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The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
STRONGER THAN LAW.

Many months ago President Roose- welt advocated publicity as the great est cure of evils, referring particu- larly to trusts and plundering cor porations that oppress and rob the people and to all other wrong conditions generally. While there was tendency on the part of some to smile at the idea that the turning on of the light would cause great cleaning up of unhealthy spots in our business ard political life, the work ings of time are fully demonstrating the correctness of the theory.
 It was probably considerable surprise to the President that he should receive one of the first shocks from the very thing he had advocat- ed in the showing that was made as to the origin and amount of the cam paign funds used for his election. But he made the best of it, and is  probably more responsible than any other man for the action of Taft and Bryan in declaring firmly for complete publicity and reform il this matter. Public sentiment has been aroused by the conditions that have been brought to light, and while the laws that have for several years required candidates to publish sworn statement of their expendi- lures have been considered and treated as jokes, there is little doubt but that the declarations of both the leading candidates for the presi- dency will, backed by a strong public sentiment, result in a purifi- cation of politics thought to be but dream few years ago.
 This is but one example in many. The Standard Oil Company was only brought into court and forced into position of asking mercy of the President and government through the light of publicity and the public sentiment thus created.
 Public sentiment is stronger than law in that law without public senti- ment is but weak, ineffective thing.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23

the heriosm and devotion of the poor. When a man with millions gives, he said we make great deal of noise. It's the widows mite that counts. Well, Hawley worked me up to a great pitch. l could hardly wait for him to get through. l had $500 in my pocket. wanted to give that and borrow some more to give. You could see greenbacks in every eye. But instead of passing the plate then, he kept on talking and talking, and as he talked it grew hotter and hotter and hotter, and we grew sleepier and sleepier and sleepier. My enthusiasm went down, down, down $100 at a clip-until finally, when the plate did come around, stole 10 cents out of it. It all goes to show how little thing like this can lead to crime. Shreveport Times.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
STOPS TRAINS AUTOMATICALLY.
Chicago Men See Successful Test or
 New Safety Device.

Chicago, July 19.-A train on the main line of the Burlington road, mak- ing 50 miles an hour Saturday morn ing, ran past block signal which stood at danger" and was automatic ally brought to a stop 100 feet beyond.
 The new device operates the block signal and when that is at danger a spring is set which opens valve on the locomotive and sets the air brakes. After several tests at varying speed, the operating men admitted that trains could be stopped successfully even when the engineer was using bis steam. They were inclined to believe, however, that a few more minor inn provements would have to be made to insure the operation of the device in winter weather and to obviate the weakening of the track at the point of connection between the device and the track.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
DR. HEMPHILL FOUND GUILTY.
Verdict Against a Missouri School
 Teachers Slayer.

Troy. Mo, July f9.--W. A. Hemphn, accused of complicity in the death of Miss Lizzie Gleason, the young school teacher whose deathbed statement in criminated the physician and the Rev Clyde W. Cow, was found guilty of manslaughter in the secord degree Saturday. The verdict of ue jury car ries penalty of three years in the state penitentiary.
 Dr Hemphill's case was given to the jury late Friday afternoon with in- structions for first or second degree manslaughter. After four hours of de. liberation the jury reported inability to agree. The debate over the verdict was resumed and a decision was not reached until Saturday morning. As soon as the verdict was announced motions were made for new trial and an appeal to the supreme court.
 Attorneys for the Rev. Mir. Gov, whose case has been set for trial next Monday, probably will ask for change of venue on the grounds that feeling here is of such a character that fair trial is impossible. It is believed that such an application will be granted if made. Cow Is charged with hay ing been an accessory before the fact to the operation which is said to have caused the young woman's death.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
AHEAD OF THEIR SCHEDULE.
Y. M. c. A. Boys Making Good Time
 in Relay Race.

New York, July 19.-A. A. Jameson of the Twenty-third street branch of the Y. M. c. A., who was in charge of the New York Chicago race over the first division, which was from this city to Buffalo, gave out Friday night the official figures of the race to the end of his jurisdiction. He said:
 Favored by good weather, the boy runners were able to make far better time than had been anticipated. The silver tube containing Mayor McClel- lan's message to Mayor Busse of Chi cago, which left here Wednesday morning, was carried to Buffalo in 5 hours and 22 minutes, or nine hours and five minutes ahead of schedule time.
 Tt had been estimated that the run ners would average about eight miles an hour, but the race has been much faster, the average time per mile be- ing six minutes 33 1-12 seconds, trif1e better than nine miles an hour.
 "The course from New York to Buff falo covered 490 miles of road. On several sections of the route the run ners were delayed by heavy going, and in one or two instances they had to swim across lakes. It took 656 runners to carry the message from the city hall here to Buffalo Y. M. c. A. headquarters.
 "The runners of the Batavia section who took the message into Buffalo en- countered light rains, but the roads were in fairly good condition, and they were only delayed few min utes. Rain was reported west of Buff falo, and 1t is probable that the racers over the western division will be re- tarded, but it seems hardly likely that they will lose the time already gained by the eastern runners"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
HIDDEN DANGERS
Nature Gives Timely Warning That Mo-
 body Can Afford to Ignore.

Danger Signal No. comes from the kidney secretlons. They will warn you when the kidney $ are sick. We'll kidneys excrete a clear, amber fluid. Sick kidneys send out a thin, pale and foamy, or thick red ill-smelling urine, full of sediment and irregular of passage.
 Danger Signal No. 2 comes from the back. Back pans, dull and heavy, or sharp and acute, tell yol of sick kidneys and warn you of the coming dropsy, dia betes and Bright disease. Doan's s Kidney Pills cures sick kidneys and cures them permanently. Here's proof:
 5. Pickett, bookkeeper, of 40l West Broad street, Texarkana, Arkansas, says: "For several years 1 had attacks of dull pans m the small of my back just over the kidneys I knew from the acton of the kidney secretions that my kidneys were disordered but was unable, although I faithfully tried, to find any remedy or medicine which would cheek them, let alone cure them. An advertisement about Doan's Kidney Pills came to my notice. l reasoned if they performed half they promised they might at least bring relief and l tried them The treatment undoubtedly acted directly on the kidneys and in a short time the weakness or irrita- ton of the organs ceased, and as result the backache disappear e9."
 For sale by all dealers. Prce. 50 cents. Foster-MiIburn Co. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan' s- and take no other.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23

and weaker ones away from the feed !, and the latter will not get their fall share.
 Poultry manure is worth not less than SIP ton. But if you store 1t where it will get wet, 1t will not be worth much of anything.
 You might about as well throw your manure into the creek as to mix it with ashes or lime. Peat or muck is the best to use as an absorb ent.
 Give the hens liberal amount of food and care from now until they have gone through the exhaustive process of growing new feathers. They surely deserve the very best of care instead of the neglect which is often their portion. Farm Journal.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
HEARST HOWLS.

William k. Hearst seems to love Bryan and Kern no more than does Thomas w. Lawson Taft and Sher- man. In his Chicago Examiner this one-time candidate for the presiden- tial nomination at the hands of the Democratic party says:
 The average American voter has passed the stage where the old party platform counts for anything. In advance they are considered worth less. The peoples main query is as to who are behind the platforms.
 "On the Democratic side they find MT. Bryan pledged to the Bryan policies. For his vice presidential running mate they find an 'old-line' Democrat, an attorney for the gambling rings of Indiana. In Bry- ans running mate, and Democracy's possible future President, they find in every detail type for the boss ridden Democracy of the Taggarts, Sullivans, the Murphys and the McGraws.
 Tt is almost a pity that Colonel Jim Guffey and Pat McCarren were read out of the Democratic party at Denver before they had an opportunity to second Mr. Kern s nomination. The latter's triumph was a simple notice that the bosses, representing special privilege, in- tend to keep their hands on 'Democ- racy's' lever. They will allow Mir. Bryan to manipulate the steam throttle, but they reserve control of the emergency brakes
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
BARES KANSAS LAND FRAUDS.
An Effort to Regain School Lands IL
 legally Held.

Topeka, July 19.-An effort to regain possession of thousands of acres of public school lands, which have been sold in recent years, is to be made by the state of Kansas.
 Evidence has been secured of fraud, collision and swindling on the part of land spectators in getting possession of valuable school lands at $l.25 per acre. State Accountant J. c. Gafford has unearthed sufficient evidence of this crookedwork to cause many who hold such land titles to disgorge.
 Governor Hoch will order the attor- ney general to proceed to the imme- diate recovery of these lands follow ing Accountant Gafford's report. In fact, in Governor Hoch's last message to the legislature he strongly advo- cated this movement
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
BITS OF EVERY DAY PHILOSOPHY
tAtchison Globe.l

tAtchison Globe.l
 People don't fear the devil like they use to.
 When man abuses his own town. he abuses himself.
 In theory one man is as good as another, but in practice it is lie.
 A favorite way some men have of displaying their self-control is by bragging about it.
 Every good item is like kite and this is it's tail: But we don't want it mentioned in the paper"
 Thoughts of hell in the next world never bother a man half as much as public opinion in this.
 Some people handle their tongues the way foolish man handles gun: Every time it goes off some one is hurt.
 Boil down almost any mans pray CTS in five words, and you will find them to be: Reward me. Punish my enemy
 Almost any man would rather re- main ignorant of thing than to have it explained to him by someone he doesn't like.
 Of course we are all of us wonder fully smart, but there is not a day passes but what some one suffers from our blunders.
 The more a girl likes and admires her father and brothers, the less likely that she will idealize worth less lover into hero.
 You can usually fiatter a man by telling him he works too hard. He may do nothing but loaf, but he imaglnes his great need of rest.
 It sometim es happens that when a man is particularly worthless his friends will look rather important and say: He belongs to fine family"
 Itis fool girls opinion that the man who will spend months salary on stiffness for her thinks more of her than the man who spends only weeks.
 When the average man has favor to give he gives it to an enemy, thinking his friends are all right, anyway. This is foolish mistake. The only way to have friends is to deserve them.
 One of the greatest truths is that the man who will submit to being imposed upon, will be imposed upon. There is such a thing as being too good natured. Do any mans work and he will gradually let you do more of it.
 Every one knows too little about words to talk well. If girl thinks thing is pretty, she will say it s exquisite, " and knows of no other word to express her admiration. We are all alike in that we use the same word for everything, the same as parrot would.
 It makes no difference how little money a man gets, he should save some of it every month. Starvation and old age are not goblins called up by someone's imagination to frighten the spendthrifts. They have real existence and if you refuse to save a dime just because it is only a dime and not dollar you will some day be in want.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
The Road to Crime.

Whether or not Samuel Clemens knows it, an agent once called upon Mark Twain and sought to interest him in life insurrnce. At first he talked well; then. having exhausted all of his arguments, he merely talk ed. Mark Twain yawned slightly, and became reminded as follows:
 Some years ago in Hartford, we all went to church one hot, sweIter- ing nighC to hear the annual report of Mir. Awley, city missionary who went about finding people who need ed help and didn't want to ask for it. lie told of the life in cellars. where poverty existed; he gave instances of
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
First Duty of Government.

The well being and the happiness of the people should be the most important question before any gov ernment. The existence of poverty, on wide scale, should banish every other question until it's cause is ex- plained. Every consideration of christianity, of humanity, of long, sighted statesmanship, should place this problem first in the program of any party. Questions of armament, of colonial administration, of ex- pansion, of war or of peace, should be ignored until some explanation is found and some solution is offered for the existence of poverty in the midst of great plenty, of national decay along side of unparalleled luxury, of overfowing prisons and warehouses in a civilization that has made all nature tribute to the in genuity of man Frederic c. Howe.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
Cow No Longer a Preacher.

Troy, Mo, July 19.-The deathbed accusation of Elizabeth Gleason, who died in Elsberry, Mo, February 70 has cost the Rev. Clyde Cow ms license to preach. Mir. Cow was pas tor of the Methodist church Of BIS berry at the time Of the girls dea'h. He and pr. w. A. Hemphill are charged jointly with causing MISS Gleason's death. Dr. Hemphill IS now being tried here. The minister IS w be tried next week.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
A SEVERE LESSON.

Reports come from the south that the immense Elberta peach crop be- tween De Queen and Horatio has been but source Cf great loss to the growers. It is said that many hundreds of acres of the trees have been unpicked, and that great win rows of the luscious fruit were piled on the ground to decay. despite the best efforts to care for them by ship ping and canning. This condition is but aggravated by the fact that the acreage of bearing trees will be largely increased the coming year.
 All this confusion is caused by the short-sightedness of the orchardists, who evidently planted with the idea that it would be impossible to pro- duce more peaches at any given time than could be handled andmarket- ed. Polk county has looked upon this immense industry of her sister county with no little envy. at times, but may now profit by the failure to move so rapidly in peach tree plant ing, and, too, may take unto herself wisdom and prepare for a more diversified development of her agri- cultural resources.
 It is popularly recognized that this country, it's climate and soil, is par ticularly filed for the most perfect production of almost any sort of
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
The Poultry Yard.

The duck laying season erds this month.
 The March-hatched bullets should begin to lay.
 All the old surplus stock should now be marketed.
 There is nothing better for poultry during hot weather than charcoal.
 Keep up the fresh water supply; warm water IS nauseating to the stock.
 Add linseed meal to the soft feed and place some rusty iron in the drinking vessels.
 Queer that some folks never think of providing shade for their hens in hot weather
 Save some of the best young hens for breeding purposes. Eggs from thrifty two-year-old hens are pretty sure to hatch.
 In feeding fowls it is best to scat ter all grain well. If this is not done the stronger and more pugna cieus fowls will drive the more timjd
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23

There is more Cararrb in this section or '"g country than all other diseases put together and until the last few years was supposenn noe. be incurable. For n great many years ne ,,es. tors pronounced 1t a local disease ane aa', teeil scribed local remedies and by coista alls1S 1'Ssrcea ing to cure with local treatment ploi...,rh to it incurabIe. Science has proven oatet,n tstre re. be constitutional disease ana thsl Si,3l Si9 Ta. quires constitutional treatmenL iiai,cy iian x tarrh Cure manufactured by F.J J. tm.e,,l,ional Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only c0lls', ,, doses rem edy on the maret lt IS taken , ts' direct. rom 10 drops to teaspoonfuL lt aols a.ssee of ly upon the blood and mucous su 'SSoilars the system. They offer one hundIea ucIrcu for any case it fails Co cure; send "'
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 Sold by all druggists, 75c, ,,,,.ttepi
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The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
The Amerlcan Car Behind.

Berlin, July 19.-The German Pros tos car in the New York to Paris race is now pounding away at high speed on the good roads for Moscow, The Thomas car (American) is still east of Kansaka and disabled. Captain Hansen had to go to Moscow by rail for repair parts. As the Prostos will reach Moscow Saturday and Reopen, the German driver, expects to begin the great race across western Russia with a "A hours start.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
BLAMES RAILWAYS
MAKES A REPLY TO THE "Enuo. TON" TO HIGHER FREIGHT
 RATES.
NOT SUFFICIENT MONEY FOR INFll1Irv
o. c. Barber of the Chicago Manw,.
 turers' Association Says InHa,,.. and Manipulation by the Roads a.' Alone Bolstered lJn :.
 Borrowed Money-Then Crashes "

Chicago, July 19.-"Our recent :, versity came when the prosperity \, the railroads was most pronouncaa r' was augmented when 1t was dlscon cred that there was not sufficient ma. ey in the world to keep up with ina inflation of values, incident to the m. nipulation of railroad stocks. Wa l. not believe that We again can have tbo full measure of prosperity until tbo railroads are conducted in harmonv with the immutable law of poltlc., economy"
 This is one of the broadsides which O. c. Barber, president of the Diamona Match company, discharges at w Brown. senior vice president of tbo New York Central lines, who has been carrying on g campaign of "educ,. ton" in the interests of increased freight rates.
 MT. Barber's second discharge of heavy artillery contains the following.
 "All financial paBics which have oc cured since the panic of '57 have been caused by railroad manipulation and imitation of values, bolstered up by borrowed money, or inflated circula ton of currency. until they reached point that further imitation was i'm, possible-then came the several crashes"
 MT. Barber's reply to the arguments iaSnched by Mir. Brown in support Of an advance in freight rates is the first effort of the Illinois Manufacturer association in a counter campaign to nullify the effect of the published and oral statements by the railroad traffic men.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
Miners Reach Understanding.

Denver, July 19.-President Charles H. Mover of the Western Federation of Miners, which is holding its annual convention In this city, and President T. H. Lewis of the United Mine Work CTS, together with members of the ex- ecutive boards of both organiza- tions, in conference Friday afternoon reached an understanding regarding a complete and uniform exchange of working cards and outlined plans for an affiliation of the two bodies.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
Eron prison to a rrlaI.

Jefferson City. Mo, July l9.-Charles Smith, negro wanted in Kansas Cily' Kan, for the murder Of Lotus r. Sternberg and Mrs. Sternberg in thef grocery store the night of December IA, will be taken there next Mondas for trial. Gov Folk said he would re lease Smith next Monday by cominat ing his sentence and direct that ne po turned over to the Kansas sherin'
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23

The Fair this year is going to be the biggest ever held, but there's oh, such lot of work to do. Busi- ness men are sacrificing their time and personal interests to promote the welfare of all. If you have a little spare time or a spare idea that you will give, make yourself known. There's room for both.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23

The report of the interstate com merce commission shows that there were 122,S55 persons hurt on the railroads in the United States last year. This number looks alarmingly large, but when it is learned that it is but to each ,432, 631 passengers carried most people will prefer to take the risk in riding on railroads to walking, especially these hot days.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
The Santa Ee Fined s1.5oo.

Prescott, Ariz.. July 1s.-After three days trial the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad was found guilty in the United States district court ol violating the federal law relating to safety appliances on railroad cars There were 15 indictments against the company. The company will be com pelled to pay $100 to the government for each count. or total of Sl,5OO.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23

The hustling. bustling people of Mena, following the lead of Hal l.. Norwood, president of the Fair As sociation, are straining every nerve to get ready for the biggest fair ever held in Mena August IS, 19 and 20. In this case as in most others. it is the busiest men who find the most time to devote to public work.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
Joint Tariff Commission Meets.

Paris, July 1S.-Tbe initial meeting of the joint FrancoAmerican tarin commission was held Thursday after noon in the diplomatic council cham. Der of the foreign office. Edmund Bruwaert of the French commission presided. In the absence of Foreign Minister Pinchon, M Louis, under. secretary of the foreign office, ex- tended a formal welcome.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR COuNTY AssEssOR.

FUN NVI INTf tooF1SNVh. The Star is authorized to announce FRED W. THORNTON as an Independent candi- tate for the office of County Assessor Of Folk county, subject to the action of the voters at the September election.
 FOR ROAD COMMISSIONER. The Star is authorized to announce JAM Els EM ERSON as q candidate for Road Com missioner Of Mena Special District. subject to the action of the voters at the general election In September.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
Hot Wave in the ozarks.

Springfield. Mo, July 19--The greae est heat of the year was recoruoa here Friday when the governnleH, thermometer registered 95 degrees an1 ao others in the city went as high as 70, The hot wave is general over 'H0 0zarks.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23
His Skull Fractured Four Time,

Sedalia, Mo, July 19.-P. H. Rob- erts, St. Louis travelling man, whose skull was fractured in the Missouri Pacific collision near Knobnoster, July 2. was taken to his home in St. Louis Friday afternoon. This is the fourth time MT. Roberts skull has been frac- tured.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-07-23

This is a warning: If you would be satisfied with life in the hot, mos quito infested atmosphere of many cities in the country, don't visit Mena. The contrast will make such iupoScihla