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The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01
MT. PISGAH.

Some sickness at this writing.
 MT. and Mrs. Bob Gentry have two very sick children.
 MT. and Mrs. Jack Gentry have been visiting their brother, Bob, the past week.
 The series of meeting held at this place closed Sunday with six conversions and five additions to the church. On last Saturday at 10 o'clock Brother Corder was called from the meeting to the bed side of his father, who Is very low, and at six o clock. Bro. N. B. Will Hams of Moirilton was called by phone to his wife, whom the doctor stated was very low. Bro. Christenberry of Palarm took charge of the meeting.
 MT. and Mrs. John Naylor and children and MT. and Mrs. Street of MayAower were in our midst Sunday.
 August 30.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01
Personal

Mrs. w. NJ. Harrell is visiting at Little Rock
 Prof. G. H. Burr is spending the day in Morrilton.
 Baxter Stevenson has returned from Dard nelle.
 Mrs. M. C. Carter left this morn- ing for visit at Mena.
 Miss Nellie Randell h IS returned from visit at Little Rock.
 Miss Theresa Darchied left this morning for a visit with relatives at Little Rock.
 Mrs. I. P. Stanley returned this morning from visit at her former home, Starr City.
 Miss Myrtle Harris left this morning tor Layton, Okla, tor a vi it with friends
 Mrs. William Kitten of Lake Village is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. w s. Hammer.
 Miss Lily Simms of Lake VIZ lage is visiting her sister, Mrs. w.. $. Hammer in this city.
 MT. and Mrs Herman Steed of Warsaw are visiting Mrs. Steed's s parents. MT. and Mrs. w. T. Will son, in this city.
 Mrs Ida E Fluckiger left this morning for Glasgow Mo. where she will teach modern language in the college at that place.
 The Retail Merchants Associa- tion'has installed phone in the of- flee of the secretary, w. H. Dun- can. The number is 23o.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01

MT. and Mrs Cecil Martin re- turned this morning from a visit at Little Rock and will leave tomor- row for their home at Martinville.
 Howard and Mildred Merrill en- tertained a number of their friends last evening in honor ot their guests. Misses Nellie Oakley Of Augusta and Vestal Potts of Potts vile.
 Prof. o. D. Longstreth and family returned last night from their farm near Hattieville, m Conway county, where they spent the summer. Prof Longstreth will again occupy the chair of science in the State Normal School.
 c. w. Summons of Little Rock who formerly resided in this city, has accepted a position as manager of the Conway Telephone Co, MT. Sammons formerly held thls position, but left about two years ago. He will move his family here next week.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01
BELMONT.

Dry, hot and dusty i'll this sec ton of the country.
 The protracted meeting began at Mt. Carmel Friday night, with a good attendance.
 MT. and Mrs. Caleb Tucker went to town last week and bought their housekeeping outfit and moved to their new home.
 Rev. A. R. Ward If Floyd filled U, H. Gipson's appointment al Cato Sunday.
 Misses Eula and Pansy Petty and Mary Melton visited Florence Gipson Sunday
 J. II Gipson made a business trip to Conway Monday.
 Crops are somewhat sorry in these parts. Cotton is damaged considerably by the dry weather.
 Grandma DeArmond went to Conway Saturday to spend a few days with her sons.
 Mrs. Emma Ward is visiting here this week.
 J. F. Cartwright and wife have gone to town.
 Health is good now, no sickness at all
 August 3I.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01
PLEASANT VALLEY.

Tie dust is still flying in our community. Rain is needed very badly.
 The ladies home mission soCie- ty is having a new coat of paint put on the church, which will add much to its appearance. The ladies of the society are doing splendid work in our church.
 A number of people from here attended the old settlers reunion at Blistol last Friday. Dr. Key holds from here delivered an ed. ucational address.
 Misses Ethel Thayer and Dovle Loveless of Houston are visiting the Misses Flippen this week.
 Miss Flora Cox, who is teaching school at Bristol, and Miss Minnie Hill of Vilonia, visited at tine Stevens home Sunday.
 Miss Mable Charles of Conway, wao is teaching north of Mt Yer non, visited her cousins, Misst Minnie and Sue Flippen, a few days last week and attended the meeting here.
 Clarence Hendricks visited { Vllonla Monday.
 Rev. Herman will hold a meet ing at Sheron, beginning the third Sunday in September.
 August 3I.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01
WAX FROM CANDELILLA WEED
Discovery Has Created New and Inn portant Industry for Mexico and
 Texas.

The discovery by a Mexican in- vestigator that a vegetable wax can be extracted from the candelilla weed has created a new and impor- tant industry for Mexico and Texas. The candelilla weed is a desert plant, which grows abundantly up- on a million acres of semi-arid land in northern Mexico and parts of Texas. Arizona and New Mexico. The wax derived from 1t has been tested by electrical and other con- cerns in Germany and Austria and pronounced first class. It's superior hardness has caused it to bc in de- mand for the manufacture of pho- nograph records, pharmaceutical ar ticles, varnishes. insulation in elec- trical wiring, gums and candles. In Mexico alone the annual consump- ton of candles IS enormous.
 The price of the wax in Mexico is 5000 gold per ton. About 30 tons of the weed are required to make one ton of crude wax. The cost ot producing ton of wax is $t5 gold and the refuse of the weed is avail. able for fuel for the factory.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01
CATO.

Dr. Brown of Conway spent Fri day night with Dr. Palret of this place.
 Ernest Harper and wife of Little Rock visited Mrs. Harper the first of the week.
 Mr. Short of Bryant visited his son. Ray. at this place the last of the week.
 Craig Harper and wife of Lonoke spent few days with Mrs. Harper, the last of the week.
 MT. Ward of near Vilonia visit ed Joe McRaven the latter part oI the week.
 MT. Ward preached here Sun day in Bro. Gipson's place
 Bertha Spring has been real sick but IS improving.
 Scott Farris has gone to Little Rock to work this fall and winter
 Mrs. Pruett visited her niece Mrs. Dora Boyd, at Cross Roads last week.
 Miss Fay Harper is visiting 1T Little Rock this week.
 Prof. Akridge went to Conway Saturday.
 Raymond Skinner and Mis- Cora Wright of Argenta, spen Sunday with MT. and Mrs. Osca Smith.
 Walter Upton's little boy is req sick.
 Ed Skinner has a very sick bo, at this writing.
 August 30.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01

Soda pop delivered to any part of city. Faulkner Go. Bottling Co. Phone 25o.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01
OAKLAND

II is still very hot and dry and cotton is opening very fast.
 A large crowd attended church here Saturday and Sunday.
 r. N. J. Wilkinson and family of this place attended the school contest at K lden's mill Saturday.
 A number of young people from this place went fishing on Green $ lake Saturday and they report a good time
 Mrs. Maud Weir is visiting her sister. Mrs. Ida Luce, at Sunny Side this week.
 Roy Johnston of Fulmer Gap visited fri. .nds at this place last week
 Ness Martin, Sam and Meldon Landers of Saltillo attended preach ing at this place Sunday night.
 Joe Henderson of Mt. Olive was in our midst Saturday and Sun day.
 Tom Gavin and John Langley of Cross Roads were m our midst last week
 Oscar Pendergrass is OH the sick list at this writing.
 Chester Wilkinson was in Little Rock last Friday.
 August 30.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01
MANS HANDS AND HIS POCKETS

Nowadays" said Judge Willis, men will even stand talking to women with their hands in their pockets" The observation is wholly accurate. but if it is intended as an illustration of the impudence of modern men We take leave to say there is some mistake. The truth Is that the poor creatures do not know what to do with their hands. The pocket pose expresses difiidence, not assurance; is, in fact, a compIi- ment. The embarrassment of the man, leading him to feel all limbs and extremlties, Is plainly a tribute to the dazzling qualities of the woman.-London Telegraph.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01
BARNEY.

I. R. Blessing and three daugh- ters attended the tent meeting al Pleasant Hill Sunday.
 Our Sunday school is progress ing nicely.
 Miss Sadie Ward from Choctaw is visiting relatives and friend at Barney for a few weeks.
 Several from Barney are attend ing the district meeting at Star Gap.
 August 30.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01
A SILENT BRt5E.

q am astonished to see an advo- cate of reform like you selling sooth-medicines for crying babies" "Why not?'
 "Isn't it hush money"
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01
Special Proposition

on a few ladies made to measure suits, if order is given before Sept. Sth; call on us for further informa- ton
 WILSON BROS X LIVINGSTON.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01
WOMEN WAGE FARMERS.

Among the G,000.000 working women in this country there are nearly l,0OO,000 widows and nearly sO0.0 married women whose hus- bands have failed 10 provide for them. Nearly 100000 divorced women are among inc wage earners.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01

Little What. another new frock, Gertie, Well, you can squeeze the [ $. d. out of your husband.
 Mrs. Potts Its true 1 have to squeeze the { $. out of him, but 1 assure you that the d., flow most freely.-Ally Sloper
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-09-01
IN THE CUISINES OFFICE.

"Is there cut to go with this laundry ad?"
 Sure, there's a wash drawing" Vale Record.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
Roaring Muaelea.

"If writer wrote of roaring mus
cles. you would laugh at him. Joints
crack, the stomach thunders. but mus
cles, you would say, don't roar. That
is your mistake. They do"
The speaker, a physician. put his
finger in his ear.
II hear a muscle roaring now" said
he. TRY it, and you. too will hear the
sound. And to prove that 1t is the
sound Of muscle, put plug of W 4
in your ear instead, and you will hear
nothing.
Contracted muscles give out n roar
ing sound. Relaxed muscles are ST.
lent. This fact is Of use In diagnos-
ing certain diseases. The stethoscope
makes the muscular roars audible, and
those strange voices proclaim the pres
ence of such diseases as tetanus. men
ingitis or strychnine poisoning, while
silence on the muscles part is, so to
speak. a sullen admission of the pres
ence In their midst of atrophy. degen-
Grafton. paralysis" Express.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
Mark Tw.in's Game Of Billiards.

One day Mark Twain was III a BILL
lard saloon. when a particularly un-
prepossessing looking man approached
him and asked him to play q game.
The humorist consented, and they be-
gan in earnest.
III be perfectly fair with you," said
the stranger. 'I'll play you left hand
ed"
II felt hurt" said Mark Twain when
he told the story. "for he was cross
eyed. freckled and had red hair, so l
determined to teach him a lesson for
his audacity. But he won first shot
and ran clean out, taking my half
dollar. and all ! got was the oppor-
tunity to chalk my cue"
The wonderful play Of his opponent
so astonished Mark that he exclaimed.
Great Scott. II you can'play like that
with your left hand I'd like to see you
play with your rightw
II can't" replied the stranger as he
sidled out of the room. You see, I'm
left handed"
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
WONDERS OF VELOCITY.
A Piece Of Thin Cardboard Will Cut
THROUGH Wood.

Through Wood.
Velocity has a great deal to do
with one substances ability to break
through another, and 1t is remarkable
what can be accomplished by COM
paratively soft substance against
much harder one when the former is
given enough velocity. A bullet made
of a tallow candle would smash fiat If
fired against a board from toy gun,
but when shot from an army rifle it
will go right through the board. \
stream of water has been known to
have such swiftness of movement that
sword was broken in two when n
strong man tried to cut 1t through.
Cyclones have been known to drive
such frail projectiles as straws well
into a tree.
An interesting experiment showing
what soft substance can do may. be
performed by attaching a bristol
board disk to the motor Of an electric
fan and setting 1t to revolving ut the
fans usual rate. If piece Of wood.
such as a lead pencil, for example, be
carefully applied to the edge of the
revolving disk, the wood will very
readily be cut through. OF course II
the disk were to revolve slowly the
wood would soon blunt its edge.-Path-
finder.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
It Is Well.

1t is well to carefully cultivate tastes.
Ruskin says, "Tell me what you like
and l will tell you what you are"
1t is well to study human character.
Bodenstedt says: "In the face of ev-
cry human being his history stands
plainly written; his innermost nature
steps forth to the light Yet they are
the fewest who can read and under
stand"
1t is well to brush up against the
world" Goethe says: Talent forms
itself in secret. Character Is the great
current of the world"
1t is well to be never cast down.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning says:
Let no one till his death
Be called unhappy. Measure not the work
Until the days out and the labor done.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
The -
Scrap Book
In q Bad Way.

In q Bad Way.
A doctor came up to patient in an
.,sane asylum. slapped him on the
u ok and said: well. old man. you're
all right. You can run along and
write your folks that you'll be back
home in two weeks as good as new"
The patient went OF gayly to write
his letter. He had 1t finished and
sealed, but when he was licking the
stamp it slipped through his fingers to
the floor. lighted on the back of a
cockroach that was passing and stuck.
The patient hadn't seen the cock
roach. What he did see was his es-
capped postage stamp zigzagging aim
lessly across the floor to the base
board. wavering up over the baseboard
and following crooked track up the
wall and across the ceiling. In de-
pressed silence he tore up the letter
that he had just written and dropped
the pieces on the floor.
1.-TWO weeks. Hellt' he said. II
won't be out Of here in three years."
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
MEMS CLOTHES.
Not What They Used to Be In the
Days Of Elizabeth.

Days Of Elizabeth.
Most men nowadays do not get
much pleasure from dress and scarce
ly notice the changes of fashion in
mems clothes. They are vaguely
aware that a hat looks odd when its
shape is old fashioned, and they ac-
cept the hat of the moment because
they do not wish to look odd them
selves. But this is a merely negative
interest. They are also apt to be con-
temptuous of women's greater inter-
est in the fashions, as If 1t were a
mark of frivolity.
This is an ignorant mistake. Dress
is or ought to be an art, and therefore,
If only minor art, 1t is more seri-
GUS matter than any Of the games to
which many men give so much time
and palms. Besides, men have only be-
come Indifferent to their clothes in
modern times.
In the heroic age of Elizabeth they
cocks. Great soldiers and poets then
took pains to be in the height of the
fashion, and fashions changed with
some violence and rapidity. In the
eighteenth century, too, which we do
not think of as time of effeminacy
and when men were wanting neither
in enterprise nor in seriousness, they
were as splendid and extravagant in
their dress as women.-London Times.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
LAUGHTERLAND.

All aboard for Laughterland!
'Tis a pleasant place.
Where the sun of happiness
Shines in every face.
Where the cares of this old world
Quickly are forgot
And there's never any cloud.
Any pain or blot.
All aboard for Laughterland.
Region of delight.
Can be reached by any who
Set about 1t right.
First you shake your troubles on.
Then begin to smile.
And you'll go to Laughterland
In little while.
Children dwell in Laughterland
Cause they do not know
What makes grownup peopls bear
Burdens as they 20.
Light hearts seek for Laughterland
Optimists go there
Oh. II is the gladdest place
Known of anywhere.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
Who tn. Mound Builder. Were.

Who were the mound builders Of
North America? The Rev. DIR. Bryce
of Winnipeg has examined large
number of these interesting struc-
lures and Is of the opinion that they
were built by the Toltecs and mark
the course of the Toltec immigration
from the south along the Mississippi
and Ohio to the great lakes and the
st. Lawrence, along the Missouri and
along the Mississippi proper to the
Rainy and Red rivers. This would
make the earliest mound date from
about 100 A. D.-Boston Herald.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
What About the Other Eyer

A small boy was playing with the
scissors. and his kindly old grandmoth-
er chided him.
"You mustn't play with the scissors,
dear. | know little boy like you who
was playing with pair of scissors just
like that pair. and he put them I'm his
eye and put his eye out. and he could
never see anything after that"
The child listened patiently and said
when she got through the narrative:
"What was the matter with his other
eyer
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
Bearing Others Burdens.

This is the paradox OF experience
that the way to bear ones burdens is
to add To them the bearing OF some
one else's. The way out OF your own
trinl is by entering into the trials OF
others. The introspective and self alb
sorbed sorrow grows heavier the Ion
ger you watch 1t. and the self forget
ting service of another lightens the
burden which you yourself have to
bear. The more you shirk the more
you have to bear. The more you add
Of others responsibilities the more
you substract from your own.-Pro.
fessor F. G. Peabody, Harvard Uni
versity.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
optlmist and Psssimist.

Sidney Rosenfeld once wrote COM
edy entitled ''The Optimist," which
achieved success after its production.
but was a long time reaching tho
stage. Manager after manager refused
the manuscript. and one day Mr. Ro-
senfeld. whose patience was exhaust
ed, blurted out to his sole auditor:
"Of course you don't appreciate the
play! You don't even know the mean
ing of It's name!'
Eyes. do" protested the impresario.
"well." insisted Rosenfeld, whats
the difference between an optimist and
a pessimist?"
The manager barely hesitated. IAN
optimist is an eye Doctor" he said; "a
pessimist is foot DOCTOR
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
He Knew wher. John W., ooino.

II Gamma leave ye thus. Nancy" a
good old Scotchman walled. "Ye're too
aud to work, an ye couldn' live in the
almshouse. Gin die. ye maun marry
anither man. wha'll keep ye in comfort
In yer aud age."
"Nay. my. Andy" answered the
good spouse. II could M wed nnither
man. Tor what wad do WI twa hus-
bands In heaven?" Andy pondered
long over this. but suddenly his face
frightened.
Il hae 1t. Nancy" he cried. "Ye ken
auld John Clemmens? He's a kind
man, but he Is ma member o. tho
kirk. He likes ye. Nancy. an gin ye'li
marry him twill be all the same In
heaven. Johns ma Christian" : Soc
cess Magazine.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
Her Own Doctor.

Her Own Doctor.
A Washington woman recently hired
negress. Going to the kitchen one
day she was amazed to find the negress
sitting on the floor, with her hair
standing out from the head like a
black nimbus. The girl was pulling
one curly lock and then another In such
a way as to suggest that she had sud
denly lost her reason.
what on edrth are you doing.
Mary?" gnsped the lady Of the house.
"Nawthin'. ma'am. only l has got a
sore throat an was Jest tryin' to find
de lock dat would pull nah palate up
an relieve de tickle"
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
And Dear at That

And Dear at Thati
In the story Of his life Hall Caine
tells the following anecdote of Rossetti:
"Coing one day with some Of his
artist friends to a tavern in Soho, Ros-
setti came upon an oil painting Of the
crudest color and most hideous de-
sign. 80 huge as to cover the whole
side Of room and 30 grotesque in
subject that they nil burst into roars
Of laughter Mt the sight Of It. Such
unseemIy merriment nettied the tav-
ern keeper, who began to remonstrats.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05

"'Well, well.' said Rossetti, with a
wink at all round, how much will you
take for it?'
"'More money than you've got in
the world, young man. replied the tav-
ern keeper. And then Rossetti, now
nettled In his turn. said:
"'Really! Wen see. Saw the word
how muchY
"'Five hundred pounds
"Then the young painters burst into
screams of laughter, Rossetti's laugh
ter being loudest of all. The tavern
keeper stood silent until they were
finished and then said to Rossetti:
.'Well. how much will you give for
it?'
"'Five shillings.' said Rossetti
"'DOne! said the tavern keeper.
Take 1t away Mt oncev"
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
His Strong Point.

ut is true" said friend, "thnt you
have amassed a great fortune. But
your grammar
Never mind the grammar" said
Mr.. Dustin Stax. This is an era Of
specializations. may be weak in
some branches, but I'm an authority
on the possessive case."-Washington
Star.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
Posting the Duke.

When Grand Duke Alexis OF Russia
was In Kansas In 1872 he was enter
tained Mt n great banquet In Topeka.
This was served Mt the old Fifth Ave-
nue. hotel. then the towns swellest
hostelry. and 1t was gorgeously dec
GRATED. A noted politician of those
days was showing the distinguished
guest around. Alexis saw big sign
In the banquet room. on which was
emblnzoned the motto of Kansas, "Ad
Astra Per Asperaw The duke was
looking at 1t closely when the politi-
clan, swelling with Importance and
waving his fat hand toward the In
scription. blurted out. "Them's Latin,
your highness-them words is LAtinr,
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
Tho Editors Comment.

6ott0f SoHIruGuks
An erratIc Memphis editor was a
great admirer of John Sharp Williams.
though he had never seen him. This
editor In blind faith printed column
after column in praise Of the gentle
man from Yazoo." There was not an
edition that didn't have something ex-
aIting Williams. and one day John
Sharp. on his way home from Wash
ington. dropped on ut Memphis to get
something to eat In the railroad res
taurant. 1t was early In the morning.
and the editor was eating Mt the same
place nfter a night OF work. The pro-
prietor called the congressman's atten-
ton to the editor. John" said the
restaurant manager. "that fellow over
there has been saying some pretty
nice things about you" I'D like to
meet him." said Williams So the ed
itor was brought over and introduced.
He rubbed his hand across his fcce
wearily several times aud said: "Wil-
liams? Williams? What? The con-
gressmanf" Yes" modcstly nssented
that gentleman, 1.-THE same" You're
not John Sharp Williamsy" There's no
question about my IDENTITY" broke in
the somewhat exasperated Williams.
rather testify. "Well. all can say is,"
muttered the editor as he shook hands
with the statesman. you're u -
sight brighter than you look"
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
Writing For Money,

Green-I hear your wife Is nm au-
thoress. Does she write for money :
Breen-I never receive letter from
her that she writes for anything else.
Town Topics.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
Be Yourself Always.

Whatever you nre by nature. keep to
1t. Never desert your own line Of tai.
ent. Be what nature intended you
for and you will succeed. Be any
thing else and you will be ten thou
sand times worse than nothing.-Syd-
ney Smith.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-05
Insisted on . Miracle.

Insisted on . Miracle.
DIR. Walter Z. Smith. the popular
Scotch poet-preacher. on one occasion
tried to explain to an old lady the
meaning of the Scriptural expression,
Take up thy bed and walk" by say
ing that the bed was simply a mat or
rug easily taken cp and carried away.
NO. nor replied the lady. II Gamma
Believe that. The bed was q regular
four poster. There would be no mir
acle in walking away wi bit O. mat
or rug on your back"