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The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06

Princess Juliana of Holland has joined the ranks of the caravanners A marvellous construetion-sho it be called 'carambulator" or a "car. apram 2"-has been devised for the little Dutch princess wherein. when the weather Is cold and the sun shines only in certain parts of the Het Loo she can be conveyed from the palace to the sunshine
 It is, as matter of fact, giant covered perambulator containing a stove and seats for nurses, besides the bassinette for the royal baby: and it is, of course, drawn by horse. If she were an English princess she would at once be nominated patroness of the Caravan club.
 The Queen of Holland herself is said to have invented this new baby carriage for her daughter. It is not the first time she has displayed in. genuity of an inventive character
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
Up-to-Date Polar Toys.

''The latest French toys are all fur and ice and American flags and polar bears. Look here"
 The salesman took down card board representation of the white north. Two fur-clad figures, each holding an American flag were la. beled Cook and Peary, and socket was labeled north pole. When the toy was wound the two figures fenced fierccly with their flags about tha socket until, finally, one of them go; his flagstaff into the hole
 Here is a new north pole game, ' the salesman said. This white pola is the pole itself, and the figure in white fur is Cook, while the one in black is Peary. The game is played by throwing dice Each figure is ad. vanced so many degrees, according to the number thrown. He wins, of course. who gets to the top of the pole first" Another toy was an Els kimo sledge containing fur-clad ex- plorer and drawn by six dogs. A turn of the key and the dogs galloped and the explorer fiourished his long lashed whip.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
They Also Suffered

Miss Belle Kinney of Nashville has completed, with apparent success, l design for monument fitted to be chosen as a memorial to the southern women who, equally with the men of the Confectionery. suffered for the Host cause" The first design for monu. ment, submitted by an Italian sculp- tor, depicted the southern woman as an amazon carrying a sword in one hand and the banner of the Confed- eracy in the other This was rejected as contrary to all truth concerning the southern woman and repugnant 10 the sentiment of the southland The southern woman was the exact reverse of an amazon in every attri- bute, physical or mental. save that of indomitable courage to bear the suf- ferings inflicted upon her through the conditions of war. Miss Kinney's con ception of her character appears infi- nitely more in keeping with the en. during tenderness and loyalty of her real nature. Baltimore Sun.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
.IS CAUSED BY A GAS
DR. DUDLEY HAS A THEORY RE GARDlNG THE AURORA
 BOREALiS.
HAS LONG PUZZLED SCIENTISTS
Under High Pressure Neon, Newly Discovered Gas, Produces lilumina tion When Acted Upon by Magnetic Currents.


 Boston, Dec. 30.-Neon, a newly dis. covered gas, is the cause of the aurora borealis, according to statement made by Dr. w. L. Dudley, head of the de partment of chemistry at Vanderbilt university, Nashville, Tenn, before tho division of physical and inorganic chemists
 Dr. Dudley showed what he said waa the only sample of neon in this ccun' try. It requires more than 100 tons of air to get a pint of neon. pr. DuG' ley has discovered that the friction of neon against mercury in tube produces a yellow light and when held near a wireless coil, Meridian waves illuminate the gas
 Dr. Dudley's conclusions are that at the magnetic poles of the earth, neon, under high pressure because Of the cold, is acted upon by magnetic currents, thus producing the aurora borealis, a phenomenon that always has puzzled scientists.
 Philosophers of the age have been puAAlSu do tO AhE NdacC DA thC hui VI rt borealis It is a brilliant light often observed near the northern horizon, usually a short time after sunset. |, consists of a dark segment of a circle surrounded by an arch of white or fiery light. It comes and goes in intensity and usually dies away gradually. These brilliant appearances are at tended in high attitudes by loud noises like the cracking of fireworks. A similar appearance, aurora australis, was seen in the south in 1773 by Capt. Cooks sailors.
 Although philosophers differ as to its cause the phenomenon is commonly held to be within the region of our at- mosphere. Heli ascribed it to the reflection of the sun and moon by the clouds of snow and the needles of ice constantly floating in the atmosphere of frigid zones Marian supposed it came from the atmosphere of the sun. Bailly ascribed it to magnetism and its strange influence on the compass needle often has been observed. Franklin attributed 1t to electricity. Blot, the Frenchman, ascribed to it volcanic origin. The general opinion of late years has been that the aurora Is an electrical phenomenon.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
DIDN'T WANT A SWAN RIDE
llttle One Had Taken the Cry of the Barker In Very Literal
 Manner.

An alert little five-year-old was visit ing city park with her mother for the first time. She had noticed the beautiful red and white swan boats. as they passed through in the morn ing. and her mother had promised they should come back after the shop ping was done and have ride.
 shortly after dinner they stood on the bridge over the lagoon. watching the boats below and listening to the cry of the barker as he tried to in- duce the passing crowds to patronize his swan boats.
 But when her mother started to- ward the boat landing, little Elsie de- clared very vigorously that she did not want to go at all, and as her moth CT urged her. broke forth in tears.
 This sudden fear was so different from her former eagerness that her mother could not understand it until she noticed the boatman's call.
 lie was crying: Come along. come slong-ride clear around the pond only five cents for ladies and gents-- children thrown in."-Youths Com nanion.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
THE TEST OF A GENTLEMAN
Given Fellow He Is Entitled to the Rank.

Don't judge of man by the fact that he regularly gives up his seat In a street car to a smiling young wom- an, who beams upon him her gratitude and good will" philosophical young professional man the other day. That Is no test of his gallantry and self control. That's the easiest thing he does. Just watch the same man on a crowded street at the rush hour on a rainy. slippery day. Watch him try to make his way up the street against the mad rush to lunch Watch him ward of the point of an umbrella. car ried like a bayonet, in the hands of some absent-minded giggling shop girl and then get jabbed in the ear with the tip of steel umbrella rib on the other side. Watch him chase through the mud for his hat, which some careless pedestrian knocked of as he came pell nell around a windy corner. See him dodge into door way to avoid a line of shoppers walk ing five abreast across the sidewalk. If he still manages to smile. manifest no i'll will against the fair sex and does not swear loud enough to be heard. you may mark him down as a perfect gentleman"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
STRIKE WILL NOT
 TOUCH SOUTHWEST
Lecai Railway Trainmsu Declare In dependence of Federation of Labor and Switchmen's
 Union.

Little Rock, Dec. @. - The threatened strike of tralnmen in the North and East will not effect service iu the South west. This was stated last night by w. D. Jackson, president ol the switchmen's local here, and also by l.. ]. Farabee, president ot Big Rock Lodge No. 49, Brother hood of Railway Trainmeu. The latter organization has contract with the system under discussion and most of the railroad trainmen in the Southwest are members of that order and bound by it's con- tract with the road.
 The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen is entirely separate from the Switchmen's Union and is not affiliated with the Ameri- can Federation of Labor. It Is separated from the organization east of the Mississippi river and works under different contracts. The Switchmeu's Uaion is strongest in the North west, where the present strike is on.
 "There is no possibility ot our organization being drawn into the strike" said Mir. Jackson. We are not affiliated with the American Federation of Llbor and are under entirely different contracts"
 The local represented by Mir. Jackson is connected with the Brotherhood of Railway Train men.
 "The organization west of the river, to which we belong, has entirely different questions at issue than that east of the river, !" said Mir. Farabee. "What that does will not effect us.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
Historic Saxon Chapel.

One of the secret and fascinating places of London, the chapel of the Pyx, in Westminster Abbey, is to oe opened to the public. This venerable chamber-it dates from Saxon times was once the treasury of the kings of England, and from it. in the time of Edward l., a great quantity of gold and Jewels were stolen. It still remains under the control, not of the Abbey authorities, but of the government, which has now arranged for the open Ing of the chapel every Tuesday ans Friday. At the time of the civil war thieves forced the doors of the chapel If the Pyx, and took the regaiia, whicl were sold. The annual trial Of the Pyx," or inspection of coins, used to take place in this chapel.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
FAR IN THE NORTH
MISSIONS FOUNDED IN THE LAND
 OF THE EsKIMos.
Spread of Christianity Has Seen Marked Among People of the Most InhospItabIe Land cn the
 Earth.

Rev Dr. R. J. Renison, rector of St. Pauls Episcopal church. speaking here before large congregation on mis- sionary work among the Eskimos, said he considered the Eskimos were the only civilized race in the world that were secure from the encloachment of the civilized white man and that It therefore escaped extinction, or at least degradation, from contact with so-called civilization, San Francisco dispatch says.
 Unless the earth shall change its axis, thereby changing the climate of the bleak and inhospitable north, he said, no nation will ever attempt to deprive the Eskimo of his land. This peculiar people inhabit vast terri tory, yet, notwithstanding the vast ness of their domain, there is only one tribe. They speak the common Ian guage and have the same customs whether in the Hudson bay country or in the Baflins bay regions.
 The speaker was unable to under stand why they had chosen such habitation, if they really had chosen it.
 Tn the brief three months of sum- mer," said the speaker, the Eskimo hunts the seal and walrus and en. gages in fishing to lay up store of food for the nine months of winter, and when the winter comes he saws the hard snow into large blocks and with these builds a house in the shape of bee hive, pours water over 1t and 1t freezes hard and makes a tight dwelling, secure against the wind. The opening of the door is so small that one must crawl on his hands and knees to enter the igloo. Bushes are spread upon the floor and seals blubber in a hollowed stone is lighted and serves for lamp and cooking stove.
 Tn the Baffin's bay country the pro testant Episcopal church has the most northerly mission in the world II was founded 30 years ago by Rev. Mir. Peck, who, after learning the Ian guage, spent several years in convert ing the people of the ice-bound land The first church building he erected was built of sealskins sewn together and when it was finished the dogs de voured it over night, The permanent church was built soon thereafter with lumber shipped from Canada.
 MT Peck. found these people to have an innate sense of right and wrong and found them faithful and trustworthy in all respects. Before they became Christians the Eskimos used to kill all their aged and decrepit men and used to force the old women to commit suicide. This was done under what they conceived to be the stern law of necessity, but since that time the practice has been abandoned. They are sincere Christians, or at least those of them that have come within reach of the missionary inilu ence."
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
H77 - 71-7--l7- - The Same old Story.

Permit ne to use your shoulder for # wailing place. says letter in the slobes mail. relates the Atchison 3lobe "In the oIning arise at th,
 ame old time. go to work. do tEi
 anne old work all morning, and re. urn at noon to the same old lunch. t is the same old program in tn, afternoon and the same old supper af night In the evening sit on tho rame old porch with the same old wife, and We watch the same old neighbors and they watch us. We lave good health have a fair in- 'ome. we have had no great misfor- 'nne, but with all this to be thankful or this monotony Is killing me. Can 'ou suggest remedy? Are there no gise men who can compound Content rent sPills?"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
Free Sample
 For Bahy's Ills

Something can and must be done for the puny. crying baby, for the child that refuses to eat and is rest lrss in it's sleep. And since the basis of all health is the proper working of the digestive organs, look first to the condition of the stomach and bowels.
 child should have two full and free movements of the bowels a day This emptying of the bowels is very important, as with it comes q clear head. a light ness ness Of step. good appetite and sound sleep. But 1t Is equally important to know what to give the child in the emergency of constipation and indiges- ton. Cathartics are too strong and salts strong but the child refuses them be- cause of their bad taste. Have you ever tried pr. Caldweli's Syrup Pepsin? It Is . liquid tonic that families have been mild pleasant-tasting and promptly ef- fective; It is good for you as well as the child but there is nothing better to bc found for children. They like it's taste you will not have to force them to take it.
 First of all. if you have not yet used fl. Dr. Caldwell would like to send you q gample bottle free Of charge. In this way you can try 1t before buying Later when convinced of It's merits. you can get 1t Of your druggist at fifty cents and one uuAaf bpttlts JuSt ds tuollshHus OL other families arc doing. The family of Mir D. w Spangler Of Strattonvilie. Pa. as well as that of Mir. A. F. Johnson of Walnut Grove. Tenn. started with 1t in that way and now write that it is their one family necessity next to food itself If YOU are unfortunate enough to have q aickly child one given to constipation and Indigestion you should send for free samnle of tbis remedy.
 Dr. Caldwell personally will be pleased Go give you any medical advice you may deaire for yourself or family pertaining to lho sfemach, liver or bowels absolutely fsee of cfafge rxnEain your case ln a laffef and he wifi reply to you In detaii. fer the free sample simply send your name and address on q postal card or otherwise For either request the doctors address ls Dr. W. E. Caldwell R.503 Caid- well building, Mouticesto, III.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
< CENSUS BULLETIN.
RESULT OF INVESTIGATION OF COST OF RUNNING THE
 VARIOUS CITIES.
EDUCATION THE LEADING ITEM
The 150 Municipalities of the Country Spend $fo9,0Oo,oOo Annually cn Their Schools = Other Interestlno Statistics.

Washington, Dec. 30.-The census bureau has made an elaborate invesu. gation on what it costs to run Ameri. can municipalities; how the money is spent, and who gets it. The net amounts spent on public works and departments, or collected from taxes or other sources of revenue composed about 5S per cent of the total trans actions for 1907. The remaining 42 per cent was spent incidental to the conduct of the city's business or in transactions where the city acted merely as a fiscal agent. as in the collection of revenue for the state or county.
 To maintain the departments of city government is 36 per cent of the total cost. In 1907 the 15S leading cities collected nearly $600.0O0.O0O in their own revenues, and then borrowed more than $i0O,000,000 for improve ment. But the American city, as a collective institution. is far from bank rupt. In 1907, after paying all main tenance and operation and interest up- on debt, the cities of the United States had among them Sl22, .00O to push new work
 IL cost moro than s105.O00,Oo a year 10 protect life and property; It costs more than S37 100000 for sanitation and the preservation of health. The leading item of 109,00O, 900 is for edu- cation. For recreation the cities spend least of all. little more than Sl2,- 00O.oOO,
 It costs s3.37 per capita in New York to maintain the police force. It costs $3.42 in Washington, and only A cents in Lincoln, Neb. It only costs 40 cents per capita 10 maintain the fire department in Newport, Ky, but It costs s3.G2 in Atlantic City.
 The tendency of municipal owner ship shows itself in some directions. Of these I5S cities, l16 own and operate their own water plants. Only 76 of them own their own market places In summing up the costs of all the items of city government is ap- pears that interest upon borrowed money makes almost as great show ing per capita as any other item. It averages $3.04 per capita. and goes up as the size of the city increases.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06

There are two trade secrets at least that the world at large may never learn. One is the Chinese method Of making the bright and beautiful color known as vermilion. or Chinese red: |: and the other Is Turkish secret-the inlaying of the hardest steel with gold and silver
 Among the Chinese and the Turks these two secrets are we'll guarded Apprentices before they are taken for either trade. must swear an iron clad oath to reveal nothing of what passes in the workshop. These ap- prentices. furthermore. must belong 10 family of standing. must pay a urge sum by way of guarantee, and llust furnish certificates of good char. ncter and honesty, These secrets have been handed down faithfully from one generation to another for hundreds Of years.-The Sunday Mag
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06

Ask your friend, your preacher. your druggist for hls opinion of Swamp Chlll and Fever Cure; ask anyone who knows or who has ever used Swamp Chill Cure, and you will find they one and all will say Swamp Chill Cure Is as nee essary as food; to those who dwell in any section of the country where chills and fever prevail Prove it for yourself. 1t is guar. anteed absolutely to cure.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
precious stones .n Ilheria

Discoveries of precious stones and gold in Liberia have been reported to he state department by George W Ellis, American charge d'affaires ai Monrovla, the capital of the Riberian fepublic There ie q general belief that systematic canvass of the blue. clay region of the interior wifi reveal rich diamond mines. Prospecgors have found crystals which, when examined In England. proved to coDltain dia- monds of good quality and )size.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
Doino Fairly We'll.

Mrs o. H. P. Belmont says "Ameri- can women do not know how to bring up their children" No doubt there Is some truth in what she says. A large number of the failures In life may be traced to improper training during childhood There Is no denying that mothers are of the very first impor tance; that there is great responsi bility upon them, and that they make many mistakes that might be avoided if only some expert would tell them what to do But Mrs. Belmont should not be too severe on them in their ignorance. She should realize that the American women are producing fair average results, considering the kind of material some of them have to work with The American mothers may not know 1t all but they are do ing pretty well for lot of blundering amateurs.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
Scientific Spanking

consists in punishment only when a child is actually bad. Some mothers think that all crying is badness, it's net When your baby cries, look for pins or some external cause, if you cant find them give the baby Whites Cream Vermifuge as the chances are it is suffering from worms which keep 1t hungry and cross all the time. Pleasant to take--sure in it's action. Price 25 cents. Sold by Gunnels' Drug store.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
THAT LOST PUPPY
THE STORY OF 4 SEARCH, WITH
 PROPER RESULT.
Household Pet Had Left Train of Devastation as He Went on Ills Joyful Way-claim of Owner
 ship Postponed.

The puppy was missing-our own title Kiddo, and none knew where he night be In fact we felt 1t would be ,asier to tell where he might not be, with a choice limited to the stable .upola and the bell tower on the en- zine house.
 Search of his favored spots revealed Jim not. Under the house we found he feathers of a chicken we had be- ieved long since safely inferred. Frag' nents of napkin that had blown rom the clothesline showed that he lad been there, but our dear little puppy was nowhere fin sight
 Out in the alley we found where in his innocent play he had carried the cooks best apron and made strings or It. Poor little dogl He had to have something to amuse himself with
 Our neighbor, Mir. Burns, came to the back fence and rested his coatless arms upon it.
 Have you seen our dog?" we asked him, MT. Burns considered.
 What sort of dog was her" he asked "A little, flea-bit mongrel with q stub tail?"
 We indignantly replied that he was fox terrier with pedigree as long as the laws of the Meces and the Persians.
 "I seen him." said Mir. Burns. "He chased two of ny settin' hens off tn nest and bustec half the eggs. If ever ketch--"
 Which way did he go?" we asked MT. Burns smiled grimly.
 Last I see of him." he said, "he was travelin' due west an half brick was follerin' him booty clost." Then we left him considering which way was west.
 They had seen him at the drug store. He had managed to get his head caught in jar and had fright. ened an old woman so badly that the doctor had to be called Just because he approached her without removing the jar.
 Have you seen our little dog?" we asked the grocer down the street
 If he was youn, said the grocer, you owe me for a whole cheese. Some darn little snub-tailed beast ate the wood off a new cheese and got into it before we saw him.
 That wasn't our dog" we assured him. "Our dog hates cheese-won't stay in the house with it, in fact But which way did that dog go?"
 Following his directions and fol- lowed by his suspicious glances we went down the street again. Far down the street we beheld a small and hilarious crowd
 Approaching. We saw the cause. A little stump-talled fox terrier, pain fully like our own lost pet, hao paused at a secondhand store and hao pulled down a string of shoes that were on exhibit outside.
 These we was doing his utmost to destroy. manifesting the liveliest sat isfaction at any progress made.
 At our approach. he fled and We knew whose dog he was. But as We had to pass the druggists and the grocer's and our neighbours home wt were not sorry. for there are times when one does not like to claim even a pedigreed dog. and this was one of them.-Galveston News.