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The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24
HENRY PATTERSON
 IN FIGHT HARD
Tells Kentucky Democrats He Is Against County Unit Law and if They Are Against Him He
 Wants to Re Buried Deep.

Louisville, Ky, Aug. i5.--Dele- gates to the state Democratic plat form convention here this after noon must decide for Henry Wat terson, who is leading the fight against the extension of the county unit law or for the county unit and against Watterson. The ed- itor of the Courier-Journal, himself Ia delegate from his district, in a
 statement today threw down the gauntlet. He referred to the oppo-
 sition of former Governor Me- Creary al the state primary to nominate, and declared the same in- |fluences he fought then now seek to extend the county unit law and eventually bring about prohibition
 But" he said. the plan to re- pudiate and humiliate me merely because l am Democrat well within his right and his duty as q Democratic journalist, leaves me no alternative than to appeal to you and the party with the facts and have my sentence and conviction your eyes wide open, so that I may know and all men may know, thai l am dead and damned and buried by competent authority and order ly procedure"
 The Kentucky law as to local op- tion provides the county shall be 6 unit except in counties whore there are cities of considerable size.
 The constitution of Kentucky adopted 20 years ago, said that the legislature shall provide by law that each county, city precinct oI taxing district should determine the sense of it's voters as to the sale oi liquor in it's limits. The advocates of the county unit law declare that this makes it obligatory on the leg islature Co pass law making the county unit. This has never been done. The county is unit ex- |eept when it contains town ol 5000 or over, when town and county |become separate units.
 The court of appeals has ruled |that the constitution means that the |county to be the unit and the Re- |publicans have declared for it ir their platform. The opponents oi |county unit say that the constitu- ton does not mean that the coun- |ty is necessarily a unit. The pres
 ent law, they say, is sufficient.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24
GENERAL STRIKE
 IS THE OUTLOOK
Labor Trouble In Great Britain Is slpreading--Board or Trade Dr. ficials Try to Patch Up Difii-
 cuIties-Men Stand Pat.

London, Aug. i6.-No abatement was evidenced today of the strike fever that has spread through Great Britain. With the exception of Liverpool, where there was riot ing all night, resulting in two
 deaths, the men were generally or derly.
 A threat to tie up all the railway lines in the United Kingdom caused more uneasiness today than all the strike movements combined. If this effort is successful, it will com pletely cut off food supplies from the greater part of the country. The
 government has exerted every in- fluence to avert such calamity. Sydney Buxton, president of the Board of Trade, conferred with the managers of all railroads today, and this afternoon met the leaders Of the employees in the hope Of bringing about joint conference. The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants last night gave the companies 24 hours in which to decide whether they were willing to meet the men and negotiate ther' grievances. Up to this time it has been the belief of the Board of Trade that the labor disputes would be adjusted without serious diftl- culty. There are rumors of mar
 tial law at Liverpool, and Man
 chester is suffering almost similar
 conditions except that there has
 been no rioting. It is estimated that 25,000 carters and railway men are out at Manchester.
 Hundreds of Americans at Liver pool are waiting for boats 10 take them home. Shipping is becoming completely paralyzed. A special guard has been detailed to protec
 the landing stage of transatlantic steamers, which, it is asserted, the
 rioters have planned to destroy by fire.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24
Z CENT FAIR PAYS
 OKLAHOMA R.R,
State Commissioners Will Show Sta. tistics to Disprove Katy's Claim That There Is Less Profit
 Than Formerly.

Oklahoma City, Aug. i6.-Statis- ties compiled by the Missouri, Kan sas and Texas Railway, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1910, a..d filed with the corporation commission today, show that the system derived a greater revenue per mile under the 2-cent passenger fare than it did in Texas with cent fare and Missouri with 21a cent fare.
 In Texas, under the 3-cent rate, the average number of passengers carried per mile was ii3.9i7; in Oklahoma, with the 2-cent fare, i40,0006S5. The revenue fer each mile in Texas was $2,985.4S; in Ok lahoma, S3,398.4S. The difference in favor of Oklahoma, over Texas, was $4f2 per mile.
 Under the 2-cent rate the Katy" had an average revenue per mile in Kansas of $2, ,4S5.S6; in Oklahoma $3, ,39S.4S. The average revenue in favor of Oklahoma was S9f2.62.
 In Missouri, under 2-cent and 3 cent rate, the passenger revenue was shown to be $2,928.9i per mile, in comparison with OElahoma's passenger revenue of $3,398.4S. The difference in favor of Oklahoma was $469.57.
 The corporation commission will Al e. A.. the claim of the railroads that their freight rates should be higher in Oklahoma than in surrounding states, because of greater expenses and less profit.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24
Travels at Terriflc speed.

Millersburg, Ind, Aug. i6.--At- wood passed this city, IS miles from Elkhart, this morning at S:33. He was travelling at a terrific speed.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24
CHILD BURNED AT STAKE
\ Little Girl of Four Years Dying in Hospital as Result of Play
 ing Indian.

New York, Aug. i6.- Four-year old Annie Husband is dying today in Brooklyn hospital as the re- suit of too realistic game of play ing Indian" at her home yester- day. As part Of the game, Annie's playmates captured her and con- demned her to be burned at the stake"
 She was dragged to the kitchen and bound to a chair. Strips of paper were scattered at her feet and lighted with matches, while the children hopped about her in a s.daaih dancan Snaaanlss dsss,is < !, Ii of air famed the flames against the little victims gown, which caught fire and blazed up. Annie screamed in pain and tried vainiy to break her bonds. Before the flames were extinguished she was fatally burn 1 ed.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24

Der of the Johnston family took her word of the aviators death. She was prcslraled.
 "The meet will not be called or, said James F. Plew, president of the association. These accidents are most terrible, but the meet must go on. To call 1t off could serve no good end. It would be as reasonable to ask that because a man was killed by a train that the building of railroads he stopped. These are sacrifices that are bound to mark the advance toward the es- tablishment of aviation upon Q practicable basis"
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24

There is more Catarrh in this sec- ton of the country than ali other dis eases put together. and until the last able. For a great many years Doctors pronounced 1t local disease and pre- scrfbed local remedies and by con srsa,,. srsnnay ,aiiinE oe, 70 cure witn local Science has proven CatarTh to be a constitutional disease and therefore requires constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by r. !. Cheney & Co. Toledo. Ohio. IS the only constitutional remedy on the market: 1t is taken in doses from 10 rectly upon the blood and mucous surface of the system. They ofrer one hundred dollars for any case if fails ta c.rc- ssr=~ 1vf circulars and testfmon- Iais. Address.
 Fl. CHENEY & co. Toledo. O.
 Sold by all Druggists: zse per bottle.
 Take Halls Family Pills for consfi-
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24
Cross Atlantic in Five Days.

New York, Aug. f6.-The White Star steamer Olympic, from Queens town, docked this morning, having .-s-.s.s iVUOIu TUT the voyage across the Atlantic. The Olympic made the trip in five days, twelve hours and i6 minutes, which is i6 minutes below the previous time,
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24
ATWOOD FLIES FROM
 ELKHART TO TOLEDO
Unless Something Unforeseen 0c- CUTS the Aviator Win Estab- fish a Record in Long
 Distance Flight.

Elkhart, Ind, Aug. i6.-Harry N Atwood, the aviator who is flying from St. Louis to New York and Boston, reached here last night from Chicago, departing this morn- ing at S:06 to continue his journey.
 The air is tlne," said Atwood before ascending. If the weather conditions continue as favorable all day, l may break the speed record
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24

In Saddle, it's the SEAT that counts. A Gene Dickens Saddle stands for Comfrot for Rider and Horse Ask the users.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24

Old Reliable Lion Buggics. Made in the oldest factory in Cir cinnati. and made just right.
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24

Wagons. Farm Machinery Garden and Farm Tools of ali kinds
The Mena weekly star., 1911-08-24
Mile in Forty Seconds.

Nina, O., Aug. i6.--At 9:3S Atwood crossed the Indiana state line into Ohio. He travelled the last nine miles Co Nina in six minutes.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
PRAISE.

upeapns
who
to a he s
and hand in
pheasant words honeycomb
"A hath joy by his mouth
the of
Praise-Thy make golden
kneewa bowed
bloomed
melody
For a-thirst
m the soft mover OF his sarms
Joyful sorrowful and glorious
of his
Soneim Praise gives his souls sunvoice
Praise fort
is broken tales
Thou
brave men.
listen whle he
what its
Sometimes Praise Whispers Who knows
deeper
The
of the soul of Praise shows norb blur.
rare and rada
1t is VIII
skill OF love to let his soul behind
it with his argesse mi and
for ' i" " perfume
With siIken saddle and touches
1t is mans drink
filed the Kindness
1t is the honest sriv-
It's a bird andthc a LITTLE
- '
The light bars Of sunshine
and the deep his whispering the
strong WIND through hlossomlns
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
His Fine Manhood.
the Chicago Record Herald

From the Chicago Record Herald.
Nine. Cavalieri says she doesn't caro-
for money" said Horace Henpeck-
Well" his wife answered. would you
care to be married to such a woman
as she is?''
mo. my dear. | assure you I shouldn't
Still. it seems to me that too many wo-
men nowadays think money is the only
thing that is worth while
DO you mean to insinuate that I am
sticking to you because l want the
money you are able to give me-
Il didn't wish to convey any such idea,
my love-
oh! Then I suppose you are egotis~
tical enough to think your charms of
persons and manner are sufficient to
make me crazy about you"
Il had hope you might care for mo
for my good points"
Your good points? What do you
mean by that
1T would be pretty hard to explain
il you don't understand. 1 suppose there
are women who love men because Of
their fine manhood
Their fine manhood, Ha. ha, ha, I
should like to see the woman who could
get enthusiastic over your fine manhood
Don't fiatter yourself that any such
woman exists. Have you had the idea
that I was enthusiastic about you be-
cause of your fine manhood?''
No, sweetheart" he answered as he
began to stealthily move toward tho
door, my idea is that you are sticking
to me because you feel that I should at
once pine and die if I were to lose YOU"
After he had escaped, she indulged for
minutes in deep thought. and
then. with a worried look upon her face.
said to herself:
Il wonder il it is possible that he can
be leading a double life?'
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
By THE OPTIMIST.

AS you will see our subject, ''In the
matter of praise has called forth a fine
lot Of responses from the membership of
The Washington Herald OptimiSt Club.
Thought the subject would appeal to
you.
Rightly to understand the true value
of praise it is not aniss to consider the
opposite, blame-which is the more often
spoken. To be blamed for IA fault which
a man has committed is not any great
hardship. for if a MIN be really deSirous
Of living a good life and doing justice to
his fellow-man he will hardly find any
one to blame him for his fault more Sc
Verely than he blameS himself. But to
be blamed for what one has not done
that is hard, although in reality it does
rot affect at all the person blamed. and
attaches to him no wrong action at all
So il is with praise. Surely. no man
could feel any glow of genuine pleasure
at being praised for having written well
a certain essay when he did not write it;
or for having done certain worthy deed
of which. in fact he knows nothing.
Such praise only points out. perhaps. a
road We might have Travelled. and if We
receive IT in the right spirit, justly, and
not taking to ourselves any part of IT
that We do not deserve, we must inevtta-
bly, find ourselves strengthened in our
next endeavorS.
But in considering this matter of praise
there is nothing we should be more care
full of than the praise of men whose opin-
ions in all other matters save those of
our own merits We should deSpise. For
to accept the praise of unworthy men is
to lie to our souls. to cheat ourselves and
make ourselves fit subjects for the same
sort of ridicuIe that aSsailed the jackdaw
in the fable, Strutting about in the plum
age of 4 peacock. Bohn sums up this
danger very simply when he writes:
Yc who would in auGht excel
Ponder this simple maxim we'll
\ wise mans may aETEll.
But a fools praise is worst Of all.
The two winning contributions this
week. I have decided are those sent in by
Mrs. E. B. Davis. 40 Harvard street
northwest. and by Evelyn Hahn. 1924 Eu-
cid street. Checks for s. have been mailed
to each of them.
Our subject for next Sunday will be
Love Thou Thy Land hints on the
topic were published in the first announce
ment last Wednesday.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
THE MOTHER OF PRAISE,

Praise another. with the uplift is
of the
Look the grateful beaming
Know brother S sadl
that builds the n all?
its Ills belati
o promised bu ding there
striving
Prompted by the to beat
On joyful action. enduring.
knowing bonds are
Add the thought well done
Look the satisfaction a r nj
For
bring %
Give the smile
perhap a strain
il in he Great Foreve
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
How .O1d Nash. Beat Tories.

From the Greensboro IN. c. News
Once Nash County was famous the
State over, and over into other States.
for the best apple brandy in the world
''Old Nash.'' it was called-and Thealef
In his history of North Carolina tells q
story of how ''Old Nash saved q num-
Der Of brave patriots from defeat at the
hands Of a Tory band. The men were
about to be overcome. and the old
woman came along and presented the
Tory bunch with q jug of "Old NASH
and the defeat was turned into victory
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

Fourteen per cent Il the area Of London is ffes
frm buildings. whils Berlin has y ~ can't ftss
spaD and Paris II pr cent
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

not delay until too late to speak the
words of praise and obligation. The
grave is deaf and epftaphs on cold marble
cannot make reparation''
Mrs. +. l.. BAREINGER.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

There may be such a thing as false
praise. but 1t smacks of such kinship
with ilattery. toadyism. and sycophancy
that I think II is just as well for an op-
timist to ignore It altogether. But real
praise from q real human being for q
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

When. after years of toll. ones ambi-
ton has been fulfilled and his life work
has been a success and his endeavOrs
have gained the praises of his country
men and have been heralded by the
world as a great addition to the knowl-
edge or to the benefit of mankind, he
can then. in old age. when the curtain OF
life is slowly falling. realize that he has
not only won the praise of his country
men, but their admiration and respect as
WELL
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

Praise, a golden apple.
Leaves a taste for more:
First take d nibble,
Then YOU want the core.
The tabled egg was golden
Till Davy cooked his goose
And lost the graft. so never
The praise of friends abuse.
CHARLES ALBERT BREWTON.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-14
Its Significance.

Much regard will be paid in the
columns OF the press, to the coming
feast of Easter, with its beginnings IN
natures phenomena and its adapta.
ton In religious usage. II Is well for
both these origins to be celebrated,
for assuredly. when they are thought
on with simple directness, they are of
one temper and significance. Life
rising from apparent desertion. to re.
sumo the body and aspect whereby it
has been known. is an analogy too
obvious to overlook, and as an expires.
sion OF life's consistency and perpetui-
ty. the resurrection Of the divine
man, though IT must be of more i'm.
portance, canno, he held "A whit more
difficult 'han the blooming of a
flower.
And II was also especially fitting
the character Of Jesuse that the $, DRY
Of his rising from the dead should be
connected with the rising Of all the
flowers Of the field which he himself
loved. For above all other teachers
Of religion and leaders OF spiritual as.
pirations. Jesus was a lover OF nature.
He spoke to the people rarely In the
market places, rarely In the syna.
gogues: he went up into a mountain.
and great multitudes came to him:
he stood up In the fishing boat on
Galilee: and the people on the shores
heard him: he walked In the fields.
and his disciples followed him.
lie was fun Of familiar talk of the
grains and the flowers, of the trees
and grass: like as with his great an
cestors. David, who out of his shcp.
herds experience made the charming
pastoral Of the I'D Psalm like his
more worldly ancestor, Solomon. who
knew every herb, from the cedar OF
Lebanon Ia the hyssop HAT grows be.
side the wall these things we're Of
moment Ia him. The world of bust.
ness he knew so much Of as no, 10 In.
terfere with its regulations and We
see that he differed from Thoreau.
who suffered penalty rather than pay
tax, for he paid tax TO the foreign
rulers Of Jews. To him this was
matter Of the less import ance. since
AT a time When the people were
powerless. he showed the individual
way to eternal life. open To all chil.
dren Of God.
The lifting Of the spirit ~ man to
everlasting issues, the liberation from
the trammcls Of worldiiness. was the
constant purport Of the message Of
Jesus. Live In love, toward God.
toward man, toward the very flower
of the field, was his burden Of truth.
No power To elevate man was recog.
mixed by him In the conduct OF the
money marts Of Jerusalem or the
current OF political affairs. These to
him were a. nothing beside the con.
tinual presence Of God In the bios.
soming Of the lilies and the flights OF
the sparrows. And ~ with him, so
with us II should be.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-14
ArbOr Day.

The institution Of Arbor Day,
founded by the late !. Sterling Nor.
ton, Secretary Of Agriculture under
President Cleveland. was observed by
the citizens Of Forest City and the
surrounding country. II was a bean.
tiful and useful idea that prompted
the government to name a day on
which especial attention should he
given TO til, planting of trees. II
has shown more beautifully and more
J,sefuliy as time has demonstrates
the results Of the departure and as
the increasing devastation Of the
forests and the national policy of
conservation have shown timber re-
punishment TO he imperative.
How appropriate II was for the
people OF Forest to select Arbor bay
to plant their park, the gift Of their
dearly beloved fellow citizen, George
Weber, Esquire, to that class Of trees
that In few years will give them
one Of the most beautiful parks In
tUuS SECTION u the state.
Hundreds Of trees were brought
and planted by the citizens In person,
while many were put out by the
committee In charge. the donors be-
ing unable to do the planting. Some
nifty trees came from citizens Of Ore.
gOn and vicinity, and Messrs. Charley
Koock, VIII Moore, NJ. u. Martin
and DR., Markland went down and
planted some Of the trees.
u Is Mr.. Weber's intention, we
understand. to put up large GOX+0
pavilion, for the children's benefit
and also band stand. The pavilion
will have concrete floor, and here II
Is his purpose the children may play
and romp to their little hearts con-
tent. Can one imagine a more gen
erOus, gracious gift. Oh, that our
land was Tiled with such characters
rs Uncle George Weber seems
happiest In making Others happy.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-14

The first Arbor Day to be observed
In our county was during the month
OF April 1859, when J. II. Levy, then
. clerk for reter-Frazer a. Co., Of
this city, led the movement for the
planting of the Court House Park to
shade trees. His lieutenants were
Levi Took and Ellzy VanBuskirk.
The origin Of the movement occurred
the previous February, when Mr..
Levy appeared before the county
court, obtained the courts consent
and a small donation to help pay for
such hired labor as might he neces-
sary. lie then personally waited up.
on the citizens, and met with gener-
Gus response, each agreeing to plant
= certain kind Of tree, and care for 1t
until its healthful growth was as
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-04-14
Got the Money.

Not since they put on their first long
trousers, has Attorney W. II. Rich.
ards, and the commissioners OF the
Big Tarkio Drainage district, been
50 pleased, as they are Just at this
T, time.
Last Friday, having previously re.
ceived the bonds for $l5O,OOO in 400
denominations, they met at lsigelow,
and after routine busincss, John +.
Slater, as president, and Lot Brown,
as secretary, Immediately got as busy
~ they did years ago when attending
the old fashioned writing school, and
proceeded to put their signatures and
the seal 10 those 100 beautifully lith.
ograped bonds.
This completed, Mr.. Richards put
the $l5O, OeO of bonds In his grip, and
linked" for jefferson City, where
they were promptly registered by the
state auditor. This done, he then
left for st. Louis. using his grip for
a pillow, and he says never before In
his life did he ever lay his weary head
upon SO valuable Q pillow, for, with
the registry by the auditor they we're
worth their face value, for they are
secured by 23,0Se acres Of Holt county
land. At St. Louis he made the dc.
livery to the bonding company, and
now the drainage district after many
trials, perplexities and tecnicalities,
will have $780, se to their credit with
which to do business.
Contractors Rogers & Black are
pushing the work Of digging this
drainage canal, and their monster
dredge boat has crossed next to the
last cut across Tarkio, Just north.
northeast of Corning.
The bonds sold for $l5O,75O. lie
left the $lOO, 900 behind and returned
with $5O,75O which is deposited with
the Bank of Corning, the IIeaton OF
Craig, and the Bank Of BigelOw. The
deposit Of the 500, 900 he left In St.
Louis with the bonding company, is
secured by the $lOO,OOO Of the Rig |
TarkiO bonds, the collateral being |
held by the Laclede National, which
has been made the agents for the |
Drainage District.
On this deposit the district Is al.
loved 3 per cent interest on monthly |
balances, and will he allowed to |
withdraw from 5000 to ~ 500 to
meet engineers monthly estimates.
The negotiations throughout with |
the Compton Bonding Company, OF
st. Louis, have been every way fav.
orable TO the Drainage District, and
to Mr.. Richards Is due the greater
share OF this honor.
President Slater and Treasurer
Brown, Joined Mr.. Richards In st.
Louis Monday, and made the formal
Of the bonds.