The Mena star., July 06, 1899, Page 6, Image 6

About The Mena star. (Mena, Ark.) 1898-1904

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THE BEAUTIES OF THE SYSTE/I.
Just a few days ago I stood on
the rear end of an observation
car on a railway in the stale of
Texas; the train moved very slow
ly through a group of 75 convicts
of the state, who were employed
in balasting the track of this pri
vately owned railroad. On either
aide r-f this track there was a
number of guards, curb armed
with a Winchester, and several
revolvers hanging in the belt.
As the train moved along I was
within a few feet of the faces of
many of these men, and as 1
looked upon them and thought
these are American citizens, and
then turned my eyes to the walk
ing arsenal represented by the
guard who stood over them, I
could pot hut involuntarily ex
claim, in God's name, if this is
civilization what sort, of a condi
tion would we find where anarchy
prevailed! Upon inquiry I
learned that these men are fur
nished by the state to work for
private owners at 40 cents a day.
All will admit that with the pres
ent cost of living in these United
States it is impossible for a free
man to live a decently human life
and sustain a family on 40 cents a
day: hut by this very act the state
of Texas sets the pace, makes the
wages of its free men, and we
have only to carry out this princi
ple far enough until we shall have
tilled the place of every free
laborer with a convict, for in do
ing the work with convict labor
we leave no work to be done with
free labor, and therefore make it
impossible for a man to get em
ployment until lie first becomes a
criminal.-—Mayor Jones, of Tole
do ( thin
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WANT OF HQUITY.
The proceedings brought by At
torney General Davis in the chanc
ery court before Chancellor Mar
tin. of Pulaski county, to enjoin
the building of the new state
house at Little Rock have been
dismissed for want of equity, and
the Attorney General has taken
an appeal to tiie supreme court
of the state. He has now been
defeated in the circuit and chanc
ery courts, but docs not propose
to give up and appears to be try
ing to thwart the will of the peo
ple in this matter by securing an
injunction to prevent the capital
commissioners from proceeding
with their work.
It is perhaps unfortunate that
Ibis controversy should exist over
this question at this time for it
is evident that the state needs a
new capital building and needs it
badly. As previously stated in
these columns, however, there
are some features of the bill that
are very objectionable to all tax
payers and wo do not much blame
the Attorney General for his op
jwisition to the measure as adopted.
NEW OFFICE CREATED.
The cat is out of the bag. It
will be remembered that Col.
Viucenholler, who stands close to
Gov. Jones, was supposed to be
slated for railroad commissioner,
and his announcement a few days
previous to the time of the ap
pointments that he was not a can
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»» UO W OU | n lOVl JL/«I V l*\7 IT uv
has a better j <b right at home,
which one of the Fayetteville
papers asserts was created for
him as a political favor. It is
called by the high sounding title
of Vice Director and Pomologist
of the Agricultural Exj»crimcntal,
Station, but as the genial colonel
is used to big names he will carry
it and the $2,(KM) salary like a
little red wagon hauling apples in
his orchard, that is barren. The
dear people will no doubt bo glad
to know that the colonel is so well
provided for, and also to know
the benefits to be derived from
the er eat ion of this now office in a
state institution.—State Republi
can. _
PUOILISM'MADE KESPECTBALE.
It is not the least exaggeration
to say that there has been more
serious danger of bloodshed in
politicaleonventions hold in Kan
sas City than there was in the
boxing bouts at Convention hall
last evening with Jeffries as the
star. A comparison between the
recent democratic state conven
tion at I«ouisville and Jeffries
Fitzsimmons tight the Coney
Island Athletic club reflects credit
on the respectability of pugilism
as compared with the ebullitions
of intemperate politics.—Kansas
City Star,
Bert Johnson lias shipped 9,00b
bushels of potatoes this season,
lie received 50 cents per bushel
for them at the depot from buyers
sent here to purchase the crop,
j That would make a total of f T,500
(for the yield of Mr. Johnson's
potato patch. Who can beat that
—Do Queey Bee.
CARED FOR THE WIDOW.
The people of Little Rock have
| given to the widow of Andrew
| Bryant, a colored man who lost I
his life several months ago in at
tempting to save a little white boy
from drowning, a house and lot.
This is a generous reward for a
heroic deed.—Ft. Smith Elevator.
Speaking of trusts, now termed
“The National Evil,” General
! Lew Wallaoc, of Indiana is rc
! ported as saying:
‘'I know nothing more repre
hensible than the neglect which
has been shown this evil by the
national authorities from Presi
dent McKinley down. He has
| an Attorney General who sits in
! Ills elegant office in the Capitol j
jand sees the indignity multiply
every day—almost every hour—i
right under his eyes.
“The public will hold the Pres-1
i ident responsible for the negli
j gence and indifference of his At
tornev General. The only hope!
in the future of action by the au
thordes is in the organization of
| all laboring men."
Gen. Algor in seeking to be!
elected to the U. 8. Senate from
| Michigan is getting himself into
a peculiar position and is likely to
1)0 defeated. lie has secured
Gov. Pingrec's endorsement and
support and seeks to make it ap
pear that Pingree is a strong Me
Kinlev man, but that gentleman
publicly announces himself a Me-j
Kinlev man under conditions that
are not likely to exist during the I
coming national campaign; oue of j
which is that lie is not “in touch
or in sympathy with the disreput
able methods of Mark Hanna.” j
It looks as though tip; adminis
tration would be opposed to Gen.
Alger in his desire to break into
the lT. 8. Senate.
In another place in this paper
appears a statement of a deal be- j
ing consuuiuted whereby some |
capitalists of Missouri having been
“shown,” have invested in some
of the mining prospects near
Mena. Tin ‘se parties arc known |
as practical and experienced husi ;
ness men. and their investmentsj
mean much for Mena and tins sec
tion of country.
Mena never had brighter pros- i
poets for continued steady growth
than at this time. The public, as i
well as private, improvements
now under way, and projected, to-!
gether with the mining prospects
now coming to the front so rapid
ly will cause Mena to grow more
rapidly the coming year than be
fore. _
Out in Arizona the good people
or a town mint a entircn ana over
the door they inscribed these words
“This is the gate of heaven.” They
went in debt for the church and
after a time the mortgage was
foreclosed and on the panel of the
door was posted the notice:
“Closed by order of the American
Loan Company.” I can't do the
subject justice I would simply
write beneath it all,the simple in
sription: “The gates of hell have
prevailed.”—Morgan's Buzz Saw.
It is hard to tell which bears
the worst brand, Kentucky fueds
or Kentucky politics; Kentucky
whiskey, however, is said to be
all right.
The Mena hotels are all crowded
recently with people coming here
looking for investments and to en
joy our cool and healthful climate.
[SCROFULA[
t thin blood, weak lungs and | <
| paleness. You have them In !!
| hot weather as well as in cold, i
SCOTT’S EMULSION cures ;
;; them In summer as in winter. ; j l
It is creamy looking and pleas* • |
! ant tasting.
fee. and U eo s ail drucruta.
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Not on Dress Parade
That the daily routiue of the men i
behind the guns on the tiring line in j
the Philippines is characterized by few i
dress parade features may be readily j
inferred from such accounts as the j
following, iu which a Missouri boy :
tells in a letter to friends in Stanberry ;
of his recent experiences; “We carry
no baggage and all I have is what I wear
—a pair of shoes and socks, brown duck
pants, flannel shirt and felt hat. Wad-|
ing through everything and sleeping :
in the same clothes require that they |
be washed almost every day. I had
my clothes off and was washing them
iu the river, when my pants sunk
and got lost, and there being no other
pair in the company I went without j
for nearly a day, until I could get a
pair when the wagon train came up.
You ought to see us. None have shaved -
since leaving the city and every one
is poor as a snake. At the close of one j
march we had less than thirty men j
left in our company; all the others had
been forced to fall out from heat and
exhaustion.”—Kansas City Journal
Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine
creates a good appetite, tones and
strengthens the stomach, and builds
up the health.
Prof. Peck vs. Roosevelt.
Harry Peck, professor of Latin in Co
lumbia University who devotes his
ample leisure tocomoeting with Ruth
Ashmore (rest her soul!) in saying silly
things to and about women, declared
in a recent article that the men who
advocate the extension of the suffrage
to woman are ‘‘meek and spineless
creaturers.” About the same time Gov
ernor Roosevelt was recommending to
the legislature of the state in which
Mr. l’eck draws his salarv that muni
eipal and school suffrage be conferred i
upon women. Probably Mr. Roosevelt j
does not read Mr. Pesk’s articles on ■
women, but we would like to hear his
remarks about Mr. Peck if lie came
across this expression. There were two
fellow citizens of Peck’s named Beech
er and Curtis, who used to show their
lack of spine by advocating what the
meek Roosevelt now recommends.
And with them were the spineless Lin
coln and the weak and watery Sumner
and the suppliant Phillips. Wc piefer
the meek ‘arid spineless Roosevelt to
the viri’e Peck—Kansas City Journal*
A Tho$$and Tongues
Could not express the rapture of Annie
E. Springer, of IP.*5 Howard street,
Philadelphia, Pa , when she found that
Dr. Ixing’s New Discovery for eon
sumption had completely cured her of
a hacking cough that for many years
had made life a burden. All other
remedies and doctors could give her
no help, but sue says of this Royal
Cure—“it soon removed the pain in
my chest and 1 can now sleep soundly,
something I can scarcely remember
doing before. 1 feel like sounding its
praises throughout the Universe." So
will every one who tries Dr. King’s
New Discovery for any trouble of the
throat, chest or lungs. Price 50c and
81. Trial bottles free at F. C. Savage's
drug store; every bottle guaranteed.
Helping Themselves.
The southern people are becoming
more independent every year. They
have reached the point where they
realize that the salvation of this section
depends upon industrial development.
They have aroused themselves from
their lethargy.
"They are doing now,” says the
Chattanooga News, “what they
should have done years ago. They are
puiiing iiieir own money mio Uie
development of their natural resources
instead of holding their hands while
appealing for northern capital to come
and make them rich. There is never
any lack of northern money to invest
in enterprises that have been demon
strated to be profitable. People who
help themselves always find all the
assistance they want or need."—Ar
kansas Gazette.
Robbed the Grave.
A startling incident, of which Mr.
John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
"1 was in a most dreadful condition.
My skiu was almotl yellow, eyes
sunken, tonguo coated, pain con
tinually in back and sides, noappetite
srradually growing weaker day by day.
Three physicians had given me up.
Fortunately, a friend advised trying
‘Electric Hitters;' and to my great joy
and surprise, the first bottle made a
decided improvement I continued
their use for three weeks, and am now
a well man. I know they saved my
life, and robbed the grave of another
victim." No one should fail to try them.
Only 50cts., guaranteed, at F. C.
Savage’s di ug store.
No Lack of Recognition.
A short time ago a little orphan boy
working for a Reno county farmer
found a bridge on the Hutchinson
Southern railway afire and he ran to
the station and gave the alarm, F.ast
week the railway officials sent him a|
letter of thanks containing a system
pass and a check for more money than
lie tb ught was in the whole world.— !
Kansas City Journal.
to tell you of some of the good things
in this store, and that minute will be
well spent if you will read of them
and then examine the goods.
Wc can alwav show a nice line) Our stock of FtP.v. Shoes for
of Hats, Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Men is excellent ami any man
Ties ami all the little accessories wanting really high-class goods in
to a stock of Gents' Furnishing this line can hnd tnem heic at
jr00t]s, I prcees that arc right.
A Large and Nobby ftSRIWIif E All naVUsl nt" receivc*
Assortment of " SI Ell ROT EftR from Chicago.
We give away with every purchase
a bargain and every advantage in way of
popular prices, popular styles and all around
good square business treatment.
heTiad a fit
and a dandy! He had his clothes made bv
a tailor oi 20 years’ experience at the store of
The Arkansaw Tailoring Company.
We handle the cream of everything at but
j o
termilk prices. Give us a call,
U/. 1^. Bloel\so/r\.
Boj's’ Wagons.
Make your boy happy by
buying him a little red wagon.
We have the American Express
in three sizes at
$1.25, $1.50, $1.75.
VAVAVi //AVVVWvWvVWg
Pocket Cutlery.
We have an elegant line of<>
pocket cutlery. Our assort
merit of k25c knives is hard toJ>
beat. Look over our line be-J>
fore purchasing.
\> Axes.
We arc clos
ing out our
stock of Axes
at cut prices to
make room for
<|our largo fall
< \ stock.
SNEED & JONES,
DEALERS IN—
H&rdv&re,
Tinware, Queensware
and Implements.
Queensware^
Look at our}>
assortment of}>
(i lass ware an<l}>
Q u e e n s w a re }>
when in the}!
market for such }►
| goods. }►
Buggy Whips.
<► Just received a nice line of
buggy whips which you should
^ see. They are good whips and
range in price from
lOc to $1.00.
Flower Pots.
Don't forget our stock of<|
flower pots. They are in sizes
from three to twelve inches.
and we know we can make the<>
I price to suit you. <►
THE
Commercial Hotel!
Having again taken charge of the Commercial, I am
prepared to entertain the traveling public and all mv
old customers with clean rooms, good service and tables
set with the best the market affords.
The hotel is nicely located at m ,
Cor. Ilonert Av. and Fleming RRElW A CD 110*
St near Janssen Park. IVIIkOi Hi lltHU I ■
HOTEL NATIONAL ....
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This 1 opular Hotel has been Newly Furnished Through
out, and gives First Class Service in Every Particular.
Mrs. T. ML DUININ, Manager. , * t s ,
Mena Street, Mena Arkansas.
HOTEL MENA ...
Tli.e Best
in Tho Oit3r!
» r1!. receive thc accommodations of a first-class
Iw’tJn1, r°°rs\sa,mPle r w)m> large cool varamlas.
Everything to make the life of a traveling man pleasant.
E. M. GREEN, Proprietor.