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The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
STORM MOST SEVERE
Four Counties in Arkansas Felt the Full Force of the Wind Ruin of
 Fisher is Confirmed.

Memphis, Feb. 26.-That the storm of wind and rain which prevaied in parts of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee was most sever is confirmed by ad- vices receiv,d early today.
 In the counties of Lonoke, Woodruff. Prairi, and Poinsett, in Arkansas the full force of the storm which, apparently, origi- mated in the first named county, was felt.
 The town of Fisher, Poinsett county practically was destroyed, but two buildings remaining iu- tact, while six persons were killed and number of others seriously injured.
 Near Augusta the dead number six and stvera are injured. Telegraph and telephone wires were prostraiei and the full extent of the damage is not knowp.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
Forestry in Japan.

Japan has longer than any other country practiced technical forestry. With extraordinary skill and absolute success the authorities have for 1,20o years planted and cared for the forest trees. The results" writes a core spondent of the Pail Mall Gazette have been really wonderful fot through the extremely sedulous man agement and the knowledge and skill by degrees attained the financial gains have been very large, indeed. Not a twig is ever wasted. The trees are re. garded as almost sacred property. and not particle of any one of them is regarded as rubbish, so close is tho utilization. Thinning and all depart. ments of arboreal culture are very carefully conducted. At the end of 13 years from planting wood lot is thinned by experts. and then every five years the process is repeated for 120 years, the average period of the cultivation of set of trees
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04

Mr. Smith was chatting with the pro prietor of big garage when a cbauf- feur came in.
 Good morning, Mir. B." remarked the master of the stablishment.
 MT. Smith presently asked:
 Why the MT 2"
 He is the son of a formerly rich city man." was the reply The pos. of chauffeur is acceptable to penni- less young fellow of rank There are several who come here who have blue blood in their veins One of these the cousin of a duke-was trained by a leading motor expert, himself a member of titled family.
 One day the young fellow was sent out to give a trial run in a car. The would-be customer was a wealthy but illiterate old lady, who was so pleased with him that she handed him half a dollar
 There, young man. she said. Don't spend it foolishlyi
 Back he went to the garage in a state of wild indignation.
 Look here, MT. X., he cried. that old woman gave me half dollar!
 You're lucky was the quiet reply. Last time I took her out she gave me only quarter.''
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
WATKINS WON BY 1
 VOTE ON RECOUNT
No Change in First Ward, but Errors Found in Second and Third Long and Short Term Com
 mitteemen.

The city Democratic committee net Thursday afternoon in the
 ffioc of Secretary Olney. The following were present: J. l. Alley, R uben Harrison, w. B. Mor gomery, K. Dusenberry and Mark P. Olney. Absent, L. S.. Monroe.
 was decided 10 recount the ballots for a derman 10 decide the apparent tie between D M. Wat kins and Dr. w. c. Vandiver, both these gentlemen having been invited to be present, though bolh declined. There was no cnange in tho First ward count and Watkins received 39 votes, while Vandiver got g. In the Second ward there were 50 votes cast, and of these one voter left to h names oh and one scratched both off, leaving 48 votes, of which Watkins received B and Vdndiver Is. In the Third ward there were 51 votes cast, and one failed to vote for either, while Watkins received g and Vandi- yer 27. Total for Watkins, 95; for Vandiver, 94.
 The commi lee declared Wat kins the nominee, together with all others elected in the primary, and ordered the chairman and secretary 10 so certify the nomi- nee. The report of Secretary Treasurer Olney, as to expense of election, was approved. and the old members of the committee wbo were re elected, Alley, Ol- ney and Harrison, were given a term of one year, while the new members, Ingram, Thompson and McDop aid, were given a term of two years.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
Want to Trade for Farm.

desire to trade for farming property near some good growing city my residence property al Mena, a city of 6,000, located on K.C s. Ry., in healthiest loca- tion in Arkansas. The property is seven-room plastered house, situated in one of the best resi- dence districts, four blocks iron the depot and five from the post ( flee and business center. It is on Stilwell Heig hts, overlooking the city and Ouachita valley. The property is we'll improved, has good well, city water supplied to lavatory and bath, electric lights ln every room aud in barn, yard we'll set with bluegrass aud abundant fruit trees at the rear, barn is neat and very convenient, Property is good investment for home and will rent well, though most too good for rental purposes, as 1t has been my home until work calls me elsewhere.
 If you have anything 10 ade, write with full description, terms, etc., and also state that the title is Absolutely good, as only such offers will be considered. If the proposition seems good l will look your property over.
 refer you to either national bank or to ex- x-Mayor Mark F. Ol- ney as to myself and the property.
 ]. B. McMahon,
 286 Cd 6 I'm Mena, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
GOOD FORTUNE FOR MENA MAN
J. B. Russell Assured of Position as
 Teacher in Little Rock.

s. B. Russell, the deaf mute who with his family lived in Mena for several years, and who has won the respect of the peo- pie by his honesty and industry, is now assured of position as teacher in the Deaf and Dumb Institute in Little Rock. This place was secured for Mir. Russell through the efforts of Attorney General Norwood and Judge Wright Prickett, who, 1t is said, have she assurance that every member of the board of trustees of the institute will vote for MT. Russell at a meeting March l to fill a place made vacant by a death this month.
 Mir. Russell was an instructor for years in the deaf and dumt school in Kansas, but let out, il is said, because he was a Demo crat. He will leave for Little Rock in day or two. His fami ly will continue to live in Mena
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
COOK CAN'T USE THE MONEY
Norwcod Holds Must Be Appropriation
 of Examination Fee Funds.

Little RocK, Feb. %. At. iorncy General Hal L. Nor wood rendered an opinion yester- day in which he held that the state auditor was without author ity to issue warrants upon the fund accruing from payment of fees for state and professional teachers licenses unless author ized by a specific appropriation, the opinion being rendered at the request of the State Superinten dent George B. Cook. The opinion is in line with the recent decision of the Supreme court in the state capitol case.
 The funds derived from fees paid by applicants for state and professional licenses are used in defraying of expenses in holding teachers institutes and purchas- ing books for the educational library. The examina tions are held annually and the fee for state license Is $l0 and for pro- fessioual license $5, all of which lees are paid into the state treas ury. On account of the failure of the legislature two years ago 10 make an appropriation for payments out of the fund practic- ally no disbursements of 1t have been made. There is now in the state treasury about $400 to the credit of the fund.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
Extraxaaancs in Styles.

If directoire gowns really become fashionable. it is hoped that other ex- travagances of the same period will not also be revived. The beautiful Mime. Tallien, who led the fashions at the time of the French directory, is said to have appeared with rings on her toes. Her silk stockings were made with divisions like the fingers of gloves, and she wore sandals stud ded with jewels Mime. Tallien was, however, sensible enough to discard the fashionable fiaxen wig and to wear her own black hair unpowdered. Nat ural cultures did not long remain simple, though Under the empire they became so elaborate that the ladies of the court had to have their hair dressed the night before Napoleon's coronation, and were then propped up right in their chairs in order to sleep without damaging their headdressss.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
He Liked Chicken, But

It was in crowded subway train, says the New York Press. The Sat urday afternoon matinee-goers filled the cars, and as small tidal wave of femininity swept along. one was borne on It's crest who was attired as Solomon never was. If her costume was striking, however, her headgear was appalling with its burden of plumes and ribbon A meek, mouse. like man read a paper beside her, and as she turned her head from side to side her long plumes tickled his ear and brushed his mouth. He stood it as long as he could, but when a sud den toss of her head drew an exasper. ating feathery fringe sharply across his lips he folded up his paper in dis gust.
 Madam" he said. witheringly, T like chicken, but not the feathersl"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
ouILLsAck BUYS A NEW CLOCK.
Then He Shows False Economy of
 Keeping Old One Too Long.

"At last said MT. Quillback, I've have bought new clock, and good ness knows we needed it.
 The old clock was small, round, nickelplated timekeeper we had had for some years, and in the course of time 1t began to show signs of wear. But we hated to go to the expense of a new clock as long as we could make that one do, so we kept 1t, shaking her up most every day for something like tear until finally it got to be so tire some that we mustered up courage and bought a new clock.
 And then I did little figuring. In the course of year I had spent an average of five minutes a day shaking up that old clock on, say, 300 days, making, to save the cost of a new clock, a gross total of time spent amounting to 1,500 minutes. You di. vide this by SO and you find that had spent in shaking up that blessed old clock little more than 25 hours!
 Now, in the way of income. you know, don't pretend to class up with the Rockefellers and Carnegies and that sort of folks, but figuring my earning capacity on the modest basis of 50 cents an hour find that I have spent in shaking up that miserable old ticker time to the value of s12.50 And the new clock cost only 69 cents.
 "Of course, buying the new clock when we did instead of year sooner, we saved the wear on 1t in that period, and if we count the life of such clock at say ten years we find that we have thus saved about seven cents worth of wear on the new clock and this, properly, of course, should be deducted from the $12.50 but even at that, in the best showing possible we find that to save 69 cents we have met with net loss of s12.43, to say noth ing of the wear and tear on us caused by the aggrayation of having to shake the old clock up every day and make 1t go!
 We had been, as in so many ways we are prone to be, penny wise and pound foolish, but we are learning wisdom and we haven't got to shake the old clock up any more, anyway"
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
Green Leaf in Limestone.

A remarkable freak of nature and a rare find from a geologist's point of view came to light on the farm of John R. Sanderson, located few miles from Latrobe, on Tuesday, July !. while Charles D. Fausold was dig ging a hole in the ground. The hole, about six feet square, was being put through bed of soft limestone, and one of the stones encountered, a piece of limestone about six by eight inches in dimensions, was accident ally struck upon the edge with pick. It split open at the blow. and inside was found a grapevine leaf. It was of an ordinary size, looking exactly as a leaf from . modern grapevine looks, and 1t was As green and as fresh and tender as though it had just been plucked from . vine. It withered as soon as 1t was exposed to the air and sun. The leaf vas found in the cen ter of lS~1Ts ass1 of oorn.--Phils dslphia Ressrd.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
WREN SHE REMOVED HIS BOOTS.
Wife of cIubman Was Not Altogether
 Self-Sacrificing.

Everybody in London" said H. K. Adair, the western detective, 'is wear ing now, like us. the semi-total pledge button. The pledge is. you know, an oath only to drink at lunch and din. ner.
 Tn London I heard Lord Roberts the head of the English movement, make a speech at banquet
 "One thing the little old soldier said was that wives could without fear al low semi-total husbands to go to the club. A semi-total husband would always come home from the club early
 Thanks also to the semi-total pledge, wives wouldn't have to look after their husbands so vigilantly
 There was an old soldier who said to friend:
 My wife does look after me well. She even takes off my boots for me-
 "When you come home from the cIub!' the friend asked.
 'No-when want to go there
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
ALL RAIL THE FOOD TAsLErsl
No Dishes, No Kitchen Work, Hence
 No Household Drudgery.

How would you like to throw away all your kitchen utensils and most of the dishes: send your flour, meats, spices and other pantry stuff to a charitable association; turn the kitch- en into a den or sunroom; turn the pantry unto a cozy corner, and live on nuts, fruits and food in tablet form It's a long question and 1t isn't abso- lutely new, but 1t comes in for consid- eration in connection with the recent discussion of How to Get Rid of Household Drudgery," says the Kan sas City Times.
 The suggestion was made In good faith by woman who believes In the system. She advocates it without re- gard to the fact that such plan of near eating" would rob life of its dearest privilege, that of gazing on and devouring the luscious roasts and broils that competent cooks prepare, to say nothing of potatoes mashed. mashed or Drowned with butter and gravy and pumpkin pie.
 This is no jest" the writer of the essay says. Tt has been my dream for years. There Is only one solution to the problems of housekeeping, only one way to escape the ills that come from unwise eating Do away with the kitchen and pantry, live on fresh fruits, nuts and condensed foods in tablet form. Have a refrigerator or, better still, cold storage room where drinking water may be cooled and the fruits chilled. An ornamental jar or cabinet will hold enough tablets to feed a family for week or more. Think of the time saved that might be devoted to reading or outdoor exer- else! And with the money saved we could buy motor cass or electric car. riages."
 Think of the saving of time and energy. too! No more luncheons to put up in newspapers every morning for the children and father. A tablet CT two in their pockets and possibly nut for dessert and away they go to the office. Can you see fathers face when he comes home at night, tired and cross, the children romping in from school with cold little noses and empty stomachs, ready to grow rap turous over plump. fat chicken or a pan of Irish stew and hot biscuits? Can you see the faces of the children light up with joy when you point one finger at the tablet jar and go on with your Browning or Emerson? No dishes to wash. no scraps to throw away-nothing to do except read, sing, play and eat fruits, tablets and nuts
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
BURGLARY AT COVE
Golf Bros. & Gamble's Store Broken Into and Jewelry Stolen Watch
 ing in Mena.

The city authorities Thurs. day received long distance tele- phone message from Golf Bros. & Gamble at Cove, stating their store was broken into last night. The message stated that the prln- cipal goods taken were jewelry, and it was their opinion that the parties who did the work might come to Mena to try to dispose of the goods. Two shabbiy dressed strangers were seen in Cove late last night and it is believed they are the ones who did the work
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
A Religious Authors Stat. ment

Rev Joseph H. Fesperman, Sails
 bury, N. C., who is the author of several books, writes: For several years l was afflicted with kidney trou- ble and last winter l was suddenly stricken with a severe pain in my kidneys and was confined to bed eight days unable to get up without assist ance. My urine contained a thick white sediment and passed same ire quently day and night. l commenced taking Foley's Kidney Remedy, and the pain gradually abated and finally ceased and my urine became normal. | cheerfully recommend Foley's Kid. ney Remedy" Sold by all druggists
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
Careful Analysis.

q don't believe that man is nearly as indignant as his remarks would seem to indicate" said Senator Sor- ghum.
 Why. he seems to have run the gamut of inyective."
 That's just 1t. No man who was really in any such state of excitement would stop to hunt up long words ia the thesaurus."
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
TOWN OF FISHER A
 COMPLETE WRECK
Only Three Deaths, but Fifty injured Property Losses Much Greater Than First Rported-Dam-
 agt at Des Arc.

Jonesboro, Feb. 25.-Lster news from Fisher, brought by victims of the storm and members of the relief party that went there from here, con firms the story Of destruction a nd devastation wrought there by the tornado yesterday morning. The number of dead from the storm is not so great as was at first reported, but three having been killed outrig ht. They were J Jasper Bass, William Free and Mrs. Fife Stone.
 Sixteen of the more seriously injured were brought to Jones' boro this morning and I of them are now usder treatment in St. Bernard's hospital. The other five are in private homes here. The slightly injured number 30 or B, but only those whose in- juries were severe were brought here.
 At Fisher there is desolation everywhe here today. Practically the whole town was wrecked. Wbile two or tIree hon es in the outskirts escaped destruction, these i'll the town proper were hurled into heaps of wreckage, and wonder IS expressed by those who have seen the awful effects of the storm that the number killed aud injured was not many times as great as II is.
 Heavy Damages Near Des Arc.
 Des Arc, Feb 24 --As the de- tails of the work of the tornado which ra sed through this sec tion early Tuesday morning are learned, the list of casualties grows and the property loss piles up higher. So far as known DOW there has been only one life lost, an eight or 10 year old boy by the name of Gunuels, living iu Uuion township, who died last night ss the result of injuries sustained. Several others are seriously hurt.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04

For Sale-160a land 1H mi south of Grannis, 15 mi. of T. c. Browns fruit farm; 80a fenced, 4Oa in cultivation; well improved and timbcred, everything con vient for farming. If you want a farm cheap now is the time to get it. For further particulars write to Geo. $. Danner, Grams, Ark. 5O5- lt-9- It
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
HERE IS RELIEF FOR WOMEN

If you have pains fin the back, urinary, bladder or kidney trouble and want a cer- tain, pleasant herb relief from womcn's Ills, try Mother Gray's "Australian-l.eaL" It is a fe reliable regulator, and relieves all fe- male weak nesses. including inflammation and alterations Mother Gray's Australian-Leaf is sold by druggists or sent by mall for soc. sample sent FREE Address, The Mother Gray Co.,, Le Roy, N. ".
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04

Wanted Information to help locate Ed. Chase. Age 43, height 6 feet. weight lS0, blue eyes, brown hair, partly bald, sandy mustaches and carpenter. He has sick relatives who wish to locate him. Mrs. s. M. Chase, Webster Grove, Mo. d&wlt
The Mena weekly star., 1909-03-04
Lords In Livery.

Mr. Smith was chatting with the pro prietor of big garage when cbauf- feur came in.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-23
SOME USEFUL HINTS
MAY De VALUABLE TO YOUNG
HousEkEEPER.
Keeping Pass Book for Marketing
10 an Excellent Idea-To Know
Good Meat-The Stand
ard Soup

Keep Pass Book for Marketing
In marketing where II IL possible, II
IL wise always to pay cash for every
thing purchased; but where this 10
lnconvenient, then one should have q
pass book, In which to write all the
orders, leaving the dealer to fill in
only the prices. II this Is done, and
the goods ordered compared when
they are brought in, mistakes in re-
gard to overcharging or entering
goods that have not been ordered can
be avoided.
How to Know Good Meats.--In buy.
Ing beef, II the fat is hard and skinny,
the beef is inferior; the fat should be
white, and the grain of the. beef q
good color and not too close, but mixed
with some fat Mutton must be firm
and fine in grain, of good color and
the fat firm and white. Lamb does
not keep long, and when not fresh the
knuckle is not firm and the kidney has
an odor. Pork should have a thin
rind and the meat should be smooth
md fair. Bacon, like pork, should
have thin rind. and the fat should
be firm and inclined to reddish color.
When purchasing a ham, have a
knife stuck into 1t to the bone, which,
IL the ham be we'll cured, may be
drawn out without having any of the
meat adhering to it. 1t should be
free from any disagreeable odor. A
short ham Is considered best.
The Standard Sculptor shin OF
beef soup, get shinbone of beef
about four or five pounds in weight,
let the butcher saw It in pieces about
two inches long, that the marrow may
give the soup more richness; wash the
meat In cold water, mix a tablespoon.
full of salt and pepper and rub well
into the meat, then put into soup
pot, add as many quarts of cold water
as there are pounds of meat, set over
q moderate fire until It boils, then
skim what comes to the surface, after
which cover close and set where 1t
will boil gently for two hours. Skim
again, and add one large carrot,
grated; one large yellow turnip; cut
small; six small potatoes, peeled and
cut In halves, and cupful of pearl
barley, well washed. Cover this, and
let 1t boil gently for one hour, then
add another tablespoonful of salt and
thickening of one tablespoonful OF
cornstarch and gill Of water
stirred in by spoonfuls; cover and lei
boil 15 minutes. Take the meat from
the soup, lay it closely and neatly on
dish, and garnish with sprigs OF
parsley. 1t is very nice pressed and
eaten with mustard or catnip. A goot
appetite and fine, cool day make,
this a satisfying and healthful dish
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-23
TOTAL LOSS OF HAIR.
Seemed ImmInent--scaIp Was Very
scaly and Hair Came Out by Hand.
fuIs-scaIp Now Clear and
New Hair Grown BY cutIeura.

about two years ago I was troubled
with my head being scaly. Shortly
after that ] had an attack of typhoid
fever and was out of the hospital
possibly two months when ! first no
ticed the loss Of hair, my scalp being
still scaly. / started to use dandruff
cures to no effect whatever. had
actually lost hope of saving any hair
at all. could brush 1t OF my coat
by the handful. was afraid to comb
It. But after using two cakes of Cuti-
cura Soap and nearly box of Cuti-
cura Ointment, the change was sur
prising. My scalp is now clear and
healthy as could be and my hair thick
er than ever, whereas had my mind
made up to be bald. w. F. Steese, 6S12
Broad st., Pittsburg, Penn. May and
Il. 1905"
Potter Drug 3 chem. Corp. Sole Props. Bosom.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-10-23
Mock Citron.

This has been used in our family
for years, handed down from one to
the other: Get nice golden pumpkin
and halve 1t. Take out seeds, pare II
and weigh, and to every pound OF
pumpkin add one-half pound of sugar
Cut pumpkin In small cubes, or thin
slices. Put In preserving kettle a
layer Of cubes, then sugar and two
lemons cut up in thin slices. Be sure
and take all seeds out of lemon, as
they will make it taste bitter. Add a
little bruised ginger root. Let 1t re-
main from two to three days, well GOV.
cred. Now add one pint of hot water
to three pounds Of sugar used. Boil
all until tender. Fill your jars and
make sure all Is air tight. This is q
nice and cheap preserve.