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The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
A Law That Works Iniquity.

It was at least to the great credit of Mr. Roosevelt, while president, that he constantly deplored the ex- istence of so crude piece of legis- lation as the sherman antitrust lava law which Gas shown in this latest case) means one thing to one set of judges, another thing to an other set, and only confusion to the mind of the layman. We have wit messed of late an orgy of legal at Jacks on large corporations under a system that works in effect very much like the machinery of law and government in France just be- fore the revolution. In that period in France, any man of importance might be suddenly assailed by ar bitrary legal action against his per son or his property. Nobody knew where the law was going to strike next. It has been like that in these recent years in the United States, allowance being duly made for changes of time and place. There are hundreds of industrial and business corporations against which the administration may bring suit at it's own pleasure. Last month it happened to be the large butter dealers at Elgin, Illinois. For some reason, the clearing house of the New York banks and the association called the New York Stock Ex- change have not been prosecuted by the attorney general, although their practices, as also shown by sworn witnesses before the congressional committee last month, would seem to the layman to be a great deal more oppressive in relation to the business of the country than many other companies or combinations that have been singled out for gov ernment prosecution.-From "The Progress of the World" in the American Review of Reviews for January.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09

the acreage of cotton, while the acreage of cereals showed ma terial decrease.
 Vegetables.
 X In 1909 the total acreage of pOta- toes and other vegetables was it2,- 359 and their value of $76i3,000. Excluding potatoes and sweet po- tatoes and yams, the acreage of vegetables was 60,25i, and their value $4,8i3,000, both acreage and value being materially greater than in 1899.
 Small Fruits.
 Strawberries are by far the most important of the small fruits raised in Arkansas, with blackberries and dewberries ranking next. The value of the strawberry crop in 1909 was $5i9,04i. The total acreage of small fruits in 1909 was 8,032, and in 1899 i0,Si9, a decrease of 25.8 per cent. The production of 1909 was 8,966,000 quarts, as compared with l4,090,000 quarts in 1899, and the value was $6O2,00O in 1909, as com pared with $604,000 in 1899.
 Orchard Fruits.
 The total quantity of orchard fruits produced in 1909 was 4,43S,- GOO bushels, vauled at $30it, ,000 Apples contributed considerably more than one-half of this quantity peaches and nectarineS most of the remainder. The production of grains in 1909 amounted to 2,593,7 ,721 pounds, valued at 97,9S5, and the production of nuts to 787,85i pounds valued at $27,5i3; tropical fruits produced in 1909 were valued al $6,0i6.
 The production of all orchard fruits together in 1909 was 32.t peI cent more in quantity than in 1899 while the production of grapes de- clined. The value of orchard fruit; increased from $i i,252,000 in 1899 tC $3,0i1 ,000 in 1909, while that o1 grapes decreased from $l0iS03 1T 1899 to S97,9S5 in i909 It should be noted that the values for 189! include the value of more advanced products derived from orchard fruits or grapes, such as cider vinegar, dried fruits and the like and may therefore invoice some du- plication, while the values showr for 1909 relate only to the product; in their original condition.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
MAY REMEMBER ARKANSAS.

Last year the Kansas City Star, at least one of the greatest papers in the country, offered prizes for the best acres of corn grown by boys in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma but overlooked it's neighbor to the south, Arkansas. As a reminder the following letter was this week sent to that paper:
 "Mena, Ark, Jan. 6, 1913. Boys Contest Editor,
 Kansas City Star,
 Kansas City, Mo.
 Dear Sir:-Lots of your Arkan- sas friends-and you have many of them-were disappointed in not being included in your contest last season. Just as a few straws to indicate what we have done in Ar kansas in this line during 1912, we are enclosing clippings from our local papers and a page from a leading state farm paper. Kindly look these over and see if you do not then think our Arkansas boys deserve remembrance by you the coming season.
 Tn behalf of the Arkansas boys, we are, Yours very truly,
 The Star Publishing Co.,,
 "By V. w. St. John,"
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION OF
 TITLE

NOTICE is hereby given, that on the 18th day of June, 1911, w. l.. Parker, Clerk of the County Court of Polk County, Arkansas, con- veyed to Hattie l.. Smith, by deed properly executed and delivered, the following described land, in Polk County Arkansas:
 The North Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section Twenty-two, Township Three South, Range Thirty-one West, of the Fifth Principal Meridian.
 The above described land was forfeited for the non-payment of taxes for the year 1908.
 All persons who can set up any right to the land so purchased in consequence of any informality or any irregularity connected with such sale or forfeiture, are hereby called upon to do so at the October 1912 term of the Polk Chancery Court, at the expiration of twenty days after the publication of this notice for six weeks.
 That the undersigned will imme- dlately present to the said court a petition praying that her title to said land be confirmed.
 Hattie l.. Smith.
 January :, 1913.
 Star-First Pub. Jan. 9. Last Pub. Feb. 20.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
Opportunity Not Used.

An item going to show the infinite variety of things that the soil of Arkansas can produce comes from Mena. R. D. Osborn has been eX- perimenting for several years with the growing of paprika or Hun garian red pepper. We are told by the Mena Star that Mr. Osborn sent some of his paprika to a spice mill for grinding and that he has the word of experts that the Polk coun- ty article is equal to the Hungarian. A report recently came, by the way, that the Hungarian crop has been a failure this year on account of too much rain in the region where it is grown. It's a pity Arkansas isn't ready to supply the deficiency Arkansas Gazette.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09

Polk county will readily agree with me when l say that rats and mice are the worst pests he has to con- tend with in saving his grain, and the man who invents some method of externinating them would be hailed as a public benefactor and rewarded with untold riches. In building my granary l made 1t as compact as lumber and nails would make it, and then 1 covered the floor and walls with old joints Of stoVe-pipe, sheet iron, tin signs or any old metal that I could flatten out, and the result has been that l have not had a rat on the place this winter. During the summer and fall I kept a couple of old rusty steel traps and a shot gun that roars like a cannon working over time, and possibly they had a dis couraging effect upon Mr. Rodent. Carelessness in cribbing corn is largely the cause of this part of the country being over-run with rats and mice, and the sooner the farmers exercise greater care in constructing their granaries the sooner will they get rid of the pests. Cut off their food supply and they will disappear. In farming, as in any other occupation, it is not what you make but what you save that counts.
 In addition to my other work last year, I planted out and cultivated nearly one acre of Aroma straw berry plants, and the vines are in fine condition for a big crop. also pruned and fertilized the old fruit trees on the place, and they re- sponded nobly to my care. In fact, aside from making a good living out of my little farm, I have increased the value at least Sl ,000 since I got it, and my aim will be not only to add $500 to it's value every year until it is worth $5,000, but to make it earn me Si,0O0 net every year for 10 years. I have seen such things done. I flatter myself I can do what any other fruit grower can do. I am going to accomplish my aim with strawberries and other small fruits, and don't you forget it.
 T. p. Fulton.
 Cove Ark, January ', 1913.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
PANICS UNNECESSARY.

A great deal is being said of late of a reformation of the banking and money system of this country, subject that the average citizen really knows little about. The words of Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh, as quoted and comment ed upon by an authoritative writer, follow:
 No more striking demand for banking reform has been made recently than that voiced in Secretary of the Treasury Mac Veagh's annual message to con- gress. Our monetary system is di- rectly responsible for our disas- trous recurring panics, he says. He calls it unfit and wholly insuf- ficient," "unreasoned and unscien- tific."
 "A panic is as unnecessary and as avOidable as an epidemic of smallpox" the secretary says. He charges that the government is di- rectly responsible for the suffering and ruin they bring. These are his words: As long as the federal laws remain unchanged and unre- formed, the government will be ex- clusively responsible for the com mercial, industrial and social dis asters which flow from panics."
 MT. MacVeagh's record in office is proof of his authority on this subject. His indictment of our present antiquated system, while not new, is so severe as to bring home afresh the imperative need for revision of our monetary laws.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
ROSENTHAL SLAYER AT SPRINGS
Gun Man, Travelling IncOgnitO,
 Passes Through Little Rock.

Little Rock, Jan. Tone of the five gun men implicated in the killing of Rosenthal, the gambler of New York, arrived in Little Rock the last of the week and called on several friendly card men of this city and Argenta. The fugitive left the city Sunday for Hot Springs, where he expects to make his home.
 Sam Schepps, one of the gunmen, was taken in Hot Springs some months ago, and the police and city officials there declared he could not return, but the undesirable citizen did not announce his intention of going to Hot Springs until he was almost in that city, and even then did not give the name under which he would live, or for which gambling house hes was under ex- pectation of serving.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
Newspaper Errors.

The editor of an exchange doesn' t want anyone to send him any more copies of his papers in which they have found mistakes. If they find a perfect copy, however, he offers a big price for it. Same with us, says the editor of the Crystal Falls (Mich.) Drill If the fool critic who hunts for mistakes in the papers would find them all he would be kept busy. We will be pleased to buy copies of any paper which can be proven entirely free from errors, either typography or in statements of fact. We will be pleased to find a merchant who never made a mis- take in putting up an order; law yer who never lost case through his own errors, a doctor who never wrongly diagnosed a case, druggist who never made mistake, post office official who never put mail in the wrong box, a woman who never forgot to put in the salt while cook ing or to put the tea in the teapot before putting in the water. Bring on some of your mistakeless par agons who find it so easy to crit icize the papers and we'll give them the chance of their lives to find out whether they are really human.- The Publishers Auxiliary.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
A VALUABLE INSTITUTION.

Those who have known Mena have from the first considered it an ideal location for schools, it's eli mate and general surroundings be- ing healthful and attractive, just such as would make study pleasant at any season and be helpful to those who come here for that pur- pose.
 It is, then, with pleasure, that the news is given that, in addition to our excellent and rapidly improving public and parochial schools, Mena is to have a business school, con- ducted by competent men, where the young folks may take those studies especially fitting them for business life, sor the every day bread winning, something that is not at this time done by our regular institutions of learning.
 Such an institution as this ap- peals to every good citizen, and it is to be hoped that the people of Mena heartily cooperate with Prof. Justus, who has it in charge, in his laudable efforts to organize a per manent educational institution in our midst.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
To the Polk County Fruit Growers
 Association.

Every member of the above as- sociation is earnestly requested 10 be present at the meeting to be held at the Harman opera house Saturday, January fl. Business of urgent importance will be brought up, including reports of secretary and treasurer, election of officers and other important business. Ad- dress by. informed speakers upon matters of much interest to the association.
 c. H. Webster, Sec.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09

Joe Robinson made a phenomenal race for governor, and was elected, and it is believed that a large part of those who so gladly supported him will feel that he should stand by his job and try to win higher honors by making a good execu- tive. The fact that it will cost many thousands of dollars, all of which the taxpayers must pay, to hold another election for governor should also have some weight in the matter Many will be disappointed with Mr. RObinson's course.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
THIS WAS IN MISSOURI.

A maiden fair, with sunkissed hair, Came tripping down the street; Her face screen, her age-ump- Steen-
 Gee whizzl What dainty feetl On the sidewalk slick she came down quick,
 With thud that shook her curls |; But the words she used must be excused,
 For she's one of our incest girls.
 Kansas City Star.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
WARNING ORDER.

State of Arkansas, County of Polk s. J. Cooper. plaintiff, vs; A. E. ants-In the Court of ]. E. Fay Tor, Justice of the Peace for Eagle Township. The defendants, A. B. Brewer and l. II. Ruth, are warned t0 appear before me at my office in the town of Potter. in Eagle Township. on the 9th day of February, 1918, to an- swer the complaint of the plain tiff, s. J. Cooper.
 J. E. Taylor, J. P. This 3rd day of January, 1913. Star-First Pub. Jan. 9. Last Pub. Jan. 90.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
ROBINSON PRE-
 PAIRING INAUGURAL ADDRESS

Little Rock, Jan. t.-Governor- elect Joe T. Robinson is now work ing diligently on his inaugural mes sage for the general assembly. He is in daily consultation with men who advised him during his cam paign for office as to what he should touch upon. Many people who desire special legislation of general character have called upon him within the last few days and presented their case. The message is not to be so volumnious an af- fair as those which have been is- sued in recent years, but will cover many subjects, which will be treat ed but briefly.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
A WEDDING AND A FEAST.
w. B. Gather and Kathleen Kelly
 Married Sunday at TwO-Mile.

Sunday afternoon at the home of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. B. F. Kelly, on Two-Mile, about eight miles south of Mena, the Rev. w. L. Smith officiated at the we'd ding of Miss Kathleen Kelly to w.. B. Gather, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.. w. Gather, who also live in that locality. The ceremony was in the presence of about sixty neighbors and friends and after congratula- tions a great feast was spread for the entire party.
 The wedding party began gather ing at 10 o'clock in the morning, and it was late in the afternoon before the festal occasion ended.
 The bride and groom, both pop ular among their acquaintances, will leave in about fifteen days for their future home in Nowata, Ok.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09

A system regulator is a medicine that strengthens and stimulates the liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels. Prickly Ash Bitters is a superior system regulator. It drives out all unhealthy conditions, promotes ac- tivity of body and brain, restores good appetite, sound sleep and cheerful spirits. Jackson Drug Co.,, Gunnels Drug Co.,, Davis Drug Co.,. special agents.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
Get Ready for Tax Man.

w. P. Mount and Robert Norris went to Rich Mountain this morn ing to begin the collection of taxes for the year 1912. They will be at Acorn tomorrow. J. A. Thornton. sheriff-collector, is re- at home because of the illness of Mrs. Thornton, but hopes 10 go out in place of MT. Norris on "Wednesday, starting at Holly Springs, from there to Norris Mill on Thursday, closing the week at Egger.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
ITS A JUST CAUSE.

would do to Roosevelt? His re- marks indicate a contempt that makes the offense of those impris- oned editors look like praise.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
-0i776- NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department Of the Inferior, U. $. Land 0fllce at
< '! Camden, Ark, Jan. 4, 1913


 Camden, Ark, Jan. 4, 1913. NOTICE is hereby given that
 WILLIAM A. McCULLEY Of Egger, Arkansas, who, on March 3, 1911, made adjoining farm home- stead entry No. OPTIC, for Fractional WIZ of NWH. Section 5, Township 2 S.. Range 2S w, 9th Principal Meridian, has filed notice of inten- ton to make final communication proof, to establish claim to the land above described. before the County Clerk of Polk County, at Mena. Arkansas. on the f2th day of February, 1913.
 Claimant names as witnesses: H. R. Grove. Joe Hendricks. Per " Holman, William Ryan, all of Egger, Arkansas.
 H. G. Friedheim, Register. Star-First Pub. Jan. 9. Last Pub. Feb. 6.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09

Judge Robert w. Archbold, under impeachment charges before the United States Senate, lays all his troubles upon trying to help friends" Evidently the judge was careless in picking his friends.
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09

LOSt-i0xi2 tent, between Mena and
 Nunley. Return to w. M. Pat rick or to Star office. Reward. 256-6 t-2
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09

For SaIc-Good pair well matched
 horses, wagon and harness; cheap if taken soon. See Dr. Maxwell. or phone No. 5 234-20-50-tf
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
YOU ARE HURT

By anything that takes men and money out of your com munity and leaves no equiva- lent in their place.
 By any influence that teaches the younger generation to look elsewhere for opportunities.
 By the decadence of local pride that permits any man to say This is a dead town"
 WHAT ARE YOU
 DOING ABOUT IT?
 Are you an idle spectator, let ting things go to ruin around you, or have you rolled up your sleeves and begun the fight for new life?
 Are you putting it off till to- morrow or are you doing it this week because there never will be better time?
 Are you a believer in pros perity? If so just nail these question on the front door as a reminder that you can't afford to let a day go by without talk ing a good sound whack at some fellow who is trying to under mine your community. You will find plenty of heads to hit, and remember
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09

If they could, and dared. what do you suppose those Idaho judges
The Mena weekly star., 1913-01-09
aplanttng Trees.
By Jas. A. Slote, Secretary Hat
 field F. & T. F. Assn.

Some great man has said:
 He who plants tree plants a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
"ModeL'' BrassiereS at 49c

Women like Model Brassieres because
they are inexpensive-one can have twice as
many-then they are so prettily made that no
corset cover need be worn over them. At ACE
there are several styles to select from. Some
have square yoke formed of embroidery, 9th
ers are trimmed with medalhons and others
are plain. with finish of very narrow en-
broidery edge
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06

Twenty dozen Armorside welded seam
sheets, 76X90-ineh size. Special for this. sale
only al 47c each.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
Misses White Hose

AIl-silk Socks, 35c and SOC pair.
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Beautiful Ribbons at I9c
Instead of 25c and 3Oc

Girls are all asking for fresh hair bows.
new girdles and sashes. These pretty novelty
Ribbons will fill their needs az n appreciable
saving
Persian, Dresden and floral effects: SD
and inches wide.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
75c Night GownS at SOC

Good summertime Gowns-made chemise
style. square yoke of wide embroidery band,
finished with lace
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
S29.7 to $40 ~1h0r
Dresses at p14. 30

Delightfully."- surprising as to fashion and to
price. Just the thing for afternoon affairs. for
dances at the club. for dozens of occasions dur
ing the summer. The materials are crepes
grenadines, voiles, ine ratines; in white and
the new colors Very elegant high-cIass
Dresses-they are priced, as they hang in their
eases now, 1921 to S+O-you may buy them in
this sale at Sl495
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06
NetU Wash Suits
for Boys at

Suits that are uncommonly good too at that
prce-they are new, have just come; made of
white linene, with big blue or red sailor collar
trimmed with white braid Russian style.
Sizes to years. There will be busy buying
Of these Suits to-morrow-for mothers will
readily realize their unusual value and good
STYLE ..---
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$3.50 Dresses at 81. IS
IS. so to SIP. SO
Silk Dresses at

Foulards, messalines, Shantungs-browns.
blues grays, black-and-whites and natural
shades
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-06

They are all new and exceedingly dainty
and pretty-fresh, crisp and immaculate;
made of fine, sheer materials, and beautifully
trimmed and finished. .s. D. Fl
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1913-07-10

weather cut the oats rather short
but the grain is good
The farmers are busy laying by
their corn The Fourth Of July
doesn't seem to Set in the way o'
the farmers in this country they al
were running their culhvatorS. There
was an old-faShioned Missouri picnis
but the writer didn't SO.
We are havinS some hot weathtr
at this writing Some report tha
the mercury waSsup to l0S, and ol.
elS say l02, but the writer felt lik
he was aStride. .the.eQuator
have been here this will mai >
four years, and have lost trace {,
many OF my old BollinEer coun
friends. | would like to have the
address of James Grihbey Albert
BeSs, A. Nj. BeSS, J. ". johnson and
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1913-07-10
4 Great Revival

have been waiting for som1d,
to write THr Pass about ihe great
revival we had here recently, DuI
have failed to see anything 50 far
so will tr, to give y)u Tie partjcu'
lars myself
Rev Myrick OF Calvert Ci,y, Ky.
and Rev. Bone, our pastor, closed a
series of revival meetings June Is
which had been in progress for II
days | am glad to say great deal
of good was done. There was 81
professions, 5S uniting with the NJ.
{. Church, South, % of whom were
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1913-07-10
s0g 0o000Eos600 Observation-Disclosures

baptized This was the greatest
meeting ever knew SedeewiCkville
to have, and it was Sorely needed,
The good work has started a prayer
meeting which 1t is hoped will grow
and do much good The converts,
young and old, should push onward
ana work diligently for the crown
that awaits them. Fight the good
battle Of faith; lay hold on eternal
life
We will ever remember RevS
Myrick and Bone for their good work.
Dinner on the last Sunday was
spread on the ground and it was
estimated that l,50O people were in
attendance.
A BELIEVER IN CHRISTIANITY.