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The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-07

T. Gross, soliciting bribe; J. A.. Ellis, bribery; Will. Gay, murder. There are S3 criminal cases on the docket, 2I on the civil and 46 on equity docket. The term usually lasts only one week, but it is be- lieved it will take two or probably three weeks to clear the docket. Judge R. L. Lea will preside.
 Jodie Brown and Miss Melvina Puteete were married last Sunday. Ed. H. N. Heffner officiating. Only few intimate friends of the contracting parties were present to witness the ceremony. We ex- tend congratulations and wish the young couple long and hap py life.
 On last Friday night, January 25, at 2:3o a. m., the death angeI visited the home of MT. and Mrs. E. E. Rankin of Perry and claim ed as its victim little Egbert Will bur, their nine months old son. The little one was taken sick or the Tuesday before of congestion and all the skill of physicians could not stay the hand of the grim reap. CT.
 Mrs. Jane Hess, who resided or the Jas. Hambright place, diec last Saturday morning, of dropsy Mrs. Hess was 58 years old an6 was one of the pioneers of Morril- ton, Conway county. She was z sister of John Harris and Mrs. Bettie Harris. She was buried al the Casa cemetery Sunday after noon. We extend our sincere sym pathy to the bereaved family.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-07
CABOT.
From the Guard, February 1.


 Married, at the residence of the brides mother, Mrs. Mulkey, Miss Alma Mulkey and MT. Cleveland McMillan. The bride is a most excellent young lady and sister of John G. and Sam Mulkey, and the groom is an enterprising and energetic young man and son of one of our best citizens, MT. H. A. McMillan. The ceremony was said by MT. Lewis of Mt. Tabor.
 An effort is being made to collect funds to build old Bro. Mason (blind man) comfortable little dwelling for himself and wife. w. M. Patton has the matter in charge and anyone feeling a desire to help in this worthy cause, communicate with Bro. Patton.
 Rev. C. M. Best has been called to the pastorate of the Clarksville Baptist church and will leave in about two weeks to take up this work.
 After long and painful illness, Mrs. M. A. Melton passed away early Saturday morning, Jan. 10th. Mrs. Melton leaves a devoted hus- band and four bright children to mourn their loss. She was a de- voted wife and mother and an ex- emplary christian, showing by her life that high attainment in His service. The funeral services were conducted at the Baptist church by Ed. R. P. Bain, in the presence of a large concourse of admiring friends and neighbors, and the in- terment was at Mt. Pleasant cem- etery, the same day, about five miles west of this place.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-07
CLINTON.
From the Journal. January 31.

From the Journal. January 3l.
 Miss Bessie Peel went to Conway Tuesday to visit her sister, Mrs. Sarah Allison.
 ] w. Whitlock is off to Marshall with 500 dozen eggs. He could get better price there than at Morrilton.
 The county surveyor is kept very busy these days locating boundary lines.
 R. M Brown had the misfortune to lose fine mule yesterday. He had tied it up to the wagon while helping survey some land and when he returned the mule was dead. It had gotten hind foot over the tie rope and choked itself to death
 The Bee Branch people failed to come to Clinton with their play last Saturday on account of cold wealth CT.
 Road working the old fashioned way has been resumed. We met a gang of workers the other day that were cracking rock for all there was in it. and out of the ten only one would own to voting against road tax.
 Tie makers are strung up and down the new railroad for sixty miles and a thousand teams and two thousand men are at work grading and clearing right of way. Bridge work is being pushed rapid
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-07
several months ago. The family have the sympathy of their friends.

several months ago. The family have the sympathy of their friends.
 The younger pupils of Miss Grace Fitch's music class, assisted by the children of the lower grades, including the fifth, of the public school, will give a cantata, "The Moon Queen" at the audi forum early in February. Con- siderable time has already been spent practicing for this entertain ment, which will doubtless be largely attended by our people. The proceeds of the entertainment will be placed to the credit of the library fund.
 We are sorry to learn that B. w. Corn is quite sick at the home ot his son, Dr. F. A. Corn, of this place. Dr. Corn is one of the oldest and best citizens. He came to Austin, which was then in Prairie county, when he was a young man, where he lived and practiced medicine until some fit- teen years ago, when he came to Lonoke where he practiced until the last two years. He has al- ways been an active useful citizen.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-07
BORDER COUNTY NOTES

NEWS OF OUR NEIGHBORS, COLLECTED FROM THE COLUMNS OF OUR EXCHANGES.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-07
MORRILTON.
From the Democrat, Jannary 31.


 The gas we'll near Plumerville is now down over GOO feet.
 Mrs. Hardin of Conway is visit ing Mrs. F.. E. Mitchell.
 Tax collections like other col lections are very poor, only about 200 poll tax receipts having been issued.
 Since the waters have receded the work on the waterworks wells, intakes, outlets, filters, etc., are progressing more favorably.
 Charley Leigh, an old time Nor rilton boy, but now of the Unitype Co.,, of Chicago, was here Satur day and made this office a call.
 One of our local produce houses paid out over S36oo last week for eggs, hides and furs, and almost that much more for chickens.
 Representative A. F. Welch has introduced a bill i'll the Legisla- ture to compel the Iron Mountain railroad to build depot at Black we'll.
 Rev. Joseph Watson, the blind minister living at Center Ridge, died Friday. Rev. Watson had many friends throughout the coun- try who will be grieved to hear of his death.
 Yesterday upon telephone orders from Scotland, Marshall Wells ar rested Sam Short, boy about IS years of age, who had run away from home, and was headed for Mississippi.
 Dr. R. !. Steele, late of Clinton, has moved here and will follow his profession. Dr. Steele is said to be a fine physician and has an es- timable family. We gladly wei come them to Morrilton.
 The river rose several feet last week and temporarily checked work on the waterworks. The banks on the other side of the river have been caving considerably causing serious loss to the farms.
 Dr. Ringgold has moved here and has opened offices over the Citizens Bank. His family are domiciled in the Greed place just east of town. We gladly bid them welcome and feel sure they will never regret moving to Morrilton.
 The ordinance requiring side walks on Railroad avenue should be amended so that only concrete would be used. We already have a lot of old, rough rock walks that are a nuisance and no more of the kind should be allowed. Build the right kind and have no further trouble.
 A. J. Stephens, cashier of the Citizens Bank, is taking a thirty days lay off to visit old friends at Springfield, Greenbrier and oth r points in this and Faulkner coun- ty. For some time MT. Stephens has not been in the best of health and he takes the vacation in hopes 1t will prove beneficial.
 J. A. Thompson, doing gener- al mercantile business at the cor ner of Division street and Railroad avenue, filed voluntary petition In bankruptcy yesterday. We did not learn the amount of the liabili- ties and assets, but understand that when the exemptions are talk
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-02-07
Don't Be Irritable.

An irritated skin makes an irritable personz unto himself or herself as the case may beI Moral: Use Hunts Cure, one box of which is' absolutely and unqualfdely guaranteed toI itching known is releived at once and one box cures" A-4tG
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-05
FIND PRISON GRAFT
HAHN COMMITTEE UNCOV-
ERS SMALL FRAUD.
Osborne, Speaking of Crowded State of
Institution, Says Men Are Sent
to Jail for Such Things.

TRENTON. Dec. 5.-The disclosures
of the Hahn investigating committee
of the House of Assembly yesterday
showed that keepers and other officials
about the New Jersey State prison have
been practising a system of graft on the
conviets and that they have been de-
handing discounts from merchants
from whom purchases nave been made.
Principal Keeper George o. Osborne on
the stand read from the reports these
facts, but stated that they had been
discontinued and that o things are
run on a strictly honest basis.
Other things brought out were the
crowded condition of the institution,
necessitating putting as high as three
men in n cell and making possible
serious crimes. Mr.. Osborne said.
Grimes are committed In this way for
which men are sent to prison."
The a~ntiquated laws governing the
institution were also the subject of
much query and it was developed that
the rules originally made for an instl-
tuition of a hundred inmates are now
made to apply to one of over 1900.
Principal Keeper Osborne told the corn-
mittee a woman's wing is needed at the
institution.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-05
FREEZE AFTER
THE SNOW
STORM
Temperature Eel. to 10
Degrees This Morning.
Wind From Northwest.

Although the snow has ceased fall
ing and the sun is showering its rays
over the city, the temperature since
early yesterday morning has been con-
tinuously below freezing point, and
genuine winter weather is at hand, and
from present indications the present
spell will not end within the next few
hours.
The temperature was down to Is de-
gress at 3 O'Clock this morning, and
registered II degrees foul hours later.
At noon it had jumped to 81 degrees,
still below freezing.
The wind was from the northwest,
but luckily had a velocity of eight
miles an hour only.
Throughout yesterday the thermom-
eter was below freezing point, the aver
g for the day being 26 degrees, with
80 as the highest and Is as the lowest
point. There was a slight furry of
snow last evening, but it was not of
a heavily appreciable nature.
While the roads and many sidewalks
throughout the city are coated with
ice and snow. few accidents have been
recorded as yet. but horses are finding
travel very troublesome, and finding it
hard to make progress, especially on
asphalted streets, where young Amer
lea" is enjoying coasting, skating and
sliding on courses as smooth as glass.
The police expect to become active in
a hort time against property-owners
who fail to remove snow from their
sidewalks,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-05
HIS CASH is GONE
COMPLAINANT AND AC-
CUSED HELD.
Schwartz Missed Roll of $40 and Was
Handed One of $12, whereat
He Raised a Row

Five people are locked Up at the First
Precinct station in a peculiar case of
what the police term a robbery, although
they themselves are not sure that
it is so. The prisoners are Morris Gold
stein and his wife, Rose, of 357 Market
street; Thomas Sampson. Floyd Rucker
and Meyer Schwartz, the Complainant
in the case. All were taken into custody
today by Plainclothes Policemen Smith
and Troy. of the First Precinct station.
on suspicion. Goldstein runs a saloon
at the Market street address.
Last night Schwartz, who lives at 80
Mulberry street, called at the First
Precinct Police station and told Ser
geant Mcclellan that he lost a roll of
bills containing $40 in Goldstein's sa-
loon. An investigation was made by
the police of the First Precinct station,
but the Ease was so peculiar that they
thought it might be a civil action,
and refused to make any arrests.
Schwartz went to the First Criminal
Court this morning and told Acting
Judge Yuill that he had been robbed.
Yuill asked if the police had investi-
gated the case, and Schwartz said they
had not. Yuill then declared that he
was not going to investigate cases for
the police. Troy and Smith then went
to the saloon and found that a roll of
money had been picked up and turned
over to the bartender.
Schwartz claimed that it was his
money and SO notified the bartender.
but the latter refused to give the
money to him. Finally Goldstein APP
peared, gave Schwartz several bills
and told him to go. Schwartz went
back later and said that there was
only s12 in the roll Goldstein gave
him, and then he claimed he was
robbed.
Troy and Smith found Rucker and
Sampson in the saloon today. Both
men are negroes. Sampson told the
police that he found a roll of bills on
the floor of the saloon last night and
handed it over to the bartender.
Rucker said he saw Sampson handing
over the money. All were locked UP at
the First Precinct Station.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-05
ARE GIANTS DISEASED.
Evidence That Great Size Implies Con-
stitutional Weakness.

According to DR.. Woods Hutchinson, in
The American Magazine. giantism is a
disease. The claim is made by DR.. Hutch
inson in the first of a series OF illustrated
articles on giants and dwarfs. The disease
is termed acromegaly. DR.. Hutchlnon
says:
''The course Of acromegaly is so singu-
lar that until one has seen a case 1t APP
pears Well-nigh Incredible. Somewhere be-
will one day notice that his shoes are
getting too small for him, then his gloves
ave to be changed to a size larger, next
his lower jaw becomes heavier and mora
prominent. and ne teeth, of course, not
keeping pace with it, spaces begin to APP
pear between them. This overgrowth will
steadily increase, more In breadth than in
length, until the hands become like battle
dores with ~sausage-like fingers; the feet
have become great French-roil shaped
masses-well shown In the picture Of the
Minnesota giant-taking at least No. II
shoes. and the lower jaw projects like a
bulldogs. Then the ears begin to thlcken,
the lower lip enlsrges and hangs down, the
tongue swells so that the speech becomes
thick, the nose becomes Dubious and
swollen. the eyebrows project. the lids
grow heavy and droop. and the poor pa
tient becomes a pathetic. grotesque of his
former self.
The disease is essentially Sow and
gradual In its course. The changes above
described may take anywhere from ) to Is
years TO develop. Then the decline be-
comes more rapid, the back becomes
bowed. the expression vacant, the mind
clouded, the sight falls, the patient falls
ems into the last sleep, unless some slight
accident or otherwie trivial disease, such
a cold or an attack of indigestion, cuts
short the pitiable scene"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-05
OCHS'S WOOING
CAUSES HIS
DOWNFALL
Law Student, Already Mar
ried, Held for AbducIing
Chorus Girl.

Love and law landed Frances
wuetschner, 16 years old and formerly
a chorus girl with the Buster Brown
Company, in the House of the Good
Shepherd. Her sweetheart, r. Wallace
Ochs, a law student in the office of
James M. Trimble. at 1928 Broad street.
was today held in $4,000 bonds for the
Grand Jury OF a charge of abduction,
preferred by Charles Wuetschner, who
lives at x William street. Ochs is mar
ried and has a wife and child. He,
however, does not live with his wife,
but contributes So a week toward her
support.
The Wuetschner girl maintains that
she loves Ochs, who is somewhat fop-
pish in appearance. They have been
acquainted two years. The girls father
knew of the i~nfatuation of his daugh-
ter for the law student and welcomed
his attentions to his daughter.
A year ago Wuetschner discovered
that Ochs was married and ordered him
not to come to his house again. He
also warned his daughter about receiv-
ing attention from Ochs. The latter,
however, had ingratiated himself in the
favors OF Miss Wuetschner, Aand for
several months the couple held clandes-
tine meetings. During their acquaint-
ance it is claimed that Ochs seduced
Wuetschner's daughter. This was
nearly a year ago, and it is on the
strength of this allegation that the
present complaint is made against
Ochs.
In August Miss Wuetschner's good
looks got her in the front row of the
chorus of the Buster Brown musical
comedy show. She was with the COM
pany until two weeks ago, when she
came home. During the time she was
with the show several letters passed
between the couple. In one of her let
ters Miss Wuetschner complained to
Ochs that she had no one to owe her.
His answer was that women of the
stage have many likes and many
loves"
Ochs renewed his friendship with
Miss Wuetschner on her return home.
Wuetschner grew angry when he heard
that Ochs was meeting his daughter,
despite his orders. He complained to
the police and Ochs was arrested
yesterday afternoon. Miss Wuetschner
was taken into custody last night, her
parents charging hat she vas incor-
rigible.
According to the police, ochs has
had more trouble with love than law.
Three years ago, when a boy of 16 and a
pupil in st. Peters School, he fell in low
with Annie Brown, one year his junior.
They we're married, but found that their
affection for each other ended at the
altar.
Parents of both children wanted to nave
the marriage annulled. Ochs and his girl
bride refused to consider the proposition.
In two months, by mutual agreement,
they separated. Some months later a little
girl was born to Ochs's young wife.
Shortly after the birth of his daughter
Ochs became acquainted with Miss
Wuetschner.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-05
WHITES IN THE TROPICS.
Contrary to Theory, the Caucasian Can
Stand the Climate.

The opinion OF som authorities that
white races will never succeed in obtain
ing a permanent foothold in tropical coun-
tries does not seem to be shared by a
writer in the Journal Of the American
Medical Association. AS quoted In Science
New York;, he says;
"The recently expressed opinion of Col
onel w. T.. Gorgas, hat within the next
two or three centuries the tropical coun-
tries. which offer a much greater return
for mans labor than do the temperate
zones, will be settled by the white races,
and that the centres of population anu CIV
i~lization be transferred to the equatorial
regions, may not prove q strictly correct
prophecy, but its possibility cannot be de-
media priori, as once il would. have been.
The discovery of the malaria germ and Of
the transmission of it and of that of yell
low fever by mosquitoes has abolished the
principal drawbacks of the Availability OF
these regions by the white races TO a very
great extent and opened for the use OF CIV
flied man large portions of the earIh's
surface that were formerly practically for
hidden to him. The question, of course,
still remains to be settled whether the
white man can retain his physical stamina
and energy through residence in the tropics
for many generations, and whether the
mere conquest of pathologic germs Is all
that is required. The productlveness or
tropical regions is of itself a drawback.
The average mai works only from neces-
sity, and what renders mere existence the
easier does not necessarily tend to the
higher development VI tue ldCS+
Sir Charles Dixie. the writer reminds us,
once called the banana the curse of the
tropics, and held that where IT abounded,
human progress and amDltlon disappeared
There IS enough truth in this to make II
unlikely that the tropics will be the lead
ing centres OF civilization in the future.
The temperate zones, where the struggle
for existence brings out the higher abili-
ties Of man, will always dominate; The
tbat Tho tropics will be the recourse of the
yellow races rather than the white. To
quote the conclusion; -.
'fThere is every prospect that with our
aI,oost certain conquest of the pathologic
Conditions that exist IN those regions ~ their SaG
utility to mankind will be vastly increased
a aeeupy those ISLANDS will be developed. We
may not be able to look t,c on 18th the IT frq fRs rn as
~ white races. even two or three CEN
turries hence, but there is hardly any
question that they will be much more nap
table and useful than they haVe been IN
tba nacf -
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-05
HAD A HoWLING MATCH.
Novel Contest Between Two CANNES
That Ended in a Fight.

Il seed a funny thing wunst." said
Uncle Rafe ref1ectively. according to
the Kansas City Journal. IT seed two
dogs try to outhowl one another. Hit
happen long bout midnight one night,
when de moon wuz shinin' en- ev'thing
wuz black, en- still. WINNER de dogs
wuz black, en- de uther 'uz spotted. One
would take a good long look at the
moon, same'z ia say dat sho is a pc
eulious sight, en- den th'ow his head
back en- howl. Den de fust un I'D howl
ag'in; den de secon' one ag'in, en- SO on
Hit didn't take me long to see dat
dey wuz howlin' 'ginst one 'nuther-
SEEM which one could stan up dair
en- howl de las howl-en not only dat,
but SEEM which 'un could put UP the
bes' howl, de longes' drawdout howl,
en- de mos howlish howl. Ev'y time
one I'D howl he'd take en- step up
header de uthun, same'z to say, Tn
de doctor now en- howl his howl. Den
de uthun I'D do de same.
"Well. dey KEEP 'twel dey walked
mighty nigh all 'roun' de pasture. Each
one KEEP th'owin' his head back further
en- fu'ther tell his nose p'inted almos'
at his tail; en- den when he'd come out
wild de fus' note he'd give his head a
up'ard jerk. en- aim his nose straight
at de noon; den howl fun way back,
en- drawl out de las 100000 tell
you could hardly hear it.
"Well after while de spotted dog
commence to show up ahead de uthun.
His howl lasted de longes', en- dey wuz
constable lonesomer en- ongodlier dan
de black dogs howls. En- den de black
dog seed it too. He lone his bes' fer to
hol' up his bowls, but it wuz plain dat
dey wuz gittin' weak en- wheezy, whilse
de. uthin's bowls seem to be gittin' full
somer, sorrowfuller en- mo howlish ev'y
how he howled
"Well, sab, when de spotted dog wuz
lettin' out de bes' howl he had howled
yit, de black dog couldn' stan 1t no mo-.
He made a jump fer de spotted dog,
en- den dey wuz a dog fight which it
done me good to see. Which wuz on
top en- which on de bottom, 1 never
could tell. But JUS den a man u out
fun a house which wuz JUS cross de
road fun de pastur'. raised sump'n' to
his shoulder en- what SCUM like a young
cannon went off twix' him en- de dogs.
Dey wuz q scuf1in' after dat, but whar
de dogs went ter I couldn' zack1y tell.
Dey wuz a leetle trail err dus' risin' up
fun de groun' dat led to a hole In de
fence, but whether hit wuz 'casion' by
de dogs runnin' err by de jolt de gun
ginned de groun' 1 dom know. I only
know dat mex day all dey wuz lef' to
tell de tale wuz a few pieces er ear off
one en- what look to be some clippin's
fun de tail of de uthun."