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The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
chean Meals In New York.

The seven-cent restaurant in the basement of the six-story apartment house known as the Mayfiower, in Clinton street, now furnishes evening as well as morning meals. There are 12 long tables in the restaurant, at which 120 people may be seated. or ten to each table, and the places are occupied from nine a. m. to one ?. m. and again from five to 7:S0 D. m.. The seven-cent meal is wholesome and clean, and the undertaking is receiv. ing so much encouragement from men who derive benefit from 1t and save money by going there that the man Rgers hope to make it self-supporting in short time. A similar establish ment in Chrystie street, where over 1,400 meals are served every day at six cents a meal, has been in existence nearly three years and is now self supporting. New York Tribune.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
Women of Ideal Form.

There is no longer a perfect type Of woman, such as the Greeks admired There is the ideal short woman and the ideal tall woman, but they are very different. Artists say that the short woman should measure as fol lows: Height, feet inches; neck 121k inches; bust. S6 inches; waist. 2l inches; hips, S7 inches; round the largest part of the forearm, below the elbow, Il inches, which should gradually taper to six inches around the wrist. Here are the pro portions of the correct tall woman; Height, 5 feet S1a inches bust 50 inches; waist, 25 inches: hips, AZ inches; top of arm, IA inches; wrist 6 inches; thigh, 22 inches; calf, IA inches: ankle, nine inches.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
Precept and rrau .Ice.

The beliefs of men are various, and some of them have the peculiar prop erty that they can be changed from one extreme to another in almost no time. A writer in Puck recently re- ported conversation among several men who were discussing their dogs. The talk took place in restaurant.
 Yes, sir. that dog can do anything but talk"
 Well, it's wonderful the intelligence they have. Why, had fox-terrier once"
 And yet they say dogs can't reason. Why, a friend of mine"
 That's right! You can't tell me-"
 And when he was killed, it was just like losing one of the family. My wife"
 Well, sir, believe if there's q here after for human beings. there's one for dogs. don't sec"
 Here, here! Come here. sir! You brainless little beast! Quit nosing in those scraps! Don't you get enough to eat at home7 Go over in the corner and lie down!"-Youth's Companion.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
AceIdent Reveals a Hoard.

Williamsport. Pa.-The contents of [ dirty bandenna handkerchief, tied Into d little bundle. created a big surprise at the Williamsport hospital the other night The bundle belonged to David Lewis. a woodsman, who was brought here from Sullivan county with a broken leg.
 Before being asked anything about pay, he declared that he had but three dollars in money, and he produced it When his belongings were being put in a locker the bandanna bundle fel; and was united. Out of it rolled lot of bins. A count showed s1.517 in all. the savings of years iu lumber camp.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
The New Thermometer.

A new form of thermometer, which may prove useful in laboratories and factories. has been invented by Mon leur Fournier. of the Sorbonne, Paris It makes use of the principle that the tension of saturated vapor depends solely on the temperature, and is in dependent of the volume, as long as the liquor from which 1t is produced has not been wholly vaporized. The apparatus consists simply of a reser voir to contain the vapor. connected with copper tube of any required length. A manometer at the end of the tube registers the tension, which varies with and so reveals the tenn. perature. By means of this instru ment an engineer in his office may watch the changes of temperature taking place at distant point Youths Communion,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
The Ancient Pear.

You find charred pears in the kitch en heaps of middle Europe, where the lake villages used to be. says writer in Outing. These remnants date back of the apple. and. so far as we can dis cover, the pear was the very first one of this wonderful family to become of importance to human beings. In fact, it seems probable that an eatable pear, or possibly a cookable pear. was in possession of our ancestors good while before there were eatable apples or even cherries. plums and possibly even strawberries. But the whole pear family was just as surely work ing up toward civilized and garden conditions as human beings them selves. Evolution has brought us along together, with pretty nearly equal step, and now 1t looks as if our future development was to be nearly as close as our past.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
COLORS OF NAMES
SAN FRANCISCO WOMAN HAS pE.
 cULiAR SENSE.
some Proof That synbolIsts Whs Claim to See Things in Color and Color in Things May
 Be Right.

mere is woman in San Francisco who has always from earliest child. hood been able to see names in color. when hear name I see it's color. anu nave always done so as far hack as my recollection extends. When I was a small child used to see the color In vivid flash, but after I had learned to read began to see the name printed in color, and am still able to do so."
 when asked to give concrete ex- amples of how names looked. she re- piled
 Mary Is the whitest name-pure snow white. Hilda and Alma are white names, but tinged with yellow creamy white. Anna, Emma and Margaret are pale yellow. Laura is golden. Elizabeth and Edith are light blue. Nellie is deep blue. Kate and Helen are pink, while Florence is deep, rosy red. Bertha, Pauline and Elsie are pale lilac, Susan and Julia Seep lavender, while Louisa is rich royal purple. Some names are dark and somber and suggest brown and brownish red shades. Such are Jose phine, Sarah and Joanna. name and It's diminutive are not always of the same color. For instance, Elizabeth Is light blue, while Bessie is one of the brown names. The color asso. cation has nothing to do with the sound, so far as I have been able to discover. Names like Gladys, Edna and Hazel, which I never heard in childhood, as they belong to a newer fashion in nomenclature. nevertheless when first heard had their appropri ate colors. Gladys appeared amber yellow, Edna bluish lavender and Ha gel pale yellowish brown Masculine names have also their colors. Johr Is dark reddish brown, George ligh red, Henry medium yellow, Harrs lighter yellow, Thomas pink, Charles and William blue, Alfred white, Rob ert red and Paul lavender.
 Strange to say, I have never see. a green name, and yet green Is color to which I am very partial and which affords me great delight.
 All my life I have been much fas cinated by color and it's associations One of my earliest amusements was tc copy the pieces of descriptive poetr, found in the old time school readers In doing so I, following a rule of my own, used to begin the names of col DTS with capital letters. When taker to task for thus violating the rule on the. subject, my defense was that the words were so pretty they ought to be thus distinguished.
 The symbolists have been ridiculed for their claim to see things in color and color in things, but really there Is something more than mere non sense in their pretensions"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
knockInc a Theory.

They stood before a reproduction of the Venus of Melos.
 Her hands must have been beauti. ful," said one.
 "very." assented the other. q won. der what position they were in?"
 '1 have theory that she was represented as busted at her toilet. One hand probably held a small mirror"
 And the other powder pun, eh, But that theory won't work"
 And why not?"
 Had she been at her toilet her mouth would have been full of hair. pins"
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
WHILE ENTERTAINING A DUKE.
A Few Suggestions Made by . Writer
 in LippIncotvs.

Many people are unnecessarily em. barrassed while duke is yisitins 2 them. This is great mistake. Of course duke is duke; but then, lnere IS no reason why he shouldn't De treated with certain amount of respect.
 To do this 1t is not necessary to ra. spect him too much. Treat him with as much respect as you think he will stand. but do not lavish 1t upon him.
 II he leaves his boots in front of his door at night, do not feel that 1t is incumbent upon you to get up at six ociocK to shine them. Wait until seven, anyway. He will never know the difference.
 Let him be alone with your daugh- ter as much as he likes. If he resents this, tell him he can get even later. This might under some circumstances seem too candid, but 1t Is better to meet him in frank and open hearted manner.
 Al night, before the duke goes to ped, sneak into his room and turn on
 
 all the steam. Being an Englishman. ne may not understand this sudden warmth on your part, but you can ex- plain to him the next morning when he fans himself down to the breakfast table, that it's only a foretaste of what he may expect later Not being able to see joke, he will probably think that you mean to pay all his ex. penses to Palm Beach, which will re- store him to his good humor.
 When you have a duke on hand. do not talk too much about your ances- tors, or rub it in about your family. It might make him feel uncomfortable. NO duke likes to feel that he is marry ing above him.
 Naturally you will provide him. while he is with you, with the neecssi. ties of life. It is extremely embarras. sing when you invite some of your in. innate friends in to see your duke tc have him sit on the end of your daven. port couch with fringe on his trousers and false bosom to his shirt. Feed him, therefore, on good nourishlng food, and make him as respectable as any duke can ever be made.-Lippin- cotts Magazine.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
The spanish FIaa In Kansas.

In the northwestern part of Repub- lie county, Kansas, on the site of an old Pawnee Indian village, stands a granite monument erected by the state commemorating a unique incl. dent iu American history. Here on September 29, 1866, Gen. zebulon Pike. leading struggling band of American soldiers on an exploring ex' pedidon through the unknown coun' try beyond the Mississippi river, came npon Pawnee village in which a Spanish flag was flying. After much maneuvering and almost at the point oi the bayonet Pike forced the Indians, who outnumbered his command ten to one, to haul down the Spanish flag and hoist the Stars and Stripes in it's place
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
The Di 'iculty.

Mrs. Watson, woman whose pre- tensions to beauty nature fiatly re fused to assist in any way. saw in | shop-window a bonnet, the sort d thing that a modiste in town calls . creation just knotting of velvet. q fold of lace and pink roses, but T snare for feminine vanity because il looked so simple and easy to wear She hurried in, examined 1t closely inquired the price. and at last tried 1t on. Then. after a few moments oi disappointed staring, she took it of again.
 'I don't think I'll have it, after all Miss Demmon," she said. What dc you suppose is the matter with the thing? I'm sure 1t looked ever SC much prettier in the window"
 But. my dear madam answered the milliner, with quick conviction you must remember that you have your face to contend with now!"-- Youths Companion.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
Chinese Objection to RaiIroads.

An Americanized Chinaman, Chiz Gee Hee. is the protector, president and engineerin-chief of railroad which has recently been opened in tho Hongkong .hinterland. Of the six locomotives used, four were purchased in the United States, the others com ing from Germany. The president says his chief difficulty in building the road was in overcoming the obstinacy of the natives, who opposed the work or the ground that the smoke from the locomotives would ruin their crops.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12

If you suffer from constipation and liver trouble Foley's Orino Laxative will cure you permanently by stimu- lating the digestive organs so they will act natuarlly. Foley's Orino Laxative does not gripe, is pleasant to take and you do not have to take laxatives continually after taking Orino. Why continue to be the slave of pills and tablets. Sold by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
Fo Thirty Vars.

Enclosed find money order for one dollar for which please send me its worth in Simmons Liver Purifier put up in tin boxes. have been using the medicine for thirty years"
 Thos H. Reilly, Jonesville, La.
 No comments necessary. Price 25c per box.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
Useful Place.

Freddie-say. wouldn't you like ta have three eyes?
 George-Yes.
 Freddie-W WheYs'd you have the other eye?
 George--Td have it in the back of my head.
 Freddie--You wouldy wouldn't. George-Where would you haya your other eye2
 FreddIe-Why. I'd have it at the snd of my thumb, SO I could poke 1t through a knothole in the fence. and see the ball game for nothin' De uneator.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
elxlna if Awax.

Young Lady--I should like to em- broider a nice pair of slippers as . birthday present for my aunt.
 Shopman-We happen to be quito out of new patterns just now. Wouldn't something else do as we'll?
 Young Lady-Perhsps q cigar-cass. Stray Stories.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
 Department of the Interior, U. $. Land Of flee at Camden, Ark, October 90, 1908.
 Notice is hereby given that
 WILLIAM A. PETER Of Mountain Fork, Ark, who, on Jan. 22 1903, made homestead entry No. 262s7. Serial No. 07a7l for N El{ SWi4, Elz NsyI4, and sW 4 NWl4, See. 29. T. S., K. 32 w., 9th r. M., has filed notice of intention to make final i've year proof to establish claim to the land above described, before cir uit clerk Of Polk county at Mena, Ark, on the 18th day of Decem Der. 1908.
 Claimant names as witnesses: James Beav- CTS and William l.. Sellers Of Nj 0untain Fork, Ark, and Thomas $. Peter and John A. sims Of Mena, Ark.
 Novl2. H. c. Friedheim. Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
ftexamethyIenetetramlns

chemical, which is one 0f the many valuable ingredients of Foley's Kid is recognized by medical aIt books and authorities as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for the urine. Take Foley's Kidney Remedy as soon as you notice any Irregularities, and avoid serious malady. Sold by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
Raw Lungs.

When the lungs are sore and in- famed, the germs of pneumonia and consumption find lodgment and multi ply. Foley's Honey and Tar kills the cough germs. cures the most obstinate racking cough, heals the lungs, and serious results. The gen uine is in the yellow package. For sale by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
A Point Worth conslderlnq.

Would you live with man who struck you with his fist and knocked you down?"
 T might if he happened to be a man who would keep still when wanted to talk Chicago Record Herald
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
Improved.

T suppose you've noticed wonder ful improvement in your daughter since she came home from college?"
 Improvement. should say so. In fact, it's got so now that We have Go call beef stew 'ragout of beef before she'll eat it."-Detroit Free Press.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
Winter hlasts. canslng pnenmonia

Winter blasts, causing pneumonia, pleurisy and consumption will soon be here. Cure your cough now. and strengthen your lungs with Foley's Honey and Tar. Do not risk starting inc winter with weak lungs, when Fol- ey's Honey and Tar will cure the most obstinate coughs and colds, and pre- vent serious results. For sale by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, Land Office at
 Camden, Ark, Oct. T. 1908.

4FUtINb ItIEHy gIVEh IIllt
 GRANVILLE l.. ROSE
 Of Quito, Ark, who. on Oct II, 1901, made homestead entry No. 24s05, Serial No. 0fsl21 for Sk kl4 sW14. SWl4 SE5{, Sec. 10, and NWi4 NEt4, Ni.H Wa, Sec. ID, Twp. s.. R. n w oth r. M., has fiied notice CT intention to make final fIye-year proof, to establish claim 70 the land above described, before Circuit Clerk of Polk county, at Mena, Ark, on the 18th day of November, 1908.
 Claimant names as witnesses: John ]. Poster, Chaloctus l.. PoEey, Isham F. Posey and William Y. Ford. all Of Quito, Ark. Oct. io II. G. Friedhelm, Register.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
He Did.

The Good Man-Do you know where little boys go that throw stones at birds?
 The Bad Boy-Rather. They goes where there is birds. Didn't think they went down in well. did yer?-Royal MaaaZine
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
NoTIl :. ruR PnnLIcArIoN.

UtpaFt nt OT Itt InttTIOf, Land Uff1c at
 Camden, Ark, October II, 1908. Notice Is hereby given that
 GEORGE w. SPEARS, of Eggcr, Ark, who, on November 6, 1901, made Homestead Entry No. 24999, Serial No. 06sil for frl Wt3 SWtt, Sec. 3i, Twp. I S.. K. 2H w., Eta NEl4 Sec 3G Twp. l S, K. 29 w, 9th r. M.. has filed notice Of intention to make final tlVe-year proof, to esta blish claim to the land above described before ircuit Clerk of Polk county, at Mena, Ark, on the 7th day Of December, i90S
 Claimant names as witnesses: James S. Wood, William n. Harper, George W. Wood, Eugene Harper, all Of Egger, Ark Oct 2 IT.. G. Friedheim, Register
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
If You Are Oyer Fifty Read Thi.

Most people past middle-age suffer from kidney and bladder disorders which Foley's' Kidney Remedy would cure. Stop the drain on the vitality and restore needed strength and yigor. Commence taking Foley's Kidney Remedy today. Sold by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
POLK COUNTY UNION.

Meets the third Wednesday iu January April, July and october. William Martin, President and Lecturer, Mountain Fork, Ark. J. c. Terrell, Secretary-Treasurer r, Mena, Ark, K. r. D. No. ! A. M. Parker, ], Organizer, Hatfield, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
ARMERS' UNIONS
A Roster of Local Unions, Places
 and Dates of Meeting.

officers of unions are especially requested to notify The Star Of my changes in officers, meeting times or places thus keeping the directory up-todate aud Of greatest possible value to the membership.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12

OLIVER CHAPEL UNION. T. c. Hni, president; w. k. Murray, secre tary. Meets each Tuesday night. Mena r. 0
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
WAnNINc4 nRnrR

Hatfield Mercantile Co. plaIntid. vs Pink Weatherford, defendani-fu J. F. Court
 The defendant, Pink Weatherford, k warn cd to appear tn this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Hatfield Mercantile Co,
 Oct. 2i, lguA. W. J. Davis d. F.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
poARD CAME ITNION
FIDELITY UNION.

Meets lst, 3rd and 9th Wednesday nights. G. II. Miller, president; A. l.. Wear, secretary. Board Camp F. Q.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12

COUNTY LINE UNION NO. 577. Meets Saturday evening before the lst and 3rd Sundays. D, Morris, president, w. II. Riding, secretary. Hartley F. 0.
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LIBERTY UNION NO. 2as.
CHERRY HILL UNION NO. 2o7.

Geo. Wood, president, J. K. Wilcox, secre tary; meets I'd and 4th Saturdays at ? ?. III. Egger, P. 0.
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OVERTURE UNION NO tss7 Clarence Waits, president: Alber, War secretary. Gillham F. 0.
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WARMING ORDER

s. w. Clouse, piaintlfi, ys E. D. Clouse des fendant. tn the Polk Chancery Court.
 The defendant, k. D. Clouse Is warned to appear In this court within thirty days and answer the mplaint Of the piaintif. s. w. tlouse w i. tsFeeu. Clerk. October & ig0S
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John l.. Riding, president; J. W. Wilkins secretary. yandervoort F. 0.
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ROCKY UNION NO. lbl.

Meets ist and 3rd Saturday nights. !. k Chambers, president; Prof W. k. Shinn, sec retary. Mena, r. 0.
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HOLLY GROVE UNION NO. 1s42. E. E. Carter, president; k. L. Dairymple secretary.
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Meets ist and 3rd Friday nights. Roe shane. president; Nathaniel Blan, secretary Granniss r. 0.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-11-12
HATFIELD

HATFIELD UNION NO 2so. Meets lst and 3rd Saturday at D. m. 40 Bruce. president, k. II. Stockton. secretary Hatfield F. Q.
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HOLLY HILL UNION NO, 2151 A. J. Edwards, president. J. r. Smith, ec- retary. Hartly F.. 0.
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POTTER r1NroN

OAK GROVE UNION ]. B. Davis, president; T. B. Baker. se@fe tary. Granniss
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HOLLY SPRINGS UNION NO. 2s4. k. K. Griffith, president; J. c. Yell, seer e- tary. Quito F. 0.
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DALLAS uN1oN NO. 75o.

J. c. Terrell. president; $. Thacker, secre- tary. Meets 2nd and sth Saturday at p. Rocky postofiice.
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OWEN cHApEL UNION No

OWEN CHAPEL UNION NO. $50. II. z. Fowler president: T. D. Reid. secre- tary. Meets first and third Fridays of each month at D. m. Mena F. 0
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MOUNTAIN FORK UNION retary.
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POTTER UNION. Meets 2d and 4th Friday nights. s. B. liar relson, president Frank Cole secretary Mena, Ark, K. r. n. No. l.
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FOWLER UNION NO. 12s4.
nzARk uNIoN No .a

Wills Jones, president, Eugene Abernathy, secretary. Meets first and third Saturdays Big Fork F. 0.
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DALLAS UNION NU. 750. Meets lst and Sfd Saturday at 7:30 ?. m. s. A. Key, president; A. l.. Durham, secretary Nena, r. o.
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CENTER UNION NO isef Lee Eyens, president, T. A. Dooiey, secrs tary.
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RANSOM UNION No. s17.

r. II. Furr, president; ]. NJ. Borough Secretary. Meets each lst and 3d Saturday at p III. Egger F. 0.
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ROCK SPRINGS UNION NO S91. Ed Posey, president: c. L. Posey, secretary Quito F. 0. Meets 2nd and 4th Saturdays.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12

The age of sheep is very easily
shown by an examination Of the teeth.
4 lamb has the first pair of permanent
front teeth when about 10 months old;
the second pair appears, at about Is
months; the third pair at % months
and the fourth at about SO to 40
months. When the whole of the per-
manent front teeth have appeared the
sheep is in its fourth year. The Meri-
no natures it's teeth later than the
other breeds; the Cotswold and South
downs and other highly-improved NUT
ton sheep are some months ahead Of
a MerinO, but at 4 years every sheep
has it's full mouth of teeth. Later
the age is known by the appearance
of the teeth, which gradually lose their
sharp edges and become worn down
smooth. A healthy sheep will keep its
teeth good until 10 or - years old,
If the pasture is not unusually bare
and the soil sandy, so as to wear the
teeth excessively.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-11-12
Poultry PickinCs.

The heating of the brooder plays a
very important part in the growth of
the young chicks.
The fowls and eggs from a pure bred
flock of hens will bring more money on
account Of their uniformity.
A good broOder is of more import
ance than an incubator, if one can be
of more Importance than the other.
There Is nothing that fits into the
regular farm crops and live stock bet
ter than a well managed flock of poul-
try.
The cost Of securing we'll bred poul-
try is so comparatively small that there
is no eXcuse for keeping a lot of mon
grel hens.
Do not expect to find smooth sailing
with the incubators and brooders at
first. 1t requires patience and vigilance
in learning to manage them.
There is nothing more disgusting
than to see a lot of old, scaly legged
roosters running with a flock of hens.
Sell them off and keep good, healthy
males.
One of the most conservative poul-
trymen says that if all farmers would
keep pure bred poultry the business
would be doubled in a few years and
that we would still be getting good
prices for our produce.