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The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
STOCK HOLDERS MEETING
Notice to All Members of the Shippers
 ard Gamers Association.

There will be meeting of the association next Friday at the court house of much importance. The managers want to know how much seed of different kinds to order and how much fertilizer of different kinds is wanted. Let each member make an estimate and be prepared to make a report on all the above questions.
 The associs ton has boughttwo hundred bushels of Bliss potatoes and those who have subscribed for seed potatoes will call at the z hacker grocery store and get their seed. e F 'faA s 7a'
 Don't fail to attend at tbe spec ial meeting on the 4th of Febru ary a 2o'clock 2 p. m., in north. west room next to the sheriff's of fee at the court house. The management must know what you want.
 2S0 5 It K. Osborn, Sec'y.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
law bensfts some .slates bod eoun.

ties, where tho surface is level and the soil is rich. If Polk county did not have so many hiIIsides, where the soil is not good and was not 30 thiu, and itJ most of the timber was cleared off, we would need a hog law. But we have not good lands and in most sections the largest part of the timber is still Standing, so the la W would be very disadvantageous to some ot the people. Consider ing these truths, anybody would know that we do not need hog law to promote pros perity. Iwould like to see Mr. T. IF. Fulton of Gov c, show how much more meat there would be produced under a hog law than there is now produced Under the law tbere would be more packing houses doing busi- ness in this district than he refers to, for the simble reason that il would be almost im possible for the renters and small hillside farmers to raise their meat under the bog law. You all know that most of the renters and small farmers raise their hogs now.
 What would the hog law bring us? .r
 It would bring us less meat, and hardship on the poorer people (reuters and small farmers). Now these poor people would have tc pay from 12 to Is cents for their meat, and |. would be packing house meat. Would this be pros perity?
 The benefit that we derive from the forest is that we can save nearly half the corn when we let our hogs run outside. 1 notice that Mir. Fulton asks about the poor old hogs that are out among the trees, waiting for an acorn to fall. I ask him, is it not better for hogs to run outside than for poor families to want? 1 ask him, IS 1t not better for the hogs to run in the forest and thereby save nearly half the corn? We do not need any law that will cause less production of meat, for if we du we allay prosperity. We don, need a law that will cause the poor to suffer Financially, and we io not need law that will cause us to feed our hogs more aud not receive more benefits. It IS sim ply out of reason, The, hog lawyers want to know what kind of forest we have. l ask them in return, what klnd of land have we? We need more prosperity, and to have this, we,..must have more meat, aud to. have more meat means not to have hog law. Can't you see this?
 Mark Ratliff. !
 Egger, Ark
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
NEVER SEE TIE SUNLIGH
Animals That Livs Underground Eter nally Deprived of the Light
 of Day.

st q fsa .ca The underlife of the caves has world of its owne Animals are born in subterranean4 4cayerps hollowed out by streams, develop, reproduce and die while forever deprived of the sun light. There is no cave mammal ex cept rat, nor is there cave bird There are no animals that require much nourishment.
 GrCttoes with underground rivers have the most life, an exchange says Usually the subterrapean life resem- bles the general types of the country It has entered the cave and become ac- cllmated there. undergoing divers adaptive notifications. So we gen orally find. in modified forms. the life of our time. But in some cayerns there seem to be the remains of an ancient animal life that has every where else disappeared from terres- trial rivers and lives only in certain caverns.
 The creatures of modern species that have adapted themselves to un- derground conditions are sharply sep arated from the light dwellers. The skin is whitish or transparent The eye atrophies or disappears altogether. The optic nerve and the optic lobe disappear, leaving the brain profound ly modified. Other organs develop proportionately Those Of hearing, smell and touch become large Sensi- tive hairs. long and coarse, appear all over the body.
 These changes are produced gradu- ally. In animals kept in darkness it has been possible to see the regres. sion of the eye and the hypertrophy of he other sense organs. With fishes observed since 1900 the absence of light determined a remarkable arrest of growth. Their length was about two inches and their weight less than an ounce, whereas similar fish kept in daylight reached i've inches and 2 7-1O ounces.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
COPY OF THE WATERFRONT
Remarkable Work of Art That Adorna I 's the Estate of English te
 M la aisa- Baronet. Nfni

1.-The largest rock garden in England Is that of Sir Frank Crisp at Iriar park. Henley It is faithful repro duction of the Matterhorn in about three acres. Seven thousand tons of limestone were brought from York shire to make it. nehr eesaN
 e The snow-capped peak is represent ed by quartz Below it are thousands 3npon thousands of alpine flowers grow ing in pockets between the rocks and filing every chfnk in the trails that ascend the mountain. There must be 200 different species in bloom at once.
 At the base of the moutnain is a miniature Swiss chalet, where one may sit and enjoy the scene, compar- ing all the main features with a little, bronze model of the Matterhorn which Sir Frank had made for the entertain ment of his guests. Nff str
 r A brook courses down the mountain side, and just before 1t reaches the
 chalet it forms pretty cascade and
 then spreads out at yonr feet into a | miniature lake decorated with pygmy water lilies and margined with pinks. primroses, geatians and other alpine flowers. fHah e4 tEa
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
GIFT OF CHINESE EMPRESS
m'ss Carl, Portrait Painter, Has ar Interesting Jewel Presented
 . by Tsi Ana.


 Miss Katherine Carl. the portraif painter has an interesting jewel. pre- sented to her by the empress of China which reveals Tsi Ann even amid he. cares Of state, as remarkable enthu. aast for the minor harmonies of life
 it was whiles Miss Carl was. living 4, the palace for the purpose of paintir the empress portrait that the incjden occurred. On one occasion when Nis Carl appeared before her the emuras was not satisfied with the unreIiayea gray or the painters gown. Sendina Tor flowers from the garden she tried them against the gray gown, but az they were all pink or red in tone the combination did not please her.
 Finally she drew from her own hai, the floral decoration which she horself , wore This was of Jasmine blossoms worh in the Chinese fashion, with the. leaves all removed and long bin thrust through rows of blossoms which were packed tightly together on the pin. The head of the pin has branch Of coral with a setting of two. large pearls.
 When the empress had tried this mower strung pin against Miss CarI's halr and gown she was pleased with the note of color 1t afforded and thrusting it into Miss carl's hair. she said:
 Keep this pin when the flowers nave faded as a souvenir of me and to remind yon also that it is tho duty of all of us to look as well as we can at 1 all times, and especially that 1t Is thell 1uty Of women"
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
s5O,OOO LIBEL
 SUIT DISMISSED
It Was Brought by 0. C. Ludwig Against Anderson, Miller X Co.,.
 Publishers of the West eyu Methodist.

In Judge Guy FulS's division ot the Circuit Court yesterday morp- ing the 500. 900 libel suit Of Q. e. Ludwig, secretary of state, against Anderson, Miller & Co.,, publishers of the Western Methol dist, was dismissed. The suit was dismissed by consent, each party 10 pay their own witnesses | and the plaintiff to payithe costs of the dismissal.
 The suit was filed by MT. Lud- wig in bis, capacity as a member of the State Board of Election Com missioners. Two years ago there was strong fight on In, tbe state against the liquor traffic and after the county election boards were appointed by the state board, the Western Methodist contained articles dealing with the appointment of certain county boards. f oaH t#,E
 Iuthe original complaint MT. Ludwig set c,-t at length the ar tscles anu alleged that statements to the effect that the liquor inter- ests had controlled the sppolnt- ments in certain counties was a libelous reflection on his char acter...
 The individuals against. whom the suit was directed were Dr. A. c. Miilar, prls.ling elder of this district of the Methodist church, South; the Rev. James A. Ander- son and the Rev, Perry B. Eagle barger. -. e . ...
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
At the Leading Photograph Gallery

For the fnestphotograph work in the city, also pictures copied and enlarged in crayon pastel. sepia, and Iudia ink. I carry in stock complete stock of photo and kodak supplies, also art pie lures with or without frames; made to order, a.tine line of mold ing to select from of latest pat terms. Topography material and outfits oil and water paints, art goods, postal cards, albums, ko- daks tor, sale and rent. French oval frames all sizes, pictures, mats, gilt paints, passepartoui binding, madona and cupid pic turss.
 Remember the place, Bert Hil- terbrand's gallery, on peQ Queen St. 767 : f
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
Franks of Politicians.

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 Albany is infested with practica iokers who make the telephone th, chief instrument of torture. At fou o'clock one morning Assemblymal Coine. chairman of the assembly com mittee on canals. was called out O bed. The conversation was in this or der:
 This you, Colne? Were you asleepy No, no; was playing bridge wlis out on the lawn tennis. court. l"
 We'll, We dislike to disturb you, but we have an argument down town. One nan says you are the hest authority ia these. p-rts on c4aais. Is thai ygbt?g
 Well. consider myself pretty good ln the daytime, but don't care to be pulled out of bed and asked to discuss canals at four o'clock in the morn ing"
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 sersiiive nothing dqnt you think man has right 10 be little sensi tive over such a thick as this?"
 Put you're not angry?' ""
 No, I'm delighted" '
 Well, what we wanted to know is fhis Is there any statute prohibitiine ! member Of the legislature from talk. 'Hg 2 bath in any portion of the Erfa sanal which is not used for drinking lurposes2"
 What Mr. Colne said then VIII nevey z plipie New York Herald.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
MANAGER MISSING; WARRANT ISSUED
Police of Several Cities Are Seach- ing for Ira E. Price of
 Newport. Who Has Dis fsr appeared. ty

Newport, Jan. 70. Police in several cities have been trying to locate Ira E. Price of this city, who is wanted on charges of em bezzlement. Up to the time oi his disappearance, nearly two weeks ago, Price was manager oi the Peoples Light, Water and Power Company. He has been a resident of Newport for several years and has borne an excellent reputation. m rh yo
 , Several weeks ago local nick ory manufacturer purchased from the light company standing tim Der, paying therefore 1000. | is charged .n the statement upor which the warrant was issuec that Price deposited with the First National bank to the credit of two accounts, $l,500 to "lra E. Price, Mgr.,p and $500 to the : light company. About two weeks ago it was given out tha' Prices father was very sick ir Chicago and he left for the bed  side. Since that time nothing has been heard from him, either by The company or his wife.
 Cashsd Exchange in St. Louis.
 It became known that in St Louis, Price cashed exchange fol Si,000, charging it to the account previously credited to "Ira E. Price, Mgr.,' in the newport in stitution, and the warrant charg' ing embezzlement was sworn out Sheriff John K. Neal of Jackson county was in St. Louis at tn, time and he was asked by wire t. arrest Price, but as he was stopping at a different hotel than that a which he ordinarily stopped, tht telegram was not delivered.
 Many of Prices Newport ac quaintances are still 10th to be lieve the embezzlement chargt aud maintain that he must be tho victim of foul play.
 Mrs. Price and several smal children are left without funds, there having been but Sl.50 ir the family purse when the mss ing man left. The furniture is now for sale in the Price home, the wife intending by this means to secure sufficient money to ge, to her own relatives in Chicago
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE

will be at the below named places from s a. m., to 4 p, m., on the following dates for the pur- pose of collecting taxes of the state, county and city, etc. You are earnestly requested to brlng correct description of your real estate, it any youhave. and if you should fail to do this you are li- able top yon the wrong property;
 Mena, at court house.. from February 4 to April 10. 1910.
 All must pay taxes by April 10, 1910, or else pay penalties.
 J. W. Cunningham,
 Sheriff and Ex ofiicio Collector of Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
PILES BRING DESPAIR
Take Couragel internal Treat
 ment Win Cure

Piles make life unhappy and ruir the best disposition. Most sufferer, have been bitterly disappointed h, many failures to find cure. A medi clne in tahle t.fofm,s taken 3nternally that avoids the unpleasant features O oinlments. sappositories and opera. tions, and cures is surely worth try, ing. especially as Jackson Drug ana Furniture Co., Mena. Ark.y guarantee ft. ette ef a''1,
 Dr. Leanhardt's HemrRoid costs sl for large box 24 days' treatmept Dr. Leonhardt Cos station E. Bufl alo, N. r. Write for booklet.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
NEW CHURCH FOR MENA
Congregation Headed by the Rev. J H. Phillips, Are Erecting Building.

Mena will soon have oue more church added toits already poodly number. The small Holiness con gregation, which has for two years been holding services in the Lively building on South Meua street, is building a good. sub. stantial frame building measur. ing thirty by forty feet. It is To. cated on the corner of Second street and Pine avenue.
 Today the foundation was com pleted and the studdiugs are ready to receive the siding. A good part of the material for u SC in the church is teing furnished by members and friends of the iurch. Some of the work is also being given free of charge. 1, is thought the building will be in shape to hold meetings by Sun. day, February 6.
 While the actual membership of the church'is small. the. regular attendance of the meetings has beer good. The Sunday school has membership of seventy-five aud from the way the people liv. ing south of the railroad track talk. the membership of both the church and Sunday school will be very much increased as soon as the new buildiug is finished. The pastor is the Key. J. H. Phillips
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03

The star now has in hand articles on the Hog Law question from the following, aside from those published this week: For the law, T. r. Futon. against, W. r, Edwards, Wffffe Egger. stephen Bates, ]. C. Yell C. T. Hack well, Nj B. Fried and J. k. Lambert This statement is made so that all may know wby their articles do not appear promptly, the plan being to give each side about equal space in each issue, SO olong as both sides are represented It will be seen that the against" side is ''loaded' for five or six weeks to come the first articles to come hay Ing first publlcaton.-EdIto VIZ ysf
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
To the Editor of The Star.

lO Iie EultOr ol Tue oJdr.
 Dear Sir:-I see in The Star com position from MT. T. P. Fulton on the razor back hog. Ifyou will allow me little space in your paper want to ask Mir. Fulton what kind of hog razor back hog is? I have lived over seventy years and have never seen one yet. I have seen hogs all of my life but have got my first one of that kind to see. .a
 Was that two million dollars worth of hogs that died in Kansas this year of that kind? If not how come them to die. He says that they are more likely to die than any other kind. If those that died in Kansas were fine hogs how come them to die? Was it because they were kept up or did free range cause them to die?
 Now 1 would like for Mr. Fulton to tell the people what kind those hogs were that died in Kansas.
 Here is my view on the matter. When lived where the, had a Log law bought more meat than l have since l have been living in free range country. The hog law is a law for the landlord and money sharks, and not for the poor man. Never, never vote for it.
 Vandervoort, Ark. Dec. 8, 1910.
 fe"- w. s. Mayo.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
ITCHING ECZEMA WASHED AWAY

Is it worth 9 cents to you to stop that awful agonizing itch? Surely you will spend p ceuts on your drug gists recommendation, to cool and heal and soothe that terrible itching eruption? "nsaiant ta
 By arrangement with the D. D. D. laboratories of Chicago, we are ab ,e to make a special offer of d 25-cent bottle of their oil of wintergreen com pound, known as D. D. D, Prescrip- ton, Call, or write or telephone to the Davis Drug Co.
 We absolutely know that the itch is stopped AT ONCE by D. D. D. Pre- scription. and the cures all seem to e permanent. t aift.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03

Ask your friend, your preacher. your druggist for his opInion of Swamp Chll and Fever Cure: ask anyone who knows or who has ever used Swamp Chill Cure. and you will find they one and ali will say Swamp Chill Cure Is as nee essary as food; to those who dwell m 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., 1910-02-03
The Hog Law Proposition

To the Editor of The Star.
 Dear Sir: Il notice quite dis cnssion over the hog law. I will submit a few facts that commou reasou teaches me:
 A hog law would not ben fit Polk county. l admit that the
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03

If you want the .'smile that won't come off, 7 get a bottle of Swamp Chill Cure. It will mako everything look good to you; and everything will taste good like It did when mother used to cook Any druggist has authority fo guarantee the performance of all it promises. 44-tf
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
Rev. ]. G. Adams Given Charge.

Mena being part of the Tex arkana Conference of Free Meth. odist church. Rev.J. G. Adams has been assigned hs said con ference to serve the church here as pastor. Place of holding serv ice will be announced later.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03
HOG RAISING IN POLK co.
 DEALING ESPECIALLY WITH THE PROPOSED HOG LAW

the Polk readers of The Star about admissible
The Mena weekly star., 1910-02-03

r. s fergos 10 say that the scraps from the table that it takes to feed the dogs used 10 run the rag orbacks out ot your crops. will go long way toward keeping the hogs.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-30
WALDRON REPORTS
ON HONOKAA WATER

]. " Waldron, of F. A. Schaefer &
Company, returned this morning from
hurried trip to Honokaa and Pacific
Sugar plantations, he having left here
last Tuesday.
water? Honokaa and Pacific now
have more water than they know
what to do with" said Mr.. Waldron
this morning. THE day I was at
Kukuihaele total of 100000 gal
Ions passed through the measuring
weir The canal to the uttermost
parts of its route is all of half full
continuously, which means very
large volume of water.
Both Honokaa and Pacific Sugar
have laid out an enormous amount of
land in anticipation of this water, and
they are able to use a great deal of it
to big advantage. The water means
the recreation of the estates for next
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-30
FITS AND STARTS IN
The STOCK MARKET TODAY

There was considerable show of
life in stock circles today although
the market was choppy. In some
stocks there was considerable dispo-
ition to sell, but at the same time
there was money abroad in search of
bargains.
The influences which have been at
work for more than a week to bear
Oahu were in evidence again this
morning, although operations were not
so open as on previous days. On the
board 5, 3, 8, 10, 10, 80 and 5 shares
changed hands at $31 so To show
the trend of things, stock was offered
at the same, but bidding was at $31 -
975.
Olaa was on the Jump, but the fig
ures were comparatively light. On
! the board 10, 100, so, so, so, 80 and
100 sold at $6.25. At the close, how
ever, the same was bid for more,
while holders were demanding Sc 375.
The demand this afternoon is pretty
strong and indications are that the
stock is in for greater favor in the i'm
mediate future.
McBryde stock was also in demand,
100 and IA shares selling at 1925 At
the close Sc 1925 was bid and Sc 375
asked for the stock.
Eva was weak, Is shares changing
hands at S3425, after which there
came a considerable slump. At the
close $33 625 was being bid for the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-30
TO PAPAIKOU IN
ONE MONTH MORE

The bridge of the Hilo Railroad.
company over the Honolii Gulch has
been completed with the exception Of
some riveting which will be soon fin
ished and in about q month the road
will have reached Papaikou. The
work would have been done before
this except for the fact that the air
compressor which was needed for riv-
citing, was left on the wharf in New
York when the other machinery was
shipped and until the last couple of
days it was impossible to obtain a ma
chine for that purpose.
Before Papaikou is reached there
is one more bridge to be built, at
Pakue Gulch, just this side of Papai-
kou. This structure will rise for six
ty-two feet above the piers and is to
be four hundred and twelve feet in
length The foundations will be COM
pleted this week and as soon as the
track has been laid from Honolii gulch
to Pakue gulch the work of placing
the steel Orders in position will be
commenced. The material for the
bridge is all at hand and no time will
be lost in construction.
Beyond Papaikou there are two big
jobs to be done before Onomea is
reached. Two large water tunnels
are to be constructed, one at Hanawi
nut gulch and the other at Kawainui
gulch. They are well under way now
and as they are completed there will
be two big fills to be made. That at
Hanawinui will be four hundred feet
in length and eighty feet deep, while
the Kawainui fill is three hundred feet
long and ninety feet deep. The tun
mel at the latter point is twenty-One by
twenty-three feet in size.
The work is progressing very favor
ably at present with the exception o.
the gulches to be filled and the bridg,
to be constructed is well ahead. En-
gineer Kluegel seems to be very wei
satisfied with his forces that are a
work.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-30

stock, while it was offererd at $34. 90.
The cause of the depression is not
clear.
Waialua was still weak and in very
light demand. Five shares changed
hands at 1929, after which bidding
dropped back to s12S, although hold
ers were still demanding $3.50.
On the board % Honokaa sold at
S1S.25 after which SIS 1926 was bid
and SIS. 375 asked.
Side sales were of 80 and 20 Pau
hau at 500 so, which is below the
price realized on recent sales. At the
close of the session $26. 25 was bid for
the stock and $26. rs asked
A sale of 20 Brewery was made at
S22 25, after which more was offered
at the same, but bidding had dropped
to S22. The Brewery boom seems 20
have spent itself.
The unsettled state of the stock
has caused some dealing in bonds, as
is usually the case under such circum-
stances. Blocks of $4,000 and $1,000
Pioneer skies sold at $1O2; 500 Olaa
skies at $94 %; $1,000 Kauai R R. Co.
skies at 80 .25.
Cablegrams from San Francisco in
the past few days indicate that the
Coast market for local stocks fas fol.
lowed local quotations Hawaiian Com
mercial and probably one other stock
seem to be slightly stronger over
there than here.