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The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
THE WEATHER AND nENA-

Yes, we're bound to confess that it was little warm in Mena yester- day, and the day before and the day before that, too. The temperature one day got as high as 99 degrees.
 On the other hand there were re- freshing breezes stirring every min ute. And in the shade of the trees or houses-to say nothing of that oasis of rest. beautiful Jansen park. with it crystal clear lakes and fine spring water-comfort can be found every hour.
 Then, if you have worked hard all day-if you are worn with toll and care. and if you have wearied with the suns hot rays. when night comes on how quickly the cooling breezes bring peace and restful sleepl
 Ask those who have been elsewhere than up in the Ozarks, who have battled through sultry, hot nights. suffering the mosquitoes never-end- ing song, only to arise debilitated, worn and weary, unfit to take up the days tasks.
 No greater boon could be bestowed on suffering humanity of the low lands of the South than for Mena to provide big, roomy, airy hotel. where fathers and mothers could come and bring their little ones to recuperate and grow strong.
 When will it be?
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.

FOR COUNTY TREASURER. The Star Is authorized to announce
 D. B. JOPLIN as a candidate for the office of Treasurer Of Polk County, subject to the win Of the people at the general election fin September.
 FOR SURVEYOR. The Star is authorized to announce
 ]. R. LAMBERT Of Egger as candidate for the office of Sur veyor of Polk county, subject to the decision Of the voters at the next general election.
 FOR COTTON wEIGHER. The Star Is authorized to announce
 MATT WHITE as candidate for the office of Cotton Weigher of Polk county, on the Democratic ticket subject to the action of the voters at the gen. sral election September b, 1910.
 FOR CUTTON wEIGHER The Star is isauthorized to announce
 J. c. YELL as candidate for the office of Cotton Weigher for Polk county. subject to the will Of the people at the election in September.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
Somebody Answer.

Here's one by that mischievous General R. G. Shaver:
 If man is forced to eat rye bread, is that any reason that he should make wry face?"
 This sort of thing is habit of the general, and he just won't quiet down and reform.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
Hottest July Day sircs lS0l.

On no July day since July I has the mercury gone to tleh' reached last Friday in Mena-| that day the temperature rs
 102 degrees. Last Friday the ' mum was 10l. The cases arc rare when during these nine yssa mercury got above the sO 4 mark any time in July.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
PROMINENT EDIIOR or N
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SlOO SAFE HIS LLl1
waldron, Ark. octa

waldron, Ark oct Mr. Wm. Brooks, Prop, biooSS Russellville, Ark;
 My Dear Slr-For several NtcN been intending to write you in resa'u \ Baby Balm.
 Ifyou remember, when you N'''s summer told yon our baby was was then having his third ats''e trouble this summer. They Nae were. The first two were exeefoiass ing and suggested to my ~''e " M N gour remedy, but she was pfey"a't patent medicine, so was l. n"'
 you. gave me confidence to S"
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 In the last case, however, my v" to try your Baby IiaIm. lweh' "~ ana told him that I wanted 'olI aald he did not know what t eon'~s ,o s,,'e if q trial. We did, and t wo', n charm. Now my wife will no. Y LA it. and the baby has not nao 2 his bowels since we began us'"
 Won Know how parents arc about ]. ID, ',s' ! ,ve w watch him and lf any troahies| Brooks' Baby Bowel Balm E r, pa,o ,o sss promptly and 1t has not 'a' straight so far. .s,eo
 have been at the dfng 9'e' w came \ erent occasions when pafn's ,, laua| nahv medicine and Just can' .ra 's try) to keep from "bu'',n ,,a Jrti them to get your aaby Balm i. srus| ,as" neeore " ,ast a man came Into .,. ''s r,a| here to get baby medicine. :. hut he ..,ell him to get Baby Balm, .,'a, Sa, wi Tsl ready learned It's worth ana ''' he was after. .sre s3 You yourself know tha, ',,..,as , of \ found objection to the paols's nspa ' medicine advertising in my hsartl 'as' neSsr thought that l would 's astentI q write a recommendation TOT ''. ,u thl3 c,ns m,as' | hat I could harsly r'sl,, ,,,.,sI,sa| since feeling the great beneii'' your Baby Balm. a. vours,
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The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
ABOUT ANOTHER TOWN

A recent visitor to Mena. speaking of another Arkansas city, said: Some people seem to expect great deal of -, but 1 can tell you they are going to be disappointed. It's dead one"
 On heing asked the basis for his assertion. here is about what he said:
 T have heard good deal about that place, and expected to find the
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
USE ROAD DRAGS NOE|
B. C. Davis Urges Read Ow) to Get Busy While ih. si|
 Is Moist.

To the Road Oycrseers of PoIk Ceu Gentlemen: Please use yoma while the ground is damp fpn' rains.
 # If yyoG have broken ef #efiii Ssi drags. drop me a card and l wild and help you get a new one. The drag is all right. If ths1 any failure it is in the way weus apply t.
 Try. try again for good roads.
 B. C. Davis. Commissiont
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
FIGHTING BOIL WEEvIL.

The fight on the boil weevil, the worst enemy of the cotton grower, is gathering strength in Polk county, as evidenced by the report made in this paper by A. E. Wear, special agent in Polk county for farmers demonstration work.
 The number of cotton squares brought in last Saturday that had been punctured by the weeviI was 1895. That means that enough weevils were destroyed to have p. : duced enough of the pest to Eev r ri'ued all the cotton in Polk couniy SC eral times over.
 An interesting feature of the IT, port is the statement made by Ode Me Milan. one of the first of the young men to take an i've intertes in the movement to gaIer weeyi.s. He states that the weevils are giv- ing way in his crop. and that as no new ones are allowed to grow. the fight is won unless The field is mDdded bv iDeepHs from some neighborfng field phere hep hdDe been dloped 10 ac- cumuidfe.
 This brings out one of the most important problems in life the right of one to be careless, to neglect his crop. and thus impose ruin on his neighbors. One careless or indiffer- ent farmer in settlement can, by failing to do his part in gathering the punctured cotton squares in his field, almost make useless the best efforts of all his neighbors.
 The same is true of that owner of an orchard who fails to take steps necessary to keep the insects from his fruit. They not only ruin what he has. but breed by millions to cross into his neighbor's orchard and nullify the work that the more thoughtful and industrious man has done.
 It is very much as though a man owned and protected sheep killing dog to destroy his neighbours ani- mals because he cared nothing for his own.
 The same is true when one family carelessly allows pools of water to stagnate about home to breed mos- quitoes to torment a whole neigh. borhood, or encourages the breeding of flies by some neglect to keep the premises clean.
 More and more we are learning that no one can be shiftless and care less without harm to others-and for that reason has no moral right to be so. More than that, the lawmakers are recognizing this, and severe punishment follows the maintenance of mosquito and fiy-breeding con- ditions on private premises in many cities, and in some states if the own CT of an orchard does not spray his trees and keep them free from harm ful diseases and insects, the law of- ficers step in and do it for him.
 And it is right. No one man has the right to maintain any thing or condition that is nuisance or menace to his neighbor.
 Incidentally, The Star firmly be- lieves that A. E. Wear is doing a noble work for the people of his | county. He IS the right man in the | right place, and should have the aid l and encouragement of every citizen of Mena and Polk county.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04

draw up papers and elicit facts should be provided as part of the machinery of justice---as sheriffs to serve papers. juries to pass on facts and judges to declare the law are provided.
 Justice should be free. Kansas Citv Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04

The Montgomery County Times this week gives several dollars in space to helping the Mena and Polk county fair. If there are any "home folks" who have not done so much, they should cheer up and get in the game.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04

meal. He was as quiet as a mouse until, discovering that his favorite dessert was being served. he could
 no longer curb his enthusiasm. He drew the coin from his pocket, an
 rolled it across the table exclaimed: Here's your nickel, mama. I'd rather talk. Marjorie Findeisen.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04

The Star mas decided to print lot of self-addressed envelopes and send them to the teachers who have so promptly responded to our call. They are to be used to report school prog ress of every character, ranging from items concerning the pupil himself to the community at large. Some idea of what we desire may be gained from a reading of the Special Report" printed below
 Those receiving these envelopes are not expected to report except when occasion would seem to demand it. To such we would say that we have proposition, or rather several propo- sitions to make the schools of Polk county, and that those who cooperate with us will reap the banefits of these propositions. We are now advising with many persons familiar with the needs and hindrances in our schools and shall soon formulate a scheme for their improvement in direction not yet tried and capable of producing lasting effects.
 At present there is no way of mak- ing known the good work of our vide awake and progressive teachers; if a teacher, whether young CT old, is doing some work worthy of imitation why not pass it alongY The best we can give our pupils is poor enough" Why not give them the best that can be had? The sum of all the best now being done in Polk county should be given our chindren. The Star is willing to spend money and time to find the best, and more money to get this before the schools. Watch our columns for surprises and the truly good in the matter of edu- cation.
 If you want thing to appear in your national life, place it in your ichool system. '-Horace Mann.
 Special Report.
 To the Teacher:-You will confer a s ,ecial favor upon The Star, upon your school, and upon your community at large, by sending replies to the follow ing items;
 1. Name of district. 2. Your name and postoffice. 3. Your direc- tors names. 4. Names of directors who have visited your school this term. 5. Names of others who have visited the school this term. 6. Char acter of the library. if your school has one. '. Character of the house, blackboards. decorations, etc. 8. Im- provements made this term. 9. What is being done to secure supplementary reading. if anything. 10. Have you well defined course of study in mind, and are you using it? II. Are you in favor of a course of study for the whole county7 12. If you are doing anything of special interest to others in the matter of new devices in any of the branches, in preventing tardi- ness. irregular attendance, etc, tell us about it.
 NoTE-In making replies do not copy our questions, simply answer them, emitting such as do not concern you or your school.
 The Star is getting ready to make some important propositions to the
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04

n,a thQusanu' 7. Iicited letters received ,n a os inc 6aIH''' Balm and this baby is ons m nalm lsa gas Babies testing ba', single taua among which was not complaint. na proprIei@ Mir. Baker Is editor ana ,aran' r ArK Advance Reporter of Wa'S aslv nowspa1 the largest and best w'ss'e s,ven spaesh'' the state. Ills letter E t', ,,,,e araIusI cause of his known prelu''' medicines. s.r yioD1 fur e'] or prescription pf''d'l''n,s ,'.. They .I f of cures than Baby i'ai'''. .'.,.,,an in f1| sioo sp for case OS.i,owsl l"ls''.s s nsIi,,
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The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
THn MrNA EVENING srAR

ls Q progressive newspaper furnishing to it's readers a daily service covering the most important of the worlds gen. Of local news that go to make a home pc ,er invaluable to citizens of any com munity. If you want the news in your home each week day. subscribe for The Evening Star. By carrier or mail. 40c ner month.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04

Hot weather saps the vital energy and makes the hardest workers feel lazy. To maintain energy. use PrIckly Ash Bitters. It is the friend of industry.
 w. c. Vandiver special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
For Sale.

ien-acre fruit and poultry farm, we'll .mpfosed: twenty minutes walk rom Mena posiofflce. Terms. address - VI ffn2 tft 10
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
Hc Wouldn't Stay aaays,

A guest was expected for dinner and Bobby had received five cents as the price of his silence during the
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
These Went tc Gslv,,,.,

Miss Mary Stuckey Mrs. P N c., Mrs. Alex Patton Huber, p.,'a D, ol'a| Mrs. E. A. Johnson Miss Rnhs ~'la vl Mrs. H. Nj. Knight Miss Grae. ,rp, lal \ Miss Tobey Knight Maggie e'poe fo0.sa| sa| Miss Cora Cox Miss ' pa,tv vv','.s @s Miss Frankie Nichols Miss NJ ', S,':1 NJ Mrs. |. 0, Dickson Mrs. Maj, { p's N Mrs. V. K. Harlow Miss Bs"I,I q'I NJ N Miss Edmonia Petty Miss Ceora, 1I NJ ,., ,aeil,lall n n Reeves Win Callahan | ". N. Gox Jesse Cox IT: l.. N Jennings John Steel J' z |. 0ole Whit Salyer, W. L. Parker Owen psrIa. ,,a', Grady Forgy Don clemsa,
 Foster Pryor VIII .Ieues
 Tom Jones Charles H., U. Daviu Tobe Richard Ezra Cunningham Bob Arthur VIII horner Lige Homer
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
School Notes.

Miss Florence Thompson, who taught at Hatfield last winter, is now teaching her second term at Ink and writes that when she first entered the school that there was no blackboard; she now has the use of fourteen square yards of board and of the best to be had at Vickers, Mena. She de- plores the fact that the school has no library and is very sensibly substitut- ing such books and papers as she can find for reading pupils. She also says the directors are believers in good schools and this encourages the teach CT to do the very best to aid them in furnishing such.
 H. Nj. Walker is teaching four miles west of Hatfield, in District No. "A, and has an enrolment of fifty-four, with a regular attendance of forty five; his school is moving along nicely, and the pupils are settling down to study in good form. We hope to hear from H. M. frequently.
 Miss Lulu Henderson is teaching at the Thacker School, having opened on July II. We trust she will have something of interest to offer us in the near future.
 J. w. Ryals, principal of the excel lent school at Egser writes that the summer term of that school opened July 4, with an enrolment of 100 Ephriam Garrett is assisting. They are planning for teachers meeting at Egger on August 13. J. E. Darough opened the Liberty School July 10. and is going to take an interest in everything to make better schools.
 Gilbert Jenkins of Wicks is teaching at the Center School House. He say they have nice school, with charts maps, engrayings and pictures, bu no library. but will start one soon MT. Jenkins says that while his i only a country district, he proposes it shall be heard from.
 Joseph Ritchie, a patron of the Dal las Schools, visited and inspected thu work at that place one day last week he expressed himself pleased, espe cially with the fine assortment o reading matter for the primary and in ] termediate grades.
 The above school is getting tel copies of Our Times, paper devote, to current events and progress in tn school world. It is used as reade in some of the classes and in connec tion with text in geography, is prov ing success.
 Vickers is offering free foot rule containing the metric system, to thos, who call for them. Why not suppl your school with these, as many other have done?
 N. A. White, near Opal. faces ninet, bright and intelligent eyes daily. | not this an inspiration for him to d, his best?
 but the indictment against him saic hp had toLor, N,,nona,,
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04
Schools, Teachers, Pupils and Patrons Devoted to the Bng the School Interests in Polk County

schools of the county and needs your co-operation.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04

N. A. White, near Opal. faces ninety bright and intelligent eyes daily. Is not this an inspiration for him to do his best?
The Mena weekly star., 1910-08-04

Vickers is offering free foot rules containing the metric system, to those who call for them. Why not supply your school with these, as many others have done?
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-24
The Initiative and
Refer endum in 1909 |
BY GEO. H. SHELLEY
President of the. Peoples
Rule League of America

In thirty more states tae initiative
and referendum movement is far
alony.
In every one of these states the
American Federation of Labor has
helped to lead the movement. IL
nearly every case the State Brancl
has taken a leading part and has in
vited the cooperation of the organ
lied farmers In Arkansas it ha
been the Secretary of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor, Brother L. H
Moore, who has pulled the stroke oar
Years ago, at the time of the Farm
ers' Alliance, he was state leader.
Through, persistent work Brother
Moore and his colleagues secured for
the initiative and referendum the as
sistance of the State Farmers Union
with ninety thousand members. This,
in combination with system of d.
rect nominations for public office and
the questioning Of candidates ina few
counties, enabled the progressive po-
litical leaders to win. This explains
the peoples success in Arkansas.
Their restored liberties are directly
due to the efforts of the American
Federation of Labor.
In Ohio the recent annual conven-
ton of the State Grange declared for
the initiative and referendum, after
the monopolists. had done their best
to prevent it. Furthermore the con-
vention agreed to cooperate with the
Ohio State Federation of Labor on
all measures desired by both bodies,
and kilograms to that effect were ex-
changed. The program is that all
candidates for the legislature shall
be questioned, and that it shall be
done some weeks before the primaries
are held. Therefore, judging by the
successes accomplished in Arkansas,
Oklahoma and other states, 1t Is
reasonably certain that this year the
people of Ohio will elect legislature
amendment. for the restoration OF
self4governmHnt.
Year after year the trade union
movement has stood for the restora-
that will submit constitutional
ton of the peoples rule, as a sep
arate and distinct issue from any IN
dustrial theory. And, combined with
a systematic questioning OF eandl-
dates, promoted by the American
Federation of Labor, a successful
system of practical reform has been
! developed, entirely distinct from
party politics.
One further point. The Trade
Union leadership in the Peoples Rule
movement is universally admitted, as
| is evidenced by the gift to President
certified to the authenticity Of Okla
Gompers in 1907 of the pen which
homa's proposed constitution.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-24
CAN YOU HELP?

Reader, are you a member of or
ganized labor? If not, and you are
Qualified to join labor union, why
not? Put that question to yourself.
Think it out. Yes; you, may have a
grievance with regard to some union
that once failed to meet all your ex-
pectations or some union men whose
.netnoas were not all that you would
deem the best and wisest.
If you hold of because OF such ex-
periences,. act consistently and never
associate yourself with any human
institution that has a flaw. Keep
away from insurance of any kind;
there has never yet been a perfect
system. in practice. Don't join
building and loan association; many
of them have failed. Throw down all
forms of cooperation; numerous In
stances of loss through them can be
quoted. Never go to church or take
part in any congregational Work;
there have been sin, prejudice, SIAN
der, and hypocrisy in church, chapel
and synagogue. Keep your offspring
away from school,; other people
children are wicked, schoolrooms are
badly lighted and ventilated, too
much time is given to fads and frllls.
Don't look at a newspaper full OF
lies. Keep off the street-cars; they
are slower than automobiles. Take
no books from the public libraries;
full of germs that kill. Never travel
by the railroad accidents occurr every
day.
But there is little danger that any
rational human being will carry out
his argument against human institu-
|tions in general because of their oc-
casional imperfections. An indict-
ment of every one of them, like the
oft-quoted indictment. of a whole ma
ton, can be based on their petty
flaws.
Labor organizations. despite stheil
drawbacks, due to weak men, poor
methods. or any other cause. are car
rying on a. great work in our social
life today. Don't you think, reader.
that you have need of membership in
some organization that sdoing its
work in your neighborhood? If so
why don't you join? Go. man, and
help organize.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-24
Union Roster

Is your union listed in this directory
II not, see whyFnot. The charge il but
ten cents per line per month. Publica-
tion wiz show that you are alive, and
assisting in the support of the Labor
paper.l
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-24

plants. A corps of competent agents
was at once sent to various labor
eenters with the result that a num-
Der Of men were secured, whose eff
cheney being above the average,
shortly placed the affected members
in a position to withstand further
onslaughts.
1.-THE former employees of quite a
mum Der of the members returned to
work on precisely the same terms
which existed previous to the calling
of the strike. In fact. one OF the
noteworthy features is that all for
mer employees returning to work
did SO without the slightest conces-
sion having been granted them.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-24
WHEN OTHERS FAIL, CONSULT
DR.. BAILEY.

WEST VAS LEADING SPECIALIST.
HOME SOFFICE-Cor. Eleventh
and Chap1ine st., Wheeling, w. Va.
The New Building, Come up Stairs.
MAKE NO MISLEADING STATE
MENTS or deceptive propositions to
the afflicted, neither do / promise to
cure them in a few days in order to
secure their patronage; but l give
COMPLETE. SAFE AND LASTING
CURE in the QUICKEST POSSIBLE
TIME, without leaving injurious after
effects in the system, and at the low
lest cost possible for Honest, Skillful
and Successful Treatment.
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rhea, elect, Enlarged Prostate, Blad-
der Affections, Blood Poison, Lost
Manhood, Nervous Exhaustion, Indis-
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-02-24
THE PROFESSIONAL. STRIKE BREAKER
nhen for the Majority
BY GEORGE WILLIAMS ----

1.-THE firmness Of the loyal mem
bers of our St. Louis. branch. as
shown in the unyielding resistance
to the unjust demands made. has
naturally created a fraternal feeling
among other manufacturers in the
metal trades in st. Louis. the follow
ing seven of whom have filed appli-
cations for membership with us: a
Excelsior Tool & Machine Co.
i Doris Motor Car Co.
east st. Louis Screw Co.
4 East St. Louis Locomotive & Ma
chine Co.
Fred J. Swaine Co.
Mound City Machine & Pattern
Missouri Malleable Iron Co."
Co.