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The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
SIXTEEN MEN SCALDED
 ON THE NORTH DAKOTA
While on Her Endurance Run Steam Pipe Blew out--Contract
 Speed Attained.

Portsmouth, N. H.. Nov. 7.-As the new battleship North Dakota was completing her four-hour endurance run at 2l-knot gait off the New Eng and coast, with the battssship speed championship of America almost in her grasp. boiler room accident rob bed her of the laurels and sent her scurrying into the port to land four injured men.
 It was reported from the navy yard that all the injured would probably re- cover, but it was feared Souden might lose his eyesight. In addition to the four men brought ashore F others suffered from scalding. but their injuries are Of minor character.
 The big ship. nevertheless. exceeded her contract requirement of 2i knots an hour. making 2i.71 in the first two hours, 2l64 in the third and 2l.00 knots nat as she hurried in on the fourth hour 10 this port.
 The injured men are William H. Grange. water tender; John Souden. tOdi paSSrts A. fchtf5 5Vifs hkNfidii, abu Peter Mcconnell. fireman. Sonden was badly scalded, and when landed was suffering intensely.
 The North Dakota logged out of the Penobscot shortly after sunrise. in creasing her steam as she proceeded. until at o'clock she was well south of Mobegan.
 Shortly after that hour she began her trial. On the first two hours the engines developed 32,0O0 hodscpower and the water rate was well above the contract A few minutes after the battleship had passed Cape Ann, and while she was entering the fourth hour of her contest, 7,nch tube in one of the lower rows of boilers blew out and filled the room with steam.
 The engineers immediately cut of four of the IA boilers. As soon as the extent of the injuries of the fireman had been ascertained the North Da- kota was swung around and headed back Up the coast for this port. where it was known that good harbor could be reached shortly after tho expira- tion of the time limit.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11

bile she should spend most or her time on her knees.
 If yoa have dog that barks 2 great deal at night, and disturDs tne neighbors, do you care! II you don't care, it's bad sign.
 Occasionally you hear man boast ing how good his credit IS, put as 2 matter of fact no mans credit IS as good as his money. .
 The cheap liar who is always tell ing big stories about his smartness and greatness, is always very un- popular among other men.
 An Atchison girl is so modlst she refuses to buy her own stockings since such action would be equlva- lent to an admission that she has legs
 When a woman is poor. and her circumstances should make her do nestle, she regards 1t as a high com pliment to be called society leader, if she is rich, and able to afford society, she is pleased if called do' nestle and a lover of home.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
To the Point.
Oklahona State Capltal.)


 The greatest tattle-tale in the world is woman's age when it begins to t Il on her.
 It isn't so much what man does as what he doesn't do that brings him happiness.
 It is better to know what you ought to forget than to forget what you ought to know.
 The fellow who gives himself away can't expect the world to value him very highly.
 The good die young" quoted the Wise Guy. ''Yes; especially the good resolutions" snickered the Simple Mug.
 The man who sympathizes with the under dog doesn't always stop to consider that the under dog may have begun the fight.
 The man who closes his eyes to his own faults is like an ostrich that buries It's head in the sand and im- agines no one can see it.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
GAVE MONEY TO BlAckMt'l tRS
Railroad Treasurer at cinciors" \ plains Big Shortage h me ~
 counts to officials

Cincinnati, Nov. 6.-ln the p'es7s s.. of his wife and officials oI 'ps w Four Railway, c. L. Warrinef. aeig''. x treasurer of the road here E s.'a .'. < have confessed that the snof'ats \ s.sr ,, accounts, varIousIy estimated q
 y5o,uoo to sioo.00o, was due 'o p's A.'s'. s ing blackmaiI to man ana z ss ss..s the last three years. Warrinef sess, ssss panied by two detectives, afFifea ''s sst New York last night, but '
 known where he Is now. ]. .,u
 In his confession Warrlner E N to have asserted that he ps'a .s,. hlackmaIlcrs $75.oOo in all, Ins M 'sls to whom this money was gwen ,hs to have been an old employee ' !, N Big Four, who had kpowlease \ earlier shortage in Warr'ne. .bIs counts. For keeping silent soos oas.,s.d shortage, he demanded ana z. .sa large sums from Warriner n s 1r| to live in Chicago lie IS z z rested .......---.--s....-...s
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
Any Fool Can Knock.

Don't criticise your neighbours faults No matter what they do; Don't ridicule the masses. Or malign the chosen few: Don't think yourself a censor For the silly human flock, And just remember as you vo- That any fool can knock. Don't laugh at those who mako mis-
 takes
 And stumble by the way, For you are apt to follow them Yes, almost any day. Don think the others shifting sand While you are solid rock. And don't forget-for heaven sake That any fool can knock. Don't be a puIler down of fame 1n other men conierred: Don't give parting kick to one Who fell because he erred. Don't think that you are perfect And the only size in stock. And now. once more, just bear in
 mind
 That any fool can knock.
 M. S. s.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
suNFLOWER PHILOSOPHY
fAtchIson GIobe.)


 Pray for sound liver; you can be comfortable without money or fame. As rule you will not have much trouble having your way if you are right.
 How boy loves to have his moth- CT get ready for company that fails to come.
 If you think it is easy to keep a newspaper full of news and interest. really, you ought to try it.
 The vices of New York, although so numerous and terrible, are never mentioned except during an election. Nine out of ten men who go to the postoffice and find there is no mail for them say: Well, there ought to be-"
 Just before a girl gets married she is treated with the same considy eration that is shown a turkey before Christmas.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
 A WAY TO HELP 1ENA.

The officials of the Arkansas Na- tional Forest, with the aid of Mena and interested citizens of Polk coun- ty, have built a road from Bethesda Springs over two mountains into Two-Mile valley. This road was completed last season, and has made 1t possible for good many families to trade here that before went else where.
 The past summer the Forestry officials started movement to carry this road further down the old Camp Wilder the head of Little Brushy. For reasons not necessary to explain here, the work was dis continued.
 The Star is now authorized to state that if Mena will raise the sum of $10o for the purpose, the Forestry officials will finish this road.
 If this is done, Judge Wright Prickett says that the county will extend the road down Brushy to the new bridge across the Cossatot.
 With this done. it will cut at least l2 miles of the distance that the peo- pie of a large and well-to-do settle ment must travel to reach Mena, and would bring thousands of dollars in trade here that now goes to other points. The only way the people of this district can reach Mena is te go around by Shady and Board Camp on the east or away west, to Wander voort--either way full 12 miles fur ther than by the proposed road.
 Mena merchants should at once take up this matter.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
Why We Must Have Something on
 Land in Winter.

One of the things to do right now is to get ready to have growing crops on all the land this winter clover. rye, oats. or wheat. It has not yet been seriously enough considered that one reason for the greater pow erty of Southern soils is that where as Northern lands freeze up in win ter and hold their fertility, our heavy winter rains fall on lands not protected by any such provi- sion of Nature. and our only reme- dy is to put cover crops on the land.
 Starkvillel (Miss.) Southern Farm Gazette.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
HOW IT COSTS

The United States now Is said to have in the new battleship North Dakota. the greatest war vessel afioat, costing millions of dollars and using more than 35. .000 horse power in propelling. It is thus that all the people of civilized nations ex- haust their resources to be prepared for war-a waste that increases every year, and probably must go on until it becomes so huge a bur- den as to drive the world to finding another and better way to maintain their standing and preserve peace.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
BITS OF EVERY DAY PHILOSOPHY

fAtchison Giobe.l
 Don't aim 80 high as to overshoot the mark entirely.
 Even for the empty headed there is room at the top.
 You never find self-made man who is ashamed of the job.
 1. is all right to refrain from tell ing the truth when silence is better.
 About the worst combination in a man is stupidity and stubbornness.
 How the women hate man who IS the father of ten or elev, n chil- drenl
 You may easily pick out a man with a chip on his shoulder. Avoid him.
 No one can teach school for long time without becoming more or less bossy.
 Honestly, don't you believe that all people who disagree with you are wrong !?
 Almost anyone can tell us how we might have succeeded after we have failed.
 Many a girl has discovered that a maiden effort doesn't always lead to matrimony.
 An ugly person is not to blame for his ugly looks, but people notice it just the same.
 Unfortunately a good many mems idea of joke is to humiliate scme- one before people.
 No man can tell his story fairly to the man on the other side of the con- troversy.
 Don't take undue advantage of your friends or your digestion. if you wish to keep them.
 Cut and dried is the way a man feels after barber 2 apprentice gets through with him.
 Tea doesn't make fellow feel quite as chesty as some other things that don't come in a chest.
 What an lndignity appears to be put upon a noble animal when a horse IS driven by drunken man.
 Most women would be satisfied if they could make themselves look as good as the photographer can.
 When man and wife talk to each other, have you ever noticed the serious expression on their faces?
 Most people are forgetfuI. Most people think children used to be more obedient than they are today
 There are number of disagree able thinga to step in. But did you ever have experience with chewing gum
 The man who is always r~akino good resolutions is at least better than the man who is always doing mean things.
 If a man walks, his wife needn't pray more than a minute a ;aas ;saasv fur his safety; if he drives horse. three minutes, and if he owns an antomo-
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
How It Looks to J. C. Yell.
Ie Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star. Dear Sir The excitement over he.discovery of the North Pole has subsided somewhat in this neighbor- hood. and the people are about set tied down to a normal condition. Some people attach so much im- portance to this event as to cause the fame of Columbus to dwindle in comparison to that of Cook and Peary. In any event. Chris was never talked about so much in the papers.
 In this neck of the woods some said that Cook found the Pole and piled lot of rock around it while |others say Peary climbed up on it 30 feet and nailed the Stars and Stripes to it.
 The Cook men say this is fake, that the Pole was there at the begin ming of creation, and it surely is petrifed and no one could drive a nail into it. Some of the Peary men say it was cedar pole.
 The Peary men say the pole wig gled about so that he could hardly climb it---proof positive that Cook never piled rocks around it. If he had it would have been held steady.
 Now. Mir. Editor, it seems to be up to you to tell the people what kind of pole it was, and, for the Lords sake don't dare to do like some ignorant people, say there is no pole. because we know there has been millions of dollars spent trying to find it. and the newspapers have used carloads of paper telling about 1t, and it would be simply intolerable for our own county paper to say there is no such thing as d pole there.
 If we can't get this thing straight. some one should file an injunction against talking about it, for our nerves are getting awfully shaky. Yours for knowledge,
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
r0P 0uOD ROADS.

The suggestions in The Star few days ago, that it would be fine in- vestment for the people of Mena to raise the money requested by the National Forest officials to aid in completing the wagon road from Bethesda Springs to Camp Wilder, thus leading to the opening up of a new trade territory to this city. is bringing results. Nearly every mer- chant in the city read the article. and on questioning was ready and willing to help the movement as soon as anyone put the matter in form and cane for the necessary money.
 This proposition has brought at tention to another line of travel that needs work in order to bring trade to Mena--the Foran Gap road. This road leads direct to the south ern part of Scott county and is said to have a section about two miles long that is so bad as to cause farmers in large section to go to Waldron to trade who otherwise would come to Mena.
 It is these odds and ends that make or mar the prosperity of many a town. No one. perhaps, is of great moment, Ebut each has it's influ- ence and bearing for good or bad.
 Iii a good sign when the people of Mena take notice of such things.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
Horrible !!

Ella Wheeler Wilcox says that if always told the truth their wives would not be suspicious of them. True; their suspicious in many cases would be certainties and we shudder to think of the domestic riots that would follow !--O Oklahoma State Capital.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
TAIL ORDER HOUSES ADvER-
 7lSE.

One of the thorns in the side of lo- cal merchants. no less in Mena than elsewhere, is the mail order house that class of business enterprise that is ever reaching out and taking the cream of the trade the cash business.
 The merchants rail against it, be- wall it and then in many cases sur render and concede that that they cannot help themselves.
 But is this true?
 The whole basis of the mail order business is Advertising.
 It would not have even the breath of life to start. but for Advertising
 In fact the business of the mail order house IS Advertising.
 Taking conditions locally, there is not a merchant in Mena with fair amount of business brain but can show any customer that he can buy as cheaply in Mena the year around as he can in Chicago If heconsiders the cost of postage. express and freight.
 He can also show clearly the ad- vantage of purchasing at home, where the buyer can see. examine and select the goods; and where, too, he can have a chance to get jus tice if they prove faulty.
 He can also show and the papers of the town are always helping him. that whenever a man sends money to another town. he hurts himself. his neighbors and his town.
 All these tnings are clear enough they are conceded facts.
 Now the remedy:
 The home merchants can put the mail order houses out of business whenever they take up Advertising as they should. Make it their busi- ness, follow 1t as they do their buy ing and selling.
 There is no mail order house on earth that reaches so thoroughly and so insistently all the people of Mena and Polk county as they are reached by the newspapers printed here. r4~4 \.
 These papers do not encourage foreign advertising. They accept some they are forced to do so to exist because there is not enough Advertising support at home.
 But they don't accept all such.
 Within the past month The Star has refused Advertising from two big mail order houses and why !?
 Not because 1t did not need this ready money in it's business to pay its employees. it's paper bills. it's power bills. and living expenses.
 Simply because it disliked to have in its columns Advertising that would take good cash money away fron1 Gena, from Mena merchants HEzl Mena people.
 8llt it's Adsertislne that gets the
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
Birthday of Dr.. Jennings.

Mrs. Gus Emmersou, at Der pretty home on otilwell Heights. Monday gave dinner in honor of the ssth birthday anniversary of her grandfather, Dr. k. M. len. nings, who is spending the win ter here at the home of his son-iu- law and daughter, Mir. and Mrs. Fred Salyers. The dinner was h the nature of family reunion all the immediate relatives of the family ia and near Mena be;no present. Frank Jennings, who recently accompanied his grand 'a'her here from Blair, Os., was the only ont-ot-town guest.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
THE RIQhT THING.

Come to Mena and do your trading If we haven't what you want there are many other stores with fine, large stocks Of reasonable prices.
 The above is a fine example of standing up for Mena" on the part of one of the city's merchants. It is part of an. advertisement in the The Star.
 Many a man has spoiled his own business and injured his own town by following an opposite course.
 May this sentiment grow until it is unanimous in Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
VIII ousstIon cook,a E.kImos.

Copenhagen, Nov lTnd.s lnstrue tions from the Danish government. the Rev. Hans Olsen, a missionary, is ip Greenland with the object of finding the two Eskimos who accompanied pr Frederick A. Cook en his polar expedi
 ion. The Eskimos will be closely ques toned when found and Dr. Cooks instruments left al Etah probably will be brought back by Dr. Olsen.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
9s Os T Cfl Ink. Ark, Nov. 4. 1909.

As Mir. Yell says, this subject ought to be settled. but the editor confesses that the thought of going on a search for the facts in the case is worse than real trip to the pole. The idea gives him cold feet. The best suggestion in mlnd at this mo- ment is that Mir. Yell organize an exploration party, including all the Polk county men who are hot-footing forofiiceat this time and go and bring the pole back. There would be plenty to do it, even if a few were lost on the way.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
Hotel Keepers Evade Laws.

Topeka, Nov Secretary Crum bine, of the state board Of health. hal sent out complaints against 54 hote keepers to county attorneys all ove, Kansas. In these cases 1t Is charged that the hotel keepers have failed to comply with the sanitary laws and regulations in force. It Is also charg ed that some of them have overlooked the fire escape regulations.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11

representing the people. It was the work of the benefciaries of the lumber schedule.
 A measure prepared by it's bene- ficiaries never gives the people a a square deal. The Aldrich Farm law was prepared by the benefici- aries. Kansas City Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
TIE REASON PLAN

Tom Johnson. who as mayor of Cleveland. O.. has for years fought the fight of the people, and has done a prodigious work for them, was de feated che other day for reelection
 On the strength of this defeat. the stock of the big traction company of
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11

A stranger from Omaha, Neb., was in town today. and said he was figuring on buying a home here. Why? Just because he wanted to get away from the cold, bad winter weather--and because he never drank such fine water anywhere. Two mighty good reasons, these.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
Tnn MnNA EVENING srAR

is a progressive newspaper furnishing fo it's readers | daily service covering the most important of the worlds gen erai happenings, as well is those Items Of local news that go to make home paper Invaluable to citizens of any com munify. If you want the news In your Evening Star. By carrier or mall i0c 1er month
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11

If Rockefellers million dollars was to be divided between all the people who act like they had the lazy bug. 30 cents would look big be- side each share.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11

This part of Arkansas has more days in any year that are wholly er.- joyable so far as climate goes than any other spot in the country. We should appreciate it enough to tell our friends who are less fortunate,
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11

that city has in day jumped in value Sl5 a share. or over 3 1-2 mil lion dollars in all. Perhaps this explains why and how this man of the people was defeated.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11

A Western Kansas paper heads an article, "A Bartender for Every Two School Teachers. Who ever sus- pected Kansas teachers were such hard drinkers.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11

John H. Hamilton says that the people between here and Hot Springs are practically unanimous for a railroad. Considering that both Mena and Hot Springs are in the same boat. it would seem that now is the accepted time.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11

business, and it's up to the Mena merchants as to how much goes to the mail order houses and how much remains at home.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
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There are a few men who are never long satisfied in any place. When these men once try Mena, get dissatisfied and leave. they are mighty glad to get back. The other kind don't leave as long as they can hnln if
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11

The Talihina (Ok.) Tribune says that the soliciting of subscriptions for the East and West railroad has be- gun. And the financial strength of that section is represented on the committee.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11
ROOSEVELT IS slR|
LAST NEWS FROM Husr,ac PARTY ON NovEMsERssAo
 ALL WERE WELL.
MRS. ROOSEVELT IS AlAaHEe|
Her Suspense at Lack of Direct Ns. sage from Her Husband Borders X Nervous Collapse = Ethel F1Irla When She Heard Rumor.

Entebbe. Uganda. Nov. l.- IA rumors that harm has come to gsI Roosevelt may be denied wjlh assa aHce- The last word from the pafl, came out November ;. and at th1 date nothing unusual had taken plsx
 The following message rom lhe British commissioner al Eldaina rasiae was received here at o'clock shA afternoon:
 Roosevelt was in excellent healk October 2S. and news Of the party 5e ceiyed October 90 reported all veil 4 letter dated November 5 has beea received from the party, eho al iAs time the message was sent were on ll' Guss fngisnu plateau. The letter maa, 10 mention at all Of Colonel Roosevelt If any of the party is i'll we. the aesl est medical help, have received 2 news Of such Illness.
 Rome, Nov. 7.--Mrs. Roosevelt n her daughter tthel are alarmed a'ei the rilmors from Africa to the efeA that some mishap has befalleu T President Roosevelt. At midnizhi la'i night Naval Atlache Long, xbo hs been escorting Mrs. Roosevelt and hH daughter about Rome, decided to bfeak the news of the rnmor to the vile 2 tho cx-Prt sident. He told her tas Y port was discrcaited. but he canslas'e that Il would be better iof hlta { tell her than for her to hear some F'a rumor accidentally.
 Mrs. Roosevelt was considera'4 alarmed and insisted on eapline Nairobi immediately Ethel isIa'sa Mother and daughter spent sleep'''' night
 Commander Long visited ne hg9.s velts this morning and again esa'ss to NalrobI for information anpps N ex. President. MT. Garrett the A1s's can charge d'affaircs here, also ss'' . cablegrams to Africa asking ioF n'" '. nation. Replies are expected v '''''' messages some time tonight
 Many reassuring messages as's been sent to Mrs. Roosesea ''1 America. FieT state of suspenss 's'' ers on nervous collapse
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-11

Mouzd City Paint may cos. a trliie more but! G. w. Petit
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-03-04
WEIGHTED WITH MaNAcLEs.
Frank Shcrciiffc Carried to Train I'm
Route to Colorado Penitentiary.

DENVER. March 3.-Weight-
ed so heavily with manacles that he
had to be carried from one train to
another. Frank Shercliffe. recently
acquitted In Minneapolis of the
charge of completely In the robbery
of Northern Pacific train In Mon
taDa. passed through Denver this
morning en- route to the Colorado
penitentiary at Canon City. He Is
being taken there to serve sentence
of rs years for the murder of a sa-
loon keeper at Leadville. 1t was
while en- route to Canon City from
Leadyille that Shercliffe escaped.
handeuffed. from the sheriff. by
jumping through car window as
the train was entering Canon City.
Shercliffe made his way to Tennessee.
where he was arrested and turned
over to the Minnesota authorities.