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The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
No Heat Wave There.

Johannesburg, Aug. 19.--The heavi est snowfall in many years occurred here. Six inches had fallen at noon and the storm was still in progress. The telegraph and telephone services are badly disorganized and business has been almost suspended The mem. bers of the stock exchange ceased bust. ness long enough to engage in snow. hall hattie
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
For Thirty Years

Enclosed find money order for one dollar for which please send it's worth in Simmons Liver Purifier. put in tin boxes. have been using the medI- cine for thirty years. = Thos. H. Reilly, Jonesville, La.
 No comments necessary.
 Price 2'g per box.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
A Weakling

Is the only way to describe the poor child that is afflicted with worms. No matter how much or how often it eats, the worms get all the nourishment from the food the child gets praeti- cally none. Whites Cream yermifuge gets rid of the worms quickly, easily and with no bad after effects. Price, 25c a bottle. Sold at Gunnel's Drug Stn1.n
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
PhlIlpnIne Bonds anld

Washington. Aug. fs-Bids were opened at the bureau of insular affairs war department, for sl,500 900 four per cent, ten-thirty year Philippine public works and improvement bonds. This issue Is the balance unsold of the So,0o0,O0o authorized by the acts of congress last amended February g.
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The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
The arhlr.eenv superstltion.

According to reliable authorities the popular superstition that attaches to the number 13 owes its origin to the story of The Last Supper" For un- reckoned centuries the superstition has been universal that If 13 persons sit down to a meal at the same table one of them will die before the year Is out. This doubtless comes from the Biblical feast when Christ sat down at table with his 12 disciples.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
Prudenoe.

80 you have determined to civilize our country said the swarthy native.
 We have" answered the resolute white man. Now, tell me what flea. ture of civilization interests you snost2"
 Well, if you are absolutely deter. mined to civilize us, I'd like to take out some life insurance"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
Bilious People
 Try It Free

Do not ignore the little disorders" of the system The liver, for example, is a particularly needful little organ, but must be active to be of any ute. When 1t Is active 1t creates gastric juices that help to make dige ion perfect, and then you are we'll. When 1t is not active 1t becomes what is known as torpid" and promptly pro duces biliousness.
 There is no better cure for biliousness or any of the symptoms of liver trouble than pr, Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin. the wonderful laxative tonic of which so much praise IS heard It is pleasant to take (un- ike pills and powders and such things) ana acts very gently moving the bowels without gripping, toning the stomach and aIousing the liver to activity, thus scien- uhcaliy curing such conditions as bilious ness, torpid liver, foul breath, sallow or stipation, loss of appetite, indigestion, stomach nervousness, etc, all of which are due to slow liver.
 Mack Clark, of Burlington, Ky suffered fer i've years from biliousness and cured himself with Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Noah B. Hatfield, of zalma Mo, found it the best medicine in the world for his bfiousness.
 You can buy so-cent or s1 bottle of any druggist, for they all sell 1t. You can buy 1t with tiie understanding that if 1t faiis to cure you the money will be re- funded. This remedy Is guaranteed. How ever. if you would rather try 1t without expense before buying, send your name to the doctor and free sample bottle will be sent to your home. Use 1t and If you bottle Of your druggist We will rest on the verdict of what this sample dnee
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
AddIna to ths Aomessead Area.

Washington, Aug. 20.--Land aggre- gating Fl 400 acres. located in Montana was designated by the secretary of the interior as coming within the enlarged homestead act. This makes total of 25.4S7 500 acres so designated iii Montana.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
Attend to YoGr Liver

No organ in the human body can give as many different kinds oftrouble as the liver when 1t is not right. Sim mons Liver Purifier makes it right and keeps it so.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
- - - - d Saljna pioueer Dead

Salina, Kan. Aug. 20.-A. D. Horrill, for 9 years resident of this city, died at Atchison, where he was visit ing his daughter. He was 60 years old and leaves three children. one of whom is Will Horrill. baseball player in a Kansas league.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26

If your liver is sluggish and out of tone. and you feel dull, bilious, con stlpated, take a dose of Chamberiain,s stomach and Liver Tablets tonipht before retiring and you will feel aIi rignt in the morning. Sold bv aii
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
The nround Too Hard to pIow.

Sterling, Kan, Aug. 2o.--The hot weather has cut the corn crop at least 90 per cent and unless rain falls soon 1t will be cut still more. Farmers are complaining that the ground is getting too hard to blow.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
one coln Is Worth sa.aso.

Rich Hill Mo, Aug. 19-Tom Brown an English coal miner residing at Panama, a coal camp four miles south of this city, Is the lucky holder of five-guinea English gold piece, dated 1891. It had been handed down in the Brown family from one generation to another until now It is valued at sS,S50- At least that is t4e offer made by Boston coin dealer.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26

fou cannot be we'll, feel well or look well ii your kidneys are der,,no- o' su. S roiey s Kidney Remedy makes neanhy Kidneys, and cures backacha
 rheumatism, and all disorders of % ths urinary organs. Restores health and Isrsngln. E,,sa!, Sold by Jackson Drug and and
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26

For indigestion and all s.o., trouble take Foley's Orino Iaxati.a as t-sIimuiates the stomach and live, ana regulates the bowels and will 1i bosi.lveiy cure habitual constipation
 For For sale sale by Jackson Drug and Fnrni' su,y'i'
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26
.CORN CROP DAMAGED
HOT WINDS CAUSING HAVOC TO PROSPECTS FOR A RECORD
 BREAKING YIELD.
HOTTEST WEATHER IN YEARS
In Central and Southwestern Kansas Temperature Ranges Over 100 De arees-oklahoma and Nebraska Also Suffer Loss to Crops.

Topeka, Aug. 19.-After another sweltering day, with maximum tenn perature of 100 degrees two degrees lower than Sundays maximum, relief came in the form of a cool breeze from the North. The temperature was the highest on a corresponding date for 23 years Reports from over the state indicate continued hot weather, the temperatures in the Central and Southwestern portions ranging over 100 degrees.
 The 500-million-bushel corn crop which seemed almost assured in Kan sas and Nebraska on August has been <crimpled and shrunken by the excessive heat of the past few days, and absence of adequate rain for two weeks past. Generally the corn in the eastern part of the state does not appear to be seriously hurt, and some parts even of Central Kansas are still hopeful of a full crop. but in Western Kansas and some of the big corn coun- ties in Northern Kansas and Southern Nebraska reports indicate that the ex. treme heat and drought has done great damage to the crop. The amount of damage done is impossible to estimate at the present time.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26

If there is anything about your ailment that you don't understand. or if you want any medical advice. writa fo the doctor. and he win answer you fully. There Is no charge for this srvice. The address is Dr. W. B. Caldwell. so2 Caldwell hldg, MouticeEa. H,
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26

Muskogee. Ok. Aug. 19.--All heat records for this section of the country were broken when the government Thermometer at Bacone university registered 114A in the shade. Hot winds are burning m crnns
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26

Clay Center, Kan, Aug. 19.-Corn has been slightly damaged on the up lands by the recent hot dry weather On the low lands 1t has probably not been damaged at all. Should the coun- ty get a soaking, general rain within the next two days it is doubtful wheth' CT 1t could ever be told that the crop had gone through a hot spell. he ground is not very dry and the corn is beginning to feel the effects of the heat. Even with continued dry weath- CT this county will get considerable corn.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26

Belleville, Kan, Aug. 19.-No rain has fallen here this month and the temperatures for the past ten days have reached 100 to los degrees every day. A great deal of the corn is in critical condition. The best informa- ton is that it cannot make over half a crop. Early corn is probably damaged 25 per cent. Late corn much more. Some fields are beyond redemption, others with rain this week will come out with a fair crop. Pastures are burning up and ponds and creeks going dry. Fruit trees and gardens show the ill effect of the extreme heat.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26

Oklahoma City, Ok. Aug. 19.-For- mer heat records of the summer in Oklahoma were broken in nearly every portion of the state. The highest regis tration, IA degrees. was at Norman. At Gage. in the Northwest, no de- grees was reached At Sayre, the reg istration was 112; kingfsher and Me Aiester 113 and Ardmore H. Crops along Red river valley are being ruined.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26

Salina, Kan, Aug. 19.-Best authori- ties estimate that the corn crop in this vicinity has been damaged 25 per cent by the extreme heat in the last week. and that there will be SO per cent of a crop. The ears are large but the grain is shriveling rapidly.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-08-26

Fort Smith, Ark, Aug. 19.-The temperature reached 16s degrees here, as recorded at the United States weather station. This is the highest mark that has been reached in this place since the establishment of the government weather station, 2S years ago In 1896 the thermometer indi- cated a temperature of 107 degrees.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
POLICE AND FiREMEN TO
TAKE PART IN PARADE
Squad OF Officers and Entire Fire De-
partment TO March With Labor
Men Next Monday.

Chief CT Police Reynolds and Fire
Chief stow have accepted invitations
from the Central Labor Union com
mittee 10 have the police department
and fire department participate In the
Dlg parade of the Central body here
next Monday. Labor Day. Chief Rey.
nolds will furnish squad OF police
10 lead the parade and Chief STOW will
have the entire city department, in
Guiding all CT the apparatus. In the
line of march.
The comittee also has invited the
firemen Of Hampton and Phoebus to
take part in the parade. but as yet no
answer has been received - the invi-
tations.
With score or more of floats. all
OF the union men, the fire department
and a squadron OF police in the line.
the parade premises TO be one OF the
biggest ever held m this city.
The Old Dominion band mas been
engaged by the Central Labor Union
and the band will march directly be-
hind the police. The parade will start
from Washington avenue and Thirty
seventh street promptly AT . o'clock
Monday morning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
COAkOLIS MOVES BED
BACK INTO HIS BAKERY
Greek Baker Summoned to Court on
Third Charge of Conducting an
Ursanitary shop.

For the third time within 2 few
weeks, l. Coakolis. the baker. VINO
runs a shop at So Twenty-third
street, was summoned % the police
court yesterday morning by Superin-
tendent of Garbage r. H. Harris 10
answer the charge of conducting al
unsanitary shop. The case is set FOR
trial before Justice Brown in the po-
lice court this morning.
Coakolis was before Justice Brown
on the same charge last week and II
developed at the hearing that the
baker was sleeping and eating In the
same room in which bread was made
ND and baked. The justice ordered
the baker to move his bed out OF the
shop and live in some other building.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Harris visit
ed the bakery and found that Coako-
lis had again moved his bed and
sleeping quarters back TO the bakery
and he summoned him to court.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
SEVEN CANDIDATES PASS
CIVIL SERVICE TESTS
SIX Newport News kscu and ore
Hsmptonisn Make Good Marks
in Examination Held Here

Secretary g. p. A. l;ooker. OF the
local bureau OF the civil service. yes
;erdsy announced the names Of the
candidates who successfully passed
the examination for opeHers and pack
ers in the local customs service The
examination was he'd a May.
Following are the successful canii-
dates and the marks fhey made IN
the test:
Willie Rowe. $685.: Marion r. IA
brick. S1.sS: Alphonsc II Hove.
1914: Samuel r. Wheotcroft. 11.ss.
William y. Howard. 77-Zt. aud Seldom
r. Griffin. 76.6S. all o. this city.
Zachary T. Henderson. 4s.lf. OF
Hampton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
BIBLE CLASS STARTS
MEMBERSHIP CONTEST
Organization of Trinity Methodist
Sunday School Begins Campaign
to Increase Its Numbers.

The Mems Bible Class of the Trim
ity Methodist Sunday school. of which
Judge T. j. Barham is the teacher,
has inaugurated a membership con-
test and a lively race is looked for
from now until the contest closes on
October 80.
The class, which has a membership
now OF about 100 members, has been
divided into two teams. the Lions
and the Tigers" Mr.. J. f. Davis is
captain Of the Lions and Mr.. j. S.
Mellcr is the leader Of the Tigers.
At the finish of the contest the losing
team is TO furnish banquet for the
entire class, the winners being the
guests of honor.
During the past twelve months this
class has developed wonderfully and
il is now one of the largest Bible
classes in the city. 1t has adopted
progressive spirit and the members
win put forth greater efforts in the
future than thew have in the past.
Each of the opposing teams in the
present contest has started out with
a determination and it is expected
that a large number of new members
will be added TO the roll.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
BRISK MOVEMENT IN
FOREIGN COAL TRADE
Total of 56,144 Tons of Coal Was
Shipped From This Port to For
eign Ports in August.

A tot6 IF 56.l44 tons OF coal,
valued at s4E4 200, was shipped from
Newport News to foreign ports during
the month of August This is slightly
in excess of the total shipment OF
July and is considerably above the
average of the monthly shipments.
Cuba again led in the Importation
of coal from this port. but France
ranked second, 1887 tons being sent
to that country by the Chesapeake d
Ohio Coal Agency Company. This
company is building up good coal
trade with France.
Besides the coal shipments to MeXi-
co, 1000 tons of coke. valued al S1,2io.
was sent to that country.
The following table shows the Ship
ments by countries during the month:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
Two Hundred and Ten Vessels AFrl-
we'd Here IN August.
ESTABLISHES NEW PORT RECORD
Month Just Ended Was Unusually
Busy One in Local Shipping Circles
Heavy Shipments of Coal to For
eign Ports-Notes of Shipping.

Exclusive OF the regular coastwise
passenger and freight steamers. 10
vessels arrived at this port during
the month OF August. ending yester-
day. This is believed to be a record
number of arrivals for this port, the
usual average being only about 100.
OF the vessels arriving, 16 were
steamships, GO were schooners and
~ We're barges. About sixty OF the
steamers were foreign vessels, more
than half OF them coming here TOT
fuel coal. Others loaded earsoes OF
coal here for foreign ports, while still
others took export cargoes for Europe.
All of the schooners and Darges load
ed cargOes of coal.
The total arrivals for the month
greatly Increased Sunday. Monday ana
yesterday, 80 vessels entering port
during that time. Including the reSu-
lar coastwise liners the months total
will exceed 800 ships.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
BATTLE TO START WITH
FLOURISH OF BIG GUNS
Tiny Pueh Will Send Birds and
"Horned Tribe" At Each Other
Today.

With a flourish of his heavy artil-
lery-consisting of two immense colt
guns-"Tiny" Pugh, the Official
Jumps" will send the baseball gladia-
tors OF the Elks and Eagles into the
death struggle on the Casino diamond
at $50 o'clock this afternoon. This
is to be a fight to the finish and hing
ed upon its outcome is the baseball
supremacy of the two lodges.
DR.. Louis Loeb, chief official squidge
OF the Eagles. renonced the lineup OF
the Birds" which was given out Mon
day night by members OF the aerie.
He declares that he will use practical
Iy the same lineup as in the first
game and that he will not ring in
several well known local ball play
ers.
The Elks also will have the same
lineup as in the first game and Big
Chief Abe Hcrwitz will be on the mr.
ing line. Or. Loeb is slated for the
ftingiue stunt on the Eagles side.
Besides deciding the basebaii
supremacy between the lodges, the
game today is for the benefit OF the
Joseph Charles Memorial Guild and
it is expected that a large crowd OF
fans will be or hand. The advances
sale of tickets has been very heavy.
Mt. ]. Y. Singer, local electrician,
has constructed a cannon. which Will
he presented to Tiny Pugh just be-
fore the game begins. 1t is designed
for the protection of the umpire
against mob violence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
SHIPPING REPORT
Tuesday, August 81, 1909.
Arrived.


Steamer Swalopdale (BrD Bovey,
London-to Furness. Witty K Com
pany. Ltd, with passengers and mer-
chandise.
Steamer Bay Port, Jensen Lynn
TO White OAK Coal Company in bal
last.
Schooner Governor Ames, King.
Bcsten-to George E. Warren Coal
Company in ballast.
Schooner Singleton Palmer, Bos-
ton-to White Oak Coal Company in
ballast.
Schooner Rebecca Palmer. Camp
bell, Portland-to White Oak Coal
Company in ballast.
Schooner Dorothy 3. Barrett, Err
win, POrtsmouth-to Chesapeake <
Ohio Coal & Coke Company in bal
last
Schooner A. l.. Lockwood. New
York-to White yak Coal Company in
ballast.
Barge Baroness from Providence
20 White OAK Coal Company in bal
last
Barge Pottsville from Providence
TO Chesapeake & Ohio Coal Agenc?
Company in ballast.
Barge Marion Chapel from Boston
to Smokeless Fuel Company in bal
last.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING.
Plans Will be Made Tonight ror Con-
ductinq Active arpaign.

A Republican mass meeting will De
held in Rosebaum's hall at O'Clock
tonight TO perfect plans for conducting
an active campaign in this city dur
ing the coming canvas for city and
state officers. The meeting has beer
arranged for by the city Republican
executive committee.
Several speeches will be made to-
night by local party leaders and the
committee expects a big crowd to De
on hand.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
More Bales Handled Than Ever
Before IN Commercial Year.
SOUTHERN EXPANSION IS SHOWN
More Than Two and Halt Ml'iion
Bales OF Cotton Consumed in Mills
OF South During Past Year-Eneot
Of Report on Market.
by Associated Press).

NEW ORLEANS, LA, Aug. 81
Statistics showing that more cotton
was handled during the commercih
year ending at midnight tonight than
ever before. and that all records have
been broken in the amount of cotton
consumed by southern mills was the
statement of Secretary Hester. Of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange. The
document forms the preliminary re-
pert OF Secretary Testers annual re-
view of the commercial year.
The count of the commercial crop
showed ii to be the largest on record.
13.S25457 bales. The previous larg-
est commercial crop was l3.36'.SS5,
marketed in l904-65. Last season :
total was only 1l.57l .966.
The very large total for this year
crop was surprise to the trade, IN
Guiding both the bulls and the bears.
and if the figures had been issued
while trading was going on it is prob
able that they would have had a de-
pressing effect on prices.
Manufacturing in South.
The most important feature in the
report, next to the size of the crop
itself. was the statement on the
amount of cotton consumed by south
ern mills during the season when
closed today. Here all the records
were again broken. the total being >
559,S73 bales.
This point was regarded by the
bulls as being even of more import
ance than the size of the crop itself.
II was taken as official confirmation
of the many stories of the great ex-
pansion Of cotton manufacturing IN
the south.
The figures compared with 2.193.ooO
last season and 2.439. 900 two seasons
ago ~
Record Breaking Receipts.
In the point of port receipts another
record was broken Net receipts at
all ports Of the season were pun at
1O.O62.S45 bales against only S.319,s42
last wear and 9,919,555 two years ago.
Liverpool will have the first chane
to trade on the report. Tonight the
trade is about equally divided in opin-'
ion over the effect of the total. bulls
claiming the bearishness of the big
crop is more than Offset by the bui-
lishness of the big consumption, in
spite of the claims of the bears ana
il is a decidedly bearish document.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
Sailed.

Steamers Saitwell (BrD Scherif.
Havana: Brutus or. s. naval collierp
Triton. hampton Roads. Ravenscraig,
johnson. Providence.
Barges Braddock for Dorchester;
Badger for New Bedford: Rarsvia for
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
mortnIv Grain Shipment.

A total of SS.s7e bushels OF wheat
was shipped from this port during
the month of August. The total ship
ments of flour has moi yet been COM
piled BY the customs forces.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
Five schooners Arrived.

Five schooners. two OF them OF the
Palmer fleet, arrived in port yester-
day to load cargoes Of coal. One
steamer and three barges also came
in yesterday for cargoes of coal.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
Imports From london.

Bringing a part cargo OF miscel-
laneous imports and one cabin pas
senger. the British steamship Swale-
dale. Captain Bovey. OF the Furness-
Witty Line. arrived in port yesterday
from London. She is discharging at
Chesapeake & Ohio pier No. S.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
Collier Rrutus Sails.

The United States naval collier
Brutus. Captain Tilton. steamed
from this port yesterday for Hampton
Roads with a cargo of coal for the
ships of the Atlantic battleship fleet.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01

New Haven; Norton for Warren. R.
l.: Norman for New Haven; Enos
Soule for Providence; r. r. Thomas
for Providence.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01

SHEEPSHEAD. BAY. y. Y. AuE.
31.-Pins and Needles ~ 10 ! won
the turf selling stakes at IL miles
AZ Sheepshcad bay today. defeatinE
Arase. second choice. by aaif length.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01
EXAMINATION FOR LA5oRERs.
Civil Service Test TO be Held ir
Tidewater This Month.

Announcement was made yesterday
that the United States civil service
commission will hold an examination
at this city and Norfolk this month
for the position of unskilled labor.
male and female, in the federal ser
vice at Newport News. Norfolk, Porls-
mouth, Fortress Monfoe. Hampton
and vicinity.
information and application blanks
can be obtained either al the custom
house in this city or the postofiice
in Norfolk. Applications must be- re-
ceived not later than September 20.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01

Labor Tickets are On sale A. the
Johnson Pharmacy. Hampton. Instead
81 At the store Of Mr.. Robert Mar
rus I
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-01

Labor Tickets are on sale at the
Johnson Pharmacy, Hampton. instead
Of at the store of Mr.. Robert Mar
Gus l.