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The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
GOVERNMENT ISSUES ITS
 FINAL CROP ESTIMATES
weiohts Are Above the Average ard the Yields Per Acre Greater
 Than First Figures.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Fonal esti- mates of the grain crops of the United States. made public by the agricultural department do not differ materially from the preliminary estimates preNi onslv reported. The final corn crop is 3.750 coo bushels larger, and the area 925 coo acres smaller than the pre- liminary estimate. The final winter wheat estimate is s,500,00O bushels larger. and the area 450,000 acres larg- CT than preliminary figures. The hnai spring wheat estimate is 100000 bushels less, and the area unchanged- n final estimate of the oats crop IS 24Co0. coo bushels larger, and the area 762 GOO acres larger than the prelimt nary figures.
 Compared with the crops of 1908, the estimates show an increase of 1o4 ,0c0,- 900 bushels of corn, an increase of 72.5O0. .000 bushels of wheat and an in- crease of 2cO,000.000 bushels of oats. making the total crops of these three cereals 4,517000,000 bushels, an in- crease of 375, 5,500,000 bushels over the total in 1S0S
 The area and production of corn, wheat and oats this year, as finally es- timated by the agricultural department are as follows: Corn, loo,T7l,000 acres, 2.772. .376,00O bushels; winter wheat 2S, 1880, eco acres. 44S.S66,000 bushels: oats, 33,2C4.0O acres, 1.007, ,353,000 bushels.
 The average weight per measured mushel of various crops to be as fol- lows.
 Spring wheat 57l pounds, winter wheat 5S4 pounds and oats 327 pounds, against 573. 5S.S and 29s pounds respectively last year. The quality of corn is SAP per cent, against S69 last year.
 The weight per bushel of oats is nearly 10 per cent greater this year than last, making the oats crop nearly 300 .000 900 bushels more this year than last on the basis of weight.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
GROUND OUT THE CIRCULATION
Editors Neat Method of Finding Out How Many Papers His
 Rival Printed.

There Is always a circulation contro yersy on between the ephemeral new town newspapers of the west. writes Carl Crow in the Van Norden Maga' zine.
 In the heat Of one of these contro- versies the editor of the Beacon came out one week in a first page announce ment that the Phoenix. in a neighbor. ing town, had printed for the previous weeks edition exactly 943 papers. of which ST were spoiled. making the to- tai circulation not more than 906
 The statement was ignored. few months later the two editors were at convention of newspaper men and in the natural course of events found themselves at the same bar.
 Now, Bill." said the editor of the Phoenix. its all over with and don't intend to print anything more about it, but would like to know how you learned what my circulation was. didn't know for sure myself until you printed the story. Then looked it up and found that you were right"
 That was easy" replied Editor Bill. T knew you printed on Wed nesday, so rode over to your town on that day and sat out in a bunch of mesquite hundred yards back of your office. Every time your old press printed a paper 1t gave a grunt that you could hear a quarter of mile and I counted the grunts. There were 943 of them and you stopped the press S7 times to clean a spoiled pa. per of the rollers"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
HE SUGAR SCANllI
RuMoRs CURRENT IN Nrw or FURTHER IMPORTANT ,0'N
 DISCLOSURES.
TO INDICT THE BIG orFlc,,,s
Government Agents Have Mad. r...
 Important Discoveries lrs.' "o's These In Higher Quarters-sss's'ns Company Ready to Pay. '''

New York, Dec. 17.-sens.t,o.,. velopments in the sugar scansa, ,' ee lowing thick and fast upon ona 'Of ether, were supplemented bv a1 rn., an of other important disclosures imnaa r4aOl' ing, '"'pena'
 One of these relaied to the re0o..., finding of an indictment agsins. rs.'eu man ~higher upp in the connsI,. the American Sugar Refining comn.. Ol and the furlAer report that inc saa', osspl, probers Into the under weigbiny ,.,.'sl t,ass through which the government "sos s been cheated cut of millions nag ~as about prepared for disclosnro s.s ,s.. would fix responsibility in still b,rhas as quarters. Hs'
 Developments, following pavmen, k, the Arbuckles of nearly s7oO ooo reimburse the United States trpssus. for deficits due to false weighiny ,r eluded the announcement that ano.ha. of the biz suger refining comnan,o. was prepared to settle with the gov. ernment as the Arbuckles had aona IS soon as | had been officially Ir. formed of the amount the goyernmsr, asserted was due.
 This company was the Nation,p Sugar Refining company. next ,o ,ha American Sugar Refining company n the extent of it's operations Tho Nationals president. James H post said mat the government investigators had been going oyer the books of ,ha company for months and recently had informed him that the company owed the government moro than S7OOOoO in unccllec.ed duties.
 No demand for restitution had beeu made on the officials of the National company up to today. President Post stated, however. that at a conference with the governments special counsel t was probable an agreement would be reached on an amount which tSe company would turn over to meet the claim Of the investigators.
 Arguments were heaSd in the frial of the six employees of the American Sugar Refining company who are ac. cnsed of conspiracy to defraud. and 1t was expected that the case would 70 ,o the jury before night.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
ASKS NATIONAL AID.
TOPEKA GOOD ROADS CONGRESS SAYS THE GOVERNMENT
 SHOULD HELP.
HIGHWAYS PUBLIC PROPERTY
Resolutions Declare National as Well as State Authorities Should Help the Counties in Road Building. Kansas Military Road Indorsed

Topeka. Dec 16.--The National Good Roads Congress demands that the government and the state cooperate in a plan for good roads work. Reso- lutions were adopted setting forth that as the roads were public property and ment and the state should help the counties, the township and the abut- ting property owners to pay the bills. 1t is possible that some detailed idea of what each department of govern inent should pay for the roads may be worked out and indorsed before ad- iournment.
 The association also indorsed the building of military road from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Riley, the road to be built entirely by the govern ment, either by convict or hired labor, and to be under the supervision of the government, but open to the use of the public. It was argud that such road would be u great impetus to general road building and the construction of laterals to touch this road
 The proposition to build brick road from Leavenworth to Kansas City was also considered. Part of this road has already been built and Warden Cod ding of the state penitentiary has an nounced that the plans are being formed 10 complete it.
 The chief addresses of the congress this morning were by George w. Cooley. state highway enginer of Minnesota, and Prof. W. c. Hoad, state sanitary engineer of Kansas Mir. Cooley discussed the different kinds of rock and dirt roads in Min nesota and other states and in Europe
 Tt will be good many years,' he said, before rock roads will be com mon throughout this country. As long ns we cannot have rock roads right now let us improve the dirt roads.
 The chief point that see whers the road laws need remedying is the road taxes ought to be collected jn cash and then the money should be spent under comprehensive plan for roads instead of letting each man work out the tax as he sees fit and without competent supervision.''
 Professor Hoad discussed the differ ent values of rock for road making. Hc said that Kansas had plenty of good rock for roads.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
The usefuIness Of 4central.v

The telephone subscriber has come to regard central" as an ever-avail able bureau of information. The score of the ball game, the latest election returns, the location of the big fire the light from which can be seen on the horizon, and even the exact time, are all points on which she long-suffering operator must be posted
 The other day according to the Op- erating Bulletin of the Chicago Tele- phone Company, man called up suburban exchange, and said, despair in his voice;
 My wife has gone out, leaving word for me to cook the spinach for dinner, but do not know how long to boil it.7
 The operator switched the subscrib. CT to the supervisor, who had been to cooking-school, and she promptly told the man all he needed to know abjut the treatment of spinach.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
Pneasants tor Hunters.

A speciality will De made on Hun. garian partridge at the new state game bird farm at Sherburne, 30 miles south of Utica, N. Y. They are a hardy game bird about half the size of the native partridge and are pro- life breeders. The Oneida County Game club has cyperimented with them, and five hen birds produced 65 young this season. State Game Com missioner Whipple says that the de- partment will be able to turn out into game covers of the state next year about 10000 birds, and furnish 100 dozens of eggs for settings.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23

Former Gov. William Sprague of Rhode Island celebrated last month his seventy-ninth birthday. He is the only surviving war governor.
 A reporter questioned Gov. Sprague one day at Narragansett about hravery.
 There is finer bravery shown in civil than in military life" the veteran statesman said: T remember one of our Providence fire chiefs.
 "A green fireman resigned from the Providence service because his chief. ne said, was cruel and inhuman.
 How cruel and inhuman?' they asked him
 Why, the fireman whined. 'at last weeks tenement fire he ordered me to carry section of hose right in be- tween two walls that were just on the point of tumbling
 And what did you do?'
 I refused. Of course. I told the chief 1t was as much as a mans life was worth to go in there, and l wouldn't do it. We'll. what did the chief do then 2
 'Ha, ha. ha. The crazy fool car eied the hose in himgea.'"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
Huntino Fatal to s4 Men,

Boston, Dec. 17.--At the close of the big game season it was found the cost of the chase had been 34 human livea Twenty-three persons were killed l5 being mistaken for deer or by the ac cidental or careless discharge of fire arms in Maine. New Hampshire, Yer mont and Massachusetts and three in the Canadian provinces of New Bruns wick and Nova Scotia. Contributory causes added eight more deaths.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
100 YEARS OLD.
Gyaadwa .Sandsvson. of DeH'itt. Mo., |,
 Has Lfved q Long and Usefsi LttS.

Grandma SandeTson is wonderful woman. She is in as good health to- day as ever in her life, although she is over one hundred years old.
 In a letter to the Peruna Drug Mfg. Co.,, she gives the highest credit to Pe- runa for her excellent health and ex- treme old age. Read what she says.
 Surely the evidence presented by Buch cases as these ought not only to dispel prejudice against Peruna, but inspire confidence in it.
 T will send you picture that was taken few weeks before my hun dredth birthday.
 T am a true friend of the Peruna Company. I have derived great ben eft from Peruna many times. I can say regard Peruna very great med icine. I found out the merit of it good many years ago.
 "A little more than two years ago contracted very severe cold, which resulted in la grippe. Owing to the severity of the disease, and my ex- treme age, my case was considered to be very critical l employed no doc- tor, but Peruna was the remedy I used, and to-day my health is as good Is it ever was in my life.
 However, still continue to take Peruna, spoonful every night before retiring"
 Peruna is an ideal tonic for old people. It is a compound of herbal remedies that has been known to the medical profession for many years.
 Peruna operates as a tonic by cleans ing and invigorating the mucous mem- branes. This explains why Peruna has become % extensively known as a satarrh remedy. Catarrh is simply a condition of depraved mucous mem- braneA Peruna changes this deprav- lty into healthfal vigor.
 Agreat many old people use Peruna, and would not be deprived of 1t for ang confederation.
 People wto object to liquid medi. Diues can now secure Peruna tablets.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
Sample HeIps
 EraiI Women

So many women are dragging out weary lives just because their diges- tive organs are weak. The result is poor circulation, nervousness and the verge of invalidism. It is often very unnecessary and the woman's own fault.
 he first thing to do is to look to inc MM,SHaIe ot your bowels. There the tron- hie usually lies. All physicians knouy tide large percentage Of women arc habitually constipated. and from thia ra- suits indigestion. piles. vVea rineas at. Jnal women constantly complain Of bnt There is no use taking ssfernaln rara. sase ssoies and things of that kind until YOU nave started your bowels to fnoviu~ You VIII find that when inc bowels ,nov5a resuiarly once or twice a day m vou~ petty ills will disappear. Take a good ec,i.n c,,i., ia11atlve tonic like Dr. CaldweiPs syrup Fepsin for awhile and won ,yilI ma yourself rapidly getting better and stronger. your bowels win regulate thern- seives and work at stated times ana ts.s sslvn yoar headaches and dizziness will u1s&ppeat. Don't take strong catharfie piils or salts. but just such a mild and Syrup Pepsin 'u"en
 .. You can obtain a bottle of yonr drug gist Tor fifty cents or one dollar es5d ellher size mev be enough to nerma- nentiy cure Ncu Thousands of wornen keep II regularly in the house and vii n s.e ionseF ps without lt as 1t cured them anu can De used with safetv bv everv member of the family. down to s ths youngest child. but if you have never res. Cseu 4 m sake the advice of Mrs. Earl s and Mrs, Ellen Dungan. Muneis' e'ypne 4pg ds ns send to pr. Caldwell for n free trial bata ta.u Ile as they did. and learn for vonrself ~ Mnas 1s.., It wiu do in your own case. That no douht etSAh enere ls bt; caldwell personally will be pleased 70 'as HlNe YOU any medical advice YOU may uss're sss iof yourself or family pertaining to free of charge. Explain your case e'sse sn 7 ss ssster anu ne VIII reply to you in defat, ror the Tree sauiple simply send yo,'r ,,.;,iae s'.,.n ana address on postal card or e1ttsStW ' 1.s Wist. For either request the dorforss aad,fese is pr " B. Caldwell, R.boa calas well building. Montlcalia. II. '''v'- >saa-
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
WANTED HER TO KNOW VALUE
Shipper Didn't by Any Means Object to Having the Girl Find Out What
 Ills Gift Cost.

A young man brought a package into the main office of an express com pany on lower Broadway the other day and asked the receiving clerk to send 1t to a town up state.
 The clerk weighed the package and then asked the young man if he de- sired to declare the value of It. The young man said he would and put the figure at $75. Then the clerk marked in corner of the package in very small letters "V75"
 The young man asked the meaning of "V75."
 That Is the abbreviation of value S75," said the clerk.
 Why Go you print 1t in such small letters in an ont-ofthe-way placer"
 "Peoaure most folks do not care to lave the value arked ia letters that will attract attention" replied the clerk.
 Well, tell you, fl this was just an 7rtinary package. I would not care" aid the young man. "but the truth is hat this is a present I am sending to
 intended ID state, go if it is agree. hie will you kindly mark that VIE 'io 'otters I'D naar her name, where he'l te sure to see it?"-New York
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
peadheads Who Must Be cosxed.

Concert givers in Germany find it more and more difficult to get an audi. ence. Free tickets by no means in. sures one. A Berlin journal tells how audiences at recitals (Berlin often has more than 50 of them in one week. are apt to be made up.
 Miss N. who plays or sings. sends out about 200 tickets, some of them to prominent persons. One of these is the wife of Prof X--. She kindly accepts the tickets, but has no intention of attending the concert, so she gives them to her dressmaker. who in turn bestows them on her as- sistants, who possibly may go to the concert. In one case 1t was found that of 200 free tickets only 47 were used.--Musical America.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
Small Talk as an Art.

The art of small talk Is one that many women try to cultivate and there gre instances of clever takers who find employment as opponents of the art of light conversation Their method is to read the newspapers daily. to keep in touch with the latest books. to know something special about all the new plays. and to in- vent small scraps of information just bordering on the scandalous. While .ne society woman is undergoing treatment at the hands of the hair dresser her expert conversationalist sits by her side and chats. as it were casually, on the subjects of the mo. ment. so that her bon mots may be remembered fer repetition.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
The cook Was lnssne.

St Joseph, Mo, Dec l5.-Mrs. Ella Hartman. the cook who has been de tained a, Central police station since last night pending investigation of the attempted killing Of Mrs Robert k. Hastings. 2 st. Joseph society woman, wife Of tho caRager of the American Hominy company here, will not be prosecuted ha authorities are con vinccd that Ms Hartman is insane.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
The Transfer Was Cid.

With a transfer ticket punched tc sxpire at 12 o'clock. an elderly wom an got on car.
 T can't take this. lady" said the conductor You see, it's marked for l2, but now it's ten minutes of two The tickets been dead for nearly twi hours"
 "Well,' was the woman's reply "i took the first car could get after leaving the bank had to wait td have my interest figured up."
 If 1t took 'em two hours to fignre the interest on my money I wouldn't argue about transfer. I'd pay my fare or ride in an auto," said the con. ductor
 The woman made no retort. but flshed a nickel out of her handbag and gave it to the conductor.-New York Press.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
The Correct Time

to stop a cough or cold is just as soon as it starts-then there will be no dan- ger of pneumonia or consumption. Just few doses of Ballard's Hore- hound Syrup taken at the start will stop the cough. If it has been run ming on for some time the treatment will be longer, but the cure is sure. Sold by Gunnles' Drug store.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
Why Run Riskaa

A Canadian author wrote an anthem Tor I recent celebration in Toronto
 Toward the end of the exercises when the people were going out a few at time, the author rushed to tbs conductor and said:
 'Is it over?"
 Practically"
 But, great Scott, man, they haven, sung my anthem!"
 Wei, said the conductor. "so long as the people are going out peacefully ana quietly, why sing 1t at allg"-sat. urday Evening Post.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23

Preventics, the new Candy Cold Cure Tablets, are said by druggists to have four special specific advant- ages over all other remedies for a cold. First. they contain no Quinine. nothing harsh or stckening. Second. they give almost instant relief. Third, pleasant to the taste, like candy Fourth, a large box 4S Preventics at 2 cents. Also fine for feverish chil- dren: Sold by Davis Drug Co, The Old Reliable.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23

If you want the ..smile that won't come off" get bottle of swamp Chlll Cure. It will make everything look good to you. and everything will taste good like It did when mother used to cook
 Any druggist has authority to guarantee the performance of all v PiVi'i'~es. 44-tf
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
Ask your friend. ' nr nreaehn

Ask your friend, ' UT preacher your druggist for his opnion of swamp Chill and Fever Cure: ask anyone who knows or who has ever used Swsmp Chill Cure. and ycu will find hey one and ali will say Swamp Chill Cure Is as nee essaty aS food: t. those who dwell in any section of the country where ehills and fever prevail. Prove 1t for yourself. It is guar. anteed absolutely to cure.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
School Land Sale Opens.

Chandler, Ok. Dec. 17.--Addresse, by Col Roy Hoffman of Chadler and E D Cameron. state superintendent o public instruction and member of tn, state school land commission. former ally opened the sale of 1.600,0 acrei of state school lands here.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
For Thirty Years

Enclosed find money order for one dollar, for which send me it's worth in Simmons Liver Purifier, put up in tin boxes. l have been using the med icinefor thirty years. '-Thos. H. Reil- ly, Jonesville, La. No commets neces sary. Price 25c per box.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23

After exposure, and when you feel a cold coming on, take Foley's Honey and Tar, the great throat and lung remedy. It stops the cough, relieves the congestion, and expels the cold rom your system Is mildly laxa- tive. Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Go.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
Unnecessary.

Hewitt--You are married. aren't you7
 Jewett-That's nice question to ask the father of three children.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-23
rouohlnn.

 I'm almost sorry went into pol. lctics." why so?" Its heartrending to meet so many prominent citizens who are dead broke"
Arizona republican., 1909-06-04
LARGE MAIL HANDLED
 ON RURAL ROUTES
Route 2, Phoenix, Is EquaIIed in Bus mess Done by Few in the Country. Increase of Business at Postoffice Indicates Large Growth of Com munity.

A report made to the postmaster as to the amount of mail handled by the carriers on the four rural routes of the Phoenix postofffce shows pleasing results and illustrates the value and convenience of the service to the many people who be- fore the installation of the rural ser vice had to go to the city for their mail.
 The report covers routes l, 2. and 4 from this city. During the past three months 61,O71 pieces of mail have been handled by the carrier on route l, 76,S92 on route 2, 56,725 on route 3 and 36,293 on route 4. The total for the four routes is 230,9S1.
 The value of the stamps on .natter mailed on the four routes totalled $624.09, an amount equal to the busi ness of an average third class post office, for instance that of Roose welt. During the same period 247 postoffice money orders were issued to the patrons of the routes.
 The record of the rural carriers of the local office is a remarkable one throughout and there are very few routes in the United States on which there is as much mail handled as there is on route of the local rural service, which shows an average total for each month of 25,000 pieces of mail handled.
 The amount of business on the rural routes shows the growth and development of the valley and con tributes its full share to the wonder full growth of the business of the local postoffice in the past few years. The income of the postoffice for the past five months equalled the in come for the whole of the first year of Col. McClintock's term in the office
 PostOffice receipts are one of the best indications of the growth of the community and the increase of it's business and the reports which have been made by the Phoenix office during the past year have shown tremendous increase over the reports of the years that have recently passed.