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The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03
Reduced Rates.

State convention, Knights of Maccabees, Fort Smith, Sept. 7 and S.-For this occasion, we will sell roundtrip tickets from Conway to Fort Smith for S 2:s. On sale Sept. 4 to 6 inclusive; return limit Sept. 9.
 Grand lodge Charitable Home stead Society, Pine Bluff, August I7-2I For this occasion we will sell round trip tickets from Con- way to Pine Bluff for S2.9 96. On sale August Y to 2I inclusive; return limit, August P.
 State Encampment, Arkansas guards, Dardanelle, August 9 Io.- For this occasionwe will sell round trip tickets from Conway to Rus sellville for $I S5. On sale August s to IS inclusive; return limit, August 20.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03
OAKI AND.
6 are needing rain.

We are needing rain.
 Our school is progressing nicely.
 Virgle Dawson was the guest of his cousin, Floyd Dawson, Saturday night and Sunday.
 P. \. l. Wilkinson and son, Vernon, went to Little Rock Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. Vernon Wilkinson vis- ited MT. and Mrs. Will Wilkerson near Gross Roads Sunday.
 l. Nj. Jehries and wife were the guests of Mrs. Edmonson Sunday,
 I.odie Lewis is able to be up again after a weeks illness.
 Mrs. Biggs is very low not expecting to live.
 Miss Esther Tucker of Cato is visiting Miss Hattie Anders this week.
 Mir and Mrs. Brockinton returned home last saturday from visiting their daughter the past week.
 MI Martin of May flower attended preaching here Sunday.
 The bg meeting will begin at Anti och the lhird sunday in August.
 Carol Thornton visited homefolks the l st oi the week.
 August 2.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03
MARTIN BOOSTS
 RUSSELLV|LLE

Little Rock, Aug. 3.-Jess NJ |. Martin, former president of the senate, yesterday afternoon sold to the State National Bank the SIS 900 bond issue of Russellville is- sued tor the purpose ot building IS miles of concrete sidewalk now under construction in that town. The bonds were sold at o7 cents on the dollar. They bear 6 rer cent interest and run for one, 70 and three years. The price p.,id IS regarded as remarkable when the short time until maturity is considered.
 Pres. Martin states the GOO horsepower electric plant which will light Russellville, Dardanelle and the other nearby towns, will be completed and be in operation by Sept. I. This plant will be operated by two turbines in a creek near Russellvi!le which has been damned by convict labor. The dam is completed and the tur- pines are now being placed. The line connecting the plant with Russellville has been built. A contract has not yet been entered into with Dardanelle, but it will shortly be done.
 Pres. Martin says bis town is soon to be the biggest in the state, for there is already plenty of natu- ral gas in two deep wells and an ordinance is now pending before the city council for the organiza- tion of the entire town into a sewer district
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03
ARGUMENT IN DILL
 CASE CONTINUES TODAY

Little Rock Aug. 3.-Before night the jury will have the Dill case and be deliberating upon 1t. By morning verdict may be rem dered, but the general impression is there will be a hung jury. Lewis Rhoton completed his argu- ment today and for the most forci ble, most scathing demunciation of the state's case, 1t was the most powerful ever delivered to a jury in Pulaski county. The attorney for the defense began about the middle of the afternoon, when Frank Pittard, also tor the defense, closed, and when court adjourned at 6 o'clock he announced he was but half through. He stopped for about 10 minutes in the argu- ment, and at asked that the court adjourn for the day as he was weak from loss of blood and could not continue.
 Attorney Rhoton started his ar gument by saying the state had elected to stand or fall upon prov ing criminal assault or nothing and he wanted the jury to find his eli ent guilty on the indictment or in- nocent and he intended to prove him innocent If guilty, or if the jury found Earl Dill had been i'll the Pythian hall at the time the assault was committed, Attorney Rhoten said he wanted the jury to find his client guilty and hang him according to law.
 When Rhoton concluded today Prosecuting Attorney Campbell be- gan the closing argument. The indications are lie will get through by midafternoon, which will give the case to the jury shortly after 1 o'clock.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03
R. R. ASSESSMENTS
 TO BE INCREASED

Little Rock, Aug. 3-Three weeks longer will be required by the Arkansas tax commission in the determination upon the assess ments of the railroads of Arkansas.
 The commission is going over very railroad in the state and there are over 100 of them, and fix ing what 1t considers true assess ment of property value. O. all this number, probably two, each of them lines about miles in length, will show lower assessment than the figures determined upon in 1908. The other roads will be in creased from 10 10 25 per cent.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03
Boone vile Superintendent Resigns and will
 Take up Life Insurance.

Prof. Henry s Traylor, former ly of Conway, has resigned the superintendency of the Bonneville public schools and will devote hlnl- self to the life insurance business, according to a special from Boon vile. Prof. J. $. Cheek has been elected his successor as superin- dent.
 MT. Traylor and w. E Harreil of Bonneville will be associated with ]. w. Hammons of Little Rock as state agents for the St. Louis National Life Insurance Company with headquarters at Little Rock. Mir. Traylor will de- vote at least one year to the inter est of this business before re enter ing the school work. He says that the report recently published that he was a probable candidate for Superintendent of public in- struction against MT. Cook is er- roneous, but that he will be a can didate two years hence.
 Both of NIT. Trayior's partners are also former citizens of Conway.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03

MT. and Mrs. M. C. Canada re- turned yesterday afternoon from a visit of two weeks with relatives in White county. MT. Canada says crop prospects iu White county are very poor, the drouth hurting the growing plants badly, He brought back three new cash in advance subscribers to the Log Cabin Dem ocrat, which were given him with out solicitation, and says several others told him they would sub scribe later.'
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03
Iesse Lee Witt Hurt.

While playing on a porch at the home of sam Little yesterday afternoon, Jesse Lee the three-year- old son of MT. and Mrs. Emmett Witt. fell through hole in the floor, inhicting.a a painful injury to his knee by tearing the skin and flesh on a nail. It was necessary to take several stitches in the wound
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03
RIGHT IN HIS LINE.

'I'm surprised that you should be so interested in watching those silly dudes.'
 ''Force of habit, l guess. I'm president of real estate improve ment company"
 We'll"
 ''Well, they're a vacant lot. - Catholic Standard and Times.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03
Local--Personal

Hulls for sale. w. l.. ROBINS, nbone 162. I45-tf
 w. ]. Snow is in the city today from Vilonia.
 Miss Anna Prince is visiting in Little Rock.
 Ed Middleton left last night for visit with Morrilton friends.
 MT. and Mrs. s, J. Lea are spending the day in Little Rock
 A large crowd of negroes left , on the train to attend a picnic at Gleason.
 Rev. G. G. Davidson of Russell vile is spending today with rela tives in this city.
 Hugh Pence left yesterday tor Little Rock, where he will study embalming for several weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. J. E. Tinsley of Fort Worth, Texas, are visiting at the home of w. N. King in this city.
 John Ounaway IT,, has sold to I. B. Higgins part of lot I 37, Field er's survey of the town of Con way.
 New groom house for rent on Clifton street. good water and ont buildings. See Roy Rogers at Racket Store.
 Rev. R. w. Cazort of Argenta came up this morning and will go out to Oak Bowery to hold pro tracted meeting.
 Judge Sam Ffauenthal left this morning for Little Rock to attend the hearing of the state capitol case this afternoon.
 c. H. Newburn, A. F. Kuykeu- dall and R. A. Reynolds of the firm of Frauenthal x Schwarz are in Little Rock today.
 G. M. Taylor returned this morning to his home at Little Rock after visrting his son, who lives east of Conway.
 Mrs. M. J. Graham, who has been visiting her son, Thomas, here for some time left this morn ing for a visit at Fayetteville.
 P. T. Hilliard and H. Sullivan of Pettus, are here to visit friends for few days. They report an excellent cotton crop ill their sec ton of the state.
 A party of about I4 young peo pie, chaperoned by Mesdames Un- derhill and Shaw, will leave Thursday for Pinnacle Springs for a ten days outing
 Clarence Downs of Vilonia was in the city yesterday and left on the evening train for McAlister, Okla, where he has accepted a position with his brother, John w. Downs.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03
One Regiment to Go Only.

Little Rock, Aug, 3.-On ac- count of the lack of funds only one regiment of the Arkansas state guard will par icipate in the annual encampment which will be held at Dardanelle August 6to I9, instead of both regiments as contemplated. The regiment will, however, be made up of from companies both of the First and Second regiments
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03
THE SACRIFICE.

"People will praise my work after I am dead" said the playwright, gloomily.
 "Perhaps," answered the cold blooded actor; "but isn't it good deal of a sacrifice to make for a little praise~
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03
College Catalogue Out.

Prot. l.. C. Perry, who has re- gently been elected president of Scarritt Morrisville College of Morrisville, Mo-, has just com pleted his catalogue for the ensu- ing session. Three graduates of Hendrix College and two of Cen tral College of this city are mem bers of the faculty, as follows; M. ]. McHenry, science; Roger 5. Weems, Latin; Miss Roxie Clark, English and Mathematics; Miss Alma Carroll, music; Miss Alice Jett, expression. Mrs. Perry will teach German and French.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03
Normal Prospects Bright.

President J. J. Doyne states that prospects are brlght for a largely increased attendance at the State Normal School next session. He says the county examiner and county judges are manlfesting much interest in the new instltu- ton. and through their local papers are doing some good adver- Using forsthe school.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03

Aunt-I wouldn't have refused that young man if l had been you. Niece-I don't think 1 would, ei- ther, if I had been you.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-08-03
TRAYLOR LEAVES SCHOOL

teach German a1d French.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
Wife Sits Near Thaw

preciate the quality of your acts when
you killed White?'
"T think so -
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

as the Red Dragon" as one of the
alienists alleged.
Some letters received by Thaw and
turned over to Delmas were rather In
coherent and Jerome asked the witness
what purpose he thought they would
serve.
Thaw replied some of this exhibit
was rubbish and some of the letters
might have been written by cranks
but they contained ideas he thought
Demas might possibly use
One letter referred to White as a
grizzly" and Thaw as a tool of the
Almighty"
This was a suggestion" said
Jerome. for Delmas TO refer to you
as a tool of the Almighty"
NO said Thaw quickly Il put
cross opposite the word grizzly think
ing it might prove useful in speaking
of White"
Jerome read document given him
by DR.. Hamilton, who alleged it was
a copy of a proposed letter to the
newspapers submitted to him by Thaw
during his first examination by the
alienists. The letter condemned a GER
tain class of wealthy men in New
York, who, il is said, made a business
of running young girls
Thaw declared he had never written
anything of the kind.
The record Of Anthony Comstocks
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

examination before the sanity COM
mission brought out for the first time
that Thaw had offered to pay all extra
expenses if the Gerry society would
keep open all night.
II have since found the society had
a place open all night" said Thaw,
land 1 can't see why they did not tell
me that"
why did you want them open at
night" asked Jerome
so the agents would aid us If Mr..
Comstock or your office or I caught
any of this gang of girl-hunters at
night" was the answer.
At 5:45 p. m. Jerome announced he
was through with Thaw, except for a
possible question or two later.
Court then adjourned until to-
morrow
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
TAFT WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY BIG FLEET ON RIVER
FIotiIIa Leaving ST. Louis October 20
Promises to Be the Largest in
MlssissippPs History

WASHINGTON. July 90, - Repre-
sentative Barthodt of Missouri today
took up with President Taft some of
the details of his trip down the Miss
issippi river from St. Louis to New
Orleans.
The president will reach St. Louis
from Houston. Texas. October 25, and
will leave there for the trip down the
river on October 26. Mr.. Bartholdt
said the fotilla of boats which would
accompany the president would max
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
Hearing In Oil Suit DELAYED

KANSAS CITY, July pa hearing
in the suit to GUST the Prairie Oil and
Gas company from the state of Kansas
was adjourned here today to meet i'll
New York city in September next,
when several important eastern wit
nesses will be examined. Since the
hearing began ten days ago the state
has introduced much testimony i'm an
attempt to prove its contention that the
defendant company had conspired to
force Independent oil companies operat-
ing in Kansas out of business.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
CHICAGO Visited by Extreme Heat

ter today rose 81 degrees, the maxi
mum of the year here. In the crowded
tenement sections of the city thousands
slept last night Oh the sidewalks. While
the heat wave continued persons were
allowed to sleep In the parks. After
the mercury climbed to "a degrees a
heavy thunder storm caused the mer-
curry to drop % degrees in ten minutes.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
viii Extend Line to Provo, Utah

DENVER, July 29.--"When the work
of extending the Denver, Northwestern
& Pacific road is taken up again We
will extend the line right through to
Provo, Utah, without stopping" said
David H. Moffat today. Mr.. Moffat
added that arrangements for contracts
for extension work are now under
way although the work may not be
resumed until early next spring.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
Less Than $1.4O a Share
Wise Investor

its
tyex
advanced get
ina 5andsha int the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
Will Make Amicable Settlement

WASHINGTON. July 29.--After ne
eotiations which have continued unsuc-
cessfully for several years between the
government and the Truckee Electric
company for the use of the waters of
Lake Tahoe for the purpose of irrigat-
ing the Truckee-C Carson irrigation
project In Nevada. it is believed an
amicable settlement shortly will be
made.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
Will Not Be Sorry

one of the most spectacular cruises
ever seen on the river.
On a boat especially assigned to
them, there will be the governors of
thirty states. on another there will be
Vice President Sherman and more than
100 congressman.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

has been torn by internal strife. politi-
cal intriguea and threats of war for
years. Nothing short of threatened
uprising of the people prompted Prince
George to renounce his title as heir
apparent and flee the country after
his madcap career eliminated in the
accusation of having murdered his
valet. Prince Alexander, his brother,
who is now twenty one years of age,
is not much more popular than George.
Indeed when King Peter talked of
abdication some months ago it was
believed that there would be a revolt
against the entire KarageorgeVitch
dynasty and that a prince of some
other line would be called to the throne.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
TenderIoin Keepers Indicted

CHICAGO. July 29.-In furtherance
of States Attorney Wayman's attack
on the West Side "tenderloln" twenty
keepers of alleged Illegal establish
ments were Indicted TODAY.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30
i''aa'a'''''' &

n ELGRADE. Servia, July 29.-It is
X believed King Peter of Servia is
~ at the point of death. Months
ago hisphysiciaus discovered symptoms
of calcil 5tion of the arteries, and this
was soon followed by a swelling OF
the veins. Naturally this led to sleep
lessness and the necessity of opiates
which made rapid inroads upon the
vitality of the man who had led life
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-30

of luxury and dissipation. Peter Kara
gorgevitch waded in blood to his
throne if ever a modern ruler did.
II was his adherents who plotted and
executed the terrible tragedy in the
palace in 1903 when King Alexander
and Queen Draga were murdered in
cold blood From the day of his as
cension his throne trembled beneath
him. and he wore as uneasy a crown
as ever monarch did. Little Servia
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
A Diamond Mine Romance.


 There Is a whole world of romance in the stories of South African mines About a generation ago Joachim Prins- loo's farm of $500 acres, on which the Premier Mine is could have been bought for a pound ($5) an acre, and its Boer owner would have considered that he had much the best of the bar gain. After a time, however, the farm was purchased for f55.o00 pounds, a price which is explained by the fact that the land was then known as to be diamondiferous; and few months later the Premier Company was regis. tered with capitol of fs0.00O in If shares. I
 What Is an enormous fortune was within the reach of any far seetns person who had bought and held a few thousands of the original shares ia proved by the following facts. In two recent years the diamonds taken from this time have been. valued at fSo6.O00 and f994.0oo respectively: the deferred shares. of 2s. ed., (s0 centsl have been quoted at f1S each, or IA times their nominal value, and the market valuation of the original ESQ., 900 of capital has exceeded f7000 900 or more than 2,l00 times the value Q fthe whole Prinsloo's $500 acres ip the late seventies.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06

for damages In the sum of ss0.eoo by the heirs of E. A. Laurent. c. R. Smith, the wealthy planter, who killed Laurent last January, has executed deeds conveying to his daughter. Miss Estelle smith. practically all the real estate of which he was possessed.
 Smith has long been regarded as one of the weaithiest men in the county, and the property transferred includes valuable real estate holdings both in Columbus and throughout the county.
 The most valuable piece of property transferred is the plant in the north eastern part of Columbus, known as the New South Flow Works. Mir, Smith was one of the stockholders which originally owned this concern. and loaned the company large sum of money, taking a mortgage on the plant AS security therefor. The con- pany was never able to repay the loan, and he was compelled to foreclose the mortgage and take over the plant. which is valued at s75.o0o.
 The deeds of conveyance include oth. CT valuable city property. covering the residence known as the W. c. Caine place at 5o5 South Fourth Street. and a cottage at 5l9 South Third Street. The Caine property is worth about $50 an dthe cottage on South Third Street probably s3,000.
 The country propery transferred includes three plantations in the vest ern portion of the county. These plan tations are all included in the rich prairie belt, and are worth from sbo,ooo to s7b,00o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
A RILLIoN-poLLAR ERA.


 Swollen Fortunes of Today Win he
 Dwarfed by Efoarda of Tomorrow. New York World.
 The incorporation In the United States during May of railroad. indus trial and other companies having 6 capital stock of s25s,45s.s00 gives an Idea of the wonderful commercial ex- pansion of the country. Incidental testimony to the same effect Is furnish ed by the speedy absorption by in- vestors of the $i0,0o6, 900 issue of pre- ferred stock put out by new dry goods combination. E. H. Hartman said to the newspaper men who asked him about the report that he was go- ing abroad to dispose of s1s0.oeo,oo0 of bonds. T wouldn't have to go out of this house to do that in half an hour"
 This is truly a billion-dollar era Where the last generation figured in millions. the common multiple of the present-day business world is eio0,- o00.00o To what lengths Is the multi nlication of millions. to go Estates of s1.ooo,o00 have dwindled by compari- son to modest competencies. At the present rate of increase the swollen fortunes of today may tomorrow ex- cite no public concern. being dwarfed by the greater boards heaped up and reduced to negligible consequence in the light Of the graver problems in the regulation of capital which may then be expected to demand attsn- tion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
HlxA-Priced Pews.


 Recently a pew in a fashionable St. Johns Episcopal Church brought S3,000. It was purchased by Mrs. Frank B. Vrooman, of 1717 s Street. Northwest. Mrs. vrooman Is the daughter of Gen. John c. Black, Civil Service Commis- sioner.
 This is not the only high price paid for 6 pew in St. Johns. In 1sle. when the edihce was built, the pews sold for SiO0 each. But at that time the church received the money. and not a pewholder, as was the case with the one sold last week.
 A few years ago Representative George H. Hun. of Pennsylvania, pur- chased from an estate the pew direct Iy In the rear of what is known as the presidential pew" paying t2,75o for 1t. Mrs. Vrooman's bench is di- rectly in front of the Presidents.
 In the year 1920 the church was en- laFged and the number of the pews tn- creased to 202. giving it a seating ca- church sold the additional pews at s100 each( the price charged for those sold when the church was built
 From the sale of the pews since that time the church has derived no bene- 1t, for the sales are made by former holders. In many eases pews have re- mained in one family since the found- ing of the church, the Hagner pew being one of them. This seat has nev- CT been owned or kept by anyone else
 Mrs. Vrooman purchased her pew from the estate of Ross Ray. This pew, like many of those about 1t. has been the property of the original own CTS for nearly a century.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-06
aRed Harae HiIir

This Is the unieue title of a new book by sidney Mccall (Mrs. Mary McNeil Fenelossa, of Mobile). Others of her interesting books are Truth Dexter" "The Breath of the Gods," etc. her new book, "Red Horse HiH,J an American novel of intense dramatic in terest. returns to men and women of the North and South. Maris Alden had been married in her girlhood to a man who deserted her and took away her child; Learning that he Is dead. she married Dwight Alden, who had just become A resident of the South to as- sume the management of a large cot ton mill, owned by the New York firm of which he was the junior partner Marls has searched in vain for several YesrS to find her little girl Felicia" !" and had given up all hope, when here she discovers the little one as a slave in Mir. AIden's mill.
 The. conflict of human interests, a deep love motive that runs through four related lives among the charac- ters of this remarkable story. and the terrific power for good or evil held in the hands of the controller of South ern mills, all bear vital part in the drama
 The book Is, primarily, a strong, hu- man story, dealing with human nature and with love. The few chapters which aim to portray life in the mill towns and in the factories are handled with pathos, realism, and power. It Is an American novel that will be talked about. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, publishers.