davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
KEPT PENN TREATY
INDIANS SAID TO HAVE PRE-.
 SERVED DOCUMENT.
Westerner Declares He Has lt in His Possession and Has Offered to Present 1t to the City of
 Philadelphia.

What is represented to be the In- dian copy of the treaty of friendship between William Penn and the In dians, made under the elm tree, has been offered to Wilfred Jordan, cura tor of Independence hall, for inspec. ton. and he is daily expecting it's ar rival from Frederick NJ. Hans, Lone Star" Indian scout, of Kansas, the Philadelphia Inquirer says.
 Whether it can stand the fire of his torical criticism to which it will be subjected from Curator Jordan re. mains to be seen, but he said that he would feel chargeable with inexcus. able neglect as a city official if he had not met the offer with warm in terest and anxiety to give the owner every fair opportunity to prove the genuineness of the relic. Incidentally, 1t raises the question: Where is the white mans original copy of the Penn treaty" if there was one, if it was not left of record only in the recording an gels book?
 MT. Jordan said there was no reason to doubt the good faith of the man who offered the Indians copy of the treaty at any rate, whether 1t turns out to be a copy or only the Indians original chronicle of the event or a reproduction of that chronicle after :he original wore out
 The possessor is Frederick NJ Hans, or Lone Star" a Kansas plainsmRn and Indian scout. His own account of the matter sent to Philadelphia is as follows:
 Tt is little piece of buckskin, eight inches by twelve inches. old, soiled with long handling, the figures half effaced. It was given to Freder- ick M. Hans by one of the squaws of Sitting Bull It contains a leafiess tree, which is said to record the fall as the time of the making of the treaty. Every dot among the feet of the figures represent a year since the treaty was made. In 1878, when Hans obtained possession of it, it contained l96 dots. Sitting Bull was the chief medicine man of the Sioux and keep VT bi tue ICNOIuS Ol Alt udtIOu. HIS Sioux tribe was largely recruited from the Lenni Lenape Indians, with whom Penn made the famous treaty. Other Indian chronicles in Hans possession give the account of the rise of the Sioux. They say a mighty warrior arose and cut the throats of 100 Nil amis, Sioux, meaning, according tc this interpretation, cut-throat warriors, deserted the Lenni Lenapes. and they carried with them the Penn treaty chronicle on buckskin. which was handed down to Sitting Bull
 We win see what it is, at any rate" said Curator Jordan, and if It's what il purports to be Philadelphia is the place for lt MT Hans has had some negotiations wish the Smithsonian in. s'itution at Washington. but whether they have eyes lad it under careful examination or nCt we do not know"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07

profits, if any, to the railroads, on the other. Through these two chan nels the cotton crop of Arkansas, consisting of nearly S00,0O0 ginned bales up to Dec. 1, has gone. Ths cotton averaging forty dollars per bale, represents sum of thlrty-two million dollars. The northern corn, meat and hay grower and the rail- roads have pocketed this vast sum. And it is going to be worse next year. The country is now without corn, meat or hay and the freight rates will be almost double what they were during the greater part of last year. There is no doubt ac all but what the people of the south have problem to solve that is go- ing to take some tall thinking and rapid fire figures to give even an approximate insight into the future. Both merchants and farmers are at sea. How and where to begin this year is puzzle they have scarcely started to unravel. They can't see through it. Whatever is done, the southern people must learn to live at home. If they want to be free and independent they must raise the necessaries of life on the farm. The farm must be self-sustaining.
 The southern farmer gets less out of life according to the amount of work he does and the amount of wealth he creates, than any class of men in the world. He should be the best clothed man under the sun. But he is not. With his earned mil- lions slipping through his fingers every year and Christmas finding him as he started out twelve months before. he is not making much head way toward progress or fortune. This is not altogether his fault. He is the victim of conditions that have been the curse of the South for many years cotton and credit. He cant expect to succeed on the one crop and divide his profits with his home merchant, the Missouri mule raiser; the Kansas wheat grower; the northwest corn raiser; the west ern hay man; the Louisiana syrup manufacturer; the meat trust of Chicago, and the cotton manufac- lures and worst of all, the cotton speculator and high railroad rates. The wonder is he does as well as he does. Let the South turn about
 shift the load and let the shoe pinch the other foot awhile. Stevens News
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
Rational Brevities.
davidson.

To the trained eye the mountains about Mena are burdened with wealth.
 Never miss an opportunity to be kind and courteous to the stranger who may come to Mena.
 Every growl. scold and complaint is hurtful and of the devil. Be a Job, and victory will come early.
 If someone treats you abruptly or unkindly; remember that they just don't know any better. Abrupt ness and unkindness are acts of the unwise.
 If you cant live in Mena and speak well of it, or at least not talk against r., go and abide in some deep hollow with the wild animals. where you belong Don't impose your presence on any people.
 It is easy to deceive ourselves. but not all the people. After you have thoroughly deceived yourself you may think you can do many ugly things and no one will know it, but many there be who read your real character.
 This earth life we are now in is only d paruof the universal life, just the ante-room of life. We are in eternity now and starting out on the sea of life. Look we'll to your sails and especially your propeller. Love the right, and fear nothing.
 Don't say this troublesome old world any more, 1t is most beau tiful world, made by our kind Father for us to live in. Clean up vonr thoughts and life, trust in God. look to the purity of your life, and be- hold all the world becomes a spark ling beauty.
 Look for the good in others. but not in yourself; look for any evil that may have gotten hidden away m some corner in you, and cast it out at once. Pluck out the weeds ln your garden and think wisely and deeply, and all your virtues will take care of themselves.
 Would you like to be real good hrst class citizen? Well, take large quantities of Love, Friendship. On 1 umistlc Cheerfulness and enough ! hearty smiles and greetings for ey- ! eryone you meet even dog and l
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07

of human life, is the greatest of the kind that is known ever to have occurred save one, that in Japan in l703, when 100000 lives are said to have been plotted out by an earthquake. No other has even approached this since l73l, when ln China 100, 900 were lost. The Cali fornia earthquake in 1906, as com pared by loss of fife, was but triflng. but the property loss was probably much greater in San Francisco, as none of the Sicilian cities would compare with 1t in wealth of build ings and improvements.
 The human mind can scarce grasp the horror of such calamity. The reading of the terrible tales convey little of the real meaning to the average person. and it is probable that thousands will hardly give 1t a thought. It is too far from home. It is in land little known to most of us and people known even less, But think for momcnt of what we would feel if Little Rock should be completely swallowed up in sec ond or two, with but five of all her inhabitants escaping
 That is what has occurred to Rig gio, a city of A, ,000 souls.
 But the world rolls on in it's orbit as unconcerned as Time itself in the fate of vast numbers of it's inhabi- tants. And most of it's inhabitants are but little more effected.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
New Brick BuiIding.

Fred Salyers, who owns a bus mess lot ou Meua street, located between the Lemp and Hopper buildings, has awarded to Con- tractor Tom Evans the contract to put down the foundation and cement floor preparatory to erect ing a two-story brick building on the property. Work of putting down the foundation will com mence inside of the next few days.
 This building will be 25x60 feet and when completed will connect the last link making the block solid row of brick houses.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
MENA'S NEW PRIDE.

Mcna Is starting the new year with one of the prettiest. most con venient. most complete and best constructed high school buildings in any city in Arkansas. and should be, as it ia. mighty proud of 1t. And 1t needed it, for such a matter as a llitle streak of hard times, or panic, or money stringency. has had no effect on the growing of the city s school population. which was be- coming too large for the accommo- dations that were ample a year or two ago like unto a small boy out grows his knee brooches.
 Mena has done well in the past and at the present in having school board that has had the enterprise to meet every contingency despite the obstacles of an antiquated law that has prevented Arkansas cities to is- sue bonds for school purposes a law. by the wa. that 1909 should see relegated to the legislative junk pile.
 With two good school buildings for the lower grades and the new high school structure to care for the more advanced pupils, not for getting the large and excellent pa rochial schools all in the hands of efficient instructors, Mena is now well L,;;ii'e ,;i epared to furnish the best of facilities for the education of her youth.
 And the worst we can wish her, is that in another year or two the citi- zens who give their time and efforts to promote the educational welfare of the city. will have to again busy themselves in adding yet another building to those now in use.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
CANNOT AFFORD BAD ROADS

There has been vast amount of good work done on Polk county roads during the past fall-more, probably, than at any other like time in the history of the county. This IS splendid thing the great est developing power that can be promoted in any country. A good road is worth hundreds of dollars to any farmer, thousands of dollars Ito any neighborhood and 1t may well be said millions to any country. 1t saves wear and tear on animals and vehicles. enables the same power to draw twice as big loads to and from market, and. therefore. nearly or quite half the time oc upled in doing so. And it makes going about a pleasure instead of a sore trial to all who use the roads. And all this summed up. as sure as the sun makes warmth, increases the value of every acre of land that comes in touch with the good roads-makes the fife of every man, woman and child easier and happier by bringing true prosperity Rightly looked at, it IS not "can good roads be afford- ed" but can any country afford to be without them?
 Nothing new in all this. Not a word. It has been talked through all the phases of argument for years. It has been printed and preached and will be until every city, town, hamlet. neighborhood and farm can be reached every day in the year over good, smooth. solid roads.
 But, while the work of building and improving roads is going on in Polk county as fast as it we'll can, there is one thing that could readily be done that is not. That is, take care of the roads that are built. Our county judge has made a good move in that direction by putting single man in charge of a given sec ton of road a system that has worked wonders, Probably that plan will be continued.
 But so much could be done if the farmers along a certain stretch of road a mile or so or more would get together and watch their par ticular road. Build a split log drag and when the road gets cut into gullies, go over it, fill them up, step the chuck holes and stop the dis astrous work of the rains that wash away the costly work that has been done at YOUR expense-the ex- pense of every taxpayer.
 This is patriotic work all right but not just serving others alone. 1t is a service that brings returns first to those who do 1t and then to everyone for miles about.
 The Star particularly desires to see such steps taken, and its readers and it's friends may always call upon it for the utmost assistance in it's  power to promote this good work.
 Keep before you the words: Polk county cannot AFFORD bad roads. !"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
AN UNMEAsuRED CALAMITY.

Once again Mother Earth. in her struggle to adjust herself to the laws of perpetual change, has de- stroyed thousands of human lives. The island of Sicily and southern Italy have been shaken and wrench ed heaved up and down and twisted by the irresistible forces from with in the bowels If the earth.
 Cities have been destroyed lile ant hills. and the lives of men, wom- en and children wiped out. The strongest works of man have been as effectually annihilated as could De the tiny efforts of swarm of ants by mans utmost power.
 It is now estimated that l25. GOO ,..sge plotted out in few mo- .'.' HWY " m. is.ng crushed by falling walls, by the tesS rp overwheI nine. lowed. and then by a6 ;,,lana .a.' tidal wave that fnshed z, ,n,,s ,.. ering alI that was k. oestiIenee weight of waters And d.a, .as,lt ~ Y almost sure 'o ioalo" as lead
 lhe decay of the unhuried 1.t if tha
 This calamity, in the exte3
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
The Pure Food Law

Secretary Wilson says. "One of the objects of The law is to inform the consumer of the presence of certain harmful drugs inmedicine. The law requires that the amount of chloro. form, opinm, morphine, and other habit forming drugs be stated on tba label of each bottle The mapufac- mrers of Chamberlain's Cough Rem euy have always claimed that tbeir remedy did not contain any Of these drugs, and the truth of this claim is iullF proven, aS no mention of them IS made on the label. This remedy is not only one Of the safest, but one of the best m use for coughs and colds us value has been prove beyond a les. tson during the many years it has oeen iA Reuerai Use. For sale by Jackson Drug co.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
Farm for Sale.

l have one of the healthiest places in the country, two miles south of Grannis, one mile south nf the T. c. Brown fruit farm, oue mile from railroad, 1H miles from one of the best niue- months schools in the county, winch 1 will sell cheap, vel. wa tered, good springs, nice framed house, 20a fenced, some good fruit trees, plenty of timber. As 1 am away from home teaching, l will sell this ideal place of l60a cheap. If you are interested, write to J. H. Galloway,
 52tf Gillham, AK.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
Don't Take the Risk

When you have a bad cough ar cold do not let 1t drag along until if becomes chronic bronchitis, or de. veiops into an attack of pneumonia. but give it the atie ltlon it deserves and get rid of it. Take Chamberlain,s ,s Cough Remedy and you will get prompt reiieL From a small beginning the sale and use Of this preparation has extended to all parts of the United States and to many foreign countries. It's many remarkable cures of coughs and colds have won for 1t this wide reputation and extensive use. For sale by Jackson Drug Go.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07

Let one of your first resolves for the New Year be to do your full duty as citizen. Help your city by giving of your ideas as to the guid- ance of it's affairs. If you do not do this, you not only do not have a right to complain when things do not go to suit you, but you are not a helpful citizen. You are not doing vour duty.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
The Meanest Tan in Town

is the one who always wears frown, is cross and disagreeable, and is short and sharp in his answers. Nine cases out of ten it's not the poor fellows fault, it's his liver and digestion that makes him miserable, he can't help being disagreeable. Are you in dan ger of getting into that condition? Then start at once taking Ballard's Heroine for your liyer-the safe, sure and reliable vegetable regulator. Sold by Jackson Drug Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
FhicapO N NnW.e.

Poets are born-therefore parents must be to blame.
 People with small minds are apt to use some big words.
 It's impossible to make doctor believe that health is wealth.
 Many woman acquires her repu- tation for beauty at drug store.
 Whats the matter with putting up an umbrella for rainy day
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
Balloon Trin of 1os ksi,es

Canton O.. Jan. "A trip of l25 niles was made by tAe balloon Ohio fiiday Dr H. ". Thompson Of Salem sas rilet and Dr J G. Wollz and William Mast of Canton were passen- .eis. The start was made from here i ll.l0 q. m,, and safe landing lSde near Ligonier, Pa, at 3:30 D. m.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
wiIiino to mlnoIe

That European nobleman seems a democratic sort Of chap"
 Yes" answered Mir. Cumrox: he seems perfectly willing 10 divide up some heiress money, so that he can come off the perch and be one of us aewly rich"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
Frat charter for okIahona.

Chicago. Jan. 3.-The biennial con. Tention of the Sigma Nu Fraternity Friday granted charter to chapter at the University of Oklahoma, at Norman, Ok. R. j. Bannister, of Des Moines, Iowa, was one of the speakers at the fraternity banquet.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
The Real rhlnn.

Mrs. Bluehose- Who is sour fayo. rite writer, Mrs. Shopleigh?
 Mrs shopleigh- My husband
 Mrs. Bluehose-W Why, I wasn't awae that he was of literary tur.
 Mrs. Shopleigh-Oh, yes he writes checks.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
THE wrvA EVENING STAR

ia n progressive newspaper furnishinp tn It's readers n daily service covering eraf happenings as well as those Items Of local news that Ro to make home naper invaluable to citizens of any com rnunitv If yo1 want the news n Nguf Evening Star. By carrier or mall, A0T
 CT month.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
HOT CONTEST OVER
 CONVICT LABOR
Penitentiary Board in Mix-Up Over Dickinson Lease - Kirby Rules Contract Out PindaIl Would
 Favor Contractors.

Little Rock, Jan. 2.-Attoruey General Kirby has completed a red hot opinion to be filed with the penitentiary board Monday in answer to Governor Pindall's resolution asking his opinion on thirteen phases of the "Dickiu- son contract muddle.
 Pindall wanted to extend the contract to satisfy Dickinson's contention about Lot having had 300 men daily during his ten year convict lease. Kirby fought any extension, declaring the contract had expired and that the state is no longer liable for the service of the convicts to Dickinson.
 The opinion given out last night is in substance as follows:
 "The contract expired by it's own limitations January l and no promise made by the board to make good an alleged deficit of laborers, can not be enforced against the state. The con tractors knew that all promises made as to labor must be fulfilled during the life of the contract and their only recourse now, even granting that the state has preached it's contract, is a suit for damages.
 s.No members of the board nor any one else is liable for the fail. ure or refusal to extend the con- tract, and there is no possible ground for the charge of an att tempt to impair the obligation of the contract, since DO contract has existed since Jan. 1. The board has ample power to protect the states interest in the matter, and no suit IS necessary by the state.
 "The contract has expired, and whatever liability grew out of it is already fixed. So far as l am concerned no opinion of mine shall ever influence this board to grant the Arkansas Brick and Manufacturing Company any rights greater than existed under this contract. If they use con- victs now, they must pay Sl.l0 and not 50 cents per day. says Kirby.
 Pindall will move to reconsider the resolution requiring Dickiu- son to pay $l.l0 next Monday and hot contest is expected.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07

Do you want to live in the best town on earth? If so just remem- Der that Mena has all the natural resources ready at hand and it is up to you to help put them to use.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07
IF YOU'RE A TRIPLE SENSITIVE

A bout the size of your shoes, irs 4ne sats faction Co know that many people csn wear shoes size smaller by sprinkliue ANent Foot Ease Into them. Just the tllng To- dancing parties, patent leather sAoes aud Tor breaking In new shoes When nbhess or okefshoes become necessary and youf shoes pinch, Aliens Foot ease give; fnsfanf relief. Sold everywhere Pic. SamEe FREE A ddress Allen $. Oimsted, Le Koj. N. N Don't accept any substitute.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07

hack the entire combination into your very soul until 1t permeates every fibre of your being. Result: A gem that needs no polishing.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07

hitiS III tlc way oi NaitEtJ III ioou "Au the question so vexiHg to the Ameri- can housewife: What shall we have for breakfast?" or for dinner or sup per, never troubles the Eskimo house wife, since these meals may not vary for months at time and are pre- pared in the primitive way in which they were prepared by the Eskimos of generations and generations ago.
 The dress of the women and the men is SO much alike that if an Eskimo lady's husbands clothes happened to be better than her own she might bor- row them to wear to some Eskimo so- ciety function without exciting any comment as to her dress.
 As in some other lands, the man is regarded as being vastly superior to the woman. and the birth of girl is never regarded as b9ssing. Indeed, 1t often happens that Aoth the father and mother resort to shat unavailing folly of tears and d ntations when 1t is announced thu CIV comer is girl. A boy can b'O a great fish erman or a great r. while girl
 -of what use is sY A mere cum berer of the earth. Ardless of the fact that she works C many hours a day as. and even n than, man when she reaches th J bal of her am bition and marries Not to marry is as sad misfortune as may befal her, and if she Is married and widowed she makes all possible haste in secning second partner
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07

Mena's greatest need for 1909: A waterworks system with plenty of water in 1t.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07

A&@e@N
 The Lutheran D city, although h ju festival time of the scene of anotI day.
 The congrega. learned that thel con, MT. George his wife had read fifth anniversasl ding day decided with a special q cordiu gly, W b en| ing couple ca md quiet, u u1obtrusI attend, as the| usual Sunday serI ing took place. l
 As the pastor,I Kirschk Ike came bI announce the od requested with a
 that MT. and
 kindly step fol themselves befoI chairs which
 there. It is too l work 10 descrl
 ment of the two A special addrd a livered by the H blessing in vokd who we hope WI | hftieth annlversl a | w hen on the d | vice cougratuiatI the happy twal 1 Joy ackno wled gd
 too much surpriI Ina nks a nd a pprl 1 Afterw ards all N 1 of the honoredl
 with tkem a b1 l good things to q l priate gift of spent a pleasan nt|
 Unlou btedly n| know MT. Sundd| the wish: May | 1 golden weddiugl
The Mena weekly star., 1909-01-07

Little Rock, Jan. 4.-(SpeciaD. Peniteutiary board adjourned sine dle before Kirby opinion could be read. While in session the board allowed a bill for s. 00C for services of water boy un- der the Reeves contract. The bill IS two years old.