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The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-28
I6,0OO MEN ARE OUl
STRIKE ON THE GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD TIES UP THE
 TRAFFIC.
FEW TRAINS BEING OPERATEi
Freight Is Pilina Up at Transfer Pointi sad a MIX Famine Is Treatened ir Montreal--An Offer to Arbltrate b) Canadian Authorities.

New York. July 21.-The strike of the employees of the Grand Trunk rail road which went into effect at $50 o'clock Monday night has thrown 16,- 900 men out of employment. This is the latest estimate.
 The strike order was obeyed by G. 000 conductors and tralnmen and the company locked out 10000 men in the shops in the hope that they would ac- cept the position deserted by the con duetors and trainmen. The coup has not been successful.
 Freight Filling Up.
 Freight and passenger triflic on tho entire Grand Trunk system is con. gested. Freight is piling up in i'm. mense quantities at the various trans fer points with no likelihood of being moved for a long time
 A few trains were run by minor officials of the road with office clerks to take the tickets, but this method has proven failure Passengers will not purchase tickets because of the inability of the company to guarantee through trip to any point X miil famine Is threatened m Montreal b. cause of the compaiiy's failure te d. liver any part of the usual supply of that commodity from outlying points Also there is a marked scarcity O. other necessaries usually transported by the railroad The same condition exists in many of e other cities touched by the Grand Trunk system.
 One Instance of Rl,tina.
 There was nothing approaching dis order among the strikers at any point along the system excepting in one extraordinary instance i'll which a brakeman on a Grand Trunk passen- ger train at Flint, Mich. was attacked by the strikers and saved by his mother who shamed the strikers into retreat
 The commissioner of labor of Canada offered to arbitrate the griev. ances of the strikers declaring that tho Canadian government would pay all expense incurred by him but the officials of the union declined the offer.
 Photographers Got More Salary.
 The railroad telegraphers have talk en out of the situation temporarily. The company gave them an eleventh hour increase fin wages and they ap- pear to be satisfied. The strikers in- sist that they will win the telegraph CTS over to their cause yet
 Philadelphia, July 21.--At an all-day conference in Broad street station the committee representing the conduc- tors and trainmen on the Pennsyl- vania railroad east of Pittsburg cun- ferred with the general superbnten- dents and arranged the working de tails of the agreement between the company and its employees which was entered into on Monday A few minor misunderstanding still exist but these will soon be settled
 w. c. Lee, president of the Brother hood of Rrailroad Trainmen was so confident that all disputes had been settled that he left this city and went so Montral to take part in the strike on the Grand Trunk railway
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Burned 40 Miles of Timber.

Wallace, Id, July 21.--Forty square miles of timber in the Pine Creek. Dig Creek and St Joe river counties have bee9 burned in the last 24 hours. tho damage being estimated at $600,000- The fire is the worst one in the his tory of the Couer d'Aleres.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-28
Lead Miners Out at Joplin.

Joplin, Mo, July 21.-Five hundred miners are out on a strike at the American Zinc, Lead and Emeltina company's plant. Four concentrating plants of the company are shut down. The men walked out because Of cut in wages of 25 cents day.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-28

When you feel lazy, out of sorts and yawn good deal in the daytime, you can charge it to torpid liver which has allowed the system to get full of impurities. Heroine cures all disorders produced by an inactive liver. It strengthens that organ, cleanses the bowels and puts the sys- tenn in good healthy condition. Price 50e. Sold by Jackson Drug and Fur nitllre Co
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-28

Stings or bites of insects that are followed by swellings, pain or itching should be treated promptly as they are poisonous. Ballard's Snow Iinf- ment counteracts the poison 1t is both antiseptic and healing. Price 25c. Soc and sl per bottle. Sold by Jack son Drug and Furniture Co
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-28
A Tree Saved an Aeronaut.

Council Bluffs. Iowa, July 20.--An teronaut named Andrews fell 100 feet when his balloon burst at Lake Man ava, five miles south of here, but was saved from death by falling into the branches of a large tree Aside from scratcees and bruises he was unin. iurpd
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-28
An Alleged EmbezzIer Caught.

Philadelphia, Pa July 20.-Betray ed by woman, ] Howard Lowery, formerly note teller in the Utica Ma tional Bank of Utica, N Y, who had been sought throughout the country, was arrested in this city upon a charge of embedding funds of the bank said to amount to about sl45,- 0no
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-28

The worlds most successful medi- cine for bowel complaints is Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar- rhoea Remedy. It has relieved more pain and suffering, and saved more lives than any other medicine in use. Invaluable for children and adults. Sold by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-28

Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure any case of kidney and bladder trou- ble not beyond the reach of medicine. No medicine can do more. Sold by Jackson Drug and Furniture Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-28

man 75 years He has cloaked gross de,inouencies with a supreme cunning Profess.ng to be a partisan hepuph can. he did not hesitate to reJolce when his boon companion, MT WIT liam I,orimer, was elected senator from Illinois by a coalition with the Democrats. Professing party fealtyi be did not hesitate to play in the dark with Tammany political panel game A suit of homespun hero in the popu' lar spotlight. a sybarite In the lux uries of his cabinet, this man, who has been insolent in office. arrogant III his high estate and gross and cruel III the brutality of excessive persoha' power. is the great anomaly or our history. He has poisoned the springs of representative government. He has been a living denial of the progress and spirit that makes for the upbuiid' ing of this democracy. He has block ed the way to light and to liberty And he will serve only in the future as a warning not to have his like again.
 For Standard and Tammany.
 Speaker Cannon was interested in two things in the tariff bill" Mir Mur' dock continued. He wanted pro lection on petroleum and it's products and a high duty on women's gloves What happened when the insurgents attempted to strike out the petroleum outrage? Speaker Cannon got down and fought like tiger against taking away the protection from Standard Oil. What did the insurgents do? Alp pealed from the decision of the chair and they licked Cannon and his out fit.
 The house never had chance at women's gloves. It got into a confer ence committee and Speaker Cannon didn't tell you that he went into the conference committee and told Sen ator Aldrich and his outfit that the duty on Women's gloves would stay up: that Tammany was his friend Cannon did not tell you that he pack ed the house side of the conference committee And then came down ( big hand and crushed Cannon, Aldricf and Littaeur and the duties on ladies gloves. And that big hand belonged to William H. Taft
 The mention of the president name in this connection brough cheers -
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persons healthy but
 
  
  
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  g.   hethful stomach
  Spring 8. s. ATLANTA.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-28
Caused by FIareback.

officers of the coast artillery here gave as their opinion, unofflcially, that the explosion was caused by the igni. ton of the charge before the breech block had been closed and probably was caused by the wind blowing into the mouth of the gun.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-28

The railroad telegraphers have talk en out of the situation temporarily. The company gave them an eleventh hour increase fin wages and they ap- pear to be satisfied The strikers in- sist that they will win the telegraph CTS over to their cause yet.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04

ruts have been marked In its surface.
But the intrepid driver of the modern
form Of the chariot has just as iron
nerves as his predecessor Of centuries
ago.
There is no thought of slow up in
his mind as he approaches the turn.
Straight at the curves he goes. The
car skids and sways. Let anything go
wrong with the steering gear or a tire
come off and it is not hard to imagine
what would be the fate Of the driver.
or, for that matter, the fate of the
spectators, for all Of them who are
close by are in constant danger.
All during the race, no matter how
often his incident is repeated, it al.
ways finds delighted spectators. And
the greater the peril, the narrower the
escape. the greater the delight, Joy n
thrill of those who are looking on.
Automobile racing is not very old as
yet, but as a thrilling spectacle it bids
fair to hold it's own with the chariot
race Of old, If 1t does not out-class
It altogether.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04

like q rich tropical flower with poiSon
In it's perfume. amid the roses.
If Mrs. Dallas was a bore-and her
friends aid shn was-the daughter
was divine, and many young men came
to 1.-THE Wigwam' to be s~pellbound by
her beauty. More men than the three
who had dined at "Ashantee' were in
love with Isabella
Upon her Did exercised a powerful,
and 1t must be confessed, a malignant
influence. She had fed the quick brain
Of the girl with weird tales of African
witchcraft and fanciful notions of ter
r~estrial and sidereal influences. Isa-
bella's nature was warped by this do
nestle n~ecromancy, n had she con-
tinued to dwell in the West Indies, she
might almost have become a witch
herself. Certainly Dido did her best
to make her one. and taught her nurs-
ling spells and nominations, to which
the girl would listen fearfully, half-be-
lieving, half-doubting. But her con-
tact with the sunny side of life saved
her from falling into the terribly abyss
of African superstition; and how ter
rible it is only the initiated can de-
clare. It only needed that she should
be removed from the bad influence of
the ~arbaric Sybil to render her nature
healthy and fill her life with pleasure.
But Dido was like a upas tree, and
the moral atmosphere with which she
surrounded Isabella was slowly but
| surely making the girl morbid and I'M
natural. Mrs. Dallas-versed in the
| negro Observation-Disclosures this, but
| she was too indolent to have Dido re-
| moved. Moreover, strange as 1t may
appear, she was more than a trife
afraid of the negress and her unholy
arts. .
Maurice had met with, and had fell
len in love with, Isabella, and she re-
turned his affection with all the ardor
of her passionate nature. His hand
! some and frank face, his sunny nature
and optimistic ideas appealed strongly
to the girl who had been environed
from her earliest infancy by the pes
| simism of Dido.
Maurice saw well how Isabella had
deteriorated under the bad influence OF
the negress, and he did his best to
counteract her insidious morality and
morbid teachings. He laughed at Isa-
bella's stories and superstitions, and
succeeded in making her ashamed of
her weakness in placing faith in such
degraded rubbish. While with him Is
abella was a bright and laughing rill;
quite another sort of being to the
grave and nervous creature she was
While in the presence of Dido. She
felt that if she married Maurice his
bright, strong nature would save her
from a ~lamentable and melancholy eX-
istence; and as all her affections and
instincts inclined to the young man
she hoped to become his wife.
(To be c%ontinued.)
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04

Pilgrims used to visit Whittier con-
~tinually. A typical one came from
Missouri. Though told that Whittier
had a headache he forced his way IN
to the poets study, where he declared
that he adored all Writers works,
which he knew almost by heart. HIS
asked Whittier to write his name sew
eral hundred times on a large sheet OF
foolscap, so hat he could cut out and
distribute the autographs among his
Missouri friends. In fact, it was all
the poet could do to keep the enthus-
tastic Missourian from clipping all the
buttons from his Goa as souvenirs.
And all the time'-so Whittier
would end the anecdote patheticallyy
"all the time he called me WhitetaR
avn
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04
An Old Baptismal Font.

In the old baptistery at Florence
the baptistery with the wonderful
bronze doors which Michelangelo call
ed 80 beautiful that they were worthy
to be the gates of paradise"-most OF
the babies of Florence have been bap
tized for many hundred years.
At almost any hour of any day one
will find baptismal parties waiting be.
fore the font, with babies Of every
rank in line, from the prlncely heir Of
a great house. nearly smothered in
costly laces and attended by a small
army of friends and relations. to the
little creature decked out in eaudy
cotton and held in the arms of a soil.
tary old peasant woman.
Nc register Of baptisms was kent in
the very early days. The first record
was made in this wise: a certain priest
took it into his head to keep account
OF children he baptized. Accordingly.
he put a white bean into a box for ev.
cry boy and a black bean for every
girl.
Later on records were carefully kent
and If one could look them over Il.
would be a fascinating study, for prob.
ably the greater part of the painters.
scholars, poets and soldiers who have
made Florence famous received their
names at the font of my dear little
Saint johns Dante called It.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04
HIGH CLIMBING.
Experience of n SteeplejncIS ih the
Air with n Maniac.

= Va ~" INV
Air with n Maniac.
Steeplejacks often find themselves in
tight places while exercising their
perilous profession. Joseph Smith, IA
nous throughout England as the
Lancashire Steeple jack" and whose
business is so prosperous that he trav.
els about the country in a private car,
told an Inter Ocean writer the fol-
lowing exciting episode in his ca
reer:
He and his mate were engaged at
the top Of a lofty factory chimney.
200 feet in height, when his mate sud
denly went raving mad and tried to
commit suicide by leaping over the
top. AS the mailman went over Smith
caught him by the ankle, and notwith-
standing the maniac's plunging and
kicking, Smith held bravely on.
Leaning over the platform, he en-
to reach the. belt which all steeple-
jacks wear round their waist, but he
could not manage it. Presently the
crowd who had assembled saw the
struggling body slowly, by sheer
strength, raised till the belt came
within reach. The mailman, finding
his efforts at self-destruction being
thwarted, turned on his preserver and
bit his thumb to the bone.
He was, however, despite his strug-
giles, drawn upon the platform, and
then began another terrible struggle.
Many were the conjectures among tho
crowd as to the meaning of the fear
full scene at the top of the chimney.
one individual, who seed it aw," as
serting positively that they've been
wrestling and Fighting, and Smith
threw t'other, who went Ger tn edge
O. t. stage"
Suddenly Smith raises his hand and
delivers a blow with the hammer on
the head of the nan he has just lifted
out of the reach of death! There Is
no more struggling. The man has
quite enough now!
The crowd looked at one another in
amazement, wondering what 1t all
means. "Mit as we'll ave dropt i'm
to t. foot of t. chimney as knock IL
brains out wi a 'ommer," says one
nan grimly. Smith is standing up
working at his ropes. He kneels down
and in a few minutes the head and
shoulders of his companion are hang
ing over the edge of the stage, Smith
having attached a rope to him. The
next moment he pushes him OF and
slowly lowers him to the ground.
There is a rush to the foot of the
chimney. Hes dead!" passes through
the crowd. A doctor Is soon in attend
ance. Smith descends rapidly to the
ground with a smile on his face, actu.
ally laughing. How is he. doctor?"
he asks. Hes very bad" is the reply.
81 don't think. however, the blow has
done more than stop his struggles
He's still in the fit"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO HE HAD
LESS THAN THREE DOLLARS.
He IL Now One of the Richest Fnrm-
ers in Saskatchewan, Central
CanAAa

ers in Saskatchewan, central
Canada.
Arriving in Canada in 1891, jus,
eighteen years ago, E. A. Gufllemin.
could speak but his native language
He is a Frenchman. He had but a
little over 81 In his pocket, thus be
ing short over 81 of the $40 required
to secure entry for a homestead OF
l60 acres. He eventually borrowed
the money. and, near Forget, Sas-
katchewan, he started life in Canada
on the homestead in which to-day he
Is the fortunate possessor of fifty quar-
ter sections OF land, or 5000 acres.
Now Mr.. Guillemin did not acquire
oil these acres as a result altogether
Of his farming operations, which were
extensive. He looked with satisfac'
ton upon what he was doing on his
limited area, he was saving, careful
and had foresight. Surrounding land
could be had for about SO per acre,
and be continued buying as his saw
lngs would permit, until now he has
nifty quarter sections. some Of which
he. can sell at $25 per acre.
ThFesAed Fifty thousand Bushels.
This year he was engaged in thresh'
ing N his place for 54h days. He
threshsd out $4,000 bushels of wheat,
Of which he sold $4,000 bushels. n
train load. at a pDEce varying from
"a to 81 cents per bushel. He has on
hand still $4,000 bushels. In addition
70 wheat he raised 10000 bushels Of
eats, 1000 bushels of barley and SOC
bushels Of fax. He owns 1O4 horses
and q number of cattle, but since the
construction of the railway he has
been engaged chiefly in raising wheat
This year he bought his first threshins
machine. paying for It the sum Of
tz,100. He estimates that the machine
earned for him this fall $4,000, thus
paying for itself in one season, and
leaving him 5000 to the good. The
weather was very propitious for farm
threshing, not a single day being lost
fn the two months which were spent
In this work. The wheat averaged "a
bushels to the acre and graded No
I and No. 2 Northern. In the past
Ains yearA seven good crops have
been harvested on this farm. For si1
successive years the returns were 81.
cellent that is in the years 1901, 1902.
1908, 1904. 1905 and 1906. In the two
following years there was . partial
failure. ~ the years have passed the
qualify Of the buildings ON the farm
hAvs besa steadily improved, and are
now - good .as can Be found II the
district About $4,000 has been IN
vebtsA IN this way by Mr.. Guillemin.
Tho farm consists Of $3.50 acreA Of
which about 5000 scrss were undss
crop tAls season.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04
THRILLING
Modern Auto Racing ''
the Chariot Races of Old.

the Chariot Races OF Ola.
All that wild excitement the ancient
Romans found in a chariot race -
being supplied to the der worio
through the thrilling contests OF the
automobile speed kings. whether heiu
On the open roads or on a track the
mad dash of the AUTOMOBILES, Win
their dare devil drivers at the wheels
more closely approximates the chariot
races in the amphitheaters OF the an
cient world than anything that coulo
be imagined.
It is thought by the world that the
chariot race belongs to a bygone age
vet here Is its counterpart. The Jockey
or the driver Of the trotting horse
never occupied a parallel place. They
were heroes, but they went through no
such terrifying experiences as the old
chariot racer.
The death at q running or trotting
neat Of any driver or jockey Is the
rare thing. In the chariot races OF
ancient Rome, death was a never ao-
cent entry, and In some Of the terrific
mtx.ups, where horses. drivers and
.hariots came together in an inextric-
.ble am. it was nothing uncommon for
men. horses and spectators to go to
their death.
The speed that the modern automo-
bile can make was never even dream
ed of in the period Of ancient Rome.
when men of wealth counted 1t moth
Ing to spend a fortune on the team OF
horses that was expected to bring a
victory in the racing contest OF the
amphitheater.
Sometimes the battles Of the modern
charioteers are held over the open
roads of the rural districts. But wher-
ever Il may be there Is ever the GER
tainty that a huge crowd will be pres
emit, for the automobile ace appeals
now as much to the modern public as
the ancient chariot ace did to the
populace Of the ancient countries.
The element Of danger Is n of the
biggest attractions, as 1t was in days
Of old. In all Of the big road events
1t Is q significant fact hat the most
e%reQuented points are those where the
danger Is greatest
At top speed, q mile . minute, . ma
chine bears down on the danger spot
In the road. II is q bad turn to start
With. Hours Of being plowed up by
powerful machines have Clipped It
into = q OF small stones. and deep
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
tho country than all other diseases put to-
Eether, and until the last few years wa4
imposed to be incurable. For n great many
years doctors pronounced 1t a local disease
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly falling to cure with local treatment,
pronounced 1t incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disease and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f.. ].
Cheney 1 Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only con-
stitutional cure on the market. 1t Is taken
internally In doses from 10 drops to a tea.
mucous surfaces OF the system. They offer
ono hundred dollars for any case 1t fails to
cure. send for circulars and testimonials.
Address: r. j. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
Sold BY Druggists, T5e.
AXE Hairs Family Pills for constipation
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04

guild, and when l was able to get
I could not do my work. h
first box of Doan's Kidney Pills helped
me so much that I kept on using them
until rid of every symptom OF kidney
During the past three years
I have enjoyed excellent health"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04

MunyOn's Paw Paw PiIIs coax the
liver into activity by gentle methods.
They do not scour, grippe or weaken. They
are a tonic 10 the stomach, liver and
nerves invigorate instead OF weaken.
They enrich the blood and enable the
tomac to get all the nourishment from
that is put into It. These pills con-
tain no calomel they are soothing. heal
ing and stimulating. For sale by all drug
Gtsts IN 1oc and Csc sizes. If you need
They will advise to the best of their abil-
lty absolutely free OF Charge. NUN
VOWS, 3 and Jefferson SITS, Phil
ade1phia, Pm.
Munyon's Cold Remedy cures n cold in
0ne day. Price 25c. Munyon's Rheuma-
tfsm Remedy relieves in a few hours and
cures in a few days. Price csc.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04

years ago I Degau &c
suffer with kidney
bic and grew
steadily worse until
my health was all
broken down. For
weeks I was in bed
and could not turn
over without being
helped. My back was
stiff and painful, l
was tired and Ian
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04
r.lkins Low,

What am 1 offered for this silve,
set?" asked the a%uctioneer; speak
up"
NINETY cents" came from a voics
in the crowd.
you're talking pretty low, neigh.
bor. was the auctioneer's retort.-
Workers Statesman.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04

Sore threats are not only painful but
sometimes dangerous. Hanlins Wizard
Oil is a good, honest remedy. prompt and
certain. For aches, sprains. bruises, cuts.
burns, ETC.. there is nothing Better.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-02-04
Dlstinction.

sCol. who? I don't think I ever heard
oesthe What II there 20 remark.
Oils about him !?
HsBy 0S6r9s. Dir. he's got the lonssse
sDeeFd IN the State Of Oklahoma. and
AoAafs sayinEsA heap. let ms tell yeuis