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THE MENA WEEKLY STAK
Published eech Thursdey st the office on
Hsee fhrsst n«sr Honrrt Avenue, Mrna. Arh
A. W. rr. JOHN'S SOWS, Proprietor.
V W. 8T. JOHN. Editor.
R. B. 8T. JOHN. Manager.
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' THH MBNA BVKNINa STAR
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to Its readers a dally service covering
Se most Important of the world h gen
•ral happenings, ea well as those ltonn
of 'ooaf news that go to make a home
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munlty If you want the news In your
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Again and yet again—if you can’t
stand up for your home city and
county, please sit dewn—and do it
now. __,
Lest we forget—the man who finds
good things in his surroundings, and
points them out to others, is a bene
factor—a credit to his tribe.
talk for him, and if they talk con
vincingly and attractively and hon
tstly, they are sure to win. Such
advertising, followed consistently,
pays a big dividend.
A CMANOE FOR THE STAR.
The Star has for some weeks been
preparing for a new dress, and ex
pected to have it ready for the
celebration of Easter. Sometimes,
however, even freight trains move
with surprising alacrity, and now it
looks as though the new costume
will be quite familiar to Star read
ers by that day of lilies and new
millinery.
In short, the new Standard Lino
type, Model No. 5, the latest and
best machine known in the world
for putting thought into the form
necessary for printing, has arrived,
and is being set up for operation. It
was shipped from the factory in
New York on March 24, having
made the long journey in just ten
days- nearly ten days quicker than
anticipated.
When this new machine is fully
assembled and adjusted, it will, with
an experienced operator, “set” in
Have you noticed tnat mvarmuiy
it ia the man who has seen much of
the world who is most enthusiastic
over the advantages of Mena and
Polk county.
Count Zeppelin of Germany is try
ing out another new airship, and like
the rest, it is successful. From
past experiences, it is time to expect
a breeze and a wreck,
O’ grief! More evidence of Lori
mer’s guilt is coming out, and the
whitewash is getting so thin that
there’a no hope of hiding the shady
work of the first investigation com
mittee. __
There is a grave suspicion that if
any of those Mexican insurrectos
depend to much on the peace talk of
the Diaz government, they will think
of April 1—when they wake up- on
the other aide of the river.
Sometimes a man does not adver
tise his business because he's the on
ly one handling his line. He forgets
that there’s hardly any salable arti
cle but what will be used more if it
kept before the people in an attrac
tive manner._
A good band,like schools, churches,
a pretty park, clean streets, green
lawns, substantial business house*
and tasty homes, is a valuable asset
to any city. And, like ail the rest,
it can’t be had without an effort—by
some one. It’s best to divide the
load. _
That plan for a system of state
roads looks good. It should be de
veloped. But it will be a long time
l before the branch from Little Hock
to Mena is built—and it never will lx
(unless Mena helps. Why not get al
our part now, and begin to enjoy its
benefits?
an 8 or 10 hour run all the reading
matter and portions of the adver
tisements printed in the daily
edition of The Star. It will greatly
facilitate the work of preparing tty
paper, will make possible a much
wider selection of matter of at
kinds that goes to make up the pub
lication, and, its proprietors hope,
enable them to render Star readers
a better, broader service than evet
before.
In connection with the installation
of this new equipment it is expected
that a good many changes will bt
made in the style and contents ol
The Star. Some that are planned
may not prove to be all that is ex
peeled of them—-but in the fina
adjustment—if there is such a thins
in a newspaper’s career—it is hopec
that the vote of Star readers will b«
nearly or quite unanimous that th«
effort was worth the while.
With this desirable end in view, ii
is to be hoped that any temporary
shortcomings occasioned by the in
novation may be forgiven. We’n
mighty busy.
A. W. St. John’s Sons.
WORDS THOUGHTLES5 ANI
UNJUST.
A letter was recently received ii
Mena in which it was related that i
wife of a well known Mena businea
man, visiting a city many miles away
told “in doleful tones how ver:
dead Mena really is.”
The comment that followed readi
like this: ”0, she is a good (?
booster for her home town. On<
vvouia mink to near ner talk awhiH
that Mena was so dead that evei
day fennel would not grow.' *
Now, it is not just pleasant t<
mention such things as coming frort
a woman—just somehow does no'
seem chivalrous—but if it was a mai
—what a flow of language the sub
ject would call forth. Such talk as
i quoted will depreciate the value o
that woman's home, make it hardei
to sell if she wants to sell it, injur<
her husband’s business and perhap
cut off the revenue that enables he
to make these long journeys o
pleasure. Like a bird of ill omeo
such a person goes about drivinj
people away from the good city tha
affords her a home and her husbam
a means of livelihood.
O, such thoughtless, foolish word
| —so useless, so unjust!
Mena has more freight receipt
| and shipments than ever in her his
lory, more merchants telling o
increased business, more peopi
) coming to share in opportunity
t offered for health, eomfort, school?
r churches and business than eve
1 before. There is a real awakenin;
f of the farming interest*, mor
f farms opened up, better method
- more and better stock—all promimm
si sound prosperity sntong idea! *ur
The United States Supreme court
has approved the Bank Guarantj
Law of Nebraska. There’s just m
use in talking, the time is cominj
that when a man works and saves his
money for use when the ‘‘rainy day’
come and puts it in a bank for saf<
keeping he will be protected against
loss. _________
A good pike road to Hot Spring:
would be almost as good as a rail
road. It would develop and increase
the value of every acre of land with
in miles ot the route taken, anr
every town and city touched woulc
reap rich returns. An intelligent
united effort by the people of Mem
and Polk county could make its ac
eomplishment almost certain withii
five years.
The Star goes into almost 3,00
homes. It is fair to estimate that i
I is read by at least twice that n uni he
it of persons. If a merchant coul
if folk face to face with that man
i each week, he’d feel sure r
: lots of his goods. That is in
but be cap make hi. sc
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roundings for health and happiness.
These all are true of Mena. The
proofs are easy of access, and it is a
shame that she should be adversely
advertised by those who should be
her stanch friends.
If you can’t 3tand up for your
home town, at least sit down.
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS.
Mena long has been a favored
trading place for thousands of peo
ple around, it being a common thing
for buyers to drive overland dis
tances ranging from twenty to fifty
miles to take advantage of the fav
orable prices given by our mer
chants.
Hut trade that would and should
come over the railroad has been
badly restricted heretofore because
of the inconvenience in the running
of trains, especially from the south.
This rich field, by the change in
train service that went into effect
this week, is thrown open to Mena
as never before. Now people living
south of Mena can get on the Travel
er in the morning, spend the dav
here, and return home either in the
middle of the afternoon or late in
the day.
A well directed effort on the part
of our business men to attract the
patronage of the people brought in
easy reach by this change will bring
most desirable results. To place be
fore them the attractive prices that
they can expect, fair treatment and
showing from the large, fine stores
and stocks from which to select, and
the work is done.
Why not organize a monthly or
semi-monthly Trade Day, when
special attractions could be provided,
such as good music, a baseball game
and like features? It would be a
winner.
SMILE,
Anyhow, if your man is not elected
today, the world will wag on; the
trees will not cease to put on their
coat of green and strawberries will
ripen and the pumpkins will be just
as yellow. Not even one other cloud
will obscure the sun’s rays, nor the
twinkle of a star be hidden. The
world would not be worth a cent if
every man had his will in every
thing, his every wish gratified.
Therefore, come what may, re
solve, resolve—that you will not
only smile, but smile with a cheer
ful heart behind your smile. Reach
out your hand to aid the ones upon
which the mantle of success—to
gether with responsibility and bur
den, has fallen.
Give praise where praise is due.
Forgive error, for it might be you.
It is so trite, so true, that per
fection is yet unknown, and that
life on earth is but at at best a short
period in which but a little of the
lesson of eternity may be learned.
Then make the best of today and
its lessons—both victors and van
quished. It is but a trifle inex
istence of either, and if the victors
make not for the greater good, they
simply have failed, and they alone
are held to the accounting. The
vanquished might have done no
better—nor so well.
Now, altogether: Smile!
Give More Heed to Talents of Children.
In this progressive age, in our pub
lic shools. as elsewhere, it seems to
me that parents do not take as much
■ interest in their children’s “special
i talents” as they should. 1 often hear
men joke about the lack of talent in
their boys. If a boy does not find his
own talent it is, in most cases, never
• found. The discomfort of being odd
drives necessary energy out of many
i a gifted younster’s will. All men of
i historical renown have, by special
i effort along lines unused by other
men, achieved success in life. This
> harmonious fitting of oneself to pre
vailing conditions molds the char
i acter and stamps on the pages of
accomplishment the deeds of true
. individualism. With all the knowledge
> of physiognomy attainable a man may
i fail to exert the right influence upon
a child; thus it is clear that much is
i left to the individual child to choose
, for himself the much needed environs.
This choosing of surroundings, if
i cleverly made, proves a vital point in
. the destiny of the chooser,
i Since the worth of all men is the
■ good done during life, it should be the
■ sacred duty of every parent to direct
. and cooperate with child’s instruc
j tors in the direction of said child to
- right and prudent ends. While ethics
1 are essential, they are not absolutely
, so. It is my opinion that there would
r be fewer "missfits’* in the world if
t parents and teachers in our public
1 schools would be more considerate of
each other’s aims in the development
3 of the young minds.
Many a gallant young soldier cadet
i of West Point (or any other point) is
- never seen by his parents ’till "‘Johnny
f Comes Marching Home."
e John B. Widener.
8 Wetumpka, Ok.
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r Socialistic View of Whiskey.
r Socialists would treat the traffic
- j just as they would treat any other
.! problem. They would socialize it.
rj That is, the government would make
■ | pure Ikjuore, would issue no licmse
to anyone, would dispense it at cost,
would discourage treating, blinds and
screens or gilded places, would pre
vent sale to children or drunkards,
and if the government employe
violated the rules he would lose his
iob and be otherwise punished. As
there would be no profit in it, there
would be no distillety or brewery in
terests fighting for the traffic. There
would be no organized body of men
who had any interest, whether the
traffic was large or small, and the
people would make such laws and
regulations as they wished without
obstructions. This system has been
tried in Gothenberg, Sweden, and the
results in thirty years has been the
almost wiping out of the traffic, yet
the price is only about one-fifth of
what it was under the private profit
system. In these same thirty years,
under the private incentive system
we have, the traffic has tremen
duously increased, and its injuries
have multiplied many times.
Had the government taken over the
tarffic and made it a public monopoly
thirty years ago, there would be no
liquor problem today to agitate the
people. Socialize the'traffic and its
evils will rapidly disappear. Today,
all the incentive is to do wrong be- 1
cause there is a profit in it. But ■
when it becomes a public monopoly,
there will be no profiit in it for any
one, no matter how much or how lit
tie is used. Lead us not into tempta
tion but deliver us from evil, means
to remove the temptation. Do that
and you clean-up the race. Not the
one who have become addicted, but
we can save the next generation.
Just think of that 99 year bill, born in
a Democratic^) legislature. Oh yes, '
let the people rule, and more especial
ly the people that represent us in the 1
legislature. Talk of a popular govern
ment, Of course we have it.
Ross Ford.
Not to Be Encouraged.
Form the Success Magazine.
An Oklahoma editor was much in
terested in a scientific note he en
countered in an Eastern paper, to
the effect that if the earth were
flattened the sea would be two miles
deep all over the world.
The editor reprinted this note with
the following comment:
“If any man is caught flattening
the earth,»shoot him on the spot.
There’s a whole lot of us in this
state who can’t swim.’’
Would Do Just as Well.
A well-known clegyman, who is
very stout, was having unusual dif
ficulty 'one morning in lacing his
shoes.
“My dear, you ought to have a
valet,’’remarked his wife sympathet
ically.
“A valet?’’ echoed the clergyman.
“Well, my dear, ifl had a valley
where I now have a mountain it
would answer.’’
Rational Brevities.
Davidson.
The wages of willful wrong doing
are always forthcoming in the shape
of pain.
It is far more commendable to
acknowledge and correct mistakes
than to boast of perfection.
Never condemn another on ac
count of occasional fault—we all
make wrong steps sometimes.
Earnest activity, when all sur
roundings are the evidence of an
heroic spirit. The real hero doesn’t
wait for favorable conditions.
A real force of character implant
ed in a man may lie dormant for a
time but will burst out with renewed
vitality often a time most unexpect
ed.
Voluntary, unsolicited conspic
uousness on public occasions is often
an evidence of unfaithfulness in the
ordinary duties of life—an effort tt
balance up.
As the beauties of the season I
spring up spontaneously, so let the
beauty of love and cheerfulness
burst forth in our lives every day
to encourage others.
Human affairs are necessarily in
terspersed with difficulties, problems
and circumstances that must be
overcome. Cooperation is the only
sure remedy, and if we are void of
the public spirit of cooperation we
are a hindrance to progress.
Habitual constipation is the door
through which many of the serious
ilia of the body are admitted. The
occasional use of Prickly Ash Bitters
will remove and cure this distressing
condition.
Jackson Drug & Furniture Co.,
speciai agents.
W. C. Vandiver special agent.
Notice to Debtors.
Debtors to Thos. Hains, druggist of
Egger, estate, will please settle their
accounts and save cost of collection.
All hills are long overdue, and it is
expected that nil debtors are ready to
settle. Thos. Suits, merchant of
Egger, will receive amounts due the
estate and give receipt for same.
Father Gallagher,
14-2t _Administrator.
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NOTICE Fi>R ITHI.ICATION
oepartment or the interior.!', a. Hand ortir#
at Camden, Arkansas, April l, Mil.
Notice is Hereby given th»t
NAMCKI. (I. McCACLKV
of Hatfield, Arkansas, who on October 8;
IIIOS. made Homestead Entry Serial No.
ufBK. for N\V>. s« 14, sectlon ». Township « s.,
K*n*e .11 Wtoh Principal Meridian, has
died notice of Intention to raeke final com
mutation proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the County Clerk of
Polk County, at Mena, Arkansas.on the llth
dav of May. mu.
Claimant nuns as witnesses: Alford \.
snltker of Hatfield. Ark., Joshua It. Holden
tleorge suasion and Hrewer l.u* of Vandrr
voort. Arkansas.
, .... H. U. Frledheiin, Reftawr,
First publication April a, IM1.
I.a*t publication May t, iwi.
KINO
STANDARD BRED, PEDIGREED PERCHERON STALLION
Stands 16 1-2 hands high, weight 1400 pounds, age 4 years. This
handsome high-bred Draft Horse, just imported by me, will stand the
reason of 1911 at my farm at Acorn, 5 miles north of Mena. Terms:
$10 for season; $12.50 to insure, and
$15 to insure colt to stand and suck.
[ will use all possible precaution to prevent accidents, but will not be
responsible should any occur. Should Mares be traded, sold, or taken
from the county, money becomes due.
H. L. Brooks, - - Acorn, Ark.
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Bring Your Stock
TO THE
CITY MEAT MARKET
FOR BEST PRICES
WHEN \OU WANT
Good Meat, fresh or cured, Fish
or Oysters, come to the
CITY MEAT MARKET
C. G. RAFF, Prop.
Gardner Block De Queen St
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Polk County Lands
WE K NOW Til KM AND
will snow voi; •
J. H. NALER & COMPANY
Mena street and Maple Av . Mena. Ark.
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ftildrejand weakly people cat
TAKE
pen mi Time
'WHtHdMtHOnam* kKt
YES, THE
LOW PRICES
STILL PREVAIL
Why pay HIGH PRICES for Dental W'ork when you can get
better work for less money. I am doing work over all the time
the self-styled fine dentist did. Why is this? Well, the people say
that they have to come to the OLD RELIABLE DENTIST that has
been here always and knows what to do to their teeth and how to
do it, and does work that STANDS THE TEST OF TIME.
Remember, I GUARANTEE ALL WORK. Of course a guaran
tee is worth nothing unless there is something back of it, but if
you will examine the recorder’s records you will find that I own
good property and that there ia no judgments standing against me
i either.
Now, if you want the BEST DENTAL WORK for the money
and with the LEAST PAIN, and I guarantee all these, see me
i before having your dental work done. Yours respectfully,
R. C. MAXWELL, D.D.S.
The Oldest and Most Reliable Dentist
Cox Building, Upstairs .... Phone 1
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R. E. McCann
! Photographer
A special effort to please
with Artistic Work •f*
The old Caldwell Studio on
Mena Street