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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-10

over one hundred people stood in
line this moruing waiting for the
box ofllce of the Grand 10 open tor
the sade OF seats for THE LAND
or NOD" 4" The SAFE continued un-
interruptedly until after one o'clock,
and the result was one OF the largest
first days sales OF the season. II
was noted that the higher priced seats
were in the greatest demand, and
the rapidity with which they were
disposed of indicates that the house
will be practically sold before the
big company arrives Saturday morn
ing. From all accounts, this attrac-
tion is simply repeating here It's eX-
periences all over the country. 1t
appears that the show Is generally
KNOWN to be one of the current big
offerings, and that the impression
which the performance makes is so
favorable that 1t is widely talked
about. This Is Indicated by the fact
that 1t draws Immense audiences even
upon It's first presentation in a city
I'M view of the present condition Of
the advance sale the Grand will
probably be packed at both perform-
ances.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-10

Try the Mirror want column.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-10

taste being a necessarily composite
affair, but Webb, Holland and
company naJe oolved the problem
Of unan!mGa5 approval by their ap
peal TO heart interest, q habitart
OF every human Ureast.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-03-10

1T is not often Marion is afforded
the opportunity of listening to first
class grand opera. Monday evening,
March IS, at ahe GGnnd, the Boston
Grand Opera company, the recip-
TENT OF glowing press notices from
musical journal and dailies Through
ont the East will sing Vedi's classic
MS follows:
nTIE OPERA
I'm English
Presented under the direction Of
SIGNOR ACHILDE ATIBE3TI
III TRoWATORE"
(The Troubador)
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
dlenora. ... Mime Judith NJ. Francinl
Inez, her attendant ..,,,,.,
.M,.,...,.,...M Miss Cora Hayden
A4uccna, a gypsy and pre-
tended mother Of Man
rico ,....,. Miss Elsie Thomas
hIanrieo (1'roubadourl aft
EDWARDS discovered to
ne the brother of the
Count ,,... .nTr, Harry Davies
Ruiz, his follower, .,..
.I..........A Mr.. Gordon White
Messenger, an old gyDsy
..............,. John Mcdonald
Count -di Luna Sienor Trhllle Alberti
FerTaado follower of the
Count ,....To Toserh Florian
Gvrsies. Nuns. Soldiers. etc.
SYNOPSIS OF SCENES.
ACT I-Sl'ene t--ETall In the Pal
ace NJ Alladera Scene 2-Gardens
OF the Palace.
ACT H--The Gypsy Can1n.
ACT TIA THE Convent Grounds
, ACT lV.--scene Camp of the
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
BEThE sDA VALLEY.


 The young people Of the lleg are r-n-h interested ii the ueef- ings atld b Rev. Swift a Potter.
 Harrison Bates has nearly com pleted the painting and pape lg of Fred Wiqstraud's hunu al w.
 MT. Ray Vern, ouf oi the best farmers iu the vallsY, has been suffering with rheumatism, but IS eorvAlescent now.
 Mir. Fincher is building a nice store and dwelling at Beihesas Sprin ps. Later q giist mill and saw mill will be added.
 Mrs. Margsre; Durcan, for. merly of Polk county and now of Oklahoma. Is back on a visit. the guest of Mrs. James of Potter.
 Mrs. J. (. Rohersou, mother Of Mrs. Nell E ker, left Friday af. ternoon to spend the winter iu PassAdens, Csl.. with her two married daug hier, wbo reside there.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
Good and Useful Things and Political
 Fireworks.

Good Schools and Good Roads should be the slogan for this ana every other community. No two other factors have ever made more Tor the advance of civilization and prog ress since the world began. --Forresl City Times.
 But when the people of your com munity flock to hear some man seek ing office for himself. do they de- mand to know how their roads and schools are to be improved, or do they feel paid if he devotes himself to attacking trusts or otherwise deals in assailment and denunciation?
 One way to get good schools and good roads is to bring forth men who can conceive and execute good and useful works, men who can do something more than make fire works speech for a public holiday. Gazette.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
A Beautiful Tribute.

No more beautiful tribute has been paid the late Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota, than by a Republican paper, the Minneapolis Journal, which says:
 His love of common folk was sincere. He sympathized with their struggles. He aided them by pre- cept. But he did infinitely more for them by his example. He proved by his life that the battle with ob- scurity and poverty. whiies always hard, is never hopeless. He has left Minnesota in his life a legacy which she can never lose, more valuable than her grain-covered acres, more precious than the riches of her iron hills. "- Times Record.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

tion to it. merely filing it away in a cabinet especially reserved for brilliant newspaper bulls
 But the De Queen Bee takes the Gazettc's story, doctors it up little. by raising Mena's bonus with a cou- pie of ciphers to $50OO. identifies "Falihia." Ark, as Talihina, Ok, and reprints it as news"
 Mena is in the lead for a new east and west railroad, and means busi- ness. The Memphis. Paris & Gulf is not even in it's territory. and has never been heard of in this connec- ton.
 Mena proposes to give $50, GOO and right of way across Polk county for a line to connect with the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad at Wilbur ton, Ok, running east from that point via Talihina, Ok, Mena, and on to Hot Springs. More than that and Wilburton, Ok. are ill the game to help Lut the project through; Talihina offers $10,000 and right of way clear across Le Fibre county to the Arkansas state line, and Mt. Ida offers a similar amount and right of way across Montgomery county. This provides all the right of way except a short stretch in Latimer county, Oklahoma, from to the Le Fibre county line, and a few miles from the east line of Montgomery scounty to Hot Springs. As Hot Springs has an it's readiness to give $100,- 900 for this same line, the indica- tions are that there's something doing.''
 And, Mena has got committee of live ones" handling this proposition in her behalf, and there will be more news" before many changes of the moon.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
The President and State of the Union

We are a strange people for our freedom in high places.
 Here is President Taft, who, while saying in speech in Arizona that when the people of that territory get statehood and come to write a constitution they should profit by the mistakes of Oklahoma, called the Oklahoma constitution "a geological garden of cranks."
 This trip of President Taft is prac- tically an official journey, prog ress" that the heed of the nation makes for state purposes.
 What would happen if Emperor William, impulsive and outspoken as he is, should on public occasion refer to one of the states of the German empire as President Taft has referred to Oklahoma ?-Gazette.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
INK SpLAshEs.

Irop gathering Is almost over ". r. Whisenant has a new roof on his dwelling.
 Concord school opened Monda V with Prof. PiPg as teacher.
 Mrs. Falba Shaw is visitiuo ner brother. T. H. Embry. and other relatives and friends.
 Miss Myrtle Wood, who is at. tending schoul in Mena. passed through Saturday for visit with relatives.
 Washington Jackson. who moved to Oklahoma some t,me ago, IS calling on relatives and friends iu old Polk. aa Mesdsmes I. K. Hendrix. El;z, Deth Embry and daught M,ss Essle and Mrs. Shaw were onasss 'ss ef Mrs, l. |. Harris Weduesd ar ? Mir. and Mrs. s. I. Wood rs' turned Saturday from an extensive visit through Oklahoma. Texss and Mexico. They seem t, hsss 2 enjoyed their trip immensely. . Douglass Mitchell returned oa'uFday from Weleetka, OK } Ss
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
- TIE WAY WORKS.

When the integrity of that big Oklahoma banking institution was questioned, a few people drew out their money, but only few, and these did so without any particular display of hurry or excitement. There were no violent scenes, no threats, no tears, no wringing of hands over prospective losses.
 Why?
 Just simply because there was in force in Oklahoma a law that said, in effect, that the depositors would be protected, that they should have their money, and the people believed in it.
 All this, despite the reports chat were published far and near to the effect that the institution itself was in bad shape was many thousands of dollars short of meeting it's obli- gations.
 So much for the depositors' side.
 The papers, such as theI Kansas City Journal, that are opposed to any such guarantee of deposits, claimed that this big failure would put an end to such a fallacy. It stated that the other banks would not stand for the assessment to meet the deficit they would fight in the courts, etc., etc.
 But what was the result?
 The banks not only proceeded to pay the assessment, but i. began to be discovered that the failed bank was not really in such bad shape after all. 1t found assistance not hard to get. It was, strange to say, found that it's affairs could be all fixed up v that it could continue business, and the money advanced by other banks to pay depositors will all be returned to them.
 Now any man with any sort of judgment can see that this would not have happened had it not been fer the guaranty law. The depositors would have been scared most to death; they would soon have made demands that would have closed the doors. and these other banks, not being liable for any loss, would have worried little or none, and just reached out to get the business of the failed institution. Depositors would have suffered all the losses and hardships that others have sui fered.
 It would have developed very different picture from that now be- fore us.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
A STUDY IN SCHOOL. s

The Star is presenting to it's read CTS in this issue the first of series of articles on schools and school work, written by Prof. John Trainer at the earnest solicitation of the ed itor.
 Prof. Trainer has given his life sine boyhood to educational work work that has stamped it's results upon the schools of number of states, especially in the South, and it's effect is. still spreading.
 Years ago. when the professor was a comparatively young man, he developed a system or course of study, which he finally succeeded in having adopted in the county in which he was teaching in Illinois. Soon it was taken up by adjoining counties, gradually spreading all over the state. From Illinois it was taken into other states. and now, as before noted, this same course, with such changes as experience proved advisable, is in use in many states.
 This brought Prof. Trainer into much prominence. and the work that followed was so severe drain on his strength that his health failed hlm, and he came to Polk county, where, the past two years. he has regained his health to considerable extent and is doing a little farming on his home between Mena and Dallas and teaching the school at the latter place.
 It is interesting to know that Prof. w. I. Adams, the head of the Mena schools, was teacher in Illinois and was acquainted with Prof. Trainer years ago.
 The Star appreciates greatly the opportunity presented to give it's readers so valuable series of ar tieles as it believes will be forth coming. and hopes that parents. teachers and pupils may study them carefully and that the results will be beneficial.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
Trying to Get Something for Nothing
 Why is it?

We do not know.
 In this day of enlightenment why will otherwise shrewd men be taken in by the oldest and rankest of all the swindles---the gold brick scheme?
 1t was worked few years ago on one of the most prominent and pros porous business men of Oklahoma the gold brick for which he paid a fancy sum was a gilded pig of iron worth about 15 cents.
 And he had no recourse.
 Eie had nothing to do but take his medicine.
 But he is sore about it to this day.
 Now comes a millionaire Dakota land owner who paid $25 1000 in real money to clever swindIer for so pounds of yellow metal worth about $l5.
 He was induced to accept the al- legged report of a fictitious assayest who assured him that he was getting genuine gold bullion at a bargain.
 But it was all a delusion.
 And so it is with many other af- fairs of life.
 We are all the time biting at gold bricks alluringly displayed q to catch the unwary.
 There are gold bricks in literature. Ifl art, in commerce. 1T politics. things for which large sums are paid, and which yield very small re- turn. if any.
 But so long as mankind continues
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
COVE CATCHES.

John 5. Jones has purchased one ot De- Hilton's houses on the east hill and will improve same.
 Little Miss Leuora Weirauch left for Mena lass Sunday where She will attend St. Joseph's s Acad- emy.
 The w. o. w. band is getting along so well that Instructo' Gobeu thinks the boys will be able to play in public in less than 30 days.
 J. {. Marshall does not seem to be afraia of investing in Mena property, AS he has exchanged his oV'acre farm near town for busi- aess and residence property in the county seat town.
 A jolly crowd of young folks grove q cut to the home of Daniel lrigg on he Hatfield road st saturday night and all report very pleasant party.
 The Cove P ,ssum Club has opened the hunting season ;n great shape, and has already se. cured the scalps of seven nos. sums. Later on the club vii probably give a grand possum supper out iu the woods at nld- night. A''"S opfaking ab ut huntine, calls ~ mipa the fact that sever. | VI "a ducks dave been killed alono \ .hs ns' < nDoflng creeks during inc sast Iew days and that qassll sooot'ng promises 10 bc better man. man ever this fall. Squirrels ars ss1',eg < : 10 De faifl3 plertiiul. also s'a M sng5 2 seem 10 be migrating a. Z ' M Parker killed eight in iwo VI oays last week close 10 town And
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
aIrs OF EVERY DAY PHILOSOPHY

tAtchlson Globel
 Many man who has the touring car taste, has the bicyle income.
 The only Freedom some men seem to care for is the Freedom to annoy others.
 A man never shows much fondnesss for his kin until he gets an cffice, ana needs deputies.
 Attending afternoon receptions six days in the week, and beng abused by husbands for neglect or home duties, is the pace that kliis women.
 The kind of women who could make the world better by running It are so engaged in running thelr homes that they don't want the Job.
 Surround mule with hundred bushel of oats, and he will eat just enough, and no more. Isn't It too bad that man hasn't that much sense
 We often hear people say, There is one of the meanest men that ever lived, but very, very rarely we hear them say, There is one of u best men.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
slys be sa ' ss vela more.

slys he sa stvela more.
 A. H. Bryan of Reeves couu,,. Texas, was in town the lstt,r part of last week looking iar location for an Augora post ranch, but did not 6nd just whst he wanted. Mir. Bryan has ROO head of high grade Angoras. and he claimed that the underbrusb is too dense in the timber here 10 successfully handle such large herd. He informed you correspondent that smaller herds csuid De managed very vel h.rs, and also that We have fire range 'for steck cattle. In iact Mr. Bryan was So favorably impressed with the cattle proposition thsthe said be might sell his goats and cnue up here and buy up lot of cattle. Fisherman.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

William Allen White, the famous Kansas editor author. wrote some interesting letters from Paris. He. however, says he went to bed at S:30 p. m. each day. Henry Wat terson, the editor-politician of Ken lucky, is now going over, perhaps to tell about Paris from $50 D. m. to S:30 a. m. Marse Henry's letters ought to make the most thrilling reading.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
The Road to Success.

The roac to success lies across the hills o Difficulty and to sit III the valley is easier than to make the climb, but you are obliged to climb to reach the summit. You may encounter obstacles and lose heart. but pas along, and obstacles will fade away. He was climbing up mountain path
 With many things to do, Important business of his own
 And other peoples. too. When he ran against prejudice
 That quite cut off his view. So he sat him down quite helpless
 In an ecstasy of woe The mountain dews were falling fast
 The sun was sinking low When a sudden inspiration came
 As sudden winds do blow.
 He took his hat, he took his stick
 His load he settled fair, He approached that awful incubus
 With an absent minded air, And he walked directly through hin
 As if he wasn't there.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
GREEN HILL SLIPS.

Grandma Durham was able to visit her son, Bird Durham; Sum day.
 MT. and Mrs. Silas Woods are back in old ArkaHsas again. They have been visiting friends and relatives in Western Okla homa and New Mexico.
 Mrs. H. E. Wimberly and her daughter, Mary, visited her granddaughter hhter at the home of D. E. Little the latter part of last week, returning home Sunday af- ternoon.
 Brown Hair.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
Men of Integrity and Independence

No matter what might be said in criticism of the so-called 'insur- gents" who refuse to vote for bill whose plain iniquilies they could not conscientiously approve, the rank and file of the Republican voters of the country respect and honor them as men of absolute integrity of purpose and independence of charac- ter, and their names in the view of millions of Americans constitute a roll of honor. They were looking for what was right rather than what was politically orthordox and com fort able. Oklahoma Times.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

wlere he has heen to see alter nis aud his brothers and sisters part of their graudfather's estate.
 J. H. Cross, who has been em- ployed as fireman at the Driscoll samfnill, has secured a position with Artsur & Tanner at Aiena, and willmove with his family to that place soon.
 Mrs. A. B. Ballentine and son, Auster. and daughters, Misses Maude, Ellen and Annie, were shopping in Mena Friday. They also visited relatives near Rocky until Monday.
 Miss Fannie Parrish, who left here last week for Kentucky to be married, failed to arrive au the day set for her wedding, which was Sunday, but arrived and was married Monday. H r many friends in this country cx- tend hearty congratulations 10 her ald her husband.
 Mrs Loving died sunday mora ing nj 10 o'clock. She had been in a c,lIlcal condition for long time, h4ving consumption. She was id to rest ii Concord ceme- tery Monday morning, the Rev. w. A. Swift of Mena and the Rev. VI Justice of Bigger off cia'lcg. She leaves \ husband, sever Il small children and a host of fr uds to mourn her loss.
 Brown Eyes.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
LOWER BIG FORK LINKS.


 MT. and Mrs. Sam Feds baby is very sick. : J. B. WIdener was over from Alder Sunday.
 Mrs. Lou Gately of Mena visit ed this vicinity last week.
 Charles Washburn of Heaven CT, Ok, IS visiting here this week. Next Sunday is our regular church day. Sunday school 10 a m., preaching | a. rn.
 Holmes c Standridge, Miss F.. Nixon and Miss D. Suit went to Red Bird to attend church last Sunday.
 Arkansaw Blossom.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

King Alphonso didn't have bit of trouble getting rid of Prof. Fran cisco Ferrer. He just stood the sus- pected revolutionist up against a wall and had twelve soldiers shoot at him. But since that time bombs are exploded over Spain like fire crackers---and Alphonso probably knows how it feels to be afraid to call his life his own.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
Mrs. Hankston Dead.

Mrs. Arabella Bsnksror. aged 42 years, wife of J w. Bal ksior, died Sunday morning about seven o'clock at their home at 710 Ninth street. Death was caused by coujestion of stomach and bowels. She left, besides nrl husba nd, six children, all boys.
 Tie funeral wss held MordaY morning al 10 o'clock at the rss- dence, burial in White 0ax ced. etery.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

It has come at lastl Roosevelt has run away from the enemy. But as the enemy was a mad bull ele- phant and Teddy's gun was not loaded. it will be conceded that he knew when to run.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

The President went way out in Arizona to call the constitution of Oklahoma "a zoolof teal garden of cranks." Suppose he thinks it should be put away with the Re- publican insurgents who objected to Aldrich's ideas of the tariff. Taft is losing his reputation as a diplomat almost as fast as he is gaining the confidence of the Special Inter- ests.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
No Lazy Towns Job.

Mena is making hard effort to get an east and west railroad and has interested numerous other towns along the proposed route in the pro- ject. 1t takes determination as well as dollars to build railroads, ard Mena seems to be we'll supplied with the former at least. De Queen Bee.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

J. T. Matthews of Bates, Ark, has purchased of A. B. Bates his residence, 100o Seventh street, the property formerly the home of J. E. McMahou. MT. Bates and his family expect to occupy rooms over his store build. ing on Mena street.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

In view of the growing evidence that Joe Cannon gained the support that made him autocrat of the House through corrupt deal with Tam many Democrats in New York. is it not probable that Taft wishes he had been little slower in attaching his 0. K. to the big boss?
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
rHr mnNA EVENING srAR

is A progressive newspaper furnfshine fo it's readers daily service covering tho most Important Of the worlds gen eral happenings. as we'll as those Items of local news that Ro to make home paper invaluable to citizens Of any com munify. 1T you want the news in your Evening Star. By carrier or mail. f0c
 CT month.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

If Cook is faker, if he did not climb Mt. Mckinley when he said he did. and if he did not find the North Pole as he claims he did. he'd better ga to the top of Mt. Mckinley and jump off. This world would be too small for him to find a place in which to hide his head.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

When: Roosevelt comes back, he probably will be surprised to find that he has practically been read out of his party by the presidents ap- proval of the acts of his erstwhile enemies.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

An Oklahoma senator claims ' million dollars fees for handling a case for Indian tribes in which just twice that amount was involved. Indians have long been useful to sharpers as means to picking up easy money.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

The man who says hard things about his town is in the same class with he who sends his money away for things he could buy at home. He depreciates the price of his prop erty and lessons his chance for busi- ness or employment.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

There is scarcely a day now that some individual or company does not inquire or make some proposition looking to the construction of a new railroad for Mena. And Mena s side is in the hands of committee of it's friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21
She Was Pleasantly Surprised

Mss II. F. Bell of Wansan. Wia.. writes: Before commenced to take Foley's Kidney Piiis I had severe pains in my back. could not sleep. and was greatly troubled with head 7 ache. The first few doses of Rnlauss Kidney Pills gave me relief. and two bottles cured mo. The quick results surprised me, and l can honestly recommend them.f Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

A New Jersey Supreme court judge set aside d verdict of $S,500 damages awarded a little girl for the loss of a leg because it was so easy to get an artificial leg to take it's place Of course that means he would trade one of his legs or his little girls legs for less than $8, ,500l
The Mena weekly star., 1909-10-21

The season of baseball is over, and the big prize fight is won by negro. Now we can settle down and read of the mortality records of that gentle sport, football.