The Mena star., August 31, 1898, Page 6, Image 6

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DOGS AS MESSENGERS IN WAR.
Tbey Are the I.ntrst Hearers of UIm
pntclies nut! May Prove Very
Serviceable.
Ab the horse goes out the dog, it
would seem, is coming in. Not only
liuve the exigencies of the Klondike
put him suddenly in demand as the
beast of burden, but his possible use
fulness in war is now very seriously
discussed. Indeed, in Germany he has
already been drafted into the service.
The war horse is a familiar figure, but
the war dog is something new.
Yet it seems surprising, when once
our attention is drawn to the subject,
that this most intelligent of animals
has so long been treated as a mere pet
and adjunct of sport. As everybody
knows, he is the most teachable and
ioyai, as well as the most lovable, of
all the brute companions of man, and
the qualities be has long shown on the
hunting field and elsewhere very ob
viously qualify him for service on the
field of battle. It is especially strange
that the English and the Americans,
with their almost excessive fondness
for the dog, should have left it to the
Germans thus to develop his latent
possibilities.
How can he be made use of in war?
In many ways. One of the most im
portant, perhaps, is in carrying dis
patches. He is far speedier than a man
—speedier than even a man on horse
back. Small and Inconspicuous, he
rune far less risk from the bullets of
the enemy; and if the poor beast i .,
after all, killed, he is only a dog—a
human life has been saved.
He takes a lively interest in his
work, eludititr the hostile soldiers with i
characteristic cleverness — for he
quickly learns the meaning of their
uniform- and delivering his messages
with a great show of pride and full ap
preciation of his own importance.
His courage, too. is not a whit in
ferior to that of the horse, and in ay
sometimes furnish a profitable object
lesson to the men, who would be
ashamed to be outdone by a dog. He
can also be made very serviceable in \
carrying supplies of ammunition to
the front, wninli he does with the same
eager zeal, refusing to stand and de
liver to any but the soldiers of his own
company, for whom he has a strong
fellow feeling.
For both these purposes collies are
generally preferred, combining a high
degree of activity and endurance with
great nut oral sagacity. Where silence
is Imperative, however, they are out
of place, since they have an uncon- j
queruble habit of barking at the most
untimely moments. This rules them '
out as companions for sentries and |
scouts; tint here pointers and the like
may prove extremely helpful, giving !
warning without a sound of the ap- !
proueh and direction of danger when '
a man would fail to detect it.
That certain varieties, such as the
bulldog and the mastiff, might, under
some conditions, be utilized as direct
and rather formidable allies in con
flict is obvious; but it Is more than im
probable that they will ever be em
ployed in any such way. The idea of
arraying savage beasts against human
beings—though really no worse than
many other things* in war—is too
aliocking to the sentiments of civilized
pcoiple.—Philadelphia Press.
QUEER VIEW OF NEUTRALITY.
Th* Position of Prance la Likely to
Renal! at Any Time In Fric
tion with America.
International law is a somewhat
vague and uncertain thing. Conven
tions of nations make agreements
which, on their faces, have the force of
law and many books lay down definite
rules for enforcing them and for guid
ing the conduct of neutrals in time of
wur. But war is the Anal court of ap
peals before whose bar nations must i
bring their cases, and different govern
ments decide international questions
in a manner that best conserves their |
own ends. From a recent report of j
Albion \Y. Tourgee, United States eon- j
sul at Bordeaux, France, the con
struction which the French put upon
neutrality laws is made tolerably clear,
while the bias of their government is
but thinly disguised.
The government of the Netherlands
refused to clear the Norwegian steam- j
er Fram, laden with refined saltpeter,
for a Spanish port, thereby announe- j
ing a construction of neutrality in ac- j
cordance with precedents and fuvora- ]
We to us. The Fram cleared for 1
Bayonne, France, and Mr. Tourgee j
lodged n protest with the French an- i
tliorities against her being permitted
to clear for a Spanish port.
To this the Fr- ncli government re
plied that while neutral states were
prohibited from themselves furnish
i' g munitions of war to belligerents,
the prohibition did not extend to their
subjects, much less to strangers, and
thiii the Fram would be permitted to
continue her course at her own risk.
This is rn astonishing position for a
neutral nation to take, and if foBowed
by other nations, would practically de*
at roy the effects of existing neutrality
laws. If the war continues any great
length of time and this policy is fol
lowed decided friction may arise be
tween the two great republics.—Chi
Cairo Chronicle.
Fly paper at Jackson's Drug Store.
FLIES’ FAVORITE TIPPLE.
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Investigations of a llartender Indl
eate 'I'liut It 1* Fresh,
Foumiujr Deer.
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A bartender of this city has spent
many of his spare moments lately in
studying the tastes of Hies, and he haa
come to the conclusion that they love
intoxicants and delight in becoming
intoxicated. He says that he has seen
whole armies of flies intoxicated, in his
place.
All flies that are found in the saloon,
the bartender said, are usually about
the bar or on the ceiling over the bar,
and usually all other parts of the sa
loon are without the pests. This
caused the bartender who tells the
story to investigate why the flies pre
ferred the vicinity of the bar to other
parts of the room. He claims to have
put a quantity of different kinds of
liquors and beer on the bar for the
benefit of the flies in the room. Pretty
soon after the bar was covered with
flies, and from observations of the bar
tender beer was their favorite drink.
They seemed to have a preference for
the foamy beer, too, for they partook
more liberally than they did of any of
tlhe other samples that were placed
on the bar. The gin, whisky and wine
and other spirituous liquors which
were put out for their benefit were
not patronised very liberally, and as
soon as the foam had disappeared from
the beer it was noticed that the flies '
would leave and go to other beer that
contained foam.
After the flies bad partaken of the
liquors for some time without being
disturbed they flew from the bar to
the ceiling over the bar, and the bar
tender thought he noticed evidences
of intoxication among them. They ap
peared less active than before they
drank the liquor, and there were more
of them on the celling. To distinguish
the flies which had drank of the beer
from the other flies he threw white
powucr uyr.r mem as uiey lay on lino
ceiling iutleep. They were disturbed
by this action and left the celling, but
soon returned to it, and for several
hours they remained in the same place
on the ceiling, sleeping off the jags.
After the flies had slept off the ef
fects of the liquor they again re
turned to the bar. and the ceiling soon
became clear of the white backs and
the bar was covered with them. The
bartender gave them another treat,
but this time he only put out beer,
stale beer without a “head" and some
fresh-drawn beer. The fresh-drawn
beer was given tihe preference, and it
was covered with powdered-back flies
in a short time. After the flies had
filled up a second time they again went
to the ceiling, where they remained.
All the time they were watched by the
bartender, and his experiments led him
to believe that flies are users of intoxi
cants to excess and that they delig'ht
in getting drunk.—Hartford Courant.
SCIENTIFIC TEA RAISING.
The Methods Practiced la Carles
and India Are of the Most
Approved.
Of recant years much has been writ
ten of the various methods in vogue In
tea-growing countries of preparing
ten for market, and from a health
standpoint It has come to be a matter
of much interest to the consumer of
tea. The matter has been discussed
by medical journals all over the coun
try. and upon investigation they have
shown by reference to reports pub
lished by authority of the United
States department of agriculture that
the mode of preparing tea in China
n T n nan lot n rvnl w nlv Vv.. 4
renders the herb unwholesome as well,
while in Ceylon and India the reverse is
the case. In the former countries the
work is done by hand, ua it doea not
pay to use expensive machinery where
only small quantities of tea are rolled,
dried, fired, etc. This carries with it
all the uncleanly and unpleasant fea
tures Incident to the old manner of
manipulating tea by hand. Unclean
hands and feet have no part in the
preparation of Ceylon and India tea,
while it is impossible to avoid such of
fensive manipulation where tea-rais
ing is a household industry, conducted
by individuals instead of by companies.
A traveler who has been looking into
matters that sire of interest to elec
tricians says that at Yokohama he vis
ited one of the tea-drying rooms and
saw the process of work. In speaking
of what he saw he says:
“The tea is placed in copper pans
over charcoal fires in a room which,
considering the number of people em
ployed. is much too small from a sani
tary standpoint, and the work is done
by women in a more or less unclothed
condition, with babes on their backs,
with here and there a youngster lying
on tea already dried. The tempera
ture of the room was very high, and as
I stood by and saw the perspiration
drop from the bodies of the women a*
they ‘worked* the tea with sweaty anil
dirt-stained hands I wondered what |
unfortunate would have to partake of
that feast. When I questioned mer
chants in Yokohama as to why ina- ;
chinery was not used, I was told that |
it was hard work to introduce new
methods."—N. Y. Tribune.
For any kind of an ice-cold drink
go to Jackson's up-to-date sodu foun
tain.
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Leidigh & Havens Lumber Co.,
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We have the largest and best assorted stock
in the city, and carry in connection.
Lime, Sand, Cement, Building Hard
ware, Sash and Doors,
Black Diamond Roofing,
And in fact everything needed to build
a house. Estimates made free.
JOHN J. LEIDIGH, Manager.
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We can suit you in anything.
Suits made to order. See our
styles in Shirts and Ties.
Musical Instrument.
Anything from a Piano to a
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Dry Goods.
Very latest styles in Dress
Goods of all kinds. This line
is complete and elegant.
Groceries.
Everything in the Grocery line
can be found here. All new
and fresh, and at low prices.
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CHURCH SERVICES '—
l’RESBYTEKIAN CHURCII-At new
Imilding corner Amsterdam ami Zwolle .
Preaching at II a. m. and 7:30 p. m -SaS?’
jehool at «:S0; prayer meeting at 0 o’clock V
P. S. C. E. at 6:30 p. m. *•
H. R. SCHIMEKHOKN, PMto,
M. K. CHURCH SOUTH—Preaching
Sunday at 11 a.m. and 8:00 p. m; Sunday*^
it 10 a. m.; Epworth League meets MondaVu
i P- m.; Prayer meetiug Wednesday evening
c- J • Grrrne, pMt0*'
BAPTIST CHURCH.-Services every Sund»
at 11 a m. and 8 p. m. Sunday school at o n
a. m. Prayer meetiug every Thursday eY,n
ing. W. L. Com FK.Rg. pastor.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH-Services every Sat !
day at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.; Sabhatli school si
10 a. m.; Prayer meeting Wednesday evenlnt
choir practice Thursday evening.
G. P. Young, Pa»tor.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Ser
vices at 11 a. m. and 8 t> m at the school home
Jamks Massky. Paitor.
SOCIETIES.
A. F. i A M Dal las Lodge No. 128—Will esc
st their lodge room on .Saturday eveningonw
before the full moon of every month at ?
o'clock. Thud M. Carder, W. M.; V. Perts’
secretary.
MENA LODGE, K.ofP. No. 100—Meet* it
Castle Hall in Blocksom’s block on Monday
“veiling of each week. G. W. Knowlton.C C
J. H. Hamilton. K. of S. R.
WOODMEN of the WORLD, Camp No. «
Meets In regular session on Thursday evening!
jfeach week. J. C. Byers, C. C.; W. hu
Matlieny, Clerk.
KNIGHTS OF EQUITY—Meets every Thun
lay night at Masonic hail.
J. C. Byebs.S. K.C.
THE IRON HALL-Meets every Friday
night at the K. P. hall. J. C Byeus, Pre*.
Mbs Ethki. Blocksom. Sec.
CITY COUNCIL—Regular meetlngsatCnuB
ell Chumber on the llrst Tuesday evening u(
•aoh month. Mark Whayne, mayor; I. D.
Jones, recorder.
HOOK and LADDER Co. No. 1-Regnl»r
meetings on llrst Tuesday evening of each
month at 8 o’clock. F. C. Savnge. lire chief.
Proclamation of General Election.
STATE OK ARKANSAS,
County of Polk.
I.D.B. Joplin, Sheriff of Polk county, do
hereby proclaim and declare that on the to
day of September 1898. that a general election
will be held at the various polling places ia
the county of Polk for the purpose of electing;
One Governor.
One Secretary of State.
One Auditor of state.
One Treasurer
One Commissioner of State Lands.
One Atlornty General.
One Superintendent of Public Instruction.
One Commissioner of Agriculture.
One Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
FOR COUNTY AND DISTRICT OFFICES. j
First. District Offices:
One Judge for the Ninth Judicial Circuit.
One Prosecuting Attorney for the Ninth Ju
dicial Circuit.
Second. County Offices:
One County Clerk, one Sheriff, one Repre
sentative’ one County and Probate Judge.oaf
County Treasurer,one Tax Assessor, one Coun
ty Surveyor, and for all the various township*
in said county, .
TWo Justices of the Peace, one Constaolfi
»nd one Coroner for said county.
Also the following propositions:
The proposed amendment to the .State COB
ititutlon No 4, and the proposed ametidmMi
to the State Constitution No. S; also to vote lot
jr against license.
Given under my hand this 10th day of August
1898. D. B. JorUN,
Sherit
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NOTICE,
A petition will be presented at the next tens
}f the Polk county court to Is* held at ®
the llrst Monday in October 1898. for a n
county road b^gii*nin? at or near tlifc a*^*
Ducket place on the o(d Center l’olnt »DU JT.
las road, and running nearly due w™1.
l«rannis, thence west from Grannis to in
wet the new Line road at or near tlie t- *
Smi th place, on the line of the Choctaw nan •
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