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The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
MISSOURI WILL RETALIArE.
State Will Not Stand for . Three-cent
 Passenger Rate.

Jefferson City, Mar. 20.--Goy. Had ley in statement issued Thursday night declared If the railroads insist on the restoration of the three-cent passenger fare rate the entire machin- cry of the state government will be employed to retailiate on the rail- roads.
 If the special dispansation Is grant ed Illinois. Kansas, Nebraska. Ok lahoma and other neighboring states in the matter of two-cent fares, the state of Missouri will strike both at the railroads through various methods of litigation and legislation" said the governor.
 The government declined to specify just what action will be taken against the railroads It was understood. he said by the counsel on both sides in the two-cent fare fight, that Missouri would not be an exception to other states in the matte.ft railroad rates
 ."ft is enough to say" added the governor. that if the three-cent ratt gaes back at this time we will put our war paint on and begin beating the war drums. If the railroads are dis osed to treat Missouri unfairly they san sert assured the Missouri authori ties will allow them no quarter.
 Gov. Hadley said the plan Of cam paign against the railroads was decid ed at conference attended by him self. Attorney General Major and the two special counsel In the rate cases.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
SENATE SMASHES
 TWO-PAY-DAY ACT
Passes Bill to Repeal Law Which Was Enacted Earlier in the Present Session of the
 Legislature.

The Senate yesterday passed the bill by Senators Yopp, Green aud Simms, to repeal the semi monthly pay day bill passed al this seseion of the General As- sembly. The repeal bill came up as the last order of business for the morning, and after a deba c of an hour, in which Senate 8 Green and Yopp spoke for the passage of the bill and Senate Wingo spoke in opposition to if, it was passed by a vote of Is 10 Il.
 A continuation of the fight over the Witt tex,-bill, which grew heated yesterday, the iutro- duction of a resolution callins { upon the attorney general to give an opinion as to whether the state can break it's contract with Clld- well & Drake, the introduction of one bill providing for statutory statewide prohibition and of an- other for submission of the ques- ton of a statewide prohibition at the next general election were the features of yesterdays session in the hause. The fight over the Witt bill stood out alone, how- ever, in the lime light. The greater part of the day was spent in discussing that III assure and 1t had been advanced just one notch as the reault of the days contro versy when the house adjourned at 4 o'clock After failure to amend the bill the opposition shows such strength that 1t is thought adjournment only saved it from defeat.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
DANGER OF WAR IS ACUTE
Situation Between Austria And servis
 is Critical.

Berlin, Mar. 17.--Private advices re. ceived here from Vienna represent the situation between Austria and Seryia as one of extreme gravity. It Is said in authoritative quarters that Austria will send within few days an ulu. matum to Belgrade. fixing a very short period for an answer to her representa- tions. If the answer is unsatisfactory, 1t is declared. war Is inevitable and may break out at the end of the week.
 The Berliner Tageblatt learns that the Russian foreign minister, M. lswoisky, has issued instructions to the Russian minister at Belgrade to warn the seryian government to avoid carefully everything that might be In terpreted as a challenge to war. Never theless diplomats here regard the dan ger of war as most acute.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
HELD FOR A RANSOM
SON OF A WEALTHY PENNSYL vANIAN kiDNAPED FROM
 SCHOOL.
CH.lD's PROJECTORS DEMAND slo,O0O
The Father, Janres p. Whltia, Who is Wealthy Attorney of Sharon. Is Ready to Pay the Amount Demanded by the kIdnapers, But Can Get No Word From Them.

Sharon, Pa, Mar. 20.-Officers of three states are searching for the eight-year-old son of James P. Whitla who was abducted and is being held for ransom. The boy. William Whitla was taken from the public school b. an Italian, who said he had been seni by the boys father.
 James P. Whitla, the father, is [ wealthy attorney Several of the boyt relatives are millionaires. Frank H. Buhl, an iron and steel magnate who Is the boys uncle, said he would spend s100,000 If necessary to recover hii nephew.
 Mir. Whitla still refused Friday to make public all the letter which was left at his home by an agent of tho kidnapers. He admitted that the let ter contained a terrible threat aud that he feared the threat would Do carried out. His fears and those of his wife have been intensified by the fact that, while they have compiled as far as possible with the demands of the kidnapers, no word has come from the stolen child. This demand was that Mir. Whitla insert in the daily papers printed in this vicinity an ad- vertisement that he Is willing to pay the ransom of $10,000 demanded.
 Ills great fear and that of the boys mother is that the kidnapers, fright ened by the efforts being made to cap ture them. will put the child to death and disappear. In this connection the famous case of Charlie Ross comes to the mind of the parents, as well as others here. Charlie Ross was stolen from his parents in Germantown. thi1 state, in 1874. The boy was never heard from again and is supposed to have been killed by his abductors.
 A squad of Pennsylvania state con stabulary reached here Friday from Punxsutawney to assist in the search The father, dry-eyed and full of tho fighting spirit, sits in his office her directing the extensive search. He is in constant communication with near by towns and orders every clew, nc HlAtteT nOW Slbut, run uoWA. tAS Snio
 q will endeavor to get in communi cation with my boys abductors. Il looks as though they would put ter rible threat into execution. Advice is good, but perhaps time is too shor1 in this to disregard threats. If money will bring back the boy. then I vii readily pay the S10,000."
 The mother is prostrated at the Whitla home. She does not sleep ant clings pathetically to her daughter Salina. 10 years old. The mother re fused to allow the girl to go to seA,, Friday, the same school fromZ I her boy was Kidnapped ThursdR. n sits with her arms about the child. | Anna Lewis, the boys teacher, wht prepared William for the journey witl the abductors, feels her part in th' case deeply. although no blame Is at tached to her.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25

Washington. Mar. 20.-That party lines will be eliminated during ths consideration in the house Of the Payne tariff bill was indicated by the action of Representative Broussard oi Louisiana. in withdrawing Thursday from the meeting of the minority members of the committee because ne differed with their views on the tarin.
 With few exceptions each member of the house will fight for the inter ests of his home district There is iit' tie prospect of any lengthy general debate on the bill and the considera' ton of the measure under the nve- minute rule for amendment VIII De proceeded with as soon as possible, probably by the end of the present week.
 Unless a gag rule for the proven ton of unlimited amendment under the five-minute rule is brought in, the minority members of the ways and means committee will not report separate bill. Their report will be drafted by minority leader Clark. and will severely criticise the wool sched- ule in the new bill. It Is contended by the Democrats that 1t has not been cut sufficiently to place 1t on revenue basis There probably will be numerous amendments offered and heated discussions affecting them are anticirated.
 The inheritance tax. Philippine free trade. internal revenue and baximum i features of the new bill are endorsed by tQei minority leaders, and there has bhen much favorable comment upon the measure by Democratic con gressmen. Champ Clark Thursday de clared that he had not had sufficient time to look into its provisions to en able him to comment upon them. Ii Is understood that the minority lead CTS favored the removal of the restric tions on the quantity of sugar and to bacco that can be admitted. from the Philippines free of duty. On the oth 1 CT hand, several southern Democrats are endeavoring to have the free trade provision amended so as to exclude rice, their contention being that rice could be sent from the Philippines te the United States markets and sold for two cents pound if admitted free from the islands. This. they say would ruin the rice industry in this country. A number of Democrats vii join with some Republicans in favor ing the continuation of the duty as sessed by the Dingley bill upon lum ber The fight for free lumber will be headed by Champ Clark, 1t is un derstood. He has frequently express ed himself in bitter terms regarding the lumber situation in this country.
 During the tariff hearings he ar raigned the lumber magnates ant delved deep Into the intricacies O stumpage and railroad land grants It Is not thought there will be any ser ious opposition to the tariff placed or tea
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Hartman Giving Up Business.

Los Angeles. Mar. l9.-E. H. Harri man in the course of talk to news. paper men Wednesday, said that his physicians were strongly advising him to give up all active participation in business affairs for time and that he had decided to follow their advice to the greatest extent possible. He said that it was impossible for him to give up his work entirely but that he was reducing his activities to the minimum as fast as possible. He refused to say whether he would go to Panama be fore returning to New York.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Now a state school.

Guthrie. Ok, Mar 19-State Audi tor Nj. E. Trapp Wednesday issued a warrant for s45,000 to the secretary of the interior for the benefit 4 the Cherokee nation, the purchase price Of the Cherokee female seminary at Tahlequah. The school will be used by the state for one of the new normals created by the recent legis- l2tion.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
A Traln Ind a statlon.

Montreal, Mar 1S.-A locomotive tender and baggage car attached to q passenger train on the Boston 6 Maine railroad crashed Into the woM en's waiting room of the Windsor station here. demolishing granite walls and killing an eight-year-old girl who was waiting for a train, and iniuring IS to 20 waiting passengers and railway employees. cevCral O whom were carried to local hospital In a dying condition
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
iinrn fnr a Metal Rasia.

Buenos Ayres. Mar 1s.-The Argen. tine republic is studying the problem of how best to secure the conversion of it's money. It considers that the financial situation in this country will shortly permit the establishment of a money system based on the metals, having already 63 per cent of the value of the paper money in circula- ion deposited In gold,
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Another aRebeIIIon" In cuba.

Havana, Mar. 17.--A sergeant and seven privates Of the rural guard sta toned at the town of Vueltas, ir Santa Clara province. have mutinied and taken to the woods with thel horses and arms. It appears to bs their intention to make an effort tc start an uprising Strong detach ments of the rural guard from adja cent garrisons have been sent in pur suit Of the mutineers.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Simple Remedy for Ea Grippe

La grippe coughs are dangerous as they frequently develop into pneumo- nia, Foley's Honey and Tar not only stops the cough but heals and strengthens the lungs so that no se- rious results need be feared. The genuine Foley's Honey and Tar con tains no harmful drugs and is in a yellow package Refuse substitutes. Sold by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25

Ship IS your eggs and poultry of all kinds. We pay you the highest market price, charge no Commission at all, and give quick remittance. Reference: Arkau- sas NatlSual Bank, Hot Springs, Ark. S2lnr.municate with us. Address " stson Bros, POI 3sd St., hot oPiugs, Ark, W
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
As Advertised.

l purchased a bottle of Chamber lain's Cholic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and found it to be all claimed for 1t in the advertisements. Three of the family have used 1t with good re- suits in summer complaint HI. E. Howe, publisher of the Press, High land Wis. For sale by Jackson Drug Co., and all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Race suicide

as President Roosevelt calls it is not nearly the menace to increase in popu lation that deaths among infants are And eight out of ten of these deaths are directly or indirectly caused by bowel troubles. McGee's Baby Elixir cures diarrhoea, dysentary, sour stomach and all infant ailments of this nature. Just the thing for teeth. ing babies. Price 2 and 50c. Sold by GUnnels Drug Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Lame Shoulders.

Whether resulting from a sprain or form rheumatic pains, there is nothirg z so good for lame shoulder as Chan : berlain's Eminent. Apply it freely and rub the parts vigorously at each application and quick cure is cer- tain. For sale by Jackson Co.,, and all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Wormology

should be studied by every parent
 If your child is nervous, fretfal, starts in it's sleep, is pasty faced, has rings under its eyes, always seems hungry, Is not gaining weight, you Whites Cream Vermifnge is an abSo- lute cure for worms. Is its own pur- gatiye. Sold by Gunnels Drug Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
A New Chinese Port.

Victoria. R. O.. Mar. 20.-The CT ness ernmeut is surveying new Dor in the Gulf of Pechili cal, cd ,assan, about 40 miles north q Shauha.kwan, for use as a Chimes national port in opposition to ths Japanese pert of Dalny, according 10 ! dispatch received by the steamer Iyi Maru.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Lovers

of good health should prevent sickness instead of letting themselves get sick and then try Co cure 1t. So long as you keep your liver, bowels and stom- ach in healthy condition you won't get sick. Ballard's Herbihe relieves constipation, inactive liver and all stomach and bowel troubles. Sold by Gunnels Drug Store.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
What's the Usep

Aches, pains, burns, cuts, sprains, and all similar atiiictions are always instantly relieved; often entirely cured by an application of that un- equaled remedy, Hunts Lightning Oil Don't suffer, Dent delay. What $ the use '
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
Lumber Haulsrs Wanted.

A Cove. Hdul73 miles, s2. 50 and $275; II miles, $500 and $3.25. Fine roads. We work our roads. Can use 25 teams.
 l2-4t CovE LUMBER Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-25
WILL BE ASCRAMBLE
IN CONSIDERING TARIFF BILL EACH MEMBER TO FIGHT
 FOR HIS INTERESTS.
WILL BE NO LENGTHY GENERAL DEBATE

The indications Are That Party Lines
 VIII Be Almost obliterated During Discussion of the Measure-Demo- crats Seem to Be Favorably I'm pressed With the Bill As Submitted
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-06-02

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made
me well woman and l have no more
backache. hope 1 can help others by
telling them what Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has done for
me-" Mrs. EMMA IMsE, s33 FirstSt.,
Milwaukee, Wis.
The above is only one of the thou.
sands of grateful letters which are
constantly being received by the
Pinkham Medicine Company of Lynn,
Mass, which prove beyond doubt that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs.
actually does cure these obstinate dis
eases of women after all other means
have failed, and that every such suf-
ering woman owes it to herself to at
least give Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound trial before submit
ting to an operation, or giving up
hope of recovery.
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health and her
advice is free.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-06-02
A WORKING BASKET.

Get a whole, good cheesebox with
cover; take and saw two inches off
top of box; split this in two, making
two strips one inch wide. Place one
at top of box and one at bottom;
use small nails or tacks. Get four
sticks one inch square, cut to a dia-
mond point at one end for the legs.
Now take cover, divide circumfer-
ence in four as mark to place the
legs. Set cover down two inches
at top of leg and box ten inches
lower Smooth with sandpaper and
paint any color you like. When dry
trim with brass headed ticks and
line with any color cheesecloth, and
it will make a handy working bas-
ket and very desirable baby basket
If box is placed at top and cover at
bottom. The box at the top can be
used for baby's clothes; cover at bot
tom for the toilet articles. have one
of each kind in my house and would
not be without them, as they take
very little room.-Boston Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-06-02
Logical Inference.

Lord Lucas, who is 80 ably sup
porting Mr.. Haldene in the Territor-
ial scheme, tells good story Of a
teacher in a Midland town noted for
his patriotic fervor. One day he was
explaining to his class what he
thought was a sad lack of the proper
spirit in the average English boy.
"Now, Tommy" he said, tell us
what you would think II you saw a
Union Jack waving proudly over the
field of battle" II should think"
was the logical reply Of Thomas,
"that the wind was blowing. From
M. A. p.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-06-02
"A DOZEN "NEVERS."

Never pour WATERPROOF burning fat.
Never cut anything with the knife
edge coming toward one.
Never use cracked dishes for food.
Never fill lamp full.
Never keep lamps on shelf over a
stove.
Never wet caustic in the mouth.
Never apply idodine to the flesh
every day; skip day or two between
applications.
Never cut corn until 1t bleeds.
Never set pail of hot water down
and leave it, even for moment, with
a child in the room.
Never take medicine or drink any
thing in the dark.
Never neglect to have a foreign
substance in the eye removed at once.
Never step onto the wheel to get
into or out of a team.
Remember, and save life or serious
injury.-New Haven Register.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-06-02
Weston. ocean.to.ocean Walker,

Said recently: "When you feel down and
out, feel there is no use living, just take
your bad thoughts with you and walk them
off. Before you have walked mile things
will look roster. Just try it." Have you
noticed the increase in walking of late in
every community? Many attribute it to
the comfort which Aliens Foot-Ease, the
antiseptic powder to be shaken into the
shoes, gives to the millions now using it.
As Weston has said, at has real merit.
1t cures tired, aching feet while you walk.
10000 testimonials. Order 25c. package
to-day of any Druggist and be ready to for
get you have feet. A trial package Of Al.
lens Foot-Ease sent FREE. Address Allen
8. Olmsted. LIE Roy. N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-06-02
here resembles somewhat the clamps

here resembles somewhat the clamps
used by photographers to support wet
prints while drying. They are made
10 that any number can be placed on
q clothesline, being movable in either
direction. The clothes are supported
BY small Jaws, the grip being decided
iy firmer than in the ordinary clothes
pin. In addition, the clothes do not
come in direct contact with the
tlothesline and cannot become soiled,
as is often the case with the ordinary
line. They are also easier to handle,
and after the clothes are removed are
allowed to remain on the line.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-06-02
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Baked Corn-One pint Of corn; one
quart of sweet milk; three eggs; one
teaspoonful of sugar; salt and pepper
to taste. Bake until done.
Sour Milk Biscuits - One quart
flour, one large teaspoonful of baking
powder, one-half cup of lard, one cup
sour milk, one-half teaspoon soda.
Meat Balls-One bowl of cold meat
chopped fine; one-half cup of fresh
bread; small onion chopped fine;
two eggs; season with salt and pep
per. Form in balls and drop in hot
lard.
Scalloped Cabbage-Cut cabbage
with a slaw cutter, use layer of
cabbage and one of cracker crumbs
alternately, sprinkle with salt and
pepper and butter. Cover with milk
and bake one-half hour.
Hominy Fritters = To one pint Of
hot boiled hominy add two beaten
eggs, one-half teaspoon salt, dash Of
pepper; one-half cup of milk. When
cold, add -four to make thin batter
and one teaspoonful of baking pow
der. Beat and drop in hot fat by
small spoonsful.
Rhubarb Pie-Two cups of rhu-
barb; pour boiling water over same
and let stand five minutes, then pour
off and add one cup of sugar; one
tablespoonful Of flour; yoke Of one
egg; three tablespoonfuls Of water.
Stir ali together and put in lower
crust and bake. Make a meringue
of the whites Of eggs and Eugar; put
on top and brown. This is fine.
Walnut Cream - Rub a cream
cheese to paste with silver fork.
If not soft enough add little melted
butter or sweet cream. Season with
salt and pepper. Make into small
balls and into each press the halves
of an English walnut. Lay on young,
crisp lettuce leaves and stand where
It will get cold. When ready to
serve pour over 1t mayonnaise dress
ing and send to the table with thin
slices Of toasted bread.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-06-02
Men and Mustaches.

"In Europe" the barber said, ut
is the fashion for men to wear their
mustaches long and trained carefully
at the ends, in which shape they must
be looked after at the cost of much
time and trouble. Here 1t Is the
fashion for men to wear their mus
taches short, which may not be quite
so pretty but Is vastly more conven-
lent and comfortable, and is charac-
teristic Of the country. 1t is doing
away with surplusage and keeping
the decks cleared for action.
mo man who has had his mus
tache trimmed short once" the bar
ber said, would ever let 1t grow long
again. New York Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-06-02
Colombia Rich in Platinum.

The platinum output of Colombia
b second only to that Of Russia. This
precious metal, washed from the grav-
els of the Choco, is always found
mixed with gold, sometimes one or
the other metal greatly predominant
Ing. Although platinum occurs to
small extent in other parts of the
Choco, It's main sources are the Plat
Ina and Conoto rivers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-06-02
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To KEEP KNIVES CLEAN.

A table may be beautifully set and
decorated, but unless the knives are
in good condition the general appear
ance will be spoiled. The blades of
the knives should be cleaned with soft
flannel. II they are little rusty use
wood ashes rubbed on a newly cut
piece of Irish potato. This will re-
move spots when nothing else will.
Never dip the ivory handles in hot
water, as the heat turns them yellow.
Keep the best set, which is only used
for company; in box, wrapped first
in tissue paper, then covering of
linen. This will keep out the dust
and dampness. ss.-Indianapolfs News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-06-02
A Novelty In Navigation.

A steamer in whose machinery en-.
gineers and steamship owners will
take special interest has just made
her first voyage across the Atlantic.
The Laurentic, built for the Canadian
service of the White Star Line, is
provided with three screws, the outer
ones being driven by reciprocating
engines and the middle one by tur-
bine. The reciprocating engines take
the steam from the boilers, partly
expand it, and then pass 1t along to
the turbine for it's final work. The
former operate only at high pressure
and the latter operates only at low
pressure. Thus are harnessed togeth-
er two types of engines which have
hitherto been regarded as rivals
New York Times.