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The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-20
WARNING ORDER.

A. N. Gibbs Plaintiff. vs. F. E. Stewart,
 Clara Stewart and C. F. Mallon, De-
 fendants. Tn the Polk Chancery
 Court
 The Defendants, E. F. Stewart and Clara Stewart. are warned 10 appear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of tho plaintiff. July 5, fsi1 1T. ]. GREEN Clerk. w NJ Piplfin. attorney for non-resi-
 dent defendants. 27-4
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-20
MANNING ORDER.

Tn the Polk Chancery Court Saphronia s. Guiou. Plaintiff. vs. Benjamin F. swaggard ct al De- fendants.
 The defendants. Benjamin r. Swag- gard. Katie E. SwaRgard, William ID. Guiou, James Y. Guiou, Minnie E. Smith and Sarah P. Craig, are warned to appear within this court within of the plaintiff. or the same will be taken as confessed
 Witness my hand and seal as Clerk of said court this 22d day of May, 1911.
 H. J. GREEN. Elmer J. Lundy. Attorney for Plain tin.
 Wright Prfckett. Attorney for non resident D fendauts 5-25-4t
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-20

CHAPTER vIH.--They come upon a cabin an Hind it's lone occupant to be beautiful young girl. Keith recognized her as a singer he saw at Carson City.
 Continued from Last Issue.)
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-20
ASSESSORS NOTICE

I will be at the places named be- low on the days and dates designated for the purpose of assessing all Per- sonal and Real Property in Polk County for the year 1911. Every property owner, or some one in his stead, is by law required to be in his respective township to meet the As- sessor, and there and on the dates named make a correct rendition of his property.
 HOURS: 8 A. M. to 4 P. M. Center, Dallas, Friday, July 2i. Mena, at Court House. Saturday.
 July g, to Thursday. August 3,
 inclusive.
 Please bring your Deed or Tax Receipt, and thereby avoid errors in the description of your land. All are urged to be on hand and avoid paying penalty.
 FIREMAN l.. JOHNSON, Assessor.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-20
ROAD PETITION.

.Menay Polk County. Arkansas. May f6, 1911.
 To the Honorable County Court, Polk
 County Arkansas:
 We, the undersigned. owners and tax payers of Section ten 10) in Township two f2) South. of Range thirty-one f3f) West of the 9th P. NJ. in said county and state. do hereby petition and ask that public road forty f40) feet fin width be opened through said section as follows. to- wit: Beginning at point where the half mile section line of said section crosses the Mena and Camp Ground Road as now located, thence North through said Section 10 to the Gov one and one-haif miles.
 5-2B-4t Myrtle Proctor. ct a1
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-20
Posts Wanted.

posts wanted at once by Joseph
 Roberts Bottling Works. 26tf |
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-20
 ADVERTISEMENT.

FIREMAN L. JOHNSON. Assessor
The Mena weekly star., 1911-07-20

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The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
Texan Automobile RaiIroad.

Texas used to claim the distinction of having the first automobile rail road. Five cars used to make regu- lar trips on three-hour schedule over the 45 miles between Lubbock and Hale counties. The line had a pri- vate right of way fenced off as for a railway, and it's roadbed was worked by section hands to this extent-it was kept scooped free of sand. The drivers (this in the sense in which the English use the word) were cow boys in blue overalls and large felt hats. They were required to ma1s the 45 miles in three hours because the line carried United States mall and was under contract to keep a schedule. Often the cars would clip an hour of that for good measure. The round trip fare for 90 miles was s10.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
METHOD OF DRYING OFF cow
Individual Animals Are So Vastly Dif- ferent That No One Plan Can
 Be Applied to All.
By R.. GRAHAM wHITE)

Some cows dry oil only too readily gradually diminishing their yield comparatively early in the milking lies in keeping them in milk long enough to pay their way, but there are others that keep up their flow of milk so long that they are exceeding ly troublesome to put dry.
 Sometimes they milk from calving to calving and seem never the worse for it, but there are always risks. When the udder has been kept in work all the time it Is particularly subject to external influences so that there is the possibility of infiamma- tion with the fresh flow of milk at calving.
 Besides COW cannot do full justice to her calf if her energies are spent in milk production. Finally a COW that has been dried for a reasonable time makes better springing than one that has been milked up to calv- ing time.
 It is universally conceded that every COW should have about six weeks rest from milking before calv- ing The difficulty is how to secure the rest with free milking COWS. On this point there is a great diversity of opinion AS a matter of fact the con- stitution of COWS differ and what would put one COW dry would fail with others.
 On the principle that the yield of milk is stimulated by the actual proc ess of milking, one step should be to milk the COW that is to be put dry only as often as is absolutely neces- sary to prevent overstocking. This may be done once day at first and with gradually widening intervals, as the supply falls off. The difficulty is to define what is overstocking.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
HANDED DOWN FROM EVE
Dread of Snakes Is Almost Universal and Must Date Back to the
 Cradle of the Race.

Not for five and probably Oot for 10000 years has any ancestor of ours lived in a country or zone which was inhabited by single dangerous, vene- nous serpent or snake of any kind big enough to kill a jack-rabbit, yet the dread of serpents is as vivid as 1t was in the days of the Garden of Eden, says Dr. Woods Hutchinson, in an article on the dread of cats, snakes and mice in Success Magazine. Their baleful, unwinking eyes, their stran- gling coils, the ghastly sinuousness of their movements. the noiselessness of their approach, the agony and dead Illness of their sting. throb and echo like Wagnerian leit-motif through all literature and legend: are bitten and branded into our deepest con sciousness as if by fire. An imita- tion of their hiss has become the ex- pression of our deepest contempt and loathing. A hiss is understood in every language under heaven. and every three-year-old, to express derision and dislike, thTusts out his little pink tongue and with it initiates the flick ering movements of the serpent's tongue.
 The aversion to snakes has no ap- preciable present utility, for the risk of any modern American or European being killed by snake-bite. even ia the most rattlesnake-infested and pro hibition-ridden community, is about one-thirty- that of death by light ming stroke It must date back to at least the cradle of the race in the tropics. but even here it's distribution is a singular one. Of all animals above the size of a squirrel, one two display it in any vivid or paralyzing form It is an echo of the days when our common ancestor. tailed. covered with hair and probably arboreal in it's habits" swung and rollicked in the tree tops.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
PUTTING MACHINERY IN SHEDS
rIishing This Task As in Storing
 Anything Else.
Csy M. CLovERDELLJ

Shedding machinery is not merely tanning tools and implements under shelder. There's a proper method of procedure in accomplishing the work, the same as in storing anything else.
 Arrange to have all the implements under some kind of shelter, and the first rainy day that comes get them ready to house in the regular machine sheds.
 In order to do this properly, 1t will be necessary for you to have on hand good supply of implement paint, some first-class machine oil, some old cloths. a hammer. wrenches, bolts and nuts galore.
 Your very first step will be that of inspection, cleaning up and repairing. With any kind of clean, coarse cloth go carefully over each implement, re- moving all grime, dirt and grease It is most essential that you clean of all cog wheels, shafts and bearings. In doing this, one will ascertain where all taps, bolts, straps of iron, castings and pieces of wood are loose, dam aged or missing. These should be 1uA1y 1OpAdCOu UT IOpdllSQ WullO luCy are fresh in the mind, lest they be neglected till the machine is needed again.
 When each implement is thus over hauled, a thorough oiling should fol- low. Let every cup and oil receiver be filled to over1owing. Oil is mighty cheap when we consider its saving qualities.
 Where blow or cultivator is gone over, all shovels and shares should be given a thin coat of inseed oil to prevent rusting Sickles should be oiled, carefully wrapped in old dry gunny sacks, and laid away in safe place.
 Where implements have the paint nearly worn. off, it is preferable to give the entire surface good coating. Where there are only occasional places scaled or broken of, stroke or two of the paint brush will be suf- fcient.
 Be especially particular to paint all woodwork, carefully filling each crack and crevice to prevent further decay.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
Prize Angel Food.

Nine large eggs. whites, one and one-fourth cups granulated sugar. one half cup four, one-fourtn cup corn starch, one teaspoon cream tartar, pinch of baking powder, and salt Sift sugar four times, then measure. Sift flour four times, then measure. Mix flour and cornstarch and cream tar ter and baking powder and sift. Beat whites of eggs to stiff froth; fold in sugar and fiavoring. Lastly fold in sifted four and cornstarch. Bake in moderate oven 40 minutes in any un- greased pan. This makes a cake that will melt in your mouth. Measuring cup should hold one-half pint. If you wish to pour anything boiling hot into glass set the glass on wet cloth and it will never break. Yolks of eggs can be kept from getting a crust over the top by greasing cloth with lard and spreading over top of bowl
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
Scotch Buns.

Scald four cups of milk, dissolve half yeast cake. While milk is scala ing cream one and half cups sugar, two eggs and two-thirds cup butter. When milk is cool pour in above mix ture with a heaping teaspoon of salt and bread four enough to make batter nearly as stiff as for bread Set to rise over night. Roll out to half inch thick Spread well with soft butter, sprinkle with brown sugar and those small seedless raisins and cinnamon if liked. Roll up as for jelly cake. Cut in slices half inch in thickness, place in greased pan two hours and bake Cover tops with powdered sugar and water to spread. Great.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
PRIDE OF THE CAVALRY BANDS
Must Be Handsome, Dignified and Especially We'll Trained.

In certain armies of the world there are grades of honor among the horses, as well as among the men. The proud est and most dignifed of all the horses of the army is the animal that fills the position of drum horse in the regimen tai band. In some armies cavalry bands are mounted, and the most hon orable position in all the band Is that of the bearer of the kettle drums The horse Is selected for his distinguished appearance. He Is often piebald. all though sometimes pure white. but whatever his color his appearance must be consistent with the conspicu- ous position he has to fill.
 Something more than mere beauty of form is required of the drum horse. He must be trained until he becomes a dignified and graceful bearer of the trappings that pertain to his high call- ing. His education is severe and pro- ionged, bringing him up to that point where his pride and intelligence make him equal to the duties required of him.
 His nerves are severely tried by the booming of the large drums he carries, but in time he becomes as indifferent to their noise as war horses do to the singing bullets. In the parade his rider has his hands full in the use of the sticks. He controls the horse by means of reins fastened to the stirrup cup near the foot.-Harper's Weekly.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
ro Clean a Feather Boa.

To clean your dust soiled gray feather boa, heat equal quantities of flour and bran until as hot as can be handled. Rub the boa thoroughly in this mixture dusting 1t in with the hands or soft little brush. See that the mixture touches every part and it will clean the whole of dust and soilment. Finally shake free in a cur rent of air to rid of every Yarticle of the cleaning agent, then hold over a pan of hot salt to liven and curl up the feathers, or deftly touch them singly where needed by hand.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
canneIon of Beef.

Chop the remains of yesterdays beef, mix with A of a pound oi minced ham, season with pepper, salt. grated lemon peel and little onion {; moisten with yesterdays gravy with a little flour stirred in and bind with a beaten egg or two; make some pie paste or such as you would use for dumplings, roll into an oblong sheet, put the beef mince in the middle and make the pastry into long roll, in. closing the meat; close at ends with round caps of pastry. the edges pinch ed well together; lay in a dripping pan, the joined side of the roll down ward and bake to good brown.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
Be Careful of Baby.

Bacon-A Philadelphia doctor has advanced the theory that left-handed- ness is caused by persons being car ried in infancy in such positions that they are unable to move their right arms freely.
 Egbert-Well, father should never hold his baby boy in such a way that the kid cant bang pop with his right hand in the left ear if he wants to.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
PRAISE GINGERBREAD
IT IS GOOD FOR YOUNGSTERS
 AND GRoWNUPs.
Would Be Better for Children if School Stores Sold Gingerbread Rather Than "Tootsy Rolls" and
 Other Confections.

The popularity of gingerbread among the small fry has greatly waned. It would be far better for the children if the school stores sold this dainty rather than the ''tootsy rolls and other penny confections, and if these same children could say, "Of all the cakes my mammee bakes give me good gingerbread" It is good and good for them and grownups, too, es- pecia1ly those who are taking on too much flesh. Poor Hepzibah Pyncheon's s first customer to her little shop in 'The House of Seven Gables" was a small boy attracted by a Jim Crow in the window, executing his renowned dance" in gingerbread. Shakespeare makes one of his clowns say: An had but penny in the world thou shouldst Lave it to buy gingerbread" ]"
 In several countries of Europe hot gingerbread used to be hawked about. In London there were gingerbread booths by the Thames. In Holland it was in greater request than else where, and it's manufacture guarded with a jealous secret and the recipe handed down as an heirloom from father to son.
 One of the most unique uses of the hard ginger cake was to have it as a barometer. These were made in the form of man or woman. The slight est change in atmosphere has an eff feet on hard gingerbread; the slight est moisture makes 1t soft. In dry weather it is hard and tough In a French story this barometer is called the General" Each morning the master asks his servant, What does the general say?" The man applies his thumb to the figure and says: The general feels flabby about the chest; you'd better take your umbrella" |" There are many entertaining facts about gingerbread in some of the cu- riosities of English literature.
 Soft Gingerbread-Mi together one half cup of brown sugar and a scant half cup of meat drippings. Add one egg well beaten, one-half cup of light New Orleans molasses and a half tea spoon each of ginger and cinnamon Into one-half cup of boiling water stir one even teaspoon of soda. Fold in one and one-half cups of sifted flour. Bake with slow fire for half an hour. if baked in a sheet, or little less if in muffin pans. Serve warm
 Gingerbread I-One-half cup of su- gar. one-half cup of moIasses, one half cup of sour milk, one-third cup of butter and lard mixed, scant tea spoon of soda. one egg, teaspoon cin- namon, one-half teaspoon cloves, one half of ginger, and two cups of flour. One-third of this is sufficient for meal.
 Gingerbrea1 II = Cream one-halr cup of brown sugar with one-half cup of lard and butter mixed Add one teaspoon of molasses, stir two even teaspoons of soda in one cup of boil ing water, then add two and one-half cups of four and spices to taste. Lastly. add two well beaten eggs.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
Drying Of Cows.

A well-known dairyman, speaking of drying of his cows, says: Sixty days before calving I withdraw the greater part of the grain or nitrogen ous part of the ration, and put the COW on hay, corn stover and sl1age which will generally cause decrease in the milk flow, and she will go dry in a few weeks. feed wide but full ration while dry. During the last week previous to calving I feed one pound per day of old process oil meal. and continue the ration for a week after calving. after which increase the grain till give standard ration. as I may have found that individual COW to do best on."
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
SOME DAINTY PUDDING
DELICIOUS coNcocTIoNs THAI WILL TEMPT FAILED PALATEs.
Recipes That Will Furnish House wife a Pleasing Variety in Des- serts-Pumpkin' Pie Without
 Eggs-cocoanut Candy.

Grape Juice Pudding.-Three table spoonfuls tapioca, two teacupfuls hot water, juice of one lemon, one teacup- full grape juice, sugar enough to sweet. en to taste. Boil all together, stir ring constantly to prevent scorching, until the mixture begins to jelly. Pour in a dish, cool, then place it on the ice When ready to serve, line bottom of glass with marshmallow, fill with the pudding, garnish with whip ped cream, and cherry on top.
 Bitter Almond Pudding.-Put one pint of milk over the fire; beat the yolks of two eggs with quarter cup of grated maple sugar or brown sugar; mix two level tablespoonfuls of corn starch in a little cold water or milk; add this with the sugar and egg to the scalding milk; stir until thickened; flavor with half teaspoonful of bitter almond extract; pour into a pudding dish and cover with a meringue made with the whites of eggs and powdered sugar.
 Caramel Mousse.-Cook half a cup. full of sugar to a caramel, add one third of a cupful of boiling water, drawing it to side of fire and stir until the caramel is melted Then set away to chill thoroughly. Fold this mixture into pint of double cream beaten to a dry solid froth. Or use the chilled whip from one and one half pints of single cream. Beat the whole together until solid, then pack and freeze in the usual manner.
 Steamed Ginger Pudding.-Put one cupful of milk and three tablespoon fuls of butter in a saucepan. and when boiling throw in quickly three-quarters of cupful of four, and stir until thick and smooth. Take from the fire. beat and set away until cool; then add one at time five unbeaten eggs. mixing and beating each in thoroughly before adding the next. Add three ounces of preserved ginger cut in small bits, add two tablespoonfuls of the syrup. Butter a pudding mold, dust it with sugar, pour in the mixture and steam It for two hours.
 Pumpkin Pie Without Eggs.-One cup of pumpkin-or one quart of fresh stewed-one quart sweet milk, nine soda crackers. rolled or ground fine. one and one-haf cups sugar. one ta- blespoonful four; one 2teaspoonful gin ger, one teaspoonful cinnamon. one half teaspoonful nutmeg, one-half tea spoonful salt, and tablespoonful melted butter Beat all well together and pour into three open crusts. These are light and rich and as good as though eggs were used and much cheaper. now that eggs are soaring. Condensed milk and water may be used with equal good results.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
Chicken and Salt Pork.

Singe young chicken, remove pin feathers, cut off the neck on a line with top of the wing bones; cut the chicken down through the backbone and clean on the inside, wash and dry both inside and out, iatten the breast with cleaver; in a double roasting pan lay several thin slices of fat salt pork, on these lay the chick en, skin side up. dredge with four and lay over the top several thin slices of pork. turn in half cupful of hot water or broth, cover and let cook one hour and three-fourths; haste several times with the dripping in the pan, dredge with flour after each basting, more broth may be added if needed.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
Choice of Three.

"roull have to do one or three things" declared the very portIy con- ductor.
 The ticketless passenger looked up insolently. and said: "Well?"
 Show yer ticket. pay yer fare, or git off" answered the very portly con ductor.
 The insolent passenger leaned out of the window.
 And you. too. friend.' he said seri- ously. Twill have to do one of three things"
 ''well?" queried the portly conduc- tor confidently.
 Walk more" retorted the passen- ger. 'eat less. or bustl"
 And by the time the fat conductor had recovered the train had left the station.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
AMUSING ROW OVER WINDOW
Jones Was Perfectly Willing to Ao- comodate Fellow Passenger,
 Dut Couldn't Do 1t.

Brown to Jones (sitting by open win. low iG a railway arriage)-Excuse ne, sir. but that open window is very annoying.
 Jones pleasantly)-Pm sorry, but I'm afraid you will have to grin and pear it.
 Brown-I wish you would close it. sir
 Jones-Would like to accommodate you, but can't.
 Brown-Do you refuse to close that window, sir?
 Jones-I certainly do.
 Brown-If you don't close 1t, will.
 Jones-I'n bet you won't.
 Brown-If I go over there I will
 Jones-I1l give you odds you won't.
 Brown-I ask you once more, sir, will you close that window?
 Jones-No, sir, will not.
 Brown (getting to his feeD-Then will, sir.
 Jones-I should like to see you do It.
 Brown (placing his hands on the ob- iectionable window)-Tn show you whether I will or not. sir. Jones Gas Brown tugs at the win don't you close it?
 Brown (getting red in the face)-I can't; it-it appears to be stuck. . Jones-Of course it is. tried to close it before you came in.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
To Clean Irons.

When irons begin to grow rough and smoky rub them well on a board on which has been sprinkled little fine salt This will prevent them from sticking to starched articles. and will make them quite smooth. It is good plan to rub each iron on the board be- fore putting it back to heat, so that no starch will remain to be burnt on. When ironing starched things rub the flats over with a cloth slightly mois- tened with parafine before using. It makes them slip over the surface like magic.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
Ingenious Explanation.

Critic-Why do you say in tha, story of yours that "Henderson's heart beat a tattoo as Mabel entered ths room," Scribley? Do you wish your readers to believe that your hero car ried drum where he should have had a heart?
 Scribbley-Not at all, my dear fel- low. I used that expression advisedly. I meant my readers to infer that as Mabel entered the room Henderson's g heart sounded call to arms.-Har- per's Weekly.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
MAN DIssIPATED TOO MUCH
'nduIges in Soda, "Penny Dip" al Church Social and Stayed Out
 Until Nine O'Clock.

Yes. I'm dissipating too much. 7 said the red-faced rustic, as he rubbed his head despondently.
 "Dissipating?" gasped his friend
 That's the word used. You've heard that expression about burning the candle at both ends? We'll, that's my case exactly. To tell the truth, have been having too gay time Last night went down to the Blue Moon and drank soda Then some travel ing man offered me cigar. Of course had to take it"
 You don't mean it?"
 q mean just what I say. Then l bought ham sandwich. ate 1t and actually forgot myself and took an. other. On my way home I dropped into the church social for a few min utes. Some of the young ladies made me try the 'penny-dip.' and I drew 2 blank"
 Such extravagancel"
 That's exactly it. Extravaganza and dissipation will kill me. It was nine o'clock before reached home"
 Mine o'clock"
 Yes. I must be sowing my wild oats. Well, I've finished now Night before last I called on my girl. She wouldn't let me leave until 1 had ta. ken her out and bought chocolate creams. Talk about pleasure hunting! I'm simply worn out after these nights of wasteful debauchery"