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The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08
WANTS TOWN
 LAWS CHANGED

Little Rock, June S.-There is a quiet movement on foot to have the mayors of every incorporated town in Arkansas meet here some day before fall with representatives from every commercial body in the state, and form an association to work for better laws for the towns and cities of the state. This con- vention is a pet scheme of Mayor w. K. Duley and 1t is his desire that it have an executive commit tee which shall go over the laws of the state and have the next leg islature change such laws as are not to the best interests of the cities It is figured that such an organization would provide more liberal laws for the city ill the way of improvements, and not only that, but would give laxity in the amuse ments for the towns, per hitting Sunday baseball and o:her innocent amusementS on the sab bath.
 The cases in which convict ons for Sunday violation have been had in Little Rock, have been ap pealed and it is figured the su preme court will pass upon them before the end oi the summer, should the circuit court of this county also impose a penalty. The attorneys who are representing the amusement people claim the present law is unconstitutional as it prevents games aud places of amusement to operate on the Christian sabbath, which is dis crimination and in violation of the Fourteenth amendment to the con stitution of the United States.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08

the organization and it has bee n overlooked up to the present time.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08
VETS. LEAVE ON
 A LATE TRAIN

Delayed about five hours by a wreck at Clarksville, the train to take the special coach of Faulkner county veterans to the reunion at Memphis did not arrive here last night until 30 o'clock. While wearied by the long wait none of the excursionists abandoned the trip and the coach was packed to it's fullest capacity. Seventytwo tickets for this train were sold here. Among the veterans who left last night were the following:
 Capt. w. w. Martin, w. T. Fason, R. A. Reynolds, w. A.. Buckner, Jesse Witt, w. s. Coop CT, w. D. Cole, Sr., J. J, Smith, B. B. Barker, D. l.. Smith. E. A. Major, j.. M. Denison, John Lcng, T. J. Bullion, J. F.. Mounger, G. M Easterwood, J. K. Wimberly.
 Among others i'll the party were: C. H. Robinette, and daughter, Miss Alice, Mrs. Ben l.. Griffin, Sheriff w. M. Brady, County Clerk J. H. Bailey, Dave Stewart, John Hartley, Miss Sallie Dodson, F. A. Naylor, w. J. Snow, J. H. Hartje, J. w. Firestone, Miss Mag gie Denison, MT. and Mrs. J. E. Little, G. I. Kirby.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08

Mrs. Jennie V. Hicks has re- turned from Wagoner, Okla, and is at the home of her son, Faber D. Hicks.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08
Cumberland the Victor.

President O. D. Longstreth this morning received telephone mes sage from President H. s. Hartzoz of Ouachita College withdrawing all protests filed by the baseball team of that college against Cum berland College. Hendrix College has already withdrawn their pro tests and the action Of Ouachita leaves Cumberland as the undis- puted champions for 1909.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08

Old papers for sale at this office.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08

Get your Legal Blanks here.:ie
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08

Now that the dates have been dfienitely fixed for the state fair at Hot Springs, the directors of the Faulkner County Fair Association will hold a meeting within the next few days and name the dates for the fair in this county. It is probable that the dates first agreed upon, Sept. 2e and 30 and October and ?, will again be selected. These were the dates first selected, but after 1t was announced that there would be no state fair, they were recalled.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08
Copying House Journal.

Chief Clerk J. B. Higgins re- turned last night from Little Rock, bringing with him copy of the house journal, of which he will make copy for the printers. He will receive 10 cents per hundred words for copying the record and the work will probably keep him busy all summer.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08

Miss Salle Dodson left last night for a visit at Memphis and several points in Mississippi.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08
DATE IS FIXED
 FOR STATE FAIR

Hot Springs, June S.-At a meeting of the directors of the Arkansas State Fair Association yesterday it was decided to held a seven, day fair at Hot Springs be- ginning October 7 and ending Oct ober B. The decision was made this early to enable exhibitors and showmen to fix their dates for county fairs, and was also set to give time for exhibitors who may wish to make provision for exhibit ors who may wish to make provision for exhibiting at the Texas state fair at Dallas on October I6.
 o. P. Findley was elected assist ant secretary of the association at the board meeting today.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08
Pres. Doyne Still Ill.

President J. J. Doyne of the State Normal School is still con6n- ed to his bed with an illness which has kept him at home since the Normal commencement. He has number of dates to address teachers institutes at various points ill the state during this and next week, but his physician states that he will not be able to be out for a week at least.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08
UNOERTAKeRS ARE IN SESSION
Tenth Annual Convention Being
 Held at Little Rock.
Address of Welcome Delivered by Mayor w. K. Duley and was Responded to
 by T. J. BrickWell of Brihkley.

Little Rock, June Especial. - The Arkansas Funeral Directors Association opened its annual con vention in the convention hall of the Capitol Hotel today and the sessions will continue for two or more days. There are about 30 undertakers and embalmers in at tendance and all the big manufac- turers of undertaken s supplies have large exhibits in the corridors of the hotel.
 The convention was called to order by President H. l. Holder ness of Pine Bluff this morning and Mayor w. K. Duley delivered the address of welcome. The response was given by the T. J. Brickwell of Brinkley.
 Daily demonstrations will be given at the College of Physi- clans and Surgeons, over which Dr. C. H Hoffman will have charge. Dr. Hoffman will d-liver a lec- ture before the assembly also on the relation of the undertaken to san itation. Dr. J. l. Norris of Pine Bluff will discuss the relationship between the clergy and the under taker. George Overman of Tex arkana will discuss difficult cases. C. A. Roth of Little Rock and Jesse G. Putnam of Fort Smith will also deliver addresses to the Association. The annual election of officers will be held Thursday.
 Mrs. Jennie V. Hicks has re- turned from Wagoner, Okla, and
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08
ANNUAL ALL-DAY SINGING
Beckett School House People Planning
 Big Time.

The people in and around Beck ett school house are making pre- parations for one of the largest "all-day singings and dinner on the ground ever held in this county Sunday, June 20. An in- vitatlon by the leader, Luther C.. Presley, for all singing classes to attend and help in this great event has been issued. A large crowd is expected to attend and all are requested to bring we'll filled " baskets.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08
Catalog Nearly Ready.

The seventh annual catalog of Hendrix is being printed by the Conway Printing Co.,, and will be ready for delivery in about two weeks.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08

Mrs. O. D. Longstreth and children are visiting relatives in Conway county.
The log cabin Democrat., 1909-06-08

Mrs. w. D. Cole, T. and baby are spending monthwith her par ents at Okoloua.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11

The main obstacle to an effective 30
 cial control of the sale and use of fire arms lies in the bourbonism of police officials, who think revolvers so much part of the normal life of mankind that the very idea of suppressing them is set down at once for foolish ideal ism. Nevertheless, the more highly perfected the various kinds of life de stroyers become the m0-e important will 1t be for society to bring them under rigorous control. The invention of the Maxim silencer will unquestion- ably give impetus to the movement The Scientific American says of the silencer, as now perfected for use on rifles, that a man could now be shot lon a crowded thoroughfare and in broad daylight without there being any evidence of smoke or report to show whence the bullet came" Doubtless on pistols will be perfected. and then the possibility which now exists of un- traceable assassination from a window opening or other place of concealment will be greatly extended. Already there is a bill under consideration in the New York Legislature to prohibit the manufacture or sale of the instrument except for the use of military or civic organizations, duly licensed by the State, and to punish similarly anyone who may carry it concealed on his per son. Simultaneously there Is an or diance pending before the New York City board of aldermen for a detailed registration of all sales of weapons. with full Information about the pur- chasers. This latter ordinance. how ever, even though adopted in an effect i've form, will doubtless be nullified by police neglect in administration. The time will certainly come when firearms will be chased out of civilized commu- nities with the same diligence with which snakes are now hunted down.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
HOLDS BAGS OPEN

bags is shoveled into the hopper, from which it drops by gravity into the bags. AS the grain descends the bags are shaken at regular intervals by an ar engagement attached to the pulley. The bags are in this way automatically lifted off the ground a trifie at each turn of the pulley, allowing the grain to settle, filling the bags to their ut most capacity. This does away with the ordinary laborious method formerly employed by hand It is claimed that the bags can be filled in one-fourth the time heretofore required and by one man
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
TransplantinR.

As the time approaches for removing young plants from the flats in the house or from the hotbed outside, an extra amount of airing must be given to harden them. Plants which have started indoors or under glass are more or less tender and will not be able to thrive under the rigor of early spring planting without treatment. They must become hardened, or accli- mated, to the new conditions
 At least week before transplanting remove the sash entirely from the bot bed during the day and allow abund- ance of ventilation at night, except when heavy frost threatens. This will give the plants practically an outside temperature for the greater part of the day and they will grow stronger and harder thereby. At this time also less watering should be given to check growth and make the plants more re sistant to the cold. All plants can en- dure lower degree of temperature un- der dry than under moist conditions.
 Most seedlings are transplanted di- rect from the fiat or hotbed to the open garden when they have attained a height of from four to six inches or more. When facilities are at hand better way is to first transplant them to a cold frame, which is the same as a hotbed without the heat. In the cold frames they become accustomed to low CT temperature and are still protected from frost of nights and on cold days. A still better way is to transplant the young plants at the appearance of their second or third set of true leaves to two inch flower pots.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
Courteousness of Colombians.

It was the third or fourth day out from Santa Marta, Colombia, and early In the morning. when one of the South American passengers came on deck. Another South American arose from his deck chair, extended his hand and as the men shook hands inquired after the health of the newcomer, his wife and his children.
 As they had parted company only about eight hours before in the smolz- ing room, this seemed like unnecessary courtesy. The observer noticed that this happened in the case of all the Colombians on board, so he asked one man about 1t.
 Ut is custom of the country" said he. 'On the occasion of meeting a per son for the first time each day 1t Is etiquette to shake hands and to make Inquiries about the health of the per son so greeted and of his relatives. It would not be considered polite to do otherwise"
 Continuing, this man told of taking walk one day in Bogota with a mer- chant of the place. They were bent on business and were to cover a distance that might be made rather easily in 10 minutes. Because of the necessary stops to make the customary inquiries and to shake hands wi;h friends of the merchant, the trip tt nearly an hour.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
Only Favoriti.m Wanted.

George Gould spoke of railway difii- culties at a recent board meeting.
 "A railway finds it impossible. by being just, to please aI hands," Mir. Gould concluded. There is truth in the story of the commuter who enter ed a railway superintendent's office with a black frown.
 "'Well, what nextT the superintend- ent said to the man impatiently. By our new time table don't three addi- tional trains stop at your station nowT
 "'Yes. but growled the commuter, they stop at all the other little sta tions. too.'"
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
Causes of Roup.

When fowls crow at night, which is the fact when the number quartered Is greater than the capacity of the house, they sweat. This sweating causes the feathers to rot at the base, giving them the very appearance of melting. This explains why so many fiocks look ragged in early summer.
 It is a noted fact that the majority of cases where roup has become cpl demic among fowls the latter were crowded in tightly-built houses when the weather is very cold and allowing the houses to remain. closed all the next day. This creates a moisture which generates dampness, and the whole house feels very much like vault At night the house is more or less filled with dampness emanating from the fowls breath, but if, on the following morning, the windows are opened wide. this dampness will be dispelled- This Is a great point in favor of the scratch ing shed plan of house.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
Fact and Fiction.

Fiction is stranger than truth, in spite of the prOverb. A writer in the Atchison Globe gives a striking ex- ample of the contrast between "the way it is in books" and real life. In the books this is the method used:
 ''Outside the wind moaned unceasing- ly, its voice now that of child which sobs with itself in the night, now that of a woman who suffers her great pain alone, as women have suffered since life began, as women must suffer till life wears to its weary end. And. mingled with the wailing of wind, rain fell, fell heavily, intermittently, like tears wrung from souls of strong men,"
 In real life we say:
 Its raining"
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
DiskinE Alfalfa.

The work of disking alfalfa requires a little bit of skill. The disk must be set just so it will cut the ground suf- ficiently and do as little damage as possible. A little experience will en- able any intelligent man to do the very best work in the field. There are times and conditions when the spring tooth harrow may do all right, but gener- ally nothing but a good sharp disk with enough big horses in front and a com petent man on the seat can do the work. I use only the smoothing har- row in the early spring, but after each moving I use a disk or spring tooth. whichever I think best, always finish ing with a spike tooth, so as to leave the field in the very best possible con dition for the growing crop. It is Q real pleasure to see the alfalfa start out anew and grow about one inch a day on an average.-Denver Field and Farm.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11

among infants is to indict about ever. city in the land and all of the Statee for complicity in a murderous conspir- acy. When a municipal legislature de clines to pass any law honestly and scientifically designed to increase the purity of the milk supply, It becomes a party to this murderous conspiracy. If 1t fails to enact suitable building laws, 1t is guilty of crime of omis- sion. It is similarly derelict when 1t fails to provide for the medical inspec- ton of school children or to compel the taking of any and all the precautions which science has devised and expert ence has proved to be beneficial. We may hold opinion with certain men of science, commonly designated as cranks, that disease is a crime. but we may not hope to see the people attain to universal heights of right living But because individuals habitually and often Intentionally abuse or neglect their bodies, the State is not absolved from exercising to the limit of toler- ance its duty of safeguarding life and health AS it is now, the State sins as the individuals do and, presumably. because they do.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
HeIpfuI Hints.

oil up the work harness.
 The neglected colt or calf will prove profitless.
 Cattle will never do well in the same pasture as sheep.
 Wood charcoal should always be kept in the hog pen.
 How are the farm implements? Any of them need repairs?
 To improve live stock, requires in telligence and thought.
 It is a good plan to have the horses and cows clean up their managers after each feed.
 There is such a thing as overlooking. Feed stock all the food they will as- simulate, but not more.
 Don't have a lot of manure lying in the yards all summer. It will lose just about half of its value by fall.
 It is better to feed the COWS fodder and hay after milking, as 1t keeps the dust down. Feed the grain before milking.
 The best feed for making muscle is oats. They are not heating nor very fattening. The young calves should be given oats in order to give them mus cle and make them plump
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
THE MEASLES CANNIBAL.
Method of Vancouver Island Tribe
 to Drive Away Disease.

NO AtNAy DISeASe.
 A few years ago an epidemic of measles broke out among the Indian tribes living on Vancouver Island. in British Columbia, not far from Fort Rupert, and the shamans or medicine men came to the conclusion that a can nibal sorcerer, whom they termed the ''hamatsu" (measles cannibal), was staying their childrento eat them and that he would continue to do so until he was killed.
 AS they could not slay a ghost in his own person they arranged a ceremony in which one of their number posed as the cannibal and was treated as they This fact of a substitute was, of course, not made public, only the med icine men knowing the truth of the matter.
 Against a wall of rock was painted an imitation opening, in the center of which the "cannibaP was fastened. At the proper time, after going through various incantations. a covering was jerked away, exposing the cannibal ap- parently springing through the solid rock. He was promptly grasped by two of the priests, who dragged him out and rushed him through a fire which was burning in front of the place and which was surrounded by all the mem- bers of the tribe beating drums and singing at the top of their voices. By some 5ugglery the cannibal was got rid of, and the people were told that he had flown away through the air and would not come back.
 After this ceremony had been re peated several times to put an end to other epidemics, which were only too prevalent among the Indians, 1t grew into a sort of annual affair, managed by the members of a secret society whose members know that the sup posed "hamatsu' was only a man Scientific American.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
For Filling Sacks.

In filling sacks with grain, flour, ce- ment, etc, it has been found impossible for one man to do the work. A second laborer is required to hold open the mouth of the bag while the other does the filling. The necessity of the ex- tra laborer is eliminated in the sack filling apparatus shown here, the in- vention of a Washington man. This apparatus was designed primarily to provide a device by which bags could be quickly and economically filed by one man. A hopper is provided. to which pulley is attached at one end. At the front are the frames for sup porting the bags after the later have been fastened in position. The grain or other article to be placed in the
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11

which affects the feet and not the chest In old-standing cases of foot lameness the chest muscles may waste away in sympathy, and that fact has led to the ''chest founder idea. Such a horse should be shod with wfde-webbed, fiat bar shoes, put on over dressing of tar and oakum, and a thick leather sole. Then clip of the hair and blister the hoof heads (coronets) of forefeet with a mixture of one dram of biniodlde of mercury and two ounces of cerate of cantharides rubbed in for fifteen min utes. Wash blister off in forty-eight hours, then apply lard daily. Blister every three or four weeks.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11

Strict speed laws are becoming com mon and their enforcement is rigldly demanded by public opinion. It is all because of few harebraIned scorchers who were divinely designed to run wheelbarrows instead of automobiles The goyernor-valve of the intellect of automobile scorchers was never design sd to be attached to machinery. Against the fool in an auto the war ought to be one of extermination. It would be cheaper and pleasanter for the public to exterminate the auto fool than to permit him to continue extermInating the public.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
Hr HAD AN ABSENT PART.

Recruit Glad to Start Toward Stage
 Glory as "Carlos, the Fiddler"
 "The son of a wealthy old friend of mine, being stage struck, joined with a 10-20-S0 opera company. I met him loafing and strutting about a hotel in Duluth. Minn.," said the veteran actor to a representative of the New York Telegraph.
 "'Come over to the opera house and see the show said he.
 T went, but I saw no signs of this young man on the stage, nor was his name on the program. Afterward I met him in the lobby of the hotel.
 ".I did not recognize any of the characters as you remarked. What part are you playingr
 Why, I am playing the part of Carlos. the Fiddler said he.
 "'There was no such part
 "'Oh, yes there was. Didn't you notice how they talked about him? In the first act, in order to get the chorus of stage, didn't the soubrette put her hands over her eyes, look of L. 4 E. and say: "Oh. girls, Carlos the Fiddler is going to have dance on the green; let us hasten or we will miss it?" Then burst into song and skip of? You bet they did.
 "'Then again, in the second act, when the bell is tolled without, don't the prima donna say: "Hark that belll That bell can stand an awful lot marking. for who is pulling the rope but Carlos the Fiddlerf"
 "That Is true, young man, but they only talk about you. You do not show yourself on the stage during the whole performance.'
 "T am aware of that, but you must remember I am as yet a raw recruit, still I feel I am on my way to fame and glory, though the path may be strewn with thorns.'
 ''Oh, if the hope and optimism of youth could be with us in our later years" sighed the veteran actor.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11

It is common delusion that in over coats weight and warmth go together. The London Lancet points out the fact that not only is this not SO, but within certain limits the opposite is true. The material and the weave which produce the greatest weight are also those which make good conductors of heat, and therefore poor preservers of it. The looser, lighter weaves are net only warmer than the heavy, stiff clJths. like the old-fashioned meltons and Lerseys, but they permit more free dom of motion, wSich, in turn, pro- duces heat The Lancet also declares that we make a mistake in using dark cloths for our winter overcoats; that light oolored ones would at once be warmer and more cheerful in a gloomy season.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-11
Nut Industry on the Farm.

An industry which the farmer might take up with profit is nut growing. Improved nut trees begin bearing at about six or eight years, bearing the same as apple or pear trees. Large trees when grafted begin to bear about the third or fourth year, and large trees that are budded will bear sooner than small ones, but the small ones bear longest. English walnuts can now i,c grown in the Central States.