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The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
Wasted Energy.

To the Editor of The Star:
 Dear Sir: As a citizen of Mena, d property owner and taxpayer, wish to call attention to what seems to me to be waste of ener- gy and material in the working of roads and streets.
 In my observation of such work in thickly settled countries where the very best roads are built, have noticed that the system in use most is to conflne the roadbed to a width that would in no case allow room for more than three vehicles abreast, and many miles of the best rock roads are confined to width of from i5 to i8 feet at most. The main aim in both rock and dirt roads is to so form the road that the water will drain of quickly on either side.
 The only way to bring about this result is to make the roadbeds comparatively narrow, and we'll rounded to the center.
 There now is work going on in the city where this principle is wholly ignored, at cost of much money and with no promise of good results.
 l trust this will be taken in the right spirit and that it may be of some small value.
 Good Roads.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
ParabIes of 1911.

If you toot your little tooter And then lay aside your horn, There's not a soul in ten short days Will know that you were born. The man who advertises
 With a short and sudden jerk, Is the one who planes the editor Because it doesn't work. But the man who gets the business And who makes his business pay, Is the fellow with the adlet That you read from day to day. We can help you toot your trumpet, We can bring the people in, We can help you build your business, Are you ready to begin? Moral;-He who toots his little
 trumpet
 Can withstand a sudden shock, For like a man in scripture
 He builds his business on a rock.
 Sent in by Friend.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
RATIONAL BREVITIES.
(Davidson.)

Pay no attention to difficulties ex- cept to leap over them.
 To falter and complain is to take the first step to failure.
 The man who deliberately breaks his word is liable to smash any and all promises.
 Don't be discouraged because you fall down. It's often good for you. Get up and make another dash.
 It is indeed a very rare mind that is not affected by environments. So powerful are their influences that it pays to control them.
 One who will deliberately offer an insult to another is not worthy of notice, for such an one is at least temporarily abnormal in mind.
 Never deliberately do wrong act. Remember, however, that an act may appear to be wrong, when it is the proper thing to do if results justify.
 Even strategy is sometimes jus tifiable if by it we may temporarily stay a great disaster until it can be entirely avoided.
 The principles of christianity naturally produce in it's possessor gentle, broad, tolerant spirit.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
HIS HARD JOB.
Maker of Bird Seed for Cuckoo
 Clocks Is Fined.

Toledo, O.. Sept, S.-Edward Ox- nard of Cleveland is today mourning the lack of appreciation shown to a genius following his treatment at the hands of Judge Austin in Police court here.
 Oxnard, who was held on the charge of vagraney, explained to the judge that his trade consisted of an honorable calling, and that he was kept busy making bird seed for cuckoo clocks" and that before he entered upon this enterprise he was engaged in putting spots on domi- nos." He complained that this lat ter occupation was too strenuous except when he came to the dou- ble blanks"
 At this point the court indignantly interrupted him with ten dollars and costs"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
WHY FARMERS ARE COMING TO
 KANSAS.

The last government corn report, giving conditions as of September |, and the last cotton report, giving conditions as of August 25, explains some of the immigration to Ar kansas.
 The condition of cotton on Aug ust % for Arkansas was 78, nor maj crop being represented by 100. The condition for Texas was 6s and for Oklahoma @.
 The condition of corn on Septem- ber for Arkansas was S3, for Missouri G9 Nebraska 63, Iowa GO, Kansas 53, Texas 39 and Oklahoma ?.
 In the southern and southeastern portion of Oklahoma the corn crop is reasonably good, so that the con- iition of 27 for the entire state means that the western and north ern two-thirds of the state has practically no crop. All of the states mentioned had better corn crops last year, but even then Ar kansas was far ahead of any of the above states, the condition for Sep tember i, 1910, being for Arkansas 9i, for Missouri S3, Nebraska 68, Iowa s2, Kansas 50, Texas 70 and oklahoma %.
 The condition of wheat for Ar kansas on July i, which was at the time of harvest, was 79 for Ar-- kansas, 62 for Texas and fl for oklahoma. The oat crop in Ar kansas was the poorest on record, yet the condition July 1 was 5i, while that of Oklahoma was but go.
 When farmers can get cheaper land with more assurance of reas- onable production, there is reason for desiring a change.-The Polk County Democrat.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14

are even scarcer than those who ,lonst read The Slar-and sJ whole, they don't amount to much.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
THREE IN BED TOO MUCH.
Husband Deserts Wife Because Her
 Mother SleenS With Them.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 9.-Martin Lang, a handsome young man of about 30 years, was hauled into court yesterday to answer a charge of assertion, preferred by his wife.
 Mrs. Lanz told the judge that her husband had left her because he ob- jected to sleeping with her and her mother. Lanz explained to the |court that his wife's sister quite frequently visited them too, and on the occasions of her visits he was compelled to sleep with his wife, his mother-in-law and his sister-in- law, as they have only one bed. In note, Lanz wrote:
 Three in one bed is a crowd, but when the third is your mother-in- law. well, good night"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14

If you eat without appetite you need prickly Ash Bitters. u promptly removes impurities that clog and impede the action of the digestive organs, creates good ap- petite and digestion, strength of body and activity of brain. w. G. Vandiyer, special agent; Davis Drug Co, special agent; Jackson Drug and Furniture Co, special agent. sggIdz
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14

Hot days followed by cool nights will breed malaria in the body that is bilious or costive. prickIy Ash Bitters is very valuable at this time for keeping the stomach, liver and bowels well regulated. w. c. Vandiver, special agent; Davis Drug Co., special agent; Jackson Drug Co., special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14

|lN friend of The Star says you |Ekt inoculate all the people in q
 munity with the Good Roads
 u" That's a fact. and you cant PHX get everybody to read The Star
 ofne can't and some won't. But Me wlo are against Good Roads
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
AN UNFINISHED TASK.

When number of sure enough Good Roads enthusiasts set plans last week for the making of bet ter road between Mena and Bethes- day Springs and Dallas, they were serving in a fine cause.
 Every movement in tho direction of better highways for the use of the people is good one. No one will deny that fact.
 That fully one hundred men and boys, some with teams and most with tools, turned out to work Mon- day morning in response to the call issued, showed the popularity of the Good Roads idea. Despite the rain, much good work was done, and on the next cay it was carried forward, here's the sticker. IT IS NOT NlSHEDl
 Perhaps too much was planned for single effort of the sort--or,
 he brief time of preparation pre- ,luded a really efficient organiza-
 ion for the work Ill hand.
 As it is there are some short sec-
 ions where the work was left ill a
 eally well finished stale, but us against these are larger stretches where, unless more is done, that which has been done will be lost. \ heavy rain today would nullify
 Inc efforts of scores of men by washing away the loose soil placed
 n the road bed.
 i This is public work and work tor the public. It's accomplishment Dill beneils hundreds of Mena peo- He even though they rever set foot
 h the road in question, or drive liver 1t. Like our beautiful Jans- len park, it will be an attraction W) visitors, and 1t is an accumula- ,on of just such attractions that fa the great force ill making life in buiy city desirable, and brings Lo ils prosperity.
 m Another feature:
 sa, as The people of Nunley and its sur w3undings arc organizing for bet wlr roads. If Mena people but meet II em half way they wlll connect a e,od road with one that is built
 4t toward them.
 fruAnd on beyond Board Camp peo- defe are planning to put in all next nlls,ek on thc road contiguous to that aae M lce all leading to Mena. rulilhere arc people behind this ativod Roads movement i'll Mena who no } rendering the people service theT hard work. They have not howe en up, and they are not going ly but begging for aid, but they Inc ould be given aid, and this paper s,n' n. going to suggest that any who ,ress willing to give it write note to "Te Star, telling what they are will- Iudg' to do l.. honey or labor fir the Ill itse.
 lu he Star will take pride in pub empfing such communications and  oubtwill all tend to encourage and abllsld up the Good Roads senti- as,s ,at that is sweeping every state
 he Union today.
 ..yo ,olk county should not be slug
 i in this, and we do not be- srre it will be.
 H1et's finish the work we have
 ted then take up another task
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14

It is a common occurrence in Polk county to find that the value of a single crop from the farm land in from two to four times the market price of the land itself. But that just cant last always. Better buy fl nou
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14

Take q dose of Prickly Ash Bitters at night when you go to bed, and you will feel bright and vigorous next morning. will insure you a copious and healthy passage of the bowels, improved appetite and di- gestson and increased energy of body and brain. W. C. yandiyer, special agent; Davis Drug Co, special agent 1: Jackson Drug and Furniture Co, special agent.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
CONFEssEs SHAVING WIFE.
James Allen Sentenced at Antlers,
 Oklahoma. 10 90 Years.

Ft. Smith, Sept. 9.--pleading gull ty to the charge of killing his wife. James Allen, in the District court at Antlers, Ok, today was sentenced to serve 99 years in the penitentiary. Unsuccessful in an effort to cut his wife's throat, three hours afterward he shot her from ambush. He fled to Fort Smith, where he was turned over to the police by the engineer of a train, who locked him in tool box on the tender after discovering his identity.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14

Presumption without evidence is very dangerous basis for conciu- sion.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ron CONGRESS.

Otls T. Wingo of De Queen authoriz- es The announcement Of his candidacy for Congress in the Fourth district, eri,sertes s&d
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-07

SUBSCRIBE F0E THE NEWS.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-07
RUSSIAN MARRIAGE LAWS
ARE GREATLY MODIFIED

the regulations of their sect, may not
contract a new marriage, upon en-
bracing Orthodoxy, until their first
union is legally dissolved. Under
these circumstances. declares the Sen
ate, marrying a new wife, before the
old one has been divorced. will be re-
garded as polygamy, and so prescott
ed. under the law.
The practice hitherto has been TO
allow a new marriage under the cir
cumstances. and consider the old mar
riage nonvalid for orthodox converts.
though Old-believer marriages. as such.
were sanctioned by the law of 1874
The effect Of the practice was TO en-
courage Old-believers TO Join the state
church. with this particular end in
view. In those cases, the old mar
riage was considered void. and all
marital and paternal obligations an
nulled. Orthodox missionaries made
use of this temptation. The fragrant
injustice to thousands of dissident
wives, and TO suicide, ar last forced
the authorities TO action.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-07

ST. Petersburg, Oct. THE mar
riage regulations governing the mem
bers of the Imperial family have been
changed in an important particular by
recent Imperial decree. Hitherto
the Statute concerning the Imperial
family incorporated in the Fundamen-
tai Laws prohibited members of thai
family from marrying any but per
sons belonging to "A ruling or soyer-
eign house. The only escape from this
rule was in having a recourse to a
morganatic marriage, involving per
manent arrangement from The In
perial court.
The Emperor has now lowered the
bars for the more remote issue of En-
perors. Granddukes and Grandduch-
esses only are henceforth prohibited
from marrying outside reigning
houses. As the grandducal title APP
pertains only to grandsons or grand
daughters of Emperors, in the male
! line. and to daughters only, in the fe-
male line. and not beyond Princes OF
the Imperial blood, as the more re-
mote issue is called, gain liberty OF
marriage.
1t is Thought that the immediat"
occasion which led to this change was
the case OF Princess Tatiaua CoustJn-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-07
MEMS TfTIfK TKUM
MANY FOREIGN LANDS
NEWS

Paris, Oct. 7.-Persons having oc-
casion to cash checks in the middle
of September learned to their sur
prise that none of the Paris banks
were prepared to pay in gold. An
American gentleman who presented
a check for 5000 francs at the Bank
of France was given only 500 in gold
and his request for more, refused.
The Boulevard branch of one of the
largest French banks which usually
starts the day with from $4,000 to So
600 francs in gold, recently had 1000
and was unable to obtain more. Pay
ment was made in liye-franc pieces,
which are legal tender up to any
amount; indeed, the dividends of gov
eminent stock are always paid in
these bulky coins.
This stoppage Of the old issue is
mainly due to the fact that the agents
of a number OF German banks were
buying up gold as fast as they could.
paying ) francs per 1000 premium.
In addition to sending messengers to
cash checks and notes at every bank
in the city, these agents took all the
gold from the big department stores
until the attention of the directors of
the Bank of France was attracted to
the abnormal demands for gold from
these establishments, and immediate
| ly curtailed the issue of gold to banks
and large commercial houses likely to
pay it out of the country. One conse'
quence was that the public, hearing
what the banks were doing, was dis
posed to hoard gold too and not tC
pay it into the banks. Considerable
gold was therefore temporarily out OF
circulation.
J Everyday people in France certain
ly have been afraid that war was com
ing. The common people of Paris
having in mind the hardships thai
they have heard were undergone il
the siege of 1901, have been hoard
ing food, dried beans, dried fruits
preserved meats and other articles o
food that a few months storage vii
not damage. The great provision
houses are entirely bought out o
some lines of these goods. Anothe
reason besides vague apprehension O
a siege, has been the knowledge that
should war begin, the prices of foo,
would rise and the thrifty Frencl
housewife has taken the precautiol
to buy some sorts of food in advanc
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-07
DOWN TO FINE POINTS.

Claus a. Spreckles. the well-lnown
sugar refner. was talking in New
York about economics in the sugar
trade
We work very economically" Mr.
Spreckles said. "but We haven't got
things down to such fine point as
some folks would have You believe.
We are not quite so economical, in
fact. as the lady with the pet cat.
"A lady who owned a tortoise-shell
cat called her grocer up one morning
and gave her usual economical or
der-an order for dried beans, homi-
ny, Yesterdays bread and so forth
and she concluded with a request for
one cents worth of cats meat.
"The grocer sighed. for this order
would have to be delivered three
miles away-but as he was entering
the items in his order book. the lady
called him up again.
"'Mr. Sands she said oh, Mr.
Sandsu
"'Yes, madam?
Mr.. Sands, want to cancel thai
order for cats meat. The cats jus
caught bird"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-07
oppLrIEs OF M GREAT.

Somebody shut the register. 1t was
the signal for a near riot back of the
cc.lter of one of Kansas City's lar
scai hotels yesterday when a guest
Who was looking through the names
pulled over the cover and closed the
book.
Bad luck" was the only eXpana-
ton he could get from the clerk, whose
flushed face revealed a concern he did
not express in words, and bad luck"
was all he could get out of any one of
the perturbed employees of the hostel
ny. 1t seems a very foolish sort of a
superstitution. He went across the
street and asked the clerk of another
hotel Just what that action was sup
posed to presage.
THAT is one of the great supersti-
tons of a hotel" he was told. ut is
said that when the register is closed
it means that the hotel itself will be
closed up tight within six months
You would do well to stay away and
let them forget about you. kansas
City Journal
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-07

"Once 70 Every Man and Nation"
This story means that for every mai
there's Il chancellor the most unlike
ly, the most degraded the most de
spised; for the people born with tn"
devil in their hl1od-thc blood OF the
gambler, the blood of the drunkard. the
blood of the harriet, The wonder is
that some people are as good rs they
are. They've had no chance Here's
new way of treating sinners. We've
known courts and prisons, handouts
and bars. for the wrongdoer. Christ
would get the perverted good out or
such crude material He sees each
soul as n cavern full of gems. He has
the vision of the sculptor that sees the
inner beauty and symmetry concealed
in the outer shapelessness. see Mat
thew at his feast, proud of his guest
sitting Mt the post of honor, | like to
watch the FOLKS who are good to their
minister Some people find fault and
gossip and make his life miserable.
Too bad The average shepherd viii
give his life for his sheep. Take Christ
to your home. 1t viii mean much to
you, your wife, your children. You'll
have more money. better health, sleep
sweeter, die happier. because heavens
nearer Is he standing at the door OF
your custom booth today? Follow him
Invite him b your house.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-07
when prices are normal.

Alfred NJ. Collins and E. Marshall
Scull, of Philadelphia, have sailed
from Marseilles on their way to Cen
trail African hunting fields to collect
specimens of large and small animals
for the Philadelphia Academy of Ma
tural Science. They go by way Of
Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Nom
hasa, British East Africa.
Their expedition will organize at
Nairobi, from where they design to
penetrate to parts of equatorial At
RIGA little known to the outside world
They take with them fifty cases of
equipment bought in London for their
party, which will number 100 native
soldiers. porters and servants under
the command of a professional white
hunter. George H. Outram.
Collins and Soul expect TO be in the
interior about three months, and to
bring back for the Museum specimens
to be mounted entire of lions, rhinoc-
eros, giraffe. hippopotamus, zebra,
Gland, hartebeest, smaller animals
and butterflies. After they have fin
ished the African raid they will re-
turn home by way of India, China and
Japan in the spring of 1912.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-07

Mary Heaton Vorce, in an article in
Success Magazine upon infant NOR
tality. points to the tsriking case en-
bodied in Dr. George Reds personal
Investigations in Staffordshire, Eng
land. AS a health officer of Stafford
shire, Dr. Reid was much impressed
by certain discrepancies in the infant
mortality rate between localities. In
Staffordshire the industrial popula-
ton is grouped together in two dis
tricts. In the North are those famous
industrial towns where hundreds of
years pottery has been made, and
where many women are employed,
both girls and married women. In
the South are grim mining towns, un-
lovely and disagreeable to look upon
| Between is an agricultural district.
| As one would expect, of course. the
death rate was lowest in the agricul-
tural district, because, as We say in
| our loose phrase, The country is
good for children" We have not yet
apparently developed enough historic
sense to realize why the country is so
mlch better FOR babies than dcceu
iy managed, small Industrial town.
Putting aside the higher infant death
rate Of the industrial communities,
the fact which impressed DR.. Reid was
that:
There was a much higher infant
mortality rate in the Northern towns
of Staffordshire, which demanded the
labor of women and girls, than in the
Southern mining towns.
His investigations showed that in the
towns in which married workers con
stituted twelve per cent or more of
the female population the average
death rate of infants during a period
of twenty-three years was 200 per
thousand.
In those towns in which the per
cent was between six and twelve the
average was only 1876 per thousand
Where the proportion fell below six
per cent. in other words where it was
not customary for married women tC
engage in industry, the deaths pc,
thousand foN 10 los
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-10-07

A form of polygamy frequent and
officially tolerated in Russia has been
read out of existence by recent Sen
ate Interpretation regarding the sta
tus of converts to the State church
from among a dissident sect, the Old
believers, numbering millions of ad
herents.
The Senate rules that Old-believers
who are legally married according tC