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The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
GUARD AGAINST MosoulToH.

The DeQueen Bee called attention in a recent number to Mosquito Lake in that city, where colonies of the pest have "staked out claims, " remarking that those living near will have plenty of entertainment during the summer.
 How many mosquito lakes" have we in Mena?
 A mosquito lake, you know, may be nicely accommodated in an old tin can in a back yard, or little pool of stagnant water, or rain barrel, or even a patch of rank growing weeds.
 Mosquitoes find all these desirable. and such claims" are generally staked out promptly, and made headquarters for the rearing of im- mense families.
 These things may well be remem- bered by the residents of Mena. The surprise of last year when mos quitoes first made themselves known here. was of a character not soon to be forgotten. It was caused by a few mosquito lakes,' most of which soon were discovered and soon eliminated. But there prob ably was plenty of the pests left oyer from last season for seed. ]" and it behooves every property owner who esteems comfort and the good name of Mena to look over his premises for mosquito lakes, and de- stroy them, either by draining or pouring coal oil over them.
 Real health resorts and mosquito la6es are not found in the same neighborhood.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
Rational Brevities.
tDavidson.l

If everyone would look on the human body as the temple of the spirit of Divinity, the race would be cleaner.
 The general department is 8 re- vealer of true character.
 To think too highly of ourselves is to destroy the good m us.
 True wisdom is the proper appre- citation or use of knowledge.
 Oneindiscreet act may destroy our Influence fir good over our fellows
 The best bait in the world with which to catch kindness is kindness
 A man is good just in proportion to his constancy in presenting his better qualities.
 Don't be a prude. Prudeishness IS responsible for large part of inc degeneracy of this modern age.
 As man is by constitution a dis cretienary being. he may direct absolute law apply it, or evade it's effect. ''s
 An ignorant Toe IS often very for mldabie because you cannot guess just what he IS going to do in his ran. dom methods.
 Now that the problem of aerial light has been solved, the next sten IS to 80 simplify the ships that thev may be most useful to the human race. '''
 We should so direct our ssthouobts at all times that if at any monent someone should ask: What ara your thoughts now? We could nn- hesltatingly answer, and without blush. o' q
 1t IS well to aim high. but to mn uertake to turn an overshot wheel and fall on the near side turns th !, machine backwards. An improner turn Tn business often means 5is- tress, ess-
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
Just Like God.

A mother was talking to her little girl of the love of God to us. She repeated the beautiful verse, For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoso- ever believeth in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life, !" and said, "Isn' it wonderful dear. that God should love us so much as that ?' To her surprise the child replied, "No, mama, don't think 1t wonderful" The mother said, Why, daughter, don't you know that God love is wonderful 2" q think 1t would be wonderful if it were any one else. - said tue child but it's just like God. ."-The Define ator for July.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
The Voiceless Consnmer.

Senator Simmons of North Caro- lima, defending his position in favor of the present tariff on lumber:
 have had letters and telegrams by the hundred from the people of my state protesting against putting lum- Der on the free list. l have had no letter to the contrary. It is said that the farmers are demanding cheaper lumber and expecting to get it. | have not had single letter from a farmer of my state asking me to vote to have this duty remove or reduced.
 There are more people who want cheap lumber to build homes than are engaged in selling lumber. But business is organized, vigilant, and working ali the time. Not only do they flood congressman and senators with letters and telegrams, inspired by painstaking committees; they fill the Washington hotels and crowd corridors of the capitol. Senator Aldrich was right when he said that ninety-nine out of every hundred people who appear before the finance committee asked to have the tariff raised. The rich. and those who work for the rich. are making them selves heard. The forlorn inffective- ness of those who bear the burden of the tariff is a pathetic spectacle. Golfers Weekly.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
NEEDFUL KNOWLEDGE.
People Should Learn to Detest the Ap-
 proach of Kidney Disease.

The symptoms of kidney trou- ble gre unmistakable that they leave no ground for doubt. Sick kidneys excrete a thick, cloudy, offensive urine, full of sediment, irregular of passage or attended by sensation of scalding The back aches constantly, headaches and dizzy spells may occur and the victim Is often weighed down by a feeling of languor and fa- tlgue. Neglect these warnings and there is danger of dropsy, Bright's Disease, or diabetes. Any one of these symptoms is warning enough to begin treating the kidneys at once. Delay often proves fatal.
 You can use no better remedy than Deans Kidney Pills. Here $ Mena proof:
 Uriel Thacker. grocer, Mena, Arkansas, says: "I consider Do- an x Kidney Pills q splendid reme- dy for disorders of the kidneys. 1 suffered from back ache, and was annoyed by the irr, gular passage of the kidney sccretions A couple of boxes of Doan's Kid ney PI Is, procured at the palace Drug Co., gave me wonderful re. lief and d short continued use ef- fected q cure. 1 can do much more work now, as feel better In every way"
 For sale by all dealers. Price s0 cents. Foster Mllburn Co. New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's-| and take nc other.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
A CHANGE

If ever a man had a chance to make himself solid with his people Jeff Davis is that man. He left Arkansas with all sorts of promises as to what he would do for the coun- try when he reached Washington. He made so much noise about it that his coming was looked forward to as an event in the East and was heraldsd far and wide.
 Withsmail preliminaries Jeff made his bow and his speech in the senate He started iD with the senate cham Der. seats and galleries. filled all awaiting the words of wisdou of
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
Will Live and Die in Mena.
Fort Flagler. Wash

Fort Flagler, Wash.
 June 10, 1909. To The Star. Mena. Ark.
 Gentlemen;--Feeling assured that l have number of friends in Mena who are interested in my welfare I request that they may be given my regards through the medium of the "Old reliable" Mena Star. which has been in our family for the past seven or eight years and which l am happy to say reaches me week. ly. will always call Mens my home, Notwithstanding the fact that l am about twenty-seven hun
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
FINDS A BEAUTIFUL PEARL
Mrs. Maggie Hopper Picks Up One of
 Value at Leslie

Leslie, June l4.-While fishinp in Little Red river below town Mrs. Maggie Hopper opened a mussel she'll for bait Thursday ana found shall pearl, which sne a brought to town and sold to for SIP 50 Js"eie'
 The pearl IS not large, being aoout the size of co shot. but ool ,s perieet in form and of exquisite color. Mir. Richburg declares # to De one of the most perfect specimens he has ever seen
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

Two hundred and sixty-nve bush- els of big fine potatoes from one acre of ground when they are selling in the city markets at $l.40 per bushel looks like ready money" And that is what was raised by N. F. Bales on his farm near Mena- and he has plenty of time for another crop this season.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
Prenare for the Future :.

One Missouri editor is said to have dunned hls subscribers thus: If you have frequent fainting spells, accompanied by chills, cramps, corns, bunions and sore throat or epilepsy, it is a sign you are not well, but are liable to die any minute. Pay your subscription and make yourself solid for good obituary notice" '"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
Good cioyer-GoOd Farmer.

Again we say, it is worth while to SOW clover in the fall just to have the pleasure of seeing it's glorious, lush, velvety greenness in spring when everything else is brown and bare. A good clover field adyertises the fact that a good farmer lives somewhere in sight.---Starkvllle (Miss.) Southern Farm Gazette.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

A second time within but a few months the passengers of sinking vessel were last week saved by the wonderful wireless system of teleg- raphy, by which help was summoned hundreds of miles away. Day by day man is utilizing Natural laws that make it possible for life to be better and more eniovahle.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHoFs

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The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

be believied. The history of the American governr~en ent furnishes no
 parallel to the insults which are now being heaped upon the doctrine of popular government by the senato- rial boss from Rhode Island. Kan sas City Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

An editor, says a Kansas news paper, died and went to heaven. He looked about for man who took his paper three years and left it in the postoffice. marked refused. " Failing to find him in the celestial home, the editor remarked, ''He isn't in it." thus originating that classical phrase.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
THE mrNA EvrNTNc sTAR

ls a progressive newspaper furnishing to its readers daily service covering eral happenings. as well As those items of local news that go to make a home paper invaluable to 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. 40c ser month
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

The l0Sth anniversary of the birth of Brigham Young has recently been observed in Salt Lake City. Though Brigham Young's religious ideals have been almost universally dis credited. he was a very great man and leader---and one of the greatest things he ever did was to take his people into almost A desert and teach them to produce the things they needed. May some modern Moses come and lead the people of Polk county out of bondage to other peoples by teaching them the same lesson.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

William Jennings Bryan. it now is announced, will make the race for the United States senate, under the direct primary law in force in Ne braska. It is thought his election is assured. There probably is no place where Mir. Bryan can better serve his country. It would be blessing if he held seat now, during the tariff contest.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

Sevey, Ga, has passed a law to prevent automobiles from passing through. on penalty of arrest. This viii be q severe shock to townsman, Dr. J k. Davis.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

After being hunted for weeks by a small army. Crazy Snake, now IS said to be hiding near Shawnee, Ok, until after the grand jury meets. It is really wonderful how all those Oklahoma officers manage to escape the Indian. He'll probably catch some of them yet.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
Insults.

The faith of Nelson Wilmarth AL drich in the perfidy and temerity of the Republican party and in the subserviency of the people to green goods politics has to be witnessed to
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

What profiteth Hartman if he gain even the Kansas City Southern if he loseth his life. He is said to be dangerously i'll with heart trouble.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

After all there are but two classes of useful people in the worid---those who pDoduce some useful thing, and those who serve the producers. Are you one of those
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

The Commercial Club has started out to raise a fund for advertising Mena. All that is necessary to make good thing winner, is to let peo- pie know about it. Mena is good thinU
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
thing

Mena's Commercial club promises to liven things up a bit-it surely will if the plans of President Wat kins do not fall through from sheer lack of support by the people who should. be most interested.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

Whats the matter? Not void from Roosevelt since he started to the jungles. Oh, ye faithless news paper correspondents
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

Judging from the way party plat forms are treated generally. would not be well te hold political con ventions on April l-All Fools day !?
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
Where. Oh Where Is He /?

While all this tariff commotion is going on in the senate where is the thunderous Jeff Davis of Arkansas ? Kansas City Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

"The principal trouble with wlid oats sowing is that somebody always has to help reap the crop"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
Some of the Bargains

Our Stock Reduction full bastand our stock being reduced a than we had anticipated you call attention again today bargans- bargains that making efforts successful
 Don't forget effect at this store SAIFAClON OR MONEY BACK.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
orr.
The Purposeful Orator Returns to Et
 Springs Chautaudua.

Most people are novices at liyns and die without obtaining persfe tive. Prof. Edward Amherst Oi lecturer and orator, however, is ia expert. Although he carries few side lines, his chief business is sliying And above all he is a good liver.
 He is man of ideas and man q doing, who wants to share his ldes with all the world. The thought n his lectures is deep, deeper than ? the ordinary popular lecture, but v has provided enough humorous Y preservers and shoal waters of arr- dote and illustration to save cyia the most superficial mind from t- ing drowned in the sea of thopgi and facts.
 Every babe has a right to le born healthy and strong. It E crime to propagate imbeciles. Genlss may be born in poverty, but nc"r of impoverished blood. The man who drops below the characttr q his family is a coward; if he rl's above it he is a hero"
 That is an extract from Dr. Lf ward Amherst Ott's lecture rll Sour Grapes, or Heredity and Mar riage." Don't you want to hear llf rest of it and learn something 'a this vital and intensely interes'lIs subject? Learn from a man WIZ knows, too. That's Prof. EdgaTl Amherst 0tt. -
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
25c Mercerized Voiles 15c

This is positively the Greatest Bargain ever offered in Mena. The texture and colorlngsof these goods are absolutely per fect-a rare bargain at 2Oc, Sale 1Sr price per yard ..............A A0S
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
Sc Ginghams Sc

One lot Ginghams in stripes and oh, regular Sc grade, Sale price per yard d................ ...
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
15c Linon Batiste 10c

Nice assortment of patterns, colorin@ are perfect, real good lie value, m Sale price per yard ..........AO "
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
A Rare Bargain in Madras

Is pieces Madras, 32 inches wide, fast colors, suitable for shirt waists, children's rompers, boys waists, etc., regular Or price 15c, Sale price per yard .... ~
 J. & P Coats Spool Thread lC per spool T~
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
COMMISSIONERS SALE


 Notice is hereby gi ven that Tn Fp'' suance of the authority and direcllol' contained in the decretal order ol lg Chancery court of Polk county, n.af and entered on the 18th day of duF, 1908, in a certain cause then peru"s therein between the First State bs,e of Braham, complainant, and Mi! England, Chas. Davis and IL Robie, defendants, the underslgu as commissioner of said court offer for sale at public vendue '9 highest bidder, at the southeast or entrance Of the county courtn'u in which said court is held, Tn the sV'" ty of Polk, within the hours prescil~ by law for judicial sales, on the day of July, 1909, the following scribed personal property, to-wl.' The publication known as tne " Democrat, with all material ln plant, consisting as follows ,.a. v quarto Cottrell x Babcock cylip" press; 8xl2 and one l2xlS Gordon International gasoline s : inc, H. F., with all fixtures' oAs inch Ideal paper cutter; one s'at numbering machine;
  and slug cutter; drying rack stands and cases; 6 composing s'bn ,'at 10 single galleys; 75 fonts lop' ogss sy and display type; also all oIhe' sd lures and furniture composing plant, in Polk county, Arkansas ,t,r Terms of Sale: On credit ol I the purchaser being feq'Ii Inv 10 execute a bond as required ps .ad and the order and decree ol Led court in said cause, with apPi' security, bearing interest at lne of 10 per cent per annum from ua e sale until paid, and lien be'ns aimed on the property sold to he payment of the purchase mon s.n 'es Given under my hand this i0'D v ,f June, l9n9- can
 W. l. Green.
 Commissioner in Chanceft
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
-12 1-2c Batiste 7c

10 pieces Batiste, worth 10 to 15 cents, nice assortment of colors and patterns to select fir pm, Stock Reduction Sale r. price per yard ..............s "
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
Sc Lawns 4c

10 pieces Lawns, regular price 6, z and cents per yard, your choice of the lot 1r at per yard. .....,..... "
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17
SPECIALS
 IN DRESS GOODS
10 Yards Best CalicOe 38c

Best Calicoes, light and dark blue, reds greys, novelties, only 10 yards to 2Q. a customer, for. ............. w
The Mena weekly star., 1909-06-17

Senator Simmons of North Caro- lima, defending his position in favor of the present tariff on lumber.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
Burlington Must
Put Back Trains
Brought to Account by Railway Com
mission for Changing Schedules
Without Authority.

The Nebraska State Railway commission
has ordered the Burlington to restore its
freight trains to the schedule from which
they had been dropped some time ago.
The Burlington has been dropping some
OF Its regular freight trains and stock
trains and is running them as specials.
When this was lone the Burlington issued
an order that passengers would not be
carried on special frelghts and stock trains.
This worked such a great inconvenience to
travelling men that they protested to the
commission and their houses protested for
them.
The commission also has ordered the
Burlington to appear and show cause why
action at law should not be begun against
that road for d-iseontinuing train service
without authority.
One travelling man., representing one of
the South Omaha packing houses, showed
the commission where his livery bin had
been increased over 500 a year by the ae-
ton OF the Burlington in withdrawing some
Of its regular trains from the schedule ana
running them as specials.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
ILLINOIS WILL SHOW HOW TO
PLACE EAR ON STALK OF CORN
Exhibit at Corn show VIII be In
stalled by Ed Funk, Who
t-f IL Here.

e. D., Funk, president OF the National
Corn Growers association, has arrived in
Omaha to look after the installation OF
the Illinois exhibit at the exposition. Mr..
Funk says that Illinois will nave a much
more instructive exhibit than last year, as
ali the experiments shown are brought up
to date and show the results Of this years
work.
Among the experiments shown will be the
results obtained in trying to place an
ear at a certain height on the cornstalk.
Some corn grows too close to the ground
and is too damp, while other stalks grow
their ears too high in the air, where they
do not get sufficient moisture from the
soil.
II. d. Funk is a member Of the Funk
Bros. seed company Of Bloomington, Ill,
a firm of thirteen members, operating,
perhaps. the largest nursery OF it's kind in
America. The Funk farms comprise 5000
acres OF the richest, blacklist soil in CEN
trail Illinois, situated In the heart Of the
corn belt.
There is a system OF mutual interests in
vogue on the farm, in which the hundreds
OF employees share in the returns from the
soil.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
e results are approximately as follows:

The last estimate Is made on an assump-
ton or a population Of about las, 900.
Although those figures are not absolutely
accurate on account Of many limitations IN
the work they are a near approximation
10 the truth, gathered in as unprejudiced
a way as was possible for the federation
For the purpose OF the census the CITY
was divided into twenty-six districts. con-
tanning supposedly 1000 families each. A
superintendent was appointed and under
MIN twenty workers for each district. one
district failed to bring In returns and in
some OF the others the canvass was incom-
plete- The work being confined chiefly to
one day about 8 per cent OF the houses
had to be checked not at home" and IN
many others II was impraoticable to obtain
the church preference OF dodgers away az
business.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
ANOTHER SALOON MAN FREE
3. II. Green Comes Clear Of Charge Of
Violating the Eight O'clock
Closing Law.

3. 7. Green. saloon keeper at Sixteenth
ana California streets, came clear OF a
charge OF violating the s o'clock closing
law in police court. The charge was pre-
ferred by the A~nti-Saloon league.
Green was charged with selling beer to
IL. 7, Brass and c. A. c. Giveen the night
OF November T.
Brass testified TO buying beer and whisky
IN the basement at about 10 o'clock on the
night alleged, saying the liquor had been
sold by a man processing to be the bar
tender and who, witness claimed, said he
was responsible TO the boss upstairs. %
Giveen's testimony was In corroboration OF
that given by Brass. A. s. Richie. who
appeared for Green, argued there was
nothing to connect Green with the case
ana asked his client be dismissed, which
was lone.
h case against Lewis Rentfrow, pro-
prietor OF the Windsor hotel, set for sat
urday, was put over until next Friday be-
cause OF an amendment to the complaint.