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The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
ADVICE IS CHEAP.

But listen, young friend, how about the advice of such men aS Henry Ward Beecher. Horace Mann and Hon. Wm. Pincknes White, ex-governor ot Marylard? Henry Ward Beecher says. "Whateyer occupation you nsg choose as your life work, the Grs step is to secure practical bua. ness educatIoo; by all means al. tend good business coleero Horace Mann says: "Educatia is capital from which a profit may be derived in subsequent life, t will pay an annual income wilh. out expense for insurance, repaiB or taxes; riches have wings. good education is a more lasting resource. Gov. White sa,s. "It IS the business Knowledge ob. tained in the business college lbsl IS so important todal; no msu can succeed who Is not systemal. ic; 1t is a rare exception that man who has not equipped him. self with a business knowledge ever succeeds in liie."
 Young friends, you are living in business age, at business lou must make your living, so why try to go through life wilhon. a thorough business Training l The business world today is bold ing out greater inducements to four young men an women than ever before.
 Young woman, you will receive what you are prepart q 10 earn;s Washerwoman gets q wasberwt. mans wages and a wpsherwo. man's social position thrown in. A business education in youth rescues many d woman from lhe washtub in age, and tna bles inc widow 10 iced her starving ch. dren. Latin and Greek may De forgotten; the business course can be used always and every wheu; It IS treasure secure from moth and rust, safeguard against sd. yersiiy, and its culture value sur. passes any other of equal length. Do you realize that the average educated man gets salary oi 5000 year, while the average daily laborer gets but S45O Take the difference in the eaTr. ing capacity of the educated and the day laborer for 40 years, and the educated man has earned S22 GOO more than the day sborer. Young man, young womau isn't this enough to put you 10 thinking an d investiga gatlug Write today to the Tyler Com. mercial College of Tyler, Tex, the largest school of bookEeepng' business training, shorthand, typewriting and telegraphy 10 America, get their lSS page cll- alogue, read 1t through careiuiy' read the endorsements of hun dreds of successful graduaus' $ we'll as those of prominent t tu'l' ness men.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
Editor Cited for contempt.

Tulsa, Ok. May 29.--Excitement at tending the sitting of the grand fur, here was heightened by a court ordel being served on Col. William stryker editor of the Tulsa Daily Democrat citing him to appear before the Fed eral court in McAlester June IA tt snow cause why he should not be held in contempt of court. stryker ha: been publishing articles In his pane, derogatory to Assistant District Al torney W. J. Gregg and 1t was the lat ter who filed the complaint
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
All Fnnal There.

H. H. Rogers, the financial gener- al of the Standard Oil Company, is dead. He was reputed to be worth SIS, ,0O0, ,000, but he didn't take any more of it with him than the poor est pauper that embarked on the river Styx on the some boat. De Queen Bee.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

It is very much hoped that Ameri- ca will not have to be in the terrible financial straits existing in England before the graduated income tax is adopted. This is another measure the opponents of which are in both parties the same crowd that lines up for high tariff on trust controlled goods.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

The Woodmen of the World are doing fine work for Mena in or ganizing and maintaining a band, and now the Knights of Pythias lodge is taking hold with a fine spirit to lend helping hand by volunteer ing to build band stand in Janssen park. Mena is proud of her beau tiful park and of her many fine ira ternal organizations, and these latter are. in one way and another. doing much to deserve we'll of the city.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

middle of the pasture and waited for COW to back up was brother to the man who kept store and wouldn't advertise because he req soned that the purchasing public would back up to his place of busi- ness when it wanted something"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

Joseph Robert is going to add to his bottling works an ice cream de- and he promises to fur nish Mena something better in that line than ever was shipped in. An other step that will keep good Mena money at home, and working for home people.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

The Arkansas Democrat compares the tax dodger to the house breaker, and the comparison is not all to the advantage of the former. It points out that it is those rich men who think it smart to beat the collector who make it doubly hard for honest taxpayers. As property worth a million dollars in Little Rock that has escaped taxation. has been To- cated, there yet may be found a way to keep the state out of bank runtcv
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

The Star prints the proclamation of Governor Donaghey in relation to the cutting down of appropriations made by the last general assembly. The governor evidently has taken the best horn of the dilemma into which the state has been placed, and is to be congratulated.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
State Needs Best Schools.

It is a great pity that every school district in the state did not vote a 7-mill tax. The schools need all they can get, and the state needs all the schools and the best schools that liberal support can provide.-Ar- kansas Democrat.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

Some down east cotton mills have been asking for a protective tariff that, 1t has been shown, made profits as high as 67 per cent on stock. If they don't get it, probably they will cut down the wages of their em- pIoyees to get even.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

A Little Rock minister last Sun day preached an earnest sermon in favor of Sunday baseball and other healthful amusements. He said baseball was the greatest of all sports and considered that the blue laws which prevented the working class from enjoying them on Sunday were al unjust burden.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

Every visitor who comes to Mena goes away filled to overfiowing with praise for Jansen park. 1t is worth many times it's cost fer advertising purposes alone.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

For weeks past Mena hotels have been crowded to the utmost limit, and as the warm months approach hundreds would come if they could find accommodations. It's an old story, but live one and one that means much to our city.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
BITS OF EVERY DAY PHILOSOPHY
lAtchison Globe.

Fhtchison UIobe.l
 You needn't love your enemy: if you refrain from telling lies about him, you will do well.
 The strongest argument against the parctIce of medicine that we know anything about, is the case 8
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
THE MrNA EVENING STAR

Is a progressive newspaper furnishing to it's readers a daily service covering eral happenings. as well as those items of local news that go to make a home paper invaluable 10 citizens of any com munity. If you want the news in your home each week day, subscribe for The Evening Star. By carrier or mall, zoe
 CT month
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

An Ohio wife sued her husband for divorce because he persisted in pointing out her shortcomings and fate by quoting Bible verses. He probably thought he was showing a real christian spirit. too.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

Great Britain has discovered that it also is humble subjece of the American beef trust. About the only ones who escape are the farm CTS who produce their own meat.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

A German airship has remained 3S hours in the air, travelling $50 miles. But that is no argument against putting forth every effort to make good dirt and rock roads in Arkansas
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

Pine Bluff lynchers hung a negro Tuesday--and may be proud of it-- but the casual reader of the story will hardly agree with them. The victim was in jail and there was no reason to expect prompt justice would not be carried out.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

An Iowa mob bent on a lynching was dispersed by rain storm. A stream from a fremen's hose has been known to do as much. A dose of that sort applied in Pine Bluff the other night would have proved more effective than all the guns of officers that were not fired.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

James Sharp, the religious fanatic who called himself Adam God, has gone to prison for 25 years for. with his followers, killing several persons. The worst feature is that no relig- ious fantasy is too unreasonable to find followers.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

No man can work we'll with a torpid liver or coustipated Towels A few doses of Prickly Rssh Bit ters will quickly remove tLis con- altion ana make work a pleasure W C. Vandiyer, special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

Governor Haskell has been indict- a second time for land frunds. the first indictments having been dis missed on a technicality. Governor Haskell has many friends who be- lieve him innocent. and the quickest way ta prove t Is to go to trial and
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

Nothing equal to Prickiy An Bittcrs tor removing that slug gish bilious feeling, so commea n hot W ther. It crealfs strength, vigor, appetite anu cheerful spirits. w. c. Vandivef' special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

Farm land is selling in some parts of Kansas as high as S150 per acre. That's what soon will turn home seekers to Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

James Sharp. who. claiming that he was God, and called himself Adam God, is being tried for killing police officers. He probably will be found insane, but is he, after all, as insane as the men and women whom he persuaded to believe his claims true--and to fight for them?
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

Lynching bees are getting almost as common in Arkansas as tornadoes in Oklahoma and Texas. And the former evil can be abated. and shnnld be.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

would cause them to remember our city in a manner that would re- dound largely to its welfare and growth. Think 1t ever.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

Governor Donaghey is busily en- gagged in trimming down the appro- priation bills -all but one-that made by the legislators for their own salaries. They get that right nowv
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
sugar

A newspaper now rerers to Alton E. Parker as a former candidate for congress. S." How fleeting is fame
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

In Wisconsin a mother gave birth to five babies at clip. Must have taken Roosevelt's anti-race suicide ideas very much to heart
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

l have bought the John John. son Jack, and will stand him I, my farm lA miles u' rth q Norris mill. Service, with IF surance, $7. When mare traded or removed, money due " once. w. M. Martin, Eggsl
 Ak. w12 l2t
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

Seventeen Democrats so labeled voted in the senate against the plank in the Denver platform de- manding free lumber.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

The Mena and Polk County Fair workers are not making much noise, but they are working and we'll have good fair, too.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

Pure air, pure water, beautiful scenery a trio of greatest blessings --and no man can deny their exist ence in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

The only fever that really amounts to much in Mena is the fishing fever" -and that's mighty prevalent these days.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

It is not just the consumer who gets the worst of it from the trusts. Ask merchant who sells tobacco or sugar.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

Fashion note: There will not be so much seen of the summer girl this year as last. Sleeves are longer.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

If you don't believe it you will il you look Jansen park is the pretti- est spot in the statel
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

Did it ever occur to you that a citizen who will not stand up for his town deserves nothing from it?
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

G 'cd appetite and cheerfulness follow n the use of Prickly Ash Bitters. It purifies the blood liver and bowels and makes life worth living. W. c. Vaudivcr. special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

There seems to be nothing left for Abdul Hamid andICastro but to go on the vaudeville stage.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

It's tariff revision downward all right---that is downward into the pockets of the consumer.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03

settle the case once for ali on it's merits.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-03
How Some Do Not Do Businass.

The man who went out to milk and sat down on a boulder in the
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-07-01
BIG GAME
NEXT MONDAY
LARGE CROWDS ARE COMING

The glorious fourth comes this
year on Sunday. Consequently
Monday will be observed gener-
ally as a holiday. The business
men of the city have agreed to
close their stores and the banks
and postoffice will observe the
day. The main feature of the
occasion will be the ball game be-
tween Columbus and Aliceville,
Ala.
1t is understood that quite a
number of Pickens county peo-
pie will spend the day here, and
some arrangement should be
made to entertain them at din
ner. The city should find out
how many expect to come, and
make some provision for them.
since it is understood that they
have been invited to come.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-07-01
MEMORIAL SERVICES
SUNDAY EVENING
MEMBERS or LOO. F. HELD IMPRESS
SlVE CEREMONIES At BAPTIST CHURCH
SUNDAY NIGHT
A TALK BY REV. LEWIS

The l. o. 0. +. Lodge held Me
mortal services at the First Bap-
tist church last Sunday night.
Only two members of the Royal
Arch Chapter had passed away
during the year. Mr.. Sheriff. and
Mr.. J. T. Senter, and the sad and
impressive services dedicated to
their memory were largely at
tended by members of the lodge,
as well as the public.
The officers who officiated were
Chaplain w. H. Carter, Mr.. War
rem Cox acted as Noble Grand in
Mr.. Breasts place, who has been
i'll for several days. Mr.. Amzi
Love acted as historian. Rev. 7.
w. Lewis made an impressive
talk and paid a beautiful tribute
to those who had finished life's
work. He spoke of the noble
work done by the lodge, and of
their loyalty to each other. He
emphasized the fact that one
member stands no higher in the
estimation of his brethren than
another. and equal tribute is paid
all.
The music by the choir was
exceptionally good. Miss Annie
Nelson was organist. Miss Mat
tie Lou Brown sang with much
feeling "One Sweetly Solemn
Thought" and her voice was un-
usually sweet and sympathetic.
Beautiful floral offerings were
prepared, and Monday morning
were sent to decorate the graves.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-07-01

Rev. J. ]. Hill, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church in
this city preached at Unity Pres
byterian church at Caledonia
last Sunday afternoon to a large
congregation. Unity church has
been without a pastor for some
time and consequently the inter-
est has Jagged. The Presbyte-
rians of the Caledonia neighbor-
hood are contemplating building
a new church, and re-organize
the membership and call a pas
tor. Rev. Hill is doing all in
his power to assist these people
in their efforts to re-organize
and build.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-07-01
DIR. LA PRADE
MAKES TALKS
TEACHERS WHO ARE ATTENDING NORMAL
At COLLEGE HIGHLY ENTERTAINED
BY PASTOR
TEACHERS ENROLLED LATELY

DIR. w. H. La Prade, pastor of
the First Methodist church of
Meridian, entertained the teach
| ers who are attending the sum-
mer normal at the college, Mon
day evening, with talk on Ten
nyson's life and writings. DIR.
La Prade is a speaker of more
than ordinary ability and his
talk was thoroughly interesting
and showed that he is a man of
profound thought.
Mr.. La Prade made short ad-
dress at the opening exercises
Tuesday morning.
Miss Matte Lou Brown de-
lighted the teachers with a solo
when she sang in her ibest voice.
Superintendent of Education
Powers will make an address
this morning at twelve o'clock.
Those who have entered lately
are as follows:
Misses Temple Hays, Winona,
Maud Daharty, Macedonia, Grace
Brisbane, Magnolia. Laura
Waugh, Magnolia, Alice Cook,
Brooksville, Olive Hughes, Ma
con, Dollie Conneli, Mayhem,
Ollie Wallace, Wheeler, Nell
Clement, Macon, Lizzie Erland,
Macon, Maggie Erland, Macon,
Ruth McPhail, Slate Springs,
Laura Howard, Columbus, Halle
Nelson, Baldwin, Lucille Mitch
ell, Pheba, Anna Grassland,
Jackson, Effie Mecklenberger,
Okolona, Matte Combs, Shu-
qualak, Lois Jackson, Shuqualak,
Matte Austin, Bovinia, Ethel
Kline, Bovinia, Emma Buchanan.
Maggie McRae, Brandon, Bessie
Harris, Houlka, Mrs. j. K. Rog-
ers, Deeson, Mrs. d. V. Mallory,
Slate Springs, Mrs. w. H. Keal-
lofer, Sunfiower.
Misses Edna Duncan, Inver-
ness, Katie and Emma Donald
son, Eunice Gladney. Osborn,
Eva torrance, Flora, Angie Mel
son, Baldwin, Bessie and Annie
Cook, Artesia.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-07-01
BARACA CLASSES
OF THE CITY
ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
SEVEN MEMBERS ARE NOW ENROLLED.
INTEREST INCREASING
BUSINESS MEETING HELD

Three Baraca classes represent
the number of churches in Co
lumbus which have entered into
the Christian work for young
men. Glasses were organized
several moths past by the mem
bers of the Methodist and Bap-
tist churches. and they now have
enrolled together about one hun
dred and n members. The
third class was organized by the
young men of the Presbyterian
church last Sunday week, and
they now have twenty in attend
ance.
The classes are growing in
number so rapidly that by fall
they will number several hun
dred and Y. M. C. A. building
will almost be an absolute neces-
sity. WHAT ARE COLUMBUS
PEOPLE GOING TO DOABOUT
PREPARING A PLACE FOR
THEIR ENTERTAINMENT?
A call meeting of the three
classes was held in the Sunday
school room of the First Metho-
dist church last Monday evening
and after several matters of bus
mess had been brought up in re-
gard to the financial affairs of
the Baraca Athletic Association,
it was decided that a small as
sessment fee would be charged
each member entering into diff
ferent athletic sports. Mr.. Bir-
ney lines, who was elected presi-
dent of the .Athletic Association,
and who is doing everything in
his power to make this depart
ment a great success, rendered
his resignation at the above
meeting. but as Mr.. lines is such
capable man for the place his
resignation was not accepted.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-07-01
Knobs O. Tenne essee.

The beautiful comedy drama,
Knobs O. Tennessee, which is to
be presented here by the w. l.
Swain Co., tonight is one of
the strongest and most popular
plays ever written by that mas
ter mind of the dramatic art,
Mr.. Hal Reid.
The scenes of Knobs o. Ten
nessee are laid amid the foothills
of the mountains of Tennessee,
which are noted for their beauti-
full scenery and are inhabited by
the moonshiners of that state,
whose inherited belief that they
have a perfect right to make
moonshine whiskey, regardless
of government laws to the con-
trary, keeps them at constant
war with the government secret
service men.
The play aboundS with exclt-
ing climaxes and comedy situa-
tions, and has a beautiful love
story running through it from
beginning to end. One solid car
load of scenery is carried by the
Swain Company and they give
the entire show the same as they
did in the big theatres through
out the east. The entire pro-
duction has been placed under a
mammoth waterproof tent for
the summer months. The Swain
Company travel in their own
private cars, carry their own
horses and everything nee
essary to produce the play prop
erly.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-07-01
Worley- VILLAS ms.

A quiet and pretty wedding
was solemnized Tuesday after
noon in MayheW, at the resi-
dence of Rev. A. H. Williams.
when his daughter, Miss Myrtle
Lucille Williams, was married to
Prof. w. Paul Worley of Jones'
boro, Tenn.
Miss Williams is the only
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. A. H.
Williams, and she is very at
tractive and beautiful young
lady.
Prof. Worley holds a response
bic position in Jonesboro, as
principal of the high school in
that city,
Immediately after the we'd
ding this happy couple left for
their future home in Jonesboro.
The Commercial joins their
many friends in wishing the
bride and groom a happy and
prosperous life.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-07-01
DR.. JOHN DAVIS
RETURNS HOME
THE FRIENDS OF DOCTOR DAVIS GLAD
TO LEARN THAT HE is MUCH lAPROV-
ED IN HEALTH
STOPPED OFF IN WASHINGTON

DIR. Davis has hundreds of
friends and patients in Columbus
who are glad to know that he
has returned home and is rapidly
on the road to recovery.
Through some mistake tele-
gram was sent to Mr.. and Mrs.
Richards in this city that gave
an erroneous idea of DR.. Davis
condition, and they left at once
for New York but when they
reached that city DR.. Davis had
left the hospital and was on his
way home.
He stopped off in Washington
where Mr.. and Mrs. Richards
overlook him and together they
came home.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-07-01
Good Attraction.

The w. l. Swain Show Com
pany has been the attraction at
Bradford Square this week.
Hundreds of people have wit
messed the productions, which
were clean and up-to-date in
every particular. The scenery,
lighting equipment and orches-
ira are all first class. Each
evening a different program is
given and the acting is such that
time does not drag. The show
will continue throughout this
week.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-07-01
A Wonderful Invention, the
Home Comfort Air Pump

A device unequaled for the
conveyance of water from wells
and cisterns into your house
with little exertion, and no ex-
posure to bad weather. Take
for comparison your old style
pump, which is the only device
you have or can get, outside of
city water works, and costs more
than the average man wants to
pay, and at best cost you very
nearly as much as the Home
Comfort Pump" The old style
pump seldom draws water verti-
Gle height over SO feet and you
still have to carry the water into
your house in bad weather. The
Home Comfort" sits snugly
in your kitchen, dining-room or
back porch, as you prefer. You
have only with little exertion to
use the air pump which forces
the water into your room. The
air generated by the use of the
pump purifes the water. The
Home Comfort" lasts a life
time and never gets out of order.
Give me a chance to demon
strate this wonderful invention
in your well. You try it and
you will buy it. / have it on ex-
hibition now at Columbus, Macon
Scooba, Miss.
R. c. LITTLE, Sales Agent
Columbus, Miss.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-07-01

The pestiferous house-fy
(now dignified with a new
name, typhoid musca) is a
loathsome nuisance, a stalking
menace to health and happi-
ness and a reproach upon the
cook and the housekeeper.
The determination should be
accomplished if for no other
reason to rid human habita-
tions and their environs of the
filth garbage and refuse the
breeding places which may
cause other pestilences even
worse than flies.
The extremists or faddists
get so enthused over the latest
tip from science that they for
get that the same infallible
authority advanced different
theory only three years ago,
teaching then that polluted
water and infected milk were
responsible for typhoid. So
what we need is a safe and
sane" policy of prudence and
conservatism for health like
liberty" can only be had at the
cost of eternal vigilance. I"