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The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
REAL PROSPERITY
 ' FOR POLK COUNTY
...t cfoos of Cotton. Hay, Cow u''a. and Corn ia History Freight p'. .-d Postal Receipts Bigger
 in Mena.

,.norallv conceded that the osoplc of Polk county are 's entering '. .sr, ln, '0 ,-,.ace '.o of the county. Crops are sslss ssneraIly abundant prices are good
 Inroducers are getting the benefit of both. a.o ouo .. = .rosressive farmers in this section, .u' .bs nast year farm demonstration " , for the U. S. Department of ,sio,lture was in Mena Monday, and talked with a representative of The Star on conditions.
 mr Wear says that it is absolutely .,ain that at no time has Polk coun- over had so large crop of cotton
 ,b;s year. On this G. w. Petty is
 .hor;tv for the statement that 5000 sales will be marketed in Mena.
 Mr Wear says that while the corn 1. very spotted" some localities ' suffering from drouth. the indications .-e that the crop will be well above .1o average. The hay yield is probab- ,w double that of any previous year, a,a of the very best indications of pro dress. as in years past the shortage in ,bs crop has resulted in sending many ,b0usand of dollars to other states. Mr. Wear says that never before bas the average of cowpeas approach sd that of this season, and from all directions come reports of a fine crop. Tbis not only means much fine feed and valuable seed for another season. A,t also the land will be in better shape \ for the next crops.
 It is related that one prominent
 farmer who owns farm that he rents out says that largely as result of E tbe improved methods outlined by the demonstration agent and followed by his tenant, his share of the crop will be nearly four times as great this year a in the past.
 l The greatest activity in fruit grow Iogi is in the southern part of the county, where men of experience are puving that this locality greatly ex- tells in it's adaptabiiity to this indus
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13

A reliable German fam fly, just lo- cated in Mena, wsnts place where tbev can find work. This IS a good chance for some farmer who needs help on his place. Address oi call on Will Paseman,S 217 Pine street, Mena. d& w2t
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
Freight and Postal Receipts.

Harry Ravenscraft. the local agent Ehr the Kansas City Southern, is au- Ehority for statement that the incom, Ens freight business in Mena was larger Ebr September this year than for the
 ame month a year ago. certainly a |yey healthy sign.
 Postmaster Wimberly says his office
 slso shows improved conditions. the Peceipts for the quarter ending October
 being greater than for the same peri
 d a year ago.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
Going to Raise Chickens.

G. Crawford is Thursday putting a half acre of ground under poultry wire and says he is going to go after chicken raising in earnest. He will raise Rhode Island Reds.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13

ernment considers that the worst will be over, as it counts on the absolute loyalty of the army, which in it's en. tirety is held in readinenss to stamp out the first spark of rebellion.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13
HATFIELD COTTON SEED 4Oc

There was an error in the cotton seed advertisement of W. H. Stephens oi Hatfield He is paying 4o cents a bushel and will pay the top of the market all season.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13

Mrs. Nj. E. Bivens and Albert s. Baker, mother and brother of w. C.. Baker of this city, are here from Ken ton, Ok, for visit of few weeks.
The Mena weekly star., 1910-10-13

Alex Patton, the undertaken, was called to Cove this afternoon to pre- pare the remains of Ralph w. Wilsey for burial.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23
MACHINE STRIKES A POST
Was Speeding at Sixty-Fivc Miles
an Hour When the Accident Oc-
curred-Robertson MAY Be
Fatally Injured.
United Press Special.

Mineola, l.. L., Sept. speeding
at the rate of siXty-five miles an
hour George Robertson, racing
driver, lost control of Benz racer
on the Motor Parkway here this
morning and was seriously hurt. His
collar bone and right arm were brok-
en- and it is believed his skull was
fractured. Internal injuries were also
sustained. Robertson is in the Min
cola hospital. Stephen A. Reynolds,
who was riding with Robertson, was
not so seriously injured.
The brakes failed to work and the
car overturned whore the Parkway
merges into a ditch roadway. The
machine struck post and the driv-
ers were hurled through fence,
They were tuning the car for the
Vanderbilt events.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23
SAN ANTONIO IN LEAD
ALAMO CITY MAKES INCREASE
OF . PER CENT AND FORT
WORTH 1Ti.-.
Galveston Has Practically Recovered
from storm GffectS---E'iood to
Texas Generally Distri-
buteG.

Washington, Sept. 23.-The CEN
sus bureau last night announced tne
population of San Antonio as 90. !,
as compared with 53,321 in 1900, an
increase of 1929 or S1.2 per cent.
The population of Fort Worth was
also announced. 1t showed 73, 3 II, as
compared with 26,6SS in 1900, gain
of 46, 624, or 174.7 per cent,
The population of Galveston is an
nounced at &c ,9S1, as compared with
37,7S9, decrease of sos or 81 per
cent. These figures, in connection
with those of Dallas and Houston, are
important as showing that the great
forward strides that Texas has made
in the past ten Years has been nor
mally distributed between the larger
cities and the rural districts as Is
shown by the returns for the fifty
three counties whose census have
been announced heretofore.
Two interesting things are made
clear by these figures. One is thai
Galveston has practically overcome
the disastrous setback it received in
the height of it's prosperity in 1901,
having today a population within SOS
of its top notch figures.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23
NO DELAY OF .fg.2Y
INVESTIGATION OF EI F5t- .4
SENATOR LOR!MEE s k
At ONCE.
Committee OverruIes Application
That Inquiry BE Postronef @B~
til After November sitg-
tions---Pfobe Rceias
United Press Special

Chicago, Sept. 23.-The senatorial
committee which is investigating
Senator Lorimer's election today oT~
sci for postponement of the inquiry
until after the November elections.
The committee decided the iuvestiga-
ton shall start at once. The Chicago
Tribunes request that its counsel be
allowed to be present during the in
vestigation was granted.
The committee requested counsel
10 agree upon the best method OF pro-
cedure to expedite the Investigation
and then adjourned until Monday
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23
FLIES OVER THE ALPS
AVIATOR CONQUERS FAMOUS :
MOUNTAINS AND Is; FATALLY
INJURED.
Numbness of Hands Causes Him to
Lose Control OF Machine.
Dashes to Death With Nio-
lent Force.
United Press special.

Brieg, Switzerland, Sept 23-Af-
ter a successful flight over the Alps
at Simplon Pass, seven thousand feet
above sea level. George Chavez. the
Peruvian aviator, was dangerously
injured in fall near Domodossola,
thirty miles from Brieg. Chavez lost
control Of his machine on account Of
his hands becoming numb in the ex-
treme coldness while flying almost
5000 feet high. The machine dashed
to the earth and when within about
two hundred feet of the ground the
aviator gained sufficient control to
check the terrific descent he was
making. The landing was violent
enough, however, to break ChaveZ's :
left leg and right thigh. He is
thought TO be fatally hurt.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23

Citizens of Waxahachiy are' re-
quested to call at the commercial
club rooms and get a copy af +WaxH-
hachie Illustrated and send same ~
some relative or friend iu tEe distant
states The books are free
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23
Gun EXPLODE.
ON BAIT LEsHp
Accident Occurs on tlc Georgia
at the Southern Lf
Grounds.
Il SEAMEN ARE D.
Ship Badly Shaken Wea aiia1lq
Of Big Gun BLOW Gal
No One SeriousIy
Hurt.
4 SEAMEN ARE sci. D
United Press SpeeiaI.

On Board L. s. S. Geo 88 Saui-
ern Drill Gronds, by Wireless ria
Portsmouth, Va, Sept. 30 Four
teen members of the fora ard lurfrt
were severely stunned ta mosun
by the explosion of the rpazle ~ one
ot the great 12-inch guu The hft
side of the muzzle blew oul- Ths n
had been fired as the firsf ahot ta-
days battle practice EeuaiHeFa w
excitement followed the explosion
The ship was shaken to the -englne
rooms No one was serioasIy hurt.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23
Waxaliachic Man Elected.

The Odd Fellows Press Association
met at Atlanta. Go, Thursday night
in connection with the Sovereign
Grand Loogc and elected officers
Hon. c. r. Gibson OF Waxah4chio was
chosen as second vice president.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23
PAYNE DEFENDS THE TARIFF LAW
One of the Authors Says 1t Fnlfills
the Pledges of the Last Republic
can Platform.
United Press Special.

Lyons N. Y, Sept. 23.-That the
payne-Aldrich tariff fulfills the pied
ges of the last republican platform
and is an excellent law, with the pos
sible exception of the wool schedule.
was the defiant contention OF Serene
B. Payne, one of its authors in a
speech here today. For the fourteenth
time Payne was today renominated
for congress by the republicans OF
the thirty-first New York district.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23
.LOR|MER NOT MENTIONED
NO REFERENCE MADE TO SEN
ATOE BY ILLINOIS EEpU8e
LCAN CONVENTION.
Platform Commends the Taft Admin
istratiOn and FavorS Creation
OF Permanent Tariff Conn
mission.
United Press Special

United Press Special.
Springfield, ILL.,, Sept, 22.~-The re-
publican state convention of Illinois
today adopted a platform commend
ing the Taft administration. favoring
the creation of permanent tariff
commission, moderation Of the state
railroad laws and the constitutional
abolition of the minority representa-
tion system. Governor Deneen was
elected temporary and permanent
chairman. The Duncan faction con-
trolled the convention. The name OF
Senator Lorimer was not mentioned
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23
EIGHT KILLED IN WRECK
A ROCK ISLAND PASSENGER
TRAIN PLUNGES THRU TRES
TIE INTO CREEK.
Four Bodies Recovered and Four are
Visible in Bottom of Creek.
Seven More Are
Injured.
United Press Special.

Norton, kas., Sept. 23.-Eight per-
sons were killed and seven injured
when a Rock Island passenger train
a 40-foot trestle into a creek west Of
Clayton, Kas., today. Four bodies
have been recovered and four others
are visible in the cotton of the creek.
They are held down by wreckage
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23
A HAZARDOUS FLIGHT IS MADE
Peruvian Aviator Flies Over simpion
Pass in the Alps En- Route to
Milan. Italy.
United Press Special.

Brieg, Switzerland, Sept 20
George Chavez, Peruvian aviator.
today in monoplane flew over Sim
plon Pass en- route to Milan. Italy, q
distance of seventy miles. The pass Is
seven thousand feet high.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23
THE POPULATION Of BALT LT|MORE
Announced by Census Bureau as
55s,4S5--Is the Seventh Lar
gest City In Union.
United Press Special.

Washington. Sept. % The popu-
lation Of Baltimore, Md, was today
announced BY the census bureau az
55s.485. Cleveland. o.. has passed
Baltimore, making the latter city the
seventh ii size In the United States.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23

morning. He sustained q fracture of
the leg few weeks ago. Death was
has tened 10y complications.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23

Try the want column todas
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-09-23
BOSS OF RHODE ISLAND IS DEAD
General Charles Brayton Dies sud
denly at His Providence Home.
Sustained Fracture Of Leg

United Press Special.
Providence, r. L., Sept. 2S.-Gen-
eraI Charles r. Brayton, the blind re-
publican dictator Of Rhode Island,
died suddenly at his home early his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12
OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE TO
 POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
"Long Distance' Has Quite Important Job-Paatable
 Dishes Made by Saving the Melted Ice Cream

she was selected by the Socialist party in her native city to manage it's politi. cal campaign. Rose lives simply and right among the working people There is touch of pathos in the fact that they selected this bright young girl to manage their campaign for them. The Socialist vote, do not con. found this with Anarchism, in this town has numbered 1,40O, and it meant much for a young girl to work with this many persons politically. Her work in managing her toll lines was not of the ordinary kind She won the confidence and esteem of sue cessive superintendents by her close attention to duty, as she won the es- teem end confidence of her patrons and neighbors.
 One of the most difficult telephone positions in my knowledge is that of a young woman in an afternoon newspaper office. Most of the coun- try correspondents have instructions to telephone in their news This girl sits in close, stuffy booth, with re. ceiver fastened to her head by a steel band. She takes down in shorthand the news over the phone. When the wire is not busy, she writes out the news on her typewriter ready for the State Editor. She has to listen very intently, for the wires may be crossed, may be down, or the service may be weak. She has to get each name and date correctly, each fact exact. She has to allow for the individuality of each correspondent in sending his news. Often she is stopped in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12

also, where this same care is taken of girl employees, and feel it is a fine tribute to American men who thus smooth the pathway of the little work. ing girl.
 The operator who learns the switch board of office, hotel or any one build ing, receives her instruction from an agent Of the company, and can usually master the plugs and switches in a very few lessons. The main instruc- t1on she receives is mot to get rat tled' and to speak in a low, distinct voice. She soon finds, however, that 1t calls into play all her boise, tact, concentration on her work, and quick ness of brain and fingers. More temper Is lost in calling telephone numbers than in any other way Do not think you can lose your own temper and train your subscribers. Your career as an operator will be brief, unless you are so accurate and efficient the telephone company cannot afford to lose you.
 Standard is Hinh
 Do not feel that any kind of a girl can become hello girl" The stan dard is very high, both as to morals and attainments. Did you ever stop and think how much depends on the telephone operator? Of how she takes an unconscious part in our tragedies and our joys? Here is one of the tragedies: A wife and mother was taken suddenly and alarmingly i'll.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12

The telephone was rung every few moments for the family physician
 'The phone is busy" drawled the operator each time. When he was reached by sending a messenger for him it was too late. The wife died, leaving the husband insane from grief and little children motherless.= The physician, who understood the case and might have saved her, had been sitting by his phone all the afternoon and it had not rung. The operator knew the wire was not in use all the time, and must have known from the agoniZed calls it meant life or death. Had she been conscientious or under the strict espionage given operators today, she would have reported the phone out of order and that the phy- sician was being called urgently. In fire, in flood, in strikes, in peace, we call on the telephone operator. She is our hope and our delivery. So much of the worlds business and the worlds news is carried over the phone today, that no telephone oper- ator can feel her position is an un- important one.
 In the big city exchanges applicants on the waiting list are many. Girls learning the business go to school in the exchange building. They sit at desks, receive instruction in the theory of telephoning and manipulat- ing switchboards. When ready to work they sit on high stools before rows of switchboards, with numbers in certain multiple and tiny lights flashing in and out like so many eyes winking. The cords and plugs which recross before the operator seem very complicated to the onlooker. The speed with which the operators man. lpulate these cords is marvellous. Back of each group of girls is an inspec- tor, who assists when calls come in too quickly for the operator to man. age. The long-distance operators have separate switchboards. The girls
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12

velvet. Excellent balance is given by the addition of two short lines of vel vet, one 8 trife narrower than the other.
 A more elaborate costume would result by making the yoke of lowered net, either over a color or over gold tissue, using gold cord instead of blue velvet about the edge. This is most fascinating, as the gold gives the effect of sunshine through the flowers. A very French touch is i'm parted by selecting pink flowers on a cream or white gown, with touches of blue. Another artistic design could be worked out in cashmere de soie and velvet.
 The hat is of cadet blue mirror velvet of the same shade as the satin. A corn-colored aigrette is it's only adornment. The velvet is arranged in graceful, soft masses that reflect the shadows and bring out all the exquisite high lights A large black hat would look exceedingly we'll with this gown, which may also be worn as summer frock, when nothing is smarter than black Chantilly lace made over a thin wire frame so as to retain all it's delicate transparency.
 Velvet Afternoon Frock.
 In the center is shown a jaunty lit tie afternoon frock of pale prune cloth, combined with seal brown vel vet. It is exceedingly smart and also simple to remodel an old velvet gown after.
 Velvet gowns, even after a thorough renoVating, while being quite fresh in most parts, always look worn in the back. Constant sitting and nov ing about shorten the pile and make 1t lie flat. The front, too, usually be- comes worn from brushing the hands over the lap, as nine women out of ten do when they seat themselves.
 By buying one and one-half yards of new cloth, or even utilizing part
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12
GREAT CARE IS EXERTED FOR
 TELEPHONE GIRLS COMFORT
All Companies Doing their Best to Alleviate Nervous Strain Work Requires Capable and Conscientious Women
 Tragedies of the Switchboard
By LAURA A. SMITH
UTE the happiest telep

~ UTE the happiest telephone
 operator of my acquaintance
 has the exchange installed in
 the cozy sitting-room of her cottage in tiny dot of a village. She answers calls between doing the fam fly sewing, cooking, caring for her children and feeding the chickens. The contrast between her quiet sur roundings and those of city operators who sit before complicated switch boards is very great indeed. The ner- vous strain on the city telephone operators makes the work a great bugbear to girls seeking employment. Consequently, while managers are studying constantly how to improve the equipment and to introduce inven- tions, they are also studying how to make the work attractive to girl oper- ators. So much depends on these girl operators that they are treated as a most valuable asset.
 Recently I went through a telephone building, just completed, where every modern device was invoked for the health and comfort of the girls em- ployed. There was a roof garden, which became a sun parlOr in cool weather, very handsome baths with maid in attendance, a sickroom with trained nurse to call, and a light, at- tractive lunch-room, where the girls were furnished tea, coffee and bread and butter free of charge. have gone through big manufacturing plants
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12

How many housekeepers have ever thought of utilizing melted ice cream7 Instead of throwing away the small portions left in the serving dish, freezer or mold, this melted ice cream should be incorporated in cake, cook ies or in some cold dessert. For the latter little gelatine must be added, varying, of course, with the result de- sired. Melted chocolate ice cream into which has been stirred chopped marshmallows makes a particularly delicious combination and requires only the addition of a Title gelatfne. Strawberry or coffee ice cream used in this way is almost as good.
 When using melted ice cream for cake leave ont the milk called for in the recipe and lessen the quantities of butter and sugar No general rule can be given for this, as ice cream differs so much in richness that each housekeeper must evolve her own re- cipe. The flavor of the cake must of course be considered, and the flavor of the melted ice cream mJst harmon ize with it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12

work in shifts, being relieved after so many hours, so the strain will not be too great. The wages of telephone operators compare favorably with those of girls in stores or offices.
 Accuracy and Courtesy
 The telephone operator proper is not the only one whose daily duty is answering the phone. In offices this duty generally falls upon one person -stenographer, secretary or messen- ger. Should this duty fall upon you, remember that accuracy and courtesy are just as necessary to you as they are to the exchange operator. Culti- vate pleasant and distinct voice, and a dignifed way of answering. You may not know it, but the atmosphere of an office or store can generally be judged by the manner of the en- ployee who answers the phone. Per- sonally, can estimate, and generally correctly, whether or not it is busf- ness-like office, or whether it is one run without system and where cour- tesy is not demanded of the em- ployees. One can estimate whether the operator is educated, refined, pleasant-so many elements of char acter show in the voice which an- swers the phone. It pays, too, from a business viewpoint, to answer each call courteous1y. You have no way of knowing just who is calling. You may snap at the wife or mother of your employer, or at the very man with whom he expects to close big deal. It takes so little to put strained nerves on edge that your unpleasant man. ner may be the last straw in that mans aggravations and your enl- ployer may reap the benefit.
 It must be a great temptation to an operator to repeat inside informa- tion. It is very dangerous, though. While you may please the party to whom you give the news for the mo- ment, you will displease your en- ployers nightly and probably lose
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12

of another gown to combine with the velvet, one can cut away all the mid de portion of it. This, then, can be employed in making the orientallook- Ing little turban.
 The overdress is cut slightly biased, longer on the right side and right back than on the left. It is drawn smoothly about the hips and banded with 8 straight piece of the goods, which is then soutached in golden brown vegetable braid The straps over the shoulders and the border of the upper sleeve are treated in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12

same manner, the ends of the straps being pulled through a buttonholed slash in the velvet and edged with silk fringe.
 The undersleeves are of the goods used for the overdress and are fin ished with ten tiny buttons made by knotting the silk braid. They are fur ther embellished with a frill of deep cream net, edged with narrow Cluny lace. The yoke is of the net, the stock being finished with the Cluny edge and band of tobacco-brown velvet ribbon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-07-12
Turban to Match.

The turban is made of wide bias fold laid smoothly over a erin frame. The crown is oval and flat, being cov- cred with shirred velvet that Is gath cred around carbachon of old ivory. From this are suspended several strands of carved ivory beads that end in another carbachon placed just over the right ear. There is a soft facing of the Cluny-edged net over cream chiffon that makes a delicate background for the face and com pletes the turban.