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The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17
Do You Know a Remedyl

My apple orchard is seriously afflicted oy what think IS root gall. The body of tree will be perfectly smooth, but lhe roots are covered by mass ot what more nearly resemble warts than anything else. Unless a remedy is found my orchard is ruined. Can any one tell me what to do?
 Jacob Judd.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17
POLK COUNTY
 PREMIUM AWARn
Arkansas State Fair Assoei,,,.. i. List of Winners in Agriss,,,ss'''' ,'ss s'''' and Horticultural Dc.
 partments.

pe report from the Ark,r... State Fair association b,s 'p'S received, showing the premi ' won oy the exhibitors from ~ ' county at this years fair. vs''' " was held last October. '@'
 It has been a long wait and i. results are quite disappo;u,;.ss' V and unsatisfactory. Mr. wa'' and MT. Judd came home t,'a ~' the fair satisfied that polk ., sl ty had won the county prem,n. - This opinion was not pa,hs.., alone from their own oh,s,s' tions, but from admissions n,.. by exhibitors from other le,d,,s counties. h responses to ls,,'. of inquirs weeks after the ' closed, Miss Emmr Warriuo, assistant superintendent of <. \, agricultural department. VI, y ,s MT Wolf that as far as she ro,,'a " learn Polk county had won ey,,s thing worth having.
 Another point not uuders,ooa IS that in the presence of NJ, Wolf the judge gave the sv ;. stake premium of $50 on an,lss to Polk county. Mr. Wolf s,r |. this blue ribbon put on the eol. lection and the entry made in K. department secretary's book This premium is not men,ionsd in Polk county's prizes.
 No oue here wishes to chare. unfair treatment, but there ars matters not understood, and Mr. Wolf has written to Secrel.rv Gill of the State Fair Assccist,ou asking for an explanation.
 It is understood that Washing. ton county won the couuty premium.
 Polk county awards are as fol-. lows and parties claiming these premiums can receive the money by calling on H. w. Cardwel secretary of the Mena and Polk county Fair Association:
 Best plate Arkansas Black ap. pies, J. c. Garland, second pre- mum, $l.0O.
 Best plate Shannon pipplus, Mrs. NJ. J. Linn, first premium, $2.00.
 Best Siberian crab. Edgar York, first premium, S2.00.
 Best peck winter wheat, T. ]. Ed wards, second premium, $l.OO
 Best peck red rust proof oats T. J. Edwards, second premium, $l.00.
 Best three heads cabbage, Mrs J. F. Nathery, first premium $l.50.
 Best three hands tobacco, Pete fish, first premium, $l.50.
 Best two bundles wheat, J J Edwards, first premium, $l.5O.
 Best bundle German mlllet Emmert Sunderman, first pre- mium, $l.50.
 Best broom corn. T. J. Ed wards, first premium, Sl.50.
 Best one.fourth bushel shelle' corn, T. ]. Edwards, second pre mium. Sl.c0.
 Best tomato vine, Mrs. w. \ Walker, diploma.
 Best plate Winesap apples, Jas per Stockton, second premium $1.00.
 Apples, Commerce, Jsspe Stockton, diploma.
 Best plate,Limber Twig apples Ira Clifford, second premium Sl DO.
 Best plate Shockley apples Jasper Stockton, first premium S2.00
 Best general collector, ten Q more varieties, Jasper Stockton second premium, Sl0.
 Best sheaves oats, w. Wall man, first premium, Sl.5O.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17
ltemSOfInterest
 Gathered by The Stars Correspondents
Coming too Thick.

The Star seems to be in for the biggest end of the trouble over the Big Fork road overseer argument. There are two more long communications in this issue and still two more sent in later, which we were unable 10 get up in time 10 print.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

Masters Jessie and Isan Talking ton and Sutton and Samson IlaTris attended church at Board Camp last Sunddv. All report nice time and hearing good Gospel sermon.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

MT. and Mrs. s. L. Kidder, who have been visiting at the home of 'C H. Cole. Mrs. Kidder's brother, leit last week for their home at Black Rock. Mir. Kidder says this country is far ahead of that section around Black Rock add he expects to move here as soon as he sells out there.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

Captain .. II. Jett ot Wiokes,
 merchant and chairman of the Polk county Democratic cen.ral Committee. came up Tuesday afternoon and spent the night in the city. returning home on the eatly train "Wednesday morning.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

Wanted To hear from owner having small farm for sale in Polk county, preferably in vicin- ity of Cove. Address, J. w. Neal, box 52, Atlanta, Louisiana. 49 4t
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17
Hogs for Sale.

1 have fine lot of brood sows. stock hogs aud pigs which I will sell cheap. Hogs are high now and prices going up all the time. Now is your chance for bargain. 244 4t 52 It
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

Dave Walls of Red Rird. Mont. gomery county, passed through Mena Sunday afternoon en route home from stay ot several days at Fort smith visiting with sister who is under treatment lu he hospital.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

two gentlemen have oomi nere for the purpose of purchasing farms and making this county
 heir home.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17
The Mena Cotton Market.

The cotton market was some- what off Wednesday, the pf'ce paid being 7.2s to s. The nnm' Der of bales purchased up to "eu' nesday noon is as follows:
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17
M E N A M A RkETs' >

The Live stock Quotations peiomh are corrected for The star esV" Wednesday afternoon by
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

A. E. Clark and family and ". D. Blacard and family of Tennessee, arrived Thursdss night and will reside temporariIy in the west par, of town. These
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

"SoHo uiCo IIs . hOdID, J. U. Shaver, H. A. Babcock and Mrs. Stanley Woodruff drove out to Acorn to attend the funeral of Mrs. Goddard Friday afternoon.
 J. c. Wood, who has been spending several weeks visiting with relatives at this place and Egger, returned Sunday after noon to his home at Maud, Ok.
 Mrs. w. k. Cox and daughter, Miss Cora, and Mrs. Lee Alex. snder left Tuesday for Cor sicana, Tex where they will spend the holidays with relatives. l. w. Reeves of Hattieville. Conway county, arrived this week and will spend several days looking over the county with view to purchasing farm property.
 w. A. Sims, Al Churcbman. Wlburn Goodner and William Thomas. well-to-do farmers of Boles, Scott county, were Tn the c'ty Wednesday marketing cot. ton and ouYldg supplies.
 Jack Pamplin of Greenwood. Ak. spent Friday night in Mena the guest of MT. and Mrs. G. F Crawford. He left Saturday. Tor a visit with relatives at Biz Fork.
 Mir. and Mrs. G. A. Norton of Big Fork arrived in tue city Mon day, Mrs. Norton leaving in the afternoon on No. 4 for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. w. H. Laswell, at Olive, Ok.
 N. F. Beasley, who is a laroe bee grower about 20 miles eas, ot Mena, was in town Saturday with over $50 pounds of fine honey, for which he found ready dan1anI at orOod .x... "
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17
News Notes and Personals

Mrs. J. c. Diibeck of Bigger spent Tuesday in Mena shopping
 J. M. Wimberly of Egg was transacting business m Mena Monday.
 w. H. Brice, merchant of Wom ble, was in the city on busi- ness Thursday.
 John T. Miller, merchant al Odeu, was in the city Tuesday buying supplies.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. 5. Oliver oi near Wombl were in the city Friday shopping.
 G. w. Cox of Red Bird spent Monday in the city, the guest of Mir. and Mrs. w. K. Cox.
 William Hamlett of Hydro, Ok, passed through Mena en route to Iak to visit his parents,
 Jim Thurman and family left Monday for Horatio, where MT. Thurman will conduct barber shop.
 Frank Whisenhunt left Monday afternoon for kasoma, Ok, where he will spend the holidays with relatives.
 ]. $. and J. l.. Whitten and Matt Lowery and daughter 0. Hatton, were in the city Monday shopping.
 Mrs. w. M. Lambert returned home Tuesday from visit oi several weeks with relatives al Osceola, Mo.
 Henry Lawrence of Egger, passed through Mena last Fri ing en route home from a busi ness trip to Grannis. Miss Leila Mount came up from Rust Friday afternoon and will remain over Sunday visiting friends.
 Fred Berger and J. J. Burnett, well-to-do farmers of Sullivan, Scott county, were in the city Saturday trading.
 D. A. Daniels of Wickes has purchased the Brakeheld farm on TwoMlile and moved with his family to make his home on the place.
 Ira, Aaron, Bud and Buss Cum nlngham, who have been spend- ing several months ia Caddo, Ok, returned home Thursday afternoon.
 Miss Kate Kelly of Hatfield ar rived Sunday afternoon and will spend the holidays visiting with the families of w. E. Holt aud w. D. Kelly.
 Sam Henderson, merchant at Smithville, Ok, was in the city Monday buying bill of goods.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

Sam Henderson, merchant at SmithvilIe, Ok, was in the city Monday buying a bill of goods. He was accompanied by his little son, George.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

Mesdames E. T. Roach, J. D. Shaver, H. A. Babcock and Mrs. Stanley Woodruff drove out to Acorn to attend the funeral of Mrs. Goddard Friday atternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

J. c. Wood, who has been spending several weeks visiting with relatives at this place and Egger, returned Sunday after noon to his home at Maud, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

Miss Kate Kelly of Hatfield ar rived Sunday afternoon and will spend the holidays visiting with the families of w. E. Holt and w. D. Kelly.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

Mrs. J. c. Dilbeck of Egger' spent Tuesday in Mena shopping
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

G. w. Cox of Red Bird spent Monday in the city, the guest of MT. and Mrs. w. k. Cox.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

John T. Miller, merchant al Odeu, was in the city Tuesday buying supplies.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

Ira, Aaron, Bud and Buss Gun ningham, who have been spend ing several months ia Caddo, Ok, returned home Thursday J afternoon.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

NOTE--The Red Bird items for last week, through some de- lay, diG not reach The Star office until after that weeks paper had been printed.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

w. H. Brice, merchant oi Womble, was in the city on busi- ness Thursday.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

Mir. and Mrs. J. s. Oliver oi near Wombl were ln the city Friday shopping.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

D. A. Daniels of Wickes has purchased the Brakeheld farm on Two Mile and moved with his family to make his home on the place.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

Fred Berger and J. J. Burnett, well-to-do farmers of Sullivan, Scott county, were in the city Saturday trading.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-17

William Hamlett of Hydro, Ok, passed through Mena en route to Iak to visit his parents,
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-29
COMMON SENSE AND THE BONDS


U pressing need in San Francisco better protection
against fire. In view of the city in the great
agaton and the exavagant of that dis
aster might that the of this community should be
favor of the issue of bonds provide auxiliary
supply for fire control Some objection raised
of detail but does impossible these by
Of the plans These given present the general
Of the proposals. but Of final in partcu
lars and subject modification for good
One critic objects that the plans than half the
This of If the had said that the
plans coveroughy speakngabout half the county of San Fran
the statement might be geographically but would have
bearing whatever the value of the plans An elaborate
needed for protection of dairy farms market gardens
But is objected that the plans extended southwark only
line of Tieth and that there is considerable
dence quarter requiring protection outside of that line To the
that this the rights Of those residents will certainly be
recognized and the will be extended by degrees their
requirements But the first be the territory where
population congested and values highest The prosperity
of the whole city depends the safety Of the heart that the
life blood of business the exeme The vital organs have the
call If they left unprotected the exemits will suffer
If the business of the city permitted angush under the
burden of exorbtant insurance the outlying districts
themselves without of livelihood popula-
ton That is common and business
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-29
HEARST THE HYPocRITE

THE modesty of Hearsts of himself with
emphasis from his description of Grant
who said little but did much" The accuracy of the portrait
applied Grant will be questioned but where does it
Hearst? Mr. Hearst four and his
that body conspicuous chiefly for his absence from his
introduced which he
ng purposes and there stopped Having his
he dropped the left them for other press
He accomplished absolutely nothing The Cyclone of verbag of
which he complains finds its pregnant illustration in his
in office and of office Since his
congress he has spent his time mostly running for
and making speeches. His appetite for place feeds his pr-
cyclone OF verbiage. 1t is words words, words.
Mr. Hearst finds equal fault with the republican party
democratic party which he belonged Here what he said
his banquet about the democratic party in New York
fegn
andpu publicly
wealth and the methods
ballot
the proudly his
OF
honey phrase but pertinent that the proof of the
eating Mr. Hearst started in life
predatory wealth which he still pretends condemn for
rg purposes New York In San Francisco California
undisguised alliance with Hartman Herrn and Calhoun
profitable hypocrisy that points the questions What has
he done? what is he doing?
may be of soap to aer but Mr. Hearsts
brang become public nuisance He has accomplished
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-29
CONGRESS TOO BUSY DOING CHEAP POLITICS TO LIS
TEN TO THE PRESIDENTS IMPORTANT MESSAGE

E reception by congress presidents message
Of Monday scarcely decent The houses busy
doing politics they could
request that they fulfill the functions delegated
The country weary of this congress
and its policies
Unlike congress- the country finds the message
concerned with Of urgency The limitation OF the arbitrary
power issuing nuncons without hearing accorded the
oined touches crying that the president has than
before emphasized But congress busy with petty poll
pay The danger lies in the fact pointed by
the message this denial simple justice may provoke
passion will wipe the whole system. 1t
remedy which, the should be used spar
n and only where there the cleare necessity for it in labor
troubles The president orby condemns those agators who seek
to foster Glass consciousness which only another for
class hatred It's a foul and evil thing ne says to teach working
people the wealthy necessarily graspng greedy and cold
heared The president develops this idea with recommendation
TO witt
who TEACH this untrfh and those capitalists who
truth and greedy and bFuts dgardu OF the rights Of Others
strengthening
Of individual and especially wealth which
believe the exercised by preventing the growth
n the higher t6e thorough
Roosevelt strives safe middle between
putocac government hand and ocialsc class gov
other against by
combinations may further the public interest placing them
the Burden Of proof Roosevelt beevesand the country is coming
around the deaa have national incorporation
law is the demonstrated experience of modern conditions that
the corporations bigger stronger than the The Southern
Pacific is the government of California and the
e of the public corporations have always the right of
this commonwealth the needs of the people The corpora
have the pull and the people get what is left national
tribunal constituted like the interstate commission would
be strong enough to dispense justice to both sides.
An important phase of the discussion concerning combinations
rights OF organized labor. The president
down the principle that labor engaged poduc
should be exempted from the law combinations This
the right strike make collective bargains for
but does sanction the boycott by labor the blacklist by
capital This good American doctrine follows
middle of justice all SIDES which the president endeavors
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-29
Bogus Direct Primary
Fresno Republican.
league,

THE Lincoln Roosevelt league,
which is opposed to the direct pri-
mary f1ings the Chronicle-and lies,
and knows 1t lies. The San Francisco
county. committee, some of whose
members are affiliated with tho Lin
coin Roosevelt league. declined to un-
dertake the conduct of the bogus ''un-
official primary called by the bogus
state committee. and called the bogus
bluff of the aforesaid Herrinite COM
mittee, which had offered to conduct
the unofficial primary itself. Where
at General George Stone weeps croco-
die tears, and processes undying and
defiant loyalty to the direct primary,
which he says "we"-meaning himself
and the other hired servants of the
hired boss of a foreign corporation
are going to try to get through the
next legislature.
Nobody Is objecting to General Stone
and his COMMITTEES holding the -'un-
If they like. If the people vote at
them, and the votes are honestly
counted they viii be all for Taft,
which is just what will happen II the
votes for Taft delegates at the official
primaries are considered, instead Or,
If the people do not vote in the pri-
vate hat boxes, provided by General
Stones private volunteers; or If Gen.
eral Stone. Abe Ruef. Walter Parker.
George Hatton and the remainder Of
the patriotic junta, forget to count
them correctly, 1t will be all the same.
Nobody will be bothered about the re-
suit. The unofficial primaries" as
circumstances have now developed, are
harmless-and useless. But let them
be held. if anybody wants to bother
about holding them.
But don't pretend that any such
bogus performance is a direct pri-
mary or that suspicion of the straw
vote method indicates opposition to the
direct primary. Such pretense is
either insincere or ignorant. accord
ing to who makes 1t. In the case Of
General Stone it is presumptively
ignorant; in the case OF the Chronicle,
conclusively insincere. Either way,
the charge of opposed to the direct
primary" as against the very league
that is f1ghting for the direct primary,
is nonsense, or worse.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-29

, of not less than 81, on every male in
habitant over 81 and under so years
of age. except paupers, insane persons
and Indians not taxed The tax Is due
in March, and If not paid before July
following it is increased to $3 The
assessor must demand payment of such
tax from every person liable therefor,
and on the neglect or refusal of such
person to pay the same the assessor
is authorized to collect the same by
seizure and sale of any personal prop
erty owned by the delinquent.
TWO BEACHES-J. d. D.. Santa
Clara, Cal (1) Where is Newport beach,
California? CD Where is Long beach.
California? CD How far is Newport
beac-- from Los Angeles?
90 In Orange county, SIS miles by
rail from San Francisco (2) In Los An
geles county. sos miles from San Fran
cisco by rail. (s) Forty-six miles by
rail.
INDIAN SUMMER-B. o. K, City.
Who is the author of a book entitled
Indian Summer?"
One was written by William Dean
Howelis. published In Harper's; an
other by G. G. Abbott, published in the
American, and another by c. G. Whit
ing, printed in the saunterer.
TAXES Reader, Albion. Cal. Is there
law in California which declares that
man is exempt from taxation this
year because he owes more than he is
worth?
There il no such law,
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-29
Mexican War Veterans Plea

Editor CALM The Call OF April %
there is an appeal in behalf of the old
soldiers, an appeal particularly for the
boys of 80 and '61, but not word in
reference to the boys of AT and '4S--
the Mexican war veterans. I yolun-
teered at the age of IS and served till
peace was declared--was one of the
last five to cross the Rio Grande on
our return home. You well know it
was the services of the Mexican war
veterans that opened the way for the
occupation and settlement by the Amer
leans of this beautiful Pacific coast
But we hear but little of the old Mexi-
can war veterans. They are mostly
dead and gone, and what is left are
very old and many of them penniless
Could not some arrangement be made
whereby we could view the arrival of
the feet on May 6? Will you please
see if anything can be done in this
matter? Yours truly.
w. w. CHAPMAN,
Mexican War Veteran.
Petaluma, April 20.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-29
Answers to Queries

A CITIZEN-Reader, Albion, Cal.
A native OF England comes to the
United States and in time becomes a
citizen If England and the United
States should engage in war would
such a naturalized Englishman be
compelled to bear arms against his
native country?
An alien who becomes a citizen of
the United States renounces all allie
glance to the country of which he was
a citizen and assumes all the duties and
responsibilities of citizen of the
United States. One of the conditions
of his citizenship is that he will sup
port the constitution. If he were
drafted into the army he would have
to fight against his native country.
San Jose, Cal. Is compound interest
illegal in any of the states?
This department is informed that In
all the states the parties may, in any
contract in writing, whereby any debt
is secured to be paid. agree that If any
interest on such debt is not punctually
paid 1t shall become a part of the prin-
cipal and thereafter bear the same
rate of interest as the principal debt.
Penalties for usury differ in the va
rious states.
POLL taxi. B., stockton. Cal.
What is the law relative to the collec-
tion of poll tax In California and PEN
atty for nonpayment of the same?
The constitution of the state directs
the legislature to provide for the levy
and collection of an annual poll tax,
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-29
The Smart Set
sunshade.

-Rs. JAMES OTIS and her oldest
N N daughter, Miss Cora Otis, will
VJ leave for Boston next week. and
= Will spend the summer with va
rious kinspeople on the eastern coast.
They will be accompanied as Tar
as New York by Mr.. Otis and the
Younger daughter, Miss Frederick Otis.
who will sail from the eastern city for
Brazil. to be gone for several months
they will rejoin Mrs. Otis in Boston
IN the fall and all return to California
together.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Carrigan will
move today to sausalito. where they
will occupy the sperry home for sew
eral months.
Mr.. and Mrs A. J.. Ralston have
closed their Berkeley home and viii
spend a month or two in tour OF the
Nile. They expect to reach Cairo be-
fore midsummer. and will then join
Mrs. Ralstons mother and sister. Mrs.
Thomas Selby and Miss Anne Selby. in
Paris. where they will all spend the
fall and early winter. Miss Selby is
a student at the Beaux Arts. Miss
cornelia Kempff. who originally
planned to Join her grandmother in
Paris this summer. has. instead. ac-
companied her father on trip to
Yellowstone park. and will later go
with him to New York. The Kempffs
left town last night
Mrs. William Kohl. who has had the
Thomas Magee house in Broadway for
two years. viii leave for the east next
week. and intends to spend several
months with friends on the Atlantic
coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tobin will be
hosts at one of the largest dinners to
be given at the Fairmont hotel next
week. to precede the Greenway ball
Already a dozen or more large dinners
are planned for this evening, so that
from o'clock until long after mid
night the big hotel will be filled with
society folk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph B. Eastland and
Mrs. Emil Bruguiere will spend the
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-29
A New Metal

Alien is the name given to a new
metal which is composed of two parts
of aluminium and one part of zinc
1t is said to equal cast iron in strength
but Is much more elastic. Alien is
superior because 1T does not rust and
takes high polish.--London Globe.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-29
Mrs. GIyn's Visit
Is to Meet Sons

her sons
visiting their this
was
upously devoured by school
though club ladies do consider
library matinee idol James
Paul
Weeks disappointment to those who thought
would absorbing OF human Sapho or Camille
the bereavd
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