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The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
"DAS RANoSCEROUS' TOO BIG
Swedish Steeraoo Passenger Could Not Produce Evidence for lm-
 migration Inspector.

Every alien who comes to New York fin the steerage Is transferred from the steamship to Ellis Island soon after the liner docks. There are some aliens, however, known as the bird men, who are not sent to the immigration station on arrival.
 They are not aviators, but attend. ants who care for the big consign. ments of canaries that are shipped by the thousands to this country from Germany
 Inspector McGregor. one of the boarding inspectors of the immigration service, was sitting in the saloon of the steamship Pennsylvania recently checking up the aliens of the second cabin.
 You say you are not to go to Ellis Island?" he asked of man who stood before him.
 No, am not" replied the man; 'I am bird man."
 How do know you are bird man9" asked McGregor. Co below and bring me up bird so will havs some proof"
 The man went below and returned in few minutes with a fine Belgian canary.
 All right" said McGregor. you may stay aboard with your birds"
 At this remark husky Swede be gan to fidget nervously.
 Well are you bird man, too?' asked McGregor.
 No replied the Swede, "I bant come over on das ship 10 talk care oi wan ranoscerous. but. by golly. he's too dam big to bring up here in das cabin"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
WIFE MURDERER BACK TO ITALY
Porter Charlton Sent to Scene ol Crime by United States Su-
 preme Court

Trenton, N. J., Jan. 25.-After hear Ing arguments all day on the applica, ton for a writ of habeas corpus lo prevent the extradition of Pore, Charlton to Italy to stand trial on tho charge of wife murder Judge Rell ttab in the United States circuit court lere dismissed the application and the defendant will have to go back to Italy unless the United States supreme court reyerses the decision. The young mans father said an appeal would be aken
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
SPANK LITTLE ONES
PRESIDENT WILL NOT LET TWO NATIONS GO TO
 WAR.
AMERICAN MINISTER STEPS IN
San Domingo and Hayti Fusslne--Aa
 This Country Has Guaranteed tho Formers Debts that Nation Must
 Be peaceful---S1o,o ,oeo,oce at Stake.

Washington, Jan. 26.--Presideni Taft gave the nations an object les son in shirtsleeve diplomacy and how the peace of the world can be accom- plished. He issued peremptory or ders to the American minister at San Domingo that there must be no wal between San Domingo and Hayti
 This is the first time that such an order has ever gone from the White House. The order Is made possible by the fact that the United States. by guaranteeing San Domingo's debt to European nations, made of that re- public protectorate of this govern ment and consequently gave the Unit ed States the power fn tell Hayti that she cannot interfere with American political institutions in San Domingo.
 The Effect Elsewhere.
 ffie fsiie act of tine president wired to San Domingo and Hayti illustrates what will be the effect of the estab- lishment of the proposed moral and financial protectorate over Honduras. With $l0,o00,000 of American money invested in Honduras and with the convention recently signed by Secre. tary Knox and the minister of Hon duras, the president can. when the oc. casion demands, forbid either Guate- mala or Nicaragua to attack Hon. duras and forbid hostilities at any time between Honduras and any Cen tral American state.
 San Domingo and Hayti have been quarreling for over 8 year about q frontier line San Domingo claimed the right to extend one of her roads across the traditional border and this brought up the old question of the frontier Both nations armed for the conflict and sent troops to the scene of trouble. The president offered his good offices. There were some per. functory acknowledgement of the ia. vor but the armies remained in camp
 The American government. there fore. feels that the two governments should at once unite in framing q compromise providing for the early adjustment of this question. Mean. while the status quo should be main tained, troops should be withdrawn from the border and work upon tho road should cease until the final set tiement of the question Secretary Knox calls attention to the special interests of this government in the Domingan government and also to
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
Breaking Up Soil With Powder.

It doesn't take long to tear an acrc to pieces with the powder system now being used in adobe lands A demon. stration few days ago on the college farm showed how thoroughly the ground was broken up. Whether the process is to be successful is still to be proved. E. R Anhast has charge of the work now being done. In ground to be used for an orchard MT. Anhast had holes bored-19e to the acre--15 feet apart The charges put into these were connected with wires. Three rows about twelve or fifteen charges. were fired at one time The tough adobe was cracked from hole to hole large pieces rose twenty-five or thirty feet into the air. The ground vas in fairly good condition to blow. but 1t will be even better after frost has laid its softening influence upon it.
 It costs about sl5 an acre for the powder and possibly $2.50 or $a.75 for the Manhattan Industrialist.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
Lurton and Movinn Pictures

Justice Lurton of the United States supreme court comes from Nashville. Tenn, One day just before the ad- lournment of congress he met on Penn. sylvania avenue in Washington Rob ert H. Watkins. correspondent for southern newspapers.
 Bob, said the eminent jurIst. -f have made practice for several years to take my little granddaughter to all the moving-picture shows in Nashville. The other day We started out to see all of them in this town. but there were too many. Let's go and finish up the lost right now. w."-Popular Maga- zine.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02

Washington. Jan. 2G.-Brought into i line by President Taft after weeks Of arguments, the house ways and means committee fayorably reported bill providing for permanent tariff board It is a compromise measure, satisfactory to the president and it will pass the house It's fate is un- certain in the senate. Much to the surprise of republican members of the committee the bill received the unan- imous support of the democratic mem bers led by Champ Clark
 We reported the bill,g said Mir lark. because 1t provides for a tar T board and not commission and because 1t is to report to the ways and means committee on request the results of such Investigations it may conduct l think we are paying pret- Y stiff sum of money for what infor- nation we may get but if the board I does get anything more than the avs and means committee it will be of use.
 ! An Advisory Board.
 Under the new bin the tariff board is to remain an advisory board to the president and is to be Independent of the treasury department. It is to make no reports except when called upon by the president and ir to fur nish no information to congress ex- cept when asked by either the senate or the house. Should the information on tariff matters gathered by the board under this plan be opposed to the Ideas and policies of the admin lstration it would be possible for the president and congress to suppress It.
 The tariff board Is given inquisito- rial powers, such as compelling at tendance of witnesses and production of books. in it's investigations into tho cost of productions at home with i especial reference to the prices paid for labor, raw materials, producers and retail prices with conditions of domestic and foreign markets It is authorized to make all necessary in vestigations abroad for the purpose of making exact comparisons In inves. tigating the costs of productions ali home and abroad, the board is direct ed to take into consideration all ques- tions concerning production. overhead charges, capitalization, dividend ca. pacity and the money markets. This feature was insisted on by Represun. tative Dalzell
 Tariff Commission to Go.
 Democratic support of the bill WAS won by permitting them to amend it so that the board shall make inyesti- gations of any such (tanff) subject whenever directed by either house Of congress.
 As the democrats are to revise the tariff next winter they felt they could not afford 10 oppose any plan that might result in the gathering of ad- ditiona information. Provision is made for legislating the present tar if commission out of existence Julg 1, next. all books. data. etc, in it's possession to be turned over to the new board to be appointed by the president.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
Saved Her Own Life.

Lebanon Jet ky.-Mrs. Minnie Lamb, of this place, says, Il believe I would have been dead by now, had il not been for Cardui. I haven't had -one of those bad spells since 1 com menced to use yo UT medicine. Cardui is specific medicine for the ills that women suffer. Cardui is made from harmless vegetable ingredients. It is safe, reliable medicine, success fully used by suffering women for more than fifty years. Try it today. For sale by all druggists.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02

constipation. hiiiousness. headaches. gas on the stomach and similar camplaints bottle can be had at any drug store Tor nfty cents or a dollar. but if you wish 10 make test of it first send yeur ad- dress to nr. Caldwell and he will supply q Tree sample bottle. sent direct fo your address. You will soon admit that you have found something to replace salts. eafhaftics, breath perfumes and other temporary reiiefs Syrup Pepsin will cure you permanently.
 br. Caldwell does not feel that the purchase of his remedy ends his ohlf- satton He has specialized In stomach. liver and bowel diseases for over forty years and will be pleased to give the reader any advice on the subject free Of charge All are welcome fn write him Whether for the medical advice or the free sample address h4n Dr.
 " Caidwsll, stf Caldwell building.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
EATS WHAT HE LIKES
 AFTER TAKING FREE SAMPLE

Ii will be welcome news to dyxpeptlcs 70 learn of remedy that in the opinion or thousands. is an absolute cure for in uikektien and all forms Of stomach trou- hle. and. better still. 1t is guaranfeed ta dc so. The remedy is Dr. Caldweils s Syrup Pepsin.
 We all know tho value of pure pepsin n indigestion, and add to this some ex- cepfionai laxative ingredients and von nave truly wonderful remedy. Mr T. ": Worthy of Forsythe, Ga. got to the polnt where he could not even eat or dl- gesf vegetables and after many wears of seeking he found the cure su pr. cala- wells Syrup PepSin. Mir Rudy Kasner of 4oIne H.. was in the same bad pre- 39lenment with hts stomach. took Syrup otnera would gladly testify.
 n h guaranteed cure for indigestion.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
An Opportunity.

The best twenty acres in Polk coun- ty only 1 mile from business center ol Mena. Set to fine apple trees just coming in bearing. New we'll built three-room cottage, barn, two springs, fine well, new fence. If you want bargain in an ideal fruit farm call on or address Orchard care of Star office. Mena, Ark.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02

Ask your friend, your preacher your druggist for hIs opinion of Swamp Chill and Fever Cure: ask anyone who knows or who has ever used Swamp Chill Cure. and you will find they oae and all will say Swamp Chill Cure k as nee eSsary as food; to those who dwell in my section of the country where chills anu fever prevail. Prove it for yourself. T. k guar. anteed absolutely to cure.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
Too Many aones.

Bacon---Your dog is very fond of bones, suppose?
 Eghert-Oh. yes.
 Bacon The more he gets the hap pier he Is. I suppose2
 Eghert- Well. can't really say that for be does balk at shad
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02

pimples, rashes, aud all eruptions of the skin. When s. s. s. Las driven out the humors every symptom passes away. the skin is again nourished with cooling, healthful blood, natural evaporation is renewed, and the skin becomes soft and smooth. Book on Skin Diseases aud medical advice free.
 IKE SWIFT STxpsxig ce,. Atlanta. 1A
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02

If you want the ''smile that won't come off, get bottle of Swamp Chlll Cure. It will make everything look good to you: and everything will taste good like It dld when mother used to cook Any druggist has authority ta guarantee theperformance If ali IL promises. 44-tf
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02

REMOVES the acids and humors which are caus- ing the trouble, bu id s up the W e a k acrid blood, and com pletely cures Ec- zema. Acne. let. ter, Salt Rlie1iiu
The Mena weekly star., 1911-02-02
MEMORABLE REPORT
PRESIDENT TAFT BROUGHT THE HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COM
 MlTTEE TO TIME.
FOR PERMANENT TARIFF BOARD

Den oeratio Members Led by Champ Clark Support the Measure--Has No Powers Except Advisory Ones Must Report When Called On.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-02

pity came upon him for the foolish
girl who had intrusted herself to the
tender mercies Of stranger.
OF course the girl, whoever she was.
must be met at the station by some
body, and rs she had his name and
would inquire for him 1t was Sander
son who ought to meet her.
Slowly he turned his horse about
and trotted up to the bistering plat
form. The station agent lounged into
the doorway and folded his. shirt sleev-
ed arms.
A shrek sounded out Of the sandy
wastes and was repeated as the train
apprc ched the station and drew to
creaking standstill. hile one solitary
passenger a!ighted.
The train thundered away toward
The sun and left Sanderson and the
station agent and slender girl star.
Ing at each other.
The girl was the first to find speech.
I'm expecting somebody from the
Bar Cross ranch to meet me-" she said.
Here's Sanderson: he's from the Bar
Cross" said Nixon.
Nixon disappeared within the sta
ton and left Sanderson with the girl
who desired to be his wife.
"Tm Sanderson of the Bar Cross" he
said quietly I'm not rightly pre-
pared to take you to the ranch just
yet Maybe you wouldn't mind sitting
in the station awhile till | can get
team over"
Certainly" she said bravely.
Nixon looked hopefully at them and
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-02
Fjreproof Wood.

Though there are number or dlr-
ferent kinds of wood. ebony, ironwood,
etc, of such close. hard fiber that even
the fiercest fire has difficulty In get
ting hold" of it, there is only one sort,
so far as now known, that is practical
ly fireproof. This is a small scraggy
tree, native Of South America. call
ed the shopala. with thick, tough.
stringy bark full of Il sort Of fire resist
ing sap. This curious shrub grows
largely on the great, grassy savannas,
which are swept by fire almost every
year during the heat Of the summer.
There 1t thrives splendidly, for the an
nual scourge kills off only its bigger
and harder competitors and leaves the
ground free for the growth of this
vegetable asbestos.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-02
| Ills Friendly
Enemy
The Romance of john
Sanderson, Cowpuncher
ByACLARISSA MACKIE
Copyright by American Press Asso-
By>CLARISSA MACKIE
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

Jack Sanderson had gone over to
Three Forks after his mail. Through
some mistake his weekly letter from a
faraway New England home had not
arrived with other letters delivered at
the ranch house that evening. After
supper he had mounted his pony and
made his way over weary miles Of
sand and sagebrush to the little post
office to find his expected letter just
arrived In the evening mail. with an
other one addressed in strange hand.
writing. 1t said:
Dear Sir-I have read your advertise
ment for a wife in the paper Wedding
Chimes, and as I'll all the Requirements
you mention. besides being beautiful
(Which you make no mention Of being
necessary. l have given up my job In
the Palace restaurant and am coming
down to Three Forks station next Wednes-
day So please meet me, and be sure to
have the minister ready. send you
copy Of the advertisement SO you can
know this answer Is genuine. Until
Wednesday yours respectfully.
ANNIE TIMSON.
The inclosed clipping read as fol-
lows:
wanted.-A wife by cattleman: must be
able to mend clothes and cook. OF gentle
disposition and lovable and kind. Address.
with particulars. MR. JACK SANDER
SON, Care Bar Cross Ranch. Three Forks.
Mont
That's me all right" muttercd Jack
t. A.. u Il., ,,,l
dropped the letter into his capaciOus
pocket There amt any other San
derson on the range. | wonder how 1t
came about that way, for | amt the
sort to run after skirts-not me!' He
shook his head emphatically and con-
tinued his speculation upon the source
of the mysterious letter.
Riding back in the moonlight, he
suddenly pulled his horse to stand
still and slapped his knee impatiently.
"Gunsi OF course It's some OF
Heavy's work. l reckon he thinks it's
mighty smart to let me in for that
sort of thing Why that girl is com
Ing Wednesday that's tomorrow. III
see Heavy and make him understand
he'll have to meet that lady hilnse.f'
The next morning he obtained leave
OF absence ;'nd rode over to Leader
in a vain search for Harry Heavy,
No one about tn" town had seen him
for several weeks. and he WAS sup
posed to be M the Bar Cross.
The long way hotIe took SanderSOn
past the Wr"tchCd little railroad sta
ton set In ne midst Of the ScOrching
plain. and for the first time vague
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-02

FOR BOY AND GIRL GRADUATE f
WEDDING PRESENTS.
Engagement Rings, Wedding Rings,
Diamonds, Watches. Clocks, Jewelry,
Cut Glass, Solid Silverware, &c.
Lands.
Leading Jeweler of Frederick.
Best and Quickest Repairing and En-
craving. Eyes Examined Free. Sick
Watches Cured. Look for Lands.
Phone. may II Tyr
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-02

treated successfully as things In them
selves any more than typhoid. They
are mere phenomena, and the cure
must 20 back to the causes. If one
of the. chief sources of these condi-
tions is industrial accidents then build
Ing orphan asylums and reformatories
cannot solve the problem. 1t can only
take care Of the product 1t Is the
same sort of wisdom that would lead
physicians to spend their chief efforts
in laying out cemeteries instead OF
treating diseases.
This method of the survey has gen.
orally been recognized as necessary In
medicine and few other fields, but 1t
has not usually been thought Of as
universal method, which should be the
first step or nearly the first step In ev-
cry social movement.
Yet If the question is the establish
ment of Fairgrounds the city or town
needs to know what play spaces the
children have at present in the door
wards and courts, in streets and al
leys, In the parks and schoolyards;
also what physical and moral dangers
surround this play, what vicious
amusements are open to children and
what are the results in evil habits and
delinquency, in lack Of resourcefulness
and in physical weakness of this re-
striction and perversion Of the play
life. j
II the movement Is one to reduce
mortality among infants, then the town
needs to know the infant death rate,
the diseases of which the children die
and the causes of these diseases, where
the death rate is highest In the town
and the causes Of this variation.
If the movement is for the preven-
tion of juvenile delinquency, then the
town needs to know the prevalence OF
delinquency, its relation to race and
poverty, to parks and Fairgrounds, to
saloons and alleys, and what sort Of
offenses are committed In the different
sections.
Every movement, Of course. makes
some offhand diagnosis of its case, but
It Is often like the diagnosis Of the
country doctor generation ago, who
looked at your tongue. felt 'f your
nulse grd thon 7'o"-'' ed something
&c ra,c .,Du frui better T"n"a can
be no certain remedies until t " causes
of the trouble are known. "nd, despite
recent prc"recs, r'o"n !4Jro0ch and
scientific i"vati%ni.nu cf tie condi-
tons is one Of the greatest Leeds stu,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-02
An Cvcrsioht.

Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. the IA
nous thea trital manager. was present
at Il SUPPER in London a short time
ago where Si"nOr GrasSo was an hon
Ored aud much feted guest. When
the banquet was over and every one
was departing, Grasso was so con-
fused and carried away by the atten-
tions aud embraces which had been
showe"ed Upon him that he thought
lessiy directed his taxi driver to drive
him to the stage door Of the theater
at which he was playing.
"What on earth does he want to go
back to the theater for at this time OF
the niGht:" asked one Of those who
were waving him adieu.
"Ah," said Sir Herbert Tree, II ex-
pect he has forgotten to kiss the fire.
mani
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-02
CIVIC ACTIVITY
IN MANY FORMS
Child Labor, tuberculosis and
Fairgrounds Claim Attention.
FOUR SUCCESSFUL METHODS,
Tho Survey, the City Plan, the Cam
paien and tho Permanent organi.
zation Fundamental Means Of Oh.
tanning Municipal Improvement.

We are living in new era. Who
ever passes with open eye through
this country today will see the evi-
lences of new civic spirit on every
side, says Henry S. Curtis, Phi. D.
Everywhere new social organizations
nre springing into being. City and
state organizations are uniting to form
national or international ones, and
civic activity is becoming the fashion
throughout the United States and even
in European countries. Germany is
especially active in this respect.
The rate of progress is accelerating
with each year, as any observation OF
the growth of the child labor move
ment, Of the anti-tuberculosis move
ment, of the playground movement or
Of the boy scout movement will re-
veal. Probably less than 10 per cent
of those who are giving of their time
and money to civic causes today We're
thus active fifteen years ago.
An analysis Of recent movements
seems to show at least four funda-
mental methods more or less common
to and equally applicable to alton
which their success has largely de-
pended. They are the survey, the
city plan, the campaign and the per-
manent organization.
The best of these methods Is the
survey, the study and analysis OF So
cial conditions or the physicians dag
nosis of the case. The doctor Of old
diagnosed his case into measles or ty-
phoid and treated this. The modern
doctor has carried his analysis one
step farther back. Through research
he has discovered the bacillus that
produced the disease and the serum
that will destroy it. He Is no longer
fighting an unknown enemy in the
dark, but applies his remedy with
much greater exactness to the source
of the trouble.
In the same way 1t is impossible to
deal scientifically with social ills un-
til we have the same sort Of diagnosis.
Dependence or delinquency cannot be
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-02
ASTHMA CATARRX
CURED

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1t makes no difference how long you have
been suffering or how severe the clmati'
conditions are where you live, Senpine
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If you haye experimental with other
treatments and have failed to find cur
do not be discouraged but send for tria
of this wonderful truly meritous remed!
which is scientific compound discovered
by Professor of Vienna University, and
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-02
Public Sale.

On Saturday, Nov. 4, Frank McKissick
will sell personal property in Eyler's
Valley.
William G. Kolb, trustee, will sell rea
estate ard personal property on Satur-
day, Nov. II, 1911, at Creagerstown.
On Saturday, Nov. Is, Chas. c. Water
and d. p. Buckley, trustees, will sell va
liable real estate located near Lewistown.
On Saturday, Nov. 25, at o'clock Mrs
Dan'l Eigenbrode will sell her property
at Franklinviie. Sale on the Square in
Thurmont.
On Saturday, March l6, 1912, Alva o.
Zimmerman will sell personal propert,
near Lewistown.