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The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03
rfoposed Amendment to the Consutu-
 ton of tho State of Arkansas.

Notce Is hereby given that the following Joint resolution, proposing an amenement .o the state Constitution, was passed by the uenerai Assembly at its regular session of isos' and that the same will be submitted 10 the electors Of the State at the next general election, to be held Monday, September i2, iel0 for adoption or reieetion.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03

N. Simpson of Denver, who has been here tor several weeks mak. ing improvements on a farm he recently purchased twelve miles east Of Mena, left for Denver Fri day He expects to return next
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03
Proposed Amondment A No. if.


 Inai the following articles shall be pro posed as an amendment to the constitution oi the State of Arkansas, which, when agreed to by majority of all the members elected 70 cach House and adopted by majority of the electors of the State voting at the next general election for senators and repr esenta- 'iVes snail become part of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas.
 ihat All capital Invested within the next ten years in this state in the manufaeturlng oI cotton and fiber goods fin ary manner. snail be and Is hereby exemptfrom taxsI on TOT period of seven years next, after and rom the time the pcrsor, persons. company or corporation have begun the business of said manufacturing.
 The above resolution was filed in .he office or the Secretary Of state on May 3Ist. 1909. Each elector may vote for or against the above amendment
 Witness my official signature thIs f2th day of February, 1910.
 c. .C. LUDWIG. ioeai.1 Secretary ofstate
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03

Mir. and Mrs. w. P. Mullikeu returned last Tuesday from their visit in Ohio. They were accom- panied by their daughter, Mrs. Meeker, who will proba bly spend several months here.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03

Dr. Hugh Johnson was in Mena Thursday, returning from Egger, where he went to see his aunt, Mrs. Tom Cotton, who has been very Ill. He left that afternoon for his home at Bonanza.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03

B. H. Korle, accompanied by his wife and three daughters, were here Friday euroute to Egger, where Mir. Korte has bought farm. They are from East St. Louis, Ill.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03

Prof. w. K. Shinn announces that his school at Rust will close Friday night with a program of interesting character. The pro lessor IS going about on crutches as result of an accident to his leg while breaking up kindliug.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03

MT. and Mrs. Bennett Jackson last Friday moved their household goods to the home of Mrs. Jack. sons mother, Mrs. D. H. Hopkins at Dallas, where they will make their home.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03

Mrs. M. J. Wignall and The resa Affholter of Vandervoort were here over Saturday and Sun day visiting Miss Dell AffholteT, who is here attending St. Joseph's s Academy.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03

W. E. Richard. who unti, re- gently has been engaged in the mercantile business in Lenex, la, IS spending several days in Mena. He is looking for a new and healthful location for a home.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03

A marriage license was issued I Thursday to Grover Jackson and Miss Bertha NJ. Hamilton of Van. dervoort. N. L. Cunningham and Miss Daisy Sims and H. c. Showers and Miss Edith Parker got licenses Friday.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03

Mir. and Mrs. w. Nj. Reed and two sons, J. c. and Byron, of Danville, Ill.,, are here looking for a location. They are going to spend several days looking around for place that suits them.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03

Mrs. w. c. Rowton, mother of W. w. Rowton, and Lon Bates, his brother-in-law, both of Black Springs, left Monday morning tor their home, after brief visit here.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03

The Rev. G. w. Wolf of Ink, left Saturday for Coal Hill, where he is going to hold meet ing during the next week or two.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-03-03

Miss Ruth McPhetrige returned Sunday from three weeks visit at Howe, Ok, with her brother, Eugene McPhetrige.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-01
"GooD LUCK"

Dear Editor: I have not written for
a long time so l thought would write
again. l am going to school now and
as the subject is Good Luck" l
thought would try 1t.
Ore morning as a friend u Minis
was going to school she foun1 q pocket
book which contained the sum OF six
dollars and ninety-three cents and
that is what I call good luck.
She took it to school with her and
told the teacher that she had found
a pocket book comming to school and
the teacher asked the school children
if they knew OF any one losing pocket
book ard one Of the children said that
his uncle that was staying with them
lost one that morning along the road
somewhere but he could not find it.
So the teacher told my friend that
1t must be his,and the little boy said
that his uncle and his father was going
past there to town that day and the
teacher had him to go out and tell
him when he went past.
And he came in the school house and
my friend gave the pocket book to him
and he said that it was his and he
gave my friend fifty cents for finding
it. will close for this time.
Your Junior friend,
Grace Billings, aged IL.
Abba, Iowa, r. F. D. No. 3.
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STORIES AND LETTERS.
DANIEL WEBSTER.

Daniel Webster was born In New
Hampshire. He spent most Of his time
studying books. Often people would
stop on their way going by to hear
Daniel read.
His father was Judge and he often
wished one Of his boys would be
Judge.
There had been a woodchuck eating
their cabbage, SO the boys decided to
catch the thief. They tried several
things, but could not catch him, so they
decided to set trap. They set the trap
that night and the next morning there
was the woodchuck. But the question
was, What should they do with
him?"
Daniel wanted to carry him out In
the woods, but Ezekiel wanted to XIII
him. He did not have as tender heart
as his brother. But they decided to
take it to their father and let him de-
eide about it. Mr.. Webster said I'VE
will hold court and will be the judge"
So the animal was placed in cage.
Ezekiel told his story first. Mr.. Web
ster thought that Daniel could not
beat that So Daniel told how God had
spared him a son and that this little
creature was put in the world for some
good Daniel spoke very well and his
fathers eyes were filled with tears
and he cried out, Ezekiel, let the
woodchuck 60
From your friend,
Mary Palfreyman, aged ID.
Yucas, Iowa, r. r. No l..
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HENRY WADSWoRTH LoNGFEL.
LOW.

When Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
was a boy he spent many happy days
on his grandfathers farm. In the long
winter evenings it was one Of his
greatest pleasures to sit before the
great old fashioned fireplace and listen
to the wonderful tales Of Indian life
which his grandfather told.
Years went by and the boy became a
man. He heard and read many inter-
esting things. He traded in strange
lands far from the old frame house.
never forgotten, and one day he gave
them to the world in that most won
derful story Of Indian life, The Legand
Of Hiawatha.
For many years Mr.. Longefllow's
home was in Cambridge, Mass. While
living there he wrote many poems and
made many friends. He always loved
children and they In return admired
him. AS Mr.. Longfellow's seventy-Sec-
ond birthday grew near, the school
children of Cambridge wished to give
love for him. The Spreading Chestnut
Tree" Of which Mr.. Longfellow speaks
in one Of his poems grew near the
poets boyhood home This tree had
been cut down the wood had been
carefully laid away. OF this wood was
made handsome armchair, a loving
message carved upon it. And the chair
was presented to Mr.. Longfellow on
his birthday Feb. ~, 1879. He was
greatly pleased with the children's
lift and thanked them for 1t in a
Chair, Each child was given a copy
Of the poem and loved to sit in the
beautiful chair.
Mallissa Schaffer
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WINFRED HEARS FROM Alley.

Winfred Hunter. Blakesburg, la.
Dear Junior: l am girl IL years
old. live on a farm miles north Of
Abingdon. I have two sisters and two
brothers. How many brothers and sis
ters have you? go to school. I have
about two miles to- go. am In the
eighth grade. My teachers name is
Katie Wilson. 1 like her fine My sister
Leona and 60 to school together.
saw In your letter that you went to
school. Have you got any pets? I have
a pet squirrel. call 1t chfppy and
also have two pet kittens, q little one
and big one. call the little one
Bobby and the big one Frisky They
are both gray. We children have a
little pony. We call him Cute. Do you
take music lessons? I don't take les
sons now but did for while help
mamma do the work I feed the chick
ems, gather the eggs, and carry in the
wood. would like to hear from you
through the Junior.
Alley Davis,
Hedrick, Ia, r. No. Q.
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WILDA WILL ANSWER ALL
CARDS.

Miss Elva Huffman, Chillicothe, la.
Dear Junior Friend I read your nice
letter to me In the Courier and as you
wanted me an answer it on the Junior
page 1 will now do So How far do you
live from Chillicothe? live miles
from Fairfield and four miles from
Richland, Iowa.
Have you just the two sisters?
have two brothers and one sister.
Their names are Dale, Darrell and
Edna. Do you go to school? do. My
teachers name is Miss Bernice Lock-
yer. like her real well. My seatmate
Is Vera Casady Do you take music
lessons? used to but / have not
taken any for over year.
How many post cards have you? |
have almost $50. l have exchanged
cards with the following Juniors: Lois
Griffin, Leona Vest, Eunice Gibbs,
Lille Myers, Josephine and Frances
Norton, Jean holland, Josephine Oliver,
Edna Cary, Maude and Mabel Skirvin.
Mae Shaffer, Loretta Coady, Edna
Shrimp, Mary and Anna Palfreyman,
Norma Daniels, Henrietta Plaster and
you.
/ would like to hear from Henrietta
Plaster again.
Are you Tri- Weekly or a Daily
Junior? am Daily Junior. Do you
like to read? just love to-. I would
like to exchange cards with Hazel
Hatfield, Mabel Root and Ella Cray. I
will answer all cards received.
Vida Conger, age 10,
Fairfield, Ia, r. No. l.
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A TRIP TO CALIFORNIA.

We will take the train at Des
Moines at 1920 and 60 northward to
Sioux City We will spend one day 10
see the city which Is one of the most
important railroad centers in the
state. It's growth has been remark
able. We must leave Sioux City now
and take the train for Nebraska. At
Omaha we see that this city is eighty
feet above the river. Creighton col
lege is located-here. Next we arrive
at Colorado. We will stop at Denver
and climb Pixies peak. The chief In
dustry in Colorado is mining. We
must leave Denver and take the train
for Salt Lake City, Utah, as our
ticket only lasts six weeks. Salt Lake
City Is situated on the Jordan river.
The temple is an enormous, building.
It took 40 years to build it. Salt
Lake City's chief industry is manu-
featuring. We must leave Utah now,
as we are anxious to get to California,
but will stop at Reno, in Nevada to
see its large saw mills, but there Is
the train to start for California. We
arrive at Sacramento, at $3.50 in the
morning. It is the capital. This city
is built on a plain thirty feet above
the level of the ocean and besides the
state capital, there is a large public
library. We next visit San Francisco,
the most important city on the Pacific
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STORY OF A GOLD FISH.

One day about two years ago mamma
gave me twenty-five cents to buy me
some gold fish. took little bucket
and went up town and the man
bought them Of gave me three. took
black and gold one, white spotted
one and the other one was all gold.
brought them home and put them in
our fish bowl, got some sand and rocks
and put in the bottom and also had
some fancy shells so I put them In.
feed them fish food l bought at tho
drug store every third day. So after I
had them quite while one day
missed one Of them and knew 1t
couldn't get out so we looked all
around the shell, but could not find 1t.
/ happened to shake the shell and
heard something in 1t and my poor
little fish had crawled in it and could
not get out. The shell kept getting
smaller as it went in so suppose it
got fastened and had to die in there.
took the shell out and never put 1t in
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Fnre,uell Summer
THE WILD AsTER.

fCecil Cavendish In October st. Mich
olas.)
IN the meadows near the mill,
BY the wayside, on the hill;
Ynsthe fields that wander down
10 the edges OF the town,
And beside the farm house door,
Farewell summer" blooms once more
7itt1e asters blue and white,
Many. as the stars at night,
summers flowers have blown away;
Now you come to make us gay
when the fields are growing brown,
And the leaves come futtering down.
How love to gather you,
purple flowers and white and blue,
ON the cloudy afternoons
when the wind makes pleasant tunes
n the orchard grasses dry,
where the ripened apples lie.
near to me are days of spring,
And the summer makes me sing;
Winter has its times Of cheer,
B,rt the best days Of the year
Come when, close beside our door,
s.Farewell summer" blooms once more.
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wlLDA WRITES A FRIEND TOO.

Miss Vera Casady, Packwood. Ia.
Dear Friend AS you wanted me,
to write you letter through the Jun
Tor page will do so. as / was writ
ing one to a Junior friend, Elva Huff
man.
Do you like to write to the Junior
page? I do. Vera, how do you like our
new teacher? / like her real we'll.
I suppose you are still taking
music lessons. You told me some time
ago that you had eight cards from the
editor. How many have you now?
have about ten nice ones from her. Do
you exchange cards with any of the
Juniors? ! have received cards from
about 10 different Juniors
Have you ever joined in any of the
contests? have but I have never re-
ceived but one prize.
/ would be very glad to have you
answer this through the Junior page.
Wilda Conger, age 10,
Fairfield. Ia, r. No. 1.
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The Courier Junior
Published BY
/ rHE couRlEE PRINTING &C.
oTTuMWA. IOWA.
MATILDA DEvEREAUS
EDITOR.
WANT MORE "Gooo LUCK
STORIES.

naar juniors: We are very a mooa
r,sssed With the quality of the COW uot
fnck. stories but the quanlty Is w. w.
s. sood. In order to give more OF o tme
Juniors ! chance to Work m ILL LIS hank
tsst md. to get a "Good Luck paas
- v1Ii reprint the rules OF the co CON- =
~. contest will close Wedhesu"'
morning. Oct 5.
The rules follow: .,s 1n.b,
We have twenty-four "Gooa Lut I'm
hanks. each capable Of holding hold sco oea
.din,es TO give to twentyiour u saN
Incks Juniors. We can hear you =" w Wy
:sVyhat are Good Luck Juniors! VIZ
thst i what We want you 70 ,n ten oo us.
We , want you all to work IN TINS lso con,
t"st ~ tell some "Good Luck storl aa
S ~, about yourselves. relatives y,
S,, 1919 or even about the county ~, y.
.s.v a witch the writer's live. For ~,
stsnce. Just now ottumwa m muI
800 Good Luck" stories. but we WV W.,
~ some Of the Juniors tell VIVA. .n ss
A. ~ The "Good Luck" banks can o pe
vnrn "a q little chain or pin anu a.
4he shape Of paddock.
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a JOURNEY TO CALIFORNIA.

WIN her oranges, lemons and fruit
VI al varieties and other things too
numerous to mention.
we start from Omaha on the fast
tram, the trainmen and walters seeing
70 our every need, thus assistinp o,,r
every enjoyment and explaining the
sights along the way which were
many and beautiful. The great faJds
Oh corn, oats, barley and other grains
we're beautiful to behold while riding
.nroqgn southern Nebraska and west
ern Kansas; also the great heards Of
me cattle. Horses show great wealth
AS we enter the less favored section
Or colorado where it scarcely ever
rams the little prairie dog is the most
common object to satisfy our curiosity
as u sits upon its hind legs and barks
AZ the train while swiftly passing by.
II was not very long until We could
see the Rockies In all their beanrv
with their towering peaks and cans Of
snow IN July and August. AS we cama
near they looked like a large bunch
or clouds hanging low by and by Wa
see their mighty peaks and grand
canyons sight never to be gorgotten.
AS we enter Denver we stopped over
Re" days, Denver is a large city.
many tourists go there to spend the
summer. All the buildings are mad.
OF stone, brick and cement. We went
out to the great city park. with its
large lake for boating, beautiful flow.
ers Of all varieties and massive shade
trees also includes a large ZOO con.
tanning nerds Of buffalos, deers, elks,
pears, bob cats, and some of all
varieties OF wild animals which for.
merly roamed through that part of the
state; also herds. of all descriptions
were there many of them was very
beautiful. After taking train out into
the mountains we then leave Denver
for Colorado Springs which Is noted
for its millionaires. It is q beautiful
city but we soon passed on to National
park. The government spends large
sums of money on this park and it is
said to contain the finest scenery in
the world. There are guides to show
you through the park and explain
everything to you which makes 1t very
pleasant.
We now pass on to Seattle, one of
the most remarkable cities in TIL,
United States in many ways. Il is a
commercial center and from here the
mail and supplies are sent up into
Alaska. Here we take boat and sail
west. We see the fishermen making
their large catches of salmon. BY and
by we enter the Pacific ocean, the
largest body OF water in the world.
This has been delightful trip and
will return home by some other route
at a later day.
Howard Rundell, age 10,
Ringsted Iowa.
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Cleo Ruggles, Batavia, Ia.
Dear Junior Friend am little
girl ten years old. live on a farm Of
80 acres, 3 miles north of Abingdon. I
saw your letter in the Junior a. short
time ago telling about your pets so ]
thought I would write and tell you
about my pets have two pet cats. A
big one and little one. The big one
Is gray. call him Tabby. The little
one is black and his name is Buster I
have two sisters and two brothers.
How many sisters and brothers have
you? Has your school begun yet and
what Is your teachers name and do
you 60 to school? My sister Alley goes
to school but have not started yet.
Our teachers name Is Katie Nelson.
We 60 to Smith Ranch school. I wash
the dishes for mamma and help her
great deal. I would like for you to
write to me through the Junior.
Leona Davis,
Hedrick, Ia, r. No. 2.
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rHE MAP or VERMONT.

rodav we have another interesting
ian story. Vermont being the subject:
= Vermont was the fourteenth state
= droitted into the Union. Remember
that.--the first state admitted after the
revolutionary war. 1t is very hliiy
800 and the Green mountains run the
entire length Of the state: On the
800 side. between Vermont and New
York. il lake Champlain, one OF the
nrattiest lakes In the world. the
northern end Of Vermont is great
deal wider than the southern end.
vermont produces great deal OF very
nne marble. Get your geography ana
Zee il you can pronounce the name Of
the lake IN the very northern part OF
Vermont. Part Of this lake IS IN
Canada ana part in Vermont
write . story about this lake.
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coast. It was originally called Yerba
Buena. It's present name was given
in 1S47. It has been the most rapid
and prosperous growing Of American
cities. We next visit Los Angeles. 1t
is city Of gardens and groves. They
raise lemons, oranges. olives, grapes
and other tropical fruit. An ostrich
can eat twenty oranges in . minute.
We will visit some more cities. then
start for home. We like al the
states, but can't say we like them bet
ter than our state.
Mary Palgreyman,
r. F. d. No. 1, Lucas, Iowa.
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A TRIP TO THE MOON.

One winter evening as lay doing
by the fire thought very beautiful
lady came to me and said, Well, my
dear, do you want to take trip to the
moon with me tonight? l said that
would be delighted to go. We got into
her carriage of ivory drawn by snow
white horses. We soon left the
house tops, tree tops and before Ion,
even the mountain tops below U.s.
Above the clouds it was very nice and
warm and the moon and stars were
shining brightly. We soon were up
to the moon. We got out Of the car
riage and started to look about. 1t all
looked very funny to me.
The moon was inhabited by a very
nice class Of people. found out too,
that there is no man in the moon.
The pretty lady left me and told me
to look about and interest myself
while she went to visit some people
she knew up there. In about an hour
she returned and we went down to
earth again. When reached the earth
I woke UP and was very disappointed
to find that it was only dream.
Halle Cater, age IL,
Box 107, North English, la.
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A TRIP TO THE MOON.

Dear Editor.-Little Bobby climbed
UP to the top of the ladder that stood
against the coal shed, and stood with
his fat little arms stretched out to the
moon in the sky. "Oh Moon" he
cried, you are so bright and shining.
and how I wish l could play ball with
YOU"
All at once Bobby heard futtering
noise and looking about him, spied a
large eagle At first he was frightened,
but the eagle said in a kind voice,
Fear not; will take you up to the
moon and show it to you if you
WISH
''Oh, goody, goody! Yes, will co.
said Bobby, but he looked anxiously
around at the cozy house and said:
Twill you bring me back again
"Oh, yes, of course; but come, we
must go now or we won't get back this
evening"
So BODY jumped on the eagles large
back and in a moment they were shot
ing upward. Up above the clouds they
went. when BODY exclaimed: "Tm get
ting cold"
Get under my feathers" said the
eagle, which he did, and was soon
warm.
The moon kept getting larger and
larger as they neared 1t and finally
the eagle alighted on a drift of snow.
what a funny land this is" said
Bobby, but he was even more sur
prised when the eagle introduced him
to some live snow men, women and
children who welcomed hi INTO their
land of Ice and snow.
One Of the snow women got Bobby
a warm coat and then they all went to
see the king or the man in the moon"
He was jolly old man and sat on his
throne smoking his pipe, while SER
wants brought Bobby and the eagle 4
good supper After being shown the
royal palace, Bobby gave the snow
woman her coat back and jumped on
the eagles back. In few minutes they
we're back to the coal shed.
Bobby! Bobby!' call a kind voice
and Bobby awakening from his sleep
on the coal shed, turned about and be-
held his dear father. Running down the
ladder, into his fathers arms, he cried.
ooh papa, an eagle took me up to the
moon and had very good time
there"
ooh, did you?" said papa. II was
looking for you"
But he did not tell Bobby he had
Just dreamed he went up to the moon,
for he was afraid it would hurt his
feelings.
Papa said Bobby sleepily, as his
father carried him into the house,
'the moon isn't little ball like my
rubber ball, but is big world, almost
as big as ours"
Your Junior friend,
Juliette Eisenbeis, aged 10.
401 West Park Ave-, Ottumwa, Iowa