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The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-02

If you want the smile that won't come off, get a bottle of Swamp Chill Cure. It will make everything look good to you; and everything will taste good like tt did when mother used to cook. Any druggist has authority to guarantee the performance of all It promises. 44-tf
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-02

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 from your system. Is mildly laxa- tive. Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-02
Improys Your Stock.

A few fine Poland China male pigs und,r 6 months of age for sale at reasonable prices. Call at Star office or on Arthur Scott phone S2. w-tf
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-02
Deaths.

J. E. Hogan and w. H. Morris of Hatfield, were in Mena Sa day getting casket from Wood X Richards for the remains of Mrs. Amanda Tankersley,age S4, who died near Hatfield Fri day. The burial took place at Pleasant Hill Saturday.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-02
pr. Cook Breaks Down.

New York. Nov. 27.--Dr. Frederick \. Cook is reported to have suffered nervous breakdown, and his condl- ion is such that not even his closest ersonal friends are permitted to see Jim.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-02

John Jacobs, age 70 years, died at his home east of Hatfield Fri day. Jasper Stockton aud Henry Bethel were in Mena last Saturday and secured casket of Wood & Richards.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-02
Notice to the Public.

We. the citizens and property holders of the neiehborhood i'm mediately west of Mena, knowing that someone is spreading fire, hereby warn such persons that we are well organized and propose to protect ourselves aud property. and If caught they will suffer Il . full penalty of the law. We also warn all hunters to, stay away, as we will not have them iu here at all. We are in too much danger by the dry condition of every. thing.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-02
IS G. A. BARKER
 A BANK ROBBER :?
Man Captured at Texarkana, Accused of Robbing Gillham Bank, Thought to Be the One Who Swindled
 the Grand Leader.

From The Courier Texarkana-
 It was learned here yesterday that a man giving his name as Rose. and who is said to be other wise known as G. A. Barker, has been arrested at De Queen on suspicion of being connected with the bank robbery at Gillham, Ark, on Friday night of last week. It is said that there is strong proof to show that Rose or Barker had hand in the safe blowing which resulted in secur- $l,600 from the State Bank of Gillham. The prisoner was brought to Ashdown and placed in the Little River county jail for safe keeping.
 When taken into custody by tue DeQueen officers Barker had large roll of bills corresponding to the description given of those taken from the Gillbam bank.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-12-02

The Courier, in connection with the above, printed the story of Barker's swindling work in Mena, all of which was printed in The Star at the time.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10

his morning. The old drudgery, the
tally round Of sickening humdrum, II
Utmost too much Why did not drive
IF that bridge when it was open? The
poor old horse! l would have been
.ruel to him. Who would care for old
Toby-or for old Selmers. for that mat
ser?"
''Nov. 29.-My day Of rest again. 1t
is on Sunday that can feel how my
life has been failure. l am going to
end it soon. l feel it. Nothing to live
for, nothing to die for. either, but l
will take the chance 1t cannot be
far off
''Goodby, little book. for today. You
are the only friend have, and. after
all, you are only myself"
And then the window to the soul Of
julius Selmers. teamster, was closed
down forever.
What a revelation.
The poor old man had a fine love Of
nature. of humanity and Of old Toby
mute. inglorious poet and dreamer.
We all dream dreams
But some of us see some of our
drca ms come true.
This old man, with the soul of a
poet. dreamed for half century, and
not one dream was realized.
You see, there MUST be a heaven,
just as there must be hell. else God
is unjust and life is meaningless.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10
FURS ARE IN SEASON.
Skins Of Nearly All Animals For Wo-
mans Comfort.

Skins Of Nearly All Animals For Wo-
mans Comfort.
It is now that furs are really needed,
IL ever, and they are made in sumptu-
Gus manner. AIuffs are more like
doubled pillows than before for at
least a hundred years. The best of the
new styles In muffs have a little hid.
den place for the hands, while the fur
is laid fat over the hands, even ex-
tending out quite to the elbow. These
fat sides hang down sometimes to
a length almost ridiculous and are
fringed with numbers of poor little
paws, while head or two add to the
protest against women's ideas of need
Of the thicker furs, such as fox. skunk
and bear, they certainly do look coy
and comfortable. The pointed fox
which has been dyed to a uniform
brown is handsome fur. The silvery
long hairs add much to it's beauty.
Seal is now so very expensive that
few are able to have a garment Of the
rich and sumptuous fur. while sables
are very scarce and correspondence
dear. Ermine is too light and chin
chilla too frail for good value, while
otter and fine mink are almost out CO
existence, so fox, coon and skunk are
what the most of the neck pieces are
made of: bear also. but the great
difficulty with bear is that it will ma
down so. In little while bear f,r
will show hundreds of little /. RI
punches where the soft inner fur i
matted. Skunk is really one of the
handsomest and best furs for hard
usage. One dealer told me that skunk
is related closely to the sables and
that he considered piece made up
OF fine young skunkskins quite as good
in every way as sable But women will
not believe that. so long as sable costs
all the way from two to three hundred
dollars for one skin and as much
more as the dealer can get And sable
skins are not much bigger than rats.
Skunk fur has an iridiscent luster all
its own. In the sunlight it shows all
the colors of the rainbow OH each hair
But so long as it costs so little in COM
parison the heart of a woman will
yearn for sable.
AS though seal and baby lamb
were not dear enough and luxurious
enough. they are now made up with
embroidery and lace, and this work
is done in a manner to add greatly
to the expense. But those who can
afford such furs now find plain seal
and other close furs not rich enough
In themselves We shall see them
jeweled next
rfous lengths are very commonly worn
at the present, fashion brought
about by the requirements Of the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10
WHATLOyE DIN.

Poor Owen Kildare of New York,
1.-THE Bowery Kipling," as his friends
call him, has been sent to sanitarium
| nervous wreck.
Kildare's career reads like fiction.
| At thirty years of age he could not
read the simplest sentences. Eight
years later he was successful news
paper man and author
The immediate cause Of Kildare's
breakdown was the failure Of his play,
1.-The Regeneration This play was
dramatized from Kildare's book. MY
Mamie Rose" which told the story Of
his life and regeneration.
Arnold DAILY, the manager, made
many changes in adapting the play to
the stage against the serious protests
Of Kildare, who predicted the failure.
|. And now the author and playwright
Is on the verge Of insanity.
Born In typical east side tenement
Of an Irish father and a French moth
er, the boy was orphaned at his birth.
His mother died when he was born,
and his father had died three months
previously.
The child fell into bad hands and
was abused and nearly killed by
drunkard guardian. Driven to the
streets, he abandoned his home at the
age Of five years, living the life Of
wait. At fourteen years, being Of
heavy build physically, he became the
champ ion of the Park row ''newsies."
Kildare developed into a boxer and
finally into a prizefighter and saloon
''bouncer." AS previously stated, he
could neither read nor write when he
was thirty years old. He was about
the last man in the world one might
have selected for reformation.
But one day he met his fate-his
mamie Rose"
She was q settlement worker Of great
rior character. Kildare fell deeply in
love with her She taught him the
rudiments of education. Dying shortly
after his conversion" the memory Of
her kindness kept him in the right way
Thousands of admirers of Owen Kill
dare will pray that he may recover his
health. His fight for manhood was
gallant one.
Two things appear:
No mans estate, however low it
may appear, is entirely hopeless. If
Owen Kildare could make himself a
man, who shall despair Of his life?
Drummond was right when he de-
clared love is the greatest thing in the
world.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10
Absolutely No Risk.

A burly man. the picture Of perfect
health and strength, walked into the
Office Of a prominent accident insur-
ance company the other day and want
ed to be insured.
Are you engaged in any hazardous
business?" asked the secretary.
mot in the least" replied the appli-
cant.
docs your business make it neces-
sary for you to be without sleep at
nighty'
mo, SIR"
would your business ever require
you to be where there were excited
crowds-for instance, at a riot or q
fireY'
'Never, SIR"
''Is your business such as to render
you liable to injury from carriages or
runaway hOrses?'
''Oh, no, sir!''
docs your business throw you in
contact with the criminal classes?"
''Good gracious! No. SIR
II think you are eligible. What is
your businessT'
II am London TIT
Bits.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10
The Professors Letters.

In order to teach his pupils letter
writing a Berlin professor recently
conceived the happy idea Of having
them compose business letters, which
were fnclosed in envelopes and correct
~ addressed to various merchants in
the town. In the evening Herr Pro-
lessor, having carried the varied epis-
ties home for correction, left them on
his table and, as was his custom. HE'D
himself to the cafe. 1t happened that
he had careful domestic. who, seeing
all the letters properly addressed, at
once concluded that her master had
forgotten to post them. and out Of the
goodness Of her heart she stamped
them and hurried to the post
The stupefaction Of the merchants
upon opening their mail the following
morning may be imagined. and the
amusing part Of the incident is that
most OF the letters. which contained
lengthy orders for goods. were taken
seriously and the orders promptly full
flled
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10
Heart toHeart
Talks.
BY EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright. 1909, by American Press
Association
BY EDWIN A. NYE.
THE GAMBLERS GAME.
Young man, do not gamble.

Young man, do not gamble.
Or, if you must and will gamble, go
into the gambling business-become a
gambler.
Do not bet on another mans game.
If you do you will lose your money.
You may not think so, but you will
lose your money just the same.
This is what Richard \. Garfield, the
big New York gambler. said about
gambling few years ago:
IF you play with a gambler long
enough he is bound to win your money.
He can't help but get it.
when you play with pe i'll round
numbers you put up S1oa. and against
that put up 500 Now, figure how
long you can keep doing this. You
may win my money now and then. you
may break me temporarily but as long
as you play against me at the odds of
100 to 80 I'll have your money"
Garfield knew.
III the days Of his prosperity he is
reputed to have made $5.OOOOOO in the
gambling business.
1t is said that for twenty years when
personally touch a card or manipulate
device.
He relied upon certain profits mathe-
matically figured.
Garfield put it plainly: If you go into
the gamblers game he has hundred
oh to MI TO, oh To
your nine. If you stay in the game,
as nearly all players do, he will get
your pile.
The gambler knows the end from the
beginning.
1t is just here the man who CANDLES
skill and good luck will beat the laws
of mathematics. He bets on the theory
that nine is more than ten.
The gamblers game is not game
of chance" There is no chance in it.
1t is a game Of deliberate robbery sci
entifically carried out.
Canfeld's warning will fail to keep
the man who has the gambling fever
away from the tables. The poor fool
is infatuated with his system" He
is always going to break the bank.
But you!
If you have an idea In the back of
your head that you are an exception to
the rule, ask yourself which is the
greater, nine or ten.
l say nothing of the immortality Of
the game. But 1 do say II you expect
to gamble without losing your money
Don't!
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10

DAINTY SCHOOL DRESS-4S77.
"A pattern of this school frock may be
had in four sizes-for girls from six to
twelve years Of age. Send 10 cents 10 this
Office. giving number (437O, and it will be
promptly forwarded to you by mail
the jokes of the past before straw
hats have lost their first freshness.
BUSHES" are the smart turbans of
black or white fur which tower above
the faces of smart women who follow
closely what is worn in Paris. A stiff
and full cockade set bit to one side
near the front is the correct trimming,
but many wise milliners add taste to
what is smart and replace the stiff
cockade by an aigret of white on a
black hat, and vice versa, that springs
up straight and vet is soft like the
spray Of fountain.
Ottoman effects in silk, wool and
cotton are at the height Of popularity
just now.
A dainty school frock is seen in the
cut that depends for its attractiveness
upon the irregular shaped panel seen
on the front Of the waist. which
broadens out over the shoulders to the
waist lire In the back.
JUDO CHoLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10

he had resigned as mayor, given up
his fight for three cent street car fares
for the people and taken up his private
affairs. But listen:
Il decided could not do that. l en-
tered the fight with certain ideals.
wanted to fight privilege and special
interest. had already decided to
give up working for dollars.
why did l choose this course?
"1'll tell you WANTED HAPP1-
NESS. And I've been happy in it,
Mind you. johnson is not posing for
effect nor seeking the bubble reputa-
ton. Listen further:
II haven't been laboring to be re-
warded by the gratitude Of the peo-
pie. One cannot count on that. It's
the PLEASURE IN DOING THE
WORK.
My friend. that goes deep!
Tom johnson knows what mere
moneycrats do not know-that money
cannot buy happiness.
Why?
Because money belongs to the MA
TERIAL WORLD. happiness to the
SPIRITUAL WORLD. And that is
just where so many money makers
miss the meaning of life.
Once in awhile rich man begins to
see this. Carnegie says in his ''Prob-
lens of Today" Beyond a competence
for old age, which will not need to be
great, wealth lessons rather than
Increases HUMAN HAPPINESS"
Rockefeller in his magazine studies
says the same thing in other words.
And there is the adage:
'Millionaires who laugh are rare"
Tom johnson cannot be happier in
the big house on the avenue than in
the little house on side street be-
cause his happiness is the FRUIT OF
HIS SPIRIT, which does not depend
on externals.
Happiness comes from conscious
ness of duty done, and Tom johnson
has done his duty. Happiness comes
from helpfulness and charity and
kindly service-these made fesh-and
Tom johnson is the incarnation of
these things.
And so, whether fortunes go up or
down, this courageous, loyal, hearty.
hopeful spirit-the real Tom Johnson
holds up it's chin and rejoices to be a
man.
Happy Tom johnson!
Foolish moneycrats!
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10

automobiles. In fact, it seems that
there IL no animal living whose skin
b not required for the comfort or
adornment Of lovely woman. 'You
lucky little kid, you perished, 50 you
did. for my sweet" sang the poet long
ago, as though the kid should be
happy to die for her. The tcaracal
coats are really elegant, being cut in
long, flowing lines, and they are not
too progressively warm.
But, after all, fur is not healthy
when the garment is long and close,
for it makes the wearer too warm
and thus liable to take cold Better
have the dress made warm, particu-
larly about the waist, and then have
q neck piece Of some kind, and mutt
for the hands is sufficient.
Evening and opera cloaks and wraps
should come under the head of furs.
for often long wrap or cloak will
be completely lined with some fur,
although the lining fur differs from
the band. By the band mean the
border which goes around the bot
tom and down the fronts. This band
Is usually of some thick fur Creamy
white moufion is beautiful. and so
Is white fox. but lighter and daintier
b the band Of swansdown. This
was once the most loved of all trim
ming. but 1t is now scarce and very
high priced. Some Of the opera
cloaks are lined through with squirrel
belly, but the most Of them are lined
with the delicate gray Siberian squir-
rel, which is often spoken Of as chin
chilla. sChinchilla is thick. but not
smooth. while the Siberian squirrel IS
smooth. soft and close. So IT is an
ideal lining. bat It is not very strong.
Some Of the auto coats for women |
are Intentionally rough. the skins be- |
ing left natural The garment Is
lined with muskrat. which is the
strongest Of the HING furs
OLIVE HARPER.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10
SHERIFF s SALE


No. Ia474-Ia the First Judicial Dis
triet Court of Caddo Parish, Louis
iana: Sidney L. Greenblatt VS.. Mrs.
Cornelia b Walsh and Husband.
R0Yiirtue of writ of seizure and sale
TO- issued in the above numbered and
eztIed suit, from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, l have seized and will
offer for sale At public auction for cash,
according to law, without the benefit of
1pDraisement, at the principal front door
of the court house of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, JANUARY 80, 1909,
Lots AZ and 43 of the Koran Springs
tract in the City of Shreveport Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, as per map of said
subdivision in conveyance book 26, page
ar, of the recorders Office of Caddo
Parish, La, together with all buildings
and improvements thereon.
The above property seized as belong
ing to the above defendants and to be
cold to satisfy the amount specified in
the said writ, say in the sum of $4,000,
with s per cent, per annum interest
thereon from February 10, 1906, until
paid, and all costs of suit, including 10
per cent on said sum and interest as at
t.rney's fees.
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Caucasian, Dec. "a. Sheriff.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10
A LOOK nsro A SOUL.

Julius Selmers, teamster."
That is the way they wrote it in the
records of the Chicago city morgue.
Julius Selmers sampled life for sixty
five years and at the end of the period
made up his mind life held nothing for
him.
This old man kept diary.
Reading the entries, one gets look
as through window, into the soul Of
a man who is friendless and despond-
ent, but who nevertheless dreams his
dreams.
Note some Of the entries:
June 27.-What a bright, sunshiny
day it is! The air is full Of sweet
sounds and odors How lovely it would
be to spend an hour in the green fields,
but the iron wagon summons me, and
natures fragrance must come to me
through the chinks Of the foul freight
houses"
dec. 25.-What memories the day
brings to my old heart! But they are
memories of some sixty odd Christ
masses that I have spent in poverty
and rags.
'Tbe boss gave me dollar for a.
gift. dare not refuse it. but gave T.
to the first newsbov | met hope hs
win have merry Christmas. A beg
CARS Christmas is romantic: team
ster's Is not even that
MAY 6.-I came near ending It q
al :
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10
WHAT RUSSIA OWES the JEWS.

Almost every day the cables tell of
some new atrocity in the Jewish prov
inces of Russia.
1t would seem that Russia does not
want the world to forget the slaughter
houses Of Bessarabia and the massa-
cres of Kishinev, at which the world
revolted
Ignorance, race hatred and religious
prejudice are responsible for the age
long cruelties inflicted upon the He
brew race in Russia.
Scratch a Russian and find a Tar
tar" seems a true saying. The scratch
ed Russians, transformed into Tartars,
are still going back 1900 years to pun
ish the Jews for the crucifixion Of
Christ!
No man of letters has deeper voiced
the challenge Of civilization to Russia
because of its persecution of the Jew
than Joaquin Miller, 1.-THE poet of the
Sierras'
Recently l ran across his poem en-
titled Russia These are really great
lines and worthy of preservation:
VINO t6IHeQ your laVl03S tartar OlOOQ!
What David bearded in her den
The Russian bear in ages when
You strobe your black unbridled stud,
A skin clad savage Of your steppes?
Why. one who now walls out to you
The Jew. the Jew, the homeless Jew!
Who grit the thews Of your young prime
And bound your fierce. divided force?
Why, who but Moses shaped your
course.
United down the grooves Of timer
Your mighty millions all today
The hated homeless Jew obey.
Who taught all poetry to you?
Tho Jew, the Jew the hated Jew.
Who taught you tender Bible tales
OF honey lands, of milk and wine.
OF happy. peaceful Palestine,
OF Jordan's holy harvest wales?
Who gave the patient Christ? I say,
Who gave your Christian creed? Yea,
yea,
Who gave your very God to you?
Your Jew. your Jew. your hated Jew.
And this reproof from an American
poet Is fit companion piece for the pas
sionate plea Of Shylock:
Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not q Jew
hands. organs, dimensions, senses, affec-
tons, possessions, fed with the same food,
hurt by the same weapons, subject to the
same diseases, healed by the same means,
warmed and cooled by the same winter
and summer, as the Christian is?
The blood Of the slaughtered Jew
cries aloud from Russian ground.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10

A pattern Of this kimono is cut In seven
sisee-frOm 50 to a inches bust measure.
Send 10 cents to this ONCE. siving num-
her (l3sG, and it viii be promptly for
warded to you by mail
about her that gold iis one Of the most
distinctive color notes Of the season.
She VIM also note the value Of fur AZ
4 dress trimming. Little bands Of fur
trim collar and cuffs on handsome
gowns
When choosing negligees the thing
sought after Is comfort, but every one
insists that they must be dainty rs
welL They do not change so noticea-
bly, in style as do Other garmentx yet
! pronounced fashion feature finds
expression even In the negligee. The
model illustrated would be pretty car
fied out In light blue Aannel witt
tIlmm1ae hands Of white wash sllk.
S. JUDlC CHeLLET.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10
FRIBBLEs Of FASHION.

Marie Louise Style Of Embarrassing.
Geld q Distinctive Color.
The Marie Louise style Of hair dress
Ing Is the latest approved fashion. The
hair Is parted on the side. and great
many little puffs and curls are used
ON either side of the face. Though
certainly chic. It = only becoming to
q few types.
BY this time It is plain to every wo-
man who takes the trouble to look