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The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-08
PERSONAL NOTES

c. Barton was up from Cove on business Monday.
 Ben Gipson was up from Hat field Thursday on business.
 M. D. McCauley of Bethel, Ok, bought goods in Mena Monday.
 Mr. aud Mrs. D. p. Garrett went to Oden Monday morning to visit relatives.
 J. w. Anderson of Talahain. Oklahoma, was in the city on business Saturday.
 Mrs. 5. s. Goodner aud chil- dren left Monday on a visit with relatives at Oden.
 Luther Perry of Huston, Ok, is here on visit to his parents, MT. and Mrs. J. K. Perry.
 Charles Morgan left Thursday for Slatington to resume hIs duties with the forest service.
 Zack and Lee Dayis of Sulli- van, Scott county, bought goods from Mena merchants Monday.
 Mrs. J. L. Pipkin returned Sun day from an extended visit with friends and relatives in Tex arkana.
 Mrs. John Joplin, accompanied by Miss Oza Joplin, left Thursday for a weeks visit with relatives at Cove,
 A. D. Garden left Sunday for Hatfield to take up his duties as principal of the public school at hat place. hs Frank Wimberly and wife of "a herry Hill are visiting at the ,e,ome of L. M. Wimberly on the youth side.
 hs
 l M. ]. Evans of the Evans H an- ra)n Mercantile Company of Jans- yrsn was in town Thursday buying -aIll of goods. St rs Partiesupfrom Janssen Monday report the death of Mrs. w. l.. Clark at her home ten miles east of Jansen Sunday.
 Mrs. 5. H. Alexander, who has been visiting relatives in Pecan Gap, Tex, for the past two weeks, returned home Friday.
 Mir. and Mrs. s. ]. Record, F. kieffer and c. Osborn composed an outing party to Rich Mountain Mir. Record reports that some miscreants have broken | most of the insulators of the for
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-08

We are having plenty of rain and the crops are fine.
 The little baby of MT. and Mrs. Sebe Hoover is no better.
 Ben Mitchell of this place, left for Kansas last week to work.
 Irwin TuTpiu of New Hope, is
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-08

D. R. Roberts of Opal was in town Monday.
 The Rev. George Ferguson was in the city today.
 Hugh Cox of Red Bird and Miss Ola Spake of Alder were married Sunday, July 4.
 Remember the picnic at Big Fork July IF. Everybody come and bring well filled baskets.
 I. T. Roberts and sister of Alder visited relatives at Black Springs Saturday and Sunday.
 Several of the young folks around Alder attended the picnic at Wom- ble Saturday and report |. good tims.
 Tip Top.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-08

est service telephone line which runs from Rich Mountain station to the Wilhelmiua Inn. Mir. Rec ord says that they have evidence of the guilty parties and that they will be turned into the grand Jury which meets in September.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-08
ALDER LEAVES.

Hot weather, hotter weather, hot est weather
 Mack Barber and wife of Opal visited relatives here Saturday and Sunday.
 Dike Ownesby passed Alder Mon- day enroute to his sisters home near Helen.
 Charley Furr went to Nunley Fri day to hold the big mitt for Opal Tn the ball game there.
 J. B. Widener opened school at Sulphur Springs Monday with eight cen pupils in attendance. Farm work holds many at home.
 F. z. Davis and his father brought their hounds over to MT. Frees and made two races after foxes Friday. They caught five. This is good run ming for this hot weather.
 We are requested to announce a picnic to be held at the grove on Caney creek, on the Mena and Oden road, August 2. All parties desir- ing stand sites" apply to John Rob- erts. who lives near said grounds.
 Squire Widener noticed an interest ing thing in the growth of beanvines last week. A bean tendril in twin ing itself around a stalk of corn, or any support, will always go to the right, and cannot be made to turn it's hold otherwise.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-08

Mvs. w. H. Skinner of oklabo- ma City came in last Friday from Big Fork, where she had been visiting her brother, Will Jones. Mrs. Skinner will spend the sum- mer me, In Mena with her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Young.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-08

F. NJ. Reeves returned Fri. day from Fort Smith, where he has been for the past two weeks attending court. MT. Reeyes states that the summer weather in Meua is pleasant comnsred with that at Fort Smith.
 Mrs. o. Holmes died yesterda v at the home of her father-in.law J. D. Holmes, near Egger. Mrs Holmes had been sick for some tune with complication of dis. eases, and her death was not un. expected.
 Tom Ritchie an mother.i, law, Mrs. J F. Edwards. ar. rived Friday from Oklahom, tor visit with Joe Ritchie. Tom IS an old resident of Polk countv aud IS glad to ge, bacs once In a while, ~ 'n
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-08

Mir. and Mrs. s. ]. Record, F. kieffer and c. Osborn composed an outing party to Rich Mountain Sunday. Mr. Record reports that some miscreants have broken most of the insulators of the for
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-08

Mrs. 5. H. Alexander, who has been visiting relatives in Pecan Gap, Tex, for the past two weeks, returned home Friday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
"Come Into the Garden"

Weeds are sly about confessing theii
ancestry. III youth they have the
charm of freshness and promise de.
MED many fragrant flowers. and it is
only when gripped to the earth with
roots Of iron and ready to set theil
progeny in delectable grounds that
they show their true cdors
1t is puzzle how to tell friends
from enemies. flowers from weeds. Al
observing eye. long about the business.
may be gifted with an instinct and
power to detect at once what promises
to be candy tuft, what grass, what mas.
turtium, what rue, or plantain. or pop
by, or dandelion, and far into the spe
cies losing themselves in the disguise
of similarity.
BY taking the garden seriously there
is variety enough to enliven the days
A package of lawn grass seed on a
well prepared lawn will in time
arouse all the emotions latent in the
human character. According to well
laid plans and promises, it should be
clover and lawn grass. An English
friend persuaded the introduction of a
pinch OF daisy seed, and at the hour
of the first wedding tender heart
suggested that no lawn was perfect
without dandelion gold.
One who would write a book with
many pictures on the distinguishing
traits of first sprouts should be re-
warded with the privilege Of making
many editions to follow the first
sweeping sales. Plants have curious
ways of beginning life. Those that
start out rosettes become tall and
spindling later: those that send forth
threads develop woody stems
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
STATE NEWS.

DIR. J. NJ. Huse of Berlin has an orig
inal copy of the Massachusetts Mercury
of January 10, 1900, giving an account OF
the death of General Washington. He
has a canister that saw service at Ticon-
deroga, a pair OF buckskin hunting pants
that were worn by the Duke of York
over 300 years ago. history of printing
and engraving printed in London, Eng
land in 1899, and a carving knife and
fork made of Damascus steel in Shetland,
Eng. over 300 years ago. These were
once the property of Colonel Burbank of
Montpelier.
In the Massachusetts, superior court
Judson Woffendon, of Wilmington re-
Gently won verdict of $95 from DR..
C.. L. Upton of Shelburne Falls. The
plaintiff claimed that as he was leading
a colt in the highway the defendant
came along in an automobile. striking
the colt, and injuring it seriously.
The Lowell Lumber & Asbestos Co.
shipped from the station at johnson last
week two cars of asbestos has car
loaded on the siding ready to GO, and has
orders for three cars more to ship al
once. The company makes five grades
which bring from 81 900 to 81 400 car
on 90 tons each, there being a ready
market for all the best grades.
The trustees of the village of North
field have just voted to extend the cleo
trio lighting lines to Mortified Falls, a
matter which has been under considera-
ton for some time. 1t is estimated that
the cost of taking the line into North
field will be about 5000.
The appropriation for the state cabi'
4
hausted, Prof. G. H. Perkins of Burlng
ton, the state geologist, is working With
out compensation at present and will be
unable to draw any more money from
the state treasury for the geological de
partment until February l next. Pro
fessor Perkins does not propose to neg
lect his work, however, because the ap
preparation is exhausted, and he is a.
the state house arranging specimens il
the cabinet and looking after an exhibi
of rock product.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
TIME TO LAUGH.
Some Vaudeville Jokelets Which Age
Cannot Wither.

Vaudeville is known as the '1augh
trust" but not for the reason one
might think. 1t gets the phrase be
cause there are a certain definite num-
Der of devices in its category of acts
that control the laughs of its audi
ences. The same old things are al
ways good for a laugh in vaudeville.
According to the Bohemian Magazine.
a new device. a new bit of business,
a new joke. are all regarded as dan.
gerous by the performers. The fol
at which a vaudeville audience regu
larly laughs:
When a comedian walks with a
mincing step and speaks in a falsetto
voice.
When a German comedian opens his
coat and discloseS "A green waistcoat.
When a comedy acrobat falls down
repeatedly.
When performer asks the orchestra
leader If he is married man.
When a black face comedian says
something about chicken.
When performer starts to rise from
a chair and the drummer pulls res
ined piece of cord so that the perform
err thinks his clothes have ripped.
When the drummer suddenly beats
the drum during a comedians song
and the latter stops and looks in his
direction.
When tramp COMEDIAN turns
around and discloses a purple patch
or several pearl buttons or Il target
sewed on the seat of his trousers.
When the funny member of the
troupe of instrumentalists interrupts
the progress of a melody by sounding
discordant note on his trombone.
When clown of Il team of acrobats
poises himself TO do a presumably diff
ticult feat and suddenly changes his
mind and walks away without doing
it.-New York Sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
ONE. MILLION DOLLARS FOR
GOOD STOMACH.
This offer Should be Warming to
Every Man and Woman.

The newspapers and medical journals
have had much to say relative to fam
ous millionaires offer of a million dol
lars for a new stomach
| This great multi-milionaire was too
busy to worry about the condition of his
stomach. He allowed his dyspepsia to
run from bad to worse until in the end it
became incurable His misfortune
should serve as warning to Others.
Every one who suffers with dyspepsia
for few years will give everything he
owns for new stomach.
Dyspepsia is caused by an abnormal
state of the gastric juices. There is one
element missing-Pepsn. The absence
of this destroy the function of the gas
trio fluids. They lose their power to di-
gest food.
We are now able to supply the pepsin
in form almost identical to that nat
urally created by the system when in
normal health, so that it restores to the
gastric juices their digestive power, and
thus makes the stomach strong and
well.
We want every one troubled with in
ulBtSJiOu diu Wy bptp0id w OOiiit W Jul
store and obtain box of Rexall Dyspep-
STA Tablets They contain Bsnuth-
Subnitrate and Pepsin prepared by a
process which develops their greatest
power to overcome digestive dis
turbanCe.
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are very
pleasant to take. They soothe the irrit
able, weak stomach, strengthen and in
vigorate the digestive organs, relieve
nausea and Indigestion, promote nutri-
ton and bring about a feeling of com
! fort
If you give Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets u
reasonable trial we will return your
money if you are not satisfied with the
result. Three sizes, % cents, 80 cents
and 81 90 Remember you can obtain
Rexall Remedies in Middlebury only at
our store-The Rexall Store. Shedcn's
Drug Store.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
RiPToN.

A large partly cut up deer was found
recently by trappers having evidently
been shot during the recent storm. OuI
game warden is looking into the matter
, Mrs. Cleora V. Flanders died here
about noon of the 28th inst. having been
i'll with a painful disease for many
months, which was borne with great
patience. She was born and lived here
Hgood many years and leaves one son
Hhe had been married twice, in early life
to Henry Keep who died during the re-
bellion in the service of the United
States and later TO the late George l
Flanders, also veteran.
A man Cat least he calls himself sol of
Salisbury has had meat stock in pasture
here a large part of the season, and
though he must have known of the late
storm of rain, snow and sleet, and been
informed by letter and telephone that it
is difficult if not impossible for it to get
feed, he makes no move, particulars if
needed.
Henry Euber has bought the George
Atwood farm, consideration 5000.
A gentleman here is trying to do a
little trapping and would have fair luck
but is followed by a chap that is known,
who steals the catch.
j. f. Goodro has been on the retired
list for some days.
Sleighs were out on Thanksgiving
driven by those that wished to crowd the
season. They appeared to run pretty
well on about three inches of snow.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
INCREASED EGG PRODUCTION
100 PERCENT.

1t IS an old saying that 1.-The proof OF
the pudding is in the eating" 1t Is an
other way of saying that the value OF
any article Is never fully realized until
it has been carefully tested and COM
pared with others of the same kind. j.
Fl. Russell of River Edge, N. j.. has
evidently been trying poultry foods
In a recent letter, he says: The bar
rel of Pages Perfected Poultry Food
came duly to hand; and after giving il
a fair trial, ] have come to the con
clusion that / cannot do without ii. 1t
has increased my egg production 100
percent. Enclosed please lind money
order for one barrel of the food and
one barrel OF ground green bone and
meat"
II you want to know more about this
food and the best ways Of using 1t,
write to C. S. Page, Hyde Park, VI,
for his booklet, "Irotitable Houltry."
1t will be sent free. postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
WEST BRIDPoRT.

John s. Dukett was recent business
visitor at Port Henry.
Ralph Tyrell was late guest in Ad'
olson.
E. r. Colburn and daughter. Jessie,
were recently guests OF friends IN Nine
vile.
A. S. Petty was an over-lake business
visitor recently.
John Fuller and wife of Addison were
IN town Thanksgiving day.
William Smith was the guest of his
children several days last week at Nor
riah.
George Dudley of Ticonderoga was IN
Gown on business Wednesday.
Alexander Cashane of Crown Point
WAS in town on his return from YER
gennes to his home Friday
Eddie Carpenter of Mineville was in
Gown several days the past week the
guest of friends
Thanksgiving was generally observed
IN town.
Game wardens were in town the past
week in search for illegal hunters along
the shores of Lake Champlain. AT late
accounts the wardens had captured nc
game, although there are said to be many
persons hunting illegally.
Duck hunting thus far has not been
prosperous this fall.
We regret to learn of the death of our
friend, Frank A. Bond of Middlebury,
who of late died at his home at that
place. We extend our sincere sympathy
TO his family.
One of the heaviest gales that has pre-
vailed on Lake Champlain in this section
for many years, occurred last Tuesday
lasting till late on Thursay, coming from
the northwesterly direction at hurri'
cane gait with snow and rain. All traf
nc ceased and vessels put into harbol
for shelter and safety, as no vessel could
brave the storm.
Charles l.. Parrish was over-lake bust
ness guest Saturday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
Amount of Grain For Cattle.

The difference in practice between
the amounts Of grain that are fed to
cattle that are being fattened is very
great.
The following rules will be found of
some service to those who are feed
ing: First. aim to feed coarse foods to
the greatest extent possible consistent
with good increase, as they are the
cheaper foods; second, feed enough con.
centrates to make the fattening rea.
sonably rapid in order to save in the
food OF maintenance; third, when
the droppings show that the food is
not being well digested by the offensive
odor that comes from them the grain
should be reduced; fourth, when the
animal gets off feed the grain should
be at once cut down or the trouble is
likely to get worse At such times con.
dimental food may aid in bringing the
stomach back into tone.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
eRIDPoRT.

O.E. Converse has returned from Bur
lington.
Misses Nison and Grosvener were home
from Castleton for the Thanksgiving re-
Cess.
Mrs. C. l.. Payne seems to be on the
road to recovery.
Chas. Wheeler is assisting in a store at
Burlington.
Mr.. Lang of Burlington gave very
impressive talk on temperance at the Con-
gregational church last Sunday morning.
He presents the anti-saloon league, and
spoke at the NJ. E. church in the evening.
Rev. Henry Lamb spent Sunday at
Burlington.
The ladies' society will hold "Holi,
day Fair" at the vestry Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, Dec. 10 and l6. Nc
pains will be spared to make the occasion
an enjoyable one. One of the features
will be the Remembrance Table" pro
vided with articles contributed by former
residents of Bridport for the sake OF
Aud Lang Syne."
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Sumner of Bristo
visited at j. G.. Sunderland's the last OF
Thanksgiving week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
UNCLE SANS NEW MELON.
DeIicaey From Roumania Which viii
Be Grown Here.

DeIicacy From Houmania Which viii
Be Grown Here.
The department of agriculture Is al.
ways alert for something new. and the
diplomatic and consular officers of the
United States have special orders to be
on the lookout for new fruits and
vegetables.
So well have these orders been car
ried out that many new and strange
fruits and vegetables have found their
way to the tables of the American
housekeeper.
One of the latest and best things in
this line has been the Introduction into
the United States of the Roumanian
watermelon. This was the result of q
deal consummated by the late minister
to Roumania, Horace c. Knowles.
When Mr.. Knowles found this melon
growing among the foothills of Car.
pathia he realized that it would be
just the thing to serve individually In
America, and instead of hotels scrv-
ing huge slices of watermelon 1t would
be possible to serve whole uncut
equal in every way to the best Georgia
melon.
The new melon has a thin skin, and
the meat. which is less fibrous than
the American melon, is both yellow
and red in color The favor is deli
cate and delicious, but the chief char
acteristic of the fruit is its size, which
t.. oh l,af ..f e-fu frrn m.
fruit or shaddock.
After n thorough test by the argicul-
tura department, which found that
the Roumanian melon could be success.
fully grown wherever our own melons
would grow, and having been assured
Of its royal reception by the American
public, Mr.. Knowles was anxious to
repay the gift. He had noticed that
corn in Roumania was one of the chief
articles of agriculture, but that sweet
corn was unknown. Accordingly be
obtained a quantity of seed, hired sew
eral plots of ground and instructed the
Roumanians in its culture.
The result was so successful and the
corn so thoroughly enjoyed that the
king called Mr.. Knowles to a private
audience and thanked him for making
it possible for the Roumanian people
to gain this delicacy.
This melon has received such a wei
come and so great has been the de
mand for it that two large hotels ir
New York and Philadelphia have
agreed to take all that can be grown
in the United States during the next
year, and it is their intention to fea
ture them on their menus.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
The Minds Power.

"Zola," said a psychologist ''once
wrote in lady's album that his favor
lite amusement was writing and his
favorite wish sudden death. Zola
died suddenly.
And it is a strange thing" said the
psychologist. that those who prefer a
erence gratified. 1t is one of those
things which go to show the minds
mysterious power. Who knows but ii
is this very desire for death, quick,
painless, undreaded, which actually
causes that happy kind of death? The
mind. you know, has power that we
have only just begun to understand. -
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
CORNWALL.

Mrs. Horace James having sold her
tenement, Mrs. Castle, the former occu.
pant, has moved into the Scovel cottage
for the present.
C. C. Ward and wife spent Thanksgiv.
ing with her daughter in Burlington.
Thomas Obrine and family, after visit
ing a few days among frirnds, started on
Monday for his future home in Ne
braska.
Thanksgiving came and passed with
the usual family gatherings, notwith-
standing the inclemency of the weather.
l. l.. Douglas on Tuesday took to Proc
tor load of pork. After disposing of
his load, he expects to go to Webster,
Mass, where he contemplates the pur-
chase of pair of thoroughbred percher-
on mares.
Alley Douglas and wife spent Thanks
giving among friends in Crown Point
n. Y.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
LEICESTER JUNCTION.

Harold Severy of Weston, Mass, anc
sister, Myrtle, of Brandon visited at Jud'
son Severy's Nov. 26th
Miss Annie Wilson of Burlington is
spending two weeks at her home here.
Arthur Briggs and family of Rutland
spent Thanksgiving at o. A. Briggs.
Earl Nailor of Brandon closed sue
cessful term of school in No. ., Nov
gath. This school, we learn, is to be dis
continued the coming term and Is to Dc
consolidated as is No. 4, with the Lei
cester Corner school or No. 3.
Mrs. Vivian Manchester and Miss
Hazel Douglas of Cornwall were guests
at o. A. Briggs Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Williams spent Sun
day with friends in Whiting.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
Lake CAPTAIN Dead

Edward j. Baldwin, aged IS years,
commander of the steamer Vermont,
died last Friday after lingering illness
Of aenemia. He is survived by his wife
and two sons. The funeral was held in
Burlington Sunday noon and the burial
took place in Essex, n. y. The steamer
Ticonderoga was placed at the disposal
of the family for the trip to Essex.
Captain Baldwin was born in Jay, n. Y,
and went to Burlington in 1870 where he
was first farmer and then a grocer for
few years. He entered the employ OF
the Champlain Transportation Co. in
1878 as purser on the steamer Cakes
Ames. He had been captain of the
steamers A. Williams. Old Vermont and
Horizon, and was in command of the
new Chateaugay from 1888 to 1908. He
had been captain of the Vermont from
1904 to the present time.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
MONkTON.

B. w. Bidwell left Monday for New
Hampshire where he will spend the win
ter with his daughter.
NJ. and Mrs. Frank Miles have been
visiting at Lincoln.
A son arrived at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Zadlaces Sunday, Nov. 90.
Miss Mary Eva Miles has returned
from Ferrisburg
Nathan Paige is better.
Mrs. Ben Gee is spending the week in
Vergennes.
A number attended the auction at Mrs.
n. Aliens, North Ferrisburg. Tuesday
Nov. 80.
DIR. 1. A. Russell of Lincoln and Mr.
and Mrs. Pierce of Starksboro spent
Thanksgiving at the home of their par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Russell.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-12-03
STARkS BORO.
DEATH OF MRS. DOTY.

Melissa (Hallock) wife of Perl Doty,
died last Saturday at her home after
long illness. She had been great suf-
feser from bright's disease. The funeral
was held Monday at the school house at
South Starksboro. She leaves a father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs Ovette Hal
lock of Starksboro, two sisters, Mrs.
Eddie Orvis, also of Starksboro, and
Mrs. Samuel Wright of Middlebury, a
brother Andrew Hallock of Bristol and
two daughters, Mrs. Jesse Farr of Lin
coin and Miss Perlie, who is staying at
home. The family have the sympathy
of all in their bereavement, especially
the aged parents, who were living with
her