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The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
BITS OF EVERY DAY PHILOSOPHY

(Atchison Globe.l
 You may become tired of pulling your boat up stream, but If you lay down your oars to rest for an hour you will drift backward farther than you can recover in day.
 Deserve the good opinion of those who think well of you.
 About the surest and quickest way to unpopulairty is to squelch people.
 So many people are like a poorly governed community. They fail to maintain a sinking fund.
 Your friends may not always know your strong points, but your enemies are well posted on your weak ones.
 The unhappy women are rot all married to mean men; many of the unhappy women are not married at all.
 Being a hypocrite is bad enough, but it does not make as many peo- pie uncomfortable as brutal frank ness v )es.
 About Is minutes before the time for quitting work every man begins to work his hardest and on days when the office is locked his hands fairly itch to be at work.
 Don't stand off your bills and be- come impudent to the collector, for if you do the collector will give you a very bad reputation all over town. The man who pays his bills promptly is the subject of great deal of favorable notoriety and the men who put off the colle tors on one pretext or another get the other thing. No man can afford to be known in the community in which he lives as a deadbeat or as man who gives silly excuses to avoid pay ing his honest debts. Hundreds of dull men have been given responsi- ble positions because they were re- liable in money matters and hun dreds of bright men have been left behind in the race because they were inclined to be deadbeats.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

the action of the Democratic prl- mary March 25.
 Mir. Liner is man well known over Polk county and with a high standing. He made strong race for the office two years ago.
 Mir. Liner makes the following statement to the voters:
 Hatfield, Ark, March 2, 1908. To the Democratic Voters ot FOX County:
 Having been solicited by. large and influential circle of citizens anu @ taxpayers have concluded to ehtsr the race for county treasurer. uo this with full sense of the responsi- l bilities that 1 will assume, II electeu, and as I think, with a just sense ol what is due the taxpayers ana tie county, l hereby pledge my constltu, ents if elected, to place the Iuhus ol l the county in one or more of lne pes, banks in the county and II lawiui VII VII obtain interest for the county on the deposits l also pledge myself to have an office in the court mouse, where any citizen having business with the office may at all times ma ne ready to attend to my duties lo 1 those who do not know me personally will say that I have been a resident of the county for thirty-elght years if you favor me by your votes, VIII bring to bear the same energy III guarding the interests of the county that has always characterlzed me ID the management of my farm and other | business interests Remember tha' the primary is on March %, and don forget to vote for, yours truly.
 George w. Liner.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
A LIBERAL OFFER.

During the next three months people of Polk county will be given two fine newspapers for the price of one-THE MENA WEEKLY STAR and THE KANSAS CITY WEEKLY STAR the biggest and best county paper published in Ar kansas and the best city week ly in the West.
 This is an unusual offer coming at a time when the tendency is all toward raising the price of all weekly papers to meet the increased cost of publication because of high prices for white paper, etc.
 This offer is not made alone to new subscribers, but is open to old ones as well all in Polk county who pay for The Mena Weekly Star one year in ad- vance $1.00.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
LET'S HEAR FROrl CANDl-
 DATES.

Owing, perhaps, to the fact that the greater number of candidates for the various city offices are busy business men, there has been little campaigning done of a nature to bring these aspirants for honor before the people in public way. For that reason it has been suggest ed that before the primaries, say next Saturday night, the opera house or some suitable place be secured by these candidates and a mass meeting be held at which all may be allowed a hearing and a chance to talk for their candidacy and explain to the voters the Ideas and principles for which they stand.
 There is little doubt but much in- terest would be evinced in such a meeting and it would be useful to the city at large. as it would not only give the people chance to choose between the men and what they believe and propose to do, but it would also put the various candi- dates on record in a manner that would tend to stimulate them to carry out the work for which they were chosen.
 Let us by all means have tourna- ment of candidates.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
WHAT WOULD YOU DC?

There is now in the United States treasury vaults more than billion dollars in gold, the largest amount ever held at one time by the govern ment. This is being made a source of much favorable comment, but the people would like it even better if the money could be used to pay off block of the national debt and re- lieve them of the taxation that goes to pay the interest OF same.
 Such course would appeal to a business man with big debts and lots money lying idle.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
CANDIDATE FOR CONSTABLE

In this issue of The Star appears the announcement of T. A. Carter as candidate for constable of Cen ter township, subject to the action of the Democratic primary March 25.
 Mir. Carter has lived in this com munity number of years and is we'll and favorably known. He is a poor man and earns his living by hard, honest work.
 In seeking the office of constable MT. Carter promises to faithfully perform all duties falling upon him and his many friends who have so licited him to enter the race believe he would do as he says.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago News.l

IN4IINHBV INtWs.I
 Straight whisky maketh crooked path.
 A mans ideal woman is one kind of pipe dream.
 The young man who hesitates dur ing leap year is won.
 Taking cars of money is almost as hard as earning it.
 His Satanic majesty is always get ting something for nothing. It isn't at all surprising that some people are saddest when they sing. Of course there are things you can't understand but then there are others.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

You may go 300 miles, north, west, south or east and you will not see a more progressive or wide awake city as Mena. Our wholesale houses are especially busy filling orders and by the time the sere and yellow leaves turn green, our citi- zens will hardly have time to nod to each other
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Question of Viewpoint.

Thirty-seven of the railroads claim they cannot put in effect the nine hour law because they cannot get efficient operators. Many of the larger roads are putting the new arrangement into effect, and making no complaint. So it appears to be all a matter of how they look at 1t. Arkansas Democrat.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Health in the Canal Zone.

The high wages paid make it a mighty temptation to our young arti- sans 10 join the force Of skilled work men needed 10 construct the Panama Canal. Many are restrained, how ever, by the fear of levers and mal- aria. tis the knowing ones, those who hawk used Electric Bitters, who go there without this fear, well know ing they are fafe from malarious in- iluence with Electric Bitters on hand Cures blood poison, too, biliousness. weakness and all stomach, liver and k i'd n ' troubles Guaranteed by Jackson Drug Co, soc,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

It's out at lastl Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota, a Republican, has started fight on the Aldrich finance bill on the ground that it is Wall Street measure, and that the only relief it's enactment would give would be to the New York stock ex- change. We'll, who would have thought anything else of a bill with Aldrich working for it?
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

While Rhoton and Davis are hurl- ing direful phillepics at each others head. the silent and grave" voter is attending strictly to business and at the primaries will be heard from. After that. what will the robin do then, poor thing2"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

During the year 1907 the Commer- cial Club of Little Rock was instru- mental in having located five large industrial establishments in that city, which expended in wages $280,- GOO. To be sure this is going some, but enterprise, like blood, will tell. Here is an object lesson for Mena. Let us reach out and get some of the good things that are constantly heading this way.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Notes on Spring Styles.

Fashion is marching on in her usual way this spring, and to those who know and see ahead she is lead ing up to an entirely new type of woman," says Grace Margaret Gould, the fashion editor, in the March, the Spring Fashion Num- Der of the Woman's Home Com panion.
 "The change is to be a gradual one, however, but before long the fashionable woman will have ban ished for good the extravagant- ly large hat, the huge pompadour, the frills and the furbelows of her bodice, and the full skirt. The new tendency is all toward the straight up, midtown type of figure---slop- ing, slender hips, pulled-baek tight skirts trailing on the ground, plain, fitted waists, and sleeves of the old fashioned tight-fitting sort which cling to the arm from shoulder to wrist.
 'This is what we are coming to, so the authorities who make the fashions tell us, but as yet we have taken only step or two on the way. This spring many small hats will be worn; the new corset effect gives slenderness. of line; cut-in- one dresses will be fashionable; mousquetaire sleeves which show the outline of the arm will be fa- vored. and skirts will have lost their full effect"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

Chillicothe, Mo, went dry last week and now the prohibitionists are storming Carrollton and have adopted the unique motto---" The Baby or the Bottle The Star has always been of the opinion that the baby and the bottle were some thing likened unto the United States Lone and inseparable.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

It is reported that when his wife came to see him at the asylum Harry Thaw told her to Get out of here and don't come back" Now is Harry really crazy, or has he con cluded that Evelyn, having made the greatest possible sacrifice to save his depraved and worthless life, can serve him no longer?
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Reciprocity.

While Senator Jeff Davis is going over the state attacking Prosecuting Attorney Lewis Rhoton, Mir. Rhoton is in Washington trying to get the United States Supreme court to up hold the Jeff Davis antitrust law Gazette.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
STARLETS

Of all vain things excuses are the yainest. Burton
 The only rose without thorns is friend ship. Mile. de Scuderi.
 The man who proseeules the wrongdoer is the best friend of honesty. Bryan,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

A St. Louis commercial traveller, who makes Mena once month, says that our merchants are more pros porous than those of any other place between Shreveport and St. Louis and are more prompt in their settle ments. While this is not strange in the least, vet it is gratifying
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

making that city attractive to the stranger within the gate. !" Let Mena dress up and show to the world how really nice we can be if we only try.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

Sunday, the first. day of March in Mena was quite docile---warm and springlike---with just enough wind to raise the dust--but If old time prophecies are to be reckoned with, watch out for the closing days of the month.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
But Who Pays It?

Senator Davis receives a salary of S7, 800 per year, and no doubt Candi- date Kirby thinks the senator earns it.---De Queen Bee.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
q. W. LINER FOR TREASURER

In this issue of The Star appears theannouncement of George w Liner of Hatfield as candidate for the office of county treasurer, subject to
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

county. Those who know him know that he possesses the energy and ln- tslIigence to accomplish anything he undertakes to do.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

Back to ye olden days: Kansas City is being thrilled by a 6-day heel and toe walking match.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05


 Mir. McFarlane is free, frank and outspoken. He has withdrawn from the race for governor and says that up to date he has expended $l 400 and that it would require $4.000 more to continue the contest. He doesn't state how he spent his money, but it certainly was not for newspaper support, as The Star has failed so far to see a newspaper out side of Fort Smith that advocated his candidacy. There are some men, however, who are willing to drop g dollar or two in the political slot for little notoriety.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
THE MrNA EVENING STAR

Is a progressive newspaper furnishing to It's readers a daily service covering the most important of the worlds gen eral happenings as we'll as those items of local news that go to make home paper invaluable to citizens of any com nunity. If you want the news n your tome each week day, subscribe for The Evening Star. By carrier or mall 40c
 CT month
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05
Bryan on Banking.

Following are a few more excerpts from w. J. Bryan's talk to the Economic Club at the New York banquet:
 "Our financiers will tell you that inc hanks that have failed in almost every instance IS because the ofllcefs of the bank have violated their trust and used the money of other people to advance their own prlvate lnte, ests Isn't that true, MT. Gage :
 These men, whose deposits make vour banking profits; these men whose deposits are the basis of your fortunes these men ought to pc considered---not only their interests but their opinions. You like to per suade a man that the bank is a good place to deposit his money, and II his judgment is good when you are trying to persuade him to deposit his money in your bank, trust ms judgment little when he wants to regulate the methods to be enl-- ployed by those who have charge of his money. (Applause.) We will have to meet this issue sometime, and we may as well do s1 frankly and boldly now. If our finances had been conducted as they ought to have been, there would have been no stringency now. If you tell me that you need an elastic currency, l will take your word for it, but Ii you tell me that you object to 1t un- less you hold both ends of the elastic, l will tell you you do not need it as much as you thought you did If you want this elastic currency let the government issue 1t and con trol it, and you will have no diffi- culty about the security"
 "Now there is another safeguard. I would like to see law that would make it criminal offense for any bank official to become gambler upon the stock market. Don't wait until he has lost or become suicide, l but make it criminal to begin. Save the mans life, and his honor and his l family by protecting him from the 1 temptation.
 Then lay upon the banks the responsibility for making the banks safe. If the banks say that they dc not want to be held responsible fol other banks, my answer is that II your bankers will not trust eacf other, they should not expect tht people to trust them with theil money. (Applause.)
 I "The slight tax that this plan con
 templates would be more than com
 pensated for by the money drawr from hiding that you could then loar out and on which you could charge interest. This is system that pro
 tects the depositor, protects tht
 community, and gives the banks
 large advantage at small price. "In Iowa, not long ago, was tolC
 that within a radius of, think i
 was one hundred miles, ten bankerl
 had committed suicide as the resul
 of speculation. 1t would be mere!
 to these men to protect them iron this temptation. The man who ha in his keeping the money of other ought to be protected, as far as lav can protect him, from the tempta
 tion to gamble. Am I not right ?
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

Los Angeles owes her greatness, grandeur and growth to the fact that her citizens took especial pride in
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

Bryan swears by all that is sacred and otherwise, that Roosevelt has stolen his political principles and precepts. Jeff Davis vehemently ayers that Roosevelt's last message to Congress was the best Democratic doctrine he had ever read. So there you are. What queer anomoly of politics it would be if Bryan, Roose- welt and Davis should get together, bury the hatchet and start a new party
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

Politics and preaching are not without their humor. Last Saturday night while Rhoton was faying Jeff Davis. Holy Roller spouter at Lit tie Rock prophesied that the world would come to an end on the 24th day of this month, the day before the Democratic State primaries. When he ended his prophecy, an enthusiastic listener in the crowd jumped up three feet in the air, clapped his hands andshouted good, good" The Holy Roller prophet was somewhat astonished and leaving his stand went to his enthu- siastic nearer and asked him why he wished the world would come to an end on the 24th. Why of course" said the man, T want it to come to an end as soon as possible. Any thing to beat Jeff Davis"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

the success of the management IS unquestionably due. :.
 Mir. Kennan gives full details of the management which makes 1t possible to give students a hearty meal for four cents.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

A Texas railroad, the Internation- al & Great Northern, has gone into
 the hands of a receiver and George J. Gould, the president, says it was caused by falling off in business and the demands of the Texas Rail- way Commission that certain im- proyements be made. The result of the receivership probably will be to clear up any doubt as to the equity in the case, and if it should be shown in court that the commission was wrong, the people will have no dis position to complain. Only a square deal is wanted by the general public.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-03-05

Then lay upon the banks the responsibility for making the banks safe. If the banks say that they do not want to be held responsible for other banks, my answer is that if your bankers will not trust each other, they should not expect the people to trust them with their money. (Applause.)
Graham guardian., 1908-05-08
Cats

A cat has pointed ears. 1t has
four feet and has fur on its body.
Its feet have four sharp claws.
Some cats are about a halt a foot
tall. They are afraid of dogs, and
when a dog gets after them they
run up tree. They catch mice
and eat them, Some cats are very
timid. They drink milk and eat
meat, and sometimes get into but
ter. If any one says scat they
will hurry and hide as quickly as
they can. They are weak when
they are small, Some are black
and white. some are yellow or
gray. We have Il Cat that is one
year old that catches mice under
the house. Some cats are taught
to do many funny tricks. There
are many cats living now that are
eight or nine years old. Cats are
very sharp and shy If there are
two or more cats in a home they
have much fun and are very happy
too. If the children roll ball
across the floor and cat sees it,
they will run after it, because they
think it is a mouse. If. any one
picks cat up and the cat doesn't
want them to they will scratch them
Thelma Mckinney,
Age s years. Second grade.
Graham guardian., 1908-05-08
Mount Graham
National Forest

The use of the telephone line Of
the Forest Service is free to the
public so long as the use does not
interfere in any way with the busi
ness of the Forest Service.
The following regulations MUST
be complied with, and the rangers
are instructed to ia no way deviate
from the following regulations:
l. To those parties wishing to
use the telephone line in connec
tion with the telephone exchange
of the G, T. T. & Elec Co., at SAT
ford, Arizona, must FIRST get the
consent of the ranger IN whose
district the telephone IS located.
2. The switch fee for the con
nection of the Forest Service tele
phone line to the Stafford exchange,
which is 10 cents for each switch
for telephone connected with the
Stafford exchange, must be paid
STRICTLY IN advance to the ranger
before asking for the privilege OF
such switching; except in the fol
lowing instances: If the party
making the call is known to the
telephone operator OF the Stafford
exchange and desires to have the
switch fee reversed, or charged at
the other end, then the above reg
ulation is waived and the call may
be made, providing the ranger has
been notified of this fact.
3. All tariff for telephone con-
nection for points beyond the SAT-
ford exchange, in addition to the
l0-cent switch fee, must be strictly
PAID IN ADVANCE, unless arranged
with the telephone operator at
Stafford, as per Regulation 2
4. All parties desiring switch
fee privileges, or toll connections,
MUST HAVE THE CORRECT CHANGE to
pay the ranger, otherwise the
privilege will be denied; except in
the following instances: Sickness,
accident, or general public benefit.
Parties going to the mountain
will greatly facilitate matters and
their own convenience if they will
provide themselves with the neces-
sary change before starting.
The following calls for the diff
ferent points ou the line of the
Forest Service must be made;
Supervisors Ofice-one ring.
Office g. L. Il. Il &. Co.-two
rings.
Camp Inception, Frye Canyon -
three rings.
Camp Ideal, COMMUNICATIONS
rings.
Camp Arcadia, Jacobson Canyon
One long ring, one short ring.
Camp Grant, Fort Grant-One
long ring, two short rings.
Sherwood Sawmi!l-Two long
rings.
Gibson Lumber Co., Sawmill-
Two long rings, one short ring.
Gibson Lumber Co., Upper
Camp-Three long rings.
Il. r. SWIFT, Supervisor.
Graham guardian., 1908-05-08
Eden Notes

Verne Plumb leaves for his
home in St. David this week.
John Beal and Ed. McEuen are
doing Jury duty in Solomonville.
Our schools are to close next
month, after seven months term
Joe Holiday is up from Globe,
He intends to put in II new
thresher here.
The one-yeer-old child of Mrs.
w. W. Hawkins is reported to
have bad case of pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Colvin left
for Silver City last week to visit
their daughter Mrs, IL. Stockton.
Jim Palmer is home from Shi.
loh, where he has put in the past
two years as foreman of the Hub
bard place.
j. A. Hancock and wife are in
st. David. Mr.. Huncock's health
has been poor tor some time and
it was hoped the change would be
beneficial,
The stork has been busy in these
parts lately and visited the homes
of Joe Martin and Leo Colviu,
where boy babies were left and to
w. j. Markham's a glrl.
Thd one-incb pipe recently put
in our spring proved too small to
carry the water 1t insures US.
however, plenty of good pure
drinking water, which is great
improvement over the old water
hute VIZ used to get wutsr FROM