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The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15
POH|D|T|ON train
TO TOUR STATE
Plans for Big Picnics, Big Speakers
and Whirlwind Campaign to
Stir Up Enthusiasm-Bryan
May Take a Part.

Little Rock, Feb. 81. c. Hollen-
beck, assistant passenger agent
of the Missouri Paciflc-Iron Noun
tain, is making out the itinerary Of
the proposed statewide prohibition
special that will tour the state from
about the middle OF July to the
middle of August, after the compile
tion Of the initiation petition. II
is planned that Hon. w. J. Bryan
and other prohibition speakers OF
national reputation will accompany
the train. and it will be the most
notable campaign of the kind in
the history of the state, not except
ing that for the adoption Of the
and referendum amend
ment when Col. Bryan was the
chief speaker.
Already there are i3i towns list
ed for the tour, and many more will
be added as ii will be possible to
arrange for. II is proposed that
there shall be a statewide picnic
at each town on the day Of the spc-
cial's arrival Local speakers will
be provided and the noted speakers
on the special will be heard during
the hour or more the train is able
to remain before leaving for the
next point. There will be thirty or
forty active workers accompanying
the train, and it is planned to sweep
everything before it. 1t is probable
that some good band will be invited
to make the trip and furnish music
fer the various picnics.
The train will consist Of one bag
gage car, one chair car, two Pull
mans, one dining and observation
car, with a maximum capacity OF
seventy-ilve passengers. IT is prob
able that this will be filled all the
time, as it is the desire to arouse
enthusiasm everywhere to its high
est pitch. 1t is realized that the
hardest part of the work will come
during the four months from the
completion Of the petition on May
3 TO the holding of the genera
election in September, at which
time the. people will express them
selves upon it.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15
RETAILERS FIGHT
PARCELS POST
Michigan Men Start Move to Ally
All Retail Merchants of the
Country in Fight Against
Catalogue Houses.

Lansing, Mich, Feb. S.-Stcps
We're taken today to ally the re-
tail merchants of Michigan with
those of other states in a national
warfare against catalogue mail or
der houses which sell direct to con-
sumers, and against the parcels
post and all other legislation al
legged to be favorable to the mail
order concerns. Retail merchants
and officials of commercial bodies
from all over Michigan and from
other states attended todays meet
ing and a state federation will
probably be formed to oppose the
parcels post project. The National
Federation of Retail Merchants is
back of the movement, and the state
associations of implement, vehicle.
hardware and other dealers have
promised their support.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15
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LIVES WITH BRAIN EXPOSED.

TT. Smith, Feb. 6.---With the back
Of his head chopped OF and the Sc
vered brain exposed to view, Lewis
Campbell, aged i6 years. of Kinta,
Ok, is in semi-conseious condition
in a hospital in this city, mystery
to medical science. In a fight with
a boy about his years. Campbell lost
piece Of his skull one and one-half
inches by two and a quarter inches.
His opponent struck him on the
head with an axe, severng the rear
Of the skull as if fine tooth saw
had been used to penetrate the
bone.
II the boy lives three days he will
recover, according to physicians, but
they generally expect he will die
before that time. They say they
are at a loss 10 understand Why the
lad did not die instantly.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15
SAYS M'CADE AIDED
MIDLAND SCHEME
Charges Involving Florida Ever
gIades Starts Investigation That
Promises Another Scandal
Report Suppressed

Washington, Feb. New deyel-
opmcnts in the prospective congress
sional investigation into the atti-
tude Of the department Of agricul-
ture officials toward the exploita-
ton Of the Florida Evergladc lands,
were promised today when Chair
man Moss Of the house committee
on expenditures in that department,
called a meeting of the Democratic
members of his committee and went
into an executive session with Sena-
tors Fletcher and Bryan Of Florida.
Neither senator would discuss the
situation, but Chairman Moss indi-
Gated the result of the meeting
might be made known late today.
Solicitor McCabe, of the depart
ment of agriculture, had planned
TO appear today before the commit
Tee and tell the departments side
OF the case, but this was deferred
at the last moment.
Sensational charges by Represen-
tative Clark Of Florida, and Repre-
sentative Rathrick of Ohio, that
through the influence Of Everglade
land agents, department officials
had suppressed reports on the
drainage situation and that two Of
ficias of the department, Engineers
Elliott and Morehouse. had been
dismissed from the service after re-
fusing to retract statements I'M
favorable to the land promoters,
have created a sensation. II re-
sembles the situation in the contro-
versy between Solicitor McCabe
and DR.. Wiley. the government pure
food expert, in which McCabc rec
commended the doctor for dismissal
This case. however, ended in presl-
dent Taft's yindication Of Or. Wi
ley,
Thousands of acres OF Everglade
lands. priced at millions of dollars,
have been sold all over the United
States by the promotion syndicates.
So widespread was the selling cam
paign that the Department of Ag-
riculture received thousands of in
quiries for an official opinion on
the value Of the lands, and sent
engineers to the Everglades to make
reports. Such reports as were adj
verse. We're suppressed, il is claim
ed. through influence of the pro-
tnnters.
Those who are insisting on the
investigation say when the charges
are aired il will be shown that the
men We're removed because they
refused 10 recedc from their reports
on the true conditions Of the Ever
glade land.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15
RAILWAY BUSINESS
IN NOVEMBER, 1911
Loss OF SIS Per Mile in Receipts
From 1910 Figures-Partly Of
set by Reduced Expenses

Tables prepared by the Bureau
of Railway Economics from the re-
ports made by the railways for that
month to the Interstate Commerce
Commission show that the business
done by the railways of the United
States in the month of November
was somewhat less than the bust
ness done in November, 1910, when
measured by the average per mile,
the only basis On which COMPARE
son can properly be made.
The total operating revenue Of
railways include their receipts for
freight and passenger transporta-
ton, for mail and express services
and for all other traffic service
rendered. The average receipts in
November, 1911, for a little more
than 80 per cent Of the total mile
age Of the country, were $i,05i a
mile, a decline of $i8 per mile
from the receipts in November,
1910. There was decrease in av-
erage receipts in both freight and
passenger service. The decline was
unevenly distributed. The lines of
the eastern part of the country
show only slight decrease for No
vember, 1911, in comparison with
November, 1910, while the lines in
the southern section show a slight
increase and the lines in the west
ern section a falling off. In the
total operating revenue, the re-
ceipts for freight transportation
represent III per cent and receipts
for passenger transportation 208
per cent, the remainder coming
from mail, express and other
sources.
Operating expenses also show a
lower average per mile of line.
These include all costs of main
tanning track and equipment, the
cost of operating trains, of securing
traffic and of administration, but
do not include new construction.
Expenditure for maintenance of
tracks and buildings was reduced
by an average of $40 a mile, as
compared with expenditure in No
vember, 1910. For the maintenance
of equipment there was an increase
averaging 10 cents a mile; and the
cost OF conducting transportation
an item representing about one
half the total operating expenses,
was reduced by an average of 8
cents a mile. By the reduction in
expenditure for maintenance of
track and buildings the roads were
enabled to make q slight Offset To
the shrinkage in operating rev.
enues.
The net revenues, that is, the diff
ference between total operating
revenues and total operating ex-
penses, averaged SIG less per mile
of line in November, 1911, than in
November, 1910, which is de-
crease of 4.3 per cent. This So
called net revenue is, in fact, gross
profits, out Of which must come
taxes, amounting in November TO
Sg056,916, or an average of S43 a
mile. rentals, interest on bonds.
dividends and appropriations for
improvements. The falling off Of
i6 per cent in operating revenues
contrasts with an increase 81 To-
per cent in taxes.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15

meats
Mrs. Katherine Haberstroh OF McKees
ses<s, ssssss ssTs. - x. ssss1Ttssssr 81
Wheeler. Mich. who was almost nara
lyzed In her stomach and bowels are nops
cured BY the use Of this remedy. free
sample bottle can be obtained nv address
Ing Dr. Caldwell, and after you are con-
Slneed Of It's merits buy Il of vouf drug
Eist Al my Genus and one dollar 4 bottle.
DR.. Caldwell does not feel that the
purchase ~ bis remedy ends his ohli-
PATTON. lie has specialized in stomach
liver and bowel diseases for e..r foff~
fteft and vii - PLEASED - give r.
reader any advice on the sahlert sree
y tHerke All are welcome ~ urlte
asH liftisFF fer tne mtHsfh, 4df5r-
- ID Tres sample adareas hfm -
,ssz9is .sse - 81 Caldwell building.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15
MILD, GENTLE LAXATIVE
FOR WOMEN GIVEN FREE

50 many Of the ms of women are due
2 hAh.snel constipation. probably 30
cause OF their false modsssty on the sub
s-ees sess sases- attention 1azsfsSss 10 tos
strongly called 20 fhs importance Of keep
ing the bowels open. Il Is always impor-
tanl 10 do that. regardless Of the ssx. hat
y = especially important "a WOMEN
From the time the girl begins % men,
stFaHte Until raHnHfruation ceases she has
always vastly better prospects OF cesnsnx
through healthy n she watches her bowel
mefemfnfe II you ind yourself censfs-
prted. with bad breath. piupiy complex
.en. ne4eAcaazs bslehink as and ether
tsFe snail cone Of DR. catdweff's Eyrau
kseHsln. II = . tdesnzH-e faEorlfe lara.
tive Yea viii fssd fhet ruu can 40 away
~1th silt. exFonx usthartlcs sie. shles
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15
GIVE CITIES RIGHT
TO ISSUE BONDS
Arkansas Mayors at Little Rock
Conference viii Have Proposed
Constitutional Amendment
Voted on in September.

Little Rock, Feb. 8.-The meeting
yesterday of the mayors and city
officials Of Arkansas to decide upon
an amendment to the constitution
permitting cities and towns of over
1000 to issue bonds for munich
pal improvements decided to inn
circulate petitions for
the proposed amendment, to be
voted ON in September under the
initiative for the following pur-
poses:
For the funding or refunding of
any existing debt Of any city of the
first or second class of such incor-
porated town, incurred before the
adoption of the amendment; for the
construction of public highways,
streets, alleys and boulevards; for
the purchase and equipment of
parks and Fairgrounds, either in
side or outside the city limits; for
the construction of drainage and
sanitary sewers; for the purchase
and construction of city halls,
prisons, Libraries, hospitals, fire
stations and equipment, viaducts
and bridges. and for any and all
public building structures, or
grounds that may be required by
said city or town for the purchase,
requirement and construction of
waterworks, lighting plants and
street railways, and for any other
public improvements of a general
nature for the use and benefit of
said city, except to aid in the con-
struetion of railroads or enterprises
operated by any private corpora
tion.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15
w. c. T. u. COLUMN
Mrs. Bertha Kelly, Press Supt.

officers - Mrs. Historic Maxwell,
President; Mrs. Belle Johnson,
Secretary; Mrs. Bertha Scott,
Treasurer; Mrs. v. f. Olney, Past
President.
vice-presidents for Churches--Mrs.
Alice Knight, M. E., s.; Mrs. Lau-
ra Wilson, M. E.; Mrs. Bertha
Killy, Christian; Mrs. Bertha
Scott, Baptist.
Our Motto-"For God and Home and
Native Land"
Our Badge-A Knot OF White Rib
bon.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15
A Warning Against Wet Feet

Wet and chilled feet usually af-
feet the mucous membrane Of the
nose, throat and lungs, and la
grippe, bronchitis or pneumonia
may result. Watch carefully, par
ticularly the children, and for the
racking, stubborn coughs give Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar Compound. IT
soothes the infiamed membranes
and heals the cough quickly. Take
no substitute. For sale by Jackson
Drug & Fur. Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15

Ihat was The case with Mrs. ".
;. Sailey Mccreary, Ky. my wife
ANS taken aenn with Severe az
TAGS q "a grippe. which rnn into
bfenfhiiis. She couehed as lho'
she had consumption and could not
steep al night The first bottle 81
Foley Honey and Tar fanpound
save her 50 mitch relief ihaf 80
''ifiititssi iIsite q ufii 81. was
permanently cured. For sal4 ~
Jackson Drug 4 Fur. Co.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15
WARRANTS ARE
SERVED ON JOHN p. LOGAN
More Action Taken i'm Proceedings
Against Former Cashier OF
Grannis Bank.

Texarkana, Feb. 8. Additional
warrants have been served on State
Senator John P. Logan, former
cashier Of the defunct Bank Of
Grannis. who was tried at DeQueen
last week, the jury being unable to
agree. One Of the warrants alleges
offense similar to that on which
Logan was tried, while the other
charges enlightenment. Bond in
each case was fixed at $500, which
Senator Logan Immediately fur
nished.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15

For Sale--Baby chicks, P. C. b. L.:
from standard bred stock. The
Pines Plantation, Hatfield. Ark.
6-2
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15

A car of FERTILIZER Just re-
ceived at TOWNSEND'S. bwtf
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-15

Keep your eye on Hatfield.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-17
STEPHENSPORT

Mr.. and Mrs. A. v. Whitworth were
host and hostess of IL o'clock dinner
at their beautiful country home near
town Sunday, July l4th. Covers were
laid for the following: Misses Eva and
Eliza May and Helen Kingsbury, u
Cloverport; Hulda Shellman, Mary and
Eva Basham, Virginia Whitworth,
Stephensport; Messrs James 7. Bash
am, w. n. Gibson; Master James AL
len Whitworth, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L.
Basham After dinner was served the
entire party went to the Falls of Sink
ing where thew enjoyed the beautiful
scenery. The affair was bright and
jolly.
Misses Ella and Jennie klnchelOe,
of Hardinsourg, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. TinIus last week.
Gordon Payne came home Monday.
Miss Abbye Whittinghill and Mr..
Dennis w alker, of FordsvIlle, are the
guests of Miss Esther Payne.
Misses Ella and Jennie Kincheloe, of
Hardinsburg. are guests OF Miss Mary
B. Basham.
Miss Lelah b. Hawkins was the
guest of Miss Esther Payne Sunday
afternoon.
Hats at cost at Mrs. Paynes.
Little Elsie Mclaughlin. the charm
ing daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
Vaughan, of Cloverport, is visiting
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B
Mclaughlin.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-17
A Texas Wonder.

The Texas Wonder cures kidney and
bladder troubles, removing gravel,
cures diabetes. weak and lame backs,
rheumatism, and all ir egularities of
the kidneys and bladder IN both men
and women. Regulates bladder troub-
les in children. If not sold by your
druggist will be sent by mail on re-
ceipt of 500. Que small bottle is two
months treatment and SELDOM fails TO
perfect a cure. DR.. r. w. Hall, 1926
Olive street, st. Louis, Mo. Send for
Kentucky testimonials. Sold by drug
gists.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-17
Wilson Has a Double

Phtsburg, July 9. Woodrow Wilson
has double in John E. Gill, president
Of the Manufac urers Light and Heat
Company Of this city. Mr.. Gill has
repeatedly been mistaken for his dis
tinguished double and some of his ex-
periences have been both trying and
amusing
Recently when he and Wilson met
here in hotel lobby they were intro
duced aud Wilson jokingly asked Gill
TO help him out with some of his
speeches. Gill only last week was
besieged by flock of suffragettes at
his hotel, who pleaded their cause and
demanded declaration from him un-
I'll they were persuaded to see their
mistake.
Gill, who is an ardent prohibitionist,
was accosted last night by bllulous
Wilson enthusiast who demanded a
speech and drove the business man to
cover.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-17

puddings become things one could nare
And fancy the delight OF finding out
that his wife knows nothing of the
joys of spring cleaning! She asks his
advice, and the pair used up glorious
hours roofing out spiders and hordes of
germs and other interesting things
The domesticated woman is stale.
She knows everything; she makes a
man old month after arriage-he is
a soured old married man ere he knows
what is happening.
There is one huge happiness connect.
ed with the unframed woman-the man,
with her, can stay as late as he likes
at ''the Office" His wife does not know
enough to inquire sternly where he has
been; any faxed up story satisfies her
she is Joy for long. Then, she does
not purchase her her husbands collars,
soc s,etc., and he is not made to face
the world like circus clown.
To be sure, the m ost inexperienced
woman becomes capable eventually
worse luck! A man then settles down
to being rel der of the evening pa pers;
he is down in his arm chair at night
and smokes his pipe; his slippers are
waiting for HIM when he comes home
from business He is by then man
of experience; The has lived and learned
Yes, young man, marry a girl who
knows nothing of all the domestic arts,
that way happiness lies; but by marry
ing an experienced housewife why
You're an old married man in a few
weeks Answers, Loudon.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-17

Balancing oneself on the narrow steel
girder of forty story skyscraper Is
an easy and safe task compared to
performing on the aquaplane. Imagine
yourself riding through the water on a
narrow plank drawn by high pow
cred motorboat. cutting the waves at a
speed of forty miles an hour.
1t takes nerve TO give an aquapane
exhibition. The three best and most
fearless aquaplane stars will show
their skill during Cadillaqua. the last
week i'm July. at Detroit. Mason Rum.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-17
AGE NO Difference
Women Have Better Chances To
Marry Now As They Older
Grow. More Spinsters Than
Widows Marry Is The Show
ing Of Marriage Records

Has a woman Of 80 better chance
OF marrying than she used to haveS Is
the age at which women are now
marrying advancine9 Has woman
nearing middle age more attractions
nov than she used to have for the marry
ing man?
From inquiries made in London 1t
seems that all the questions can be
answered In the Affirmative. The
marriage registers of the present day
supply good evidence Of the changes
which are taking place. For instance
at St Marylebone Church, which has
always been a representative one for
marriages Of all classes, the record
shows many brides of 35 and upward.
Some of these we're widows, but the
larger number we're spinsters.
\ Up to within the last FIVE years.said
an official Of the church, youth had
things nearly all its own way; now it
Is the sensible woman, past her first
youth, who is coming into her own.
Five years ago young people used to
rush into marriages; now people wait
until they have more common sense
and a little more money. And the
attractiveness Of the nice woman who
has passed the thrties has lot to do
with the change.
Such women, said a writer on social
matters recently, know exactly the
value of marriage and what it means.
They do not expect too much and they
have also comfortable sense of humor
which is invaluable. The ordinary
little troubles of marriage do not affect
them. AS for personal appearance. a
woman of over 30 is one of the best
types of womanhood.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-17
BIG SPRING

Mrs Jack Collins and daughter, Miss
Pearl, are visiting relatives in Illinois.
Mrs. c. B. Witt went to Louisville
last week to visit her father, she was
taken sick soon after her arrival and
is confined to her bed.
Mrs 4. c. Williams and child. en-.
OF West Point. are with her parents,
M : and Mrs. H. Meador, for visit
OF several weeks.
H. Meyer, of Vine Grove, spent a
few hours with J. B. Carter Monday.
Miss Mary Elanor Scott lis visiting
al Vine Gtaye.
The Ladies of the Methodist church
will give the annual ice cream supper
Saturday evening, July p.
Lewis Crider. who belongs to the
army and had his hand badly damaged
several months ago, is with his grand
mother, Mrs. Martha Clarkson.
C. +. Morris has returned to Louis
Vile after visit to his brother, J. L.
Morris.
w. L. Crutcher, cashier of the Vine
Grove State Bank, and Hardin County
Road Commissioner w. T. Brown were
here last week seeing about the Mac
nam road that is to be built between
here and Vine Grove.
The men met Friday and cleaned off
the Methodist church yard, not before
it was needed. 20 Good work, keep it
up Editor.)
Mrs. Charlie Scott and niece, Miss
Mary Louise Hardaway, left last week
for several weeks visit with relatives
at Versailles, Frankfort and Lexington.
Mesdames Mary Richardson and
Julia Brown, of Louisville, spent last
week with Mesdames Kemper and Har-
daway.
Mrs. Annie Woodson. of Kansas City.
is spending the summer with her moth
or, Mrs. Margaret Talbot. Mrs. Wood
son is here trying toregain her health.
Mrs. c. C. Martin was taken sud-
denly A Friday morning. All the
child> "a we're called home.
Miss Lee King, who has been at
Peoria, H., for the past two years.
came home Tuesday to spend the sum
mer with her father, Rev. j. Il. King
The Ladies Aid meets with Mrs.
George Prather Wednesday.
News has just been received Of the
death of Mrs. Clay Rawlings, of Mex
leo, July the 9Th. Mrs. Rawlings for
merly lived here. She was buried at
X ,sas City.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-17

If YOU are a housewife you cannot
reasonably bope to be healthy or beau
tiful by washing dishes, sweeping and
doing housework all day, and crawling
into bed dead tired at night. You must
ger out into the open air and sunlight.
If you do this every day and keep your
stomach and bowels in good order by
taking Lhamberlains Tablets when
needed.you should become both healthy
and beautiful. For sale by All Deal
erss
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-17

What a mistake young man makes
when he wsds domesticated womanl
He misses everything; he never learns
what it means to live; he settles down
at once to a humdrum existence with
out trace of novelty.
What he should do is marry a woman
VINO knows nothing Of cooking, baking,
ouying, etc T; then he gets novelty all
the time, and lives in a whirl of sur
prises. He has TO sample al her cook
ing; he begins with meats burned TO a
cinder; he eats puddings TO which no
one could give name.
He observes that the meats grow
better and better day by day, and the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-17

parade ground, and in winter the cold
breezes swept over its polished surface.
A n, gro workman on the railroad each
week presented check and drew his
wages, and one day as he put his
money in greasy wallet, the banker
said: Look here. Nose, why don't
you let some Of that money stay in the
bank and keep an account with us9'
The darby leaned toward him. and
with a quizzical look at the derby the
banker wore, answered confidently:
Boss. Use jes' afeared You look
like you was always ready to start
somewheres. Wrappers.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-17

ney Of the Detroit Country club has
made special hobby of trying this
perilous and difficult feat. How he
manages TO balance himself on his
plane when rushing through the water
at the highest speed motorboats can
attain is question that few have
been able to explain. or course he
gets an occasional spill. but he Is n
about whether he is dislodged from
the plane or whether he sticks on FIX
hibitors of nquaplanes provide most
thrilling sport for the onlookers