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The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22

$. I. Ryan, a merchant from Muse, Ok, was in town Wednesday trading. Frank Naler was in town Satur. day with load of apples, which he shipped to Oklahoma.
 Ed Mewhiuney, who runs saw mill at Page, was in town Sat urday morning on business. Melvin Yeargan returned last week from a business trip of several days at Little Rock l.. J. Hendrix returned from Vandervoort Monday and left for his home at Board Camp.
 A. J. Rhodes, who recently sold his wagon yard in Mena, left Monday for his farm near Hartley. Grandma Ritchey returned to Dallas Saturday after two weeks visit with her son in Oklahoma. County Clerk Parker moved his household effects last week to his new home on Third street, on the South side.
 s. s. Goodner aud family, who have been visiting relatives at Oden for the past week, returned home Friday.
 Tom Taylor and wife from Kansas City were here Saturday. They left today for visit with friends at Oden.
 c. ". Barr, the new manager of the Wilhelmina hotel on Mount Mena, was in town Tuesday buying supplies.
 Ben and Ed c. Pierce were in Mena Tuesday. After buying few supplies they returned to their home at Shady.
 Mir. and Mrs. $. T. Fite, who have been visiting friends in Ar kadelphia for some time, returned home Monday afternoon. Uucle Jack Davis and wife re- turned last week from New Hope, where they had been visiting rel atives for the past ten days.
 MT. and Mrs. J. c. Wood re- turned to their home in Maud, Ok., Friday, after a two weeks visit with relatives at Egger.
 Nine cars of bananas passed through Mena Friday night con- signed to northern markets. They were loaded at Port Arthur.
 County Clerk Parker has the County State Municipal Tax ready for the approval of the Judge. No warrants will be issued at present.
 pr. P. K. Watkins reports the birth of two boys. One Mon- day to Mir. and Mrs. Will Dishe- room and today to MT. and Mrs. K. l. Anderson.
 Dr. K. T. Connally came in from Rocky Thursday and left on No. 4 for visit with his daugh- ter, Mrs. s. F. Carter, who lives at Wardyille, Ok.
 i D. c. Sullivan and family of Anthony, Sevier county. arrived in Mena last week and left for a visit with Mrs. Sulliyan's parents at Big Fork.
 w. A. Garner, forest ranger in Montgomery county, arrived last week from Hartshorn, Ok, where he has been spending his vaca- tiOn, He left at once for Oden. A. V. Swatty, who formerly lived in Mena and held the po- sition of agriculture agent for Kansas City Southern, arrived last week for a few weeks visit with friends.
 w. N. Walker left a branch from tomato vine at The Star ofhce Thursday on which was a cluster of fine tomatoes which weigh five pounds. They were as smooth, red and as fine as ever grew
 Attorneys w. M. Pipkin and w. N, Martin have moved thelr office from the court house to the second fl .or of fLa
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22

Ribbons, Laces and N@u.sT n.a's ics--bargaius. Racke' o -
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22

U. Hathaway, postmaster and merchant at Hathaway, brought n n load of chickens and eggs Saturday. He reports that the crops are iu fine condition in Montgomery county.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22

l.. J. Hendrix returned from Vandervoort Monday and left for his home at Board Camp.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22

more students in normal at Con- way.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22

A. J. Rhodes, who recently sold his wagon yard in Mena, left Monday for his farm near Hartley.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22

Grandma Ritchey returned to Dallas Saturday after two weeks visit with her son in Oklahoma.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22

J. ". Upton, who has charge of 9aw Mill No 4 for tue Insham
 Lumber Company near Hatfield
 was in Mena Saturday to have an eye treated. Last Wednesda v wnile saving a piece of q sa w tooth 10 broke of, hitting him in me eye iacerating the ball. Dr..
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22

Attorneys w. M. Pipkin and w. N. Martin have moved thelr ofilce from the court house to the second fl ,or of the Farmers and Merchants bank building. Gen. eral Shaver for the present will remain at the court house.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22
PRICE ALL ALOM'
THE LINE

A Great Moneys Worth Given W;n
 Each Purchase. Beginning Thursdss4 July 22, and Continuing Until Augu'. 1, We Will Sell - '...
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22

County Clerk Parker moved his household effects last week to his new home on Third street, on the South side.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22

|. Corneilison of Mill Creek and Sallie Sikes of Quintin, Ok, were married Thursday at Mill Creek Mrs. Corneilison is the daup hter ot MT. and Mrs. F. Syhes, who lived near Dallas until about three years ago. They were in town visiting friends and shopping.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22

Prof. W. T. Adams IS in re. ceipt of a letter from Prof. Doyne of the State Normal advising
 that a change has heen made and Polk county is intit.sd to several
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22

Nj. F. Lutes returned Sunday from Marshall, Ok. He thinks there's no such place on earth as Meua.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-07-22

w. N. Walker left a branch from a tomato vine at The Star office Thursday on which was a cluster of fine tomatoes which weigh five pounds. They were as smooth, red and as fine as ever grew
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-26

Ceptance". Then hadeS broke loose.
1t was worse than if l had been &C
cused of looting a bank or stealing
to want to mob me. My friends
rallied around, the lights were
turned off, and we managed to get
away without any casualties.
The Socialist platform in this
country demands in plain terms the
public ownership of land, without
exception. I advise Mr.. RaoNl to
read woman Under Socialism, by
Herr Bebel, the official head of the
German Socialists. He will then ad-
nit that he is in error on this land
business. There can be no such thing
as private ownership of land under
Socialism,
CD Now, in Section 2, I think
you forget the manner in which you
proposed to discuss this matter.
You go off into a whole lot of pyro-
technics about what will be the state
of affairs under Socialism, and I
don't consider you much of prophet
in that line. You don't back up your
prophecies with any reasonable argu-
ment. You don't base any of your
argument on our proposals as set
forth in our platform.
The Socialists want certain def
mite things, and plainly state their
demands in their platform. Now, as
to what would be the state of affairs
under these conditions is matter of
speculation. You may build one
mental picture of this future and |
another, but my objection to your
opinions about this future state is
tnat they are too dogmatic. You
write as though you had been there
and seen the whole thing, and had
come back into the present to tell us
about it.
answer: If I was too dogmatic
or cock-sure, [ beg to be forgiven.
The offense was unintentional.
In my judgment, Socialism works
a dissolution of the family, because
the State takes over the duties and
responsibilities of parents, leaves no
office for the head of the family, per-
mits of no permanent, Unbeatable
home, and renders the legitimacy of
children a matter of no consequence
to the state, to the mother, or to the
child.
The human race has experimental
with this system over and often, and,
therefore, I was not prophesying
when speaking of it's necessary con-
sequences. Mr.. Raoul should read
Plutarch, Finck and Bebel. Also,
the works of Mason and Crawley.)
(4) My idea about this future
state is that it will be a state of Gin
dustrial democracy, and industrial
democracy means to me the rule of
industry by those engaged i'm indus
try. I believe that each industry will
be largely governed by those en-
gagged in that industry, and that each
factory will be largely governed by
those in that factory. AS to "Boss-
es" and Boards of Direction, the
Lord knows we have plenty of those
now. The difference under a Social
istic state will be, I think, that the
Bosses" and Boards of Direction"
will be selected by those they direct,
and not by some private owner who
- L
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-26


son, Orville Wright, Hiram Powers,
w. w. Story, and Edgar Poe ''be-
come common! Nor could the full
appreciation of genius ever become
common
The only exclusiveness talent now
asks or enjoys is the exclusiveness
which enables it to do it's work. To
accomplish anything, men and wom-
en- of genius must be much alone
else they cannot attain the abstrac-
ton indispensable to concentrated
mental effort)
co In number 3, you simply cite
what this man, or that man, or your
self, thinks will be the state of af-
fairs under a Socialistic state. You
do not take our platform and show
from it why all these horrible things
about marriage will come to pass.
For my part, believe that we would
have great deal of freedom of love
in a certain sense, and that it would
evidence itself by great many more
men taking unto themselves wives
and living with them in monoga-
nous state.
(Answer: The Socialist papers
and books have pictured to us so
minutely how everything will look
under Socialism, that I was COM
menting on the picture as they them
selves draw it.
By all means, Mr.. Raoul, buy Herr
Bebel's book and read it. American
evangels of Socialism are concealing
some vitality important parts of the
creed. Read woman Under So
cialism', and see where you're going
to, young man.
CD I would like to have a wife
myself, but I am not able to support
one under the present state of af-
fairs, and there are thousands of men
in the same fix.
(Answer: Not able to support a
wife under the present system? An
Atlanta youth makes that confess
sion?
We hAuOC hOC CdhO yOuhS NIL
Raoul too seriously when he says
that. Wait till he falls in love with
the right girl, and you'll see a diff
ferent Raoul. He will do as so many
thousands of us impoverished Geor-
gians have done since the Civil War.
He will go after that girl, marry
her. in spite of all creation, and then
go to work manfully to support her.
Whenever the grand passion strikes
him, he will wed the lady of his
love, even if it becomes necessary
for him "to work in the field" for a
living.)
60 AS to the negro's place under
a Socialistic state, it would be one
of absolute economic and political
equality. To my mind, this means a
practical solution of the so-called
race problem. Then the races
would have the privilege of living
apart, which they do not now have.
Most of us believe that there is a
natural race feeling which tends to
separate the Caucasian from the Ne
gro. But look around you and see
how capitalism is breaking down the
natural barrier. Go to the well-to-do
1anfe I'll N1, 30 Low
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-26

&A-~ kind Words for the Social
ists'', in the JefferSOnian of
July 10th.
Cd 1 agree with you in all you
say about "Man", except possibly the
statement that he is selfish to the
very core. | believe as a general
proposition that most men who are
reasonably we'll educated, and given
the power to make a certain, and
comfortable living, are essentially
generous.
answer: Unhappily, I must in
sist upon the general proposition
that men are selfish to the very core.
The generous are the exceptions, and
their very generosity is often fitful
and calculating. Self-interest gov
ems the common man, and all great
rulers have based their state-craft
upon that principle. For one man
like Alexander H. Stephens, Thorn
as Jefferson or Peter Cooper, you
will find a million who are just sim
ply selfish, and hundred thousand
who are abominally, brutally so. In
children at play, in grown-ups man
aging their business, in the human
hog on his travels, in the scrambles
for office, in the employer bearing
down upon employee, in the hired
man trying to get the better of the
boss, and, most of all, in the terrible
and unconscious selfshness of hus-
bands in their demands upon their
wives, you will find illustrations of
what I mean. Only a young man,
generous and optimistic, would con-
tend otherwise. In the Appeal to
Reason, July 81, Mr. Raoul will find
an editorial, beginning with the
words, eyes, I am a Socialist because
l am selfish".)
CD AS to the common ownership
of land, [ will cite you to the fact
that the Estate" already holds the
final title in land. Should you or
any other land owner fail to pay your
taxes, your land would be promptly
S"AANh C'WCtJ AAOLI yOu LII OIuCi
words, to put strictly technical in
depreciation on the present laws, as
you do on our proposed laws, you
may now, at the present time; 7consid-
er yourself simply tenant at will
and obliged to move on, unless you
perform certain obligations toward
the State.
AS [ understand the Socialist plat
form in regard to land, they propose
to treat it just as they propose to treat
other property, namely, that that
which is socially used is to be socially
owned, and administered, and that
that which is privately used is to be
privately owned. | think that any
one who reads our platform clear
through must understand the matter
in this way. I do not see anything
in this platform which goes to show
that we will not have 1.-The same sys-
tenn of land titles that we now have"
| think myself that we will likely
have the same system, or a very sim
liar one.
(Answer: If Mr.. Raoul were to
make to a Chicago Socialist that
statement about the private owner
ship of land, he would have a scrap
on his hands in a pair of minutes.
In 1904, was addressing a large
audience one night at Princess Rink,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-26

grossly privilege, assumes 10
decide for others what avocations
they shall follow. Inherent in every
human being, is the craving for in
dependence. In the large cities,
where ten men chase each job, the
employers have the advantage and,
humanity, they abuse it. In the rural
communities where ten jobs chase
one man, the laborer has the adj
vantage and, humanity, takes adj
vantage of it.
White house-keepers find the ut
most difficulty in keeping cooks,
housemaids and wash-women. And
oh! how nicely these servants have
to be treated! And oh! how we
have to wink at the steady little tin
bucket-not so very small either
that she totes out every evening,
filled with vituals to feed the trifiing
man that she keeps!
AS to field-hands, it is practically
impossible to get and keep them.
Hence, farms have to be rented out,
and they are botched and damaged
until in few years they don't look
like the same places.)
60 I don't see any trouble ahead
for that "Aristocrat of Talent.
Everybody will have an opportunity
to show what they are worth, in the
factory and on the farm, and [ think
they will be literally rewarded. AS
for the aristocrat who wants to write
books or paint pictures, he will have
twice the chance he has now If he
does good work, the people will buy
it, and they will have the cash to do
it with. If he fails in the effort, he
will have job open to him in indus
trial lines. I believe many people will
work both industrially and artistical-
ly; for all will have the time to do
this AS Berger put it when asked,
what would become of Science, Art
and Letters, "They will become COM
mon". 1t seems to me it would be
great thing if this "Aristocracy"
we're not so exclusive.
Socialism strikes, not at the worker,
not at his home, not at his individu-
ality or freedom, but at the idle own
er who rules now with an iron hand,
born of unlimited and unrestricted
power. The power of the private
ownership of the means of life.
HEdW 5ut
(Answer: Mr.. Raoul speaks of
the aristocrat who wants to write
books, and contends that he and the
artist will have "twice the chance he
has now He quotes with delight
Mr.. Berger's statement that Science,
Art and Letters twill become COM
mon
Let us reason together: You say
that if Tom wants to write books, he
may? Yes. And if Dick wishes to
paint pictures, he may? Yes. And
if Harry desires to work in the labo-
ratory, he may? Yes. That is Mr..
Raouls contention. Then if Tom,
Dick and Harry will be permitted to
choose their own avocations, the
same privilege must be extended to
all,-eh, Brother Raoul? It follows,
logically. Then Socialism means
that nobody need do anything that
he doesn't want to do? Logically,
we come To that
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-08-26
A Letter from am atlanta Socialist '

- EAR SIR:-I would like the
privilege of making reply
to your article entitled,
~~ "Kind Words for the Social
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-25

daily for six years. This story, IL
put in book form, would make book
several acres in size-az big az ter
bacco warehouse, anyway. Ov course
the Japanese writer must be some
thin ov an link singer" or the
newspaper and hits readers would
not stand for hit. But hev an idea
that novel writin' an things ov that
sort air yet in their infancy in Japan.
Fifty years hence the Japanese read
in public will demand continued
stories that end within a lifetime, at
least.
In my next letter l hope to tell
somethin' ov the industries, arts an
commercial development ov Japan,
the truth of which liz far stranger
than fiction. l hope awlso to be able
to describe the wonderful temple at
Nara and the Nikko Temple, a mag
nificent buildin'; awlso the temple at
Kyota. The timbers used in con-
structin' this temple were dragged to
| the site ov the temple and lifted In
place by cables made ov human hair,
contributed by the women ov Japan,
an az the Japanese women take SO
much pride in beautiful hair, you can
imagine what a sacrifice they must
hev made when they contributed the
hair to make the great ropes.
: Az ever, ZEKE BILKINS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-25
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Our students qualify for service ID
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-25

and they find the News and Observer
ready and willing organ to publish
their attacks against him.
The explanation of the conduct OF
the News and Observer. OF course. is
simple. Morehead has been elected
to Congress and stands good chance
of being reelected to Congress: SO
does Congressman Grant They are
live, progressive Republicans whose
success means the defeat of the Dem
ocratic candidates to Congress. There
is no danger OF Adams and Duncan
electing anybody to Congress; there
fore, there Is no need OF attacking
them. A number of people are al
ready talking of making Morehead
the Republican nominee for Cover
nor, and IL he Is. the News and OBJ
ser knows that there Is great dan
ger of his being elected. Therefore,
it is good politics for the News and
Observer to attack and try to dis
| credit Morehead. The News and OBJ
| server does not want Morehead Gov
ernor; neither does Adams or Dun
can want him elected Governor. So
in this matter, and in all matters
similar to it. the Adams patronage
machine and the Democratic machine
press will be found in perfect har-
mony.
We can not blame the News and
IObserver for the position it takes;
Indeed, it is good Democratic politics;
but every honest Republican will
have nothing but condemnation ant
contempt for the Adams patronage
machine when he sees the full ex
tent of their hypocracy and treach
cry.
Their outrageous conduct in thi
matter is in keeping with their BAT
faith and treachery in preventing tn
nomination of a Republican candi
date for Solicitor in the Greensbor
District at the last election.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-25
EoRTHsouno.
DAILY.
No.64INo52

CONNECTIONS.
NO d connec's at Vartna with Durham
and Southern Railway for Apex and Dur
nam and at Raleigh with Seaboard Air Line
Tor Henderson. Oxford, Norlina. Weldon, Nor
folk. Richmond and the North.
No. Do connects at Raleigh with Southern
Railway train No. IA from Greensboro, Dur
nam and the West; and:with s. A L. train No.
Al from Norfolk. Weldon. NorIina. Oxford and
henderson; and at arina with Durham and
southern train from Durham and for Dunn.
No 81 connects at Raleigh with Southern
Railway train No. 1l2 from Greensboro and
the West. and 8. A. L. trains from The North
and South, making connection at Fayette
vile with trains for Sanford, and main line
train for the North.
No. " connects at Fayetteville with A. C.
L. trains from Wilmington. Raeford Ssyan-
nan. Florence. BennettsvfIl~, Maxton Red
springs, and all points south. connecting At
raleigh with Southern Railway train No iii.
Win PULLMAN sleeper for Durham and
Greensboro.
NoTE-ThIs company will endeavor TO
MAKE schedule and connections as outIinpd
above. but does not guarantee same.
j. A. MILLS
RALEIGH, N. c. President
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-25
FORCED INTO EXILE.

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ter six months he returned, death
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-25
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR A TAR
HEEL INVENTOR,

The Charlotte Observer says:
Noting that Lewis Brennan
has perfected his gyroscope in
vention to such a degree that he
can run a regular electric car
over a single rail, the Norfolk
Virginian-Pilot suggests that Mr..
Brennan might do something for
the man who will take aboard
too much booze occasionally.
The drunk it says with a Wv
fdness of Imagination which far
transcends personal experience,
has the spinning sensation all
right. The problem is so to
utilize it as to ensure physical
equilibrium We confidently
predict that it will be a North
Carolinian who first invents this
device and that he will find his
best market in Virginia"
We recognize in the above sugges
ion fine opportunity for vindica
lion of the law of compensation.
At present. Norfolk is supplying
It's full quota of the material which
enables the average Tar Heel of bib
1lous habits to not preserve the
leedful equilibrium aforesaid.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-11-25
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