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The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24
Rational Brevities.

Activity without careful thought
is like an engine without a governor.
The straight and simple road to
heaven is get right at heart, stay
right and go forward.
What is not truth, however beau
tiful and enhancing it may be, is a
dangerous companion.
A rash act at an unguarded mo-
ment may supply sorrow for the re-
mainder of ones days on earth.
The small difficulties we meet now
and then are often valuable assets in
life when properly disposed of.
Evil speaking of others, whatever
their character, is totally without
good and is an EXTREMITY dangerous
occupation.
The continuous rememberances OF
troubles cause mental inflammation
and ultimately even congestion.
Forget them.
Corrupt association of titles and
ERRONEOUS conceptions of theology
have long impressed the human mind
with distorted view of God.
To satisfy the hearts desire with
out a transgression of right, the
heart must be right and backed or
directed by enough learning to steer
the thoughts wisely.
Temperance is a Christian virtue
and applies to all human actions and
thoughts and should not be made
inert by concentration on one thing
to the exclusion of all others.
1t is far better to be wronged
than to wrong another. For every
dollar wrongfully taken will cost the
perpetrator ten fold in gold eagle
coin of the realm; besides ne must
meet that dollar again at judgment.
A little paint, skillfully applied,
may hide the real character of the
wood; but mere outward pretense
cannot long hide the real human
character, for, springing from with
in, the true character will present
itself.
The dealing of God to humanity is
all that could constitute to the hap
piness of the race, while the dealing
of humanity to humanity is largely
just the reverse. Selfishness finds
lodging, more or less, in almost
every human breast.
An act requiring only few mo-
ments time to accomplish may do
inestimatable good to our fellows.
The writer, when a small boy, was
hulling walnuts when his father came
along and said: Take a few of
those nuts and plant enc in every
other corner of that fence row above
the lane" The small, thoughtless
boy replied: Papa, what's'the use?
You have sold out the place and
they will never do US any good. I"
The father replied: well, they
will do somebody somebody good
when we are gone" The writer re.
turned at the end of a dozen years
and saw a most beautiful row of
walnut trees, literally loaded with
nuts.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24
Important to Subscribers

The Star will, beginning
with the issue of Deem
Der l, have in use a new
and it is thought more
convenient system of keep
ing accounts with sub
scribers.
In making the change it
is possible that some er-
rors may creep in, and
should any subscriber not
get his paper, or in any
way find an error in name
or address, he is urged to
report at once, that the
fault may be rectified.
In the meantime, such
of our Polk county friends
as are as much as a year
in arrears are especially
requested to call and see
us or send in the amount
due.
A. w. st. Johns Sons
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24
No Excuse Now.

The press of Arkansas quite gen.
orally is urging a consolidation of
the fall elections at the coming SEES
sion of the legislature That body
could do no more sensible thing than
Go save the tax tax payers et the the state
the unnecessary expense of a sepa-
rate election. There may have been
a tirne in the past that it was just
ifiable precaution but in this day
there is no excuse for it other than
we have always done it that way.
which is very lame excuse, indeed.
Southwest American.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24

The average American does not
believe there is much money for him
in the small farm, says Allan l.. Ben
son in the Delineator for November.
Ask him if he believes he could make
living on tsn-acre farm for wife
and three children, and he will throw
up his hands. Suggest five or ten
acres to him, and he will begin to
suspect that you have designs upon
his life.
Even if he be disposed to wrench
his living from the soils which.
probably he will not be-he will tell
you that he could do nothing on less
than forty acres, and that eighty
would barely give him decent COM
forts. More likely, he would reject
the farming proposition altogether,
and take polite clerkship at twelve
dollars a week, or a place in facto-
ry at ten dollars.
Our national tendency is to get
away from the land. In 1892 nine
ty-six per cent of the population
lived on farms. Now, seventy per
cent of the population are not en-
gagged in farming. Americans are
quitting the land as if they had
measured its possibilities and found
them insufficient.
The fact is that Americans never
even dreamed of the possibilities of
land. Old as the earth is, Americans
don't know what it can do. They
regard Mother Earth as lean mo-
Their. They believe much land must
be used to get small living. They
believe all land is like yeast cake
good only little while; witness the
abandoned farms to be found in New
York and New England.
Americans are wrong. A little
land is enough for living. All
land is good. Crops can be grown
on sand if the grower knows how to
grow them. No farms ever become
useless. 1t is the farmer who .be-
comes useless. Any land can be kent
all that Ponce de Leon wanted to be
himself -perpetually young. Broad
ly speaking, no land in America ever
produced for year tenth of the
wealth that it is capable of produc-
ing every year. If the railroads
were run as poorly as farms are titled,
passenger would require a week,
instead of eighteen honrs, to go from
Chicago to New York. Like of un-
derstanding is the rule on the farm.
There are just enough exceptions to
prove the rule.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24

kansas. Recently Mr.. lizard wrote
to a friend in Abilene, Tex, who
thanks him and then comes back
with kind words for our state and
urges that its advantages be laid be-
fore the people of Texas, and es-
pecially that those who formerly
lived in Arkansas be induced to re-
turn. Our former fellow townsman
in booster" Of the right sort, and
if his exarple was followed by more
people Arkansas would come into its
own even faster than it is.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24
WORK WEAKENS THE KIDNEYS.
Doan's Kidney Pills Have Done Great
Service for People Who Work in MeEa.

Doan's Kidney Pills Have Done Great
Service for People Who Work in MEGA.
Aost Mena people work every
day in some strained, unnatural
position bending constantly over
desk-riding on jolting wagons
or cars-doing laborious house,
work; lifting, reaching or pulling,
or trying the back in a hundred
and one other ways. All these
strains tend to wear, weaken and
injure the kidneys until they fall
behind in their work of filteriug
the poisons from the blood.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick
kidneys, put new strength in bad
backs. Cures effected in this
locality from the strongest proof
of their efficiency. Read this
testimony.
Mrs. Charles A. Hendricks,
Rose Hill, De Queen, Ark, says:
For two years / suffered almost
constantly from steady ache ia
the small of my back. II | con-
tracted cold or over-exerted N.Y.
elf in any way, my suffering was
intensified and the kidney secre-
tions became too frequent in pas
sage. Deciding to try Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured box and
received prompt relief from their
use.
continued taking the remedy
until completely cured. When.
ever l hear anyone complaining
OF kidney trouble, I recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills."
For sale by all dealers. Price
30 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name-Dcan' s.
and take no other.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24
CHRISTIAN VS.. PHYSICAL
SCIENTISTS.

About month ago The Star pub
iished dispatch from De Queen re-
lating that q Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Mid
dlebrook had been taken in custody
while doctor and nurse were placed
in charge of their sick child. The
article stated further that these peo-
pie were Christian Scientists.
Since then Herbert M. Beck of
Fert Smith, a Christian Science lead
er, made an investigation of the
case and. among other thinsgs says;
1.-THE Middlebrooks have never at
tended Christian Science meeting,
read line of Christian Science lit
erature or have any interest in it.
Christian Scientists undertake to be.
and the church requires them to be,
careful lawabiding citizens"
The Memphis News Scimitar, COM
ments on the De Queen news item
editorially. The Star reprints it by
request and with pleasure:
THE physical scientists may force
Us all in self-protection to become
Christian scientists. The former are
frightening US to death. Hardly a
day passes but what the daily press
chronicles new thing discovered by
the physical scientists for us to be
afraid of. These physical scientists
may be like the promoters of war
ornaments that are no sooner fin
ished than useless, and both may
bring their contentious to reduc-
ton and absurdum. The Christian
scientists on the other hand hold out
the hope of US being afraid of moth
ing except doing wrong. They
would place every mans destiny in
his own hands entirely. They Dig
Nifty manhood wonderfully and great
ly exalt God, when they argue that
the promise that lie is ali wise, ali
powerful and all present should be
taken seriously and for what it says.
They seem to dignity God in urging
that He needs no agencies. material
or otherwise, to accomplish His
work. They urge that he fills all
space. He is allipowerful and every
where present. They repeat and re-
new the inquiry il it is strange
thing that God should raise the dead.
Il would seem that q Christian
community would let alone these
people who urge but do not insist
Tor others the life and doctrines that
they profess. They dignity man
snd urge that the time OF name de-
velopnent has arrived. when the
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24

The Standard Oil Company has,
through Judge John Mccall of the
United States Circuit Court at Jack
son, Tenn, found handy loophole
in the law by which 80 million dol
lar fine for lawbreaking has been re-
duced to 1920, 900. And the company
has just paid its regular quarterly
dividend Of 10 per cent, netting
John D. Rockefeller 2 1-2 million
dollars. Good things come easy to
some people.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24
The embellishments Of Life.

Man could direct his ways by plain
reason, and support his life by taste
less food; but God has given us wit.
and favour. and brightness. and
laughter" and perfumers. to enliven
the days Of mans pilgrimage and to
charm his panied steps over the
burning marble. Sydney Smith.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24

Men have learned to fly after ages
of trying but they fall to death like
birds before the weapons of the hui
man kind. And among these pio-
neers of the air. none wss brighter
shining mark for Death than Ralph
tombstone, the Kansas City boy who
fell with his broken machine at DEN
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24
KEEPS BOOSTING

A recent number Of the Sentinel,
published at Fayetteville. bears evil
dences that M. w. lizard. formerly
in charge of the Antiers hotel in
mena. is following his conscience and
belief in everlastingly boosting Ar
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24

President Taft assures the people
of Panama that they need have no
fear of annexation by the United
States-so long as they "be good.
That is not the diplomatic language,
but means the same thing.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24

Do the mail houses get money
that If spent with home merchants
would make prosperity? Well, the
mail order people simply are taking
advantage of their legal and moral
rights. They advertise consistently,
persistently and attractively. Don't
blame them
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24

A prominent Japanese. comment
ing on recent Republican defeats in
the United States. remarks that
Anything gets rotton after it has
been stagnant a long time" Is that
what was the matter with Tonnes
.<.o9
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24

Guthrie has "the call" in the capi-
tai contest with Oklahoma City, but
Governor Haskell continues to reside
and transact business in the latter
city. But it won't be long before
it won't make any difference wher
Haskell resides.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24

Jack johnson, the pugilist, is said
by his physicians to be in condition
bordering on nervous prostration.
Jeffries had his attack too soon to
make this of value to him.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24
THn MrNA EvENTNQ sTAR

IL a progressive newspaper furnishing
to its readers daily service covering
the most important OF the worlds gen
ersl happenings, as we'll as those items
OF LEGAL news that 20 to make home
pa ,er Invaluable to citixens OF any COM
munity II you want the news IN your
nome each week day. subscribe for The
Evening Star. BY carrier or mall, 4Oc
asr month.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24

Fresh from the mill to swap for
cornfed eggs or any other farm pro-
ducts. A little cash mixed in won I
hurt, M. X. Peninger, Nunley. 45-tf
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24

Wanted-An experienced woman
cock and two girls to work in hotel.
Apply at Commercial Hotel. Mena
Ark. 45-2f
The Mena weekly star., 1910-11-24
B. P. Rock and Rose Comb r. |. Rad.

A few cockerels of each for sale at
ST 90 10 81 so each
45a220-2t. II. 2. Fowler
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-09

E. Edwards will deliver especial Ger
mon to the brotherhoo6 and consre-
cation, after which . contribution Will
be taken, to help the work along
Only $350.00 are neede dto csmplete
our first $1,500.00. Ptease bring
mite with you and help tie I'm. c.
A. work to reach the goal pfs success.
To the Pastors:
viii you kindly give TIE. .5eIedssnta-
tives of the Y. NJ BxA IN mo
ments at the close Of yoHr Mornfng
service to say 1 word AZ xeo6lle any
contributions that the hftnds may
wish to make and urge your eongfe-
cation to support this cause.
Representatives.
Zion Baptist Church. Pearl ]. Porter
Shorter A. M. r. Church. j. G. Porter
Peoples Presbyterian Church. .....
................ G. W. Campbell
Bethlehem Baptist Church. ......
H. Harper
Scott N. q. Church Cornelius Rice
Redeemer Church. VIM. J. Hickman
Campbell A. NJ. E. Church. ::.......
.................. HQWaIU JOHusOA
Central Baptist Church. &C. B. Hill
All subscribers are expected to pay
their subscription at this service. A
cordial welcome is extended to all.
Good music.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-09
suILnlNo GOING UP RAPIDLY.

After suspending operations for q
while the building OF the Hod Car
riers at 1znd and Arapahoe streets
ID once more under full swing. The
hrst floor is up and the columns are
being put in place for the second. The
building 10 two floors with full base
ment. It Is expected that the strike
In the planning mills will have little
effect on the work and Contractor
Fitzpatrick 70 hopeful OF having the
building complete for occupancy this
fall. Besides An assembly hall, there
will be stores and club rooms. The
resumption Of work is due to the sue
cess Of President H. B. Brown and his
administration In financing the COM
pletion. Az q mark OF confidence In
them they were reelected to efice
last week for the current tern.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-09

The Spanish War veterans had =
big crowd o. July Fourth. both In the
afternoon at the Aght returns and in
the evening at their dance. The Vet
Grams comprise some Of the best
known men In the city and their war
service makes them well thought OF
besides. The good time was about
In chunks and everybody took home q
plenty. The Veterans mean to get
their camp on full footing at once
They need AZ part Of their equipment
nag and they mean to use every
endeavor to get one that all can be
proud Of. Already they are recog-
niIed on q full equality with other
camps Of similar kind and will take
part In the maneuvers when Roose-
welt comes in August
Mr.. and Mrs. Colston and children
spent the Fourth In Colorado Springs.
There win b . grand musicale
lawn social given BY Club No. Z for
the bsneat Of the Central Baptist
church. Tventy>fourth and California
streets, Tuesday evening. July II.
1910. nefrsahnents Of the soasos will
be served. Admission 10 cents.
DR. EDWARDS,
Pastor.
MRS. J. n. MASON.
Chairman.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-09

The Afro merican" Of It Louis
has the follt wing to say Of former
Denverite:
.Mr. and Hme. C. ]. Walker, the
noted hair ulturist of Pittsburg, is
now perman ntly located in the city
of Indianapt lis. Nine. Walker for.
merly lived a st. Louis, Mo, but left
there four ye lrs ago for Denver, Colo,
where she ei gagged In the art Of grow
ing hair. 4 tter spending about one
year in Dem er the calls for her were
SO great thr lughout the country that
she decided to travel and put her
goods on Il . market After spend
ing more ths q 4 year on the road she
then found hat the increase In de-
mand for he goods was such that 1t
was necesa " for her to settle at
once, hence her temporary location
in Pittsburg However, after spend
ing two yea in Pittsburg she found
the cost of living too great and after
visiting eve = large city in the coun-
try, she de ided on Indianapolis A.
the best pla to locate permanently. !"
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-09
WORDS oFTHANka

We wish to thank our many friends
who were In sympathy with u dur
ing the sickuess and death Of our late
mother; and We also thank them for
the beautiful floral offerings.
MIES MARGIE TOLLIVNh,
CHARLES TOLLLVNR-
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-09

Mrs. Nettie Riley has been Ill.
Miss Zelma Endicott and brother
Arthur Of st. Joseph are in the city
to spend some time this summer.
Henry Chambers, a retired soldier
from the 25th infantry, is In the city
for short visit.
Mrs. NJ e. Dishman has returned
from a stay In Kansas City with sick
relatives.
Misses Sallle Harris and Grow,
after several months spent in Cali
fornia, have returned to the city. The
latter 10 III at this time.
James Smith OF Minneapolis, bro
ther OF Mesdames Black. Freeman,
Mccullough and TraverS. Is in the
city on q visit. 49,
Gilbert Buford has been very sick In
Colorado Springs. Bud Montgomery
spent part Of the week there with
him.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-09

Mrs. Eliza Hunter and daughter,
Mrs. Lee. left for Chicago this week
where they will visit relatives. They
will also go to Kansas City and St.
youis before returning.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-09
Y. N. c. B.

You are ereby notified and re-
quested to ONE to our special meet
ing to be b Id in Scott NJ. q. church,
Sunday. Jul 10th, at p. m Rev. A.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-09

Watch this paper for the full pro
gram next week for the Worlds Won
der Concert to be At Campbell
Chapel Monday, July 18Th.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-09

Andrew Higgins and granddaughter
have gone to Chicago on a visit to
relatives.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-09

Mamie l. Graves, wife Of George
Graves, died last Saturday at St.
Luke's hospital. She leaves also q
sister. Mrs. Susie Cooper.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-09

Mrs. Nettie Riley has been Ill.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-09

The Afro erican" Of * Louis viii deliver specia aef
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-06
JULIA WARD HOWE
IS NINETY-ONE

BOSTON, May 27.-Julia Ward
Howe, anthor of "The Battle Hymn
of the Republic" is celebrating her
ninety first birthday anniversary to-
day. Surrounded by relatives and in
innate friends. she received scores of
kilograms, cable messages and let
tiers of congratulation.
A little procession of messenger
boys carried the messages to Mrs.
Howe in her Beacon street home, and
she smilingly opened them and even
answered some of them with her own
hand. She chatted cheerfully with
the many friends who called on her,
saying that she felt even better today
than she did on her ninetieth anniver-
sary
She declared she was deeply touch
ed by the attention she received and
by the shower of messages.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-06
SHARPSIGNS|
PREPARING DATA ON FRIAR land

BAGNO May 5John r. Wilson Of the bureau lands arrived
Manila last night with large number of records of the bureau and
together with Captain Sleeper and almost the entire force worked all
night until about four o'clock this morning preparing the special
that has been asked committee of the House Representa-
es on the sales and leases of public lands in the Philippines
This report will be sent to the United States by the
mail 1t will list of all the parcels of land that have been
ed or sold under existing legislation based the act of Congress
of July 1902 better known the Philippines BILL and promises t
eeOpener the element the United States that opposed
the development of the Philippines by the lease and sale of the
public domain to those individuals and syndcaes willing invest
their capital in the country.
At the time the records of the bureau show that Philip
public lands % 40 parcels have leased
almost every the parcels leased and sold to private individuals
have been taken by FpnOs The only large sale has been the
called Poole syndicate and to American planters in DavaO
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-06
NICOLAS LAST
AND BEST FEAT

Tonight will be the last opportunity
to see the great Nicola entertainment.
The escape from the packing case,
which has created so much excite
ment, is paled into insignifiance, when
compared with the sensational and
dangerous feat that Nicola has sche-
duled for tonight. He will be locked
and sealed in a milk can filed with
water. How he escapes drowning is a
great mystery. During the whole time
he is sealed in the can he is under
water and must make his escape
while holding his breath or drown.
1t is needless to say that the re-
cord breaking attendance that has
greeted Nicola every night will be
there tonight, and 1t will be well
for those intending to be there to-
night to secure their seats early.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-06
NAIERHOUSE TRUST
REAL ESTATE
FOR RENT.

Manoa Valley, bedrooms $40. 90
Matlock Ave, 2 bedrooms. ... 20. 0O
Matlock Ave-, bedrooms &C.. 5000
Alexander St., 5 bedrooms. ..... 6O.O0
Lunalilo St., bedrooms. $50. 25. 90
Nuuapu ST., bedrooms. ....... 5000
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-06
WOMAN s BOARD

The Woman's Board of Missions will
hold it's annual all-day meeting in the
chapel of Central Union Church to-
morrow, June Z.
Reports of the Boards work in it's
various forms, of the branch societies
and auxiliaries will be presented in
full.
Mrs. Bobo, Mrs. Ross and singers
from Kawaiahao Seminary will con-
tribute to the music of the day.
The address of the afternoon will
be made by Mr.. Joseph Richards, who
was present at the organization of the
Laymen's Missionary movement and
has been in close touch with it ever
since.
The sessions will be opened at 1920
a. m. and lis p. m, lunch being
served in the Parish House promptly
at 10.
Friends of the Board and strangers
in the city interested in such work as
the Board represents, gentlemen as
we'll as ladies', are cordially invited to
any and all the days doings.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-06
CHAMBERLAINs collie, CHOLERA
AND DTARRHOEA REMEDY.

When you fail to provide your fam
lily with bottle of Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
at this season Of the year, you are
neglecting them, as bowel complaint
is sure to be prevalent, and it is too
dangerous a malady to be trifed with.
This is especially true if there are
children in the family. A dose or two
of this remedy will place the trouble
within control and perhaps save life,
or at least a doctors bill 1t has never
been known to fail even in the most
severe and dangerous cases, and its
cost is not beyond the means of any
one. For sale by all Dealers, Ben
son, Smith & Co, agents for Hawaii
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-06
FURNISHED.

Manoa Valley, bedrooms. 80. $50. %
Young st., bedrooms. ...... 80. 90
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-06

Wanted-To buy a small house and
lot in good neighborhood.