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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-27
SLAUGHTER PREVENTED
Arrival OF Police Saves Children From
Maniac Father.
Ispecial b The T!mes,Dlspatch.l

u
Especial o The Timcs-D ispatch.l
Hartford. Conn. March 2G.--An In
sane father was prevented from
his four little children on;
the banks of the Connecticut River
o-day by the timely arrival of the.
police. When located back of the
bushes. lis four boys were partly un-
dressed and were lined in a row, the
maniac father standing over them
with uplifted axe. A boy OF four was
to have been the first victim. The
child was standing beneath tho shin
ing blade with u crucifix in ono hand
calmly awaiting his fate. The others.
under orders of the mailman, had part
3ly removed their clothing and were
terrified spectators. Theapolices dashed
Through the undersroWtf, threw the
mailman aside and gave their imme.
date attention to the children. The
father was then taken to tho police
station and locked In a padded cell
SHo is "a Pole. Valente Chonglc. HI
had been dispossessed by his land.
ia y i. Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-27
ClUPlD's BUSY DAY
. III yellow snn.ihel An Record. in

little FcllOw SnlnAhell a I Rccords IN,
3 Easter dilinKs. RI Ss
Il New York. March a 2 .s.---Ali 4 laastarl
,racords for marriage licenses ill83this
city were found 10 have been broken
when Il the marriage @ license bureau
this afternoon closed its 4 doors or
the Az One lundred and 81 gilt
ASH Kainst sseY zen tyrsl on sS'a tn relay n
lhefore East IN ear, ~ lie N csrne-,
lcrds Al i owed ha 20 IanunI' no
bureau has iss sued 90 n icens SOS, COM,
pared n \ n e,5 90 Ne sane peylod
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-27
I DOES NOT THINK 1T. A sN NJ B
Day Comments ON Refusal of Taft 70
f Attend syracuse Unlvcrsity BANQUET

Especial to Tho Times pIspatch,l
s. Syracuse, n. y. March 26.-Chancel-
5lorsaJamcs Roscoe Day, of Syracuse
university, does not seem to think fe
has boon snubbcd by President Taft
because tho latter has withdrawn his
acceptance of5an Invitation to attend
a banquet of the New York City Alunl-
nj Association OF Syracuse University,
"Wednesday, at which tho chancellor is
to speak. f3l$
II II did not know President TAFT had
been invited,"ets the only comment the
chancellor wi make, rs Yt Ia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-27
ii TRIAL is POSTPONED
", sister. Will Not race cm

NVardInw SlsterN VIII Not Fncc Court
!! Till May.
", New York. March e 8,--The trial OF
tho three Wardlnw & sisters 5 for the
smurd or q q Ocey U M, sn end, Il tha East
to-day from April 4 G. to VIA ! !. The
most tenement was d Is lsed L ny 4 'rnaecil-
tor Mott. or 4 Iasse g coun tyss N III. on
account pfy tho illness OF u Police sser.3
lgcant c9'Nc! lam !!.nlnorta wttn ness,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-27
8C0MPR mise IS DEC LINED
New Haven Road Employees Give COM
pany One More Chance,

panS One More Chance,
Especial to Tho Times pispatch.l
New Haven, Conn. March a6,--The
committee OF the tralnmen. Sardmen
and conductors of tho New Haven road,
who early his 5weclS voted 81 to strilSe. X
such n step should proYe necessary,
threw down tho gauntlet again this
lafternoon, when they absolutely res
fused to accent a. co lnpromise propo-
Esition made by ProsldentI iMellen and
delivered to thepmen FRIDAY, a final
snttempt, before Astriklng. vii he made
ihy tho committee nov NJ onday.s and
more cha ntys IA . elfsys AstteN condi-
lions. q. NJ 81 ~ !,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-27

IE(ContinUed On I,a.gle.. SLY.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
A NATIONAL BOYCOTT
AN ANTITRUST LEAGUE OF WIDE SCOPE ORGANIZED AT
 WASHINGTON.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN IT
Consumers Propose to Refuse to Buy Food Products When the Price is Placed Too High by the Trade Com binatlons.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Plans for a national boycott of those combinations that increase the cost of living were laid here when the National Antitrust league was launched. Members of congress are interested in the new movement, and immediate steps will be taken toward perfecting state or ganizations. Then, when prices soar, the league members by stopping the use of such articles or commodities as have gone above certain level, will try to put them back by refusing to furnish a market
 The plan was tried in Germany a few years ago and, according to a re- port, broke up a combine that had raised the price of coffee to an al most prohibitive point
 The meeting was informal and no final organization was effected. It was agreed. however, that the crusade just beginning should go under the name of the National Antitrust league, and that the organization should be non-political. As soon as congress reconvenes a permanent or ganization will be effected.
 Among the speakers were Repre- sentative Champ Clark, the house minority leader; Representatives Alex ander and Murphy Of Missouri, Martin of South Dakota, Kinkaid of Nebraska, Mckinley of California and Morgan of nEIahnfna Aft Nf. ceived from Representative Bartholdt of Missouri and Faulkner of Vermont.
 One matter was settled, however. The women of the United States will be taken into membership on equal terms with the men and will have equal voice in the campaign The women. being the housekeepers of the country. the pioneers of the plan be- lieye their assistance is vital to sue cess.
 We furnish the purses" said one of the speakers, but our wives and sis ters and mothers make the disburse- ments from them. We've got to have he women with us."
 Accordingly, when congress meets The league will work through the rep resentatives, and in some cases through senators, with view to hay Ing them interest themselves in the organization of state branches. A nominal fee will be charged each mem- Der, probably not exceeding 25 cents year. to cover the cost of mailing proclamations against certain articles of food that have been pushed too high in the market.
 national charter probably will be sought and the head offices likely will De in Washington.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
Cures Blood, Skin Diseases. Eczema
 Greatest Blood Purifier Free.

If your 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 mic Blood Balm (B.B.B.) Soon sll sores heal, aches and pains stop and the blood is made pure md rich. Druggists or by express 'l per large bottle. Sample free oy writing Blood Balm Go :, Atlanta, Ga. B. B. B. IS es ,ecialIy advised for chronic, deep
 eated cases of b ocd or skin liseases, as it cures after all else
 alls. Sold in Mena, Ark, by
 V. c. Vandiver.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
ENLARGE HARBoR AT ADEN
British Stronghold at Red Sea ls Again to Be an important
 Port.

Alden, the British stronghold that Sea. has of late years fallen behind the times from a commercial point of view. says an exchange. Through the poor harbor facilities the trade of Alden, once paramount between Egypt and India, has been largely trans ferred to ports that were quite obscure few years ago. as Berbera on the British Somali coast. Jibuti alongside of 1t on French territory and Hodeida. the Tnrkish-Arabian port on the Red sea. Many of the larger modern yes sells, unable to enter the inner harbor of Alden and unwilling to suffer the expense of lighterage. have dropped the ctn entirely by enlarging thetr bunkers sufficiently to take enough fuel to carry them from Suez to Co lombo and vice versa.
 To remedy this state of affairs, the Alden port trust at the beginning of the year decided to make extensive Improvements, dredging the entire area of the mooring basin in the inner harbor and the entrance channel. Work was begun in March last, and although the contract called for com pletion within two years, 1t Is now certain that by the end of February next the entire project will have been carried out so that the very largest vessels that now pass through the Suez canal will be accommodated iD the inner harbor of Alden.
 This much-needed activity in Alden harbor forms parallel to the vast Improvements now carried on at Sing apore, that other citadel of British i'm perial sway There. too. competition had made itself keenly felt for some years. thanks to the awakening activ- ity of the Dutch in making the best of their opportunities in the Malay archipelago. Of the rivals that have arisen to Singapore, the best known. but not the only one, is Sabang, at the entrance to the Straits of Malacca. This competition, so surprising and fre- quently alarming to British interests. Is proving needed stimulus to Brit lsh enterprise, to which a too-long-en. joyed monopoly had been wholly un- favorable. The magnificent works un- dertaken both at Alden and Singapore, together with the project for a new naval base at Bombay, are irrefutable evidences of Great Britain's continued supremacy. while the fact that the Suez canal, when fully dredged in an other five years. will allow far larger vessels to pass through than at pres ent Is a guarantee for still vaster i'm provements to be carried out by Great Britain in the harbors of her em- pire.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
The stork and the EaoIo.

"A West Philadelphia teacher was talking about wild animals and birds to class of little girls" said Secre- tary Dick of the board of education in relating some O. the amusing incl dents that happen in the public schools
 She had told them about the car nivorous animals and beasts of ths jungle and began asking questions about birds of prey.
 Can anyone in the class tell me. she asked, what bird 1t is that Is So strong that 1t can fly down out of the sky and carry of small child with ease?'
 There was moments pause, and then little girl in the rear of the classroom frantically raised her hand
 "I know fairly shouted the bright pupil, under stress of great excite ment, it's the stork. cause one of 'em brought baby to our house last night!' '"-Philadelphia Record.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE

1 will be at the below named places from a. m., to 4 D. m., on the following dates for the pur- pose of collecting taxes of the state, county and city. etc. You are earnestly requested to bring correct description of your real estate, it any youhave. and if you should fail to do this you are Ii able top yon the wrong property: Rich Mountain, Monday, Janu. ary 3, 1910.
 Eagle Gap, Tuesday, January 1, 1910.
 Ouachita, Wednesday, January }, 1910.
 Mountain, Dr. Norris Mill, Thursday, January 6, 1910.
 Mountain, Egger, Friday and Saturday, January and s, 1910. Lower Big Fork, Monday, Janu- arc 10. 1910.
 Upper Big Fork, Tuesday, January II, 1910.
 Fulton; Wednesday, January 12. 1910.
 Gap Springs, Thursday, Janu- ary l3. 1910.
 East Faulkner, Friday, January IA. 1910.
 West Faulkner, Saturday, Janu- ary l5, 1910.
 Freedom, Monday and Tuesday, January 17 and Is, 1910.
 Cedar, Wednesday, January 19, 1910.
 Eagle, at Rust, Thursday, Jan uary 20, 1910.
 Potter, Friday, January 2l, 1910.
 Center, at Dallas, Saturday, January P, 1910.
 Ozark Township, at Grannis, Monday and Tuesday, January 2+ and p, 1910.
 Ozark Township, at Wickes, Wednesday, January 26, 1910.
 White Township. at Hatton, Thursday, January 27, 1910.
 White Township, at Jansen, Friday and Saturday, January 2S and 2Y, 1910.
 White Township, at Cove, Mon day, January 3l, and Tuesday, February 1, 1910.
 Cove Township, at Hatfield, Wednesday, and Thursday Feb ruary and 3, 1910. Mena, at court house, from February 4 to April 10, 1910.
 All must pay taxes by April 10 1910, or else pay penalties.
 ]. w. Cunningham,
 Sheriff and Ex otficio Collector of Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
The MuIIet In Gulf Waters.

The mullet has always attracted goodly share of attention. His fame is not circumscribed by the boundaries of the gulf. Whether the visitor be from the Atlantic or the Pacific coast or from the shores of the Mediterran- can or the Baltic. he wants to see, ex- anime and feast on the mullet.
 He is the best known fish that swims. Some have prejudice against him, but like all feelings of this na- ture, it rests on an unsubstantial foun- dation. It cannot bear investigation. for the mullet plays a greater part :n appeasing the craving for sea foods than any fish that inhabits the waters of the gulf. He is here in summer and winter, in fall and in spring. When the fisherman contemplates his plight, when luck is against him and a feeling of depression creeps over him, the mullet, always ready to give him a helping hand, rushes into his seine and contributes to his fortune and to the gastronomic pleasure of he thousands of people to whom they are shipped He is regular standby. Tn prosperity and in diversity he is always in abundance. TT Pascagoula Chronicle.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
NEWSPAPERS IN THE TROPICS
One Mans Way of Getting a Fresh Paper from Home Each
 Morning.

Down in the tropics we don't get the newspapers from home every day." said the man with the tanned face
 'and when we do get them 1t isn't matter of skimming through them in hurry, as man would do up here A newspaper with real news from the United States is something to treasure up
 When the steamer comes in that brings my weeks accumulation of pa pers from home just skim across the first pages 10 see what has happened of importance. Just a case of looking at the headlines for me. Then I take the papers and put them in order of their dates.
 Each morning when I sit down to breakfast take one paper. I read that carefully through from the first to the last. If cant get through with 1t before noon I don't hurry. but make 1t do for the late evening too The next day I take up the next date, and so on. We get about one mall a week. so just about get through with one batch when the next is due" His bearer. who had been in the tropics was able to testify to the thor. oughness with which the exiles read the newspapers.
 You fellows beat me-" he said. T know whenever I get down to one of the stations I always find folks who can ask me more questions about the details of articles in the newspapers that I hardly read at home than you would think possible.
 Tt gives man a pretty strong sense of how quiet the life must be in some of those places I should think some of the newspapers would be worn out the way the men go over every bit of news which is almost for. gotten matter by the time it gets to them"
 Tt isn't the men alone" said the ex-consul, "who want to see the pa- pers. It would amuse some folks to see the women studying up the au- tumn and winter styles and discuss ing the pictures of some fur piece or heavy coat, with a thermometer up in the nineties and not showing any particular signs of falling. Of course when it comes to the summer things they naturally want to know, because they have a chance to make use of those fashion hints; but the idea of fur coat few degrees north of the equator is a good joke"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
SOME REMARKS FROM MARIA
While the "Head of the House" Just Listens.

You've got to listen to me, John." she said. whether you want to hear me or not,
 She was fight.
 John couldn't escape
 He was standing by the window, shaving himself. having just begun the operation.
 What is it, Maria?" he asked
 I'm getting tired of playing second fiddle in this house!" she exclaimed.
 Get 8 graphophone."
 And I'm not going to do it any longer either! l am going to assert my rightful prerogative and have something to say hereafter in the business affairs of this household Who made you the absolute dictator of the family? The apostle Paul? think not, John Dorkins. When Paul appointed the husband as the boss of the home he was writing to the Corinthians. I never thought much of those Corinthian women, anyway. They were poor coots. Do you think he'd dare to tell the women nova days to keep silence in the churches and to learn wisdom from their hus- bands at home? Not muchl He'd be on their side. The time has come. tell you, when women are going to declare themselves. They intend to have their say whenever there is any thing to be done. What right has the man of the house. just because he has a bass voice and wears the trousers, to set himself up as a grand mogul, or a czar, or a sultanl You call me your better half in joking way, but it's no jokel I'm the submerged half. and you know It. I cant even rise to a point of order. It's contrary to the old parliamentary rules established by St Paul and adopted by all hus- bands. There's going to be another set of rules adopted, let me tell you! You are not going to have things all your own way hereafterl Just as sure as you live, John Dorkins--''
 Maria" interposed Mir Dorkins, proceeding to father the other side of his face, you talk like campaign orator."
 No Engagement.
 Have you finished enumerating the things you won't do?" inquired Mrs Housekeep.
 The prospective cook admitted that she had.
 Then perhaps you'll specify the things you can't do. Then I can tell If we can get along together"
 The prospective cook decided right there that they couldn't
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
WHY UMBRELLA WAS RETURNED.
Something of Joke on the Late
 Henry Ward Beecher.

Among the financial friends of the great preacher was one old broker in New York--an aggressive Unitarian, which sect he often said bore "the trade mark of honesty" One day he met Mir. Beecher hurrying toward Wall street ferry to avoid the down pour of a sudden rainstorm.
 Take my umbrella" said the broker. T don't need it; the coming bus takes me to my door"
 At the ferry MT. Beecher met lady. a prominent church worker of sister church, who. having no umbrella, was lamenting her inability to reach her car safely. The urbane preacher forced the umbrella upon her as he said: q will be out your way to-mor- row and will call and get it."
 Two hours later as Mir. Beecher was sitting in the old arm chair in his study the doorb~'l rang and when he responded to the call boy hurriedly presented him with an umbrella, to gether with an unsealed note, which read:
 ''DcSs Mir. Beecher-My husband, Mir. M. demands that I return the umbrella you go kindly loaned me at once. and join him in saying that un- der the circumstances the pleasure of an anticipated cali Is unregretted Upon opening the umbrella you will become more fully advised of our united action"
 The great expounder of truth and honesty was mortified when upon opening the umbrella he discovered a pasted slip upon which was written in a bold round hand: Stolen by some Presbyterian thief"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
or,oln of the Word "sloodnound." :"

The. bloodhound was first known in England as the sieuth hound. later as the English bloodhound; not on ac- count of his thirst for blood, but be- cause of his pure breeding, the same as one speaks of pure-bred. pure blood or blooded horse. He was first introduced in England by that good sportsman. William the Conqueror. Later he was known in France as the St. Hubert, and in the eight century as the Flemish hound There were no real English bloodhound fin America before those sent by Edwin Brough to the New York dog show fin 1888. The registration of the American Ken nel club shows that they were the first imported ard the first ever regis tered -Recreation.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
Jes' Up and Died.

An Atlanta man tells of a meeting at railway station there of two dark. ies who were exchanging gossip touch. ing the doings of their respective neighborhods.
 q s'pose you knows dat young Mis-. tah Smiggs is dead?" asked one.
 .'No, ain't heerd nuthin bout it." said the other 'I's cert'n'y surpriseds { How'd he die?"
 T aint jes' certain what his com. plaint was.' explained the first negro, but 1t was sumthin' sudden like heart disease. He jes' up an died"
 Well. ain't so surprised bout dat g said the second darkey. "He was bound to go off sudden-like. Why. dat digger was de most impulsive man l ever seen!"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-06
ALL IN TwAIN's IMAGINATION
Marks Story of Petrified Indian Good
 Joke on Town.

The days when Sam" Clemens stuck type on the Hannabal Union gre recalled by this anecdote: One morning Sam" came into the office very thoughtful, hung up his coat and went to the frame. He worked diligently for several hours without any copy on his small-cap case in front of him. He was setting up the story of wonderful find he and some of his comrades found in Mo Dougals cave the Sunday before. The narration was to the effect that crowd of boys, while exploring the great cave on Sunday afternoon, ran across a pet rified Indian. The citizens were great iy worked up over the story, and they hired a scientist from Quincy to look the dead Indian in the face and report. The man who came to perform this task wore gray mutton-chop whiskers. thoughtful brow, and spectacles, of course. He was an unemotional chap and he looked learned and the commit tee was satisfied of his ability. By the terms of his contract he was to write a complete report, detailing every possible feature of the discovery for historical preservation. The in- vestigator returned at nightfall, GOV cred with clay, with clothing torn and skin parked in countless places by Halls of rocks. He sought out the chairman of the committee that em ployed him and silently delivered to him this statement: Mileage in look ing for dead Indian, $40; reading story about dead Indian. $5; bruised shins on the way to dead Indian, sl0. Report: There was no dead Indian."-- Macon (Mo) Republican.