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The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CoNFIRM TITLE.

NOTICE TO CONFIRM TITLE.
 Notice is hereby given that on the Fist day of January, 1910. Joe C. Allen filed in my of- flee his petition t0 the Chancery Court Of Polk county, Arkansas. praying that said Court at It's October term 1909, by It's decree. confirm and quiet his title to the following described lands, situate in The county of Polk, state of Arkansas. towit; Beginning at the northeast corner of the SEA SW Ii, Section 36 Township s., Range 32 w., and running thence west lli2 feet. thence south il3 feet: thence east 527 feet; thence south 703 feet; thence east 5S5 feet to the east line ofsaid forty acre tract; thence north on the line to the place Of beginning, and otherwise described as Lots 1 and In Block 1, in the town of Old Cove also begin ming on the west line Of said SEH SWh Sec ton 36, Township S., Range g w.. at point ll3 feet north Of the southwest corner Of the same and running thence east l32feet. thence south W feet; thence east iIl feet; thence south 23 feet thence east l4 feet; thence north igB feet: hence west 37 feet to the west line of said tract; thence south 3S0 feet to the place of beginning, and otherwise described as Lot Lots and 10 in Block 2,in the said town of Old Cove. and also beginning at the north east corner of the NltI NWl4 Section 1, in Township of Range g w., and running south 20O0 links thence west 1914 Inks. thence north 226 links; thence west i3 links; thence north 1929 links; thence east 5i5 links. thence south Ii iinks thence east 3l6 links; thence north 15S links; thence east llS5 links to the place of beginning and containing 39 and 4o-lO0 acres; also the WM Of NW4 Of said section l, Township { s.. Range 3 w., con taining 80 acres.
 Therefore all persons who claim any inter est in and to said lands or any part thereof are hereby warned and called upon to appear In said Court within seven weeks from this date and show cause, if any there be, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted and why the title of the said petitioner in and to said lands and every part thereof should not be In him quieted and confirmed.
 Given under my hand as clerk of Inc Polk Chancery Court, on this 2lst day of January, feb l06t Clerk.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
PERILS OF OvER-P0LITENESS
According to This, Sudden Changes Are Things That It Is We'll
 to Avoid.

Following Is an extract from a lee. ture delivered recently at the Battle Creek sanatorium by Horace Fletcher:
 Never have scrap at the table; never discuss bills at the table; never argue politics, religion, or the sui frage movement. because it is inimical to digestion What you should do is to prepare yourself to pass compli- ments across the table, for that is the best sauce for digestion
 One of the comic papers in New York the other day, in commenting upon this assertion of mine, made a series of pictures in which the hus- band had come down all prepared to make a c' ange in his demeanor at these times. He had been a surly man, who took his newspaper to the table. bolted his meal, and was off to his work. But now he had conclud- ed to reform; so he came down all smiles. and as he sat at the table, he began to say: Mother, I never saw you looking better than you do this morning. And she looked at him. It was such a surprise she did not know what he was going to say next Then he took some food, and he said: How perfectly delicious; 1t seems as if I never tasted anything quite so good in all my life.' Then her wonder was excited more and more. He made only one other break in this direction. when she picked up chicken leg and threw it at him, saying: q will teach you to be sarcastic in my pres. ence."
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
VARIOUS KINDS OF COURAGE
individuality Among Lower Animals as Marked as It Is Among
 Human Beings.

T believe that there are as many different kinds of courage among ami mals as among men" said John Trainor of Richmond, Va.
 There are men who can wade into crowd of husky opponents. and. as long as fists are the weapons, fight 10 the last gasp Some of these same men may dodge around the corner as soon as a revolver shows up. On the other hand, gun fighter, de prived of his weapon, may get out of the way speedily before the fists of an angry enemy.
 There is just about the same sort of difference between the courage dis. played by possum and coon. I've lust come hack from little hunting trip in the mountains of Virginia, and l heard more than one story which proved this assertion. When pos. sum is treed or 'denned' he never pre- tends to show fight. He just hugs the limb and calmly waits for one of the hunters to climb up the tree or into the den and pull him out Oi course, he will bite if he is not seized behind the neck, but he never puts up fight.
 Now, a coon is one of ;he nastiest customers for a pack of dogs to han. dle that you can readily find. He is game to the core, and many a va,I able coon dog has passed away as a result of one of tttse encounters First of all, when he finds the dogs on his lrail he will try to escape. But when he is cornered there is bound to be some trouble for dog or two of the pack.
 The peculiar feature, though, is that a possum can whip coon with out half trying. The coon is afraid c4 the possum and gives him a wide berth. They tell stories down there in the mountains to the effect that a coon, worsted h. fight with a pos, sum, has fought off pack of dogs and that this same pack has then treed the .possum, who allowed him self to be captured without a struggle possum has coon courage, but no dog courage l don't pretend to un derstand the reason for these traits but I am sure of the facts"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
Cures Blood, Skin Diseases. Eczema
 Greatest Blood Purifier Free.

If vOur blood Is impure, thIn, diseased, hot or full of humors, if you have blood poison. cancer. eating sores, scrofula, eczema, itching, risings and pumps, swell ings or superating sores, scabby pimply skin, ulcers, bone pains. catarrh, rheumatism, or any blood or skln disease, take Bot anic Blood Balm (B.B.B.) Soon all sores heal, aches and pains stop and the blood is made pure and rich. Druggists or by express Sl per large bottle. Sample free by writing Blood Balm Co , Atlanta. Ga. B. B. B. Is es pecially advised for chronic, deep seated cases of blood or skin diseases. as it cures after all else fails. Sold in Mena, Ark, by w. c. Vandiver.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
PHILADELPHIA QUIET
NEGOTIATIONS FOR SETTLEMENT OF STREET CAR STRIKE Mov.
 ING ALONG AMIcABLY.
TROUBLE IS PROVING COSTLY
business Men Estimate That the City IS Losing s1,ooo,ooo Every Day That the Strike Continues--Anothe, "orkmen's Meeting Prevented.

Philadelphia, Mar. 19.-The peace. able and thoroughly polite gentlemen on both sides of the strike controversy are still seeing" each other without Dioodshed, bitter words or hard feel ings. but the police department under lne able, guiding hand of Col. John Iayior, is still prepared for any sort or an emergency. The colonel does not take any chances. In these min Ing times of peace and general good VIII he is still prepared for battle, murder and sudden death.
 The word went forth that at 9 in the morning the union men were to meet at Logan Square. half a mile rom the center of the city. At there were enough policemen in Logan Square to put down a civil war. There were so many policemen that there was no room for anyone else. Police men sat on the fountain, the center of the park; policemen by platoons lined the four sides of the park.
 It was an imposing spectacle. Prob ably so many fat men never have gath cred into such small space and the nurse maids of that quiet neighbor. hood gaped in innocent wonder. Promptly on the dot up came a large green automobile and out stepped Col. John Taylor, girdled for war. He looked about him on the great con course of preservers of the peace and then he looked for the union mass meeting. There was no mass meet. ing. There was only a few admiring nurse maids and deeply interested small boys. The colonel seemed dis appointed. It is believed that the union men perpetrated a little prac- tical joke on the hard worked officers.
 Peace negotiations are still wagging wearily along. Transit men who do not like to see Mir Earle get the credit for establishing peace have still further complicated matters by their weak efforts at settling the trouble. The union men announce that unless peace is reached by Monday the state wide strike will be declared. It is still question of the fate of the 17S men. This is the point on which peace hinges. The whole matter has degenerated into the trivial effsrts of many small men to attend a matter which two business men might settle in the time it takes to smoke short cigar.
 And Philadelphia cries to heaven that it is losing million a day
 There are no signs of real trouble The leaders are taking tea together and gradually drawing closer together.
 It is only matter of time and in Philadelphia as elsewhere time is money.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
lSeal.l
CAN MAKE THE OPPORTUNITY
Down and Wait for the Auspicious
 Occasion.

Opportunity knocks at every man's ioor, and if he does not answer. goes lway," Is the common saying; yet there is theory advanced to the eff. ect that there are many times when man who has failed to open the door can lure back the much sought lefty again
 q have always thought" said we'll known business veteran, who has made his own way to the top, that men can make their opportunities. l suppose in the course of every mans fife opportunity fairly tramples on his toes, but he too often fails to realize 1t l know that there are lots of peo- ple who have been bumped and knocked about by opportunity and have ignored 1t: but have also known men who have created oppor- tun.ties out of nothing. and who have made places for themselves.
 These are the men in our busy world of affairs who do RS4 wait for things to come to them, but who go out and find the things they want. A smart man can usually create the job he is after if he keeps his eyes open and nses a little initiative. The kick CT is usually the man who has failed to find this out.
 q have heard men howl because things go against them in business yet they seldom turn their hand or make an effort to better things them selves. Such man has no right tc Lfok
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
,,eny Kills Independence.

How many men are to-day antici' rating their earnings, pledglng their salaries, and are thus under the ne. cessity of dragging after them load of debts and obligations which se- riously affects their action as free ano independent men.
 Nothing lowers man in self-respeoi! like placing himself at the mercy o' tradesu en. Running into debt Is not onlv slavery of the worst kind, but if ,s hard for a man who IS in debt to be truthful. for while he is framing ex ,nses for postponlug payment he is snt to contrlve falsehocds. Many a man has dated his decline from the dow m which he first borrowed moaey
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24

 NUTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF TITLE Notice is hereby given that on the i2th day of March, 1906, by his deed of convey ance duly executed and delivered, and by virtue and authority of the statutes of the state Of Arkansas and for and in the name Of the state Of Arkansas, r. E. Conway, Commfs- sioner Of State Lands of the state Of Arkansas s sold to the undersigned the following de- scribed landssituated in Polk county, Arkan- sas to-wit:
 NE14 Of the SE4 of Section 27. Township South, Range 29 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian.
 All persons who can set up any right to the lands so purchased In consequence of any in- formality or irregularlty connected with such sale or conveyance as aforesaid are hereby called upon to do so before the Chan cery court of Polk county. Arkansas, at the April. 1910, term of said court, at which tim c the undersigned will present a petition to the court for confirmation of his title toi said lands.
 This March n. 1910.
 II St charles Sanford.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
"A TEXAS MAN "BIT" FOR Sl8,OOO
I. E. George Told Jury at Council Bluffs How Mabray Gang
 Robbed Him.

Council Bluffs, Ia., Mar. 17.-An interesting witness in the Mabray case today was T. E. George of San Anton. 10, Tex who said he was relieved of slS,OOO in connection with a wrestling match at New Orleans two years ago. In which one of the contestants ap. parently suffered a serious hemorrhage in the second bout He named Joseph r. Wright, now under indictment but not yet arrested as the friend" who Induced him to participate in the af- fair. Letters which passed through the mails played an important part in leading MT. George into the tolls and they were produced in evidence.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
SAYS THE CHARGES WILL VANISH
Secretary BaIIineer Declares Nothing Has Been Brought Against Him
 But lnuendoes.

St. Paul. Mar 17.-According to Richard A. Ballinger, secretary of the Interior, who was in St. Paul to ad- dress the Minnesota Conservation convention, the insurgent movement is something like fantasy. and the Bal finger investigation in Washington is of less importance in the East than in the West. Speaking of the Glavis charges, Mir. Ballinger said:
 "So far nothing has been brought to light but suspicious, inuendoes and in- timations. These l will dispel as soon as my evidence is in"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
NOTICE OF RECEIvER'S SALE.

Notice is.hereby given that the undersigned, as receiver in the case pending In the Chan cery Court of Polk county, wherein tho Ingham Lumber Com pany .s plaintiff; and w. D. Allen Is defendant, will on the 3rd day of March, 1910, at Rust station in Polk county, Arkansas, between the hours pro vided by law for Judicial sales, offer and sell to the highest and best bidder. all and sin gular. the property and effects belonging 10 the said defendant, which have bsen taken Into my hands as such receiver consisting of l2 acres of land at Rust, together with im- prOyements thereon, store fixtures comput- ing scales, cheese cutter, oil tank, stove. lamps, blacksmith shop and tools, one grist mill, five wagons, one number two and half Mississippi planer and one FayEgan pianer and one saw mill one II by l4 Water town engine, one boiler, is hy i2, one Kings land and Douglas s0 saw gin, complete with press. feeder, condenser, scales and suction, on9 re-saw, edger, blow pipe, fan, eight iurn- Der buggies, three cant hooks. one Snow pump, Fixtures for steam dry kiln, 2,3,00o ft. ofoak and pine lumber, l25 900 feet ofoak and pine logs on the yard; one Wyatt saw mill. one s by F engine and one 36 by boiler To- cated In the country.
 This sale Is tU be for one third cash in hand and the remainder to be paid in ninety days with note and approved security, together with ten per cent interest The land to be sold separately.
 Given under my hand this, the 18th day of February, 1910. A. H. Ss oggin.
 feb2l Receiver.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
ehor. and to the Point.

One of the shortest speeches re corded in forensic annals is that oi Taunton. afterward judge, Charles pb,l,ns an Irish orator, had made a fIowery speech in an assault case Taunton. who was for the defendant, .aid fin reply: "My friends eloquent ,omnlaint amounts, in plain Englisn, to this: That his client has received good, sound horsewhipping, ana my m defense is as short-thst he rieniy u'' served it."
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
RESTORATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS
 IN NATIONAL. FOREST


 Notice is hereby given that the lands de. scribed below, embracing 40 acres. within the Arkansas, ational Forcss, Arkansas, will be subject to settlement and entry under the provisions Of the homestead laws Of the United states and the act of June II, 1906, t3i Stat, 2s3l, at the nited States land office at Camden, Arkansas. on April 2s, 1910. Any settler who was actually and in good faith claiming any of said lands for agricultural purposes prior to January |, 1908, and has not aban toned the same, has a preference right to make a homestead entry for the lands actually occupied. Said lands were listed upon the applications Of the persons mentioned below, who have the preference right subject to the prior right of any such settler, provided such settler or applicant is qualified to make homestead entry and the preference rights exercised prior to A pril 28, 1910 on which date the lands will he subject to settlement and entry by any qualified person. The lands are as follows; The NJ of NWl4 Of SEA of SWh the SWA of NW4 ofSEA of SWl4; the NW4 of SWA ofSbl4 oi SWA of Sec. 36 T. s., K g W.,5th P. NJ. 10 A. listed upon the application of lsom Cornell son of k. r. n. No. 2, Mena. Arkansas; List 3-25S. The SWA of NE4 of SEli; the Sls o l NWA of NE1f Of SEi4: the SEA of NWA ol SE4;the Sl5 Of NE4 Of NWi4 of SEA of Sec
 23, T. S., R. 3t w., 9th F. M.: W acres, appl
 cation of James r. Davis of Hatfield, Ark
 List 3-300. $. V. Proudfit, Acting Commis
 sioner of the General Land Ofce Alp
 proved February 1. 1910. Frank Pierce, First
 Assistant Secretary of the Interior.
 March 10, 1t
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
women.s Progress in England.

The judge at Marylebone, England, says great change is taking place day by day in the sexes in his country. "h used to be-" said the judge. almost unheard of for man to complain or being beaten by a woman. But now adays women are becoming so inde- pendent, so aggressive and so anxious to protect themselves that it is quite a common thing for men to come to court and complain of being assaulted by women, and very soon one Will De abIe to say in England with truth that of the two sexes the weaker is the man. not the woman" In the case under trial a Mrs. Taylor had trounced Mir Lowell until he could scarceiy walk and then she tore his coat away from him. took 1t to her aat and hung lt mn on her bedpost as "scalp.
 The judge turned MT. Lowell over to a doctor and fined Mrs. Taylor " ano
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
rohaceo.

The first recorded mention ot tobac- co Is in Columbus diary. for Novem. her 20. 14s2. The use of 1t was intro. duced into Spain. and about 1900 tho French ambassador at Lisbon. Jean Nicot. sent some of the favorite weed to France. where it was named in hon ar of him 'Nicotiana." It seems to have been first brought to England lv Iane's returning colonists in 1886, and early in the seventeenth century if was becoming fashionable to smoke in snite of the bull of Pope Urban vnI and King James "counterbAst to Tobacco.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24

In Dr. Shops Health Coffee, pure healtbful toasted grains, malt, nuts ctc., are SO cleverly blended as to givt a wonderfully true coffee taste. color and flavor. And besides, Health Cof fee goes a third farther than any other kind. You actually get 100 full cups from a 25c, l ! pound package. And Heath Coffee is made in minute. No 2u or 30 minutes tedious boiling is at all necessary. And besides There k not grain af real coffee ln it Sold by all grocers.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
CAN SPRAY KANSAS ORCHARDS
Wichita Court Decision Gives Statt Officials the Right Where the
 Owners Do Not Act.

Topeka. Kan, Mar. 19-The San Jose scale law has been held valid by the Kansas courts. The test case has just been decided in Wichita. Charles Shukers, assistant at orney general. who aided the county attorney of Sedg- wick county, brought the story to Ts. peka
 This practically settles the right of the chronological commission to 20 on farms where trees are infected with San Juse scale and spraying the trees in cases the land owner does not attend to the trees himself.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
Letter aEu Caused rrouhIs.

The letter "e' has caused quaint oaarrel between the parish council and me oyerseers of Brockenhurst, Hants. Ingand. The parish council dect1ed some tlme ago to add e" to the nsme VI 'nelr Village. but when the overscers 'sseSed pFecepts for Brockenhurste tnsy refused to pay. = they said they u'u not know ot sseA place. Conse- sueh's sAs ss~nsa has no money and aas got ise GU: snd now the over seers are being logged to pay, at all vents under protest. and leave the
 question to bs threshed out at the annual parish meeting.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
A Irving Experience.

Assistant Lighthouse Keeper Al" Smith, who helps tend the beacon on the West Bank light, in Princess bay, just inside of Sandy Hook, N. J.. was recently picked up at Hoffman's island in his small boat. He had attempted to row to the mainland and had lost his way in the fog. He was eight hours in his uncovered boat before he was rescued.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24

Fortify now against the Grip,-toir, II II .u,,,as avery season sure. Preventics oon ,he lit,le Candy Cold Cure Tablets,
 ssn' snu in this respect most certain and dependable safeguard; Preyenlicsi vent s,aa ~ the M asneeze stage" will, as well, aiso s surely head of. all common I,l co,as' c, 2 5 But promptness is ailp,r. ail-impor,anS, n. Paen pas Preyentics in the pocket or n r,,ria for instant use. Box oi F, Ssi Sold by Davis Drug Co Flns ''p RelIahlei'l
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
NoTICE Fop PuBIICATIoN.

Depart ment of the Interior, U \. Land Of flee at Camden, Ark, March i5, 1910.
 Notice Is hereby given that
 SOLOMON ii. K iiBJ KY, Of Mcna. Ark. who, on December 26, i90l made Homestead Entry No. 2935S Serial No 0l527l for the SEA- of SWIf Sec. 3i, T. S.. K 3iW., on December I9, fS06 made Homestead Entry No. 3Gz7l Serial No. O3O23j for the N ], of NW4 Sec. < TBS. k. 3l w.. and on Janu ary IS, 1g07, made Homestead Entry No Sec. 3, TBS, R3l w., 5th Prin. Meridian. has filed notice Of his intention to make final fve-year proof, to establish claim to the land above described. before the county clerk of Polk county, at Mena, Ark, on the ith day of May, 1910
 Claimant names as witness: James M Goodwin. James Moore Ruff D. Lane. Ar. thur Perry, all of Mena, Ark.
 II. c. Frledhem. March 2l 1910. Register
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
NOTICE FOR PuBLICATIoN.

Department or the Interior, U S. Land Uf- flee at Camden, Ark, February l6 1910.
 Notice Is hereby given that
 ISAAC N. STANDKIDGE of Opal. Ark, who on September 2, ig04, made Homestead Entry No. 2SD9f Serial No. and the SEL Of SEI See. 27. Township , south, Range 2S West. 5th Prin. Meridian. has filed notice Of intention to make final hNe-year proof 10 establish claim to the land County court Of Polk county, at Mena, Ark, on the End day of April, 1910.
 Claimant names as witnesses: William M Foster, James NJ. Standridge, William K. fackey, Peter D. Mays, all of Opal, Ark. Feb 2f II G. Friedheifn, Register
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24
NOTICE FoR PunLIcATIoN

Department Of the Interior. |. $. Land Of flee at Camden, Arkansas March II, 1910. Notice is hereby given that
 JOSEPH J. FRY of Ink, Arkansas, who, on December 3, 1907 made Homestead Entry No. 3l051 Serial No 0}5IIl, for the SW14 of the SEif, section & Township s, Range 20 W 9th Principle Me, ridian, has filed notice of intention to make final five-year proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the clerk Of the kansas, on the 27tb day of April, l9l0 Claimant names as witnesses: David Luns ford Tone Lunsford, Dell fempleton, George Wilcox. all of Ink, Arkansas.
 II. c. Friedhem, March I7, 1910. Register
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-24

the sa.llng tiny nerve. no larger than inc ina ,snest h sllken thread, takes from reep,.s near1 It's impulse, it's power, it's bidaas- The stomach also has it's sha", sen, or inside nerve. It was Dr.
 to tSp sno first told us it was wrong Hears . weak or failing Stonach,
 s,r. gr. Ahsop's Restorative. is directed msa, asn. for the cause of these ail- side n.. nese weak and faltering in- ernls'aes; 'srNes; This, no doubt clearly lsE ',ns ra Why the Restorative has oi Drucss,so.w stown so rapidly in-popularity Restnssasss Say that those who test the become saslve sl' even for few days, soon fal merit uls convinced of it's wonder IiIssn' is ,ha Treating the cause of x sickness e,s way s sSuiy sensible and successful pld RsIIsba,do 1v'a oy Davis Drug O., ''The