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The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20
STUDY AND LIFE.

The point that stands out most prominently in the mind Of very learned man is the fact that be knows SO little compared to what he does not know $. c. Davidson.
 The amount people have to learn is entirely too great for their length of life. Ed Howe.
 In few days Mena Twill witness the graduation exercises of a class of bright young students who have completed the high school course. They have reached a goal to which they have for years aspired. They have already acquired an education far in excess of the average even in enlightened America.
 And yet how pitifully small is their knowledge. They yet know so little of the lessons of life, so very little of the worlds knowledge. But they have made a beginning and that is of first importance. But in the education ot life there is one thing that well may be termed of greatest value if progress is to be made---and that is the maintenance of the HABIT OF STUDY.
 The student that has gone through the courses of high school success fully has acquired the habit of study. His brain is accustomed to grasping, analyzing and storing away knowl- edge. Habit has made this easy, and if 1t $ followed up through life by continued study--eveD for half hour. an hour. or more each day, wonders can be accomplished. All too often, however, out of school means out of study---the brain loses it's most valuable powers through lsc'z of use. and the individual fails to attain the development that makes him most valuable to this
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20
CHARGED WITH
 COUNTERFEITIhG
Said to Have Offered Queer" Money at Three Stores at Caddo
 Gap Later They Pass

Caddo Gap, May 10. men giving their names as Dr. K. E. Lee, and B. r. Smallings, and their home as c en wood, Ark, are under arrest here, charged with passing counterfeit money.
 They came here late yestercsy aftt fnpon and offered the money ill pay mtnl for goods at three stores, but the merchants refused to accept ii, telling them the silver dollars were counterfeits.
 Then plan was laid for them to pass the money to another merchant, which they did.
 They then left hurriedly, pu' were overtaken and arrested. z,
 During the night Lee jun1peu through the window and tried v escape, but was recaptureo' They deny knowing the nopey was counterfeit.
 The federal authorities at Li'. tie Rock have been notified tna' tbe prisoners are held here losa them.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20
Rational Brevities.
(Davidson.l

When the purpose is truly wise and right it's fruit must necessarily be good.
 Indulgence in malice and resent ment poisons our lives and brings suffering to us.
 Our troubles never have any more power over us than we ourselves ascribe to them.
 A reasonable amount of ieyity and innocent pleasure is profitable and conducive to health.
 Absolute confidence in our ability to do things is necessary to the att tainment of our purposes.
 Never conclude that your idealitv IS absolutely correct. Emotion and feelings are often misleading.
 Cultivate the habit of feeling that you are always in the very presence of the Divine, and note how much happier and better your life.
 There are no penalties to virtue. v
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20
THIS APOLOGY ACCEPTED

We are busy trying to raise an edi- tor's salary this week, and if the pa- per is not as good as it should be it is because we are having hand-to-hand scuffie with the wolf. Ark ansas Traveller.
 The country editor, like the coun- try preacher, usually raises a good part CT his ss..als between blow Handles and with hoe and rake. The work of editing and preaching is often work of love for humanity followed along paths thickly marked with Stones and thistles.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20
THERE'S < SILVER LINING

The Star editor acknowledges the receipt of an attractively illustrated prospectus, and an appealing per sonal letter from new 'gold get ting" concern that promises "100 per cent profit on entire investment out of first dividends. Then 1t goes on to prove how certain are the profits by naming gold mines in which $l00 invested in original stock is now worth all the way from trifling $450 up to $200.00 Then it shows by most conservative fig ures"-that the stockholders of this new company will realize over 60 million dollars 4000 per cent profit and then tells you that these shares just think of it Twill be sold to a favored few, of which The Star man is one, if he hurries, at 9 cents share Think of it "a mere trifie. Just the cost of Iunch-counter meal or few cigars -and great fortune is yours.
 Mournfully, it must be told the glittering gold must be rejected and the turing literature left to finger lovingly among alluring al- lusiops to snrinv Drenarad noet;calIv by promising poets promising to write more when sthis" is published.
 But. nevertheless. it's good to get such literature again. though it is regrettable that there are those who will give up their hard coin for the sake of dreaming of gold that never comes. It is good. because, like the news that again the demand for diamonds is such as to send the price
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20
CHANGE IN SCHOOL BOARD
Dr. W. C. Vandiver and Dr.. F. A. Lee Elected as New Members
 Nearly all for Mill Tax,

la the school election Saturday pr. w. c. Vandiver and Dr. F. A. Lee were elected to the school board to fill the vacancies caused by the expiration of the terms of Dr. P. K. Watkins and G. w. Petty.
 The vote was as follows:
 Vandiver 147, Lee l41, Watkins l05. Petty 75.
 The 7 mill tax proposition car ried by vote of IFS for, to 20 against.
 There were l22 votes for county supervision and 59 votes against. It will ho some little time before the returns on this question will be in from the country districts.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20
MAY SUCCEED W. J. BRYAN.

Champ Clark of Missouri, who is recognized as the leader of the Dem- ocratic branch of the lower house in Congress, is now being talked of as likely to succeed w. J. Bryan as can didate for the presidency.
 In speaking of MT. Clark's pros poets, the Southwest American ayers that to be eligible to the place, a man must stand "one test, applied unmercifully." the test to be this question:
 Do you represent the whole of Dem- ooracy, or just the Bryan faction, or the Parker faction?
 In other words, the American as- sumes that man, to be satisfactory, must be able to successfully ride two horses going Tn opposite directions a thing that would require a very elastic man to stand. Champ Clark is not that kind.
 As further illustration of the situation, when Champ Clark lined up his forces to defeat Joe Cannon for speaker of the house, he had enough Republicans with him who were against the methods of Cannon and against the special interests Cannon and his clique represented, to defeat him and his rules had the Democrats stood by Clark.
 But what did they do?
 Twenty-three of them. rer-esont- ing Nevada, Calarado, Texas. Lou isiaila, Virginia. North Carolina, Georgia and Florida joined the Republican house organization and defeated Clark's worthy aims. Again, in defiance of the Dem ocratic platforms declaration for free lumber and free hides. 38 Dem- ocrats voted with the Cannon Repub- licans on the first and 29 on the sec- ond-this number out of I'll Demo- crats deserting not only the party organization. but the most import ant party principles.
 Pretty big contract. is it not. to require a man to be satisfactory to two such clements?
 
 On the other hand, the Republi- cans are in the same predicament. except that they are strongly in the majority. But even with that, there are many, notably Bristow of Kansas, who are fighting with all their might for the people and against favoritism to special inter- ests. These men represent the liberal element of the Republican party, and are as much against AL drich and Payne and Cannon as are the most radical Democrats. Both parties are thus irrevocably split, and no man on earth can truly satis- fy both elements in either party. It would seem that the only thing to do is to form new party lines entirely.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

From the article by Dr. F. A. Lee in recent issue. it is plain that Polk county physicians not only propose to ''get theirs" but also that theirs" shall be more than before. No matter what else one may think about it, it certainly is a source of annoyance to the best natured man to work and not get paid for it- and the doctors generally, have done lot of just that.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20
Yes. Why Not !?

Attorneys for Governor c. N. Haskell of Oklahoma, in the new land fraud proceedings against him, have new lot of technicalities to offer as cause for dismissal. Why doesn't the spotless and immaculate Haskell let the case go to trial on its merits and establish his innocence once and for all, thereby confound- ing his enemies Kansas City Times.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

up, it proves that the "panic" really is over, and better times are ap- preaching. And, then, too, such literature costs money, and some printer man somewhere is given work to do, and pay and that is a little silver lining to a grating scheme that has taken away the hard-earned money of many man and woman.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

The Star does not care to blow it's own horn too much---but it Is read by more people than ever before, and has never gone backward in this respect If it is printed in both editions of The Star, more than 250G homes know about 1t.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

We were just beginning to get used to the idea of sending messages thousands of miles over land and sea by wireless telegraphy. and now in Omaha a big auditorium is being lighted by an electric plant located six miles away. connected only by earth and atmosphere Next!
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

Documents have been found prov ing that the deposed sultan really gave the orders for the Armenian massacres. The publicity given to the acts of the old sultan will make such acts impossible to any of his successors.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

The Mena Evening Star is read by the people who buy most and those outside of Mena who read it gauge the city and it's business interests by it's columns-news and advertising
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

It is getting to be race between American motor car drivers and foreign noblemen for the hands of the daughters of rich men. That's good. The chauffeurs will make better husbands, and the money will stay in America.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

Hoarseness, bronchitis and other throat troubles are quickly cured by Foley's Honey and Tar as it soothes and heals the intlamed throat and bronchial tubes and the most obstinate cough disappears. Insist on having the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar. Sold by all druggists,
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

Montana was thoroughly shaken bs an earthquake Saturday. An other reason to couple to that of climate to cause people of that state to seek the Sunny South.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

Polk county may not have many D aches for shipment this year, but there will be plenty of the luscious fruit for home consumption. And it has thousands of acres of unbro- ken land that is sure of crop alr~ost .ns.t,r.t .rnar
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20
rnn mrNA rvENING srAR

is a progressive newspaper furnishing to its readers a daily service covering lhe most important ot the world E gen erai happenings as well as those items of local news that go to make home paper Invaluable to citlxer of any com lnunity. If you want tA5 news in your Evening Star. By carrier or mail, 40c
 CT month.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

The Stars circulation, both Even ing and Weekly, has been bigger each year than the year before, giving ever increasing value to it's adver- Using columns.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

homes.
 The act is far reaching and provides heavy penalty. It covers any kind or disturbance at night wherein any one is pun ished, threatened with punish ment or given undue cause for alarm and is not restricted to Ku Klux night riding alone.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

Besides that, if you think the doc tors charges too high, you may decide to use little more discretion in your everyday life and not need him sn often.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

The king of blood purifiers is Dr. Simmons Sarsaparilla. It rids the system of the winters accumulation of impurities. It makes the young feel well-the old young. Now is the time 10 renovate yourself. Simmons Sar- saparilla cannot be excelled. Price ooc and sl. For sale by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-05-20

Read the advertisements in your paper. They contain information that will save you money---and some times regret.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-25

see for she Is doing the best she can
for a roomful and divides the time with
mathematical exactness no doubt. out IhS
child does not progress at all, because
the school at home is not In commission
so 20 speak. -, ,.,,.
The school room is filed with children
from all sorts OF homes-all doing the
same work, and you know, and know,
that children blunder along during
whole term. when the school teacher
hasn't the time and the mother too igno-
rant or busy 10 teach the little ones
Perhaps these difficulties are insur-
mo,,ntable. but I have reached the con-
clusion. that child which falls twice TO
rise In the next grade, should stay AT
home or 20 at something else until
way opens for a new start with better
promise OF an education.
undertand fully the many cares that
beset the average mother and housekeep-
er. / know IL adds TO her cares to be
obliged TO teach lessons to her children
who 90 10 school. but l also know thar
the average mother in this day and time
devotes an hour each day to many thinss
which might be omitted. to every ten
minutes she devotes to the education OF
her children A good many women will
wear themselves down with needlework,
embroidery. runies and gew-gaws, who
complain Justify Of their lack OF leisure
TO teach their children the beginnings
OF arithmetic and grammar. They want
TO do something else. they chafe at the
interruptions that such teachings demand
when they know they must do some OF
II II they get a start at home.
l heard of a good mother who taught
her little daughter to count by setting
the table for the family. 50 many knives.
80 many forks. and so many spoons, etc.
such lessons are learned cheerfully anc
readily.
Yes, know that the public schools are
a boon TO mothers with large families.
As some one has remarked, a public bath
is a luxury. but that does not mean no
private bath for the family.
There are some disadvantages TO the
home school system. but the public mind
is also seriously considering the neces-
sity for individual attention to individual
needs. and the carefully trained child az
home has some very tangible advantages
that they do not get in promiscuous
school.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-25
Going to School at Home

You and / know something OF the him
ORANGES which a child meets In a public
school where the room is crowded and
the teacher Is obliged TO overlook or neg
lect YOUR child when she honestly admits
she has not the time 10 see that every
child has It's lesson well-learned. II has
already reached a place where there must
be two schools-One at home and one
IN the school hOuse-if the average child
progresses in its lessons. Working to-
gsther with all possible diligence. the
mother giving her time. entreaty and
strength 20 accomplishing the lesson With
her children and a faithful teacher do
ing her utmost 10 further explain what
had been learned at home. the child may
pull through with. possible credit 10 the
end OF the term. but there often comes
a time -hen she mother is ailing. or other
sickness or nindrance interferes and the
child must try TO get the lesson by IT.
self. Then things go 81. certainly not Sc
well.
A lesson that the mother learned With
them might be easily mastured but with
out her help Is a desperate undertaking
for q child whose mind is easily diverted
from a tedious task.
The teacher IL not blamed by me as you
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-25
Woman Sentenced Who Shot Man

Annie Trammell the young woman who
recently fired at Peter Verghiotis, fruii
dealer, in his place of business on West
Mitchell street. near the Terainal station,
and wounded him on the arm, was founc
guilty Of shooting at another by jury
in the superior criminal court Tuesday
but was recommended to mercy.
The charge was accordingly treated as
a misden1eanor. and Judge Gilbert SEN
fenced the woman TO six months at the
prison farm. She was represented by
Carl Guest, and Solicitor Hill was assist
ed in the prosecution by Hugh M. Dor
sey.
Verghiotis said that he was In his bus
mess place when his clerk cried out that
a woman was about to shoot him. He
turned and fed, and doing so a bullet
from a 22-calibre revolver got him In the
arm. He ran behind a partition, and
the Trammen woman sent four more bull
let's after him, none of which, however,
took effect.
''She fell in love with me-" Verghiotis
exclaimed, showing his arm, land come
often to my business place to fiirt with
me. 1 told her to stay away from there.
1t seems that the woman had previously
sued Verghiotis for breach of promise. In
a statement to the jury she declared that
the fruit dealer had deceived her.
The court congratulated the jury on its
verdict.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-25

The case OF William II. Mitcheil' OF
Thomasville, who was found guilty ano
sentenced to twelve months by the supe-
rior court of Thomas county, for assault
and battery on Miss Lucille Linton, OF
Thomasville, was heard Wednesday In
the court of appeals, where 1t was
taken after a motion for a new
trial had been denied by Judge Roam OF
the superior court. -.
Counsel for Mitchell has assigned err
roI and now claims that Mitchell was IN
sane at the time the crime was commits
ted. Reuben r. Arnold, OF Atlanta, and
Theodore Titus and S. A. Roddenberry
of Thomasville, represented Mitchell; W
f. Thomas, the solicitor general, and T.
F. Green, OF Athens, appeared Tor the
state. IL
Mitchens counsel argued that every al
legged act of Mitchelrs in the abduction
of Miss Linton indicated insanity, and
DIR. T. G.. Mcintosh testified TO this effect
at the trial. His evidence was given close
attention.
The main questions for the court of ap'
peals were as to whether the lower court
erred in not sustaining demurrer &c
the Indictment and in denying the motion
for a new trial.
Counsel for the state opposed the new
trial. and contended that Mitchell was
perfectly sane when he committed the
crime,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-25
WILLIS B. SPARKS FILES
PETITION N BANKRUPTCY

MACON, Ca. June 23.-Much to the sur
prise of many Macon people Willis B.
Parks, the prime mover in the old Ma
con Construction company, and capital
list, filed a petition in voluntary bankrupt
cy in the federal court here yesterday.
He was at one time reputed to be worth
many thousands Of dollars. but reverses
were met by his company when II was
building the Georgia Southern and Flori-
da railroad and the Macon and Birming-
ham. In his petition he placed as his
sole assets 200 shares of North Highland
company stock.
His secured liabilities amount to about
SIS 600: his unsecured liabilities 10 about
$4,000. There is also a liability of $40
600 which Is held Jointly by four men.
he among the number.
The case will be heard before Referee
Alexander Proudfit at an early date. Mr.,
Sparks Is well-known in New York and
throughout this state. He has made his
home in Macon and since the failure of
the old construction company he has paid
off many debts incurred during the time
II was In operation.
Major ]. F. Hanson. president of the
Central railroad, is, according to the
schedule of liabilities. owed $500 by Mr..
Sparks Other prominent men and COM
panies figure in the petition.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-25
DAYLIGHT RoBBER
STEALS FROM TAILOR

DALTON, Ca. June 23.-One Of the
boldest robberies on record here was pulls
ed off Monday night between 3 and Il
o'clock, when a masked man entered the
home of d. Walstein. a tailor, while he
was eating a lunch in the dining room
and ordered him TO hand over his val
uahles. The masked robber had pistol
pointed at Walstein. and with the other
hand went through his pockets and Sc
cured SIS In money.
! The victim of the robbery lives In q
thickly settled section Of the city. and
houses all around his home were bright
with lights at the time the robbery &C.
CURED.
Chief of Police. FIncher reached the
scene of the crime within a short time
after Ii happened but could find no trace
of the robber. Owing to his fright. Wal
stein was unable to give satisfactory
description of his assailant. While the
offcer was loKing over the premises, ne
heard fall and hurried back to find Wal
stein in a swoon.
The boldness of the robber In entering
the brilliantly lighted house was such Q
surprise that the criminal escaped WITH
ease.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-25
Kills Herself as Her Babies Play

While her two little daughters played
and prattled on the porch outside, Mrs.
Katherine j. Baker, SO years old, locked
herself in her room at SO West lth
street, at II o'clock Wednesday morning,
and ended her life by drinking two
ounce bottle of carbolic acid.
This was the second attempt at suicide
she has made within the past month
FOR some time Mrs. Baker, who was a
widow had been in i'll health. This, to-
gether with grief over her husband s
death, drew her deeper and deeper into a
morbid hopelessness. Though devoted 10
her little ones. she seemed to find II i'm
possible to shake on the depression that
weighed like iron on her heart day and
night She was living with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Weaver. About a
month ago she was found in a desperate
condition from the effects of having
drunk acid. That time, however, she was
resuscitated. Since then a vigilant watch
has been kept on her movements.
Wednesday forenoon, however, she
went quietly TO her room. unknown to the
rest of the family, and locked the door,
after having kissed her two baby girls,
Minnie and Bell Her disappearance led
Mrs. Weaver TO investigate. Then it was
that she was discovered in dying con-
dition, with phial of poison lying nearby.
An emergency call for Grady hospital
and physicians was sent hurriedly in. The
doctors arrived and for an hour worked
diligently, but in vain. Shortly before
noon she died.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-25
COCAINE JOINT RAIDED;
DOCTOR rs ARRESTED

AS the result of a raid on a Decatur
street cocaine den Saturday night, DR.. A.
Y. Drake, Of SO IL Capitol avenue. has
been sentenced to 30 days in workhouse
and bound over to the city court by the
recorder on the charge of having sold the
drug TO negroes. tt.t Co..
In dingy secluded room at 81 1-2 Deca-
tur street the police had run upon score
or more of negroes scattered higgledy-
piggledy about the floor in various stages
Of the dope The crowd. was hurried away
to the station house. sThey told the off,
GERS they had secured the cocaine from
DIR. Drake, Investigations followed. result
ing in the Doctors arrest and trial Mon
day afternoon. Near the end OF his hear
ing the physician grew hystericar Pale
and trembling, he tottered toward the
magistrates chair and sobbed: -t- =
II can't help 1t, Judge, l can't help 1t.
please let me have Just enough of the
stuff to make me quiet. My whole system
is craving it. Can't you prescribe 1t for
me?'