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The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
To Preserve Leaves.

simple method of preserving the natural color of leaves is 10 press each one separately with hot iatiron, lay. Ing thu leaf upon paper. then rubbing the iron over wax or paratiine and pressing the leaf on both sides unul dry. After ironing several leaves in this manner there will be enough wax left on the paper. so that the leaves will require ironing on one side only.
 Leaves should not be wet when ready 10 be pressed Spread them carefully between layers of newspa. pers or other paper equally absorb ent. taking care 10 use plenty of pa per. After the leaves are spread out disturb the paper as little as possible; hut the outer layers must be changed frequently at first and later every two or three days. Keep in warm dry place. as the color is best preserved by rapid drying.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
Rats, Cold Weather Retreat,

Many animals snuggle together fol warmth in bitter weather-as the squirrels and the rats. Those who gc rating in hedges and dells in the win. ter know they may try a dozen fresh ly-used burrows without finding rat when suddenly from a single hole the rats will come pouring out in a stream of frepzied fur. Twenty or mere rats will be together in one hole.
 They are clever enough to block up a hole on the windward side-to keep out the draught-so that when rat hole is noted, newly stopped with soil. turnip leaves or grass, here Is almost certain indication that rats are with. in. Like the squirrels they store food for winter-and the keeper may find it more difficult to secure his potatoes from frost than from the attack of the most numerous of his furred foes,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
womAN's WORK IN THE WORLD.
One Writer of Opinion It Is the Fam
 fly and the Home.

While an unprecedented number of women have become wage earners, and investigators and practicers in helds formerly monopolized by men, this number is large and conspicuous chief ly by contrast with former times. The immense majority of women still fulfill their chief, and, in the last analysis. greatest destiny by being wives. mothers and home makers. And if they were truthful, even the women who live welded to their work would confess that a book or a painting or successful lawsuit or a new dis. sovery is but barren substi- ute for a little child and the vast. :cholng. empty crowded corridors of he world poor makeshift for the fire light of the home hearth. Some of them boast that escape from economic servitude is compensation for all the ills of solitude, and it is undesirable that the economic dependence of wom- en on men has produced many un- aappy marriages. making chivalry an empty name. But there are other slaveries besides the slavery of de pendenee, which ceases to be. as soon as love enters into the question, and women have not always rid themselves of letters by living their own lives, unless, indeed. as is the case with women physicians and with women nurses, those lives are essentially lives of service. bringing out the ma
 ernal spirit in them. and thus ex pressing their true mission.-Apple .ons Magazine.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
Beware of Frequent Colds.

A succession oi colds or a protract- ed cold is almost certain Co end iu chronic catarrh. from which few per sons wholly recover. Give eAery cold the attention il deserves and you may avoid this disagreeable disease. How can you cure cold? Why not try Chamherlain's Cough Remedyy lt is highly recommended. Mrs M White of Butler, Tenn, says. Several years ago l was bothered with my throat and lungs Someone told nae Of Chamberlain Cough Remedy. began nsing it and it relieved me al once. ] used 1t for some time and it cured me. Now my throat and lungs are sound and we'll For sale hg Jackson Drug Co, and all dealers
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
PUSHING PRINCIPLE TOO FAR.
Nsphew's Logical Deduction That
 Somehow 0isplsssed Uncle.

Dr w !. McGee of the geological survey said in Washington, after a visit to the Adrondacks. that the for est fires had cost, at conservative estimate, si 100000 a day
 Tt seems" said Dr. McGee, rather foolish to make laws against timber cutting SO as 10 preserve our forests and to make no laws to preserve them against these terrible fires, which de- stroy more trees in day than the ax could destroy in year.
 The trouble is carelessness The hunter Is careless the inhabitant IS careless, the railroad is careless. and the hunters fire. the inhabitants match. the railroads sparks, burn up every autumn an untold wealth of tim Der
 'If every one would but take home this lesson of carelessness! We, none Of US. though. care to take home les sons. Ii is like old Jacob Grimes.
 Jacob was an Illinois farmer, and one summer his nephew from Chicago came to work on the farm for him. Jacob told the boy that the first prin. ciple of farming was to use up and wear out the old things first.
 Don't touch this years fodder, he would say. till last years has been consumed. Don't use the new harness while the old holds out. The new red cart runs better, but we will keep 1t in the barn till the old gray one breaks down.
 Jacob sounded this principle of his till the boy got tired of it. He would get especially tired when he would be obliged to eat last weeks bread and SO foitn. according to the principle.
 Jacob one stormy night said to his nephew:
 William. I've got to go to the vii lage Fetch up and harness one of the horses from the four-acre field
 Which shall fetch. said William, the old horse or the young one?
 "'The old one of course,' said Jacob, Always wear out the old ones first, you know
 William paused in drawing on his rubber boots.
 "gn that case, uncle, he said hadn't you better go and fetch the horse?
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
CHICAGO IS SCARED
FEDERAL GRAND JURY SUE PoENAEs MANY EMPLofsS
 OF MORRIS & COMPANY
DOESN'T WANT PACKING HOUSES PROBtO
pistric, Attorney Sims, Who Has 'us' Returned From Washington, He' fused to Deny or Confirm Repor'S- Firms Are Charged With Rebatins-- May Look Into Beef Trust

Chicago. Dec. 24-The issuance ot 1oo subnoenaes. 25 of which were served on employees in the tranhc ue' Partment of Morris and Company sum naming them before the federal grand nrv started reports Tuesday that the inouisitorial body would investigate charges of rebating among the DIE packing firms at the stock yards. pl~' trict Attorney Sims refused to admit or deny any of the rumors, but M' l. Borders. attorney for Morris and com pany admitted that 25 of the writs had been served on employees of the hrm' flying visit to Washington by DIS trict Attorney Sims, who just returned Monday and who was in conference there with F. B. Kellogg, the speclal government attorney, as well as the attorney general, is supposed to have been in connection with the move
 The subpoenaes were issued from Judge Landis court late last Monday afternoon and nearly the entire force of the United States marshals ofhce was detailed to serve them. Other packing houses besides Morris and company are named in the reports but each of these houses deny they are tG be made the subject of investigation Among the men subpoenaed in Morris and Comany is Joseph A. Tapee, as sistant traffic manager.
 In the legal department of Swift and Company, it was emphatically denied that an! one of that company had been served.
 q can say positively that our trm Is not involved" said Albert Veeder general counsel for Armour and Com pany. Not one of us have been served"
 Edward A. Lundberg. general coun sel for Schwarzschild and Sulzberger declared that officials of his company had not been called.
 A package labelled "tariff sheets was taken to District Attorney Sims office, and this was taken as indicat ing that the inquiry is to be devoted to the subject of relating. although re ports were circulated that the govern ment was getting ready for another beef trust" probe.
 Half a dozen special agents of th' government have arrived from Wash ington and have held conferences witl MT. Sims.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
Justice to All.

Truth never contradicts itself Neither does justice ever come into conflict with justice. Whatever condi tions are just to the farmer can bs no less than just 10 all men. No man Is wronged. Right Is right and wrongs no man" On the other hand, whatever is less than justice to tha farmer is less than justice to all men who participate in the inequality less than justice even 10 the specula. tor and the capitalist. who wax fat on the farmers toll. 1t is true they do not object to the injustice-they like lt-but it is fact that people who submit to wrong conditions do inius. tiee to their oppressors as we'll as to their children What is more to the point is the thought that all honest men-all who want justice, no less, no more, whether farmer or laboring man, can join hands as brothers in the noble work of accomplishing hu. manity's freedom. Moreover, one class unaided is not equal to the job-each needs the other. Whatever is jus. tice for one is justice for the other. Injustice the same No man liyeth 10 himself-likewise no class. The farm. CT cannot achieve justice for himseu without emancipating the world Ma tional Co-operator.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
kansan Convicted of MansIauoh,er.

Kingman, Kan, Dec. 24.-The jury returned verdict of manslaughter in the fourth degree Tuesday against w. F. Jacket of Cunningham, for the kill ing of George McMichael, Halloween night. McMichael was a member of a party which disturbed Jackett's peace. The evidence was largely cir cumstantial. The defense made an absolute denial of shooting into the crowd
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
New Way of TouahenIna.

In a novel method of toughing lately brought out, the metal treated is placed in a closed retort with small quantity Of mercury, the retort is sub. iected to pressure, and as 1t is heated to a point below melting temperature a current of electricity is passed through the metal Besides increased toughness. greater resistance is given to corrosion by sea water and other agents. The hardening is especially adapted for iron and steel but Is claimed to be useful for other metals
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
TOMMY AS GOOD AS A CHART.
Nurse Had No Trouble Rememberinu
 Time for His Medicine.

A Boston physician tells a story of a youne 'Jer of his own that an over. sirPHous vacation had put on the sick list. The father had an approuriat. prescription filled. and left the bottle with the chlld's mother. As she. how. ever Is very forsetsul, he gave her q chart. and suggested that she set down the hours when the medicine should h' given, checking off each dose. as taken. I'pon returning from his even. ing calls, however, he found the chart b'aak.
 "Goad gracious, Mary. he exclaimed surely you haven't failed to give Tom his medicne9'
 "oh. no | did not miss a single time, his wife assured him.
 How in the world did you remem. Der it without the chart?' he asked
 She smiled
 That was easy just told Tom this morning at what hours he was to have t, and half an hour before each time he would begin hallooing that ha wouldn't take it."
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
Died at Husbands Funeral.

Philadelphia. Dec. 24.-Immediately after she had looked upon her dead husband who was being buried Tues day from their home in the southern section of this city Mrs Catherine Moore, aged 62 years dropped dead from heart disease, A number of mourners rushed to the stricken wom. an but she was dead when raised from . the floor.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
Ilttle Rock Has Bio Fire

Little Rock. Ark, Dec. 24,-Fire de stroyed the building of the board oI trade early Wednesday, causing a to tal loss Of approximately s100.000. oI which the board of trade suffered about $50o00. On the second and third floors of the building were many cot ton buying offices. The cause of the fire is unknown
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
Promotlna the Glad Ernresslon-

Have you done anything 10 make life seem more cheerful?' said the optimist Have you helped anybody 10 smile?'
 "l should say SO have helped more people 10 smile than anybody else in the neghborhood I'm a den. tist Washington Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
A Personal Appeal

If we could talk to you personally about the greatmerit of Foley's Honey and Tar, for coughs, colds and lung trouble, you never could be induced to experiment with unknown prepara. tions that may contain some harmful drugs. Foley's Honey and Tar costs you no more and has record of forty years Of cures, Sold by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
Revising the TarIn Law.

Washington, Dee. 24.-The hous, ways and means committee Tuesda, completed it's hearings on the pro posed revision Of the tariff and tn, subcommittee. consisting of the Re publican members of the full commit tee began the work of revising tn, present law into tarin bill
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
One Guess onlx.

What did he ever see in herr" asked one.
 What did she ever see in him?" asked the other
 Which of these two was the woman and which the man7 Kansas City Times
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
By Beino EIrsd

"Ruggles. how did you catch that cold?"
 Well I'll tell you. Ramage I lost my job the other day It was the first time such a thing had ever happened 10 me, and ] got kind O reckless vou know, and exposed myself and and"
 l see You caught it on the fra. bounce" ~
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31

More people arc takinp polo,,, ,. Kidney Remedy every wear IL e9, S slaefea to be the most effective remedy Tor kidney and bladder troubles that medical science can devise. Foley1s Kidney Remedy eorrects irregplnrI. tles, builds up worn out tissues ana
 restores lost vitality. It will maLe you feel we'll and look well. 'No
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
How palx Passed the erot.s.ion.n n.n

One day during Arnold Daly's brief career as an actor-manager an actor who was not a manager asked him If he passed the profession
 Yes. said Daly, "on the street."
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31
Liver Trouble
 Remedy Free

Any intelligent person can be his own doctor in the ordinary case of hVer. trouble, for the symptoms can- n not pc mistaken. If the white of the eye becomes yellowish, if the skin be- comes sallow, if pimples and blotches appear, It the bowels do not move. if you nave sick headache, if YOU are ollous, you may be sure that vour hter IS torpid or inactive
 fo9 squlCkest and surest reruadv vat lSuta nS t.a Tor the cure of liver trouhle or anv pansS, symptoms IS Dr. Caldwelps syrIin ms wonderful remedy Ia moi onl,, a S,ts. tte' put tonic as we'll If will start aug iiiIDW ot gastric juice, therebv soan oii,. iiiu"uIs the liver to do it's work nat,,Ti ea11 A pottle Of this great liver remedy ce.n. ue bought of any druppist for 5o gents or $l, and in many eoses iot ot,,Ilo go SVtSlo nus cured a chronic case s,,i, example John w. Lee. 6lg e penn- sfni,bora,, ave, Indianapolis. Ina. had n liver tr,1,tH4d 1Hd Very long standing case of {aauGh9lce etc. and 1t cured bin, DNs4tsehes' Nt. t att"iitANn, Jackson, ky eave ,be ss s, @ = M "i thousands Of families kcay St Ie s.c,,ci p uouse against just such an en,aru r,I ine,,,i VG can never tell when eoroa iaxatlye 0i 'he family will need a good foIlr m order se e have you or any other sp,. rai5 LtWn the liver make a tcet c, yV. e,,t eA aNrup Pepsin witho,t na.soi-Ii tast .i' i1i' caldwell win send won frca and adfrNe," Ap4 VIII send your name how T1o~a Tho sample will show yo,, yyo,l, A0', ht lt is t0 take. how gert,.ss yt ,t ,,r,, 1T VIII start you on tha c,,.ls ~ IsVo Tougle and convince vou tbot ,,l.,, V, the sar9riee t9te That is the obiecf of send for it to3a, tne doctor urges you to
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-31

Y there fig anything about yopr eilment that you don't understand, or if you want any medical advice. write 10 the doctor, and he vii answer you fully. There ia no I., charge for this service.
 The address is pr. W. B. Caldwell. Eo2 Caldwell bldg. Monticello. III.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-28

the National Wool Growers Associa-
ton convention, by the adoption Of a
resolution empowering President +,
w. Gooding appoint a commission
Of six members, including himself, to
act in conjunction with commissioners
from IS western states, with author
ity to select a central storage city and
work out such details as may arise in
connection Herewith.
This committee which is composed
Of Edward II. Callistcr, Utah; w.
Scott Anderson, Boise, Idaho; Tho
mas Austin, Salt Lake; ]. f. Congrif,
Rawlins, Wyo.; w. B, Sleeper, Cody
Wyo,, and President r. +. Gooding,
Wyoming, together with commission
ers from the states Of Oregon, Wash
ington, Utah, Idaho, California, Ari-
zona, Montana, New Mexico, Wyo-
ming, Nevada, Texas, Colorado and
South Dakota will, it is said, visit
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-28

The steamer Lurline was down yes
terday on good time and brought a
big lot Of people for the Regatta. She
will remain down tonight till 10
o'clock and take part in the marine
parade, and carry her limit Of specta-
tors around the bay. And tomorrow
night she will not leave up until
midnight.
The steamship Breakwater came
down the river yesterday morning
bound for Coos Bay and had plenty
of people and freight on board. She
left out at once.
The fine launch Eva is down from
Portland for the Regatta season and
is finding plenty to do.
The schooner Albion cleared from
the port yesterday for the Siuslaw
with big load Of cannery supplies.
The steamer Cascades came down
from the metropolis yesterday and
went to sea and San Francisco with
out any loss Of time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-28

! CHICAGO, Aug, 27.--Stripped Of
their clothing, tied to trees and cruel
| ly lashed with switches-such was the
/ punishment meted out 10 two young
] boys by two older youths for whom
the little fellows had refused to steal
The case came to light yesterday
through the arrest OF Arthur Holm
gren, 10 years Of age, and Joseph Cas-
siboin, IL years OF age. Their acct
sers are Richard Enger, II years old,
and Richard Keenley, seven years old.
The attack OF Enger occurred Tues
day afternoon and Henley was beaten
yesterday in the same woods at For
est Glen. The older boys stripped
Enger and bound him to tree. His
captives got switches and whipped the
helpless youth, bruising him and cut
ting into his flesh. Enger was begin
ming to lose consciousness when the
beating ceased and he was united from
the tree. He was told to don his clo-
thing, take bunch Of skeleton keys
which were offered to him and rob a
cottage a short distance away.
Enger, unable to speak, shook his
head, and at this he was again tied to
the tree and another beating was adj
ministered. Again he was liberated
helped into his clothing and ordered
to 20 to bridge over the river, seize
woman's purse and bring it back to
them. His second refusal angered his
captors still more and they prepared
to beat him again.
Enger pleaded with his captors and
declared that he would not commit a
theft, no matter what punishment was
half dragged their victim to Jefferson
administered to him. Then the boys
Park, where they liberated him and
boarded car hound for the city. Ri
chard Keenley was seized while he
was playing in the same woods, and
was given a beating apparently for
the pleasure his screams and cries Of
agony would afford his .captors, and
then was released. He told the po-
lice afterward that he was not asked
to commit any crimes
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-28
VIII sEIING HoMEWARD.

CHICAGO Ate. 27--James T.
Russell wl,o ran away from home
eight years ago to be d cowboy is re-
turning to chillicothe, Ohio, on a BIZ
cycle, which he has ridden from Sac
ramento, Cal He arrived in chica-
go yesterday after ride Of 3,4S1
miles that was marked only by minor
accidents to his machine, Russell left
Sacramento March 20, and after eros
sing 300 miles Of desert earned money
for the remainder Of the journey by
working in the harvest fields.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-28
nos Not Yet Fitted
For Self Government.

GARD, Governor Philippine Islands
attitude of the Moros toward the present American gov
lment is better than is usually represented The outlaw
ment is in the small minority Difficulties arise in put
down these outlaws because of the physical character
country. The natives know every jungle trail and one
in hiding than feet away. So it is hard to
down.
GOVERNMENTS FUTURE POLICY is A DOUBT
TER No white man who has been there can help feeling
Id be great mistake the Fpnos loose to decide
uestons. They need guidance 1t is the unanimous opn.
say that the islands not fitted for self government and
ent administration will get them that point in the best
quickly enough The only dissatisfaction is among those
we have been too liberal in giving control.
TUATIoN is SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO THE CUBAN SIT
YEARS AGO. A WITHDRAWAL OF AMERICAN CON-
WOULD MEAN AN ARMED INVASION SOON. THE
ARE PROBABLY MUCH LESS FITTED FOR SELF Gov
THAN WERE THE cUBANs
# has had things sized up pretty we'll He has struck
m in giving just about the proper amount of authority
enough and not too much.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-28
HENRY WILLARD ARR|V-
ES FROM ALASKA
ABERFoYLE HERE FROM ANT
WERP-RIvER AND SEA
CRAFT.

The British ship Aberfoyle crossed
in yesterday after voyage Of 1888
days from Antwerp, with all we'll on
board, and with one death rcpotcd
by her master Captain Hulin. The
Aberfoyle had tempestuous weather
clear around the Horn, her passage
there covering the extraordinary per-
iod Of 10 days As she cleared the
turbulent seas about the Horn one
OF her seamen hung himself to one OF
her shear-poles and was found dead
when the watch shifted, and instantly
the weather cleared and she had d fine
run up the two American coasts.
This is not reported in any spirit OF
iun-making at the expense OF the
unhappy mariner, but the tale OF Off
GERS makes the marked change in the
weather so sharply incidental with
that gruesome incident as to warrant
the statement On July 9TH, the Alb
erioyle spoke the French bark Vim
cennes, in latitude ~ south, longitude
90 west, and spoke her again near the
equator, and both times the French
man reported all things well with
her. The Vincennes is now 100 days
out fom Antwerp, bound for this port
and there has been some uneasiness
about her.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-28

Among the. handsomest OF the Wis
iting launches in this harbor this sea-
son is the Willamette river boat, the
Eagle, the chosen means of locomo-
ton and travel INDUCED by her own
er, Banker John Rogers, Of Salem.
He goes everywhere in her and has
the jolliest time a pleasant summer
season affords. His family is always
with him and they practically live
aboard the craft.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-28

The chief item OF marine news in
this port yesterday was the arrival
home from Alaskan waters OF the
good ship Henry Willard, with the big
pack of the Alaska Fishermen's
Packing Company, of this city, and
the 200 people that have their homes
and habitat here She had a fine pas
sage down from Nushagak and all
hands are well and hearty and glad
to get back. Ii was not possible 10
get a detail of her voyage yesterday
owing to the confusion of the hour
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-28

gives fair treatment to ALL 1t believes in laws and
their administration to encourage individual effort and
to give to every the fruits of his labor and en-
terprise
We are against the capitalist enterprises which in
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-28

Denver, Omaha, St. Joseph, Mime
apolis, St. Paul, Milwaukee and Chi
cago for the purpose Of determining
which city offers the greatest advan-
tages to the wool growers Of the wes-
tern states. This trip will probably
commence C:tober IA.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-28
Democratic Doc
trines Defined
by a Candidate.
BY JOHN W. KERN. Democratic Nominee

By WLda Fawcn
A4A&AA@4@2 HE Democratic marty believes government Mhic