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The Washington times., 1901-08-04
OLDEST MUMMY YET FOUND.
Dates Back Several Thousand Years
and In Now In England.

Thousands of years ago the remains of
an Egyptian were placed in the tomb To-
day they are one Of the most valued pos
sessions of the British Museum The
grave of this old settler was first seen by
wandering Arab, he reported his dis
covery to a British official, who immedi-
ately sent a couple of Egyptian soldiers
to guard 1t day and night until 1t could
be safely removed. The body is not a
mummy of the ordinary historic Egyptian
period, such as that of Raufeses IL, the
father of the Pharaoh of the Exodus. 1t
was never bound up in linen or cased in
any painted coffin, but was merely coated
with a preparation of bitumen, the Arab
word for which is mumia; hence our word
mummy. To reach the period when this
man hunted along the banks of the Nile
it is necessary to travel backward in time
through the modern period since Eliza
beth, through medieval Europe. through
the whole history of Rome and Greece,
past the time of the earliest mummied
king the Museum possesses, past even
Menes, the earliest king to which Egyp-
tian records make reference, who, accord
Ing to Mariette, ruled about 500i B. c.
Then We are among two prehistoric races,
one of the conquerors and the other the
OUT VI WHICH tne ERyp-
tian race OF the earliest dynasties. Ii is
with these remote stocks that this man is
connected
Considering the conditions in which he
was found. it is evident that he was as
sociated with a late period of the new
Stone Age of Egypt. He was buried in a
characterfsticalIy neolithic grave (the
graves of this period are covered with
rude slabs of stone). and has neolithic
pots and chipped flint weapons and
knives found in other parts of the world.
The fine, thin knives were perhaps plac-
ed in the grave as part of a funeral ritu
al. They should be compared with the
Egyptian fiints in the prehistoric section
of the Museum; they are almost identi-
cal with those found in the grave. There
is. of course. no inscription of any kind
on the pots, knives. or grave. all having
been made long before the invention Of
that certain ancient Egyptian documents
mention traditions of race called the
Trehennu, who had red hair and blue
eyes. This man had distinctly auburn
hair. He was buried on the western
shore. In later times every Egyption was
buried on that side of the river, and
Egyptian models of the deathboats on
which the body was ferried over the
stream may be seen in the Egyptian gal
lery.-The Sphere.
The Washington times., 1901-08-04
A SToWAWAY.
Enormous Appetite of n Passenger
Revealed AnOther's Presence.

Captain Saunders, of the steamer Eng
| lish King of the Puritan line, plying be-
tween Antwerp. Boston, and Baltimore,
tells remarkable story OF a stowaway.
Some months ago an American got
stranded in Antwerp and applied to the
owners agents there for free passage
to Boston. The man was over fifty years
OF age and untitled for rough work of
any kind, so the kind-hearted captain
took him a passenger and promised
him a comfortable room. After a few
days at sea, the steward MOTTO
ing that the passenger had a tre-
mendous appetite, remarked that
the sea air was doing him good. One
morning, however. the steward. who had
just left the man at the table eating his
breakfast. went out of the saloon into the
passengers stateroom. To his stupefac-
ton he saw the man lying in his berth.
Good morning. steward. he said. pleas
antly. IL have oversight
But how the dickens did you get here
/ Just left you-
But the steward was too tbunderstruck
to finish his sentence and literally flew
back to the saloon. only to see the pas
senger still busy with mis- breakfast. Then
he went to the captain and said:
There are two of 'em. sir. Then he
told his story.
The captain followed the steward to the
saloon. The passenger still sat there eat
ing. They then opened the stateroom
door. only to see the same apparition tEat
had so amazed the steward
Good morning. captain.' said the fig
ure lying in tn berth
who the dickens are you?'
But the question was Immediately an
swered by the cater. who Appeared in the
doorway. His twin brother sat up and
gnzcd at both captain and steward There
f.Nrat -
nearly identical in form. feature. and at
tire. These two men had taken turns In
coming to table. hence the voracity which
had attracted the stewards attention
The game WAS so we'll played that the
captain. who has warm corner In bis
heart forSave them both.-ChiSo 20 News.
The Washington times., 1901-08-04
Ruined His Opportunity.
Trom The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Vrom Tue Cleveland Pam DeaIer.)
Eyes, there is no doubt that he stole the
hoss- But jess us We wuz goin' to string him
up he said somethin' about playin' tn con-
certina for the last time. Well. m boys all
like music an there ww concortind in III
Iinkens cabin thct belonged 10 a tcuderfoot
that passed in his cheeks dozen years ago
The boys fetched il out an Bill stump told III
feilsr tibet il he'd play Rock @ Ages c.ean
through we'd let him go. SO We all sat round
an the fellcr started in"
Did he play it7''
Played it clean through But we hung him
Jest til same
''How was thatg''
''Th dern kiyote played it in rag timer
The Washington times., 1901-08-04
WEAK POINTS OF SHIPS.
A Scientific Study of Models Reg.u
by the Navy.

The announcement that graduates of
the United States Naval Academy at An
napolis who intend to enter the naval
construction corps VIII hereafter be sent
to the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology in Boston for an advanced course
in naval architecture instead of to the
long famous schools of England and
France. calls attention to the fact that
some OF the most interesting recent an
dertakings of the institute have been di-
rectiy concerned with the building of the
new navy.
One OF the most important of these has
had to do with the amount of damage a
warshp can sustain and still be able to
keep the seas. modern battleship that
has cost several million dollars to buiio
is much too expensive and valuable an
asset TO be risked. and perhaps sacrificed
The Washington times., 1901-08-04
HIS View.
From the Cleveland Plain Dca

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
"see here Thomas here is ST Louis boy
who went TO the races and lost his money and
then because his father scoded him he committed
suicide. You see the moral in this story. don't
you?
Yes. SIR
''well, what is ity"
Don't bet at the races unless you're an
orphan. sir"
The Washington times., 1901-08-04
Lingering.
(From the Philadelphia Bul

(From the Philadelphia Bullctin.l
what comparison! don't sec why you
say Sallie's and her bcau's lips make you think
of a kind of religious service.
''You dont2 Well maybe you never heard
OF "A protraeted meeting.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
Terms of Sale:
Articles of Incorporation.

The following corporations las, week filed articles with the secretary of state:
 Gasnell Mercantile Company of Nashville, capital $1o,000, of which S9,000 has been subscribed. Off cers: W. II. Norwood, president ; J. c. Gasnell, vice president; c. H. Nelson, treasurer.
 Bank of Prairie Grove, capital s20,000, all subscribed. Officers : J. S. Edmiston, president; E. c. Core, vice president W. G. Collier, secretary and treasurer.
 Merchants and Planters Bank of Texarkana, capital stock $200,000, of which $100, ,O00 has been subscribed. Officers: Geo. W. Fouke, president ; Ben NJ. Foreman, vice president ; Q. Olin Turner, secretary and treas urer These, with William l.. Hay don, Louis Heilbron and Thomas H. Simms constitute the board of directors.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11

agents; Geo. H. West, general passenger agent of the St. Aouis & North Arkansas railway; to gen. eral passenger agent of the Frisco; to general passenger agent of the Cotton Belt; to general passenger agent of Kansas City Southern, and to general passenger agent of the Kansas City, Fort Scott x Memphis; and be it further
 Resolved, That our thanks are due and are hereby rendered to the proprietors of the hotels of Hot Springs, and especially to Lyman T. Hay, manager of the Arlington and Eastman hotels, and to Mir. Cockburn, proprietor of the ostrich farm; to E. A. Reton of the Ameri- can Type Founders Company, and to the proprietors of the Lamar bath house for proffered courtesies, which we regret we were unable to accept, and to the Graham Paper Company for their generous offer, through C. H. Remedy, their Ark ansas traveller, to furnish us the paper necessary to print the pro- ceedings of this meeting: and be 1t further
 Resolved, That our thanks are due and are hereby rendered to the officers of this association for their untiring efforts in our behalf, and are especially due to w. H. Holmes of the Camden Beacon, J. w. Underhill of the Conway Dem ocrat, Mrs. J. w. Underhill of the Conway Log Cabin, F. l.. Givens of the Batesville Guard, Fred w. Allsopp of the Little Rock Gazette, U. l.. Wadley of the Hot Springs News and Geo. Thornburg of the Arkansas Methodist, for their able and entertaining papers read at this meeting, and to President w. A. H. Mcdaniel and Orator G. R. Williams for their able addresses.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
Circuit Court.

The sheriff has summoned the following list of grand and petit jurors to serve at the July term of the Faulkner circuit court:
 GRAND JURY.
 w. M. Brady, Newton township; E. E. Jones, Mt. Vernon township; J. c. Hamilton, Benton township; T. J. Rowlett, California township; $. $. Wilson, Hardin township; A. l.. Nichols, Union township; J. F. Campbell, Cadron township; J. B. Flemming, Harve township; D. F. Kirby, Cypress township; A. C. Wilkerson, Palarm township; Thos. Farris, Wilson township; l.. F. Etter, Danley township; D. A. Thornton, Bristol township; U. c. Higgs, Cadron township; James Mum, Eagle township; J. H. Bailey, East Fork township.
 Alternates-J. M. Jolly Matthews township; Jno. E. Garfield, Wal ker township. w. $. Charles, Mud day Bayou township; Jno. Harvil, Pierce Creek township; J. A. Bat son, Union township; H. P. Jami- son, Stone township.
 PETIT JURY.
 G. A. Brown, Bristol township; w. J. Wanslee, Newton township; Ed Hendrickson, Mt Vernon towr- ship; w. T. Merriman, Benton township; P. M. Douglass, Califot- nia township; E. l.. Smith, Wal ker township; Sam Castleberry, Union township; w. E. Canister, Hardin township; J. E. Brannon, East Fork township; Jeff Pearson, Clifton township; R. H. Jones, Stone township, F. E. Henry Muddy Bayou township; A. G. Duran, Harve township; John Holt, Cypress township; A. Q. Melton, Wilson township; D. G. Harrison, Pierce Creek township; John Graham, Palarm township; l.. A. Avery, Eagle township; G.. K. Elliott, Eagle township; F.. Hovis, Cadron township, w. T.. Piercey, Cadron township; A. J. Witt, Cadron township; F. J. Snow, Matthews township; B. l.. Harton, Cadron township.
 Alternates-W. I. Jones, Cadron township; J. H. Cunningham, Muddy Bayou township; J. V. Dickens, Muddy Bayou township; C. C. Connell, Newton township; Juo. Montgomery, Cypress town ship; A. H. Surratt, Matthews township.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
coMMIssIoNER's SALE.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an or - der and decree of the Faulkner Chancery Court, made and entered March g, 1901, in a cer- tain cause (No. I'D therein pending wherein D. Slade was plaintiff and II. NJ Reeves ct al were defendants. The undersigned who was by the court appointed commissioner to carry said decree into execution, will proceed on Friday, June 2S, l9Ol, between the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, al the east door of the Court House in Faulkner county, Arkansas. to offer for sale at public outcry 10 the highest bid der to satisfy said decree, the following real es tate situated in Faulkner county, Ark to- wit.
 The fractional part lying south and west of Lost Branch ot south east quarter of the south west quarter, and the fractional south part of the south west quarter of the south east quarter and fractional part of the southwest quarter ot the south cast quarter oi the south east quar- ter of section twelve (i2l and the north half of the north east quarter and the north east quar- ter of the north-we quarter of section thirteen QS all in township six (o) North Range four teen Q4) West in Faulkner county, Arkansas
 Terms of Sale: On credit of three months the purchaser to give bond with approved secu- rity. bearing interest at the rate of ten per cent from date until paid and lien will be retained on the property sold to secure the purchase money. 2-4t
 June 5l1l NJ C. VAUGHTER,
 Commissioner in Chancery. G. w. BRUCE, Solicitor for Plaintiff
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
Adopted in the Closing Hours of the Arkansas Press Ass0-
 citation at Hot Springs.

At the closing hours of the state press association in Hot Springs Thursday the following resolutions were adopted
 MT. President-The undersigned committee on resolutions beg to submit the following report, to-wit:
 Whereas, The session of the twenty-ninth annual meeting of the Arkansas Press Association is now drawing to a close; and
 Whereas, The members of the Association have gathered in larger numbers than heretofore and have enjoyed most pleasant and profit able meeting; therefore, be 1t
 Resolved, That our grateful thanks are due and should be ten dered those who have contributed in any manner to the success of the meeting, and to the citizens of Hot Springs who have put Us un- der renewed obligations for courte- ous hospitality; and be it further
 Resolved, That while it is al most matter of impossibility to name all of those who have assist ed i'll making this meeting and the subsequent trip to Buffalo possible and pleasant, yet there are some to whom we owe especial thanks, viz. c. $. Crane, general pas senger agent of the Wabash Rail way Company, and his affable as sistant, W. B. Wood; H. C. Town send, general passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific Railway Com pany, and his accommodating as sistant, Brainard Allison; F. w. Gregory, general passenger agent of the l.. K. X Fl. $. w. railway, and to Geo. H. Lee of the Choc- taw and to the general passenger
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
BRIEF MENTION.

Dan Mangrum, who shot and se- riously wounded B. N. Hill, near Danville, surrendered and was ex- onerated at his preliminary trial.
 Capt. S. F. Benson, prominent citizen of Hampstead county, sui cided by shooting himself through the head with a revolver. No cause is assigned for the act,
 The Choctaw will build line from Little Rock to Malvern. con- meeting with the Diamond Joe" line, recently purchased by the first named company this summer.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
w. S. Whedon, cashier of the

w. S. Whedon, cashier of the First National Bank of Winterset, Iowa, i'll a recent letter gives some experience with carpenter in his employ, that will be of value to other mechanics. He says: "I had carpenter working for me who was obliged to stop work for several days on account of being troubled with diarrhea. I men, toned to him that had been sim ilarly troubled and that Chamber lain S Collie, Cholera and Diarrhna Remedy had cured me. He bought a bottle of it from the druggist here and informed me that one dose cured him, and he is again at his work. 7 For sale by w. H. Mar tin & Go.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
Delegates Appointed.

President J. A. Woodson, of the Arkansas Board of Trade, has ap- pointed the following delegates to the Trans Mississippi Commercial Congress to convene at Cripple Creek, Col, July 16 Little Rock, Hon. B. D. Williams, Hon. Horace c. Dale, Judge W. M. Kayanaugh, Col. J. F. Holden, A. k. Bragg, Geo. R, Brown; Fort Smith, Hon. George Sengel, Wharton Carnall, H. B. Sails; Hot Springs, c. N. Xix; Helena, w. M Neal; Para gould, Ad Bertig; Forrest City, Geo. r. Taylor; Pine Bluff, W. II. Lang ford
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
Blanks for Justices.

We have printed and keep foi sale blanks for Justices of the Peace and others. At this time we have i'll stock the following:
 Warranty Deeds.
 Chattel Mortgages.
 Justices Civil Summons. Affidavit for Warrant of Arrest. Order for Delivery of Property. Warrant of Arrest.
 Subpoena.
 Bal Bond. If
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11

It is stated i'll Little Rock that three fraternal insurance orders will withdraw from the state rath- CT than make the SIo,oo bond re- quired by a recent law. The names of these orders were not given. We can probably get along without them. The law will doubtless be a great protection by keeping out wildcat concerns.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
sHERIFF9s SALE.

Notice is hereby given that will sell at Pub lie Auction 10 the highest bidder in front Of the East door of the Court House in Conway Fauik- ner county, Arkansas, on the 27 day of June, lpOl, between the hour for Judicial Sales the following real property, to- wit
 FIT Lot l, Bl k Il, Robinson's plan of Conway, situated in Faulkner county, Arkansas. Levied upon by me as the proper,y Of W. |. McKaskie to satisfy an execution in my hands against him which issued from the clerk of the Circuit Court Of Faulkner county, in favor oi l.. s. Phipot.
 Terms; On credit of months purchaser to give note with approved security and lien re- tained on land for purchase money.
 2-2t w s HRSpslcxsoS.
 June 5, 1901. Sheriff.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
Mrs. Hooper Sends a Message.

Jacksonville, Ind, May IS, or. Pepsin Syrup Co.,, Monticello, III.
 Dear Friends:-I was bothered with Stomach Trouble and Dys- pepsia for years. Nothing helped me until l tried your grand Dr. CaldwelPs Syrup Pepsin and now l feel like a new woman You may publish this, that all others may learn of the great benefit of your cure. Sincerely Yours,
 MRS. MAGGIE HOOPER. Sold by Dr. C. J. Hamilton.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
A Good Cough Medicine.

It speaks well for Chamberlain S Cough Remedy when druggists use it ill their families in prefer ence to any other ''I have sold Chamberlain Cough Remedy for the past five years with complete satisfaction to myself and custom CTS, says Druggist J. Goldsmith, of Van Etten, N. Y. sI have al ways used it i'll my own family both for ordinary coughs and colds and for the cough following la grippe and find 1t very eficacious. . For sale by w. H. Martin & Co.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
Home for Christians.

At the annual convention of the Christian church held at Fort Smith it was decided to erect $75,000 home for Christians of all denomin- ations at Hot Springs. Those who are able will be charged reasonable rates, and those without money will be given baths and medical attention free.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
Teachers Examination.

There will be public examina. tion at the public school building ill the town of Conway on June % and 2I, to ascertain the qualifica- tions of all persons desiring tc teach in the public schools oi Faulkner county.
 J. w. WHITE, Go. Ex. Send ill VOLT Subscription.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. s1 A YEAR.

The annual meeting of the Press Association at Hot Springs last week was better attended than us ual and greater interest was mani tested.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
CONWAY LOG CABIN.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY r. w. UNDERHILL. MRS. J. W. UNDERHILL THE CONWAY PRINTING co, PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11

Legal Blanks and general on,ee lisa. supplies for Justices and @o,lssa ,'. bles for sale at this office. Soin' and see us when in town.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11
Money tOLOan

on improved farms, 5, 7 or 10 years time. Money on hand Address Box no, Little Rock Ark. 2I-tf
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11

Send ill your subscription.
The Conway log cabin., 1901-06-11

The sheriff has summoned the following list of grand and petit jurors to serve at the July term of the Faulkner circuit court:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-06
STORM IN BUFFALO.
Lightning Struck in Dozen Plac

Lightning Struck in a Dozen Places.
 Buffalo, July 5.-A severe electrical storm passed over this city tonight The lightning struck in a dozen places. It hit the supply wires that bring cleo trical power from Niagara Falls to Buffalo, burning out transformers and other electrical machinery in the Buff falo receiving house. For over an hour the streets were without light except that furnished from store win tiows which had their own plants and streets cars were at standstill. The rain fell in torrents, flooding many cellars.
 At Crystal Beach the lightning struck two houses and three barns. setting them on fire. Mrs. Benjamin Zavit2 was severely burned. Three young people who left the dock in a row boat before the storm, had not returned up to late hour.
 The flash of lightning that put out the down town electric lights and stopped the street cars. also burned out all the circuits leading to the FIX position. The conduits were utterly inadequate to carry off the water and the grounds were flooded. Some of the midway shows were flooded to a depth Of three feet. The engine room under the machinery and transporta- ton building was also filled with wa ter and all the machinery was stopped One small circuit which supplies arc lights in the exhibit buildings was the only one unaffected by the storm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-06
TAXATION BY CITIES
f.suo sspd mo.. .psnuIauool

clared their intention to become citi- gems of the United States,
 Gen. Sanford and Mr. Pillans of Mo bile addressed the Convention in favor of the anicndment.
 MT. Lomax, Chairman of the com mi.tee, spoke in favor of the commit tee report. He said the result of the Sanford amendment would be to de- prive foreigners of citizenship in Ala ,bama until they had lived in Alabama five years.
 Judge Coleman of Greene moved to lay the pending amendment and sec tien on the table. @
 The Convention refused to table the anendment and the section.
 Former Governor oates spoke !n fa- vor of the Sanford amendment. He said that while 1t was true that the section reported by the committee was the same as that contained in the Consti- tuition of 1875, that Convention had probably not given it the considera. tion it deserved. Besides 1t was in harmony with the suffrage article adopted by the Convention of 1875.
 Gen. Sanford made an argument in support of his amendment and Mir. Pettus of Limestone sent up an amend ment to strike out the words "and po- litical."
 Judge Coleman was arguing in SUD- port of the Pettus amendment when the Convention at . o'clock adjourned un- til 9:30 o'clock this morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-06
TO FIGHT THE STANDARD.
Oil Company Formed in Texas With
 Capital of $50. .OOO. .0OO.

Capital of $3o,ooo,ooO.
 Houston. Tex. July 5.-Charters were today filed at Austin for the Houston Oil Company. with a capitalization of $30. .000. .0G0. and the Kirby Lumber Com pany, capitalized at S10. 900. 900. The first named has been organized to handle oil produced in the Texas field and is primarily intended as a competitor Of the Standard oil Company. first in Texas. and afterward in the domestic and export trade. It's articles are very comprehensive and embrace provisions for owning lands. prospecting for and marketing oil. operating pipe lines and steamships.
 The company will take over the hoId 1ngs of John H. Kirby in the oil belt of East Texas. embracing more than 1.o0O.00O acres. This land is heavily timbered with long leaf yellow pine and the company has sold to the Kirby Lumber Company eight billion feet of timber. The timber company has acquired ownership of several big companies located in East Texas and options on a number of others
 The incorporation papers are drawn with special care and special reference to the antitrust laws of Texas in order to avoid even a semblance of violation and they have been approved. The companies holding embrace the larger part of the standing timber in East Texas and the mills are the largest in operation. Houston ls to be the home of both corporations and the distribu- ton of products will be made from this point. The directorates are separate and embrace Eastern and Texas capitalists