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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05

Washington, Dec 30.-Congress ia
to be asked at an early date to enact
legislation for the punishment OF for
eign spies. A similar law will also
be suggested in the Filipino assembly
The cases of the English officers re
Gently imprisoned in Germany as
spies will be urged as examples. II
is the firm conviction of American
army officers that drastic measures
of this kind are necessary to put an
end to the wholesale spying that is
being engaged in by Japanese secret
agents wherever the American flag
flies
This lack Of a means of punishment
OF such spies was pointed out at the
war department in connection with
the news that General William P. Du-
vail, who has made a reputation in
the Philippines by keeping watch on
the agents of all nations who are toe
inquisitive about this governments
fertilization plans, has been granted
leave of absence and is coming to the
United States.
General Duvall will be succeeded by
General Franklin Bell a very compel
ent officer, who is given to the expires
sion of his opinions and who will pur
sue the policy of General Duvall Of
excluding spies and other visitors
from the Manila Notifications.
For it's own purposes the war de
partment at this time is apparently
making no effort TO get detailed re
ports concerning the landing of explo
sives illegally in the Philippines ano
the arrest of a Japanese spy at Cor
regldor in the harbor of Manila.
The department has made inquiry
and it expects to receive from General
Duvall full report of the recent hap
penings in the Philippines, especially
as to the relation of Japanese to these
occurrences A very high army Off
cial said that this government made
due allowance for the industry of for.
eign nations in seeking out the mill.
tary secrets of other nations but that
the activity of the Japanese went be
yond forbearance.
All the conditions in the Philippines
and in Hawaii are favorable to in
quiries by any nation whether for pur.
poses of fiction or fighting. On the
other hand an American cannot visit
g Japanese fertilization. genera
recently returned from the Philippines
says 1t was impossible to make visit
to the Notifications at Formosa
which is an undoubted future base Of
Japanese operations against the Phil
ippines.
1t was stated that the constant re
currence of overt acts and suspicion:
acts by Japanese in the Philippines
would necessitate representation be
ing made to Japan.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
SNAKE TWISTS OWN HEAD OFF
Connecticut Rather Trlcked Into
Death by Crafty Black Serpent
Unique Fight.

Winsted, Conn.-Fred A. Schermer-
horn, a guide and trapper, living on
Toms mountain. who piloted party
headed by Rev. Franklin ID. Elmer Of
Winsted over the Tacomic mountains,
tells OF witnessing a remarkable fight
between rattler and blacksnake.
The rattler was coiled and the black
reptile sped around the poisonous
snake in circle steadily increasing
its speed The rattlesnake turned its
head so fast to keep track OF its
enemy that It broke It's neck and the
blacksnake emerged triumphant from
the battle. which In reality was ring.
around-a-rosy Marathon.
Schermerhorn catches blacksnakes
in their dens with his hands. He has
is large, lively ones In a box ON his
back porch which be handles without
gloves.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
HAVE NEW THEORY TAFT IS IN THE RACE 1
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS EXPECT
MRS. EDDY TO ARISE
FROM TOMB.
STETS0N BRANCH HAVE BELIEF
Want All Guards Removed From Tomb
Claim That Watch Shows Lack OF
Faith-Quote From Mrs. Eddy's
Book TO Prove Position.

New York, Dec. 30-Christian Sci
entists of this city are discussing a
startling theory promulgated within
the last few days that Mrs. Mary Bak-
er c. Eddy. FOUNDER OF the faith, is
some day to be resurrected from the
dead
II Is the talk In Christian Science
circles that during the last week
protest was sent to the board of direo-
tors of the church at Boston against
the surveillance of guards at the tomb
Of Mrs. Eddy In Cambridge. Mass.
This protest is reported TO have been
made by adherents of Mrs Augusta
stetson, founder OF the First Church
OF Christ Scientist of this city, who
was accommodated from the church
last summer after trial by the Boston
directors.
The reason for the protest is de.
clared to be the inherent belief among
the Stetson followers that Mrs Eddy
will arise from the dead and that
the placing Of guards shows lack OF
faith among the Boston directors in
her ability to do so. The directors,
they maintain, in keeping the guards
at the tomb are merely protecting a
body which. according to Mrs. Eddys
teachings, did not exist in the materi
alistic sense
They point out that Mrs. Eddy
taught that the body was unreal
The Stetson supporters firmly be
lieve, according to common report,
that Mrs. Eddy win arise from the
tomb and manifest herself in her ne v
life, for the purpose of proving the
truth of her precept that there is no
death
Mrs. Stetson would enter into 10
discussion of the report Of the protest
sent to the Boston directors, nor
would she talk of her attitude respec'-
ing the suggested rising from the
tomb
One OF her sympathizers did admit,
however, that there is a decided be-
lief among the Stetsonites, and 1t Is
maintained among some other Chris
tian Scientists, that Mrs Eddy would
some day appear in the flesh.
In Mrs Eddys Unity of Good" It
was pointed out by Stetsonite ap-
| peared quotation from Revelations
| reading:
And there appeared new wonder,
a woman clothed with the sun, the
moon under her feet and upon her
head a crown OF twelve stars"
Mrs. Eddy, so the Stetsonites argue,
mean that she would be this new
wonder"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
THE PRESIDENT WILL SEEK a
DENOMINATION
IN 1912.
LEADING REPUBLICANS FOR HIM
For a Time MIR. Taft Was Undecided
but Urged by Brother He Decides te
Be candldate--Many States May
Favor Him.

washington, Dec. 2s.-As plainly as
a president may, MIR. Taft has indi-
Gated that he is a candidate for re-
nomination and expects to receive IL
That is the statement of the presl-
dents friends who gave out the infor-
nation regarding the correspondence
that they say has been passing be
tween the president and Colonei
Roosevelt, but which Colonel Roose-
Welt says in an interview in New YORK
does not exist.
The administrations stand on the
question OF a denomination has not
been reached without some webbing.
The president is said to have suffered
a change of mind when he went 20
Panama. When he left right after the
election he was convinced that the
tide against his party could not be
turned and that 1t was doomed to lose
the presidency. Charles P. Taft, the
presidents brother, who accompanied
him on the trip, is credited with haV-
ing changed the presidents views, and
he came back to the White House
to begin course of Cancellation to.
ward the insurgents Of his party and
to sound the old chords that used TO
bind him to Mr. Roosevelt, to see II
they could be returned.
The statement is now made by the
presidents friends that the strings re-
sound as tremendously as ever and
that nothing stands in the way OF the
presidents denomination.
State leaders such as Lloyd c. Girls
com, president of the New York coun.
" Republican committee, Collector
Loeb and Otto T. Barnard have in
formed the president that he is the
only man who can count on a united
delegation to the 1912 convention from
New York. Senator Penrose and
Senator oliver of Pennsylvania have
reported the same sentiment to exist
In the Keystone state.
From Ohio, Maine, Massachusetts
and other states the same reports
have come.
That is one side of IT, Friends of
Mr.. Roosevelt. however. are not ready
to believe that he has given and as
surance of his position to the presi-
dent, or that he is likely to do so, and
the insurgents, the followers of Cum.
minis and La Toilette, either one OF
whom they believe could line up the
west. are not ready to believe de-
feated party will allow the nomina-
ton to be dictated by the east. which
they hold responsible for its rebuke
or by the south where the party is a
mere she'll"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05

of Fidelity. the Degree of Charity and
the Grand Lodge degree. In 1875
there were go Grand Lodges with a
membership of about 100000. We
might trace all the leagues, societies.
associations, alliances and unions
down to the present. bringing in the
crusade and Francis Willard S life work
all for temperance-yet the war is not
over. When we find that more is
spent for intoxicants than any other
article ST, 400. 900 900 for liquor,
100000. 900 for tobacco and $500, 000,-
900 for bread annually, it is time to
enlarge ouf forces ,.ild make arrange
ments te lessen indulgences and en-
courage home building.
We hope the following bills will be
pushed through the legislature: Jul
venile courts, birth registration, and
that the compulsory school law win be
so as to include all counties;
also that an examination of applicants
fer marriage license be given. Let
none have a license who is physically
by consumption or other dis
eases, idiots, insane, etc. Those not
mentally balanced or cannot under
stand their duty; cannot support them
selves, much less wife. .
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
Cruel Old Laws.

England's present King George Is
spared the mental torture experienced
by the earlier George by reason OF the
numerous cases OF capital punishment
for which they had to sign warrants.
says the London Chronicle. OF George
III. for example, 1t is said that he
kept a register of all the cases Of
capital punishment--it was then a
capital offense to open without au-
thority letter addressed to another
that he entered in it the names of all
felons sentenced to death. with dates
and particulars OF convictions. to-
gether with remarks upon the reasons
which induced him to sign the war
rants. II is also recorded that he fire.
Quently got up at night to peruse the
fatal list. and that he shut himself
up closely in his private rooms during
the hours appointed for the execution
of criminals. No wonder he went
mad
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05

A. j. Bailey, a resident OF Bates
vile, Ark, writes; ''For several
years | suffered from kidney and blad-
der trouble so that | feared that
would never get we'll had such Sc
we're pains in my back | could hardly
go to work and the slightest Jar gave
me intense pain. Several physicians
treated me but | received no benefit
until began taking Foley's Kidney
Pills which relieved me Immediately
and afterward entirely relieved me OF
my trouble. | sincerely recommend
them TO anyone who is suffering from
either kidney or bladder trouble. |"
Sold by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
Good Liver
Remedy Free

When you suffer from any form OF
indigestion II is always well 10 take
something for the liver, as usually the
trouble lies there. II you are bilious,
have a bloaty feeling after eating. II
you beleh, If your skin is yellowish
you may be sure 1t is liver trouble.
What you need Is something 20 stir
M the liver. TO arouse the gastric
juices 50 that they viii aid in the d.
gestioa OF your food. A very good REM
edy for this, and one highly recon-
mended by those who have used II. Is
DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin, which you
can obtain OF any druggist at nifty
cents or one dollar bottle. But II you
have any doubt about its merits, and
would prefer to try IL first, send your
address TO DIR. Caldwell and he VIII
promptly send you free sample bot
tie.
Thousands OF people fret learned OF
this remarkable cure for stomach. liver
and bowel troubles through a free SAM
pie. Mrs. Frank Lilly OF piainview, Ill.
sent for one and Il cured her and she
is open In saying that she will never
take pills or strong cathartlcs again.
as syrup Peps,n acts 50 mildly; Mr..
Tenn. says he viii never be without 1t
again. No sick person can afford to
ignore o remedy SO highly endorsed as
this. It Is good for all the family from
infancy TO old age, because IL Is mild.
free from gripping and yet promptly ef-
fective. Furthermore, results are ABB
soluteiy guaranteed or money viii be
refunded.
DIR. Caldwell does not feel that the
purchase OF his remedy ends his obli-
cation. He has specialized in stomach.
liver and bowel diseases for over forty
years and viii be pleased 70 give the
reader any advice on the subject free
Of charge. All are welcome to write
him. Whether for the medical advice
or the free sample address him DIR.
w II. Caldwell. eii Caldwell building.
Monticello. ILL.,
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
W. U. COLUMN

At the recent meeting with Mrs. j.
Disheroon the Women's Christian
Temperance Union rendered the pro-
gram announced last week Added
TO 1t were talks from Mrs. Scott and
Mr.. Littlejohn. The Iatter's speech
was mostly on the financial question.
the formers on w. c. T. u. work.
Some new books were ordered for 1911
as this was the last meeting in 1910.
The next meeting will be with Mrs.
Bud Randolph. January 8. 1911. This
win be a business meeting. but If time
permits a drill in parliamentary law
will be given.
Rev. j. j. Bowman gave a very in
terestine and instructive talk relative
to the old time Christmas and the
Christmas OF today and its bearing on
the future. Mrs Mrs Johnson gave the
minutes of the past year or the record
Of work done by each department sup
erintendent.
The following brief history of the
progress Of temperance was read by
the writer.
AS early as 1859 law was passed
in Massachusetts TO restrain intemper-
ance. and similar laws were passed
in Connecticut. Then in 1850 reliei-
GUS societies began to protest against
liquors at funerals. In 1855 duty
was laid upon imported spirits in Con-
necticut for the purpose of diminish
ing their consumption, and in 1772
this act was extended to embrace
spirits of domestic production. The
first Continental Congress. in 1774.
recommended to the several leeisla-
lures of the United States te :aaase=
diately pass laws that would be most
etfectual for putting an immediate
stop to the pernicious practice of dis
tilling. by which the most extensive
evils were likely to be derived if not
quickly prevented.
The first modern temperance society
was formed in 1889 by 200 farmers OF
Litehheld. Conn. whe 70 discourage
the use Of spirituous liquors, determ-
ined not TO use any distilled liquors in
doing their farm work the ensuing
season.
In December. 1890. the College OF
Physicians in Philadelphia memorai-
lied Congress. To impose such heavy
duties upon distilled spirits as shall
be effectual to restrain their intern
perate use in our country The
Methodist church from its foundation
in America, took decided ground
against the sale and use of liquors.
and in the latter part of the eighteenth
century the clergy in general made
active efforts against intemperance
The cause of temperance was also
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
AFTERFORE|GN SPIES.
LEGISLATION TO BE ASKED FOB
PROTECTION OF
COUNTRY.
MUCH TROUBLE IN PHILIPPINES

No Means Now to Punish People OF
other countries--Japanese tho
Worst Offenders--General Duvaii to
Bs Succeeded by General Bell.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
$loo Reward, Sloo

The readers OF this paper VIII be p eased to
earn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that nature has been able to cure IN Ali
its stages, and that Is Catarrh. Hairs Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure now known 10
the medical sfrternity. Catarrh being con
stituuonai disease. requires n constitutional
treatment. Hairs Catarrrh Cure Is taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. thereby dee.
roying the foundation OF the disease and
glvinathe patient strength by building u . the
constitution and ASSISTING nature in doing it's
WORK. The proprfetors have so much faith
IN Its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case 4 tails to cure.
Send for list OF testimonials. Address:
II. ]. CHENEY A CO., ToledoO.
Soldhf al Druggists, Toe
Take Hall Family Pilis for constipation
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05
Look for the Bee Hive

On the package when you buy Foley's
Honey and Tar for coughs and colds.
None genuine without the Bee Hive.
Remember the name, Foley's Honey
and Tar ami reject any substitute.
Sold by all dealers.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-01-05

For either acute or chronic kidne,
disorders, for ANNOYING aud painful
urinary irregularities take Foley's
Kidney Pills. An honest and effective
medicine for kidney and bladder dis.
orders. Sold By all druggists
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
A Iollv Ontimist.

Mexico's new ambassador to Wash
ington, Senior Manuel de zamRcona, is
q Jolly optimist He bids fair to become
q most delightful member of the lega-
ton circles He is Just brief and breezy
enough to FIT finely into the groove Of
our fluent, flippant American life
Upon his advent he announces to Pres
ident Taft in a short, CHEEKY, formal
address that the Mexican war is now
near its end, that peace is a matter of
but short time, giving such a jocular
air to the whole situation as to make
it seem that we had been INDUCING
needless worry about what was going
on down south Nor were his words
without the weight of personal assur-
ance. They we're not spoken in jest.
but in serious earnestness, light and
refreshing as they were.
1t is to be hoped the senior has good
ground for his airy assurance. 1t is
earnestly to be hoped that he is talk
ing, as 1t we're, by the card and not
making any promiscuous predictions.
Somehow, though, his burst of conf
dence did not seem to upset the COM
posture OF the president enough to in
dictate that he was entirely carried
away with the assurance. The next
day after the ambassadors visit the
president proceeded with his plans of
terrifying American interests on the
border, just as II no such herald had
come with this token of relief.
If Senior de Zamacona could assure
President Taft that his excellency,
Senior Diaz, had decided to accede to
the demands of the rebels and resign,
then, no doubt, Mr.. Taft would mani
fest more emotion over this roseate
picture painted for his edification.
Washington is not swept off its feet
by the ordinary run of rumors of peace
so long as Diaz holds the fort. No
doubt certain important interests are
opposed to the Diaz abdication, but
the greater demands OF the common
good call for the speediest possible
settlement of the war and the end of
! hostilities even If this can be brought
about only by Diaz' self-sacrifice.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.

st. Louis Times. The Nebraska woman
whose hatpin destroyed name eyes may
have carried her ambition to catch the eve
of the public too far
Chicago Post: That is a good definition
of a cinch A woman has her husband put
in Jail for failure to pay alimony and then
marries his custodian.
Cleveland Leader: A medical sharp says
that smoking before meals renders the
buccal bucosa nsenstive to alimentary
stimulation and neutralizes the olfactogus-
tatory reflex" Let's quit.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: HOLSTERS were
never higher in price. Twenty million gal
Ions of champagne have been spilled by
French mobs And the supply of chorus
girls steadily grows smaller.
Plttsburg Dispatch: DR.. Pearson of Chi.
cago says that one rule for living to the
ripe age of 81 is to say Fret not thy giz-
gard on sitting down to each meal 1t Is
an easy thing to say, but not so easy to
abstain from frettihg that or other inter-
nal organs.
Louisville Courier-Journal: In the alb
sence of authoritative information about
the reason for Dr. Hills retirement as am
bassador to Germany the story that Mrs,
Hill shocked the German aristocracy by
doing her marketing on a bicycle is as
good as any.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
DIR. Pear.on- Farewell.

OMAHA. April 1S-To the Editor OF The
Bee: see you have an editorial concerning
DR.. ID. X. Pearsons farewell donation. II
almost equals PATHS farewell tours Don't
you recall his continual announcement that
he has given away his last dollar,
stripped himself bare" etc, etc. How
has he done II. and then in a short time
makes another donation Of $245.0OO? The
truth is he has never yet given away one
single dollar 1t is a fact that he has
made advances to these small colleges
they, in each case. being compelled to get
an equal number of the coins from other
sources. And the small college having
gotten something the good ID. X, p. then
let's the small college have his money at
per cent per annum, TO be paid promptly,
the principal of the sum TO be cancelled
by the death OF the good Daniel X. p. on
these loans made to the Lord and 10
learning there is no loss of time in in
terest between the payment of loan and
the investment of the money again. He
gives away his last dollar, but his income
increases all the time and many of the
small colleges are having no easy time
meeting interest on these advances. But
the good d. X. p. gets his advertising all
the same. JUSTICE.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21

to cope with the demands upon
them. European capitals are not very
patient of our seeming parsimony,
either. They have on occasions made
il rather uncomfortable, socially, for
some Of our representatives. DIT. Hill.
who is not a man of large means
though of great intellectual powers.
gives as his reason for resigGing this
very fact of expense, though it is
limited that the doctors estranged
relations with the kaiser. which
naturally lessons his influence in Ger
many, had something to do with IT,
Governor Guild is big man, one
who will do his country great credit at
st. Petersburg, as Mr.. Rockhill has
done. The nation is fortunate to get
men of this type for such positions.
Our good will and business integrity
abroad depend much upon them The
post at Berlin is one not easy to fill.
1t requires, perhaps, more real diplo-
macy to meet it's demands than any
other in Europe.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
Peace for Mexico.

OMAHA, April 1S.-To the Editor Of The
Bee According to your paper go people
were killed in Mexico yesterday.
What about the peace congress or court in
The Hague to which Andrew Carnegie gave
S20.oooOo0 some years ago TO its fine build
ing and in December gave $4,000, 900 for a
peace fund?
Is It not time the civilized world com
menced to be a little practical? What is the
use OF spending such a large amount Of
money IL they accomplish no good when
the case is at hand? And It is still worse
to read about so much innocent blood
spilled.
AS you are a man OF big influence and
have a paper OF big influence call attention
to that. Now is the time for the peace
court to demand arbitration. The United
States ought 10 demand the same and full
sanction and request from leading nations
in Europe, and the war in Mexico will
cease right away.
You understand how TO do IT, so go ahead
and be a benefRotor TO mankind.
/ am no diplomat, but II seems to me
that II the old man Diaz resigns and lib
eral men take the offices through a new
election, war will cease. PAX.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-21
Thanks to Governor AIdr,ch.

HOOPER, Neb., April Ito the Editor
Of The Bee: Herewith an open letter to
Governor Aldrich which we ask you TO
print:
I'VE take this means of expressing our
gratitude and approval of the action you
have taken in vetoing legislative bill No.
5S7, the telephone merger bill as passed by
the legislature and senate of Nebraska.
I'VE fully endorse the reason you have
given for your taking such action on the
bill and rejoice that we have one in the
high and honorable position as governor
Of this state that will so truly stand by
the interest OF the people and against the
enrichment OF the few.
by this action you have conserved to
the people of this state magnificent in
dependent telephone system that is oper-
ated at reasonable rate within the reach
Of all and yet quite renumerative to the
stockholders of these Independent COM
panies.
You rendered great service to the
people of Nebraska when you vetoed the
telephone monopoly bill.
WILLIAM MEYER
Secretary Hooper Telephone Company"