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The San Francisco call., 1909-03-20

q sch tune pass the looking glass
Z A little grl stands there
She wears my cross barred apron With
My bow upon her hair.
She mocks me. too. each thing do
asked her once her name
Stared at her So from top to toe
She did the very eesne.
h s climbed up on the bufeau tsen
u And kissed her-fnyi twas coldl
spotted al the glass, OF course.
And that made mother scold
And every day I'm standing there
And brushing out my curl
She does the same. ask papa
He says. You're each my girl
KN omedmes ii worries me 50 much
EAzl II almost makes me cry
II she S me. and she mus, be
Then who on earth am ~
grow quite red and shake my head
And give her such frown.
She does the sare-riow who's to blsn1s
And which IS Patty Browna
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-20

san Francisco, age Z years.
MY Myrtle LIE Vim, Shell avenue. Elm
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-20

y way of little variety, the
younger juniors are asked to
find the Yak in the patchwork
picture puzzle that is presented
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YOU'VE all heard of the sandman,
7 I suppose. and so had Johnny jim
gle. who is the hero OF this story.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04

of it came the thought that Bianchi
my mechanlcan, was strapped in 1T anc
probably laid hopeless under it,
s'The thought pulled me TO my feet
and ] stumbled toward it, 'Bianchil
l. cried.
With an agonized appeal he en-.
treated me to get him out, The red
hot exhaust pipe was pressing down
his chest and burning into his flesh,
my own dread was that the car
might catch on fire before / rescued
him. And then | was able to accom-.
plish one of the most extraordinary
feats. which are only possible under
the stress Of something more than or
dinary will power.
q had. before the race, endcavored
by my own unaided strength to raise
wheel of the car. If it were possible
TO do so / should carry fixed stand
for tire repairing instead of the usual
lifting jack. But L could not even
bulge it.
" Now I grasped it and lifted it
clear IN the air, despite the fact that
my collarbone was out, as / learned
fterward-hfted it and held it, more
over, until some bystanders arrived
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04

Tracy saw its reproduction in moving
pictures.
"Until them said he, "I had no
idea Of the eXternals whatsoever-the
crowds at the start and along the route,
the cheering and handshaking at the
finish line. Very dimly then it all came
back to me rs out of a mist a face or
an incident giving me now and then an
eerie feeling, as though the impression
was born In previous life in another
world -
The experienced driver becomes a
master OF detail, an adept at mechanical
observations and analysis.
Long before the race he lives with his
engine and on his course. He studies
everything. down to stone in the road
watches everything, weighs everything,
all the way up to the stress and strain
on the tlniest part Of his engine.
1T is very necessary, this tireless pre-
cisIon. His success in the race, his own
safety, depend upon it. Carelessness in
n single detail may mean failure-by
few seconds of time or worse. it may
occasion his and his mechanician IS loss
of life, by the turn of hair.
You might compare the race and its
preparation with the fashioning OF a
delicate and intricate set OF springs cal
culated to balance minutcly deadly
weight. mighty thing hangs in sus-
pense; weak spot means ruin.
This sense Of minute observation.
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perate attempts to get back to the road
and his wrecked car. 1t was only dur
ing the long ride over rough roads fo
a hospital that suffering brought to him
q full realization Of his condition
Three months later he was back in q
racing car again. Bianchi also survived.
though he was badly cut and broken
The driver s frantic absorption in tha
race and his insensibility TO injury or
even TO the value of his life, are well
illustrated in an incident Of the Paris
Vienna race Of 1902.
In the treachcrous descent beyond
Arlberg some drivers came across a
coat, bag Of tools, and TO the right
short distance a scar on the bank.
where seemingly a car might have gone
over the preclplee,
Such was the case. they found.
short distance on was n motionlegs car
in which the driver sat with his head
buried in his hands He had seen the
catastrophe, and had been utterly un.
nerved by it, as his own strain re-
laXcd.
Miraculous TO relate, the occupants
of the fallen car escaped with their
lives. The mechanician was found inst
under the bank Of the mountain road
stunned but not badly hurt, and on a
ledge some distance down they saw the
driver Max sitting apparently un-
harmed. but looking disconsoately into
the depths several thousand feet below.
When they had hauled him up with
ropes his first expression was one OF
deepest chagrin.
"But you are savedl" they gasped.
He gave them an uncomprehending,
vacant stare. ''The car is gonei'' he
walled. ''The race is gone Mon dieu!
Everything is gone!'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04

this manner of constant analysis, be-
comes habitual, says Tracy. He finds
himself exercising them in daily life
and sometimes with curious results. He
could not persuade himself to shoot the
chutes at summer resort because he
saw weak places in the mechanism
This spectacle of a racing driver balk-
ing at a child s sport is amusing.
The terrible tension of the race is
well eXemplifed In the experiences of
the beginner, In the Circuit du Nord
race, one of the first on the Continent,
George du Cros, who served as mechan-
ician for the Panhard car. found him.
self repeatedly going to sleep during
luncheon, which was served at Arras,
only five hours and half distant from
the starting point,
Tracy tells of the utter bewilderment
Of Poole, who had his first experience
in one Of the earlier Vanderbilt races,
1t was the latter s chief duty to watch
and work the air pump, but it soon
became evident to Tracy that his aid
was sitting at his feet, nerveless and
rigid. 1t was necessary to hit him Il
singing blow on the head to dispel his
abstraction.
There arc numerous instances Of
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04

smash-ups in which the driver was ut
terry oblivious Of painful injuries. One
after a collision on Switzerland road
IN which his car was utterly dlsman-
Tied, was seen running madly along III
the direction of the race. The demon
of speed was still in him.
Death Is Painless.
1t is probable that death comes pain
lessly to the racing driver, just as it
does to the balloonist or tower worker
who drops from n great height. The
speed, the fear, the unearthly excite
ment attending the plunge quite disso-
clate the brain from the body.
Just what does it mean TO go through
a crash and come out of it alive9
Jarrott tells Of an accident in the
Gordon Bennei race in Ireland in 1903
II is interesting 10 note how abnormal
his physical and mental expressions
were.
The start was at Ballyshannon, and
the night before he had a strange pre-.
monltion of approaching disaster,
With all the hustle and confusion,
noise and animation about me- says
ne, ut seems strange that L should
have had this idea. But it was very
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04

real and vivid, and for the first and
only time before a race | sealed UP all
my private papers and left n note Of
general instructions IN case anything
happened on the following day.
"Of the race itself ] can say but
little, for | saw little of it. The spirit
OF 1T was in me and | was settling down
to WIN when suddenly in Il clear, fast
stretch beyond marlborough | realized
that something had gone wrong with
the steering gear and that the car was
not under my control.
g In second, and before the brakes
could be applied or anything be done,
the car made sudden right angle turn
and charged a high bank, missing a
telegraph pole by fraction; then with
a crash we struck the hedge at the top,
the car turning over and over and
plunging down the bank.
1.-The impetus was terrifc-we wore
exceeding mile a minute-and until
| found myself lying IN the road I
hardly realized that the car had sped
over me, crushing me to the ground.
and had turned over three or four more
times, endways and sideways.
1.-THE dust for moment prevented
anything from being seen. Then dimly
made out the car, and with the sight
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04

and cut the strap that bound Blanchi g
wrist,
Then All Faded.
81 remember Selling Bianchi by the
collar. dragging him across the road
out Of danger, and then earth and
sky seemed TO meet and I lost con
sclousness.
''The next thing I remembered was
n sudden realization that / could not
see. [ recalled the fact that an acci-
dent had happened and wondered where
] was. / opened my eyes, yet saw
nothing; and then suddenly the horrl-
BILE idea seized me that + had been
hurt and rendered totally blind.
81 was conscious of n siekening
numbness down one side, but / could
use one arm, L found out, and threw
it wildly about. Something held and
entangled it and then l discovered that
the reason ] could not see was because
a heavy sheet had been thrown over
me, and | was, in fact, lying in a FARM
yard, left for dead. Some distance
off was an affrighted crowd Of country
upright.
"A glance to the left showed that
close to me lay another figure, also
the horror Of the moment when it oc-
cured TO me that under the sheet lay
poor little Bianehi, dead.
it was not remarkable, says Jarrott.
that the peasants laid them away as
corpses. Blood was dripping from their
deads and faces and their clothing was
torn to bits. But, injured as he was. be
felt no pain. The hystcria of the race
was still in his veins, and he made des-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04

| seams is one Of the pronounced fancies
of the moment. But with all the plaits
or even shIrrings which the dressmaker
! is using, there is not a suggestion of
fare to the fashionable skirt The skirt
may not hug III around the feet, as it
did last year. but it is as straight as
the figure will allow, from shoulders to
| hem.
Many of the thin silk and cotton
gowns are made with founces which are
very like the old Spanish founce But
with the suppleness and limp quality
of the materials and the way they are
handled, the silhouette remains straight.
There is no sign of any other effect, A
great many of the simple washable
princess gowns have front and back
panels which enhance this straight line.
An odd one seen the other day had n
sort of plastron front, which fitted the
front and back in bib style. and below
the shoulder blades and the bust mar
rowed in and fell to She hem of the
skirt in a straight panel. This piece
gave wide shoulder effect TO both
sides Of the waist and the edges fell
over the tops of the sleeve seams, where
they were sewed into the waist. There
was yoke of net, very shallow in the
back and deeper at the front. Three
buttons trimmed each side of the bib
low waist line, On the bottom of the
skirt panel, at the front, there We're
four buttons each side of the Panel.
When deep princess hip yoke is em-
pIoYed, 1t Is more often at sides and
back with unbroken front panel than
not. Since the idea of the day is length
OF line, there is pretty sure to be an un~
broken panel of some kind.
This year lingerie frocks are at the
pinnacle of popularity, owing to the I'M
usual vogue of washable materials, and
Incomplete indeed, is the wardrobe
which does not include at least two
or three of these dainty, always effec-
tive confections
As this is a color season, the list Of
batlstes and soft malls is reinforced by
lnnnmerable shades and tints, but all
the. creams, the iVories and then on
down 10 the deepest ecrus are promi-
ncntly in the foreground, though they
are frequently made up over colored
foundations or worn over colored slips.
Manipulation of colors, In fact, is one
of the points upon which dressmakers
ana designers concentrate their efforts
Ii is difficult problem in connection
with summer fabrics, because there are
Few colors that are not warm looking,
ma SUN lewer combinations of color
that do NOT have decided tendency to
Increase this appearance.
Al first glance it Goes not appear
mat mahogany is a suitable shade for
I frock that is to be worn when sum
ner suns are benting down and yet one
II the smartest and coolest-looking of a
of lingerie creations recently
imported by a Fifth avenue house is q
1atlste, flmy and soft, but not as trans
parent as some. made over a slip of
'ull mahogany silk. The .batiste itself
$ that peculiar brownish white that is
and is found only in the
,etter class OF fabrics
In another gown five shades of rosa
re mingled with cool greens, with re-
ult that is nothing short OF perfection.
md another still. a white null, is
alnty and simple, and at the same time
eplete with elaborate detail
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04

The letting Of plnits into the side
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-04

In another gown five shades of rosa
are mingled with cool greens, with a re-
suit that is nothing short OF perfection,
and another still. a white null, is
dainty and simple, and at the same time
replete with elaborate detail
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-09
ITALIAN COLONY
 WANTS LOCATION

Little Rock, Sept 9 Land in tracts ot any size is getting to be scarce i'll Pulaski county. This is being demonstrated at the pres ent time when Judge F. R. Rat terree is trying to gethold of suit
 able tract within IS miles of Little Rock upon which to locate a col
 ony of Italians. Judge Ratterree has been highly successful in bringing foreigners to Pulaski county and putting them on good farms where they are improving the wealth of the county. His col ony of Germans at Schlencker, about 0 miles from the city, is ;s prosperous as can be found and he will now try his hand with Italians. There have been two representa- tives of a colony of Italians new residing ill Illinois, here as the guests of Judge Ratterree for the past three days. They are desir- ous of locating here and will come beyond a doubt if they can secure the right kind of land in one tract.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-09
VALUESARE INCREASED
 IN GARLAND COUNTY

Little Rock, Sept. 9.-Rube Gillian, assessor of Garland coun- ty, was in Little Rock yesterday and called on Governor Donaghey in the afternoon. He reported a vacancy in the Board of Equiliza- ton in Garland county because j.. A. Smith, one of the appointees has not returned from Colorado and will not be back in time to act. Governor Donaghey then ap- pointed J. M. Richards to fill the vacancy.
 Assessor Gillian is considered one of the wheelhorse assessors by the state tax commission. He waded right into the corporations and property holders and put on $500, 900 worth of property which had never been on the tax books. He also raised the assessment of property from SIoo to $500 front foot on Central Avenue, Hot Springs, and has been in hot water since, but says the assessment is just, as the property is all worth SIooo a front foot and he can stand the linking.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-09
MASS MEETING TONIGHT AT
 COURTHOUSE

Tonight at the court house q mass meeting of the citizens of Conway will be held for the pur- pose of discussing the proposition of installing waterworks ill this city. The meeting was called by the Board of Trade, and every property owner ill Conway is ur- gently requested to be present.
 Supt, E. A. Kingsley, one of the best municipal engineers in the south, has accepted an invi- tation to make an address on the subject. Several other short talks will be made by Conway citizens, the program being as follows:
 Object of the meeting stated by president of Board of Trade.
 "Plans for Securing Water works for Conway and the Prob able Cost" Prof. c. H. Burr of Hendrix College and Supt. E. A. Kingsley of Little Rock.
 "The Law in Regard to Inn provement Districts R. w. Robins.
 "The Benefit of Waterworks to the Heelth of Conway" Dr. Geo. $. Brown.
 "Waterworks as a Protection from Fire" G. l.. Banner.
 "Waterworks and Conway's Schools" Pres. J. J. Doyne ot State Normal.
 "Conway Must Shoulder the Burden," Pres. Stonewall An dersonof Hendrix College.
 Open discussion, organization appointment of committees, etc.
 It is especially desired that every citizen and property own CT of Conway attend this meet ing. The proposition of install ing waterworks here is one oi vital importance and cannot fail to interest everyone who makes his home in this city. It is thought that there could be nc better way of getting the move ment started than to call all the citizens together and let them acquaint each other with all the information possible on the sub feet.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-09

by the Arkansas Bankers Associa- ton. The second is a handsome trophy for the county making the best exhibit at the fair. This is offered by the college of agricul- ture at the University of Arkansas.
 There will be five prizes for the largest yield per acre, the first prize being S25 in cash and junior cul- tivator with attachments, offered by Leifer Bros. of this city. The other prizes will be SIS, STo, $ and s. There will also be 5 prizes for the best 10 ears. The first will be S25 in cash and com bination blow donated by Dan Daniels of Little Rock. Five prizes are also offered for the best single ear. The first prize is S2o in cash and a cultivator blow, do- mated by the Rose Lyon Hardware Co. of Little Rock.
 For the best re cord book 5 prizes are offered, the first of which is SIS in sh and weeder and corn planter offered by E. Craig & Co, The additional prizes in all classes are the same with the exception ef the record book contest, where they run $Io for the second, S5 for the fourth and S2 for the fifth.
 Three additional prizes have been added, all offered for an orig inal composition on corn growing, which must not exceed 800 words The first prize is $50 in cash and I o6o pounds of fertilizer, offered by the Arkansas fertilizer Go The second prize is S2o in cash and handmade riding bridle, off cred by Joe P. Waldenberger oi Little Rock. The third prize IS SIo in cash.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-09

grain crops per acre. will enhance the value of the farm lands, and increase wealth all over the south. The highest priced lands will be in the south, the people the most independent in the world, for you can grow everything.
 I offer prize of SIo for the best ten ears of corn exhibited by boy under fifteen at the Tri-State fair at Memphis Come to the fair, try for the prizes and see our corn exhibit, so you'll know where to secure seed for next year.
 The Hen is Queen.
 l can't understand why so much is being done for the boys and nothing for the girls. Why not organize girls poultry clubs? Girls can grow poultry just as easi- ly as the boy can corn. l think girls poultry clubs just as essential and important as boys corn clubs. III tue dlc Ol MiSSlSSlppl ONCi s 900 boys belong to the boys corn club; here in this state over 4, 900, and not one girl to the girls poul- try club.
 If the dry weather sets in the corn crop IS cut short, requires nine months work to make crop ot corn; if the rain ceases and the sun shines the little hen keeps busy. The girl has revenue every day ill the year from her poultry with the proper management and kind treatment. The output from 100 hens per annum is $500 and o'ten more. You see, our farmers daughters can produce poultry and eggs to clothe and educate herself have money for pleasure trips, working out in the open air and sunshine with her poultry, making I her strong, healthy and rosy. Then what is she? Why, she is beauti- ful. Not only the corn club boys think so, but the city dude say s so: She'll never be an old maid il she'll only say yes" I invite all
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-09

the girls in the state to come to the Fri State Fair at Memphis to see our great poultry show, select a breed that suits them, all good, be sure and select a good laying strain, return home, go to produc- ing poultry, not only for the prize s offered by your bankers, merchants, your fair association, but to make money to educate and cloth your selves and become independent.
 I make this offer to the girls of Arkansas under fifteen, who sells the greatest number dozen of eggs from January I, 1910, 10 Oct. I, 1910, ten dollar gold piece.
 Yours truly,
 J J. Req sor.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-09
CORN GROWING PRIZES Valuable Premiums Offered to Boys Corn Clubs. Committee Announces Gifts for Exhibits
 at Arkansas State
 Fair.

Little Rock, Sept. 9.-Follow- ing a conference last week of the state committee of boys corn clubs of Arkansas, Commissioner Guy B Tucker, Supt. George Cook, R. J. Nelson, of the experimental sta iton; J. A. Evans, state agent of the U. s. Department of agricul- ture; and Martin Nelson, chairman for Arkansas of the National Corn Show, the prizes to be competed for by the boys corn clubs have been announced. They were ap- proved by the committee yesterday afternoon. The prizes will be awarded at the Arkansas state fair, which will be held in Hot Springs, Oct. 7-I3.
 There are two grand prizes, the first being a sweep stakes, free trip to Washington, D. C., offered
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-09
CORN IS K|NC::
 HEN IS QUEEN"
GIRLS POULTRY CLUBS
Corn for Boys and Chickens for
 Girls are Urged.
I. I. Reason of Tennessee Writes Of the Possibilities of These Two Great
 Industries.

J. J. Reasor of Gallatin, Tennes- see, who was in Conway a few days since. representing the Fri State Fair at Memphis, is an en thusiast on the subject of corn growing and poultry raising. Ia these two industries, now neglect ed in most sections, he thinks lies the salvation of the south. In talking of the wonderful results accomplished in his section of Tennessee, MT. Reasor said the growth of corn was making these people independent, while the lowly hen was making them rich. Don't you raise any cotton?" he was asked. No" he answered laughingly, we've got too much sense for that. So well informed was he on these subjects that The Log Cabin Democrat requested him to write an article for publica- ton. This has just been received and we take pleasure in printing it in full below:
 Corn and Land Values.
 Only two fifths of this country produce corn. while four fifths of the worlds production grows in the United States. It is the chief of crops and exceeds every other in value and has few, if any, equals in diversity of uses. It furnishes food for man, for domestic animals; 1t is both bread and meat It fur nishes material for some of the most important arts and trades. Tie progress of civilization would suffer serious check ii the corn
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-09
MEETING TO COMMENCE
Rev. I. F. Harris of Texas to Be in
 This City.

A series of meetings will begin in a tent to be located on the lots next to the Airdome in this city next Monday night. Rev. I. F, Harris of Texas, one of the most widely known revivalists ill the south has been secured to do the preaching. Rev. Harris is very successful evangelist and it is ex- pected that much good will result from his meeting here. He is now at Greenwood holding meeting and comes to this city from that place.