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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-05-24
IN DRIVE CIT MALARIA
lOp 8 Nd DIILD L Y TIE SNSTEs.

rnsa the Old Standard GROVES TASTEI. E.ss
ctu,,fJ TONIC. You know what YOU are takinL
" formuIa IS plainly printed on every butt.e
ih no II is simply QHinne nd Iron in fastriess
sm and the most ercctual nrE. For grown
20 10 and children. 81 cents
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07
Petition From RnraIars.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. S.--William j.
Bryan grows satirieal in his Com
moner today, and publishes the fol-
lowing editorial appeal TO President
Taft:
Mr.. President: We, the burglars
Of the United States, beg TO call
your attention to grievance. For
years we have suffered injustice at
the hands Of the courts. There Is
a law which, by its terms, prohib-
its every combination for the com
mission OF burglary. We most re-
spectfully ask that the rule Of
reason be applied. We submit that
the law should be construed to pro-
hibit only unreasonable burglary.
TO this end we ask for the appoint
ment as justice Of the Supreme
court of criminal lawyer with a
record which will assure us that he
will sympatihze with our efforts to
rob the public to a reasonable ex-
tent.
I'VE need not present our argu-
ments in favor Of our business. It
is natural development Of our civil
ization. If we have not established
as many colleges and Libraries as
the trust magnates it is because we
have been hampered by a construc-
ton OF the law urged upon the
court by demagogues and disturb
ers of the peace who have appealed
tn fhp s1accianc Of tho raah ond m
rayed the people against us. Know
ing of your sense of fairness and
approaching what you have done
for the trusts, we cherish the hope
that while we do not collect as
much as the trusts, you will put us
on the highway to the prosperity
which they now enjoy.
Respectfully, etc.
The Burglars.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07
Truth Stranger Than Fiction.

A Scotch story relates that when
the doctor made his regular morn
ling visit to Macdonald, an old pa
tent he found him very low. He's
dead" the doctor announced With
true Scotch perversity Macdonald
summoned all his strenth and sat
up in bed. shouting: I'm not dead;
I'm not deadw Shocked that her
husband would be so offensive to
the respected family physician,
Mrs. Macdonald turned upon him
and commanded harshly: Lie down,
John, lie down. The doctor
knows best"
The United States Pension De-
partment insists that William FL.
Cooper of this city is dead. Mr..
Cooper has every reason to believe
that he is alive. His wife is willing
to testify to the fact in support of
|Cooper's contention. His daughter
and his son make affidavit TO the
fact that he is alive. Down at Gar
nett, Kas.. there are any number of
men who knew him as a young
man, served IN the war with him
have been his neighbor and friend
since the war, who have made oath
that Cooper is a live man..
But as the war records have it
in black and white" that Mr.. Coop
er died of typhoid fever during the
war, there seems nothing for Mr..
Cooper to do but submit. The gov
eminent has Just heard the testi-
mony; has read the af1ldavits of
many reputable citizens, and while
the evidence seems to be on the side
of the patient, the government, like
MacDonaId's wife, has decided that
the doctor knows best. Seriously
and quite deliberately-as wise
governments must ever do-the
hands down the opin-
ion that Mr.. Cooper is really dead.
But possibly the Pension Depart
ment will not go so far as TO at
tempt to prosecute Mr.. Cooper for
perjury for insisting that he is
alive. even in the face of the doc
evidence to the contrary.
Kansas City Star.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07

in industry or to their families, .
says Welliver. I'm cooperation
with Senator LaFollette he secur-
ed the passage of measure deal
ing with accidents to the employ
es of interstate carriers. Some
months after he had ceased to be
president, it was invoked in a per-
sonal injury suit in Connecticut.
Judge Simeon f. Baldwin, head Of
the Supreme bench of Connecticut.
wrote an opinion in the case, hold
ing broadly that the federal law
was unconstitutional. Later, Judge
Baldwin was nominated for COVER
nor of Connecticut Roosevelt
vigorously assailed him because of
that decision, denouncing its rea-
soning as archaic and impossible.
Judge Baldwin defended himself in
kind. The exchanges developed
such acrimony IS to attract nation
a attention. The incident dropped
from sight; but meanwhile, that
same employers liability act which
Judge Baldwin had held invalid
Vas pressing is devious way to-
ward a decision in the Supreme
Iourt Of The United States. The
5eelsion came few weeks ago
The supreme court held thai
Roosevelt was right, Baldwin
Arone."
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07
NIGHT RIDING AGAIN.
Christian County, KY, Starting in
for More Trouble.

Hopkinsville, KY, Feb. %. When
reports of "nightriding7 at Ken
nedy, in the southern portion of
Christian county, were received
here this morning, a special session
of the grand jury recently en-
panneled was Immediately ordered.
Meagre reports were to the eff
feet that two negroes had been
dragged from their beds early to-
day and whipped numerically.
Persons in the neighborhood of
Kennedy, which is small town
near the Tennessee line, We're afraid
to give the details of the whipping
over the telephone. County Judge
Knight thereupon left for kentucky
to investigate.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07
BORN A MILLION
YEARS IN PAST
Woods Hutchinson Declares a Per-
son is as Old as All His Anccs-
tors - Hereditary Influence
Has Strong Hold on Youth

Chicago, H., Feb.--Add a million
of years to the number you have
been on earth, and the result will
be your true age, according to DR..
Woods Hutchinson. physician and
teacher and writer, who lectured be-
fore the Ethical society at Handel
hall.
DR.. Hutchinson's subject. "Hered-
itary and Civilization was treated
from the modern standpoint. He
spoke not only Of the problems Of
vice and degeneracy with which
civilization is confronted, but he
pointed out ways and means to deal
with them. Much emphasis was
placed on the part hereditary has
in making criminals and the ire
sponsibiity of those born to live
lives of vice and crime.
Can Tell Tendencies at 10.
we live most Of our lives before
we are born" he said. Ten years
after birth an alienist can deter
mine criminal and immoral ten
denotes which by careful treatment
may, in many cases, be eliminated.
Hereditary diseases are fewer and
less important than generally sup
posed. while inherent tendencies
come down through a million years.
In one sense we have lived as long
as all our ancestors together, and
commenced to exist with the first
one. II is a simple problem in
arithmetic to find that in the course
of few hundred years we have
each had a million or more of them.
Unfit Found in All Ranks.
Weed out the unfit in all ranks;
they are in the house Of lords and
in our own seIf-styled aristocracy,
as we'll as in the slums of New
York and London. Consider that
at least one-third of those who are
a burden to society might have
been saved in their youth by proper
guidance and care. Don't keep
children in ignorance. The time for
them to know what vice is is before
ii is time to make them its victim.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07
TIME TO ACT
Don't Wait for the Fatal Stages OF
Kidness Illness-Profit by
Mena Peoples Ex-
pcriences.

RtttttaAtor
Occasional attacks of backache.
irregular urination, headaches and
dizzy spells are common early symp-
toms OF kidney disorders. It's an
error to neglect these ills. The at
lacks may pass off for a time but
return with greater intensity. If
there are symptoms of dropsy-puf-
fy swellings below the eyes, bloating
81 limbs and ankles, or any part Of
The body, don't delay a minute. Be
gin taking Doan's Kidney Pills, and
keep up the treatment until the
kidneys are well, when your old
time health and vigor will return.
Cures in Mena prove the effective
ness of this great kidney remedy.
Samuel Hopp, COG Seventh street,
Mena, Ark, says: Some time ago
when ! was suffering from a severe
attack OF lumbago and kidney COM
plant, ] got Doan's Kidney pills on
q friends recommendation and be-
gan their use. My trouble came on
without any apparent cause and one
lay | suffered so intensely from
pains in my back that could hardly
stfaighten up. My whole back
seemed to ache and was in bad
shape. The contents Of one and
boxes OF Doan's Kidney
Pills cured me and the trouble has
not returned
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-M ilburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Uni
led States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
md take no other. 81
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07

For various reasons, we have not
Iattended to our department as well
las we should. II our editor Will
favor us at this late hour the w.
G. I. U. will pardon US, we pre-
Isume.
On tiie 18th inst. Frances E. Will
Hard memorial services were held
Tin the Baptist church. The house
was we'll filled and the program
Inicely rendered. The childrens'
Iparents deserve much credit. The
singing was excellent and the min
listers talks appreciated. The song,
God Be With You Till We Meet
Again. drew hearts nearer togeth-
err and Teade us wonder if we shall
ever see the same faces in a body
assembled in memorial service. We
doubt it. When we meet some of
them again it will be in spiritual
kingdom, but we do hope God will
be with them all the way.
On the 10th inst, at the meeting
with Mrs. Bolton one new addition
was made by the w. C. t. U. It
was decided to meet on March at
the M. f.. church. Mrs. Bowman
Twill conduct the meeting.
On February % a medal contest
was given at the NJ. f. church,
South. The attendance was good,
lbut no doubt would have been
large had it not rained. Subjects
land names Of contestants are given
below:
/. Our National Circus, by Lee
lHiles.
| 2. Farmer Deans Conversion
Eva Scott.
3. Plea for Rum-Willie Pryor.
| 4. The Light From Over Tho
Range-Estella Adams.
derson.
5. Taken by Surprise - Lull
| Henderson.
9. The Deacons Match--Arthul
| Scott.
| Miss Lulu Henderson received
the silver medal The Rev. Brewer
presented it and made very ME.
talk. Each of the other contest.
ants received a handsome book.
mark, very valuable souvenir, a.
they contain the last words o
Frances f. Willard, How Beauti
full 1t Is to Be With God" and he
lphoto. They will serve to mari
pages in many books, and will als'
pleasantly remind the owners o
the life of Miss Willard and o
itheir own efforts to please thei
hearers by bringing to light the rea
condition Of both sides of the ques
ton that agitates the world today
We hope to hear each one of thes
Igiving original temperance lee
lures some day. The music wa
excellent. The solo by GeraIdin
Holt, only Drunkard," was sa,
! but true.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07
RATIONAL BREVITlES.
Davidson.

The greatest service is always the
greater boon to server than to the
served.
II matters little what advice you
hear. so YOU do not take any that
is bad. and use the good that you
do take.
Christian work and earnest ef-
forts to help others is the fuel that
keeps up the steam OF the spiritual
growth.
4 calendar Of thirteen months
Of four weeks each TO constitute 4
year. universal language for all
the world. and war existing only on
the pages Of history, will probably
he The ailainments Of The twentieth
century.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07

6. 4. Olossncr. II Ontario 81
Brooklyn. n. Y. has recovered from
3 long AMI severe attack II kidney
lfn1ble. his cure being due l. Fo-
.ef Kidney Pills After aaailIae
his ease he ssss = ara aaie sar.
lit tot ltasD SCOOTER - FaIee
hiaaet pits fn fea 1afs fsne
Frs nafharbe hii mf completely
Ha ffIi Eietilv improved IA
i'f'tAalr sifMcer days
slif.s e'i ut and N8e na .aaear
e nt ~ nfhl fea fha -.
fs ti'T siH isnN Fslse
af fiis f,lf sale - 4set -.
oras 8 Fur Co.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07
Little Girl Dies OF Burns.

Stamps, Feb. 2S.-News reached
here last night of the death of a
little daughter of J. w. Minter, q
well known farmer living some
miles from this place. The girl was
playing near an open fireplace,
when her clothing became ignited.
causing burns Of such nature that
the little one could not recover,
dying within a few hours after
heartrending suffering.
This is the second child Mr.. Min
ter has lost in this manner. Fire
appears to be pursuing the family.
a brother Of Mr.. Minter having had
one child to die and another to be
terribly burned, as a result of just
such accidents.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07
TO BETTER AID FARMERS
Farm Demonstration Agents in Fay
etteville TO Take Two Weeks
Course in Agriculture.

C6llege OF Agriculture, Fayette-
vile, Ark, Feb. 28.-More than 60
special agents OF the United States
Department Of Agriculture engaged
in farm demonstration work in Ar
kansas arrived in Fayetteville this
week to take the special course Of
fered by the College Of Agriculture.
When DR.. C. f. Adams, dean Of
the college of agriculture, was in
Washington last November. Mr..
Evan, of the Office of farmers CO.
operative demonstration work, re-
quested permission to send the spe-
ciaI agents located in this state TO
the college for the regular farm
ers' short course in agriculture. DIR.
Adams improved on this plan by
proposing that special course be
devised for the demonstration
agents only, and his plan was ac-
repted. Since that time the fac
ulty of the college has carefully
outlined and planned a course to
meet the special needs of the men
engaged in the farm demonstration
work
Arkansas has a multitude of con-
ditions with which the farmer must
contend, but the demonstration
agent is principally interested in
the study of soils, fertilizers and
the general farm crops, such as
cotton, corn and forage crops, with
a growing interest in commercial
truck crops. Therefore, the course
prepared tends to cover these sub
jects very thoroughly from the
practical standpoint, introducing
only enough of the technical points
TO make all reasons clear. Limited
treatment of other subjects having
a bearing upon these have been in
troduced.
Fifty lectures and eight demon
strations are included in the pro-
gram for this course These are
apportioned to the subject matter
as follows: Ten lectures on soils,
20 lectures on cotton, six lectures
rand laboratory periods in corn
Judging, 10 periods in cotton grad
ing, one lecture and two periods in
stock Judging, one lecture on blind
staggers and two demonstrations
,on the diagnosis of hog cholera and
1.-The application Of hog cholera Sc
rum, three lectures on the diseases
OF cotton, corn and fruit trees, two
lectures on dairying in Arkansas
1.-TWO lectures on the orchard and
field crop insects of Arkansas, and
two or more lectures on forage
crops for Arkansas.
The development of demonstra-
ton work in the state is a most
important step in the extension oil
agricultural education, due to the
fact that its results are immediate
+. in that il reaches the man who Is
doing the work today. It is the
duty of the local demonstration
agent TO secure list Of farmers in
his county whom he can visit al
least once month throughout the
year and who will consent to cul-
tivate at least a small acreage ac-
cording TO his directions. He mol
only gives the farmer personal adj
vice in regard to this particular
acreage, but is ever ready to assist
him in solving any other problem
Of the farm. This work is very eff
fective, in that il teaches familiar
Iity with improved methods on the
/ farmers own farm.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07
UNDERWOOD PUTS
HIS HAT IN, TOO
Alabama Congressman Formally
Announces Candidacy-TO Open
Headquarters Immediately-To
Conduct Honorable Campaign

Washington, Feb. 29.--Represent-
alive Oscar w. Underwood of Ala
bama, majority leader of the house,
has now formally entered in the
race for the Democratic nomination
for the presidency. Senator Bank
head, in making the announcement,
also stated the opening Of Under
wood Headquarters in this city.
Mr.. Bankhead will act as chair
man Of the Underwood movement
and his manager. The statement
follows:
TO set at rest any question in
the public mind as TO the actual
candidacy Of Representative I'M
derwood Of Alabama. | desire to say
that all we are doing in his behalf
has his full and hearty concur
renee. He is a candidate and is in
the race, not only to win the nomi-
nation, but also for the election in
November"
The Underwood headquarters are
in the Woodward Office building in
the upper part Of the business Sec
ton. Desks, tables and other OF
flee fixtures have been installed.
A Clean Campaign.
Headquarters will be conduct
ed, announced the Bankhead state
ment, in a strictly systematic and
business-like way, with as much
regard for detail as is exercised by
the most complex and infinitely
organized business concern. Every
moment of the day will be fillee
with jealous activities, carried OF
by my enthusiastic and trained as
sistants.
II wish the people of the country
TO know that we expect to go il
ION the strength of our candidate
his high character, his we'll triet
leadership, his perfect sanity ant
poise and his fidelity to both hi
friends here and also to the grea
land time-honored principles of tn
Democratic party If we are un
able to win, save through an an
Ionynmous and unsigned attack OF
other candidates, then we don't ex
Ipect or even care to win. Indeed
Iunder such circumstances. w
would not deserve to win. In al
we do, it will never be forgotten
that there is certain comfy due be
tween candidates Of the same part,
and that after the nomination W
must be in position to fight a com
mon political fight"
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07
One Way of Saving
a Baby-Free to Try

ihs mother does not live Who would nos
90 AL N her power 70 keep her ehlla
rsailhy bat often she does not Know
TOW % when doctor OF standing posrsfn
the way an can AFFORD to listen.
- e An accepted fact that nine ont az
- 2. TIE troubles g Infants aud rhii-
drea 4 Intestinal xou nol7ee 4 - ~, -
80 tnAf The child Is ean4f8nat4a i
pFirnr1 Il pcfriHh and cries Iion'f e4.'e
. tff.ref that coutnins an c1.iafN. heess,ee
81 a1f Con nrcosne si..rs,..s - -.
snne fpF 4 doctor W. =
, Hf4ruttAc i4Kntfne Hsea a4ze :
.%s*A oHse 81 bf. c@ldwefl's atr0n fser.ssr.
tfz4r4f WAT a Unlicensed fer xfsa me
- tss'aa'e A. a ua4. FNssfin nnd ne.
RH* Tn fFmH6V - AhseIs.isss s.s.sa
80 kAarAniN<1 Ia eNerr faszlz'.1.s.
<fz 4o@t1s<4 ~ XH4ln4ns4Ii4 - -
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07
Supreme Court sustains Roosevelt.

Catching Up With Roosevelt" is
the title of a timely article in The
Mnnsey for March by Judson C.
Welliver. A part of the article is
devoted to the Presidents eff
forts to secure satisfactory en-
ployers' liability legislation.
Roosevelt repeatedly recon-
mended proper protection for the
wage workers, to guarantee COM
pensation to those injured or killed
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07

Mrs. Fred cromx Of Alnn~on xss~A
nster give their children anything sf@s
these are only few among ffsousanfIz
81 women.
~ an puf my cent or ore dailzr
h04Ile of any nearby druerIef far 49,
rafe an sold q Tor q Eenerafzoa bss +
ke1 want . test u on youi' ts.std flfsI
zF 1870 se1f address - ~. caldzs4H aef -
bottle. @s<+
~ Caldwell does net feel fhaf fAs
81 t.@Hf - he rsuedF enHf fis efIf5-
st.rt. ~ NNt +FffiAlf4eA IE et4Hl4sA S
st4re ana VIZ ~ pleased a. 4aee sa.=
fe~4t* arg aatirt en- fae AL fa.51 fsSs
@Aex# AL are ~tAulae ~ usrss =
- thT frpt nansrls Na8rE<@
: e 1etewth 81 LAlaweA haslaszs
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07

Is an almost certain result Of kid
ney trouble. d. Toomey. S03 f..
Olive St, Bloomington, ILL.,, says:
II suffered with backache and
pains in my kidneys which were al
most unbearable. | gave Foley
Kidney Pills good trial. and they
did wonders for me. To-day | can
do hard days work and not feel
the effects" For sale by Jackson
Drug a Furn. Co.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07
w. C. T. U. COLUMN
Mrs. Bertha Kelly, Press Supt

Officers - Mrs. Historic Maxwell,
President; Mrs. Belle Johnson,
Secretary; Mrs. Bertha Scout,
Treasurer; Mrs. " +. Olney, Past
President.
Vice Presidents for Churches-Mrs.
Alice Knight, NJ. 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. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07

If we continually entertain
thoughts of failure or disease, hold
ing constant expectancy, we thus
aid in bringing on ourselves such
conditions, as thoughts are creative
forces.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07

The government let a contract
last week for three hundred tons of
butter Tor the navy, although the
total naval appropriation for naval
purposes this year is only $751;
10000.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07
PuIaski's New Sheriff.

Little Rock, Feb. 2S.-Gov. Dom
aghey has appointed Norman +.
Beller sheriff Of Pulaski county. to
succeed the late Bert L. Roberts.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-03-07

r. G. Collins, postmaster. Barne-
eat \. J.. was troubled with = SCI
sere a grippe cough. He says 4
anld be completely exhausted AZ
laf each ~ % violent coughing. /
lsuxht o bottle % Foleyss Honey
sid Tar Compound and before !
I'D taken 4 Ell the coughing spells
H entirely ceased. IL can't -
lsezi ~ sale by jackson T3rss.
s Fafn. cH.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-01
Spring Valley school Notes.

Our report for February is: Times
tardy none; per cent of attendance
96.7; visits of patrons 5; of school
officers 2; department SO; average in
spelling 96.2.
The sixth grade won first and the
eighth second place in the county
spelling contest recently
The six leaders in our Home Credit
contest are Mabel Smith, Evangeline
Jennings, Jack Simkins, Rebecca
Lenstrom, Elmer Ray and Verda
Ray. 4
Our cabbage plants are growing
nicely. We will have 5000 to sell. (
Carl Alderman, Elmer Ray Arthur
Zinser. Ethel Sohn, Althea Holdredge
Mabel Smith and Evangeline Jennings
are entered in the Kaplinger potato
race and have received their potato.
They are going into this race to win
if they can.
Floyd Simkins from the High
school in Hopewell visited us sever
al days last week.
One of the most successful events
of our school this year was the din
ner served by the pupils in honor
of their teacher and ]. G. Bell, the
teacher at Brush College, February
I22 A "a foot table was set in the
hall and loaded down with generous
quantities of the choice cooking Tor
which our boys and girls are noted
Among the other welcomed guests
were Leslie Dancer, Mrs. W. A. Chute,
Mrs. A. I. O'Reilly and Floyd Sim
kins. While we don't see how they
can get up any better dinner than
this we are perfectly willing they
should try again.
We have been having the grip u
contend with during this month
Church services were held IN our
school house Sunday. We counted
72 in attendance.
Mabel Smith is again in schooi al
ter an illness of nearly two weeks
with grip.
We are planning on having our an
nual picnic on June l.
Rebecca Lenstrom has hnlsheu
making an apron which may speaA
for a prize at the state fair