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The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
h the Democratic Party. Too.

The fight is not against Aldrichism and Cannonism in the Republican party only. Democrats should not for get there are Aldriches and Cannons in the Democratic party also whose influence must be fought. -Ex-Gover- nor Folk.
 In the first rules fight, in the ex- tra session, Cannon was beaten in his own party. His victory at that time was possible only through the alliance with the Tammany Demo crats and few Southern represen- tatives. That Alliance is said to have been on the basis of trade for certain legislation at Albany.
 In the various votes on the Tariff bill Aldrich had substantial help from certain Democrats. McEnery of Louisiana voted with Aldrich sixty-six times and against him only twenty-five times. Foster of the same state voted with the Rhode Islander twenty-nine times and against him sixty-three times. Only six Democrats voted against Aldrich as often as did the leading insurgent Republicans. The best Democratic record was made by Gore of Okla homa, who voted against Aldrich IS times and with him only five times. When the Democratic party had control of the presidency and both houses of Congress the protected interests managed it about as well as they have managed the Republi- can organization pending tariff leg islation. The product of the Demo cratic tariff session was law very little better than that now con. demned by the Democratic party. Governor Folk is right when he says that the fight is not all against one party, but against system that influences men in both parties. The benefciaries of that system do not care a comets tail which party serves them; what they want is the control of men in the seats of power agents to do their bidding. ThC people must be as indifferent tt party labels, when such indifference, is necessary to the correction ot
 wrongs, as are the interests .ha profit by those wrongs to the part,
 attachments of their servants.
 Kansas City Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
IMPORTANT MASS MEETING
Called by the Creamery Committee to Complete the Work and Get the
 Enterprise Going.

To the People of Mena and Polk
 County:
 Everybody that is interested in the upbuilding of Mena and sur rounding country is invited to be present at the court house Satur- day, April 30, at 3 p. m. Come and let us reason the matter to- gether aud see if we can't burst the bands that bind us, unite the cords that hold us and show to the world that we can and will do something.
 Now, MT. Farmer, can't you come out and help Us create q market for all the good and pure and wholesome cream thaty you can raise on your farm ? Success as farmer from every viewpoint today knocks at your door, and wealth lies beneath every stone on your farm. If you don't be- lidve it, remove the stone, SOW the grass, turn on the good COW and see the work done.
 We would be glad to have every business man iu Mena meet with us. We will try and be prompt t and brief, so you need not lose more than one hour from your work. il may meau two custom CTS where you now have one. It may mean two dollars worth sold where you now sell one. It may mean the filling of vacant places, where now grow brush and briers, with good nutritious grasses an q enable us 10 have park on every
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
Means an End to "Bootlegging. T

Topeka. The government has fin ally taken formal action in assisting Kansas, and all other prohibition states for that matter, in breaking the backbone of the "bootlegging" liquor traffic. For several months Governor Stubbs has been attempt ing to get the government to take official notice of the law offenders. The internal revenue laws provide that all revenue license be displayed in the place of business where liquor is sold.
 The governor received from Pres ident Taft copies of the order issued by the Department of Justice to the United States attorney and rev enue collectors. This order not only pertains to bootleggers, but to all iointists--in other words, the seller of | liquor in Kansas will have not only the state officials to deal with, but the government as well, unless, of course, the license to sell intoxicants is prominently display ed.
 Here is the most important part of Mir. Wickersham' order
 ''As the peddlng of liquors, or so- called 'bootlegging, is not coun- tenanced by internal revenue law, and no provision is made for the issuance of any stamp which would legalize such a practice, peddlers of liquors or bootleggers are not to be regarded as coming within tEe class of uninten- tional violations within the meaning of the preceding paragraph and should be arrested and reported for prosecution whenever foun1 selling in such man. ner, even though the tax paid by them within the calendar month in which the liability is reported or incurred.
 Persons engaged in the business if prohibited by local law are to be regarded as wilful violators of the In- ternal Revenue Law, even though so engaged at a fixed place of business, unless the special tax is paid and the stamp displayed before business is be- gun. In all such cases special effort should be made to get definite evidence of sales. which should be reported to the United States attorney with recon mendation for prosecution.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
WANT WATER AND LIGHT
Plans on Foot at WaIdron to Install Municipal Plant to Supply Both
 To Town Council.

Waldron, Ark, April 23.-A mass meeting of the citizens of Waldron was held at the court house to consider the placing of an electric light plant and water works for the town of Waldrou- The meeting was well attended and the indications are that Wal dron will soon possess these im- proyements.
 E. w. Can't of the Sequoyah Engineering Company of Fort Smith, placed before the meeting the plans his company offers.
 The plan Is for the town 10 own and operate these public utilities and an effort will. be made at once 10 perfect the neces- sary plans to install one if not both, improvements
 Judge Free Malone presided at the meeting and after the plans and cost were thoroug hly dis cussed. l.. J. Center. Habert J. Hall and w. A Bates were select ed to submit the propositions to the town council.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
An Object of Suspicion.

The administration must expect a degree of suspicion regarding its dealings with the sugar trust in the Philippines. People haven't forgot ten how this trust. with the assist ance of the administration leaders in the senate, got away with every thing in sight in the tariff legislation got away with it, too, with Sena- tor Bristow and others shouting Stop thief" so that everybody knew what had happened.
 The trick was turned by the use of the Dutch standard" joker. This is a phrase in the Tariff law which has the effect of excluding from the United States all light brown and white sugar, thus giving virtual monopoly to the trust. Foreign growers, who might ship commercial white sugar to the Unit ed States are compelled by the joker to darken their product and sell it to the trust, which IS thus given the profit of refining and is pro- tected from competition.
 All this was clearly pointed out on the floor of the senate by Senator Bristow. It was demonstrated be- yond any possibility of doubt that
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
The Poultry Yard.
Harm JournaL.l

Let other folks do the fancy poul- try business. You stick to practical work.
 Keep the brooder perfectly clean, and always feed the chicks in clean place if you want them to live and thrive.
 Wheat bran, crushed egg-shells, oyster-shells, cut bone, broken mor- tar are fine for making eggs with good solid shells.
 Bits of meat carried out with brine from the barrel and left on the ground will give hens serious bowel trouble. Don't risk it.
 In the northern latitude May is the last month when hens should be set. Chicks matched after that will be too late for laying next fall.
 Guinea fowls will now be laying and watch must be kept on their nests, as it is their nature to hide them. The eggs had better be matched by the hens.
 If fowls must run at large on range over a farm. by all means keel one breed, and give them all the time, knowledge and attention pos sible. You will have something of which you may be proud, and that will profit you financially as we'll.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
BIrs OF EVERY pAY PHILOSOPHY

lAtchison Globe.l -You cant work and worry at the same time to a good advantage.
 A man who worries throws rocks at his troubles, and hits himself.
 No woman was ever fortunate enough to get switches that matched her hair all over her head.
 The man who shouts most for good government is the one figuring on becoming an active, salaried pal Of it.
 Hundreds of. people are ignorant because they are so prejudlced they will not acquire information. Are you that way? Look yourself over.
 Corporations are robbed and blackmailed every day in the most cruel manner possible, by men who claim to be shocked at the immor- ality of the corporations.
 When a guest at dinner party, 1t is misfortune to sit in such a posi- tion that everything is passed to you first, as you will not always know what to do"
 It is often said every man should have a fad as a recreation. But most men have too many: We have noticed that the successful man makes his business his fad.
 There is certain kind of boy who won't play ball unless he can pitch or catch. After he grows up, he won't take any interest in poli- tics unless the other boys make hin a candidate.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28

need to be told to think twice before he speaks once.
 Some folks find out how far dol lar will go by seeing how far they can go on a dollar.
 The pig has never been known to express a desire for jewelry, though it often wears a ring.
 The chanticleer hat proves that not only must city folks look to the farmyard for their living, but also for their styles.
 Always stand up for the right, but do not wear yourself out with worry because you cannot turn the world and make it over in day.
 Many a woman as sharp as brier at the bargain counter, has been obliged to confess that she was fooled in the selection of husband.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
Out of the Ginger Jar.
LEarm Innrnal4


 There is a difference between a hoodo and a who don't.
 A level-headed man avoids many ups and downs in life.
 The skunk cannot be called penni- less since he always has a scent. A runabout wagon is greatly to be preferred to a runabout wife. It keeps the society doctors busy nowadays hunting up new diseases that the common people do not have. The evils of riches are seldom mani fest to those who possess them. No. The milky way was not caused by the COW jumping over the moon.
 Many stories are like ashes; when thoroughly sifted there is not much left.
 There is this to be said of the ap- pie tree--it never hides any fruit in it's trunk.
 The man who stutters does not
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
Fayetteville After New Road.

Fayetteville, April 23.-Addi- tioual force is added 10 the proba- bility of Fayetteville having an- other railroad. that of the Siloam Springs extension, whereby the city will get connection with the Kansas City Southern and direct connection with Kansas City. On Monday the Board Of Trade or the Commercial Club of Kansas City will arrive ou a special train as guests of the Fayetteville Com mercial Club in the interests of the proposed road. While here they will be shown the prosper ous conditions of the city and of- fered inducements to extend the road here through their influence.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
MENA ALWAYS READY,

The president of the Commercial Club at Hugo. Ok. requested visi- tor to Mena from that city to ascer- tain if Mena could be interested in a railroad to be built from there to Hot Springs by English capital.
 Well, rather
 If there is anything that Mcna particularly dotes on is chance to get right down and boost any propo- sition that will give it a railroad out let east and west.
 Bring on your English capital and your proposition.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
Pure Water and Protection From
 Insects.

It has been stated that any town in the South which has a good water supply and sewerage. and will drain the surrounding territory so as to protect it from the malarial mosqui- to has the necessary qualifications to entitle it to offer itself as health resort.
 To secure a water supply, avoid all possible surface drainage, and sewage from outbuildings and house and farm lots. To obtain protection from flies, clean the horse stables daily, put the manure in a tight box and haul to the fields once a week; and as further protection from those few which this may not destroy, screen at least the kitchen and din ing room. To avoid the malarial mosquito, destroy his breeding places. Drain all stagnant pools or swamps near the house and as far as practical use kerosene on those places that can't be drained. If nei- ther of these things can be done, then screen the bed rooms, at least. with fine meshed wire or cloth gauze.---Starkville Miss Progress sive Farmer and Gazette.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
NY LOVE AND L
WRITTEN sr A CONFEDERATE oFFlcsR WHILE
 PRISONER ON JoHNsoH's ISLAND

My Love reposes on rosewood frame,
 A bunk have l; A couch of feathery down flllsup the same,
 Mines straw, but dry. She sinks to sleep at night with scarce sigh With waking eyes watch the hours go by. My Love, her daily dinner takes In state
 And. SO do t2f; The richest viards flank her silver plate
 Course grub have l. Pure wine she sips, With ease her thirst to slake; Ipumpmy drink from Fries limped lake. My Love has all the world at will to roam;
 Three acres, l, She goes abroad, or quiet sits at home
 So, cannot l. Bright angels watch around her couch at night, A Yank with loaded gun keeps me in sight thousand weary miles now lay between
 My Love and l, To her this wintry night, cold, cal m, severe,
 l wait a sigh: And hope with all my earnestnesS Of soul, Tomorrow's mall will bring me my parole. There's hope ahead; we'll once more meet again,
 My Love and !; We'll wipe away all tears of sorrow then,
 Her lOYe-lit eye Will all my weary troubles then beguile, And keep this wayward Reb from John sons Isle.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28

The Star is in this issue offering to it's readers the first chapter of 'The Island of Regeneration" This re- markable story. written by Cyrus Townsend Brady, when issued in book form, received wide and favor able comment, and for this reason the right to use it in serial form was secured at considerable expense by this paper.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
SHOULD BE DEVELOPED.

The American Wine Press and Mineral Water News. trade journ. al published in New York, comments on recent article in The Star, which told of the waters running out of Polk county to the north, south, east and west. and of the mineral springs. It agrees with The Star in the main proposition, that If Polk county has hundreds of mineral springs which have me
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28

the Dutch standard provision was kept in the bill solely for the bene- fit of the sugar trust and at an ex- pense of millions of dollars a year for the people.
 A corporation with influence like that with Republican leaders is just ly regarded with suspicion in it's dealings with the government for Philippine lands. Kansas City Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
Moving Pictures in the Church.

Jane Addams says that on a Sun day night in Chicago one sixth of the entire population is packed into four hundred and sky. six places of entertainment, "says Woman's Home Companion for May. Churches :? No-moving picture shows The churches on Sunday night in Chi cago, and, we fear. in many other places are not conspicuously crowded. The problem is this: If the Chicago churches had presented an up-to- date moving picture show instead of a sermon, would the crowd have followed the films? lnasmuch as the church admission is free and the theater admission is from five to twenty-five cents, it is a fair assump- ton that the churches would have been filled. Now, if the object of the Sunday night service is primarily to reach the crowd on the street, and if, as has been shown, the mov- ing picture is much more vivid and attractive way of reaching that crowd than a sermon, why, in all seriousness, don't churches give us the thrilling stories of the Old Testa- ment, its beautiful tales of the New Testament and its modern illustra- tions of christian heroism in this and other lands, in the up-to-date form ---in moving pictures They may answer that they cannot get hold of the films and the machine, but this answer is not a good answer. Ex- cellent sacred pictures are shown ir the present professional entertain ments. and many illustrations of modern heroism, self-sacrifice and virtue in every program. Moreover demand for films for church ust would enlarge the supply. Moving picture machines are not expensive and can be easily operated. You can do it in your church. Why don't you ?"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28

President Taft may think he is having hard time with the Insur- gents on one side and the Interests en the other, but if the statistics were available it probably could be developed that he doesn't have as many troubles in a month as Cover nor Haskell of Oklahoma gets into most any morning before breakfast.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28

George Kirschke, formerly pastor of the German Lutheran church here, writes a Mena friend that he has been chosen secretary of the Rogers Commercial Club at Rogers, Ark. Mir. Kirschke is a hard and efficient worker and Rogers may be suffering with growing pains" if he is kept in harness.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28

The cost of bacon has advanced 300 per cent in the past ten years. That's hard on the ones who buy, but the Polk county farmer who kicks is mighty foolish.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28

A Chicago man wants divorce because his wife drinks two cases of beer per day. Now how lovely it would have been had that woman married a Milwaukee man
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28

An Eastern paper remarks that Theodore Roosevelt has been presi- dent" It might be added that he's not so much of has been" but what he may "come back"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28

Diarrhoea should be cured without loss of time and by a medicine which like Chamberlain s Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy not only cures promptly but produces no unpleasant after effects. It never fails and is pleasant and safe to take. Sold by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
FOR sTREET CORNERSTONE

Halley's comet travels 1856 miles a minute, says an authority. What a pity some of the speed-crazy anto- mobilists can't get ride on it.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28

dicinal value. they should be proper ly developed and exploited" And The Star believes the springs are here.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28
THE MENA EVENING STAR
ANNOUNCEMENTS A
FOR sHKRIFF

FOR SHERIFF The Star Is authorized to announce
 J. D. HOLMAN as candidate for the office Of sheriff O. Polk county, subject to the decision of the voters at the mex regular election.
 FOR STREET COMMISSIONER. The star is authorized to announce
 JAMES EM MERS0N as candidate for the office of Street Com missioner of the City of Mena, and having re- ceived the nomination by tho Democratic convention; he asks for the support Of the voters at the coming election.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-04-28

driveway and on every farm with- In radius of ten miles of Mena. Ladies are invited to come and bring their husbands with them.
 w. D. Durham,
 H. w. Cardwell,
 G. w. Petty,
 Committee.
The San Francisco call., 1910-06-26
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-08-13
A Flash in the Right Direction.

The fight inaugurated in Alexan-
dria by J. F. Letton, Hotel Bentley
manager, against the Cumberland
Telephone Co., for an Improvement
in the service of that city, may be-
said to have been u fash, but it was
a fash in the right direction. He
demanded that the Cumberland put
In the latest improved flash light
system, whereby connection il given
with central by simply taking down
the receiver, instead of having to
ring for this purpose, or an indie
pendent company would put in sys-
TEN of this kind on it's own hook.
The Cumberland Co. didn't want any
opposition, 80 it has agreed to put
in the improved system. and Alexan-
dria will profit by the controversy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-08-13
Hon. John G. Carlisle Dead.

John q. Carlisle, former secretary
Of the treasury under President Cleve-
land, died in the city of New York at
1918 p. m. July 31st. He was born
in Kent county, Kentucky, Sept. 5.
1885, and was in his 18th year. He
was Il member ofCongress from 1877
to 1890, and was Speaker of the
House from 1883 to 1899. He be-
came Secretary in 1898, and with
the retirement of the Democratic
party from power in 1897 he with
drew from politics and took up the
practice OF law. He was man of re-
markable mind, and it is said of him
that he ''never had clouded
thought" He had national fame as
q Fighter for principle, and alto
gether may be said to have been one
Of the strongest men we have ever
had in public life. He only had an
ordinary school education, but by
long study and by pouring over
books became noted for his literary
and scholarly attachments.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-08-13
The Registration of Voters.

Registrar r. s. Cameron arrived
home last Wednesday, having just
finished trip around the parish for
the registration of voters. He in
formed us that all told he had added
about 800 to the list of registered
voters, bringing the totalup to 1895.
OF this number about S25 are regis
tered as Democrats. lea wing say 27O
known as Independents, Republicans,
Socialists, etc. In a number of cases
persons declined to give their poll
tics, and ip those cases a big an. d."
was marked opposite their names,
meaning mot disclosed" Only II
or Is persons were registered as So
cialists, they being 40 few in number
as not to be entitled to political rec
ognition in the parish. 1t requires a
total Of ten per cent of the vote cast
to entitIe them to recognition, where
as they make a showing of less than
two per cent.
N0TE-The Above article appeared
in the Chronicle last week, but the
omission of an entire line in the orig
inul copy left out some of the essen
tial figures, making the statement
glaringly incorrect. About half OF
our edition was printed before the
error was discovered, so we reprint
the article in correct shape this week.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-08-13
Hon. d. J. Reid for Congress.

In our announcement column this
week will be found the maine of ID. j /.
Reid, of Lake Charles, who is a can
di,late for Congressman from this
district. Mr.. Reid is an able and
popular gentleman, strong with the
people OF his home parish, and most
favorably known to large circle
Of friends throughout the State. He
is being urged by his friends rs IN
every way fitted and worthy of the
position Of Congressman. and he will
receive hearty support throughout
the district as man who will repre-
sent the people with credit and dis
tinction. We shall print something
further in advocacy of Mr.. Reid's
candidacy later along.