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ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR COUNTY JUDGE.
The Star is authorized to announce
VV. T. ADAMS
As a candidate for the office of County and
l’rohate Judge of Polk county, subject to the
Action of the Democratic primary.
The Star Is authorized to announce
W. N. MARTIN
as a candidate for the office of County and
Prohate Judge of Polk county, subject to the
Action of the Democratic primary.
FOR CIRCUIT CUKHK
Tha Star Is authorized to announce
H. .1. GREEN
as a candidate for re-election to the office of
Circuit Clerk of Polk county, subject to the
action ol the Democratic primary.
The Star Is authorized to announce
A. (1. (GUS) PIRTI.E
as a candidate for the office of Circuit Clerk
of Polk county, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary.
FOR COUNTY Cl.ERK
The Star is authorized to ann mnee
W. I,. PARKER
as a candidate for re-election to the office of
County Clerk of Polk county, subject to the
action of the Democratic primary.
FOR SH ER1EF
The Star is authorized to announce
JAMES A. THORNTON
as a candidate lor the office of Sheri!! of Polk
county, subject to the action of the Demo
cratic primary.
The Star is authorized lo announee
JOHN BRATCHER
As a candidate for the office of Sheriff'of Polk
county, subject to.the action of the Demo
cratic primary.
The star Is authorized to announce
.!. E. CHAMBERS
as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Polk
couuty, subject to the action of the Demo
cratic primary,
FDR COUNTY TREASURER.
The Star Is authorized to announce
M M. S1IJEUDS
as a candidate for the office of County Treas
urer of Polk county, subject lo the union of
the Itemocratle primary!
The Star is authorized to announce
W II III \ !,' |. , IIIV IZK
as a candidate tor the office of ('ounty Treas
urer of Polk county, subject to the action |<>f
the Democratic primary.
FOR ro r N T Y A SS KSSf) R
The Star is authorized to announce
Kit KKM A N L. JOHNSON
as a candidate for re-election to the office of
Assessor of Polk county, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary.
Have you got your New Year’s
resolutions ready To break?
Perhaps it slipped by without your
notice—but Tuesday, December 21,
was the shortest day of 1909.
A New Jersey nr an is said to have
died from a hen’s peck. And yet
the militant suffragists are getting
more militant eyery day.
The love of the Polk county cli
mate and water and green hills nev
er seem to lose its hold on the peo
ple who once come under their spell.
Almost all who go to other places
return. The ones who do not, are
the worst off—they can’t.
Rich milliners and dressmakers of
New York have now been arrested
on charges of robbing the govern
ment of a million dollars a year in
import duties. The poor govern
ment seems to get it in the neck al
most as badly as the poor people
who do most to support it.
The scientists have decided that
Dr. Cook’s records do not prove he
reached the North Pole. But really
have not many of us gone to placet
and failed to bring back sufficient
proof to convince a skeptical scien
tist. Just as a Christmas gift, let’f
give Cook that little benefit of £
doubt.
What do you think of this ? Tht
Sugar trust, caught red-handed as i
sneak thief, its employees cheatinii
for its benefit by tampering with
the scales, now sets up a claim for 1-2
million dollars for “overweights.” I
Aldrich and Cannon helped this same
trust to hold up the people in the
tariff deal. Will they again come
to the rescue ?_
Arkansas may well feel proud of
Elmer Halter, a boy under 18 years
of age, who won one of the four
prizes for successful corn growing
in the Southern states. This contest
was under the direction of the De
partment of Agriculture and the
winners were given a free trip to
Washington,_
CHRISTMAS DAY IN ilENA.
Probably not in all Mena’s short
existence has Christmas day come
and gone in which a larger propor
tion of the city enjoyed and partici
pated in the spirit of the day than
this year. The surprisingly large
business of the merchants of the
city the past week was an unques
tioned indication of general pros
perity, and proot positive of
the warmth of the affection of the
people for the good will and brother
ly love for which the day stands pre
eminent.
And Mena’s efforts for the less
fortunate were greater than usual
and carried out with more care and
system. The little band of workers,
chosen by Mayor Legate, did a great
and good work, and their names
should be remembered for the good
they have done—both by those who
received and those who were fur
nished the opportunity to give.
May another Christmas find Mena
better prepared to celebrate the
most glorious of holidays.
To Abandon Both the Old Parties.
Rack to Mr. Hearst’s declaration
1-1_A. t. . 'il I 1 1? 1 1
uiicr uiu tit-o nave aci vcu
their'day and purpose is said to be a
scheme to organize a People’s party
with Mr. Roosevelt as its first nomi
nee for the presidency. The story,
which, let us say is interesting in
any event, and highly important if
true, does not eminate from the
fancy of a yellow journalist, but
from a writer in the Wall street
Journal, who long ago established a
reputation as one having entree into
the secrets of high finance. Accord
ing to him, the project of organizing
this new party and giving it all the
advantage of Mr. Roosevelt’s popu
larity. was conceived shortly after
the special session of Congress ad
journed. It was suggested hy the
course of the President in aligning
himself with the reactionary rather
than with the progressive faction of
the Republican party during and
after the tariff contest. It was felt
that since the existence of a pro
gressive faction in the Republican
party was about the most tangible
product of Mr. Roosevelt’s seven
years in the White House, the action
of President Taft in repudiating and
rebuking that faction, both by word
and deed, amounted practically to a
nullification of Rooseveltism by the
one man most bounden to foster and
encourage it. In the minds of these
men the need of a new party, in
other words, that while President
Taft was sincerely an adherent ol
those ideas which have come to be
known as the Roosevelt policies, he
had forfeited all chance of getting
them enacted by the mistake ol
throwing himself on the tendei
mercies of men who, however fail
their words, have shown in the surei
way of conduct that they are irre
voeablv hostile to those policies. I
was thought, in fine, that AldricI
and Cannon were not proper cham
pions of an administration pledgee
to progress and reform. So muel
for the etiology of this reporter
movement.
As to Rs progress, it is said to hav<
been the subject of several con'Vr
ences,*at the last of which the decis
ion was made to launch the party,
preferably with Mr. Roosevelt as its
first leader, but, in case he should
decline, with some one else clearly
identified with the so-callen Roose
velt policies. Mr. Hearst, it is ex
plainf d, is.by no means to protago
nist of this new party, nor even a
leader in the movement. Fie was
merely invited to the councils of
others Democrats and Republicans
—who had previously come to the
conclusion that there was need of
some independent action if the ad
vance made toward reform during
Mr. Roosevelt’s administration was
to be held and secured.
As we have already remarked, the
story is interesting in iny event, and
highly important if true, without
regard to what Mr. Roosevelt’s atti
tude may be. For the story itself,
which, to repeat, comes from a cred
itable source, shows that the disap
pointment with President Taft’s
administration is widespread. It
serves also to accentuate the critical
state of affairs by which he finds
himself confronted, and it suggests
that it would perhaps be no exag
geration to say that the political
situation in this country, though
less acute than that in England, is
potential of possibilities scarcely less
far-reaching.—Dallas News.
Traveling With Taft.
Alfred Henry Lewis, in the Janu
ary issue of Fluman Life, continues
to throw the pitiless searchlight of
truth on men in the councils at
Washington whose hands Dull the
hidden wires of things political.
The story opens with the stealthy
visit by night of a Trust yacht to the
shores of Beverly, the landing of
four men, and their very evident
desire to keep their visit to the
President’s cottage a profound
secret. Their names will cause the
reader to sit up and take notice.
The writer refers to one of them as
“That careless one who wrote letters
to Standard Oil Archbold, comfort
ing that little grimy thumb of Satan
with tales of how he was frighten
ing Mr. Roosevelt.” The leader of
the quartette he describes as “The
right hand of Money to smother
congressional investigation of ics
villianies, and forge what law tools
are needed to carry on its rapines.”
This is the first time in print that
the tale of this Beverly secret con
ference has been told, but it gives
the key to much that President Taft
was moved to do and say on his tour.
All the devious counsels that decided
his route, and the whvs and where
fores are clearly and mercilessly
shown,~wrhy the home city of Sena
tor LaFollette was omitted and why
that of Mr. Tawney was iucluded.
The amazing powers wielded at
the capitol by the moneyed interests
are shown, and how rebellion in the
House from the dictates of the ar
rogant Trusts is suppressed by an
iron hand,
The January installment of this
series closes with the President’s
leave-taking at Milwaukee,—the
next issue takes him to Winona.
Mr. Lewis does not hesitate to call
a spade a spade, and the article is
written in his inimitable and pictur
esque style, liberally spiced with
humor.
Will Need a New Hobby.
C. C. Kavanaugh, one time sheriff
of Pulaski countv. has entered the
race for governor of Arkansas. Mr.
Kavanaugh is basing his claims on
what he conceives to be Governor
Donaghey’s mistakes and is trying
to start a new state capitol mess.
If the present governor continues to
make good there will be a completed
capitol within a year, and then a lot
of cheap politicians will have to get
some highbrow to invent a new hob
by. - Loekesburg Enterprise.
Knocks by the Broadway Kuocker
(New York Morning Telegraph.)
It takes a woman of tact to smile
when her rival is praised.
Opportunity is rare and a wist
man will never let it get behind him
Sometimes a man’s past takes e
short cut and heads off his future.
A man usually drops his prosper
ous look when the bill collector calls
It is easy to look down on others; t:
look down on ourselves is the ditfi
culty.
Fretfulness of temper usually
characterizes those who are negli
gent of order.
It’s surprising how much respec
worthless man is capable of generat
ing for himself.
And a silver dollar looks like i
wheel of fortune to the man who i
down to his last penny.
The great thing in the world i
not so much where we are, as ii
what direction we are moving.
Fie that would fight the devil wit
his own weapons must not wonde
if he finds himself overmatched.
BITS OF EVERY BAY PHILOSOPH
(Atchison ijlobm)
It is as important to learn ths
you can’t always have your way u
' it is to learn arithmetic.
Next move of the ^English Suffri
I gette; A demand that i'hen a ma
i marries, he take the woman s naim
i If you believe in prayer, don’t pra
to be delivered rrom your enemiei
; Pray thBt you may never hear wht
your friend* say about you behind
your back.
Every man who tells a stingy story
on a man is trying to create the im
pression that he (the teller of the
Htory )is a large-hearted liberal man.
Your stomach has more nerve than
you have. Impose on your stomach,
and it will pro.est promptly, where
as you stand all sorts of indignities
without saying a word.
KLIPPED BECAUSE KLEVER.
When it comes to the winning of the
West, Senator Aldrich will probably
send a substitute next time.—Gal
veston News.
The idea of putting in meters to
measure telephone talk 4s good, but
will it be possible to devise meters
that can stand the strain?—Boston
Globe. _
The Sugar trust officials declare
that they do not fear an investiga
tion by Congress. It is possible that
they feel they will be investigated
by their friends ?—St. Paul Dispatch.
You must not get the idea that
Champ Clark spends all of his time
throwing bricks at Cannon. < lark
takes a few hours off every to throw
bouquets at himself.—St. Paul Pion
eer Press.
According to a census report just
issued, one marriage in twelve results
in divorce. In the other eleven cases
the wives have decided to give their
husbands another chance.—Kansas
City Times.
To the Point.
(Oklahoma State Capital.)
Gossips multiply everything they
hear by two.
One man’s hobby may be another
man’s nightmare.
People who are superstitious about i
lurk are seldom lucky.
The girl who accepts a man seldom
takes him at his own valuation.
Observe a married woman closely
and you will see a wistful look in
her eyes.
Compliments should be thoroughly
Fletcherized before they are swal
lowed.
Some people’s morals are like their
best clothes—only worn on extraor
dinary occasions.
When doctors disagree they are
likely to make sarcastic remarks
about each other that savor of the
truth.
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GOOD NEWS
Many Mena Readers Have Heard It
and Profited Thereby.
“Good news travels fust,” and
the thousands of bad buck suf
ferers in Menu nre glad to learn
that prompt relief is within liieir
reach. Many a lame, weak and
aching back is bud n o more,
thunks to Doan’s Kidney Pills.
Our citizens are telling the good
news of their experience with the
Old Quaker Remedy Here is an
example worth reading:
.i. vv. iuw, xe-<’cpuiy sncmi,
909 South Second St., Menu,
Ark., says: “Doan’s Kidney Pills
are the best remedy lever used
For years I was troubled by kid
ney complaint and was unable to
find a remedy that would benefit
me. My back ached constantly
and dizzy spells and headaches
were common. I also had diffi
culty with the kidney secretions,
the passages being too frequent
and greatly disturbing my rest,
At times 1 was laid up as the re
suit of this trouble. Finally I
heard about Doan’s Kidney Pol
and procuring a supply 1 began
their use. The contents of twe
boxes effected a cure, that ha
remained permanent up to this
time.
For sale bv all dealers Prut
50 cents. Foster-Milburn U >,
i Buffalo, New York, sole agent;
for the United States
Remember the name Doan’s—
and take no dthei.
NOTICK OK PUBLICATION.
I 'apartment of the Interior. C. «. I,nn<l Oi
" tic* at Camden. Ark., Dec. .‘2,won.
■ Notice la hereby given that
RALPH .1. FKIKNIt
of Vandervoort, A rk„ who on 1 tec. Pi. iwv;
* made homestead entry No. 36199 * Serial \*
(114*1. for N W1, SW >4 Section 7. Twp 4 s
4 Range 31 W.. .ill, principal meridian, tun, tile
notice of Intention to make final fly, yea
proof, to establish claim to the land ahoy
j desert lied, before Circuit Clerk ofPolk count
. at Mena, Ark., on the Oth day of Februan
l 191(1.
Claimant names as witnesses: .tames 1
Smith, William W. llamitcr. Noah c. Wl
1 llama of Vandervoort. Ark., \tonzo I-. Lltll
_ of Covc. Ark.
r lt**c. 90. Tl.'l. Friedman, liec'slcr.
Ntrrici:of publication.
Department of tlu Interior, 1 .s Land (i
I lice at Camden, Ark., Dee. 2.1. 19U9.
Notice Is hereby given tha*
(4KDROK II. I1AI1ROKK
f of Acorn, Arkansas. who on S’cbinary
1R05. made homestead entry Serial \o. 021-i|
5 No.‘28-M4. tor SKI* N K54- N K % SK'Y S<*th
10, XWH 8W», and SWy N \Y V4, tfeetivm I
Township 1 s.. to \\ ,ih piin<*ip
l- meridian, ho* filed notie© of intention
make dual five-year proof, to e Tailin' t |aj
'* j to the laud aiKive deMTllu I. before Oiren
i, » Clerk of Uolk county, at Menu, Arkansas, .
the 7th day of February ISfttf.
y iMaimant names ax witness,?*: Thomas
r Joau* of Acorn, ArkunsH>„ Wiiium siimtua
’• John It. Neal. John Mertdatitch or Mena. \p
it II.<*. FriedhtJm. lUkibUi
I We have too much money tied up in Groceries. For this reason wp
KoinK to make the people the> greatest bonafide reduction evermade“
Mena, from now until JANUARi 1,
This Offer Is for Spot Cash Only!
$1.00 worth of Groceries for..
I $2.00 worth of Groceries for.$1.80
$3.00 worth of Groceries for.$2.70
$4.00 worth of Groceries for.$3.6Q
$5.00 worth of Groceries for.$4<So
and on up in the same proportion.
We have the best assorted stock of Groceries in Mena, and NOW h th
time to save your Christmas money.
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“The Place to Buy Pure Groceries”
| 604 DE QUEEN ST. TELEPHONE U
YOIT WOULD PLEASE HE]
If you would make her gift a useful one, such as one of those
COMFORTABLE ROCKERS, OR PRETTY RUGS
shown in our windows. These and all Furniture will be sold at
lower prices until January 1. Plenty of Dolls for little girls.
JACKSON DRUG & FURNITURE C
ANNUITY GIVEN TO WIDOWS
Origin of Long-Time Custom In Mas
sachusetts Village Is Lost in
Ar.tiquity.
One hundred of the largest and
most tender herrings is the annuity
offer to all the widows residing with
in the confines of a town of Pembroke,
n small Massachusetts village. It is a
lime-honored custom, and its origin Is
beyond recall of the oldest inhabit
ant's memory. The wpirs are town \
property. John l.e Farge is in charge |
of the fishing, and he sees to it that
every householder gets all the herring
he is entitled to. always remembering
that no widow Is overlooked on the
extra 100.
Each male resident of the town Is
allowed to come to the weirs and
catch 200 herrings, for which he pays
50 cents. Hut any of the widows of
the town may lave ‘heir 200 fish at
that rate and in addition 100 fish are
given to them free, according to the
old custom.
Lively scenes are enacted as the
residents rush to the brook where the
fishing is done. Oftentimes ns many
as 25 nr 30 are waiting their turn.
The brook bears the name of Mar
ker stream, after a family which set
tled there in the early part of the
seventeenth century, within a stone's -
throw of the weirs. Marker stream, j,
or brook, as It has been called in
later years, flows into the North river
at Marshfield boundary, but the place
where the old homestead used to
stand is the only one in Its entire
length where fishing is permitted
From 40,000 to 60,000 herring are
taken from the brook every year, but
the onlv fish sold of thiR number are
the ones left by the householders who
do not care to take their share. These j
ate sold to merchants, the revenue i
going to the town treasury.
Load of Nitroglycerine Explodes.
Louisiana, Mo , Dec. 25.—Olllo Pu
pate, two mules and a heavy farm
•’■ton were 11: :ally blown to pieces
and six workmen were Injured, when
1,080 pounds of nitroglycerine which]
rusaio was hauling from one building]!
ti another at !hc Hercules powder ]
plant exploded. The plant Is nenr Ash- :!
burn, Mo., about eight miha from this j
tity. The shock rocked Louisiana, i
Railroad tracks around the powder
/ planl were torn up and not a window
in any of the buildings at the powder
plant was left unbroken.
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An Arbuclke Employe Indicted.
New York, Dec. 24.—Another Indict
ment in connection with the sugar un
. der-welghing frauds was found. Spe
cial Assistant Attorney General Den
nison announced that the federal
■ grand jury had Indicted Thomas
! Doyk'. assistant superintendent of the
} \rbuskle sugar refinery in Brooklyn,
i- The Indictment charges two overt acts
' In the false weighing of raw su.gai
from Cuba.
Ihry Are all Prpised.
! “By experience I have found your
Hunt s Lightnintr Oil to !»r tt great
1 pain and sprain reliever. [ ain very
j much pleased with it.” 25c and 50c
bottles. C. A. Cook,
, '_ Hallttsville, Tex.
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ii Children and weakly people can
: quick’s emu Time
■ Guaranteed bener or monev back.
R M. QUIGLEY. President. W. A. BISHOP. Cube
JAS. D. SHAVER* V<rr|President. a H. A. BABCOCK, An
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EDWARD Keogh: M. a. STRATTON
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We must close out our entire stock of Dry
Shoes, Groceries, Flour and Feed by January
When in need of any supplies be sure ana
s w. OL 4!
It Will Pay You to Trade With Us.
..UNDERTAKIH1
At the* old stand of L. B. Jackson jj
W« are prepared to takeVhargo of any busim s*
Have one of the best equipped undertaking P. , w
state. Ca l for anything you wish and we can ‘lirn s }g
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IT MAY GO INTO FLUX -THERE’S^ THE I)ANB
j Ware’s Buck Powder Will Core Everj
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