaks for sale or rent, photo buttons and frames. Photo paste and glue, photo mailers, views of Mena and scenery always in stock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18

a great many people are wondering
whether anything more win be done in
the matter Of trying 70 get any tenn
perance legislation on the statute
books while the legislators are at
Charleston. 1t seems practically as.
sured that a good. strong local option
bill could be pasred now. but It is a
question whether the temperance PEG
pie want such a measure or not as
President Alvord. of the Anti-saloon
League, few days ago said his peo-
Pile would be satisfied with nothing
short of prohibition. In other words,
II they can't get whole loaf they
won't take any OF the Legislatures
bread at all. We are not sure what
is best under the circumstances, but
county local option would certainly be
long stride in the direction OF mini.
MIXING the liquor trathc and ccndi.
lions now being ripe for the passage
of such measure It seems that the
matter ought to be taken up Govern.
or Dawson has stated that he will not
take the initiative in the matter but
II there seems to be a demand for
another extra session to pass a local
option bill the Legislators can be ask.
ed to pass on the question before they
leave. The proposition now seems to
rest with the people Fortunately, so
far. politics has not entered into the
consideration Of the question and it
is to be hoped that it viii not do so,
as the temperance question IS purely
a moral one and its advocates and op.
noncnts alike belong to various pollti.
cal parties. The events OF the next
few DAYS will be awaited with inter.
est rs to the movements for temper,
ance legislation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18

The attempt Of Senator Foraker to
prove his charge that federal patron
age was being used to effect Mr.. TafCs
nomination, was as pitiablc as II was
futile. Tbs only case he was able 10
cite was that Of the postmaster at Ath.
ems. Ohio. who. according 10 Congress-
man Douglas, who endorsed him. hal
wilfnlly sought to injurc The Prcsi.
dent. and who had declared that he
was opposed 10 Mr. Taft's nomination.
the President nominated
him postmaster Of Athens and the SEN
ate confirmed him on January :. 1t is
indeed sad spectacle to see.a man
who has enjoyed the reputation when
has been Mr.. Foraker's stoop to the
pusIllanImous methods he has this
year adopted.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18
WEST MILFORD FIRE.

CLARKsBURG, Feb. 1s.-At 10
O'Clock Sunday night at West NIL
ford the hennery OF George bartlett
was destroyed by FIRE, entaillng a loss
of $500. Mr.. Bartlett before retiring
went to visit the hennery and was
surprised to md It on FIRE. The build
ing being near the barn fear was en-
tertalned that It too would be de-
stroyed. The neighbors responded
to the call for aid and saved that
building, but the hennery was total
loss.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18

One OF the recalcitrant Democrats
who had been voting against Governor
Beckham for United States Senator
in Kentucky died yesterday and it is
not likely that Beckham Is as sorry
as Governor is supposed to be over
the death OF a prominent citizen OF
his State. 1t is said good" Demo
crat Will be elected in the dead mans
place and Beckham will then be elect
ed. We do not know whether It is
the hand OF Providence or plain case
Of grip that is thus helping Demo.
crat into the United States Senate.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18
q KNorTY PRoeLEM.

Ills gradually coming to light that
the way of the legislator is not all
streYn with roses. He gets up against
TIE Real thing occasionally and It Is
then be hardly knows what to do. A
good many Of the lawmakers are "up
a tree Just now on the county salary
bin. because the boys" have been
doing some figuring and they find that
more harm than good for all concerned
IS likely to come II the bill now be.
fore the Legislative becomes law,
< Al calm and careful investigation
shows that the reports relative to the
amount Of money paid to the Office
holders IN the various counties has
been greatly over estimated. For in.
stance. we often hear it said that a
sheriffs office or That of county clerk
pays from twelve to fifteen thousand
dollars year. when us n matter Of
fact the actual amount Is. often loss
than half that sum. Take the sherin's
oflce In this county, for instance. Tho
total receipts of the Office run at tho
present time little over ten thousand
iollars, That Is. the county raises
about 100000 in taxes and the sher.
80. gets five per cent for collections. II
the bill now before the Senate cutting
on the two and one half per cent. paid
during the discount period become,
effectlye, that will decrease the
amount about $3.50 as something like
Sf5O,oO0 OF Marion eounty's tax bIlls
Is paid during the discount period.
That would bring the total receipts Of
the oNice to not over $1,000. Men IA
miiiar with the Office in this county
say the sheriff must have at least five
assistants, such as helpers in the Of
ice, bookkeepers and deputies and
such help cannot be gotten for less
than thousand dollars for each per.
son as the deputies must be good men
and each has to keep horse. How
much then is left, even under the
present law? Only $4,000. with that
condition of affairs who would want
to pay the expenses OF a campaign and
meet the demands constantly made on
a public Official for money in order to
have the name OF being sheriff OF his
county? The ONCE of sheriff is n
very responsible one and the official
Z Is put under a very heavy bond Can
the county afford to have Cheap"
man in the place? That is the ques-
ton now up to the legislators. A sim
liar condition exists relative to the
other otaces in this county. A careful
examination OF the records shows that
the incomes are all over estimated and
that the Offices are not such fiat" lega-
! cies after all. against the clerk hire
Is paid and other necessary expenses
met In many of the counties the fees
from the offices make very low sal
AIRY for the officials 1t Is said and the
cold facts are fairly staggering the
Legislators when properly arrayed be-
fore them in plain and unmistakable
figures The county salary bill is one
of the most dificult measures the leg.
islators could have to deal with and
We sincerely hope no mistake will be
made. Instead Of crItlcIslng we feel
inclined to sympathize with the law
makers in this critical time for we feel
that they are honestly striving to do
what Is best for all concerned in the
matter
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18

a rather interesting question arose
in court at Morgantown Yesterday. A
man was on trial for raising dis.
turbance during religious Worship, but
In the trial it developed that the alleg.
ed oftense was committed at a funeral
The attorney for the defense claimed
that the State had not proven that a
funeral was gathering coming un.
der the statute relating TO religious
worship. Judge Mason held that the
point was well taken and the prisoner
was discharged That attorney was
worth his fee and the accused man
especially is apt to think 50.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18
List Of Letters Advertised at the Fair,
mont Postoffice February rs, 1908.

mont Postoffiee February IS, 1908.
Miss Sylvia Virgin, Miss Rose Daft,
Miss Hortense wisman, Miss Blanche
Chalfant. Miss Geneovee Dillon, Miss
Georgia Linn. Miss Bessie Mitchell,
Miss Bessie Mills. Miss V. Hammer,
Miss Dele Morgan. Mrs. Elmer Virgin,
Mrs. Rosa Shafrer Mrs. s. Pringer,
Mrs. Lizzie staley. Mrs, Hattie Kish,
Mrs. Carrie Biggs. Mrs. Iyettle e,
Smith, Mrs. w. Nelson, Mrs. Matte
McNeely, Mrs. ]. Creel, Mrs. Eliz Cam.
eron. Mrs. ]. H. DeBolt, Mrs. ]. F.
Mason, Mrs. Maggie Engle. Mrs. A.
RittenhOuse. Mrs. Sarah stranser.
Mrs. X. A. Jones, Mrs. Ola Wander,
grift. Mrs, Mary NJ. Brand. Mrs. Mary
cornwelI, Mrs, Maud Campbell, WI
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18
DEATH AT MoNoNeAH.
Mrs. Eliza Levelle Died After An III.
ness Of T9o NeeHs.

Mrs. Eliza Leyelie U.tI on Monday
evening at her home in Monogah after
an illness Of two weeks. Mrs. Levelle
was formerly a Miss Thompson, OF
Monongah, and was an excellent
Christian woman. She Is survived by
her husband and three children, the
youngest a babe OF two weeks. Fu-
neral services will be held at her home
tomorrow. Undertaken Cunningham
in charge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18

Hershey, Geo. W. Arnold. Ralph Scott,
Richard Deems T. H. Bailey, v. L.
Murphy, D. R. Tappan. Andrew Brown.
Jennie T. Cans, a. C. Marks, B. F.
Wood. Geo. c. Bailey, George Barbour.
T. L. Kelley. c. E. Critchfeld, a. E
McCarty, American Express Co, wiz
liam Walker, Murphy & Gibson. Q. ~.
Campbell, NJ. George, James Freeman,
s, NJ. Blake, Thorn Mason. R. 3. Mich
ael, A. L. cass, VIM. Bradford. Giasep-
pc Pango. Lanclotti Alfreto, Monza
Domenico, Missins francesca Luigi
GRILL. Angelo Patrolin. Frian sem
kIems.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18

Mr.. watterson is "thunderlng away
at the smart set in New York again."
according to the Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Colonel should reserve his thun-
der for big game.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18

The naughty men have again de-
clded that the women can't have a
vote. The proposed amendment to
the constitution was voted down in
the Senate yesterday by a vote OF 10
to II. We didn't know there were
that many bachelors and wIdowers in
the Sennte,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18

An Ohio hen chews tobacco" says
the Salt Lake Tribune. II chewing
tobacco We're confined to animals that
can't spit, the habit would be more
bearable.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18

The experience OF the Countess OF
Yarmouth seems to indicate that 1T is
almost as expensive TO get rid OF
title rs it is to acquire one.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18

Polishing the corridor floor at Mat
teawan, Harry Thaw gets his drst no.
tion OF what It means to have a use
full trade. 1t may help.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18
MRS. SARAH BOARD
Died This Morning at Her Home Near
Pine Grove.

FlhS SIoNS'
Mrs. Sarah Board. wife Of Mr.. ia
cob Board, died this morning at her
home near Pine Grove. after an Illness
of a few weeks. Her husband survives
her. Mrs. Board was an excellent
Christian woman and well known in
the community. Funeral services will
be held on Wednesday at two o'clock
and interment will be made in the Rex
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18
NlntlonaI cash ReaIster.

Repaired, cleaned, adjusted. by an eS.
pert. F. Mcbride, for a few days at
ana Madison st. 2.1s-2t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18

The Denver lawyer who got a $15,.
900 pearl for talking 45 hours ought
10 meet Mr.. Bryan.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18
BOWLING.

The individual handicap tournament
was rolled at the Temple alleys las:
night. Tho following scores we're
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18

Bracelets make q VEN acceptable
Valentine; neysHs.styl a sssss's =
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18
slOO SATIN FOULARD SILKS 49c Yard

handsome collection excellent quality Silks "a
inches wide worth every Of $oo yard Every of about
thirty different patterns the newest and pretest we have
by leading fashion journals
of the popular fabrics for Spring and Summer Sale
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18

B. L. Martin spent Saturday and
Sunday at Pennington.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-18

wide and the following oors-whte cardinal navy
light blue, green pink brown reseda, and champagne
great bargain sale Price osc
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-10

them as far apart as possible, still
to do this the toes must also, of
course, be turned far outward. On ris-
ing from this, repeat the first knee
exercise, then this second one again,
and so on, alternating. Do 1t ten times
Give for each exercise) the first day,
increasing by two each day till you
get it up to 80.
If, as l said in a former article, you
cannot keep pace with the amount Of
increase | suggest day by day con-
tent yourself with half of it. That is,
with the suggested increase every 9TH
er day instead of every day. Do not
increase the number Of performances
Of any of the exercises at a rate that
exhausts or threatens to strain you.
No exercise is worth that.
When l use the word exhaust" l do
not NEAR the healthful fatigue that
usually follows brisk exercise on the
part of amateurs. 1 refer to a weari-
ness and weakness and lassitude that
continue long after the body should
have recuperated from the extra exer-
tion put upon it.
Exercise to the point of exhaustion
Is far worse than no exercise at all.
1t is like pressing a spring so hard
that the rebounding force is spoiled.
If very light exercise exhausts you
for the day let me advise you to see
your family physician about it. for you
need even more building up than ath-
letics can give you. Try first, though,
one or two of the easiest of the exer-
cises l am describing. Not all of them,
but a few of those requiring least eff
fort. Increase them very slowly. Per.
haps what you mistook for exhaustion
was only the surprise" Of the body
at being put through unaccustomed
evolutions. If so the body will in a
short time from that surprise
and show gradual but sure improve
ment,
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-10

heavy paper that Is free from creases
on a board o table. Secure three tum-
blers that are alike and stick a piece
OF the same heavy paper over the
openings in two of them, neatly
trimming it all around the edges so as
to leave nothing Of the paper for any
one to see. Make three covers of
paper as shown in Fig. / to put over
the tumblers. Place three coins on
the sheet of paper, then the tumblers
with covers on top of the coins, the
~unprepared tumbler being in the mid
die. Now lift the covers off the end
tumblers, and you will see that the
paper on the opening covers the coins.
Replace the covers, lift the middle one
and a coin will be seen under the tum-
bier, as the opening of this tumbler
is not covered. Drop the cover back
again and lift the other tumblers and
covers bodily, SO that the spectators
can see the coins, remarking at the
same time that you can make them
vanish from one to the other. The
openings Of the tumblers, explains
Popular Mechanics, must never be ex-
posed so that any one can see them,
and a safe way to do this is to keep
them level with the table.