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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

But you cannot make Wall street
believe that Steel trust prosecution
was merely Halloween joke.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

There would be far less fault-find-
ing if people would put themselves in
the other fellows position.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

BY the way, when was it that folks
were supposed to be so excited over
Canadian reciprocity?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

Now, then all aboard for Christmas
with a brief stop-over for Thanksgiv-
ing.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

There is no hope Tor Hoboken. N
]. It's doom is sealed. All four can
didates for mayor are Democrats.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

The men responsible for the wheat
ring might ask how 1T could be called
/ corner?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

We may all feel sfae now that the
United States navy has been duly in
spected and reported sound.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

World history is being written in
big letters over in China just now.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

Hand me my hat" cries the in.
FAINT Chinese emperor.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

Omaha will soon be on the postal
savings map.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

President Taft found Chicago the
city of the square meal.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

The only safe way-pull the Re-
publican lever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

Uncle Sam is the drum major for
the march Of commerce.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

1t seems Brooklyn still has people
getting hurt in folding beds.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

Doubters, chalk it up-Yuan shi
Kai came back.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

eastern states covered with the bloom
of apple trees in the next few years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

No matter what the temperature
boost for Keokuk.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

The yellow peril, it appears, ha.
come, but to China, not to America.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

No women on the Mcnamara jury
Jet.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07

The President certainly smoked
them out of Pittsburg.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07
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keokuk, Iowa Nov. 7, 1911
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
SUCH A MEAN MERCHANT.

There's mighty mean merchant, not in Mena of course, and it is not worth while to tell where, but here's the story of his unpleasant ways. Just read this and see if you know him:
 During the good times when ev- erybody had money this merchant quietly went to work to collect a list of the patrons of the mail or der houses. He used several meth ods to secure them and succeeded in getting pretty complete list, which he filed away for future ref erence. Now the crops are all burned up out there, money scarce and many people are needing credit. When a man steps into the store of this merchant and asks for credit he looks up his list, and if the mans name is there he tells him to go and ask for credit where he spent his cash. The revenge is tough, but really, can you blame him?n
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
Where Is the Joke?

There is a joke concealed Tn this little tariff story, which is the req son why 1t appears in this depart, ment. The task of the reader VIII be to detect the joke and then ue- eide just whom the joke IS on.
 This country consumes aDous 3 900. .OOO tons of sugar year. Oi this amount 2,300,000 tons IS lm- ported and 100000 tons produced at home. The home product isnt worth as much as Nebraska's egg and butter crop by several mll- lions of dollars. Yet under the guise of protecting" the American sugar raiser the sugar consumers are taxed about s250.000,0OO a year. Sugar is retailing at about SLY a ton. We could buy the whole pro- duct and give it away, paying the price now obtained under protec- tion, then throw it away and save Si70,O0O,0O0 year by putting sugar | on the free list. Who is the Joke Womble News.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
We Are Natural Believers.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Ralph Waldo Emerson.
 We are natural believers. Truth, or the connection between cause and effect, alone interests us. We arc persuaded that thread runs through all things; all worlds are strung on it, as beads; and men, and events, and life, come to us only because of that thread; they pass and repass only that we may know the directions and continuity of that line. A book or statement which goes to show that there IS no line, but random and chaos, a calamity out of nothing, a prosper ity and no account of it, hero born from fool, fool from hero dispirits us. Seen or unseen, we believe the tie exists. Talent makes counterfeit ties; genius finds the real ones.
 But though we are natural con- servers and causationists, and re- ject a sour, dumpish unbelief, the skeptical class, which Montaigne Represents, have reasons, and every man, at some time belongs to it. Every superior mind will pass Through this domain of equilibra- tion-I should rather say, will know
 how to avail himself of the cheeks
 and balances in Nature, as nat ural weapon against the exaggera- ton and Journalism of bigots and
 blockheads.
 -Skepticism is the attitude as- sumed by the student in relation | to the particulars which society
 adores, but which lie sees to be rev.
 erend only in their tendency and
 spirit. The ground occupied by the lskeptic is the vestibule of the temple. Society does not like tC
 have any breath of question blown
 on the(zap..H HJssr. i'it the in- lis an inevitable stage of the growth
 of every superior mind, and is tht
 evidence of it's perception of the | flowing power wh.ch remains Itsell | in all changes.
 | The superior mind will find it. Iself equally at odds with tho evils lof society and with the projects
 that are offered to relieve them
 The wise skeptic is a bad citizen
 no conservative, he sees the selfish
 ness of property and the drowsiness lof institutions. But neither is ht fit to work with any democratic lparty that ever was constituted | for parties wish everyone commit.
 ted, and he penetrates the popular lpatriotism.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
he kind heretofore attempted.

the kind heretofore attempted.
 About thirty cities and counties of Arkansas have applied for space on the train which, it is understood can be had for about Si50.00. Why not have Polk county represented2 We believe that the county should be represented, as well as the city of Mena
 Polk county always has been an agricultural county and always will continue to be so, and there has been no time in the city's life when ii could have existed ninety days without the help and cooperation of the county outside of Mena From it Mena draws it subsistence and to it Mena owes it's existence.
 When this Arkansas or Wheels was first proposed by the late Hon. Fred II. Phillips. the pa pers of Kansas, Illinois and Mis- souri derided the very idea of ar agricultural invasion of the states They came to scofT, but remained to pray
 No county in the state can show so great a diversity of fruits, grain  minerals and timber as Polk coun- ty, and there is no doubt that this year is the banner year in Poll county for corn-likewise a few bottles of water from our famous springs would show the people ot other states that good crops ant fertile lands in Arkansas do not b, any means go hand in hand witt malaria and mosquitoes. Let us get busy. How much vii lYOU contribute?-polk Count. Democrat.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
State Tax on Incomes.

Wisconsin is adopting full- blown graduated state tax on in- comes. The legislature has just sent such a measure to the gover- nor and it will probably become a law. Those who receive incomes of over 5000 must make a return to the tax assessor. The tax at per cent begins on incomes above $500 in the case of unmarried people,
 si.200 in the case of mar ried persons. increasing one half of one per cent or thereabouts for each additional si,O00, until si2,000 IS reached. when the tax becomes 5la per cent. On incomes above Si2,- 000 the tax is ( per cent. United States officials are exempt on their salaries. and so of pensioners of the United States and members of the state government on their salaries.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
Dad. Here's to You.

We happened in a home the other night and over the parlor door saw the ledgend worked ill letters of red, What is home without a mother?" Across the room was another brief, God bless our home"
 Now, what's the matter with God bless our dad?" He gets up early, lights the fire, boils an egg and wipes off the dew of the dawn with his boots while many a mother is sleeping.
 He makes the weekly hand out for the butcher, the grocer, the milkman and baker, and his pile is badly worn before he has been home an haur. If there is a noise during the night, dad is kicked in the back and made to go down stairs to find the burglar and kill him. Mother darns the socks, but dad bought the socks in the first place, and the needles and the yarn afterwards. Mother does up the fruit, we'll, dad bought it all, and the jars and sugar cost like the mischief.
 Dad buys chickens for the Sunday dinner, caryes them himself, and draws the neck from the ruins, af- ter every one else is served. What is home without a mother7' Yes, that is all right, but what is home without father? Ten chances to one it is boarding house, father is under slab and the landlady is a widow. Dad, here's to you; you've got your faults-you may have lots of 'em-but you're alright and we'll miss you when you're gone.--Woon- socket Times.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03

Doctor Wiley. the benzoate of soda light in Indiana will be a factor Representative Ralph Moss is chair man of the Investigating committee. and Mir. Moss is from Indiana, where the benzoate of soda fight has waged the hottest.
 When the Remsen board held ben zoated foods harmless, Indiana re- ieeled the decision as against thera- |peutics and common sense. and |clung to the skirts of Wiley, who had decided against benzoatc of soda. But the manufacturers were determined that the people should eat benz0ated foods, so the forces that have been behind the cam paign against Wiley brought suit in the Indiana courts to compel the board of health to permit the sale of their goods.
 When Wiley "Got in Bad" While the members of the Remsen board were encouraged to go to In- diana and testify in favor of the drug, Doctor Wiley was ordered to stay in Washington when the Indi- ana authorities tried to get his tes- timony against the preservative Then James Bingham, attorney gen. eral of Indiana, the court examiner
 the stenographer, Secretary Barnard
 of the board of health and counsel
 all came to Washington to get
 Wiley's testimony. The department
 was still opposed to Wiley's giving
 his testimony, so Attorney General
 Bingham obtained writ from the
 district courts compelling him te appear and testify.
 The attitude of the department
 pnt the Indiana state authorities al
 considerable expense, and the attor-
 ney general gave out an interview
 while in Washington, criticisint
 Secretary Wilson and Solicitor Me
 Cabe. Floyd Robinson, an employt
 of the department under Wiley, wal summoned by Attorney Genera
 Bingham and appeared on the stant lin Indianapolis. Since that time h.
 has been dismissed for alleged in. lsubordination.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
IDEA BECOMING POPULAR.

Francis Heney, who more than any other man was responsible for showing up and breaking up the gang of political looters who had San Francisco at it's mercy, recently answered question as to what party he belonged to. Here's his re- ply:
 "It depends on who is on the ticket. These questions must be solved by men who believe in them because they are on the side of the people. The corporations want nothing better than the man who all ways stands for his party, and they are not particular which party he stands for.
 ''The people ought to have as good political sense as the corporations and select men who always stand for them with out regard to party"
 Mir. Henry knows what he is talk ing about. He has been in the fight against political crookedness-or the crookedness of corrupt politicians for years.
 And his idea is gaining strength with the people. It is not so i'm portant what party man belongs to as it is what the man himself really represents--the common peo. |ple or the ones who live to rol them.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
Missouri and the asinaIe Tax.

The proposed constitutional amendment for Missouri--to raise all state and local revenues by taxes on land values (not including Improvements and on special priv ileges, such as saloon licenses, etc. --lias one formidable fact in it's favor. The present system of gen. eral property taxation is unsatis- factory to practically everyone. Even those who profit by lodging taxes do not like il; for no normal person enjoys making or saving money by lying and cheating,
 Persons who hold property va cant for speculative purposes will oppose the proposed change, if they consider only their own selfish in terests, because their taxes will be increased without any compensat- ing advantage. In other words, they
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
777'-'77'7-777-- GRAND DAY FOR MENA.

Several years ago Mena rejoiced greatly in the acquisition of a waterworks system. Being ayoung city, and small, it had ample req son for congratulations.
 But the city grew and grew, and the water supply became insufiic- tent for needs in dry seasons. Then the pipe system. cheap because the city did not have money to put in better, began to weaken under the strain of 100 pounds to the square inch, combined with corrosion.
 Year by year the prosperity of Mena suffered because water was scarce when most needed. Many who came to enjoy our grand sum- mers. left because the hotels and homes did not have the convenient ees that go with plenty of water. It hurt in scores of ways.
 All this time, however, the city was supplied with fire protection, it being the invariable rule that water should be conserved for this regardless of other demands. And SO good record has Mena iii this regard that in no instance did a fire ever go beyond the building ill which it originated. even though combustible frame structures llanEea tlhsee ttlhsee burning burning oIie oii each side.
 But a few months ago the condi- ton became more harassing. Even good fire protection was threatened. Then the people arose and every one in position of responsibility got busy in providing means for new water system. The commissioners selected, John Thompson. M. Mar tiny and c. W. Petty. have gone through all the petty annoyances and red tape of securing money on a bond issue, and now the contracts for first-class water system are iet. fine work wifi begin Tn few days.
 No city can exist without a water system. It is a first essential. Of course there are other necessities. but somehow water. plenty of good pure water. is the basis of ali. The day when this has been accomplish ed will be one of the grandest in the history of Mena.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03

will probably have to let go of their land or improve 1t. But per- sons who use their land will proD- ably vote for the amendment II they understand it.
 Farmers who actually farm would be glad to escape taxes on their cattle, grain, machinery ana houses. They would be glad to es- cape the poll tax. Under the pro- posed plan the home owner of town or country would pay nothing iof the privilege of improving ms lot. As most dwellings are worth more than the land inclosed with them, their owners would welcome the change. Merchants and manutac- turers always seek out locations which exempt their goods from taxation. They prefer to save the trouble of adding the taxes III the price to the consumers.
 It is asserted also in favor of such taxing plan that, since 1t would not be profitable to hold land
 idle, improvements would be stlm- ulated, thus making better labor market and consequently better market for everything.
 Sc serious are the defects in the existing system that radical modl- flcations are being considered on all sides. The modern tendency un- doubtedly is toward the tax on land
 values as the simplest, fairest and most wholesome system yet devised | It's application in Vancouver, Can ada, and in the provinces of AL berta has been attended with marked success.--Kansas City Star
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03

When Bryan prepared his long list of presidential possibilities re- gently he forgot to mention, strange as it may seem, Judson Harmon of Ohio. And now Judson is cam paigning in the Nebraskan's own barnyard probably merely to call attention to the oversight.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03

Presumably these taxes are to pc supplementary to and for the re- re- duction of other taxes, as nothing js said of a repeal of existing tax ation. Wisconsin is evidently the first of our states to make trial or such a tax within state boundaries. It will probably meet difficulties ln Inc general and equitable assess ment of this tax which are absent or may easily be overcome when, Inc lew is made on a national scaIe.-Southwest American.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
---------------- - WILEY'S FAME TOO GREAT.

Washington, July 26.--In ancient days it was a perilous thing for a man to mount so high that he over- shadowed the king. It appears that such has been one of the oifenses of Dr. Harvey w. Wiley, head of the bureau of chemistry of the De- pertinent of Agriculture. While the president has not made public the report submitted ta him on the Wiley matter by Secretary Wilson, it is pretty generally admitted that the Cabinet officer has taken sides with his personnel board which recommended Dr. Wiley's dismissal. One of Secretary Wilson's griev- ances is said to be that Doctor Wiley in the popular opinion at least, has taken rank above his chief.
 Secretary Wilson has not put the matter in just this form, of course. It is understood that he has told the president that Doctor is too hard a subordinate to manage. The per- sonnel board, it is now known, con- suited the secretary before 1t made it's recommendation in the Wiley case. Mir. Wilson approved the tlnd- ings in advance, and it would be impossible for him now to reverse himself.
 But Wilson Will Hang On.
 However, Secretary Wilson is not going to put himself in position if he can help, that will bring his cabinet service to an untimely end. He has given friends to understand that even should the president dis regard his recommendation in the matter and retain Doctor Wiley, that fact would not make the sec- retary feel called upon to resign. Mr. Wilson will feel no resentment. it is understood, should the decision go against him. How Attorney Gen. |eraI Wickersham. who also is against Wiley, would feel about such decision is not known,
 When the House committee on ex- pendiInres in the Department of Agriculture takes up the Wiley McCabc case and begins to probe the origin of the charges against
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
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The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-03
WHY NOT POLK COUNTY?

The famous Arkansas on Wheels will again start on its tour in October Of this year. and will alake much longer trip than that of last year. and will go into terri tory not heretofore covered.
 The trip last year was a great success. and the one this year will fer exceed in results anything vi