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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-14
NOT WHAT HE WANTED.

The highwayman's voice was
rough and unpleasant.
'FYour watch and money!" he said.
The victim shook his head.
T have neither watch nor money"
he replied, ''but 1 can hand you out
valuable lot of moral maxims
that"
But the highwayman had turned
and fled into the darkness.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-14
SAFE DESCRIPTION.

at is too bad you didn't get a
chance to read my great interview
with the emperor. It's certainly the
finest and brightest thing l ever
wrote"
whats the reason | can't read
it?"
"It was suppressed"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-14
TRAINING AN EXPERT.

"You want your son to pursue the
pathway of knowledge"
"Yep," answered Farmer Corntos,
sci. 81 want him to know more than
anybody else; to be looked up to as a
regular repository of wonderful infor-
nation. As soon as he goes through
college Pm goin' to get him job
with the secret service"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-14
NOT READY TO PAY.

Bilkins ordered a bottle of ale
with the idea of SOLDERING up on it
AS he fingered over it he thought hi
noticed the colored waiter growing
a little impatient.
'TBy the bye" asked Bilkins, "diC
I pay you for this ale yet?''
''No, sah," replied the waiter. %
guess it hain't gone to yer heat
yetp
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-14
BREAKING 1T GENTLY.

A young man married against the
wishes of his parents, and, in telling
friend how to break the news to
them, said:
"Tell them first that | am dead,
and gently work up to the climax"
-Tit-Bits.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-14
NOT EVERY MAN.

every man has his weakness, you
know" said the lady.
NO." he replied, mot every man
succeeds in getting fis weakness tc
accept him."
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-14
PRETTY THIN.

Croke-I see that golden anklsts
are to be worn.
Broke fancy finger rings will
be plenty big enough for the ankles
of the slat girl.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-14
A REASON.

"Maudie has lots of strings to hel
bow"
eyes, but she doesn't seem to be
able to get knot tied"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-14
A POOR PEDESTRIAN.

'Did you ever see a ghost ?" asked
the travelling man.
eyes," replied the actor person,
but it hasn't walked as often as /
would have liked"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-14
ONLY IN A LIMITED WAY.

Ella-Does the foreigner you are
to marry speak English?
, Stella-No, but he swears It'll
Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-14
CASH DOWN.

Mrs. Dough-Oh, anyone can buy
a foreign title nowadays.
Mr.. Dough-Yes, but not on
credit.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-14
MAD QUIT WORK
READY TO GIVE UP IN DESPAIR
to Health Bv Vinol

Restored TO dea1Cn by vnol
81 was sick, rundown and finally
had to give up work. After trying
q number of remedies and several ply
sicians, l was just about ready to give
up in despair. saw Vinol ad-
vertised and decided to try 1t,
and it has done more good for
me than all other means combined. It
has built me up and restored my
strength until now feel twenty years
younger, and am able to attend to my
work again as usual" Job Jeavons,
1886 Lind street, Wheeling, w. Va.
The reason Vinol Is so successful In
such cases Is because 1t contains tonic
iron and all of the strengthening
blood-making and bodybuilding ole
ments Of cod liver Oil, but no oil.
Vinol is unexcelled as q strength,
creator for old people, delicate children.
weak, rundown persons, and after
sickness-and is the best known rem
edy for coughs, colds and bronchitis.
We return your money II Vinol fails
% give satisfaction.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-14
NEVER DISAPPOINTS.

"Many extensively advertised remedies are
failures when put to the test. Hunts Light
ming Oil is an excepAon. Confidence in it is
never isplaced-disappointm never follows
its use. 1t is surely the grandest emergency
remedy now obtainabe. For cuts, burns,
sprains, aches and pains, / know no equal"
George 4. Paddock,
Doniphan, Mo.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-01-14
Consumption

Is, by no means, the dreadful
disease it is thought to be-in
the beginning.
1t can always be stopped-in
the beginning. The trouble is:
you don't know you've got it;
you don't believe it; you won't
believe it'll you are forced
to. Then it is dangerous.
Don't be afraid; but attend
to it quick-yOu can do it
yourself and at home. Take
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03
Telephone Manners.

Do telephones lead to politeness or otherwise? When they first came into use the answer to this question would have been emphatically in the nega- tive. but now that they are almost uni versally prevalent an era of good manners and thank you's" seems to be in full swing. In some communities it is not even possible to quarrel over the telephone, although the two women who took part in the following conyer- satiOn came near it:
 'sHello! Is this Mrs Weston?''
 "Yes."
 'This is your next door neighbor. Mrs. Lawrence. I thought you might be interested to know that at the pres ent moment your son Thomas is sitting on one of the sheets which are bleach ing on my lawn and is building large pile of mud on it.
 ''Oh. thank you. Mrs. Lawrence" ex- claimed the mother And may I re- turn the favor by informing you that your setter Rab has just rooted up my two new rosebushes and that he seems to be chewing the budsv'
 "Oh. indeed! Thank you! Goodbyw
 "Not at all. Thank you! Goodbyw
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03
hood of 900 vacant rents.'' asked MT.

nOOO or SUU vacant rentS, asked MT. Sherwood.
 not in a position to know how many vacant rents there were. He doubted that the population had decreased, but he doubted that the increase in popu- lation had been as great as in a few years previous.
 President Hincks said that even if the population had not increased the number of school children had. and if there were vacant rents he believed it was because many families had dou- bled up and were living in one house instead of two.
 Relative to the Police and Charities building, that monument to Repuhli- can mismanag cement which cost $125.- 900, Sigmund Loewith declared before rooms in the building used by the city outside of the superintendent's office and the commissioners room which were fit for occupancy. The entire building, he said, was hardly tenant able and because of it's filthy condi- tion needed a thorough renovation The roof leaks, and. he said that it would cost at least $12OO to do the work. President Hfncks said he mo- ticed it took in the neighborhood of 150 tons of coal to heat the Police and Charities building, and recently he had learned that 76 tons of bituminous coal was all that was necessary to heat the Masonic Temple. The cost of heating the city's building was more than dou- ble President Hill said that anthra-. cite coal was used for heating the Po- lice and Charities building
 Others who appeared before the board were Alderman Bullard, chair man of the Memorial Day committee of the Board of Aldermen: President Julius w. Knowlton of the Board of Assessors, who stated thata SIP, 800 for block maps was necessary in order that the board could get all of the General Henry A. Bishop, president of the Library board, and George T. Mo- Carthy, president of the Board of Ap- praisa1.
 There were only three citizens pres ent at the hearing and although the public is allowed to ask questions none took advantage Of the opportunity to question the heads of the city depart ments. The members of the Board of ApportiOnment were well pleased that no outsiders asked questions as they were enabled to get through with the hearings sooner.
 All departments not already given a hearing will be heard tonight after which adjournment will be taken to about the 9th or 10th of the month for the purpose of making up the pre- liminary tax list. The final tax will be laid on February 23d, according to the charter, as soon as the Board of Relief finishes it's work
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03
Tired of Him.

At trial in Scotland lady got into the witness box to be examined, when the following converse tion took place between her and the opposing coun- Sel:
 Counsel-How old are you?
 Miss Jane-Oh. weel. sir. am an unmarried woman and dinna think it right to answer that question.
 The Judge-Oh, yes; answer the gen. tleman. How old are you?
 Miss Weel-a-weel, I am fifty.
 Counsel-Are you not more?
 Miss Jane Weel, am sixty.
 The inquisitive lawyer still further asked if she had any hopes of getting married, to which Miss Jane replied:
 'Weel. sir. winna tell lee. I hin- na lost hope yet" scornfu,ly adding. 'But widna marry you. for am sick and tired O your palaver already
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03

yellow. The eczema ,iSchsd SO that it seemed as though could tear my face all to pieces. The disease began in the fall and did everything for it until the next winter. Then I began to use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and it it was all healed up. I still use the Cuticura Resolvent Pills once in while to cleanse the blood. am very thank ful that tried Cuticura, and l can recommend it to any one. Miss Ann Pearsons, Northfield, Vt., Dec. l9, '07."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03
DONOVAN DENIES

John T. Donovan. who has been at- tached with papers in damage suit for $250 in favor tof Edward Finlan. wishes to deny the statement that be is indebted to MT. Finlan for any amount. MT. Donovan has done husf- ness with MT. Finlan for number of years and has always paid his bills promptly. The suit in question. he says. is bill against Hugh McKinncn,. who conducted saloon in one of MT Donovan's buildings.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03
Special Two Day Offerings.

For Thursday and Friday we're of- fering price inducements that speak louder than words. Note the extreme ly low prices in our advertisement. If you need anything in women's or misses winter wears-Bergers is the place to come-dollar saving is great est and safest here. All stocks must go at once-prices are lower than ever These specials are worth prompt at tention. The great building sale is still going merrily on-make the most of the phenomenal chances to save-be- fore it is too late, Berger Dry Goods Co.,, Golden Hill and Main St.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR SENSES? When two ssof them. taste and smell, having. been impaired if not utterly destroyed by Nasal Catarrh, are fully restored by Ely's Cream Balm, can you doubt that this remedy deserves all that has been said of it by the thous- ands who have used it? It is applied
 directly to the effected air-passages and begins it's healing work at once Why not get it to- day? All druggists or mailed by Ely Bros., 56 Warren
 Street, New York. on receipt of 50 cents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03
COULD NOT CURE
 WEEPING ECZEMA
Disease Began over Ear and Spread tiIIFace and Neckwere Raw-ltch-
 ing, Inflammation and Soreness
 were Terrible Lasted Over a. Year and All Treatments Failed
UNTIL CUTICURA AGAIN
 PROVED GREAT SUCCESS
Eczema began over the top of my ear. It cracked and then began to

SPICe1ds 1&Q three different doctors and tried several things, but they did me no good. At last one side of my face and ny. neck clear UP to n11r hair were raw. The WAter E4n out of it so thats1 had to wear medical ted cotton, and 1t was SO indamed and sore that | had to put a piece Of cloth over my pillow to keep the water from And it would gtaiT kkAfA1~fk . o1rf of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03
A Substitute.

'T am sorry, my dear sir, but neg lected to bring my surgical instru- ments with me-"
 That will be all right, doctor. The plumber who has been working in the cellar has left his tools here."-Ex- change.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03
The Fatted Calf.

That mighty unfair trick of killing the fatted calf for the prodigal causes on earth except the division of fathers money.-Atchi6bn Globe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03
GROWS HAIR : Cuticura Removes Dandruff and
 Coothes Itching ScafpS.

Warm shampoos with Cuticura Soap. and light dressings with Cuticura, pre- vent dry, thin and falling hair, remove h hair r'I, parasites, soothe irritated. itching surfaces, stimulate the hair follicles. loosen the scalp skin, supply the roots with energy and nourishment, and make the hair grow upon a sweet. 1, wholesome, healthy scalp when ali other treatment fails. s--
 Complete External and Internal Treasnoent fov Every Humor of Infants, Children and Aduits son sists of Cuticura sosp S2bc to Cleanse the skips Cutcura Ointment f5Jc.l t9 Heal the Skin Snd faft- osssS ess aeSGlyees ss sse .Soe cS q pE
 Sold throughout the Newt4- Hefter Drug & Chcr1. Corp, Sole Props. BNns6a3 Mss - -
 sa aMailed Free. Cuticura Book on Sktn Diseases.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03

Out of a great evil may come . great goOd.-Italian Proverb.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03

PALOL. the palatabie castor oil on sale at all drug stores. Ufstf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03
CLEANEASY. THE BEST HAND
 SOAP

Guaranteed not to injure the skin. Instantly removes Stove Polish. Rust. Grease, Ink, Paint and Dirt. For the hands or clothing. Large can 10 cents Manufactured by Wm. R. Vim, PA Stratford Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03

WANT ADS. CExf \ woan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-03

No torn button holes, no yellow work sent home from this place. Our work gives satisfaction. Send us your linen and your flat household pieces for a trial. Will suit you.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-20
The Love Letters of Hawthorne
By ARTHUR III. GLEASON. IN GOLFERS.
SON. IN GOLFERS.

the Browning love letters. 1T is not
necessary to forget them in order 10
disregard them. Our other famous
letters have dealt with the external
world. and mostly have gone from
friend to friend. The Journal to
Stella is full of talk-good talk
about great persons, fafnous ana IN
famous, and a shifting play OF
portant event, in which the most OIL
ter man Of history had his part. Gray S
life was quiet enough in it's melan-
choly, but the university background
was so rich as to give depth of tone
and the purple perSpectlVeS to his cor
r~espondence. Thos. Carlyle n Jane
Welsh Carlyle met every one in the
United Kingdom worth knowing n
adoring their letters with swift por-
traits of the worthless that swarm
into their ken. Byron's careless notes
are full Of color n tumult-the years
Of reyelry, the mufderous Italian mis-
tress, the great Wanderings over the
face of Europe. The life Of Fitz-
gerald was remote but his early Apos-
tolic friends were we'll chosen and sew
eral of them became famous. So his
gossip to them and about them will
continue to be sought. Keats wrote
out of ~obscurity and a dull gray en-
virOnment. It was his great hope Of
immortality, expressed in poignant
phrases to his friends, that give his
letters WalpOle'S letters are
of external vivacity on the daily spec
tacle. n so we might go on through
the list of correspondents who W.
VIGOROUSLY rendered their personality
by letter-post. Lamb, who happened
on so many of his essay-ideas in the
offhand moments Of expressing him
self to his friends; Cowper. almost
~surmounting the sadness and terror
Of his life in his unlabored letters;
Chesterfield, ~instructing Stanhope in
the art and conduct Of life-these and
the uncounted multitude of pleasant
letter-Writers have been far in mood
from Hawthorne's unpublished pages.
Hawthorne is the first to be at his
best in being most intimate, to win
a more liberal fame by an unexpected
diScloSure-and fOrty-fve years after
death to add affection to renown.
In the long years to come, and the
slow searching estimate of the third
and fourth generation, this book will
contribute much to the worlds
knowledge Of Hawthorne re-creating
the man, warm and vivid. No more
an adumbration in the hall of the i'm
morta1s. but a glowing human figure,
full of grace and life
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-20

conditions which still prevail anon
the masses of the empire, and undo
which Japan is paying its biz
taxes and carrying on its mighty pub
lie improvements. At the same time
the new civilization is bringing in new
wants and new customs. The bis
army which went to Manchuria con
tanned hundreds Of thousands Of ne
chanics. While abroad they were fel.
to some extent on foreign food. the
had foreign shoes and clothes Of for
eign cut. They acquired certain hal
it's, which, in contrast with. their sim
pie lives, were extravaganza; and the
have brought back innovations to all
parts of Japan. They want more than
they have eve wanted before: ana il
is probable h a they will demand
higher wages. If such changes lur-
tinue, they will gradually ask for all
that the American laborer now gets.
and it is a question whether their
country will stand this strain.
At present prices are higher than
they have ever been. and the taxes
are heavier. Everything pays q duty,
and the necessities of life cost more
than yer before. Rice is now seLliu@-
! at over $3.50 a bushel, barley at more
than. SO. and wheat at about $3.50 per
bushel. Chickens are sold by thu
kwan, which is a little more than
eight pounds, as are also fish II
meat. Chickens bring SIPS per kwan.
in Kyoto. or owe IS cents 3. pound.
Ducks sell for more. and salted trout
for about the same. Sugar is over s
cents a pound, and salt, which IS 3.
government monopoly, costs n1ore
than l cent per pound. Other things
are prop~ortionately high, SO that. t.
say the least, the Japanese workjne
man on full time has all he car do t.
make both ends meet.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-20

The world is not yet aware that it
has a new unknown book Of Nathan
from his sure hand. THE Love Let
ters OF Nathaniel Hawthorne are
printed, but unpublished. SiXty-tWo
copies are peacefully decorating the
libraries of ~ffty-four men, who alone
know that literature here numbers
one more Of the lesser. masterpieces.
The love letters will remake poster
ity's verdict on Hawthorne, and pitch
his final fame at a new height. He
who was SO often felt as a quietly OBJ
servant outsider at Brook Farm and
a hundred gatherings is added to hui
mainly by this book. 1t reveals what
we never knew Of him.. He who was
well outside u affections. though in
our admirations, Knocks gently here
and is admitted. He joins the fellow
ship Of Charles Lamb inc Louis Ste
Menson and the other well-beloved
among authors It is the first public
appearance of any f~ull-length work
Of HaWthorne's that is not objective.
His notebooks are crowded with ex-
ternal observations. A quick eye and
a faclie, transcribing hand, out where
until now have we found the man:
only a shadow of him is found in
his books" so wrote his wife.
Writing Of sins which he had never
experienced, analyzing guilty states
OF mind" which his consciousness a
never known, copying out thousands
Of jottings on characters and episodes
that flashed past his eye as he walked
about-suddenly here he releases a
warm human experience At thirty
five years Of age he breaks through
the loneliness and the sober-hued, un-
mlrthIul routine, n utterly tells how
1t seems to him. His letters come from
the same sources of being as lyric
poetry. At one impact they dissipate
the Legendary man of shadows, replac-
ing him with a sensitive but ardent
and intensely human person, easily
understood by all men of goodwill.
Never was his style more rich and GER
tain Of its word than here. h deep
n tender on life is given
by a mg master of prose.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-04-20

any size, n Osaka has several jour
nails each Of which has several hun
dred circulation. The days work be-
gin at 8 a. m. and ends at 5 D. m.
The wage scale is from so to 60 cents,
the average being about As cents.
o miners get from % to ~ cents.
blacksmiths, IS cents; iron molders.
20 cents. and m~achinists almost a dol
lar. In the shoe factories. from As
to 90 n is paid. ali he. work being
done by hand. there being no facto-
rles, such as we have. in Japan.
Ordinary laborers receive from 25
to IS cents a day when employed by
the municipality, and farm hands get
from 10 to 20 cents for ten hours
work, according as they are women
or men. Think of wading through the
mud Of a rice field. with your dress
rolled up to your knees. planting the
rice sprouts With your pare hands in
the Nth at l cent per hour, and you
nave an idea of one feature Of wo-
mems work in Japan. Among the
poorest paid are the cart men. who
cents per day.
What the Government Paws.
Our government a big wages to
all It's mechanics. and as a rule the
eiSht-hOur law holds The
japanese government has more facto-
RES than Uncle Sam and its hours are
much longer. There are altoeether
one thousand government factories.
coVeSng q great variety of industries.
IN the government printing office. the
wages are IL 1-2 cents a day Tor wo-
men, and from Is to 25 cents for men.
IN the mint men receive 25 cents and
IN the paper factory about 20 cents
In the a factories which the
government run as a MONOPOLY. there
are over $4,000 hands, and they get
from y to Is cents q day. TIL lowe
wages are received by the
Inc government has WOODEN mills,
cannon factories and military cloth
ing establishments where proportion
ately low wages are paid. In the
"ooien FACTORY at Senju, for instance.
slrls are paid IL cents and men on
the average about Is. In the govern
Inent ~shlpbuilding yards, the paw is
from II to p cents and in the arse
nais OF Toxic n Osaka which al
toSether nave about 10000 hands
Inc wages are from 1 to 5 cents an
! hour. q"
In the steel works at Kure and !,
the naval arsenal at Sasebo there arr
tens OF thousands of men enn1oyol
VINO get on the average less than 81
cents a day. and this is for hieh-c1as
LABOR. In those yards all kinds of fin.
steel work is done, including the NAL
ing OF armor plate for an,
the building Of big ships.
similar wages are paid in tho pox,
eminent railway works scattered ber.
lana there over Japan. In the who1