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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30
Saved in Nick Of Time.

A thrilling tale Of the sea was told
when the crew of the traWler Ava
were landed at HUI, England, the
other day, the vessel having sprung a
leak and foundered in the North sea
She sank in little over an hour, but
the crew were rescued by the Hartle-
pool trawler, L.ah Barry. During the
storm the water rose rapidly and ex,
tinguished the engine room fires
Flares were burnt, and in their despair
the crew burnt their beds The pumps
could not cope with the thrush Of wa
ter, and eventually the crew took to
their boat Some Of the men had to
lie in the bottom Of the boat They
rowed against strong swell for
hours without making any progress,
and hope Of rescue was being dcspaired
of when the Hartlepool trawler hove
in sight we were rescued from thu
very jaws OF death was the remark
of the rescued skipper
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30

Earn $4,000 as quick as that" NUT
tered Edgar, pressing his temples.
That's only for a simple job" cool
ly explained Trad. Say there's been a
big fire and many acres are in ruins.
| look the job over and offer to do
it for half a million, completing the
job in a day, or give forfeit. It's a
bargain and | git busy 1t begins to
rain ruins-only it rains up instead of
down Think of it! Acres and acres
Swimming straight up into the air,
mover to return
Gee Whit" whispered Edgar
But all this is only pocket money to
what III git from the government"
easily added Trad. The government
will be tickled to death to pay me,
say, 100000 year just to insure it
against war. Any government would.
And Lawd knows what they'd pay If
they got to bidding against each 9th
er. But let it stay at 100000. Then
comes a war. Gents says I, it'll
cost you just even four million for
me to stop this trouble tomorrow
afternoon It's dirt cheap and they
agree, go out and meet the foe
and turn on eight lines of gravity
hose. Instantly the enemy is kiting
skyward, IS miles a second" And
Trad paused triumphantly.
"Witham amt your man." hoarse-
ly pleaded Edgar But be"
Then we'll begin putting up the
air shaft at once" warmly agreed
Trad
Air shaft?" puzzled Edgar.
Yes; you see we've got to build a
air shaft, like chimbly, till we get
above the atmosphere and can tap the
non-grayity ozone and pipe it down
into tanks. Just a tank and hose
is ali that well need after we git
the ozone No heavy machinery to
cart around you see"
How high will these shafts have to
be-" cried Edgar.
All we need Is one" soothod
Trad Some say the atmosphere
ends at five miles up; while others
say"
"Ill take you by Williams place
early tomorrer morning promised
Edgar, fercely
(Copyrcht 1909, by W. G. Chapman)
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30
Far-Fctched Stories.

Lincoln, said q veteran Chicago
journalist, used to laugh skepticaIIy
over that scurrilous book, Mrs. Tro!-
lope's Travels in America
Lincoln used to say that If Mrs.
Trollope's book were true, then the
story Of the senator and the place
was gospel.
This story-Lincoln often told it
was about a certain senator to whom
a washington hostess said at dinner.
Senator what kind OF fish do you
prefer
Place, madam, thank you, the
senator answered, politely
a gentleman on the other side Of
the room then said. with a loud laugh:
On, senator still a place hunter
eb2
What's that to you you deru
stranger? exclaimed the senator, in.
dignanlly and whipping ont his reyol
YER, he shot ire punatar dead
Bat afterwards, when the Joke was
explained TO him, the senator had :
good laugh and confessed that he had
en- rather hasty; and. indeed. to show
that he bore the humoris, no lastina
grudg he went to The MAJ funeral :
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30
The Spelling Question.

There Is a prevalent conviction,
whether justified by the facts or not,
that the school children of today are
not so thoroughly trained in spelling
as were the pupils Of a generation
or two ago. school superintendent
of a county In PENNSYLVANIA has
planned for series of spelling bees
to be held throughout the county, and
has prepared a book of 500 practical
everyday words Prizes viii be award
ed to the winners in the contests
English spelling is arbitrary and diff.
cult. 1t is too bad that so much eff
fort and time should be necessary to
teach child merely to spell the
words Of his native tongue, and there
Is a good deal to be said for simplfed
spelling. But that reform is inevitably
sure to be long In coming, and. I'm the
meantime, there is nothing that gives
one more disagreeable sensation Of
disappointment than to find misspoled
words in an otherwise well written
letter. It implies ignorance and it Is
difficult TO believe that the writer of a
misspelled letter is better equipped in
other departments of knowledge
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30
GIVING Para Away.

London is smiling over story told
regarding little Miss AsGuith, who is
at that tender age whom indiscrcet re-
marks are still pardonablo
Mrs Asquith had taken her small
daughter out to tea and while hel
mother was talking to some friends al
the other end OF the room li,tlc Mar
garet cndeavored to entertain a con
sentative statesman who sat neaI
her.
do you like Mr. Lloyd-George?" she
asked when there was a lull in tn,
conversation.
NO" said he, smiling, q cant say
that | do
Neither does daddy said the
prime minister's lO.year-old daughter
blithely.
No man should play practical jokes
unless he IS a good loser.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30
UNCLE REVEALS His SECRET
And Now Nephew John Understands
Why His Aunt Always Returned
on Time.

The man who had been married 20
years had the calm expression OF one
lifted above the ordinary troubles of
life as he listened to the plant of his
nephew John. She's been home with
her folks moren two weeks now.
John complained I'VE haven't been
| married but two years, and this is the
third visit she's made. I'm willing to
have her go, but | want she should
come home at the end of a fortnight
But if | write and beg her to hurry.
she'll more'n likely stay a few days
longer yet, Just to show her independ-
ence"
NM Did you ever know your aunt
Mary to stay away longern We ex-
pected whilst you lived with us?'
asked his uncle.
NO." said John. She usually came
home a day sooner than she promised
| remember"
IN M" said his uncle. Just So
Well, that was the result of my sys-
TEN. She's never known it, but III
tel you as you seem TO be In straits.
-Four or five days before time for
her to come home I'd send a kind of a
test piece to her. Sometimes 'twould
be a remark asking her if she'd heard
the news about one or another
Sometimes 'twould be the news col
umn chopped off right in the most In.
teresting place Sometimes Id refer
to letter I'd had, and not say what
twas about. There's lot of such
things coming handy when you look
for EN-
Well, soon as she could get a re-
turn mail to me she'd ask about the
thing, and tell me to be sure and write
more particulars next day. And some
way or other next day was always so
busy I'd just have time for a note. or
maybe postal, saying, All we'll No
news; and next day | wouldn't have
time to write even that much.
Twas always the day after that
she came home; yes, sir, the morning
| of the day after.
Now there's chance for variety
IN my system. You've got to study
the subject of the experiment. so to
speak, an adapt the system, but You'll
find it'll work, every time, less the
girl you've got is different from any
ever saw, Youths Companion.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30
MRS. PINKHAMs STANDING INVITATION:

Women suffcrngfrom any lomof female weakness are in
vtcd promptly communicate with Mrs. Pnkham at Lynn.
Mass All letters received opened read and answered by
women. A woman freely talk Of her private illness
to woman; thus has been Established this confidence
between Mrs Pnkham and the women Of America which
has never been broken Never has She published tcst
monia or used letter without the written consent the
writer and has the company allowed these conf
dental letters to get out Of their possession the hun
drcds of thousands of them in their files will attest.
Out Of the vast volume Of experience which Mrs Pink
ham has to draw FROM it is than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge needed in your case.
She asks nothing in return except your good will and her
advice has helped thousands. Surely any woman rich
poor should be glad to take advantage of this generous
offer Of assistance Address Mrs Pnkham, Of Lydia
L. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30

The Fiji cannibal reluctantly pro
duced a quarter in response to the
Lightning Calculator's pathetic plea
at the psychological moment
If you would only cut out the
booze" he growlod, and pass up the
crap and dice and the handbook thing
YOU wouldn't have to be touching your
friends for grub-stake so regularly
ALI You're like so many others
my Philistine friend" sighed the
Lightning Calculator; at seems i'm
possible for you to understand the &c
centricitic7 of genius!"- Angeles
Herald
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30

A story is told of an Englishman
who had occasion for doctor while
staying in Picking.
Sing Loo, gloatest doctor" said his
servant; he sayoe my ltcc once"
Really" Quoried the Englishman
Yes; me tellihle awful, was the re,
ply; me callee in another doctor He
giyee me medicine; me velly, yelly
bad Me callec in another doctor He
come and give me medicine. make me
velly, velly Bladder. Me callee in Sins
Loo. He no come. He save my life"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30
Pennsylvanian's Lapse Of Memory

Forgetting that he had started to
draw a gallon of whisky from bar
rel in the cellar, A. c. Hidlay, pro
prietor OF the Hotel Hidlay Blooms
burg Pa left the spigot turned on
and went upstairs Two hours later
he remembered it and FASTENED there.
He found that it had all run away
and into the sewer His loss because
of his lapse Of memory will be about
$lQO.- philadolphin RECORD.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30

"I'll have to ask you to hurry as
| must be back in time for milking"
reminded aged Trad Biglows cousin,
Edgar
III be ready in minute meekly
replied the old man, his face weary
with apprehension as he wondered
how long his cousin Freeman would
play the host Il lost some time
incoming about my insulated gravity
scheme, the one jim Witham is com
ing in on, you know. If you don't
mind I'd like to drive by Williams
place He'll be anxious to hear how
I'm gittin on. Now if you'll lend a
hand with the trunk"
Il hadn't fggered on passing With
ANS place" slowly informed Edgar,
his eyes scowling. Il amt got much
use for him. Queer you should take
any stock in him. Cheated his moth
er out Of the farm and let a note he
give his father go to protest. Huh!
What is this gravity business?"
Trad paused in reaching for his
trunk It's simply my old idea Of
clearing farm land Of stumps and
rocks, of clearing wrecks from rail
roads and of clearing off old build
ings in cities. All done without men
or machinery and each job requiring
only few seconds. Jim's sort of
pleased with the scheme and wants
to put in some money and"
Vas, he'll put in pile" holly
sneered Edgar. When Witham puts
up cent it means some one is 60
ing to get skinned Had his gran
mother put on the poor farm winters,
as there want no chores for her to
do. I've always treated you like a
Christian. Dang the money! don't
care for that. But it's the principle
Trad, you amt treating me right.
Now, for old times sake, won't you
spare me another day and not 60 to
Freeman's till to-morrer?"
Edgar" cried Trad, when you talk
like that I'm conquered III stay.
III stay"
Then while were waiting for a bite
to eat s'pose We hear a little about
this scheme OF your'n," lightly sug-
gested Edgar Remember, Witham
amt the only man what's got ready
money"
lrads face relaxed at the reprieve.
IN tell you all" he cried. Insulated
gravity simply means overcoming the
power that keeps things on earth. |
create a vacuum and fill it with anti
gravity ozone and everything inside
the space covered by that vacuum
goes whizzing into the air. never to
come back Just imagine me insulat-
Ing gravity over your rocky pasture.
Here's big stone slip the vacuum
area over it, ant swish There's a
hole in the ground; stone has gone
Next We take st.mp-sizz, It's only
a memory. Say there's a wreck on the
railroad. Send for Biglow's vacuum
cleaner and eraaicator says the tele-
gram. Along I come on a special train.
Whiz, wreck is cleared and vanished
into space, y big building must come
down TO make room for a sky.scrapar.
All right; turn on the insulated gray.
fly. sizzle Ill clear in four sec.
onds
When it comes to old buildings and
fire ruins every job OF that natur in
the country is mine My apparatus
can be carried on farm wagon No
contractor can buck against me Say |
git 3 pitiful 1000 for a city job. l
loaf mn n the Mace lpht q -aaea-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30

In the London streets there are
nearly 1o,5oo boy traders under II
years Of age. and over goo girl traders
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1910-04-30

Many a man has to be- scared into
being good
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
GHANNIS GROWERS ORGANIZE
The Shippers Union VIII Undertake TO
Profit By Cooperation

I'd Michelin of Grannis was in Mena
Monday and stated that shippers in
his locality were preparing this year
for more profitable season through
cooperation in shipping.
Last year five or six men sent out
from 1000 to 1900 crates Of canta-
loupes by express. They did pretty
well, but of course realized that the
high express charges took good many
dollars from their profits. AS a result
an organization was talked of to ham
die cantaloupes. This developed into
the Shippers Union, which will handle
any sort of produce its members may
produce. Besides the president the
officers are: CT. Smith, vice presi-
dent; L. L. Loftin, secretary; Emmett
Poe, treasurer.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
IT MEANT LIFE TO HIM
}. h. Welter Game to Polk County
Haunted by Death, But Found
Health and Comfort.

Nine years ago this month J. H.
Welter, with his family of wife and one
child, got off Kansas City Southern
train at Eaeleton. a few miles north
of Mena. They brought with them q
few household goods and two cows.
Back in Indiana Mr.. Welter had
been under medical treatment fol
nearly five years. The doctors finally
told him that they could do nothing
more for him---that only a change Of
climate could save his life or do him
any good---thus the move.
He had, when he stopped off, $65 in
money and two COWS. The cows,
from some cause died, but returning
health made that loss seem trivial.
Then, few years later. a fire de-
stroyed everything except the land,
that had been taken as homestead
leaving Mr.. Welter bareheaded and
his children barefooted---this in early
March. four years ago.
Now Mr.. Welter has eight head OF
cattle, thirteen head of sheep, team
and everything needed to live COM
fortably and has no debts. Besides
that he has robust health, as have all
his family---and they have no need of
dtctors. He only cultivates a few
acres of land, but cultivates that well
and makes it pay.
A thing that strikes Mr.. Welter
forcibly is that back where he came
from the doctors live in the biggest
houses. wear the best clothes and
have the most money, while in Polk
county--well. they do not have quite
such smooth sailing.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
OUR SHERIFF HOAXED
J. A. Thornton Had Hard Night and
Day Searching for Man Whose
Existence Proved Imaginary.

Saturday afternoon about 2 O'Clock
Greenbury Webster rode into Cove
as fast as his mule would carry
him. and told tale of a shooting
scrape he had been involved in about
seven miles west of Cove. Webster
had been sent in search of man who
had given his name as Vardre Orr,
who had stolen a horse from j. w.
Miller at label, Ok, and sold it in
Cove. According to his hurriedly told
story he had met Orr and in the shoot
ing scrape which followed had shot
the man in the face and thought he
had probably killed him. He claimed
also that his coat had been shot
through and that his mule had been
shot by the horsethief. The mule had
wound in his ear and was very
bloody. AS he told it, when Orr fell.
another man came from the brush be-
side the road and ordered him to 90
to Cove at once for assistance for the
man, saying he would stay with the
injured man until the help arrived.
Deputy Sheriff Mack Hughes of Cove,
after phoning to Sheriff Thornton. got
another man and started for the
scene of tn supposed trouble.
Thornton and Deputy Alley Duncan
went to Cove, where horses had been
gotten ready for them and started to
the location of the trouble. AS it was
dark before reaching the place and no
one was found there, Thornton told
his posse, now grown to six persons,
to keep away from the spot so that no
tracks would be bothered. They then
spent the balance of the night scour-
the country and searching the houses
in search of the injured man or his
partner. At daylight they found that
the place where the shooting was said
| 10 have occurred, looked very peaceful
and showed no signs of fight OF any
kind. There was no blood and the
track of Websters mule went straight
ahead instead of stopping for the fight.
This looked strange to Thornton. but
he gave the benefit OF the doubt to
Webster and continued his search all
day Sunday with no better results than
he had during the night.
Monday night he gave it up and at
ter starting Webster on a good long
drive he came back to Mena.
Further investigations disclosed that
the hole in Webster's coat had been
burned in anu the hoie in the mules
ear had been made with % calibeI
rife such us Webster carried. Web
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
QUITS SALOON BUSINESS
Ed Lyman Sells Interest In Palace Bar
10 Partner. @. N. Stuart.

Monday Ed Lyman, who has for
some time had an interest in the Pal
ace Bar, closed a deal by which his
partner. o. N. Stuart, takes over the
entire business. Ed hereafter viii de-
vote his entire time to his pool hall,
the best equipped in this section.
This is NOT just exactly authentic
but there's rumor about that Big Ed
has lively desire to become bene-
dict, and that the fair one took excep-
tons to the saloon business. If you
are really curious and can't wait to
see if this theory is correct. ask Ed
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
NAMES SEVEN MEN
AS NIGHT RIDERS
DR.. George A. Htnning, Marmaduke
Physician. Secures Warrants, Al
leging Many Threats Because
Tried to Collect Bills.

Paraeould, Dec. 11.--According to
allegations made by DR.. George A.
Henning of near Marmaduke, he has
been threatened by night riders in Blue
Cane township. DR.. Hennine OBJ
tanned warrants against seven citizens
of that vicinity. whose names are Civ
en- as j. 7. Mccall. w. D. Wilson, j.
W. Branfield, Lee Pierce, j. w. Samp-
son, Frank Johnson and w. H. Rippy
The warrants we're first issued by JUS
tlce OF the Peace J. w. Thompson, but
change of venue was taken and the
preliminary hearing will be held next
Tuesday before Justice r. N. Mcleod
The affidavit charges the defendants
individually and collectively with band
ing together and threatening all sorts
of dire calamities against the physician
unless he desist from trying to collect
money from those whom he alleges
owe him for services. 1t is alleged
that his life has been threatened and
ne has been warned to cease his
efforts or he will be run out of the
country. Written and verbal mes
sages, he alleges, have been sent him.
The case has aroused much interest
in the immediate neighborhood. All
the parties to the suit are white. This
is the first alleged night riding case to
be tried in Greene county in some
wears.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
FINE DIS .OYERY OF
POLK COUNTY ORE
r,,d Oswald, a Man Of Wide Expert
srcs, Declares This Section Is
Richer Than Cripple Creek
What He Shows.

IF further investigations bear out
0resent appearances and claims. Polk
county soon will be famous as a rich
mineral center
About six months ago Fred Oswald,
,sbo has had wide experience in the
limited States and Mexico. came to
Mena with the determination to in=
vestieate the mineral possibilities.
without announcement or flourish, he
vent at it, few people knowing what
be was doing or desired to do. He
now feels that his highest hopes are
realized, and he will rest from his hard
work while he contemplates arrange
ments to open vein OF ore on which
he has lease.
For ten days past Mr.. Oswald has
been investigating in the Cossatot
river region east of Vandervoort. Sat-
urday he brought in a large assert
ment of specimens. weighing from a
few ounces up to twenty or more
hounds, mostly taken from a vein
which Mr.. Oswald says measures IS
feet in width. This vein is on the
arm of w. L. Clark, who has given
lease to Mr.. Oswald on plan by which
/ M. Clark is to receive a per cent of
ore mined, divided on the ground.
i The ore shows lead and zinc in great
quantity. That is plain to any one
Who knows those common ores. Mr..
Oswald asserts that both copper and
3pld are in the ores in paying quanti-
Ides. This vein is but three miles
rom the railroad and Mr.. Oswald says
Il will arrange soon to open it up.
HE ores can be seen by anyone at F.
N Reeves real estate office on Mena
&reet.
Il Mr.. Oswald says he has found many
8her rich prospects, and asserts that
NO things have long combined to keep
ack the mining industry in this sec
Dn, foolish efforts of a gopher sort on
BE part Of men who knew nothing of
Be business. and the influence ofoth-
i mining districts that were enjoying
virtual monopoly of the business.
q believes the future viii prove Polk Polk
unity richer in ores than either the
pin or Cripple Creek districts.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
OyERTAxED
Hundreds of Mena Readers Know What
ID Means.

| Hundreds of Mena Readers Know What
Ii Means.
Tue kidneys are oyertaxed;
Have too much TO do.
They tell about it in many
aches and pains
Backache, sideache, headache.
Early symptoms of kidney ills.
Urinary troub b. e s, diabetes,
Bright's disease follom.
The statement below shows you
certain cure.
Mrs. Anna B. Hendry, Six
teenth and r. Sts., Fishback Ad'
dition, Fort Smith, Ark, says
"Some years ago nv back became
so sore and painful that could
scarcely get up from sitting
position. Other symptoms oil
kidney trouble existed and left nc
doubt in my mind that my kid
neys were badly disordered. The
contents of few boxes of Doan's
Kidney Pills, procured at the
Jackson Drug Co., brought re-
suits that were so gratifying tn al
did not hesitate to recommend
this remedy in public statement
/ have never had return attack
of my former trouble and can now
do my housework with ease
Doan's Kidney Pills will always
have my highest endorsement"
For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents. Foster ilburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents
for the United States.
( Remember the name-pcan s.
and take no other.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
WOULD LEAD IN SENATE.
John P. Logan Of Grannis Aspires II
President Of Upper House.

Little Rock, Dec. 12.---John P. Lo-
gan of Grannis. candidate for presi-
dent of the senate. was in Little Rock
Saturday and while here met few
state senators who are with him in
his campaign. The gathering was not
near so large, however. as that which
attended the meeting of the support
ers of II. X. Toney OF Pine Bluff in
this city recently. Senator Logan is
going about his campaign quietly and
is very optomistic. stating that he can
see no reason to look for defeat, the
outlook being very pleasing to him.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-12-15
Wallace cPhetrige Wedding

John Wallace, son of Sam Wal
lace, and Miss Ruth McPhetrige,
daughter of Pole McPhetrige. drove
to Corinth Sunday, accompanied
by Gus Pirtle and Mrs. Holder Hud
gins and were married by the Rev
j. H. Phillips. The wedding was 9
surprise to the friends of the couple,
Both were raised in Polk county and
were very we'll known. Mr.. Wallace
had home completely furnished fol-
his bride on the South Side.