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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

It must be much pleasanter to pilot
war balloon before hostilities begin
than afterward.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

There is no more satisfactory ar
rangement for yoke than the sonar.
ate guimpe tied down with ribbons at
the waist line.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

Taxicabs have increased their rates
in New York, but the old reliable
crosstown horse cars still jolt along
for q nickel.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

Now the price of liberty is quoted
at the market rate of a sufficient sup
ply of Dreadnoughts.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

An English peeress has written a
cookery book. Perhaps the reac-
ton from the suffragette craze is
coming.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

London complains of a shortage OF
doctors. The diploma mills must be
more exacting over there.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

A wise man will enjoy every pleas
ant day to the fullest extent, for he
never knows what is coming.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

The taxicab is after all an automo-
bile, and it does not hesitate to run
over the innocent pedestrian.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

Soon will be warm enough for the
cpen-window cornet player.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

The milliners have solved the prob
lem: What shall we do with our ex-
wastebaskets?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
PROGRESS IS RAPID
GOOD WORK BEING DONE in
BEAuTlFYING CAPITAL.
Carefully Arranged Plans, Placed In
Capable Hands, ThoughtfuiIy Car
ried Out-Maenificent Build
ines Nearing Completion.

Development according to plan is
the order of progress in the national
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

For the sake of peace give the WON.
en- the ballot!
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

Why jeer at the spring poet when
we all feel the same way?
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

Now is the time to have your straw
hat cleaned.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

The latest slide was not at Gatun
dam, but somewhere south of it-down
in Ecuador, perhaps.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

brated in verse!" And Mrs. Bascom's
heart glowed with the consciousness
of virtuous genius.
An afternoons labor produced the
following:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

TOD has ordained that no one shall
DO wrong and find happiness in it
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

'soyINGToN. LOUISIANA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05

PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-06-05
THE BEAUTY OF PIETy

In lowly moss-grown cottage,
BY ripping rivulet's shore,
Dwelt a family, poor but pious,
And the family name was Moore.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
STATE (. E. UNION
aWNINnln
Sixteenth Annual State Convention at Clarksville Three Days This
 Week, Beginning Wednesday.

Clarksville, Noy. l3.--Novcm- ber l7.l9 is the date named for tine Sixteenth Annual Convention of the Arkansas Christian En- deavor Union, which will be held at Ctarksvllle, the entertainment program being in charge of a committee headed by Mrs. Caro-. lyn Allison of this city.
 A large delegation Of Endeav- orers are preparing 10 attend from the large cities of the state, particularly from Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Hot Springs and Fort Smith and other points. The Christian Eudeavor societies are fostered especially by the Prssoyterian and Chris tan churches.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
DENY EMPLOYEES
 PLACE ON BOARD
Missouri Pacific Hospital hus' " Under Official Control Exe'h' siysly. Declares General
 Manager.

Little Rock, Nov. l2, " quest of the Iron Mountain v, 4 voice on the Board ol con.'g' 0' Y ,s inc Missouri Pacific hospI's' Y 7 St. Louis has been reiCssp ',,.., ,n General Manager A. W. su'l's,s 's,ss of the system. Mr. Sullivan '.,Iu. aD that the hospital belongs saI , r sively to he company s"' ike managed exactly as any y..,,,o,d o' other departments oi 'he ran ,her
 The men complain that '",' 1a.. are forced to pay mou'e'S .',s,. 2. pital fees and receive no as'o' ,,. ing for their money Msa ',a,s a ceiving $50 or less pay @o .s .ee o( month toward the mai'ileoaa;s;i .;yiag the hospital and men o 'ess' sso,s q more than $50 pay 50 .s.s sea', ,rr montb' mont The men say they is. 'ss as rs,lroad r from the employees inc s these fees often does not eoss; ,s;s Is cost of maintenance, but a,sssrd ,s'i d moi shown them, aud they he.,d a. of a representative on the ,,ss s0''p ,bsif Control to look ai'e'
 interests.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
THEY LIKE THE TARIFF.

It IS not surprising that the Nation al Association of Manufacturers should announce that they are well pleased with the tariff.
 They ought to be.
 They got what they wanted.
 For them the Payne-Aldrich tariff is the well-enough that should be lei alone.
 It is the ultimate consumer who has not been consulted, who has had no expensive lobby at Washington. who may not consider that it is we'll enough. y
 But their plea to be let alone will not prevail, as the Democrats will convince the country before they gei through with the next campaign.
 The Democrats refuse to accept the verdict Of the National Association of Manufacturers who are too closely related to the accused at the bar of public opinion. Arkansas Democrat.
 That's all right in general way, but the Democrats cannot afford to hug themselves too much over what they ehiDk of it or propose to do. They should not forget that, had they stood pat, they had the pow CT, with the insurgent Republi- cans, to have defeated or changed this law unsatisfactory to the ulti- mate consumer.
 Again and again it must be said that this fight is not a fight of party so far as present party alignment goes. It is fight between the peo pie and the special interests. and the special interests don't care a rar
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
A STEP FORWARD.

The Star has repeatedly spoken of the great wrong to the country re- sulting from the prevailing system of railroads penalizing small towns and cities by charging excessive rates, while the larger cities received favors in that direction.
 The Star has believed that the laws, now making it crime to treat individuals or corporations in this manner, in time would also take the same view of the matter in dealing with cities and communities. As was formerly stated, such eminent authority as w. J. Bryan conceded that the principal and theory was correct. but he doubted it's applica- tion because the favored cities were so strongly intrenched in their ad- vantages.
 1 It is with pleasure, therefore. to note that Senator Cummings of Iowa one of the strongest western sena- tors, has gone to Washington to lay this very matter before President Taft with a view to securing legisla. ton in Congress to bring about 5 condition of equality and justic, on the part of the railroads in deal ling with cities. Mena is one city vitally interested in this, as it ha, during most of it's existence beer handicapped as trade center b, having to pay excessive freigh rates. while other cities. througl being favored have been enabled [, 1 lew a tribute on all the people o this town and eountry around
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
 HELD FOR MUREER OF OLD WOMAN
Officers Think They Have Man Who Killed Mrs. Winkleman at Fay etteville and Took Money
 Belt From Body.

Fayetteville, Nov. l3 A. Nj Harriet, suspected of the murder of Mrs. Winklen an, in this city last August, wus brought before Justice Elliott today and bound over to await the action of the grand jury. Ifsrriett was not al lowed bail. The evidence sub- mitted against him was only cir cumstantial.
 The case has attracted much at- tentiou throug bout the state. 1t still remains very much a mystery 10 officers. Harriett was first brought under suspicion when passing bills of large denomina- ton which he could not satisfac- torily account for.
 It will be remembered that Mrs. Winkleman went alone to her home from their place of business ana was found dead in a closet. her head having been beaten in with blunt instrument.
 She carried several thousand dollars Tn belt worn under her clothing aud this was taken. iu- dlcating that robbcryI was the motive of the crime.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
A RANK INJUSTICE.

In The Star yesterday was an article telling how employees of the Kansas City Southern Railroad Com pany were contesting with the high officials of that corporation for their homes the results of years of hard work and frugality
 1t is improbable at least, that d similar condition to that in Mena ever before existed, though in many instances have the policies of the heads of railways brought dire loses and absolute injustice to it's employees in a similar way.
 In the beginning there was no Mena until the railroad created it. The old Kansas City. Pittsburg X Gulf did not build down through the woods here and lut up a mere way station and call it Mena, but when it reached this point it declared to all the world that here was where 1t was going to build city. Here was to be the central division point, vince shops and roundhouse and all such accessories would be maintained
 But before making such announce ment it's representatives had pur- chased the land on which the city now stands for the sum of $5, GOO. This land it proceeded to plat into 25 and 50 foot lots, and it sold these at prices. not based on a mere stop ping place in the road, but at divi- of I.. >fl IL. this $5 900 property returned to the railroad, in round figures, S500,- GOO and a good part of this went directly into the construction of the road itself.
 And, as the city grew, it became a source of much further revenue to the railroad. returning hundreds of thousands of dollars in business for the line. The old management, un- der Arthur k. Stilwell, was absolute ly known to be friendly to the city of its creation but change came.
 Since the change, since J. A. Edson became its head, there has been a growing feeling that things were different. But when, in the spring of 1907. the highest officials, unso- licited, gave assurances that all was well, that we might go ahead and make our city bloom that so far as the Kansas City Southern railroad was concerned, only good would come to us everyone took hold with renewed energy, and Mena did bloom The railroad men builthomes and bought property with their earn Iings, and hundreds and thousands went into business houses and public improvements.
 1 And then, ike a thunder clap from 1 the clear sky, comes the word that the officials propose to make changes that threaten ruin to hundreds of ] their very best employees and loss te all who put faith in their integrity 1 Regardless Of court decisions. past Tor future. regardless of whether through expense and inconvenience md desperate struggle these railroad
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
-~----s----4-r-~
 THE DIFFERENCE

The employees of the Iron Noun. tain railroad are sore" They can't be just satisfied to pay the cost of maintaining a hospital for the road and have no representation on the board and nothing to say about how 1t is spent. as indicated by a news item Tn another place.
 Now the Kansas City Southern is different. The men who pay the money are represented on the board, and have a whole lot to say as to how their money is spent that is, just as loug as their desires and the desires of tho company representa-. tives agree. When they don't. it's all very simple. The company has the majority vo.e, and of course. is careful to see that the men who furnish the money don't spend it in any way not exactly according to the liking of the company.
 That's why the employees of the Kansas City Southern have no hospi- tai in Mena. They were unanitno5 g. iy in favor of it. bu. the conipi ny
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
FOR COUNTY CLERK.

w. L. Parker has in this issue of The Star announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for clerk of the Polk county court.
 There probably is no man in Polk county with wider acquaintance, more friends and less enemies than w. L. Parker. His public life be- gan five years ago. when he first was elected as assessor, and from the first his service has been of .he careful. concientious sort that wins the regard of good and honest men regardless of party.
 The Star wishes him good luck.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
MUST PAY TO GET
 NEW FARM SCHOOL
No Community Desiring to Secure An Institution Can Offer Less Than S4O,000 and 200 Acres
 of Land.

Little Rock, November H.
 No bid of less than $40, OOO with 200 acres of land and option on 30O acres more will be considered from any com nuni.y desiring to secure any of the four new agri- cultural schools to be established In Arkansas, according to the de- clsion reached yesterday at the loint conference of the Boards of Trustees of the four schools The boards met with Governor Donaghey yesterday morning in executive session. Later tbev organized and spent the remain. der of the day listening to ad- dresses and making preliminarv plans for the establish ment of the four schools.
 The bids are to De sealed and not to be opened before the frs, Tuesday in February. T h e boards will then investigate inc various bids and allow the raising ot bids already entered with 2 view to securing the best possible offers. It is believed that ,ha schools will not be locate d befnre March or April. It was almos. decided 10 build the schools on, oi the funds secured from the be : nuses and only use the continoen, iund of the appropriation made oy the state for that purpose.
 Another important action w.s tue creation of an Advisory Com.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
WEIGHT OF OBLIGATION.

The people of Mena are very gen orally well posted as to the obliga- tions of the Kansas City Southern to the railroad men with their many hor-e es located here, as we'll as to the thousands who came and invest ed, many of them their all. in homes. business houses, etc to say nothing of the investments in churches, schools and public improvements.
 But there are those over Arkan- sas, who may not know, and a knowl- edge of this may be of value at this time and in the future.
 The position of the original com pany, the Kansas City, Pittsburg x Gulf. is indicated by the folio wing.
 Founded by the Railroad.
 The townsite of Mena was laid out by the railroad. Far and wide it's ad- vantages were advertised. A health resort, place for the home building, | business point, an education center, a metropolitan assurance and the cen ral division town of the system.
 The officials of the legally estab- 'iNiNt idhu Ncpdi'tuitut Oi biit dilIOdu 1ook charge and sold the lots and when the last interest of the railroad in that way was finally disposed of, the little S5,0 investment in Mena the amount paid by the railroad for the townsite, had netted the railroad almost half million dollars in casf.
 The enthusiasm of the railroad Is evidenced by the following quotations from an official circular, date of Au- gust 10, 1896, now carefully preserved In Mapa
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
men and cItIzena of Mer 2 are abIe to

men and citizens of Mer a are able to pr, t.ct themselves, there is not an honest man or company of men that, knowing the truth, will say wi hoql hesitancy that the course proposed is Cnr of lack of good fai h, rank ln- justice and perfiiy on the part of the Kansas City Southern railroad ollie ials.
 Furthermore, it will be the cause of creating a sentiment in Arkansas against the corporation that will bring 1t more worry than profit in the years to come.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
! LOCHRIDGE DRY GOODS COMPANY

what party brand a man wears so he votes their waya and in the tariff contest, these interests always had their collars on enough Democrats to offset the votes of the insurgent Republicans and to spare.
 Forget the party, but try and be sure of the men.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
4 Broken Back

That pain in your back caused hv lumbago, stiff muscles or Il strain is an easy thing to get rid Of. Ballard's : 5now Liniment cures rheumatism. lumoago, sore and stiff muscles. snains, sprains, cuts, burns, bruises. scaids and all aches and pains. You need bottle in your house. Sold at Gunnels' drug store.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18

Champ Clark of Missouri IS in the same position in one respect as w. J. Bryan. He says he will run for the Presidency if the people nomi- nate him. His party might do mighty sight worse than to chose him. too.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18

mittee the purpose of which will be 10 arrange full cooperation between those institutions and the remainder of the agricultural and other schools and colleges of { ie state.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18

Charles w. Morse, the New York banker facing d term in prison for rrookedness. as last resort applies for a new trial beeause the jury drank too much booze. That is no evidence that a sober jury would not have stuck him harder. though.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18

Reasons why Mena, the new divi- sion on the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railroad, is destined to be one of the largest and most prosper ous cities on the line.
 "First, because the company has acquired several thousand acres of land at this point for townsite pur- poses, which alone will insure the railroads hearty cooper ation in the upbuilding of a large and prosperous city.
 ''Third Mena is the third division station on the line.
 Ninth, Mena is the midway city, being located midway between Kansas City and Port Arthur (the gulf termi- nus of the Kansas City. Pittsburg and Gulf railroadl and of course. it will receive the usual advantage, derived from division, shops, eic All of these statements als printed over the signature of r. X. Horubeck. land commissioner ol the k ansas City. Pittsburg and Gulf railway
 It may truly be said that every lot sold in Mena in the early day was sold on representations in exact line with the above.
 Now as to the reorganized com pany, the Kansas City Southern:
 In March, 1907, after much dis turbing talk of harmful changes. the highest authorities of the com pany, including l.. F. Loree and J. A. Edson, invited leading citizers If Mena, bankers, merchants and a newspaper man. and told them that investigations had resulted in the decision that the talked of changes would not be made, and that Mena could now go ahead in confidence' depending upon their word that nothing but assistance and help should come from the Kansas City Southern.
 The result is well known. Hun dreds of thousands of dollars were within the two years following ex. pended in substantial homes, in business houses and civic improve ments. Everybody believed in the promises of Mir. Loree, Mir. Edsor and the others, and proved theii faith by their works.
 With these facts and they ars cold, clean cut facts can anyone blame the people of Mena, the rail road employees and citizens, fol using every force at their command to protect themselves against threatened wrong, and even seeking reprisal for such wrong fit is carried out2
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18

At least one railroad has got a real excuse for needing high prices for it's service to the people The Rig Four has been supporting one minor official who has stolen S613.- 900 in cash in the last five years.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18

When the people of Illinois do break loose in mob violence they are terrors. Ten thousand led by wom- en lynched two in Cairo last week, and the Springfield riots are yet fresh in mind.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18

J. [. Crabtree pays the highes, pfice Tor country produce. II you have any eggs, chickens, TO. 'atoes or any other products to sell, 1t will pay you to see him
 42tf
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18

A flying machine enthusiast asserts that they are so steady that one can shave while riding. There are some things. however, that can be done that are really not necessary.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18

The Chicago board of trade de- clares there shall be no more corner ing of foodstutls. such as wheat and corn. Probably that was to avoid there being no more h0ardA of trade.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18

Dr. Shoop's Health Io"s ,.S asalt nv's from pure parched grains', ,, Fine D e's, flavor "o amade in ,.I'l,s Iuln'' allIsI 20 or 5G minutes. ''' sII vrvdt1s sample free Saio "
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
Officially Endorsed by the Railroad.

Only once in a lifetime is there a town located that has a tributary country of 50 miles in every direction besides a division polnt on the great North and South railroad, the K. C., P. and G., now building due south from Kansas City to Port Ar thur on the Gulf of Mexico. This time 1t is Mena, the new town in vest ern Arkansas.
 Investors. you know what divis- ion point on a railway isi usually has more than 5,000 inhabitants with no tributary territory. Here is a divis- ion point with 50 miles tributary ter ritory in every direction.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
THE MENA EvEN.Na STAR

Is progressive newspaper furnishing to it's readers a daily service covering the most important of the worlds gen eraI happenings, as well as those Items Of local news that go to make a home paper invaluable to citizens of any com munity. If you want the news in your Evening Star. By carrier or mail. 40c
 ar month
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
ANNOUNcEMEN A MENTS
rnn ..ni.NrY III

FOR COUNTY CLERK The Star Is Authorized 10 AnnOuce
 W. |. PARKER As a candidate for the office of County ticrk of Polk county subject to the action of the nsinucTRtic primary.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18

was just as strong as though, like the Iron Mountain, it had all the votes.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
Every D ollar Saved Buys Another Doll
 Worth of Goods

advanced fifty cent and shoes from five sixty days have van our prices will long stock lasts here lower than the
 goods can of this chance supply while you buy at old prices
The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18

Please bear in mind that our Mil linery is priced right to start with and when you get 20 per cent off here it really means. .something.
The Carlisle independent., 1909-02-25
ON S75,ooo WAGER.
Son of Premier of New South Wales Reaches Here in His Long Walk

Little Rcck.-Thomas Arthur Green lee, aged 23 years, reached this city Friday morning on tour of the world afoot. He claims that he is the son of the premier of New South Wales, and that he left Sydney just three years, eight months and seventeen days ago, on a wager of S15,0O0, to walk around the world. He Is now four months ahead of his time, and says he will have no difficulty what ever in making the trip. His com petitor, John Rutherford, turned back when they reached Africa, and Green lee continued alone.
 He first went to Ceylon, then to Africa, where he says he was cap tured by the Matabeles and held prisoner for thirty days, then to Ten eriffee, Ireland, across Europe and Asia, landing in New York eight months ago, since which time he has covered a large part of the territory of the United States He has GOV cred in his peregrinations a total or 28,843 miles, and has worn out 222 pairs of shoes, the best having lasted him 2,297 miles. He goes from here to Hartman, Ark, where he must re- port to J. j. Butler, according to pre- arranged schedule He will sail from New Orleans, walk across the lsth- mus and then sail for home, having S43 mics to walk. He started with an American cent, which he still has, and can neither beg, borrow nor steal, but has been kept with free gifts He has not been sick day, and the long est he was without food was four days in crossing the Mejave desert He is an athlete, and claims to have been a pFize fighter. He is due at home June l. 1909 He would not make the trip again, he says, for million dol lars.