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The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
KNOWN BY BACK OF HEAD.
Physicians Have What They Say is aCertain Method of Identification.

Medical men often identify old patients by some peculiarity of hand or head. Have you ever observed that the back of every mans head IS different2 This fact was brought to my attention in a curious way. I was with a friend in Third avenue car, bound uptown. Some body behind touched my friend on the ear and said: 'I've been looking at the back of your head for the last five minutes, and Pm curious to know if you are the newspaper man who was in the Minturn hospital five years ago?" 'That's who l am," replied my friend, and the other man said with much elation :: "I knew it. I knew the back of your head. I'm pr. Blank" There was a great powwow, and Blank seated himself with us to explain.
 "I always tell men by the back of their heads," said the doctor. 'I'm not much on remembering faces, but never forget the general makeup lying behind the ears" He nudged me in the side. ''I only caught one glimpse of the back of your friends head here, but I remembered it. They also take diphtheria and scar let fever cases over in the Minturn. Eyes and ears are my speciality, and I was called in when your friend was pretty low. There was some thing wrong in one ear, and all l saw of the rear half of his head was when he was half lifted, when lying on his back, and laid on his side. But it was enough. That was full five years ago. My best case of the kind so far, but I've heard of lots that beat it. Try the plan. Ii there's some one you are bound not to forget, take a squint at the back of his head. You'll remember it The face changes, you know. Sick ness, or coming into fortune ol losing one may do it, but the back of the head is always the same. ."- N. Y. Press.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
,NplvlpUALlsM OF THE FARMER

Farming is virtually the only great series of occupations that is unorganized, unsyndicated, unmo- nopolized, uncontrolled, except as it is dominated by natural laws of commerce and the arbitrary imita- tions imposed by organization in other business. In a time of extreme organization and subordination of the individual the farmer still re- tains his traditional individualism and economic separateness. His en- tire scheme of life rests on intrinsic earning by means of his own efforts. If the farmer steps outside his own realm he is met on the one side by organized capital and on the other by organized labor. He is confront ed by fixed earnings. What he him. self secures Is remainder left al the end of a years business.-Cen turV
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
BUILD sMoKEsTAcK OF WOOD.
The Handy Men on .Sea-Swept Freight
 CT Invent Queer Jury Rig.

A new wrinkle in steamship fun nels hit the harbor the other morn- ing when the steamship Sir Richard Grenville came into port after tus- sle with a giant wave, called tidal wave by the skipper, Capt. Davy Jones. The funnel was a box built of scantling and lined with sheet iron.
 The funnel the Sir Richard car ried when she left Huelva on June 21 with cargo of pyrites was swept away on Sunday. The boat was then about 800 miles from Sandy Hook and going along smoothly in sea that was not very rough. About three o'clock in the afternoon Capt. Jones says a wall of water that almost topped the funnel came aboard amidship on the port side. Most of the crew were below and luckily those on deck were forward. They hung on while the water rolled aft.
 Over went the Sir Richard, almost turning turtle. She dropped her funnel into the sea. Flames shot from the funnel hole and soot was belched all over the decks.
 ''In a few minutes she looked like a collier" says Capt. Davy Jones. He called for Chief Engineer Leon- ard, who is a man of ideas. The fires were slackened and the carpen- ter's shop was oyerhauled. Enough heavy scantling was found to make a good-sized packing box, After having been nailed up it was strapped with hawsers, lined inside with sheet iron and fitted to the fun nel hole. It was pretty hot work and several of the crew got scorched, but in an hour after the jury smoke stack was finished it was doing busi- ness.
 It wasn't wonder as a smoke stack, but it got Sir Richard into port. Capt. Jones looked over the job yesterday and seemed to think pretty we'll of himself and Engineer Leonard.
 How did we manage it?" he re- peated. q give it up, but we were up against it and it had to be done. I should say my engineer is a pretty capable man. l don't think any other craft ever came into the har- bor with a chimney like that" ."- N. Y. Sun.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
WHAT IT DOES NOT CONTAIN
Some Things That are Left Out of the
 Mail Order Catalogues

When the catalogue comes from a mail order house, says an ex- change, draw an easy chair to the table where the light will shine full upon the page, and put on your glasses that no bargain may escape your eye.
 What wonderful book it is to be sure? Wonderful for what it does not contain as we'll as what it does. You will miss some things you would be glad to see.
 Where is their offer to pay cash or exchange goods for your wheat, oats, corn, beans, butter, eggs and hay?
 How much do they pay for cat tie, sheep and hogs, f. o. b. at your depot?
 How much tax will they pay to support your schools and educate your children-for improving roads and bridges; the support Of the poor of the county, for the expense of running the business of the township, county and state?
 On what page is their offer to contribute money to the church'
 What line of credit will they ex- tend to you when your crops are poor and money gone-wher through illness or misfortune, you are not able to send leash with or der for your groceries, clothing farm tools and crockery? Also stoves and ranges3
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
TAKEN LITERALLY THEN.

The term to ''giye quarter" 30 well known in warfare, had its or igin in an agreement between the Dutch and spaniards, that the ran. som of an officer or soldier should be the quarter of his years pay Hence to beg quarter was to offer quarter of their years pay for per sonal safety, and to refuse quarter was not to accept the proffered ran som.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
FROM PARKER COUNTY, TEX
Former Faulkner County Man Writes o1
 His New Home.


 To do the county justice the task would be beyond my ability, but as have received letters making inquiries about the country,I will try to answer through the Log Cabin Democrat. Weatherford, the county seat, is located about three -fourths of a mile from the center. It is distant from Dallas o4 miles west. I am located 9 miles northeast of Weatherford, near Dicey, a small village.
 This is fine fruit and farming country. Cotton, corn wheat, oats, alfalfa, Kaffir corn, milo maize June corn, etc., are the principal crops. In addition to this the county produces large hay crops principally from sorghum, Johnson grass and native grasses. Vegeta- ble crops are grown all over the county. Fruit and truck farms are becoming numerous and fine numerous specimens of fruit are produced. Apples, pears, peaches apricots, plums, cherries, black berries, raspberries and strawber- ries all flourish, especially in the western and southern parts of the county. Nearly every character of soil can be found in the county, from the gray sands of the timber lands to the rich alluvials of the river and creek valleys and the black waxy and sandy black and chocolate colored lands of the prairies. Lands are worth from S2 to SIo per acre, unimproved, and from S5 to S25 for improved. The surface is level, rolling and hilly. Wells of fine water are numerous in the county, ranging in depth from 20 to 100 feet, aver aging about 30 feet. The water is clear, partaking mostly of line stone character, occasionally free stone. Reservoirs or tanks for stock water are common on farms and ranches. and windmills for pump ing are numerous.
 Now. don think that the Coons are all up one tree or that the rivers flow with milk and honey for such is not the case. If any ot you good Faulkner county people should come to this country, you must eX- pect to win your bread by the sweat of your brow, but one good consolation, we can enjoy good health while earn our living on the farm.
 Crops this year are fine. Corn is real good, and cotton promises a yield of from one-fourth to bale per acre, if MT. Boil Weevil don't work too rapidly. Picking cotton is the order of the day now. There is a good demand for hands. Some of my neighbors are paying 75 cents and board for picking.
 If any of you Faulkner county boys contemplate coming to Texas this fall, I would be very glad to have YOU with me. I contemplat- ed a trip back home this summer but first one thing and another prevented my ever getting started on the journey, and so with regret had to give it up. l was much disappointed, of conrse, but there are other summers and other days a-coming.
 JOHN D. LAWRENCE. Dicey, Texas, Sept. 8.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13

County, Arkansas.
 To M, T. Powell, Floyd Gibbs, Millie stell and
 Millie Steel:
 WHEREAS, c. D. Dickerson A l. Witt and
 w. J Wilkins, Viewers of Drainage District
 Number Two of Faulkner County Arkansas
 heretofore appointed as such by the County
 Court of Faulkner County, Arkansas in the
 matter of the construction ard establishm ent ot Ditch in Faulkner County Arkansas. have
 made report as such Viewers, as prescribed by section l42O of Kirby's Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas, and did file said report of said Viewers on the 10th day of September 1906: and whereas, J. H Hartje, County Clerk of FauIk- ner County, Arkansas did upon the filing of sald report of said Viewers immediately set the nearing ot the same for the first day of the next | regular term of the County Court of Faulkner County, Arkansas, which will be upon Monday. October lst, loO6; Now you are hereby notified and warned .o appear before the County Court of FauIkneY County, Arkansas, at the Courthouse of said County, on '"'u
 Monday, the rst day of Oct, rooo
 the day fixed Tor the hearing of said petition and report. | Witnt ss my hand and the seal of this Court 1 on this 2th day of september, loO6. fsEAL H HARrrR 5-5t County Clerk of Faulkner County. Ark
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
THE PAST WEEK IN COTTON Commercial Appeals Weekly
 Review of Conditions.
Some Improvement Noted, but Complaints
 of Deterioration Still Come in from Nearly all Districts.


 Memphis, Sept. 1.-The Com mercial Appeals weekly review of cotton crop conditions says that weather conditions were more ia vorable last week than during the one proceeding, and in few sec tions recuperation from past de pression was begun and in others the deterioration was arrested. Complaints are still heard, how ever, and i'll effects of two week S deterioration are still manifest. There are very few districts in any of the four states covered by this review in which so large yield IS anticipated as was indicated three weeks ago.
 Complaints of rust are more nu. merous now, and shedding still goes on to some extent in most almost all districts. AS the crop begins to mature the plant ceases active growth of the earlier season, and this fact has caused some alarm, though 1t would appear tc be but seasonable.
 The district of which Jackson Miss. is a center has received ex' cessive rain, and some sections o Arkansas have suffered. In most other places the rains, while no1 so heavy, have delayed the open ing of the bolls, making picking late. General picking seems like ly to begin between September F and 20.
 It seems rather early to pass judgment on the effect the gen eral rains of the week will have upon the future growth and fruit ing of the plant. Some rotting 1: complained of in the bottom land: among the lower bolls.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
VERY OLD TREE.

In the island of Cos in the Aege- an sea, still totters venerable plane tree, nearly IS yards round and es- timated to be over 2,O00 years old. Close is a marble seat, from which Hippocrates Is believed to have lec- tured on the healing art. The tree has spread its shade, according to Dean Farrar, over St. Luke and St.
 Paul. The arboreal relic is guarded day and night by the sultan's orders
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13

With Gov. Davis eliminated from the ticket, the state of Se- bastian" went Democratic with a vengeance at the recent election, and has the honor of beating Pu- laski county for first place honors in bringing up the largest Demo- majority.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13

If every one of the six hundred thousand members of the Farmers Union will hold his cotton until he is offered eleven cents for it, the consumers will come to that price.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
The Man from Kahn.

Wednesday and Thursday (I2 and 13)we will have displayed by their state representative a com plete line of samples for suits, vests, overcoats and trousers. It
 WILSON BROS. & LIVINGSTON.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13

Dosen't it ever trouble you, MT. Business Man, the idea of a fire breaking out down town, and Con- way with absolutely no protection against the flames?
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13

FOR SALE-An So acre farm, west of and within a mile from Conway and near Central Female Baptist College. Write to C. J.
 Hohenschutz, No. 2oo4 Cross street, Little Rock Ark. I3t
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13

While Arkansas was rolling up an immense Democratic majority, the Republicans of Maine were barely able to win. Straws.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13

The city council of Little Rock seems determined to build the peo- pie city hall, whether they want 1t or not.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13

The decisive manner ill which Amendment No. 8 was carried proves that it is easy enough for the people to change their consti- tuition when they want to do so.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
NOT A WISE PLAN.

"1 think some of these life insur- ance directors should be sent to prison"
 "I don't; it isn't right that they should have 6 chance to contaminate the other prisoners"
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13

Over four hundred thousand bales of cotton had been ginned in the United States up to September
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
It's Fine.

C. NJ. Johnson, Louisville, Ky, writes:
 II have used your Hunts Cure and 1t is fine"
 We have many similar letters. Hunts Cure Is strictly guaranteed remedy tor any variety of skin diseases It stops itching iustantane- ously. 1-4t
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. S1 A YEAR
ADVERTISING RATES.

DISPLAY ADvBRTIsING-The flat rate, lEh cents per inch per week. except on contracts for a specified space to run one year, on which the rate is 10 cents per inch per week.
 LOCALS AND READING NoTIcES-S cents per line per week.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
sNEED HOLDS FINE RECORD
Former Conway Boy Prominent Cadet at
 West Point.

A photograph of Albert Sneed, son of Mrs. V. L. Sneed, for many years a resident of this city, ap- peared in last Sundays Memphis Commercial Appeal, accompanied by the following special from Fay etteville, Ark, their present home:
 Arkansas has but few men in the United States military acade- my at West Point, and Albert Sneed of this place holds promi- nent place among them. Sneed will be a junior next year. He now ranks third in his collegiate work, and if he maintains this po sition throughout his course he will, at graduation, be allowed to choose his department of service. He has just returned to the acade- my, after a six weeks furlough. ,"
 Public School Opens Oct. I.
 The public schools of this city ,u;Il oDa, Mopdov OctOher
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
10 You ilchP

The cup of human misery is never quite full until some form of itching skin disease is ad- ded Then it overfiows. Hunts Cure Is spe cifc for any itching trouble ever known. One application relieves. One box is guara nteed to cnra auv ouf case 2-4t
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
THE LIMIT OF HONESTY.

Dora-Never tell Flora any se- cretS.
 Cora-Can't she keep them? Dora-Keep them? Why, that girl tells people her right agel
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13

William J. Bryan will speak in Arkansas the latter part of the month. We'll be glad to see him, but the state is his, anyway.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
TRUE.

A mans worth to others some times depends on how much they can work him for.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13

Work for waterworks and a Greater Conway.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
PLEASURE ONLY.

It's 6 pleasure to make wishes md that is about all the satisfaction the most of us get out of them.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
GUARANTEED CIRCULATION
 2,4OO

The actual average circulation for 5I issues in 1905 was PHO.
 The actual average circulation for 5I issues in 1904 was I0S0, the net gain for the year 1905 being 40I, or 27A per cent.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13

Gov-elect Little is one who didn't over estimate his majority.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
MINUS THE TWO DoLLARs.

You can't get even with a phyd- ian by returning his callA
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
CAUSE OF HIS ATTENTION.

Ella-When I was at the seashore one man was very attentive.
 Stella-I understand that you tipped one of the walters very lib sralV.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
Mrs. Nettie HoSS
NOTICE.
Faulkner County Court.

In the Matter oi Drainage Dis triCt Number Two of Faulkner County, Arkansas.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-09-13
Public School Opens Oct.

The public schools of this city will open Monday, October I.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-30

 above the ground. The distance covered was within feet of the longest known jump by horse-the 37 feet of Chandler on Warwick race course, March 22, 1S47. Curously, Chandlers great leap was made In taking a hurdle
 John Howard also gained fame by leap ing a full sized billiard table lengthways-- feat requiring pluck as well as 1eaping powers. Judging by the way he cleared Buffers leap at Rugby, and by the fact that he could do g feet wide as we'll as over feet high 1t is probable. that Brooks, the Oxonian. would also have been successful in this back-risking ef- fort had he essayed 1t.
 A -Shrubb-has run 10 miles in DO minutes 40 seconds; another man--Hutch- ens-has run 3G0 yards in 30 seconds; an- other man-George--ha run a mile in minutes 12s4 seconds. Of all running rec ords this last appears most unapproaeh- able, and 1t seems likely to stand for a very long time. W
 Men like Shrubb, Bacon and "Deerfoot," who have covered very close to F miles in the hour, could certainly hold their own with most carriage horses over a good road if the gait chosen were walk ing instead of running. the quadruped would be badly worsted. 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-30
Fabrics for Evening Wear.

From the Womans Home Companion.
 Border fabrics are to be much in de- mand for evening costumes. Among the rev chffons are those with deep border, SO exquisitely printed that 1t has exactly the effect of painting. Voiles and mar auisettes are also seen with bordered pat terms. si
 The lingerie, lace gowns and the robe pattern dresses are losing the favor of the fashonables. Delicately toned silk gowns are taking their places. and costumes of silk grenadine. The fact Is that grenadinc , is going to have quite a little revival all its own this autumn. It will be a finer, silkier grenadine than ever seen before, and with a most fascinating luster. The black grenadine will be in highest favor, much up over a lustrous taffeta in some delicate shade, or over pompadour silk.
 When it comes to the design of the fall costume. there are number of style tend encies to follow. For demi-dress and even- ing dress, the one-piece princess robe will continue to be the mode, and both em- pire and directoire effects will be in evi- dence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-30
SHOULD KNOW HIS OWN MIND.
The Sort o9 a Man MT. Stlggly Likes
 to Meet.
From the Washington Post

From the Washington Post
 ''f like a man with a mind of his own said Mr. Stiggly. "Right or wrong, l like n man who knows whnt he thinks and who Is not afraid to speak it. I hate a man who doesn't know what he thinks, or who is afraid to say what he does think.
 Now, there's Jones. 1 say to Jones, on a lowery morning:
 What do you think, Jonesy. Think fd better take an umbrella?'
 And Jones says:
 "'Take an umbrella? Why, within twenty-two minutes it'll be raining blue, green and purple pitchforks: and If you haven't got a boiler-iron umbrella with I-beam ribs you'll be speared to death and then drowned. Sure, you want an umbrella!'
 oOr suppose 1t had happened to be Rob- inson I asked; another man who knows what he thinks, and Robinson says:
 ITmbrella? Foolishl In twenty min utes it'll be clear as a bell. All-hlue sky
 "Now, of course, Jnaes and Robirson couldn't both be right. but l would rather lug an umbrella uselessly, following Jones, or get drenched following Robinson-be led by a man who had mind of his own and wasn't afraid to speak it-than to hear what would get from Snibbly 1T l asked him:
 '.''Better take an umbrella, hadn't I?' say to Snibbly to hear him saying:
 'Ye'es, I suppose 1t would be safer
 "Snibblv doesn't know what he thinks about the weather or about anything else; and if he does know what he thinks, he thinks 1t would be saferl
 ''I like the man with a mind of his own, and he is everywhere the man that makes the wheels go round" !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-30

From the New York Sun.
 WANTED-Young men to do copying at
 home. Must be good writers. Apply
 Box 23613. Philadelphia.
 rHE Good Thing answered. Back
 came letter from the Universal
 Circular Letter Company. The U. C. L. company had just Qt appears) re- ceived an order for half million hand written circular letters from the makers of Oh-My! the new lunch food. The II. c. l.. company would pay $20 a thou sand for these letters, selling them at slight advance to the makers of Oh-Myi There was required, of course, nominal deposit of $2 to cover the value of the stationery, and upon receipt of this amount the U. O. l.. company would send the first supply of letter-heads to the applicant. The circular letters were short about 450 words each-no unusually long words and copies of references were in- closed
 The Good Thing sent his Two. He re- ceived back twenty blank letter-heads of the Oh-My company and a copy of the letter to be copied. The Good Thing copied two letters. He was a good writer and could put on paper fifteen words a minute. But 1t took him one hour and five min utes to write those first two letters. The Good Thing paused. He stopped at last to consider.
 Working eight hours a day 1t would take him slxty-two days to copy those thousand letters.
 One thousand letters of 45O words each