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 some n1isgivings, and as it was early she managed to wrap her pet up in 2 shawl and put it under the seat, ap- parently extracting 8 promise from 1t that it would lie still. But when She went to the front to -ecite the lamb went, too. The Children and teaciaer laughed and Mary, with red face, put the lamb out in the shed to await the noon hour.
 However, this little incident would have soon been forgotten If John Roul- stone, who was IT years old at the time, had not written the verses, which have lived. ever since. The teacher who objected when the lamb came running into school after Mary was Miss Polly KimbaH.
 Ths historic lamb met an untimely fate 1t was killed the following Thanksgiving day by the cattle when running around in the barnyard. The lamb died in Mary's arms. In Sterling the story is told by Miss Mary Peek, who knew the Mary of the nursery rhyme as Mrs. Tyler, who one day took her and showed her a card that con- tained yarn frcm the wool of the orig final lamb and at the same time told her the interesting story.-Cora Virginia Rowland
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-09

The Omaha Boe speaks of Joe Bai- ley, senator from Texas, as ''the obvi- oazsfz incorruRtibie man
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-09
INDOORS AND OUT OF DOORS
 A Boys and Girls Department
GeneraI crant,s aserst.

pouches of them, and these they i'll with reindeer tal1ow for the children.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-09
UNCLE JEp's TALK WITH THE
 LITTLE FOLKS.

Our little company of workers is growing and the answers to the word : puzzles are increasing; and we are surprised by the number of cute little stories the word d-puzzle calls out. We have lots of answers this week, and some Of then. will make the old folks smile Those who win the prizes are happy, and those who tried are inn proving all the while. The young peo- pie who read this department are go- ing to know more and enjoy more than those who do not wake up to its in- -terest and worth. It Builds as We Build. and who can tell what 1t may amount to in the way of helpfulness and inspiration to both young and old. Uncle Jed is going to preach as little as possible, and going to make this de- partment as enjoyable and satisfying as he csn tc all who take an interest in it. If any of the little folks wish to ask Uncle Jed questions. he hopes they will feel free to do so. We are go- ing to be merry, chatty lot; and we can every one of us prize I'm Doors and Out t-"f-Doors," if we arc not for tunate enough to win the prize. ''If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." should be your motto.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-09
\ Dollar That Helped Lincoln.

Next Sunday will be the 102 anni- versary of the birth of Abraham Lin- coin, the Emancipator, and it will be observed in all parts of the country
 When he was IS years old he earned two silver half dollars in less than a day. He used to go down the .Missis- sipu1 river in a rowboat to sell his produce, and he was at a steamboat station near Natchex- unt er- tn H i'll when two passengers arrived and ask ed him to take them and their dunna se off to steamboat in the stream, and as an inducement tossed for him two bright silver half dollars, into his boat i; and deligftedly he rowed them off to the river steamer. Lincoln in his later years said of this incident: T could hardly believe my eyes. You may think it was little thing, but it was the most tyfmportant incident of my Iife I could hardly believe that I, a poor boy, had carried a dollar in less than a day. The world seemed wider and fairer to me was a more hopeful and confident being from that time And those kindly people who never missed the money did not realize how their libera1ity and kindness had frightened up a human soul of great promise. It is the little kindly acts, unconsciously done, which bring forth abundantly.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06
MT. OLIVE.

Cotton is opening up rapidly. Some
have begun to pick and the fields look
white enough for October | think
about one-half of crop will be all
we will get this year.
There is great deal of sickness in
and around here at this writing.
Jake Fulmer, wife and son of Little
Rock have been here for the past few
days visiting relatives and old-time
friends.
Miss Gladys Davis is reported as
being very i'll with remittent fever.
Prof. Huddleston closed most sue
/, cessful school at this place Monday.
He treated the school and patrons to
all the candy they wanted to eat, and
an enjoyable time was had by all pres
ent. We hope to have him teach our
next school.
Roy Hodge, who has been very low
with typhoid fever for the past two
or three months, is reported better.
Miss Jewell Snow attended the bap-
Using at Rodents Mill Sunday.
w. L. Easter of Cross Roads was
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06
SPRINGFIELD.

Miss Jessie Moore spent last Satur-
day and Sunday with her parents at
Lonoke.
Joe Bickle and family of Oklahoma
spent last week with friends and rela-
tives here.
Miss Florence Moody of Little Rock
is spending the week in our city.
Quite number of our people at
tended the protracted meetings at
Hall Greek and Shady Grove the past
week.
Mrs. T. w. Harrison of Index is
spending this week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Hutto here.
Prof. David Midnight and wife
Misses Claunde Hutto, Blanche Moore
and Ruth Wilder attended the county
day.
contest at Center Ridge last Satul
Calvin McNut and family of Little
Rock aer visiting relatives here this
week.
The Springfield Baseball team play
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06
CURTISS RELIABILITY
AN AXIOM In AVIATION

Back of every aviation contract
made by the Curtiss Exhibition Com
pany is ample capital and a thorough
ly equipped organization. Each prom
Use made by the company is based on
known proven ability. Every aviator
employed by the company is man of
proven ability. Daring, spectacular,
consistent performances have spread
the fame of Curtiss aviators through
out the country. By successful exhi-
billions given in over 200 cities and
towns in the United States their
claims to superiority have been aug
mented and upheld. No aviators in
America are better known. Curtiss
achievements are the arguments that
convince. Using the new model, high
powered Curtiss biplane, the safest,
most dependable aeroplane of all, Cur
tiss experts on various occasions have
been able to fly successfully when riv-
al aviators remained on the ground
because of wind Admitting thous-
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06
DEATH CAUSED BY
MORPHINE POISONING
BODY OF HENDRICKS BROUGHT
TO FAULKNER COUNTY
FOR BURIAL.

The cause of the death of Clarence
Hendricks, son of A. E. Hendricks of
Vilonia, at Mt. Ida last Sunday night
was morphine poisoning, but whether
an overdose of the drug was taken by
accident or with suicidal intent has
not been definitely learned here. A
dispatch from Mt. Ida in this morn
ing's Little Rock Gazette says:
Clarence Hendricks, who has been
student of the Mt. Ida Normal acad-
envy for the past two years, died here
Sunday night at IL o'clock from the
effects of an overdose of morphine.
"He has been teaching a rural
school about IL miles south of this
place this summer and came to Mt.
Ida Friday night to spend Saturday
and Sunday with friends. He was
complaining of feeling bad on Sunday
morning, and as he was accustomed to
helping himself to what he wanted in
the drug store here, having worked
there Some last winter, he secured
some morphine tablets and took suf-
ficient quantity to cause his death, al
though physicians worked for about
| 10 hours to save him.
"The cause of his rash act is only {
matter of conjecture. Hendricks was
a young man of exemplary habits anC
we'll liked by his host of friends il
this locality. 1t was he who captured
the first prize in the spelling contes
at Little Rock in June, 1910. His pa
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06

ed two games with the Cedar Creek
team last Saturday and won both
games.
Mrs. Arthur Smith of Paris visited
relatives and friends here the past
week.
Prof. David Midnight is going to
move his family, in few days, to
Strong, Union county, where he will
teac hschool this winter.
Miss Blanche Moore, who was the
representative of Section in the reel
tation contest at Center Ridge last
Saturday, won the medal. Miss Moore
is a student of the Springfield High
/ School.
Mrs. E. G. Schoggen of Little Rock
is visiting relatives here this week.
John Cureton has purchased the
property recently owned by Prof. Nc
Knight and will move there as soon
as the house is vacated.
| Prof. Miner made a business trip
to Little Rock last Monday.
Miss Alice Berry is preparing to
enter the State Normal at the opening
of the session.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06
Personals

Typewriters for rent. ]. D. Duna-
way. diff
A son was born Sunday to Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Banister.
FOR SALE-A good horse. C. H.
Newbern. diff
Capt. w. w. Martin is spending the
day in Little Rock.
Postmaster and Mrs. o. J. Owen
are in Little Rock today.
See that wildcat whistle. Just the
thing for your bike. Bolls Bros. ct
I. N. Fields and S. D. Thornton
went to Little Rock this morning.
VIM. Cady, Baggage and Express
man. Day or night. Phone 321&100. tt
Something entirely new in "honk-
honk." You can hear one half mile.
Bolls Bros. ct
Mrs. S. G. Smith and daughter,
Miss Leila, and Nelson Owen left to-
day for Fayetteville, where they will
visit Mrs Smiths sister Mrs. Rey
burn Peay.
Mr.. and Mrs Bruce T. Bullion and
daughter Miss Ruth, and Mrs. G.. w.
Rice returned to Little Rock this
morning, after visiting relatives here
for about 10 days.
John Hartley and family will leave
tomorrow on an overland trip to He
Der Springs in their auto. They ex-
pect to visit also at Armstrong
Springs before returning home.
FOR SALE-A registered Jersey
bull; chance to get something good;
solid color bull calf, black tongue and
switch; dropped June 10. Sire Ferns
Prince. Dam-Nobella's Cricket, one
of the best cows from r. D. Dunlap's
Jersey farm. Grand sire imported
from Jersey Island at cost of $500
by J. M. Overton, Nashville, Tenn. f.
l.. PYLE, GAINESVILLE, Ark. w1t-d6t
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06

ands have seen Curtiss aviators per-
form feats that other birdmen have
never even attempted to do. Ely is
the only aviator who ever alighted on
and flew from the deck of warship.
The honor of having made the hazard
Gus flight over the Falls, down the
gorge and under the bridge at Mag
ara belongs to Lincoln Beachey alone.
What Hugh Robinson did in his Tri-
State flight, the Cairo exhibition, has
never been duplicated. Again and
again Jimmy" Ward, "the human
sky-lark," has shown how wonderful
ly he can lift a crowd to the heights
of enthusiasm. c. c. Wilmer, Lucky
Bob" st. Henry, Beckwith Ravens
and Cromwell Dixon are other Curtiss
aviators that because of their excel
lent work are achieving fame. Last,
but not least known, is C. X. Hamil-
ton, who again flies the colors of the
Curtiss Exhibition Company.
Having the experience and other
qualifications of frst-class aviators,
equipped with machines that they
know they can depend on, assisted,
backed, directed by capable and emf
nently responsible management, Cur
tiss aviators are able to go through
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06

out the country giving exhibition
flights that are in every way satisfac-
tory, filling all their engagements
with the punctuality that distinguish
es first-class theatrical company.
Because it means to be ready and
willing always to perform exactly
what it promises to do, in making
contracts the Curtiss Exhibition Com
pany exercises diligence and care. 1t
is in position to do business at short
notice with responsible parties almost
anywhere. 1t is prepared to give avi-
alton exhibitions that will be entirely
satisfactory. Proof of this is easily
obtainable in many cities where Cur
tiss aviators have exhibited.
Because of it's resources, organiza-
ton and equipment, because of the ex-
perience, skill and reliability of the
aviators it employs, and because of
the superiority of Curtiss biplanes,
the Curtiss Exhibition Company is
building up business of which it is
justly proud. 1t has succeeded be-
cause it ever has exhibited the intent
and the ability to make good. In
reaching out for business, it adheres
firmly to the practice of giving value
received.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06

Legal Blanks for sale at thi Office.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06

rents live at Vilonia, Faulkner coun-
ty, where they were notified at once
by wire.
"He was member of the |. o. o.
F.. Vilonia lodge, also of the Wood
men of the World"
The body of young Mr.. Hendricks
arrived at Conway yesterday after
noon and was taken to Pleasant Val
ley, where the funeral was held today.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06
COTTON EXTREMELY POOR.

J. E.. Fish, who lives in the Barley
settlement southwest of Conway,
brought the Log Cabin Democrat
some samples Of extremely poor cot
ton yesterday afternoon. He said he
picked the best stalk in field of IS
acres and it contained only nine bolls.
Six other stalks were pulled at ran
dom on the same row and one of them
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06
ENDERS.

The farmers here are very much
discouraged over the cotton crop. The
wet weather and worms have almost
ruined the crop.
Mrs. J. T. Jolly ssick at this writ
ing.
DR.. Patton of Quitman was called
heer yesterday to see Joe Atkisson's
baby, who is very sick.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06

contained two bolls, while five others
had on fruit whatever. The army
worm, Mr.. Fish states, is responsible
for the damage, and he says his crop
will not be half as large as it was last
year.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06

visitor here Monday.
w. D. Hogan has been here for the
past few days soliciting portrait or
ders.
Fred Perry and wife of Center
Point visited the latter's parents at
this place a few days since.
Several from this place attended
services at Cross Roads yesterday, al
so the baptising at Roden's Mill.
J. L. Morgan and family have re-
turned from an extended visit to rela-
tives in White county.
SEPTEMBER 6.
anal Rlanks for sale at thi office
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06
NEW ELECTION OFFICERS.

W. T. Piercey and Claud Martin
have been appointed election judge
and clerk, respectively, for the Third
ward of Conway, to succeed w. B
Simmons, deceased, and J. B. Higgins
removed from the ward.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06

Rev. j. j. Hurt left at noon for Mt
Vernon, where he will conduct a re-
vival meeting to continue a week or
10 days.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06

Parties borrowing tools Of my shoE
will please return them at once, as
need them. o. ID. Clibourn. DIT
ENDERS.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1908-current, 1911-09-06
WEATHER FORECAST.

Tonight and Thursday, increasing
cloudiness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-09
HOW TARIFFS GROW.

President Taft recently said that
protection as a national policy" was
one basic principle" of that great
statesman" Alexander Hamilton.
That is true. Hamilton's first
tariff, 1889, laid duties averaging
about s per cent on comparatively
few enumerated articles. On all the
many other articles it laid uniform
duty of per cent, which was not in
tended to, and did not, protect.
The duties on dutiable articles
now average not far from As per
cent, or about six times as much as
they did under the first Hamilton
tariff.
Thus, our history shows that the
protection burden tends to grow
heavier instead Of lighter as the
years go by. This contradicts the
protectionist teaching of Hamilton S
creased, less protection would be re-
quired, and in few years none at
all would be necessary.
The tendency is the other way be-
cause the burden, first imposed to
help few industries, Expresses
some others and they demand pro-
lection, TOO. Wnen these are pro-
tected still more must be, for the
same reason, and so on. The added
burdens also Cypress the industries
first protected, and they demand
higher rates. So the tendency is
both to extend the protected field
and to build the fence higher and
higher.
This tendency can be overcome
only by limiting the area Of protec-
ton and sternly insisting on lower
rates as capital increases and the
real necessity for protection to any
industry grows less.-Chicago Jour
nal.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-09
DOING THEIR DUTY.
Scores of Leon Readers are Learning
the Duty of the Kidneys.

To. filter the blood is the kidneys
duty.
When they fail to do this the kid
neys are sick.
Backache and many kidney ills fol-
low;
Help the kidneys do their work.
Doan's Kidney Pills build up weak
kidneys.
Leon people endorse our claim.
M. J. Hamilton, Leon, Iowa, says:
II began to suffer from kidney trou-
BILE few years ago, brought on no
doubt by hard work. The complaint
began with pains in my back, and
lameness in my hips and loins. The
doctor told me had uric poison in
my system, and although I took his
medicine I got no relief. However,
one day I heard about Doan's Kidney
Pills and resolving to give them a
trial, procured box. In short
time after beginning their use, I i'm
proved and my general health is ex-
cellent at the present time. think
highly of Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Deans
and take no other. II. s. q
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-09
A remark made by President Taft

A remark made by President Taft
in one of his recent speeches shows
how little he knows about American
farming, in which he declared that
the trouble with the American
farming of this day is due to the
fact that some years ago the Ameri-
can farmer was able to produce
enough to feed several men, whereas
now he is rapidly approaching the
point which indicates that his own
consumption is fully equal to his own
production of food" Such foolish
remark as that made by an ordinary
man would be laughed at as silly,
but because the president said it, it
is being quoted all over this country
and Europe as a statement of fact.
The American farmer not only feeds
himself, but the millions in the cities
and much of Europe.-St. Joe OBJ
Serer
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-09
Notice of Final Report.

In the District Court of Iowa, in
and for Decatur County. No. 1892
probate.
In the estate of D. M. Luce, de-
ceased.
To Lodema F. Hodges, Lillian M.
Carse, Iva M. Luce and Alvin J.
Webb:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned L. E. Crist, Admins
traitor of the estate of D. M. Luce,
deceased, will on or before October
rs, 1911, file his final report therein
in the Office of the Clerk Of the Dis
trict Court In and for the aforesaid
county, and will ask for it's approval
and his discharge from further duty
or responsibility therein, and that
said report and application for dis
charge will come on for hearing be-
fore the Court aforesaid at Leon,
Iowa, on the 7th day of November,
A. D., 1911, at which time and place
you can appear and show cause, II
any you have, why said final report
should not be approved and the un-
dersigned discharged from any fur
Their duty and responsibility.
L. e. CRIST,
CAT Administrator.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-09

Fifty thousand people who spent
money to go to Dakota to register
for chances to draw lands for which
they must pay for at from four to
six dollars per acre and then home
stead, have now found out they got
not even that chance. Three thous-
and others got numbers ahead OF
theirs that will cover all the desirable
chances there are to make homes
alongside the beautiful Indians who
have most of the land. If the gov
eminent intends to keep up such
system of disposing of the public
lands, for the sake of the people let
the system be so changed that men
can register with their county clerks.
1t is a fraud to compel people to
travel from one to a thousand miles
to take part in such lottery, and
the respect of the people for our gov
eminent is correspondingly diminish
ed. With a small fee of one or two
dollars imposed for all who register
with county clerks the list would be
confined to those who actually con-
template taking up the land and the
result would be the same if the names
are registered with county clerks as
it is by requiring a long railroad
journey and then fee for register
ing with agents appointed for that
purpose.-Denison Bulletin.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-09
Notice of PrObating Will.

To whom it may concern:
You are hereby notified that there
is now on file in the Office of the
Clerk of the District Court of Iowa,
in and for Decatur county, an instru-
ment in writing, purporting to be
the last Will and Testament of Eliza
Ann Chastain, late of said county,
and that 10 o'clock a. M, of the 10th
day of January, 1912, has been fixed
for the probate of said will, at which
time you can appear at the Court
House in said county and show cause,
if any there be, why said Will should
not be admitted to Probate.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said court at Leon, Iowa, this
18th day of October, 1911.
J. l.. MENDENHALL,
1O-3t Clerk of District Court.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-11-09
INDIAN SUMMER.
We Will Never See it Again For
There Are No More Forests.

A writer in the Omaha World-Her-
aid lamenting the fact that We have
no more Indian summers, attributes
the hazy weather which character
lied the beautiful season to the de-
cay of vegetation in our forests. 1t
is true that we have no Indian sum-
mers, Octobers of rare warm days
when the sun comes up and goes
down a great ball of fire, while over
the whole country is haze that
grows denser when the evening ap-
preached.
The Indian summer is gone and it
will never return for the simple rea-
son that the dreamy haze that the
writer's rave about was caused by
smoke, and there is no smoke in
autumn; mot so you can notice it. -
Before the country was settled and
the big pine forests of Minnesota and
Michigan and Wisconsin were uncut,
the grass lands were burnt after the
frosts by the Indians. Not all of
them, of course, but fires would be
set out and they would burn for days
and weeks. The whole plain coun-
try from Texas to Montana was burnt
off. The Indians set fire to the for
ests too, and in the great pine woods
to the north of us, were always sew
eral fires from July to December.
The fires were caused by lightning
too, and they burned for months at
times. When the forests were cut
and the grass land was settled there
were no more fires. There was no
smoke and of course no Indian sum-
mer.
1t makes no difference which way
the wind is blowing, as body the air
travels east and when the autumn
fires began the smoke travelling east
ward gave us our Indian summers.
When the big forests of Montana and
Idaho and Southern California get
on fire we have few days of hazy
weather, and that is the nearest ap-
proach to Indian summer the boys
and girls of this day will see.
When you buy a balky horse you
may not pay for any harness, but