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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-15

ed receipt 10 the storekeeper. which
the latter pastes ON his door, TO the eff
feet that he has paid his tax and IL
exempt from the demands Of beggars.
There are different kinds of beggars.
Imperial begRars, or lno ven ting (thc
words mean "old mans button'0 have
probably no parallel In the world. o.
some Of them are descendants OF the
ancient Ming dynasty or distinctly re.
lated to the present reigning imperial
house. They ore scattered all over the
country. are said TO number upward Of
10000 and ARE specially numerous In
Picking. Imperial beggars are easily
recognized becuuse they are allowed
to wear garments OF the Imperial vel
low Of different shades Characters are
painted In black on the back and front
of their robes TO denote their profess
sion. They wear either straw hat or
a velvet cap ornamented with brass
button.
When first ] saw them | took them
to be old degraded officials. for there
are hundreds OF them In So0chow.
They carry a wooden bell In their
hands to announce their arrival As a
rule they arr over sixty years of age
and have no family to support them,
and they are all allowed to beg for
more money than the ordinary craft
and are furnished with license from
the magistrate. They are, OF course
too aristocratic to be under the rule Of
tho ordinary beggar chief
In Nankln there Is quite select com
pany of them, the order having been
Instituted as far back as the Ming
dynasty. Hung Wu. the founder Of the
Ming dynasty, was once n heggar him
self The rise from beggar to emperor
probably beats the record of any dy-
nasty In Europe In pious remembrance
Of his former profession Hung WI In
stituted this order. At present they
live In certain caves or recesses that
are made In the city wall. The largest
OF these recesses Is forty feet long by
twenty feet wide; the inmates are very
comfortably lodged and are decently
dressed, but they are addicted 10
opium smoking.
Beaides seeking aims these imperial
beggars go about the country and OBJ
tain livelihood by swearing false
oaths In court Their oaths are con
sidered as binding and sacred, so they
are often much sought after, because
for a few taels one can get such a
beggar to swear to an oath which al
ways decides the case. The magls-
trates are liable to pay the imperial
beggars an allowance every year, but
II IL said they often forget 1t. as they
know well that these beggars are not
In want.---Gentieman' Magazine
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-15
AN ARMY OF BEGGARS
MendIcants Here, There and Eve
eryWhere In China.
THE CHIEFS LIVE IN LUXURY

They Rule Over Their Forlorn Subjects
Like . King and Have the Power Of
Lho or peath-Ths Aristoeratio I'm
pSrlal PaupsFs.
In China beggars at once attract q
strangers attention. Around every
corner, along canals and creeks, In
market places, at the city gates. both
outside and inside. and especially 10
the temple yards. there are beggars
hare. beggars there and beggars every
where, and a more pitiable sight one
cannot meet Many Of them are Grip
pied or AFFECTED with leprousy and all
are dressed literally in rags.
made a trip In a hOuseboat to 500
chow, moving through the numerous
canals in the city and stopping when
I wished TO take n view. landed by
q clean, fresh painted, large yamen,
spotlessly white. with blue black tiles
on the roof. and placed my camera
against the wall TO photograph a big
pagoda on the other side of the canal
around me. and not a few beggars. !
asked an intelligent young Chlnaman
through my interpreter who lived in
this fine big mansion. 50 unusually
well kept for Chinese house. was
not little astOnished when was told
the beggar chief of Soochow.
This led nv to make inquiry about
the system Of begging in China, which
n wonderfully well organized under
scheme that works admirably and Ia
OF course very ancient like all other
institutions IN the Middle Kingdom.
The chief has a fine residence. concu-
hines by the half dozen and very nne
clothing. and he is seen In the best Of
society. but only where he is not
known. Az b mark OF his dignity he
moves about with q long stick, which
b allowed him by the city authorities.
He also has the power OF life and
death over bis beggarly subjects and
Furnishes all otfenses committed By
them.
Tha beggaF chief Ii a regular at
tendant ut the marriage ceremonies
and funeral possessions of private fam
Ilies, In order TO get his pay for keep
ing away his hungry crowd OF beggars,
who otherwise would hinder the feRti-
val or procession In a dlsagreeable.
noisy way. was told that the beggaE
chief 81 Sobch0w has an income OF
about si6.OOD gear. The billet of the
enc IN Shanghai city Is worth about
5000. Most siOrekeepeTs have an
agreement with the beggar chief to
keep bis stan away. They pay about
u year each, and in return for this
friflng amount the chief gives a print
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-15
A Welsh Sermon.

The Welsh are noted for their fond
ness for sermons and music. The an
nual eisteddfod, the national baraic
congress, is attended by thousands,
who on the great day Of festival
'chair" the fortunate bard, the winner
of the prize.
A similar enthusiasm greets the
Welsh preacher who IL eloquent in
speech and practical in expounding the
Scriptures. The following story Of
Welsh preacher, told in the Journals
OF Walter White" illustrates the
graphic, simple exposition which con-
manded the attention Of the congrega-
ton:
Noe worked at the ark, driving
nails, plump, plump, plump. The hay
then came and said: Noe, there's good
hunting in the woods here, hares and
foxes. Leave your work and come and
hunt But Noe kept on hammering,
plump, plump, plump.
1.-THE haythen came again: Noe,
there's good beer at the Red Lion.
Leave your work and come and drink.
But Noe kept on hammering, plump,
plump, plump. And then the rain
came, and the food lifted up the ark
and carried Noe away and left the
haythen all screaming and squabbRmG
in the water"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-15

neighbor, endeavoring to win special
favor from this culinary goddess. Most
folks get 'em either too wet or too dry.
/ tell 'em don't know how you man
age It 30 yours are always just right
/ don't suppose you could tell exacGiy
yourself"
"why, yes, l could" and Mrs. Han-
son smiled indulgently at the eager.
hopeful face Of her neighbor. "An !
do is butter the dish, put in a layer Of
oysters, sailed and peppered, then q
layer of buttered crumbs, then layer
Of milk and back to oysters again.
Easy as pie, tits"
"a layer Of milkT' faltered the
neighbor
"Why, yes" said Mrs. Hanson cheer
fully. That's what makes 'em about
right-layer Of oysters. layer Of
crumbs and layer of milk. Leastways
that's what do, and you say you nEe
'em."-YOuth's Companion.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-15

board, 1; nut, L bridge. |; tailboard,
/; button for talihoard, l; string for
tailboard, l; guard for string, i; sound
post. l; strings, 4; pegs, 4; total, SO.
Three kinds OF wood are used-maple,
pine and ebony. Maple is used for the
back, the neck, the side pieces andl the
bridge. Pine is used for the belly, the
bar, the coins and blocks, the side
Innings and the sounding post. Ebony
is used for the finger board, the tail
board, the nut. the guard for string
of tailboard, the pegs and the button.
The Daily Press, 10 cents a week.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-15
A Simple Recipe.

Everybody in Cedarby owned that
Mrs. Hanson was the queen of cooks.
but they were likely to add that when
ii came to explaining the processes by
which she arrived at her.excellent re-
suits she left a good deal to be de-
sired.
your scalloped oysters are the best
we ever have at our church suppers or
anywhere, and you know It," said n
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-15

have known men to wear the same
topper for ten or twelve years. And
the oftener the old hat is ironed the
brighter and finer it shines. Its luster
increases with time and friction like
the luster Of good antique furniture"
Los Angeles Times.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-10-15
Anatomy Of a Violin.

Taken to pieces a violin would be
found to consist Of the following
parts: Back, 2 pieces; belly, 2; coins
and blocks, 9; sides, 8; side Innings,
70: bar. /: Durfiings. "a: neck. /; finger
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The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
CLERKS TIRE OF BEE sTlNGs.

Because of complaints from post office clerks being stung by bees sent through the mails, the department has issued a new order regulating the matter.
 Hereafter when the busy honey bee is to be stamped and postmark- ed as mail matter, it must be in- cased in box of some texture of sufficient strength to resist the puncturing powers of the bees stinger.
 The box, while it must be safe and strong and tight, must be so constructed as to permit of inspec- tion of the contents without 1t being necessary to expose the inspector to any of the dangers subsequent to the handling of the thrifty tenant of the box.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
OPIUM IN FRENCH NAVY.

Dr. Jeanselme, one of the profess sors at the Paris Faculty of Medi- cine, states that the opium habit is much more common among French navy officers than is generally sup posed and he thinks it quite possi ble that the prevalence of this curse may explain the numerous disasters which have overtaken the French navy of late. Dr. Jeanselme sets the number of opium smokers in the colonial infantry regiments at 15 per cent, in the foreign legion at 20 per cent and among Europeans in native regiments at 25 per cent. He says that opium dens abound at Toulon, Brest, Loriet, Rochefort, Cherbourg and Paris.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
REPUBLICAN.

Robert McNew and wife of Me News Chapel visited relatives here last week ......W. C. Lyons made business trip to Conway the first of the week ..... Several from Kendall attended the meeting here last week. A. l.. Glover of Chinquapin was in our midst Saturday transacting business.... George Newman went to Conway last week and purchased a new wagon. HI. C. Williams made a flying trip to Conway Friday. Nearly everybody gathered corn last week. The report is that corn is two-thirds short. -. Mrs. John Mallett of Friendship visited rela- tives here Friday. ...J. P. Lane is sick this week =. Brother Arthur Green of Martinville will preach at the Methodist church next Satur- day night and Sunday. ..J. F. Reynolds made business trip to Greenbrier last Saturday. HI. J. Mobbs and R. B. Brown made a business trip to Morrilton last week. P. G. Lyons was hauling cross ties from Kendall to Conway last week. -. w. A. Ward and wife visited relatives on Black Fork Saturday and Sunday. ..... The Baptist meeting closed Sun day at the waters, with five addi- tions to the church -. Some from here went to Morrilton Monday to hear Donaghey speak ......W. H. Parks and wife of Greenbrier visit relatives here Sunday. -. Will Mckenzie and wife ot Kendall wis ited relatives here Sunday. -. w. T. Mahan made business trip to Morrilton last week ... Some from Greenbrier attended the meeting here Friday night.
 October I4.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
ENOLA.

Quite an interesting program
 was witnessed by large concourse of visitors at the closing exercises of the writing school Saturday
 night. Prof. Norwood addressed
 the audience on education and his and his address was interesting and instructive. G. o. Dalton spoke on the possibility of the rise of a boy, from the most humble posi- ton of life by obtaining an educa- ton and proved his outlines by practical demonstrations. The prises were awarded to Mrs. Susie Henry and E. E. Reynolds by Prof. Smith, for the greatest i'm provement in penmanship. The judges were Prot NorwOod, N. B. Moss and (. Farmlr.. -. Shock Bros. have gone to Little Rock tC purchase new stock of goods. ... l. P. Court was in session Satur-
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
GREENBRIER.

]. D. Love and wife of Linder are visiting w. B. Love this week. ...Geo. Clark went to Conway Tuesday. He is preparing to move his family in few days. -. w. B. Love is having his store house recovered. w. c. Kelso and D. A. Glover are doing the work. Miss Matte Robinson and Irara Moore, Dan Moore, Jim Love, Claud Henderson and Sam Mcloud went to Little Rock Sun day to be at the big show Monday. HI. A. Montgomery, r. f. d. carrier On route No. ?, went to Little Rock Saturday and will stay over Monday attend the circus. Homer L. Henry is serving the route. :. E. Loveless and daughter of Linder attended church here Sunday. Rev. C. H. Cheek preached a very interesting ser mon. -. We were very sorry to to learp of the death of M. A. All sup of Wooster. He was once our neighbor. He died Sunday, Oct. Carrier w. M. Owen of rural route No. I was here Sunday eve and called on his friend, w. M. Lyon. He was accompanied by his best girl. Quite crowd attended the marriage of Miss Etella Glover to Homer Watson Sunday at the brides parents, Rev. P. H. Glover. Rev. J. O. Cant rel ofhciated.
 October IS.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
COUNTY NEWS NOTES
 ITEMS OF INTEREST, GATHERED BY OUR
 SPECIAL. CORRESPONDENTS.

day and Monday. ...J. w. Vena- ble delivered a load of hay to T. A. Henly Monday ...J. J. Joslin has exchanged his residence prop erty in town to J. A. Reynolds for a 40 acre farm IH miles west of town. ....P. T. Shock has pur- chased the J. H. Cunningham property on the north side of town and will move to town soon.... Mrs. w. P. Bryant of Holland wis ited ]. w. Harris family Sunday. It's an unprecedented occurrence for the hum of the cotton gin not to be heard at this season of the year, but only 100 bales have been ginned and they are up with their work. This means 35 or 40 per cent crop for this section. HOLD your cotton and watch the price grow to meet the deficiency.
 October I5.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
BALLARD SCHOOL HOUSE

Prof. ]. w. Sowell will begin his school here Monday, Nov. 4. The first month will be stock school, then three months free school, and the last month stock school. 70. G. Moore carried cotton to Cabot last Friday. We have read Geo. w. Donaghey's speech and think it fine. Have you read ito If not, do so at once. We had very good coat of frost here Sunday morning. ... B. F. and G. w. Jones, Collie Snow and C. N. Davis all carried cotton to Conway last week. -. Sunday seemed to be wedding day down here. Collie Snow and Miss Hattie Huddleston, and Frank Witcher and Miss Charity Sanders were united in marriage. May the rough places that often come into the path of married people never be theirs is the wish of the writer. -. There were two additions to the Baptist church here Sunday under the preaching of the pastor C. N. Davis. .... Miss Meadie Snow is visiting relatives here this week. We had some more frost this morning.
 Oct, I1.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
BARNEY.
October I

Health is very good in this part.
 ....Jack Frost peeped forth Satur- day night and claimed his part. Some were not looking for him so soon. =. Col. A. B. Moss and fam fly visited Esquire J. T. Ingram Sunday John Pearce and family of Big Creek, White county, were visiting relatives in these parts last week. =. John Polk visited Dr. A.. J. Summers Sunday J. H. Pearce visited c. w. Maynard Sunday. E. Polk and H. T. Harrison have bought the farm known as the Hi ram Sanders place from John In
 gram of Conway; consideration $500 ...C. W Maynard has rent ed land from Settler or-another
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
ORIGIN OF "BLACklEG."

"Blackleg," as the Trades Union Congress resolution on the Antwerp strike reminds us, has become so fa- miliar in it's special labor applica- tion that this is now more common even than the use of the word in it's original sense. But labor so far has not shortened ''blackleg" to "leg," as the sporting world has in speaking of sharpers. How "black- leg" came by its swindling signif- canoe is a puzzle which even an ar gument before the full Court of Queens Bench in libel case failed to solve. It has been traced to the former habit among turf frequent CTS of wearing black topboots; but others have seen an allusion to the legs of game cocks. Trade union- ism adopted it simply as term of abuse, like "scab." ."-Dundee Adver- tiSer.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
MADDOXVILLE.

I am quite sure that every one is appreciating the beautiful weather we are having at present.. Our farmers have certainly been busy this week picking cotton and gath ering corn -. The corn and cotton crop is very short in this section this year, but the Irish potatoes, turnips and peanuts are fine. MT. and Mrs. J. w. Presley are rejoic- ing over the arrival of fine little daughter at their home. .... Grand ma Lee died at the home of her son last Saturday night and was buried at St. Mary's graveyard Sunday afternoon ...J B. Pearson and family of White county visited relatives in our midst last Sunday. R. A. Reynolds of Conway was in our midst on business this week. %. W. Maddox left Monday for Augusta. He will go from there to Memphis, Tenn. Elmo Pres ley ot Augusta visited home folks last Saturday and Sunday Mrs. s. M. Plant visited relatives at Searcy the first of the week. ...-.. Mrs. Ora Maddox and children wis ited her parents in White county Sunday. .. Mrs. Sallie Adkisson, who has been spending several days with her sons family, return ed to her home near Mt. Vernon Friday. Miss Clara Owen of Han ma is visiting her sister, Mrs. J w. Presley, this week. IA MT. Stew art of Oklahoma was here this week looking for location. Success to our excellent paper, the Log Cabin Democrat.
 October I2.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
YIELDED ALL TO WIFE
Splendid SelfSacrifice of Old Sol- der in the Dark Days of
 Age and Poverty.

In point of diversity of charac- ter the old soldiers in the national home are not unlike what they were during the civil war. Character teEds to lxcdness. Habits are not easily changed Among the mem bers of the home are many whom any man would be glad to know ; and if there are others-as it was indeed in the civil war, both in the army and nayy-l find it hard to. think anything unworthy of one who still wears the coat of the long ago days of the civil war. Time has dealt not altogether kindly with the men in every respect. Many of them for years had good homes from which, for one cause or an-. other, the light has gone out. In the hospital one day 1 came to the. bedside of veteran who told me he was S5 years old.
 "Ilave you wfc:"I asked. He. said he had.
 "And how old is she?7 inquired
 "Eighty-three ' was the reply.
 "Well," l added, "it is certainly hard for you to be separated at this, time of life. "
 "Yes,7 he said, 'but the pension money was not enough for us both. and so l came here in order that she might have it all. World To-Day
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
WERE LOOKING FAR AHEAD
Choice of Baby'e Name Most Import ant in View of Tremendous
 Possibilities.

It is glorious possibility that any American boy may some day become president, but, according to a story told by Senator Bailey, it sometimes causes fond parents some concern. One of his constitu- ents was the proud father of promising youngster, and on sever al occasions sought the senator's ad- vice as to a Christian name, each time expressing himself delighted with the one suggested. One of the Texans greatest charms is his kind ly interest in the personal affairs of humble friends, and it was quite like him, upon seeing the father in question some months later, to in- quire if his son and heir had finally received a satisfactory pseudonym.
 "Well, no, senator," the man re- piled. "NWe haven't been able to de- eide on one just yet"
 What's the trouble, anyway" Mr. Bailey asked, with considerable secret amusement. "There are good many to choose from"
 "Yes, that's true," <he father said rumpling his hair; but we wanted to hit on a particularly good name for him, one that is pretty and has a distinguished sound, and which is not common, as there will be so many babies named after him when he is president" ."-World's Events Magazine.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
BELMONT.

Fair and cool again this morning everything seems refreshing .... We are sorry to report the death of the little infant of MT. and Mrs. Amos Patrick. We extend sym pathy to the bereaved parents. -. Rev. Buchanan preached his fare well sermon for us the fifth Sunday night in September. He is going to take another work. We thank Bro. Buchanan very much for the good and faithful work he has done for this place, and wish him very much success in life. =. Sweet po- tatoes have come in ready for eat ing now. No danger of starving. We would like to have five or six more good families in our commu- nity who are interested in school and church work. Houses either for rent or sale -. The writer is very sorry to give up our old neigh Dor, Arthur Black. But as he is going to leave we hope some other good neighbor will fill his vacancy and be the neighbor in the future that he has in the past. Yes, A. R. Ward, we heard you were going to housekeeping, but the question now is, when? You shouldn't have left your statement unfinished .... Hello, Ebenezer; come on with your news, or you'll get behind time. . Joe Bush was down the other day trying to sell his farm in this community. As he has good place where he is living he doesn' t need both places.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
THIRTEEN YEARS IN BATH
Paralyzed by Accident, Man Was Helped to Years of Usefulness
 by Science.

Frederick Schlimme, a stone mason, died recently in the public hospital at Brunswick, Germany, having lived for nearly thirteen years in water.
 In November, 1894, Schlimme, who was then twenty years old, fell from tree, injuring his spine ser- iously-practically his backbone was broken and his spinal cord crushed. In consequence of these injuries the lower portion of his body was para lyzed and certain internal organs were prevented from performing their usual functions
 In order to save his life the phys icians ordered a permanent bath, in which he has since reclined, his body supported on cleverly contrived rests. The water was kept at tem- perature of 94 degrees Farenheit, and immersed in the water Schlim- me felt little or no pain. In short time he was able to do basket and wire work, and make cages, etc. He also bred canaries in large numbers, and displayed such ingenuity that articles he made were eagerly sought after and fetched high prices.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-10-17
SHEETS MEASURED BY LAW.

According to the advertisements, Federal supervision, actual or threatened, has had a salutary effect in at least one department of house. hold supplies. It has increased the. supply of sheets. Most merchants who advertise a special sale of sheets takes pains to state the size. By comparing presentday fgures with those of year ago it is found that the'ready made sheets now of-- fered for sale measure two or three inches more both in length and width than those advertised then.