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The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
A NEW VETERAN ORGANIZATION
Those Who Saw Service in Foreign Countries Holding Convention
 In pittsburg, Pa.

pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 12.--The ar rival of Lieut. Gen. s. |. Nj. Young, retired acting as personal representa- tive of President Taft, marked the opening of the convention of the Vetes- ans of Foreign Service and the Army of the Philippines here. Over 1000 delegates of the two bodies are already in camp on the grounds of the Eign- teenth regiment armory The organi- zations are composed of men who saw service in the Spanish war.
 Prominent among the arriving visit tors was Edward K. Lane of Missoula. Mont. former trooper in Col, Roose- velt's regiment of roughriders. Lane was color sergeant of his troop when the famous band of cowpunchers and college men charged San Juan Hill and vividly recalls stories incident to that well known episode in characteristic western phroseology.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
TO NAME CENSUS AppOINIlI
President Taft Will Soon Annuu.u Names -f 300 Super
 visors.

Washington, Aug. l3.-The names < the more than 300 supervisors Of gs| thirteenth census 10 be appolntaa ND President Taft will be made WhK next Saturday or Monday hy the pre& dent, IL was unofllcIally learned heH
 Throughout most of the coaHi1 there will be a supervisor for eaa congressional district. but ia lafN cities one supervisor will be appa'. ed. regardless Of the number of tsa gressional districts. The PTesia's1 wishes to make as many of these q poIntments now as possible, ana greater portion of them are alisl'l practically ready te be passed upa by him.
 These are in states where the HF' visors will be named upon Te'es mendatIons of Republican senators " others.
 Tn the southern states. where proposed to divide the appolnimenls nearly equal as possible between psa ocrats and Republicans, the appo''' ments probably will be delayed recommendations have not been z ceived and the division has no' o'o made.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
JOHN HAYS SENSE OF HUMoR
Statesman Was Exceptionally c'f'eo in This Respect, According
 to 6Iographer.

Few of our public men have had more delicate or delicious humoi' coupled in an unusual way with keen and cutting wit. We are fortu- nate in the preservation of so many or his addresses. Speaking of his ire quent opportunities for talking in England. Mir. Hay wrote to friend: You never saw people so willing and eager to be bored as these blessed John Bulls. If l were of the Neronic type, which takes delight in human anguish. I could make a speech every night the year round, But l refrain being merciful and lazy"
 Of a candidate for the presidency. he said: There seems no limit to his eager credulousness. He seems able to believe anything he asks is that 1t shall be incredible" ," The mans party he characterizes as a "fortuitous concourse of unrelated prejudicesp
 Describing a collection of sacred relics gathered by Philip IT., he play tuiiJ WIlteS, Wltu the SAOcpaiOhs pSi hays of Cuyier, Philip could see more in bone than any man who ever lived In his long life Q. esseous en. thusiasm he collected 7.421 genuine relics-whole skeletons, odd shins. teeth, toe-nails and skulls of martyrs sometimes by miracle of special grace, getting duplicate skeletons of the same saint "-"Castilian Days" Charles c. Moores. in Putnam's Mag azine.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
A WATER TRUST NOW
A WARNING NOTE SOUNDED AT IRRIGATION CONGRESS BY
 CLIFFORD PINcHoT.
PEOPLES RIGHTS IN DANGER
Water Power Being Rapidly Absorbed by the General Electrical interests of the country-5elleved Time to Agitate Is Now.

Spokane. Wash, Aug. 12.-John D. Rockefeller as philanthopist and as an example for the nation to copy was held up to the kindly considera- ton of the National Irrigation con gross with Che advice that the life of the oil magnate be studied as a busi- ness ideal.
 The newest exponent of Rockefeller was W. J. McGee, secretary of the Inland Water Ways commission of Washington, D. c.
 Dr. McGee frankly said he admired John D. Rockefeller. He said that though much sneered at. the Standard Oil magnate Is man among millions and yet though billionaire. he be. there Is no reason why million other men cannot be as successful as he.
 Clifford Pinchot, chief forester of the United States. caused perhaps the chief sensation of the day.
 Mir. Pinchot spoke in part as follows:
 There could be no better illustra- tion of the eager. rapid. unwearied ab- sorption by capital of the rights which belong to all the people than the water power trust. not yet formed but in ropid process of formation. This state. ment is true, but not unchallenged. We are met at every turn by the in- dignant denial of the water power in- terest. They tell us that there is no community of interest among them, and yet they appear year after year at these congresses by their paid at torneys. asking for your influence to help them remove the few remaining obstacles to their perpetual complete absorption of the remaining water powers. They tell us 1t has no signi- flcance that the general electric inter- ests are acquiring great groups of water powers Tn various parts of the United States. and dominating the power market in the region of each group. And whoever dominates pow CT, dominates all industry. Have you ever seen few drops of oil scattered on the water spreading until they formed a continuous film, which put an end at once to all agitation of the surface. The time for us to agftat. this question is now, before the separate circles of centralized control spread into the uniform, unbroken, Nationwide covering of single gi. gantic trust. There will be little chance for mere agitation after that No man at all familiar with the situation can doubt that the time for effective pro test Is very short II We do not use + to protect ourselves now, we may be very sure that the trust will give hereafter small consideration to the welfare of the average citizen when in conflict with it's own.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
VETERANS TRIBUTE TO LEE.
Most Impressive Scene of the Civil War Was That After Surrender
 of Appomattcx.

Men who saw the defeated general when he came forth from the chamber where he had signed the articles of equalization say that he paused a momens as his eyes rested once more on the Virginia hills; smote his hands together as though in some excess of Inward agony, then mounted his gray horse. Traveller, and rode calmly away.
 If that was the very Gethsemane of his trials. yet he must have had then one moment of supreme. If chastened. joy As he rode quietly down the lane leading from the scene of exploitation. he passed Into view of his men-of such as remained of them. The news of the surrender had got abroad and they were waiting. grlefstricken and de iected, upon the hillsides, when they caught sight of their commander on the gray horse Then ensued one of the most notable scenes of the history of the war. In an instant they were about him, barefleaded, with tear-wet eyes; thronging him, kissing his hand his boess. fiss saddle: weeping; cheer ing him amid rheir tears: shouting his name to the very skies. He said: Men. we have fought through the war together; have done my best for you; my heart is too full to say more."-- From Robert E. Lee. the Southerner," by Thomas Nelson Page, published by Scribners.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
Trees az Educators

More children are trudging alona the country roads to the countrv schools than are walking on paved streets in cities attending the city pub He schools. There is a liberal educa ton along the country road if onl, right use be made of right material It IS the writer's firm belief that th. physical condition of the countr, schoolhouse and grounds must bs greatly improved if we expect tbs early training of the country child VIII give 1t wholesome appreciation or all that is richest and best in conn .ry life. All this can be done with put small expenditure of money. Tree, oo not cost much. neither do flowers vines and shrubbery. While the ex penditure of money for paint ia econ omy and the expenditure of money te make schoolroom sanitary ia hu mane.-cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
SENATOR BRlSToW WELCOMED
His Friends and Nelghbors at SaIIna, kan, Hold Reception in
 His Honor.

Salina, Kan, Aug. 12.-Senator Joseph L. Bristow was given splen. did reception, not only by his friends of Salna, but by scores of farmers who arrived in their wagons and motor cars from many miles around. The meeting. or rather reception, was held in the spacious pavilion of the Salina chautauqua grounds
 The meeting had not the atmosphere of political gathering in any sense. It was merely the coming together oi Senator Bristow's friends and neigh bors, irrespective of party. to tell him by their presence that they approved of his course in the senate.
 Senator Bristow was given a rousing reception, not only when be entered the auditorium. but when he arose tC speak as we'll. The audience appeared to be particularly interested in that part of his remarks in which he told of how 1t happened that he got into the tariff discussion. There were smiles Of approval and here and there could be heard good good for you. as the senator related how he had the 'temerity" to break one of the oldest traditions of the senate, that a new member must not attempt to address the senate until he has been there at least year
 Alter the meeting almost the entire audience filed upon the stage to shake Senator Briatnw.s hand
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
Tea Table Etiquette.

Tea table etiquette was somewhat complicated in the days of that Thar dened and shameless tea thinker : Dr Johnson, when many people thought nothing of drinking ten On twelve cups at sitting It was con sidered proper for the cups and sau cers of party of tea drinkers to be all passed up to the hostess in one batch when replenishment was con sidered necessary. and in order that each person might be sure of gettins back the right cup the teaspoons were numbered.
 When the cups were passed up those who did not require any more were supposed to place the spoon in the cup. This writer remembers a yer, ancient dame teaching a small boy ts place his spoon in his cup after tn, nrst cup had been emptied. He won dered for the reason. Now he know, that tea was once very expensive and little boys were not expected to asi again.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
A UNIQUE REUNION IN INDIANA
The Fourth Annual Meeting of Men
 Bearing Name of John at Muncle.

Muncie. Ind. Aug. 13--Somebody called out Hello. John.' on the street here today. and nearly 500 men re- piled Hello" They were all Johns, too, for this was the day of the an nuai reunion of the John family" whose members all bear that given name, and hail from all parts of the United States.
 It was the fourth meeting of the unique association. which Is regularly organized and has duly elected ofIl- cers. All Johns were invited and welcomed, and their families also at tended. but no adult male whose name was not John was. admitted to the festivities. Every John wore a button indicating his membership. The program included addresses by Johns of more or less note, music and various games.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19

White Plains, N. r., Aug 13-The state of New York won a complete victory over Harry K. Thaw when Justice Isaac N Mills decided that the slayer of Stanford White was still in- sane and sent him back to the asylum for the criminal insane at Matteawan.
 Not one of the many contentious made by Thaw in the three weeks of his recent hearing was sustained. He is, however, somewhat better of than before he brought the present suit. because Justice Mills in his decision suggests-and the suggestion amounts practically to orders-that Thaw at Matteawan be restored to the privileges he enjoyed ill the first three months of his stay there. and that his mother be allowed all the possible privileges and treated with every consideration when she calls to see him.
 The prisoner took the decision cooly. His only statement was a denial of the assertion in the courts opinion that he still cherished the same delu- sions that drove him to shoot White.
 la formal language Justice Mills de- cision dismissed the writ of habeas corpus under which Thaw applied for his liberty and "remanded him to the custody of the defendant" (Dr. Robert B. Lamb, superintendent of Matteawan State Hospital).
 In concluding that Thaw is now in- sane, the court gives first importance to his family and childhood history. His determination that the prisoner has not yet recovered is based princi- pally on the opinion of Dr. Amos Baker, assistant superintendent of Matteawan asylum.
 "All such authorities says Justice Mills, "are public officers, with no conceivable motives except to do their duty"
 The court says 1t was more con vinced by the testimony of the alien ists called for the state than by that of the prisoners experts. Regarding Dr. Britton D. Evans he says:
 He experienced great difficulty in reeonciling his present opinion with his previous attitude in connection with the homicide trials and to my mind did not entirely succeed In so doing.
 Thaw evidently made bad impress sion on the judge by his actions both on and off the witness stand.
 The int o,~<fn ton to Thaw's facial appearance, es- pecially throughout the last afternoon of his testimony, when for twenty minutes he spoke in justification of This extravagant belief as to Whites conduct with a certain woman
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
WANT UN|FORML LAWS.
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION COM MiTTEE WOULD HAVE INsuR-
 ANcE STATUTES coDlFiEp.
WILL ASK FOR A COMMISSION
In lts Report the Committee Wll Recommend That Congress Be Re. quested to Create a National Body ts Make Model Code.

Omaha, Aug iS.-The committee on insurance law of the American Bar association in it's report to be present ed to the annual meeting of the asso- ciation at Detroit. Aug. 24, Wal recom- mend that congress be asked to pass a law for the creation of commission to prepare code of Insurance laws for the District of Columbia. The object is the perfecting of a model code which will then be urged upon the leg islatures of the various states in the belief that uniform laws will obviate much useless litigation and prove a benefit alike to insurance companies and their patrons.
 Said R. W. Breskenridge of this city. chairman of the Committee:
 This is not movement In favor of federal control or regulation of insur. ance. Our idea is to get congress to approve law prepared by experts selected by the President. which may be submitted as model to the state legislatures, in the interest of uni form legislation. Our plan has the approval of the commissioners of the District of Columbia to which alone the enactments of congress apply Tue present insurance laws of the district are declared by Superintendent of Tn- surance Drake of Washington, to be about the worst in the whole country"
 The committee renews the condem- nation of the prevailing system of state supervision contained in its re- port of 1907. Of recent state legisla- tion, enacted and proposed. the com mittee says:
 The current public interest In in surance has had only a restricted con crete expression through legislation in several states, and the theory of much of the proposed Insurance legis iation involved the mistaken idea that the way to correct the abuses in the business of insurance. and the man. agement of insurance companies s to strike and cripple the companies"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
VIOLIN EASILY AT THE HEAD
Peculiar Qualities Have Caused It ts Be Crowned King Of Musical
 instruments.

Restricted as is it's range of dyn amics, the violin has had for it's votar ies men of such widely different tenn perments as Paganini and Spohr, Will helmj and Sarasate. Joachim and Ysaye. It's literature does not com pare with that of the piano, for which Bach, Beethoven, Schumann. Chopin and Brahms have written their choicest music: yet the intimate na ture of the violin. it's capacity for pas. sionate emotion. crowns it--and not the organ. with it's mechanical tonal effects--as the king of instruments Nor does the voice make the peculiar. iy poignant appeal of the violin. Its lowest note is the c below the treble clef. and it's tap note a mere squeak: but 1t seems in few octaves to have imprisoned within it's wooden walls miniature world of feeling even in the hands of clumsy amateur 1t has the formidable power of giving pain i. while in the grasp of master 1t is capable of rousing the souI.--James Huneker, in Everybody's
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
The Roman Senate.

The Roman senate, said to have originally been composed of 100 mem bers. was raised to 300 by Tarquinius Priscus; to about 600 by Sylla, about S1 B. C., and to 900 by Julius Caesar It was reformed and reduced to 600 by Augustus, and gradually lost it's power and dignity under the emperors The mere form existed in the reign of Justinian. A second senate. formed at Constantinople by Constantine, re tained its office till the ninth century s. P. O. R. on the Roman standard stood for "Senatus Populus que Ro manus' ("the Roman Senate and Peo ple'D. A senatus consultum was a law enacted by the senate.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
VETERANS PARADED.
MEMBERS OF G. A. R. MARCH TO MARTIAL MUSIC AT SALT
 LAKE CITY.
WERE GREETED WITH CHEERS
The Splendid Review Was the Climax of the Encampment-Entire Route of Parade Lined With Enthusiastic Admirers--A Living Flag.

Salt Lake City, Aug. 12.--With steps that often faltered, in files whose alignment was not always exact, but with brave hearts and with eyes fixed on the flag of the union they fought to preserve nearly half century ago the members of the Grand Army of the Republic to-day marched through the streets of Salt Lake City in their annual parade and review-the climax Of the national encampment.
 The parade formed at the beautiful Eagle gate on South Temple street First in line were the regulars of the Fifteenth United States infantry. and the entire National Guard of Utah, act ing as an escort. Next came the A departments of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Naval Veterans, the ex Union Prisoners of War, and Tn car riages the surviving members of that devoted band of women, the Army Nurses
 Scattered through the line were nu merous military bands and fife and drum corps.
 Greeted With Cheers and Tears.
 At the word of command the parade marched west to Main street and turned south down that thoroughfare, proceeding seven blocks between solid walls of cheering men. women and children. As the grizzled veterans passed the enthusiasm was tremen dous and many spectator wept un- ashamed as he realized that this was undoubtedly the last grand review for scores of the feeble heroes who trudged along behind the flag for which they had given some of the best years of their lives.
 When Seventh South street was reached the paraders themselves broke out in mighty cheering. foI there they turned In front of the most beautiful feature of the day, the 'Liv ing Flag" On an immense stand were 3,600 children dressed in the national colors and so arranged that they made a perfect representation oi a waving American flag
 The little ones had been drilled for many weeks, and while the old sol diers passed they sang patriotic airs
 At the Reviewing Stand. Countermarching. the parade now moved north on Main street back to South Temple street. Here, just to the left of the Brigham Young pioneer monument and close to Temple square the reviewing stand had been erected It was occupied by Commander-in. Chief Henry M. Nevius, Gov. William Spry of Utah, the chef executives of other states and a large number of other officials and distinguished guests. The paradlng bodies all passed in review. saluting those .n tAe stand and at once disbanded. All the bands as they arrived here were massed close to the stand and as tn. culmination of the parade s,-vv school children marched by, the united bands playing and the children singing "On ward, Christian Soldier"
 The great review was excellen1y managed in every way. All along the line Of march were scattered ambu lances, trained nurses and numerous other attendants to care for any of the veterans who might be overcome by fatigue and for spectators who suf fered in the crush on the sidewalks
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
Trxx16 and
 Quality

appeal to the WelI-Infonned in every walk of life and are essential to permanent success and crcditable standing. Aceor- ngly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs md Elixir of Senna is the only remedy of snown value, but ono of many reasons Fhy it is the best of personal and family laxativea is the fact that it cleanses weetcns and relieves the internal organs n which it acts without any debilitatiig after effects and without having to increase the quantity from time to time.
 It acts pleasantly and naturally and ssruly as a laxative, and is component arts are known to and approved by
 aysicians, as it is free from all objection iIle substances. To get it's beneficial fleets always purchase the genuine manufactured by the California Fig Syrup e, only and for sale by all leading drug y3kle
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
What a Girl Learns.

Katherine Eggleston complains in a magazine article that children are taught about mems work and not about womens. Even in the Kindergarten they learn about Lincoln and Wash ington and even the pictures show the lion and forget the lioness. Shi learns history in the high school with I'll the brave ideals of men. and cour. ageous women are completely ignored. Then she learns carpentering. although she may not be able to cook an egg, and she knows all about higher math. ematics. but is cheated by the butcher. She learns political economy, but does not know who are members of the local school board.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
A Wedding

IS the only way to descrihe inc noor cnila that is afflicted with worms 1e No Inatter how much or how often if aats ,o she worms get all the nourisb mas, rom the food, the child gets ssi' nraat; ' caiiy none. Whites Cream Verr;s,,m, @.ea- seIs rld of the worms quickly. easiis ' s ana with no bad after effects p%y p,.;a.y s,c 2 bottle, Sold at Gunnel's nr,'s,
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
weal.h for a washerwoman.

Des Moines. la. Aug. ls-ah Joseph Anderson. whose indian nan' Is "Wompouncaca," poor Sasa', e, women of this city, was nollhea ps she will receive frSnl siae gnyel'''as'' sG0, ,0G0 as her share of dispufsen''. in s2O,00O, ,000 due the ~hoctaw lnaAp from Uncle Sam.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
Cost of the Extra es.aiAa

Washington, Aug. 1s.-The extra. ordinary session of congress whicn completed one week ago it's revision of the tariff law cost the American people 1t has been estimated by some Of the statisticians around the can,tal
 about s5o0,oOo Many different isems entered into this grand total, the ehiei Of which Is mileage. The House expense s on this account aggregates s4I,000. i'''s
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
Small Pox Epidemic h Guatemala.

Mexico City. Aug. 13.--An epidemic of small pox has again broken out along the borders separating the re publics of Mexico ard Guatemala Ac cording to reports made to the treas ury department ly the varlous chiefs of customs houses in that sec ton. scores of deaths and an appalling condition exists on the Guatemalan side The Mexican government will institute a vigorous quarantine.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
For Thirty Years

"Inclosed find money order for one dollar for which please send it's worth in Simmons Liver Purifier, put in tin boxes. f have been using the medi- clne for thirty years Thos. H. Reilly, Jonesyille, La.
 No commerits necessary.
 Price 25c per box.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-19
Ore Prices Reach a High Level.

Galena, Kan. Aug. 1S.-Zinc ore prices in the Missouri-Kansas mining district today reached the highest level In two years. Offerings of SAT ton for 60 per cent ore are general. making top grades worth $50. Much ore is being held in anticipation of another advance.