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The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago News.)


 Better a spoiled child than a fresh man.
 Misery loves company and 1t never gets lonesome,
 No, Alonzo, those Indian football players are not Kil kapoos.
 No man ever takes mean advan- tage of another-from his viewpoint. Some men are born great and some thrust themselves upon great ness.
 The chief fault of the man who never makes mistakes is that he doesn't.
 About the slowest way to settle an argument is to get two women interested in 1t.
 Wise is the man who is as attentive to his wife as he was when she was his sweetheart; only her relationship to him has changed, not her nature.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09
MAKE IT YOURSELF AT HOME.
Says Many Persons Here Can..Be Made
 Happy Again by Using This.

There is so much Rheumatism here in our neighborhood now that the following adyice by an eminent authority, who writes for readers of large Eastern daily paper, will be highly appre- ciated by those who suffer:
 Get from any good pharmacy one half ounce Fiuid> Extract Daudelion, one ounce Compound Kargou, three ounces Compound Syrup Sarsapariila. Shake we'll in bottle and take in teaspoon ful doses after each meal and at bedume, also drink pleney of good water.
 It is claimed therc are few vic tims of this dread aud torturous disease who will fail to fud ready relief in this simple home made mixture, and in most cases per manent cure is the result.
 This simple recipe IS sad to strengthen and cleanse the elim- inative tissues of the Kidneys so they can filter and strain from the blood and system the poisons acids and waste matter, which cause not only Rheumatism, but numerous other diseases. Every man or woman here who feels that their kidneys are not healthy and active, or who suffers from any urinary trouble whatever, should not hesitate to make up this mixture, as it is certain to do much good, and may save you from much misery and suffering after while.
 Our home druggists say they will either supply the ingredients or mix the prescription ready to take if our readers ask them.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09
WISDOM OF AN EMPIRICIST
fGlobe-Democrat.)

(Globe-Democrat.)
 Work is said to create opportunity. Yes, for more work.
 The hand that rocks the cradle is very often a masculine one.
 What is called folly" in it's vari- ous forms furnishes all the world s fun and the motive power for all its progress.
 The man who has never yielded to temptation has never encountered any that appealed to him.
 The way of the "good listener" is harder than that of the transgres- Sor.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09
STARLETS.

Most of our ills come from trying to get more our of life than there is in it.-Hub- bard.
 Sentiment never was and never can be a guarantee for justice. B. Anthony.
 eff you can't be good or wise, be cheer ful. That is both virtue and wisdom"
 The people know more than anybody. = Rryau
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09
ANOTHER MEDICATION.

The American people have been given, in the acquittal of George A. Pettibone of the charge of being implicated in the murder of ex-Gov- ernor Steunenberg of Idaho, another example to prove that their courts are not wholly under the domination of the rich employers.
 William D. Haywood was acquitted several months ago of a similar charge, and Charles H. Mover, the third of the men kidnapped from their homes in Colorado and thrown into Idaho prisons at the behest of the Mine Owners Association, will not be tried.
 Now that these three men who have suffered so severely for the simple reason that they were officers of the Western Federation of Mines and stood by the men who trusted them at time when the most cruel and even illegal methods were used to destroy the organization of labor ing men, have been allowed to re- turn to their homes and families, it will be interesting to see what will be the fate of Harry Orchard, the tool of the mine owners and the con- fessed murderer. As to what he deserves that is different.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09
RUNNING Ills OWN RACE.

While in Little Rock last week Hal l.. Norwood, Mena's candidate for attorney general, was inter viewed by representative of the Arkansas Democrat regarding the effort of Senator Patterson and a few other politicians in eastern Ar kansas in making an attempt to get him to withdraw from the race for attorney general. "Hal's' remarks as developed in the interview are quite characteristic of his vigorous and independent character. When asked what he had to say regarding MT. Patterson's reported visit in the interest of Mir. Andrews of Augusta, also candidate for attorney gen eral, Mir. Norwood replied:
 Well, Patterson has made sev- eral trips to Little Rock to see Sena- tor Davis in the interest of MT. An drews, but 1 presume you have reference to the last visit, when he was accompanied by Sheriff Kitch- ems of Phillips county. l cannot im- agine why Patterson thought he could get me out of this race, or why I should withdraw. You know that during the last session of the Legislature Patterson introduced a bill requiring the formulas of patent medicines to be pasted on the bot ties. Now, if you will furnish me with formula of what Patterson's head contains l could possibly ac- count for his strange conduct.
 In the first place, am in this race on my own motion. l am pay ing my own expenses and managing my own campaign. l hope to win through my individual efforts and through the assistance of my friends in all parts of the State. Mir. An drews' friends were unnecessarily alarmed when they thought Senator Davis might make some speeches for me. I not only did not expect this, but on the day that l announced for attorney general l called on Senator Davis and told him that I had an- nounced and that 1 hoped he would not do any campaigning for any candidate and that l did not expect him to do any for me. I told him that l believed 1 could win the race easily, and if l did l wanted the credit tor it and did not want the people saying, Jeff Davis elected him."
 What are your relations toward MT. Davis?" was asked. Are they friendly?"
 "Oh. certainly; l am his friend and was his friend long before be- came a candidate. l did not wait until l wanted an office to profess friendship for him, and then have my friends traipsing to his office begging him to take me in his band. wagon"
 What about the claims Patter- son makes in the name of eastern Arkansas?" was asked.
 There is nothing to it, said Mir. Norwood. Who has commissioned him to speak for that part of the state, anyway? Barring Patterson judicial district, have been in more counties in Eastern Arkansas thar he has and know more about the political sentiment therethan doe. he.
 His sectional plea is absurd.
 am not making this race on an,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09

fering from all manner of ailments.
 The physicians of the city are amazed at the work he is doing, and have tried to shake the wonderful influence he has over the people, even going so far as to threaten prosecution, but as he does not ac- cept any money for his services and does not give out any medicine him. self, they have been powerless to in- terfere.
 Cooper ere t e d considerable amusement at the expense of the doctors by asking them why they did not write their prescriptions in English so their patients would know what they were taking.
 Since the interest has become so widespread that Cooper cannot meet the people personally. he is recaiv- ing an enormous mail, and keeps a large force of stenographers em- ployed in answering it. In the meantime stories of marvellous cures continue to pour in.
 Mrs. G. Fry, living at 182 Oak street. had suffered agony for months from rheumatism. In tell ing about her case she said:
 'I have had rheumatism for over nine years. It has been getting worse every year until I have been almost cripple from it for the past eighteen months. have been una ble to write for over three years, as the knuckles of my hands were so swollen l could not close my fingers enough to write. Every joint in my body was in the same shape, swollen and intensely painful. The suffering has been to great to de- scribe. 1 have seen a doctor every week for ten months and have trisd in every way to get well.
 Last week l came here an !. bought some of the Cooper medi- cines. was told to come back in case l did not improve. Ihave come back, anyway, just to express my thankfulness.
 You see my hands. The swell ing has almost gone. So has the pain. If you will lend me a pencil l will show you that I can write" Mrs. Fry here took the pencil and used it readily. ''I told neighbor who has rheumatism about it and she said, maybe it isn't the medi- cine; maybe it's something else.' I told her that until knew what the something else was l should keep on taking the medicine, and l ad- vised her to do likewise"
 Cooper claims to have received the formulas of the medicines he is using from an aged priest in a sleepy Spanish town in old Mexico. The Mexicans believed that holy wa ter or some supernatural element entered into their composition.
 Cooper receives an enormous daily mail. Letters are coming from every part of the State, asking for advice.
 The philanthropist reads every letter carefully, and replies to each one, advising the remedy which is applicable to each individual case.
 While his remarkable cures are the chief topic of conversation, many stories are heard on the streets and in business places of his good ness to the poor. His gifts of food, money and clothing have relieved a great amount of distress, and have greatly endeared him to the people.
 He is beginning to show the great strain he has been under the past two weeks, and it is understood that he will remain here only one more week.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09
WEALTHY PHILANTHROPIST
 HEALS CHICACO'S POOR
City Is Excited Over the Remarkable Cures of Mysterious Man Whose Eccentricities
 Are Startling.
Strange Who Quantities of Food and Clothing and Cures
 Without Pay.

Chicago, Jan. Especial. The people of this city are greatly ex- cited over number of remarkable cures which have been effected by a wealthy philanthropist by the name of Cooper.
 His headquarters at the Public Drug Store is besieged with crowds of men and women eager to be cured of their ills.
 Cooperisa quiet, gentlemanly per- son, with the appearance of stu dent rather than a business man. He is apparently about thirty-one or two years of age. He first came into public notice through his phil anthropic work among the poor. The large fortune he possesses has made it possible for him to distri- bute many wagon loads of food and clothing among those in indigent circumstances since his arrival in Chicago.
 The first that was known of Coop CTS power over disease was when MT. John Stauber, of 1907 Broad way, Cincinnati, Ohio, who was in this city on business, declared that Cooper, the philanthropist, was the same person who saved his life last March, after he had been given ur to die by his physicians. MT. Stau- Der stated that last March the doc tors had told him he would not live until May, as he was in terrible condition; every one said he had consumption: he had nasty cough with frequent hemorrhages. dizzy spells, and was so weak that the least exertion or excitement woulC completely prostrate him; there were severe pains in the stomach anC back, and his kidneys were ia bat condition.
 After my physicians gave m' up." said Mr. Stauber, MT. Coope heard of my case and called to se' me. He left a peculiar medicine which I began taking and 1 imme diately began to improve. My cougf stopped, my stomach no longer dis tressed me, and my kidneys were il perfect condition. l gained seven teen pounds in seven weeks, and to day I am as well as l ever was in m. life"
 A few days after this Mir. R. L Sidwell, justice of the peace livint at 1922 Derrborn street, reported that Cooper had cured him of SC were case of stomach trouble with few doses of his peculiar medicine His trouble had been of lons standing and he had tried many diff rerent doctors and medicines with out relief. From the first dose O Cooper's medicine he began to i'm prove, and is today in apparent. perfect health.
 This was followed by the stil more remarkable cure of MT Thomas Webster, employed at tn, Omaha Packing Company, and liv ing at 52l0 South Morgan street Mir. Webster had suffered for year with pain in his stomach, dizziness palpitation of heart, backache, ant all other troubles. He came t Cooper's headquarters and displayed an enormous tapeworm which h. said had pessed from his system af ter he had taken a few doses of tn Cooper medicine. Mr. Webster sait all his suffering had left him as if b. magic, and he felt like a new being
 The report of these remarkabl, cures flew through the city like vii, fire, and the Public Drug Store where Cooper is making his head quarters, is besieged by people suf
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09
One Great Menace to Business.

If bill could be passed in Con- gress, making the short selling of stocks, wheat, corn or cotton, pun ishable by fine and imprisonment, one of the greatest menaces to the interests of our land would
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09

Governor Hoch of Kansas has sent telegrams to the lawmakers of his state asking if they will vote for a law to guarantee depositors in banks against loss. The governor thinks that is the shortest cut to a condition where hoarding of money will be discontinued, and he is prob ably right.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09

The statement of MT. Bryan that There is less difference between the parties today than ever before and that it is hard nowadays to make political speech because the opposing party will be using the same ideas the next day" should have a tendency to help people to get together on questions of general good and quit fighting over issues created solely for political buncomb
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09
THE MENA EVENING STAR

Is a progressive newspaper furnishins to it's readers a daily service covering she most important of the worlds gem eraI happenings, as well as those Items of local news that go to make home paper invaluable to citizens of any com Inunity. If you want the news In your nome each week day. subscribe for The Evening Star. By carrier or mall, 40c per month.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09

It was regrettable that Mir Bryan could not have addressed the people of this locality in the day time in- stead of at night. If that could have been done hundreds of people from out of town would have been present who could not come at night.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09

The Mena Box and Manufacturing Company will soon be in ''the swim" and will, if we judge rightly, be shouting to other institutions of like character: Waters fine ! Come on inp
The Mena weekly star., 1908-01-09
ANoTnER ANTl-TRusr sulT

The government is going soon to begin suit against the merger of
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-10

Attorney Law Henderson left yes
terday afternoon for a professional
trip to Houston and San Antonio.
Mr.. Joe Sample, a progressive agri-
culturist from the Cottonwood com
munity, was in the city yesterday.
Mr. c. NJ Smith was here from
Madison county yesterday trading
with Bryan's wideawake merchants.
Mrs Ii. o. Ferguson returned to
her home in Dallas yesterday after
visit to her mother and other rela-
tives in this city
Mr. c. A Lindsey returned from
Nayasota yesterday afternoon. where
he had been on business connected
with the Wagner interests of which
he is manager in Texas.
Mr. j. c. DALEY, general superin-
tendent of the l. 4 G. n. railway. pas
sel through yesterday afternoon in
his special car attached to |. & G. n.
train lOl south bound.
DR.. w. II. Lawrence left last Tight
for San Antonio, where he win at.
tend the meeting of the Southwest
dental association, and incidentally
take in the sights at the fair. He ex.
poets to return home Sunday.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-10
THE COTTON MARKET.

There was fair demand for spot
Cotton here yesterday and notwith-
standing the contract market was off
to 10 points, Bryan buyers paid 1-Sc
more for the staple than on the pre-
ceding day.
Liverpool and the continent bought
freely, but the Eastern mills are hold.
ing off, evidently in the hope of buy.
ing at a lower price.
Liverpool opened TO 3 points up
and closed points down
The American market opened ? to
8 points up and closed Z to 10 points
down.
There was a better feeling in the
spot market. however, as is evidenced
by comparison of the prices Of Thurs
day and Friday.
Strict low middling. s is.
Middling, 3-Sc
Strict middling, s 1-2c
Good middling, 5-Sc.
Sales Friday, 800 bales.
Liverpool is due to open to 5
points down this morning.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-10

A fair sized and appreciative aud
fence heard Mr.. Frederick Warde in
his lecture here last night on julius
Caesar. Those who remained away
missed a treat that is not often placed
before the general public in a town
of this size. The Eagle regrets that
IL cannot give a more elaborate re-
view Of the efforts of the lecturer in
this issue.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-10

Invitations have been issued by Mr.
and Mrs. John Lefebure to the mar
riage of their daughter. Miss Ruby
Irene to Mr. Arch Calhoun Graham.
which viii occur Wednesday evening
October q, in the Methodist church,
at Wellborn, Texas.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-10

! have a first-class tailor who is ex-
perienced in altering ladies suits, al
so cleaning and pressing them, there
fore | am now making a speciality
OF this kind of work. Satisfaction
guaranteed and your patronage so
licited. UNION TAILOR SHOP.
266 L. L. Beard, Prop
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-10

The A. and NJ. and Baylor football
teams viii contest for supremacy at
the A. and VI. grounds this afternoon.
the game beginning at 4 o'clock.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-10

Square bales today brought &c;
round bales, 9 5-Sc; 1912 net differ
ence. Gin at Dunlap's. If
Mr.. Sam Jones Of Harvey was a
business visitor to the city yesterday.
Furniture Grated and uncrated. car.
pets and mating taken up and relaid.
also making skirt and shirt waist
/ boxes. Furniture repaired. Call
Phone 1912 j. F. Stuart. If
Mrs. Julia Wipprecht left yesterday
for visit to relatives in New Braun
fels.
Ladies don't forget 10 phone $3.50 if
you want your coat suit altered,
cleaned and pressed 264
Miss Leila Yardley left yesterday
for Franklin to teach in the public
schools.
FOR Wishing to occupy
smaller and cheaper quarters, / Of
fer my residence for sale. One of the
most desirable homes in Bryan.
II. c. ROBINSON, SIR.
wi D. . IL ilAANtInou ltAi yesterday
afternoon for a visit TO relatives in
Nayasota.
Fresh bread, cakes, etc. at the Tex.
as Bakery, Mrs Otto Boehme, Pro
|prietor dd
Mr.. c. s. Jones Of Harvey was
BUSINESS visitor to the city yesterday
orning
Ring Vicks Feed Store for all kinds
feed stuff. Home ground chops are
rer and better Corn bought sold
exchanged for meal. Phone S76 If
rof r. S Smith left yesterday to
the sights at the International fair
an Antonio.
$. w, d. Sellers and daughter,
Leonnie we're shopping in the
Yesterday
George Hfnsarling and family
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-10
Declined the Call.

Rev. C. S. shon of -
Ala. has notified the Off
Presbyterian church Of TN
his decllnation to acUSrr1e
tended him to the pastorate
church. A meeting has been,
for Sunday morning to consid
matter Of extending a call q
other man.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-10

Mr. +. w. Miller. display man in the
Eagle Office. left yesterday for San
Antonio to take in the fair.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-10

The Ladies Choral club Of II
will meet in the Carnegie libra.
afternoon at 8 o'clock. and a
tendance of the members is d
BY the way. members Of ~
should bear in migd~phg D.
they are subject S the rules,
organization. including dues =
until their written resignati
ceived by the secretary
upon by the club. Let eya
who can, be present at
today.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-10-10

The Ladies Aid sokisty
Monday afternoon at 4 co.'s
Presbyterian church. A full
ance is desired.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-18
Mr.. ROOSEVELT
CALMS IOWANS
DIscLA1Ms RESPONSIBILITY FOR
EFFORTS IN CUMMINs
BEHALF.

Chicago, June 17.-Presidelt Roose-
welt entered upon the field of vice
presidential activity and anxiety long
enough yesterday to announce by telo-
gram to one of the western senators
that the administration was not en-
deavoring to pick the man for second
place at this time.
The occasion for the sending of this
message is said to have been the
prominence given the name of Cover
nor A. B. Cummins of Iowa as sub.
stitute for that Of Senator Jonathan
P. Dolliver for vice president.
The president is said to have re-
ferred to Mr.. Cummins specifically
and to have disclaimed responsibilities
for the impetus given the western
governor, just as the pressure on Dol.
liver and Allison Republicans of Iowa
became most embarrassing.
Confirmation of this hands OF" at
titude was given by the Taft manager
in Chicago. 1t does not follow tha,
the Taft organization in this conven
tion will not be largely instrumental
in selecting the man when the proper
time comes. The candidate who is
selected will be named because
among other qualifications, he pos
sesses that of acceptability te the
| nominee for president
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-18
Taft's Daughter
Won Scholarship
Valued at $500

Philadelphia, Pa, June II. ~ While
Secretary Taft is waiting quietly in
Washington to be notified of his NOM
ination for the presidency, another
member of the family has been work
ing for her honors
Yesterday the secretary was noti-
fed that his daughter Helen, who
was graduated from Miss Baldwin,s
school for girls recently, had won the
Pennsylvania scholarship for passing
the best entrance examination to Bryn
Mawr College. The scholarship is
worth $500.
Before the commencement of the
Baldwin school, Secretary and Mrs
Taft were undecided whether to take
their daughter from school to enter
the society of the capital, or, to have
her continue her studies. The ques
tion finally was left to MSS Taft
herself. Without hesitation she chose
the higher education She will anita,
lBryn MaWr in the fall