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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22

Fishermen Find Amusement in Test
ing Relative Speed of Their
Strange mounts"

In Florida the turtle fishermen
occasionally have races with turtles
as their steeds. A couple of logger
head turtles, weighing each several
hundred pounds, are generally select
ed. Wearing bathing costumes, the
contestants mount their steeds,
which which are being held by
friends. Grasping the front part of
the animals upper shell with both
hands, the contestants then give the
signal to let go.
As soon as released the turtle
makes for the water. Ordinarily the
animal would at once 90 to the bot
tom; but the rider prevents this by
throwing his weight on the back part
of the shell and at the same time
pulling the forward part up with his
hands, which keeps the animals head
above the surface. 1t is easy to
guide the animal, as it can be forced
either to the right or left simply by
pulling at the shell on each side of
the head.
In some of these contests the tur-
ties cover several miles and do it in
remarkably fast time. The animals
are generally guided parallel to the
beach, which allows spectators to fol-
low the race to the end.-Sunday
Magazine.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
TO SETTLE MOOTEO QUESTION
Jurisdiction of Crimes on Miss
issippi River.
Noel of Mississippi to
Gov. Dopaghey.

Little Rock, April I7.-Special.
Sometime next week there will
be introduced in the Legislature a
bill which will give both Arkan::
sas and Mississippi jurisdiction
over crimes committed on the
Mississippi river where it flows be-
tween the two states, and also ap-
pointing three commissioners to
represent Arkansas in conference
to establish the boundary lines be-
tween the two states. A like bill
will be passed by the Mississippi
legislature when it meets. This
legislation grows out of visit of
Governor +. F. Noel to Little
Rock yesterday, during which
time he held several conferences
with Governor G.. w. Donaghey
over the matter and delivered an
address to the general assembly.
Gov. Noel left for his home in
Jackson yesterday afternoon. The
bill will be drawn up by Attorney
General Hal l.. Norwood upon his
return from Washington, where he
went to argue cases appealed by
the state against the Western I'm
ion.
For many years the officers Of
Arkansas and Mississippi have
been almost futilely. chasing crimi.
nails which infest the islands in the
river, selling liquor along the banks
of the stream. AS jurisdiction was
always mooted question, the Of
tenders escaped justice. Governor
Noel determined to put stop to
the traffic in the contraband article
but received no encouragement
from Arkansas until after Govern
or Donaghey was inaugurated.
He then decided to come to Little
Rock before the close of the legls-
lative session and start the ma
chinery in motion which would
pass the laws required.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
PAID FOR HER CARELESS
Owner of Costly Opera Glaze
Dropped from Balcony Had to Fe
Satisfied with Exchange.

Between the second and Third
acts" said the girl who always sits
in the first row in the balcony at the
play, Il dropped my opera glasses
over the railing and they fell kerr
smash right on some woman's head.
She screamed and so did /, not be-
cause she was hurt, but on general
principles. She had on too much
hair to feel the shock. The glasses
balanced for a second on her cushion
of puffs and curls, then slipped off
into her lap. There was a little ex-
citement, but pretty soon everybody
quoted down. | was going down to
apologize, but the usher in the aisle
said he would attend to that for me.
And be sure to bring my opera
glasses back 1 said. They are an
expensive pair and | can't afford to
lose them
Before he came back | noticed
that my victim had moved, but he
brought the glasses. The trouble
was they were not mine. Instead of
the $22 pair I had dropped he hand,
ed me a pair of the kind you car
buy in any department store for
$2.49. When | told him that he
said he was sorry, but he thought
the lady had gone. She had, and
my opera glasses had gone with her;
Of course, the exchange may have
been unintentional on her part, but
the more likely supposition is that
the woman thought she was justified
in collecting damages for the at
tempted assassination, and | don't
know that | can blame her."
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
DIDN'T LAST.

An Atchison man who recently
Confessed religion" and became a
member of the church says his fam
lily, and not his associates down
town, are responsible for the back
sliding that followed within three
weeks. He says his wife and the
girls were in a conspiracy to impose
upon him, to work him for money.
to make him do more work around
the house, and submit to all sorts OF
tyrannies without grumbling. ''He
can't object" he overheard his wife
say, ''for he has religion now, and is
bound to be meek and humble
Three weeks of this drove him into g
frenzy, and one day he backslid SC
vehemently and forcibly that his
wife and daughters were left speech
less.-Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
HOW SOME WOMEN DRESS.

Nine. Dieulafoy, wife of the ar
chaeologist, accompanies her husband
on his travels and dresses in accord
anoe with what she has found to be
the rules of expediency and comfort
that is, in masculine attire. Nine.
Montifaut is the woman who wears
mems clothes in the streets of Paris
even to the bowler hat. Nine. Ed
mond Rostand dresses in Greek
fashion, her velvet gowns being
straight from the neck to the hem
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22

The Arkansas State Normal and
Cumberland College of GAINESVILLE
College OF GAINESVILLE are playing
this afternoon on the Normal field.
The Cumberland team arrived last
night from Arkadelphia where they
played Ouachita and Henderson
each two games, winning only one
of the series. The Normal boys
are making a strong effort to take
this afternoons game. Tomorrow
the Cumberland team will play
Hendrix and on Wednesday the
postponed game from last week be-
tween the Normal and Cumber-
land will be played.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
FORBES ROBERTSON JUMPED.

Forbes Robertson, like most othel
actors, has been the victim of /
number of awkward misadventure'
on the stage. On one occasion h.
was playing Romeo and Juliet witt
Nine. Modjeska. He was seated o.
the steps of the tomb and had com
menced to apostrophize his lost love
when he found to his horror that tn,
steps, which were on castors, wer'
moving towards the foot lights.
''Vat is de natter" asked Mod
jeska.
"1'he steps are moving away
said Mr.. Robertson.
''Then you viii have to jump,
was the comforting response. H'
jumped.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
OFFICE NOT FOR WOMAN.

Rev. Anna Shaw says there need
never be any worry about a woman's
being elected president of the Unit
ed States as long as men vote. She
was asked what she thought of the
English methods, and she replied
that it is no concern of American
women how other women try to gain
the right to vote. The liquor inter-
ests, the Standard Oil and the rail
road interests, she said, had united
in the west to defeat woman suf-
frage.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
SUIT AGAINST
TYPE SALESMAN
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.

L. 5. Dunaway yesterday filed
suit in the Faulkner circuit court
against Hillory Jennings of Little
Rock, travelling salesman of the
St. Louis Printers Supply Co.. !,
for $1,000 alleged damages, service
being obtained upon Mr.. Jennings
while in Conway last night.
The suit is an outgrowth of
fire which destroyed the Times
newspaper plant belonging to Mr..
Dunaway in this city, in February,
1906. Mr.. Dunaway had only a
short time before the fire installed
a new cylinder press, Job press and
gasoline engine. After the fire
Mr.. Dunaway alleges in his COM
plant that he employed Mr.. Jen-
nings to examine the salvage and
appraise its value. The defendant,
according to the complaint, assert
ed that the machinery was value
less except for old iron, and the
plaintiff claims that upon this rep
resentation he sold the burned ma
chinery for $50. The plaintiff al
leges that Jennings wilfully mis-
reprented the value of the ma
chinery, which was actually worth
$1,000, causing him loss of $1,000,
and he asks judgment for this sum.
The machinery, over which tie
suit is brought, was sold to John
Dunaway, who had it repaired and
put in good condition at a small
cost, and afterwards disposed of it
to the Heber Jacksonian, where it
is now in use.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
7. D. NEWBERN FALLS DEAD
Conway Citizen Suddenly Ex-
pireS on Oak Street.
Without Warning-Heart Failure
The Cause
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY.

On his way to a drug store to
procure some medicine for what he
regarded slight illness, Thomas
d. Newbern sank to the sidewalk
on Oak street at $3.50 o'clock this
morning and expired almost in
stantly, breathing only few gasps
after he fell. Heart failure was
the cause OF his death. Mr.. New
bern was of robust physique and
had never suffered a serious illness,
but this morning, while attending
to his duties at the store of Cole &
Co.. he complained Of a pain in
the region of the stomach and a
feeling of oppression. Mr.. Cole
suggested that he go home, but
Mr.. Newbern replied that the
trouble was of no consequence and
that he would go across to the
Greeson drug store and get some
medicine to relieve him. AS he
reached the opposite sidewalk he
was seen to sink slowly to the
ground, and, although physicians
reached him within one minute af-
ter he fell, life was already prac
tically extinct.
Mr.. Newbern was an honored
and beloved member of a large
family of brothers and sisters. He
was born in heidelberg, Tenn.
Feb. II, 1859, and spent the
greater portion of lis life on farm.
In December, 1885. ne was mar
ried at Bolivar, Tenn, to Miss
Lila Reed, who with their daugh-
ter, Miss Mary, survives him.
Mr.. Newbern and family came to
Conway to make their home only
a little more than a year ago, but
during their short residence they
have won the respect and friend
ship of everyone with whom they
have formed an acquaintance in
this city, and his sudden end is a
source of deep regret to the entire
people.
Mr.. Newbern is survived by his
aged mother, Mrs. c. L. Newbern
of Memphis; six brothers, w. R.,
c.. P. and M. f. Newbern of Mar
lama, Ark; d. J. Newbern of
Houstonville, Tenn; R. L. New
bern of Searcy, Ark, and c. H.
Newbern of this city; and two Sis
tiers, Mrs. L. P. Statler and Mrs.
F. E. Talley, both of Memphis.
He was a member of the Methodist
church and the Woodmen of the
World.
The body will be taken to the old
family home at Bolivar, Tenn, for
burial, on this evening S train. Mrs.
Newbern and daughter and c. H.
Newbern and family will accom-
pany the body, and other members
of the family will meet the funeral
party at Memphis. The burial will
take place Monday.
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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
KNOWN EVEN IN PARIS.

Mrs. Charlotte Wilbour said re-
Gently in making a speech before the
Rainy Day club in New York that
its fame had penetrated even to
Paris. Some of the women cab
drivers in the French city had asked
her if there was not an American
club of women that believed in wear
ing short skirts in rainy weather.
This club was organized for the pur-
pose of looking after sanitary affairs
in the city, but it has now degen-
Grated into a purely social club.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
BRYAN'S ARRIVAL DELAYED
Disappointed Big Crowd at Sta
ton to Meet Him.
Plans for Entertainment Disarranged By
Decision of Commoner to Speak Again
at Little Rock.

About five hundred citizens, ca
ger to get glimpse of the great
commoner, were disappointed at
the local railway station this morn
ing, when William J. Bryan failed
to arrive from Little Rock Early
this morning Mr.. Bryan consented
to remain in Little Rock and deliv-
er an address before the state Y.
M. c. A. convention, upon receiv-
ing the promise that he would be
safely transported to Conway in an
automobile in due time to lecture
here at the appointed hour, three
O'Clock this afternoon.
The auto carrying Mr.. Bryan
left Little Rock at 1856 a. m.
In the car with him were Commits
sioner Guy B. Tucker, national
Democratic committeeman of Ark
ansas; John H. Page and w. L
Tedford. The car was driven by
Bruce Edwards. Another car
carrying Representative Vim of
Pulaski and Senators Turner of
Craighead and Greene of Union
also accompanied the party. The
cars arrived here, after some delay
on account of rough roads, at 2 :48
p. m making the run from Lit
tie Rock in hours and So min
utes. ,,.s....
The plans for the entertainment
of the distinguished visitor were,
of course, entirely disarranged.
The big reception committee was
on hand at the station at ten o'clock
and enjoyed the pleasure of well
coming Governor and Mrs. George
w. Donaghey and several others
who came up from Little Rock,
but the governor informed the COM
mittee that MI. Bryan was not on
the train and explained the cause
of his delay.
The entertainment committee,
who had planned a drive over the
city and luncheon at noon at the
Commercial Hotel, were likewise
disappointed. The big touring car
carrying Mr.. Bryan did not arrive
until nearly three O'Clock, leaving
time for only hasty meal before
the hour for the lecture.
Mr.. Bryan began speaking in
the tent provided for the lecture at
$50 O'Clock. The speaker was
introduced by Governor Donaghey,
who spoke of the great pleasure he
took in welcoming the distin-
guished visitor to the governors
home town and presenting 1.-The
greatest Democrat since the day of
Andrew Jackson to Conway au-
dience. Mr.. Bryan's subject this
afternoon was The Prince of
Peace"
Tonight Mr.. Bryan will lecture
at the same place, his subject be-
ing The Price of Soul. He,
will be introduced tonight by As
sociate Justice Samuel Frauenthal.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
EASILY FLATTERED.

Harvey-You should have seer
Hotayre swell up at the mind-read-
ing seance the other night when the
blindfolded lady actually told him
the number of his motor.
Beattie-But he has no motor.
Harvey-Of course not. But he
looked astounded and acknowledged
she was right.-Stray Stories.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
GAVE QUARTET FOR RAZOR.

HAYDN once exclaimed when SHAY
ing, q will give my best quartet 70
razor" remarked Sir Alexander c
Mackenzie in a recent address be
fore the Royal institution, and
man offering him a couple secureC
the manuscript of what is now called
the .CRazor" quartet.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
CIRCU MSTANTIAL.

Nita--Well, we quarreled, and he
acted in a perfectly crazy manner
and we broke the engagement. ]
fear he has really lost his mind.
Rita-Has he made any oyertures
yet for a reconciliation?
Nita-No.
Rita-He's not crazy.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
NO ROOM FOR ONE MORE.

81 gee that a scientific chap ha
figured it out that the greatest mum
Der of people who can stand upon
The earth's surface is 5,994,000 900
"Sav, I'd hate to be the next fel
low and get pushed off,
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
THE GIRLS.

Dolly-I'm in awful shape.
Polly (glancing Der over)-l
should say you are.
Dolly-What would you do if yor
were in my shoes?
Polly Cooking at her feeD-Pe
get pair about two sizes larger.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
EASY ROAD TO LITERATURE.

GLOW is it that the newspapers
speak of him as being literary'?'
"Well, the report comes from The
family that he has lost his appetite
and bought a typewriter on the in
stallment plan"
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
MANY Candidates Apply.

Members of the local lodge OF
Odd Fellows state that about 40
candidates have already made APP
plication for membership, to be
presented at the big anniversary
meeting to be held April q. The
lodge already has the largest num-
Der of members of any fraternal or
der in Conway, and if the new
candidates are admitted, the mem
bership will reach close to the 200
mark.
Lish King of McGhee visited
lie mother In this citU Yesterday
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
FISH BY THE POUND.

Angler-Do you charge by thu
number of fish caught?
Pond Owner-No, sir; l charg'
by the pound, and let you do you
own guessing.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22

Mapel-Darling would you lay down
your life for me?
Automatically dearest.
Mabel-Then suppose you star
right in by telling papa we are en-
gagged.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22

For 30 years Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for
female ills. No sick woman does Justice to
herself who will not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and
has thousands of cures credit.
MugS@s If the slightest trouble appears which
2 YOU do not understand. write to Mrs.
Pinkham at Lynn, Mass for her advice 1T is
free and always helpful.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22
MORE BASEBALL GAMES

Cumberland College OF GAINESVILLE to Play
Three Games.
FROM MONDAYS DAILY
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1909-04-22

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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

to release plays to a stock company.
Perhaps play has run for a season
and for some reason OF other It Is
put aside. The playwright says to
himself I'll just let this lie for
time There's nothing good In sight
for it at the present" Then the man
ager OF stock theater comes along
and offers $1,000 for the play for
week. AS rule the offer is lacon~
ically rejected The 1000 Offered
would not make up for the trouble
and bother of producing it,
Approach q playwright. however
with the offer of a goodly sum and the
promise OF production OF from TWEEN
ty TO thirty weeks and the offer is one
that at least demands consideration
Where one 7tock company could use
d play for only week a consolidatloa
of stock companies could use it for
many weeks
This being the case, it is hoped that
the stock thcaters may be able to set
mold OF the better class OF plays and
TO succeed sometimes in producing
plays which have never been tried by
road companies
me headquarters of the association
VIII be in Chicago. and there Will he
A branch Office in New York.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
CHARACTER THE LIFE OF PLAY
AND PLAYER

Character in play. as elsewhere. is
the chief consideration IL the play ia
to live says David Warhcld, "and ]
have come to tho conclusion that,
after ali. character is part of the mys-
terious something which makes the
actor great. Exactly what 1t is no
one knows. 1t Is called the spark, but
that doesn't explain it. II YOU can do
it. you can. II you can't do 1t. you
can't That's about as near as I over
got to solving the question.
some say that wide fnd varied eX-
perlcnce, with deep emotional trials, is
the source Of the actors art. Do YOU
mean to tell me for n moment that a
man who had suffered the tortures of
hell In jail for twenty years is any
nearer boing an actor for his expert
ences2 Why on the stage he would
cease being convict at all.
"Others say the secret Is just to be
natural That's another Joke. Plenty
of actors act naturally. but nothing
comes of II at all. They don't get hold
OF you, No; It's all mystery. as much
so TO me as any one.
FAnother peculiar aspect OF acting Is
that 1t Is not mere imitation. as so
many people think. II. for instance.
were TO play the part OF a walter and
were TO study particular specimen
OF the class I'm this hotel I'D then try
to be Ike him on the 5tage would
fail utterly In some way or other /
would have To be myself while being
the walter too. Acting IS ain art L
didn't used to think so. but ] am con
vinced OF 1t Sow. fdere lz4itatlon or
In acting is as rep~enant
as In the art of painting. Everything
that Is great in both of these arts
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29

as Joan OF Arc in the stadium of
Harvard university on the evening of
Juno 22 Miss Maudo Adams has re-
sumed horseback riding-always her
favorite recreation-and may be nov
seen carly on any morning riding n
Central park. New York.
Work on the scenic production OF
Bisson's thrilling French drama. Ma
dame x" is now under way In a
New York studio. and nll four acts
are expected to be complete In June
When 'The Merry Widow" closes its
second Chicago run at the Colonial
theater next month it VIII be the first
vacation the New York company has
had In nearly a hundred weeks. After
playing flrtytw0 solid weeks IL New
York the company was sent on tour
without losing days time. wintor or
summer.
over 100000 n royalties from this
play will have been sent abroad by
Mr.. Savage when his books are bal
anced on July l.
FREDERICK TRECELLES
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-29
Features For Next Season.

Features For Next Season,
Liebier & Co. announce the follow
ing productions. among others, for
next season
Eleanor Robson in "The Dawn of a
tomorrow. Viola Allen in "Tho White
Sister" William Hodge In "The Man
From Home" Wilton Lackaye in "rrbo
Battle" Dustin Farnur In Cameo
Kirby. Walker Whiteside in "The
Melting Pot" William Farnum In n
new play, Ezra Kendall in Tho Vine
gar Buyer" Madge Carr Cook In 4 now
play by Booth Harrington and II L.
wilson. I'm the Blood" with II e.
Warner, new play By r, M. Roylc:
Miss Pbilura," with Chrystal Herne
4 new play by Henry Blossom: "The
Lady Of Dreams" by Edmond Ros-
tand; Foreign Exchange" by Booth
Harrington anc Harry l. Wilson;
The DellVercr," by Louis N Parker
For Better. For Worse" by Cleveland
Monett; "A Little Brother to the
Rich, a new play by Joseph NJ. Pat
terson; "Esthe- T'rear," by Cleveland
Mohctt. Vera. tho Medium" by Rich
ard Harding Davis; The Ordeal" n
new play by John Loughran: "Thc
Renegade" by Paul Armstrong: n new
play by O. Henry (Sydney Porter).
The Squaw Man." Company A: "The
Squaw Man." Company b. "The Head
OF the House." by Edward w Town
send and Frank O'Malley; Mrs. Wigs
OF the Cabbage Patch" Company A.
Mrs Wigs of tho Cabbage Patch"
Company b; "Thc Man From Home
by Booth Harrington and Harry Leon
Wilson Especial company.
Mr. George c. Tyler, the executive
head. who is at present In Europe. has
cablcd his office that he has secured
number of foreign attractions and
plays which VIII be added to this list
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must be colored with the personality
of the artist
Acting is as difficult of accurate
description az the fire a young re-
porter was sent out to cover. When
he came I'm he wrote short para
graph saying that the fire had occur
red and wound up by saying. The
scene that was presented banled all
description The editor was furious
and ordered the reporter to write the
scene. The reporter replied that 1t
bailled all description by writer who
was getting only SIS a week
"But OF this 1 am absolutely GER
taln--charecter is the most important
thing The public doesn't care for
plays that are technically great unless
they offer loVable or attractive or
great characters. Great plays die. but
great characters live on for genera
ton" on the stage. Witness Jeffcr-
sons Rip Van WinkIe and many