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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-15
QUITE A BREEZE.

GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Aug. "a storm
that passed ten miles south of this
city last night, after blowing down a
saw mill and several mill houses and
all the corn in it's path, struck the
Durham home and blew Charley Dur
ham out of window. The bed upon
which he laid went with him. Two
miles from there another mill was
blown away and Mr.. Graves, while
running from one house to another,
had his trousers blown off him. Six
miles north of town the lightning
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-15
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
George Pate of Union township is
here today.
Frank Farris has returned from
Clarksville.
Geo. w. Clark has gone to Lonoke
to attend court.
Miss Emma Warren visited, in Lit
tie Rock yesterday.
Miss Margie Baker returned to Lit
tie Rock this morning.
Mrs. S. B. Webb and children are
visiting in Mississippi.
Theodore Thessing returned from
Little Rock this morning.
Miss Hazel Bradley of Morrilton is
visiting relatives in this city.
Prof. c.. C. Denney and Happy"
are fishing on Gold Lake today.
Miss Dove Harton has returned
from visit to friends at Atkins.
C. T. Pearle of Little Rock was
in this city yesterday on business.
R. M. Clibourn has returned from
a visit to his daughter at Martinville.
Scott Wilson, a prominent citizen
of Hardin township, was here yester-
day.
Miss Mabel Legg has returned
from weeks visit to Pottsville
friends.
ut is cheaper to have your weeds
cut than to pay a fine."-Mayor w.
H. Duncan.
Oswald Burr has returned from
visits to points of interest in Colorado
and Utah.
J. A. Batson of Wooster, former
representative of this county, is in
the city today.
John Morris, manager of the Plum
kett-Jarrel Grocer Co. of this city, is
in Little Rock today.
The new residence of J. C. CLARK
in the northwest portion of the city is
rapidly nearing completion.
DR.. J. 2. Bailey and wife are Wis
iting at Greenbrier this week. They
will return Saturday.
Miss Debbie Cibourn has gone tc
Mayf1oer, where she has accepted q
position as assistant teacher at that
place.
Only one bid was received by the
mayor to lay concrete sidewalks and
the letting of the contract has been
postponed.
A. l.. Nichols of Kendall, chair
man of the Democratic central COM
mittee of Faulkner county, is here on
business today.
Mrs. Annie D. Durham is making
some extensive improvements on her
residence in the western part of the
city. Among others will be a second
story addition.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-15

From Saturdays Daily.
Ben L. Griffin of Little Rock is IN
the city today.
DR.. G. S. Brown is spending the
day in Little Rock.
Mrs. T. D. Newborn is spending
the day in Little Rock.
Engineer G. A. Watkins went to
Little Rock this morning.
DR.. Stonewall Anderson left this
afternoon for Montana.
Miss Marjorie Harrison entertained
with a rock party Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Harrell Gist has returned
from a visit to her mother in Mendon,
Mo.
Mrs. J. B. Greeson left last night
for a visit to her mother at Plumer-
vile.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-15

Mrs. G. S. Brown is spending the
day in Little Rock.
o. J. Owen returned from Little
Rock this morning.
Miss Laura Anderson is visiting
friends at Stamps.
A "herd' of gypsies passed through
town this morning.
DR.. Cecil Dickerson is spending the
day in the City of Roses.
Misses Jessie and Carrie Vaughn
are visiting in Little Rock.
Rev. Stonewall Anderson of Nash
vile, Tenn, is visiting friends in this
city.
Privates Thomas, Marble and Fritz
zell returned from Beebe this after
noon.
President J. J. Doyne of the State
Normal went to Little Rock this
morning.
NJ. L. King of Burksville, KY, is
visiting friends and relatives in this
city
Miss Annie Gwin has returned
from visit to Miss Ruth Coffman
of Harrison.
Miss Leona Maddox left last night
for visit to her sister, Mrs. J. P.
Wilbanks of Plumerville.
Misses Shughart and Van Valken-
burg of Little Rock are in our midst
today writing accident insurance.
Harrell Ingram has returned to his
home in Mammoth, Miss, after WIS.,
it to w. M. Harrell and family of
this city.
Mrs. G. w. Donaghey returned to
her home in Little Rock this morn
ing, after a visit to friends and rela-
tives in this city.
Tax Assessor w. N. Jones and
County Clerk J. H. Bailey began the
work of making out the tax books for
1918 yesterday afternoon.
Private James A. Anderson, Jr.,
has returned from Alexandria, La.
Private Anderson will not participate
in the rifle practice at Beebe.
o. L. Dunaway and family return
ed to their home in TeXarkana this
morning, after visit to Mr.. Duna-
ways parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. d.
Dunaway, Sr.
DR.. J. w. Conger has returned
from trip over the eastern part of
the state in the interest of Central
College. He reports the prospects for
next session very good.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-15
WILSON, MARSHALL
Club TO MEET MONDAY

From Saturdays Darfy.
The second meeting of the Wilson
Marshall Democratic club will be held
next Monday night at the courthouse.
Some out-of-town speaker will proba-
bly, be secured to address the meeting.
All Democrats are urged to be pres
|ent.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-15
LOCALS AND PERSONALS

From Thursdays Daily.
Jeff Moss went to Little Rock this
morning.
E. F. Edwards went to Atkins this
morning.
o. J. Owen went to Little Rock
this morning.
j. r. Charles returned from Little
Rock last night.
L. H. Pyle is spending the day in
the City of Roses.
Hardin Stark has returned from a
visit to Morrilton friends.
j. C. Dawson and Elder Jones went
to Mayflower this morning
Miss Ruth Teas left this morning
y for visit in Springfield, Mo.
Sam Sarason left this morning for
New York to buy his fall goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Faber D. Hicks and
children are in Little Rock today.
Misses Icie and Vestal Major are
the guests Of friends in Little Rock.
Mrs. B. T. Deal is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. J H. Bell, of Mid
land
A party of railroad officials pass
ed through Conway this morning on a
special train.
Oscar Joslin and Harvey Bragg
have returned from Lamar, where
they have been picking peaches.
Howard James has returned from
Wagner, Okla, where he has been
working for the past few months.
Mesdames A. Harrison and Walter
Morris and baby of Little Rock are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Dur
= ham.
y Rev. and Mrs. F. S. H. Johnston
left this morning for Harrison. Rev.
Johnston will assist in meeting at
that place.
-<her home at Lamar this morning, af-
ter visit in this city.
Mrs. Maynard Hartley of Alexan-
drie, La, returned to Little Rock to-
day, after a visit to friends and rela-
tives in this city.
Albert Williams and wife left this
morning for Fort Smith. Mr.. Will :
liams has been working in the Cen
trail Broom Factory here.
Mrs. Lewis E. Hutchns and son, :
Avery, of Morrilton passed through |
here this morning on her way to En-
ders to visit her father, DR.. A. E.
Moore.
A common expression heard after
the show every night at the Arkway
"They are every one good ones now,
amt they? The service Manager
Howell is furnishing now is certainly |
up-to-date." Come and see for your
self.
Dr. J. w. Teas will leave this eve
ming for Springfield, Mo-, Waterloo,
Ia, and Bellvue, Colo. At the last
named place he is scheduled for IL
.days' discussion of his creed with a
Christian lecturer. He will return
about September Is.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-15
CONWAY COUPLE DIVORCED

From Tuesdays Daily.
A decree of divorce has been enter
ed in the Pulaski chancery court, di-
vorcing Ed w. Moore and his wife,
Maude Moore. Mr.. Moore and his
wife formerly resided at Conway and
both parties are we'll known here.
QUITE A BREEZE.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-15
FIRST OPEN BOIL RECEIVED.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The first open boil of cotton was re-
ceived by mail at this Office this morn
ing. 1t came from the farm of Wal
lace Grady at Beryl, and is fine
specimen.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-15

From Fridays Daily.
Miss Mabel Legg is visiting at
Pottsville.
Ben Mayo of Morrilton is in Con-
way today.
R. l.. McGinnis left this morning
for Helena.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-15

Several Conway people are attend
ing picnics at Under and Cypress
Valley church today.
Rev. G.. S. Anderson of Little Rock
arrived this morning to conduct a
meeting at Damascus.
Miss Helen Harton entertained a
number of her friends with Chunk
ing" party Wednesday night.
Miss Edna Cazort returned to her
home at Lamar this morning, after a
visit to friends and relatives in this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Witt return
ed to Cummins this morning, after a
visit to friends and relatives in this
city.
Mrs. Beulah Sewer and daughter,
Mrs. Morris, returned to their homes
in Little Rock today, after visit to
relatives in this city.
Miss Vera Graham of Little Rock
and Miss Minnie Nisler of Plumerville
will arrive this afternoon for visit
to Miss Helen Martin of this city.
Eustace B. Harwell left this morn
ing for visit to friends and relatives
at Huntington. He will spend few
days in Hot Springs before returning
to Conway.
From Mondays Daily.
Mrs. D. ]. Weems is visiting in
Little Rock.
Miss Dove Harton went to Atkins
Saturday night.
Miss Floy Smith left this morning
for Atlantic City.
Private John Reid returned from
Beebe Saturday night.
DIR. ]. A. Anderson returned to Lit
tie Rock this morning.
George Shaw, Jr., returned from
Little Rock this morning.
J. w. Downs of Little Rock visit
ed relatives here yesterday.
Miss Lula Massery of Little Rock
spent yesterday in this city.
DR.. Jas. A. Anderson preached at
IL ;crL
Mrs. S. G. Smith and Miss Leila
are spending the day in Little Rock.
President J. J. Doyne of the State
Normal has returned from Little
Rock.
Mrs. Ada B. Glenn of Central Col
ege has returned from her summer
vacation.
Miss Minnie Nisler of Plumerville
S the guest of Miss Helen Martin of
his city.
John drummer returned last night
from a weeks stay at Armstrong
Springs.
Tom East of Arkadelphia was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Cole, Jr.,
Miss Katie Lienhart returned to
Little Rock last night, after a visit |
% this city.
Miss Pearl Livingston left Satur-
lay evening for Helena, where she
II spend fortnight.
G. Rice Wilson has returned from
Knoxville, where he has been working
IN the peach orchards.
Miss Dora Dehmer left for her
nome at Little Rock last night, after
a visit to relatives and friends here.
W. B. Hubbell has returned from
New York city, where he has been
spending the past few weeks.
Rev. E. R. Steel left this morning
for Quitman to assist Rev. Shinn in a
protracted meeting at that place. He
will return Friday.
Mrs. Minnie Haywood returned to
Little Rock this morning, after
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-08-15

Old papers for sale at this Office.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-07-12
A Murder Case Never
Solved by Scotland Yard


dere1 that no arrests had been maue.
| had no proofs that Il jury would ac-
cept. but was morally certain OF my
game. She didn't do it, but she knew
or suspected who did. Was It her IA
Their. her brother or her beau! Inc
father was an old man. the brother
was absent at the time. and so | went
hunting for beau | found him III
the hostler employed at the same hotei
Up to the date of the murder the TWO
had gone much together, and there nau
been talk of Il marriage. Now the Glrl
stunned the young man, who lad pc
come Su!len and reserved and changed
over. The murder had taken place on
the hOstler'S birthday, and on that day.
as | learned. he had been given Il DAY
off and borrowed a boat and gone hSll-
ing on the stream. From his boat on
the river near the willows he could
have seen Squire Farley come riding
across the fields. 1T wasn't that he
feared the squire would marry the
girl out of his hands. She had been
wronged. and it had come to his knowl-
edge. She may have felt great bitter
ness. but he wanted direct revenge.
What had become of the plumber!
Being employed about the barn, the
hostler would naturally prefer it for
a hiding place. put up at the inn for
a week while studying out the case,
and one day | sent him to the village
- InDa ri OIL
| lounged into the barn, lodged the
boy left behind and began search. Al
the end of an hour, concealed III an
old and decrepit tanning mill, | found
the proceeds of the robbery, nothing
whatever missing I carried the stuff
to my chamber and locked it in my
trunk; | had found the murderer. but
what should | do with him? That
question would be settled after talk
with him and tie girl. The hostler re-
turned Just at supper time and report
ed, and | told him | wanted few
words with him after ] had finished my
meal He probably suspected some
thing. as he went to the barn and dis
covered that the plumber was gone.
was waiting to see him when word was
brought in that he had committed sui
eide by hanging. We found him hang
ing in one of the stalls, and | confess
to feeling bit sorry for him, though l
believe | should have given him up to
Justice had he lived. AS for the girl, /
could not believe that she had helped
plan or consented to the murder or had
more than suspicion of the hostler.
and | did not feel it my duty to open
the case with her. She was made i'll
anyhow by the tragedy at the barn.
and | stole quietly away without see
ing her. She went out to Australia
wear or two later and got married, and
last year had news of her death. The
Farley murder is still carried on the
records Of Scotland Yard as an unsolv-
ed mystery, and my story will not alter
their pages. but things occurred just
as / have told you, and | know that
you will believe that had the right
ends of the threads.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-07-12

Nh
81 cute. sharp man. but | have an
III. analytical and logical mind. | do
bit of detective work now and
then for my own amusement and.
though the press has spoken we'll OF
my efforts. the regular officers sneer
at them us Il matter of course. | have
given them several pretty hard knocks
in my time, and | suppose they are
justified i'll feeling cut up over it.
Fifteen years ago | got my first
chance to pit myself against the regu-
lar detectives of the famous Scotland
Yar;! Squire Farley While travelling
on horseback had been murdered and
robbed Of $4,000 a detective was at
once summoned from Scotland Yard.
While | was on the ground before
the detective. | gathered nothing but
what he might have learned later on.
The squire had been proceeding over
soft tired earth. There were the tracks
where he had pulled up his horse when
accosted. Then lie had descended from
the saddle and left tracks of his own.
His asSailant had worn the shoes of
farmer and had come from Il boat
moorcd at the bank OF the stream.
There was the dent III the bank made
by the boats stem, and twigs and
leaves had been stripped off bush as
the painter was fastened and united.
again. There wasn't a stone to be
found for forty rods around. but there
was a root with Il hard knot at the
end AAlying almost beside the body.
Watch, ring pin, seals, cardcase and
bunch Of keys had been taken as well
rs the package Of money. That was
OVERRIDING il. 1t was more like farm
erS work than bold criminals. The
bride reins on the horse had been bro
ken ] satisfied myself that he had
been tied to Il tree and when aSSailed
by hunger and thirst had broken away.
Nothing pointed to robbery as the mo-
tive There wasn't one chance in Il
thousand That any one outside OF his
mother and sister knew of the money.
According to my analysis. it was Il
chance meeting. There had been words,
and the squire had diSmOuntcd. Then
there had been grapple, and he had
been struck down. The robbery of the
corpse had been an afterthought and
was done to disarm suspicion.
Nineteen times out of twenty the
man who is not killed for plumber is
Killed for revenge. Who thrsted for
revenge on Squire Farley? He might
possibly have wronged some farmer
thereabout. but it takes a great wrong
to call up thoughts of murder. 1t was
more than likely that there was girl
in the case. even though his moral rep
utation stood high. began work on
this hypothesis after the detective haG
failed and returned to London. The
squire had not gone counting at any
farmhouse. and so | looked for the girl
in one of the dozen country inns.
had visited eight OF them when |
found her. | discovered her through
hcr agitation when | carcleSSly called
up the subject Of the murder and Won
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-07-12

been made, and following each tap Il
small but perfect smoke ring Will be
projected. series of taps will START
Il perfect volIey of them.
70 blow rings With the lips one
should use tobacco that is not too dry.
The smoke from dry tobacco is thin
and blue ana will not cling like the
thick white smoke from tobacco fresh
from the humidor Next, the atmos-
phere must me still, without the slight
est air current.
Then all that remains is to take II
deep mouthfu of smoke. open the lips
in as nearly the shape OF circle as
possible drawing back the tongue 50
that the mouth has the feeling of be
ing a hollow globe, and without chang
ing the position of tongue or lips start
to close the Jaws slightly with Il sud
den. abrupt jerk. If all has been done
we'll Il ring will be projected through
the lips BY repeating the process a
second ring may be made TO follow the
first. then third and Il fourth until
the smoke is gone.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-07-12

The care of this crop causes little
expense and the wood lot offers one
means of solving the problem of how
to keep good farm help prolitably en-
pl0yed all the year.
The three principal aims i'll caring
for the wood lot should be to keep the
ground thoroughly covered with trees,
to have only the best possible trees and
TO make them grow rapidly
In order to make timber grow fast
care should be taken in choosing the
kinds of trees to raise the soil should
be kept moist and mellow by protect
ing the leaf mulch, and the best trees
should be given fair amount of light
by making improvement cuttings.
Methods of starting new trees. either
to fill openings now in the woods or to
replace timber to be harvested, are as
follows: BY sprouts, by seed falling
from neighboring trees, by sowing seed
broadcast and by planting trees or
seed.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-07-12
VOLCANIC ERUPTION STAGED.
French Theater Has Reproduced Real
istc Overlooking Crater.

The sequence of phenomena charac-
terizing volcanic eruption is usually
subterranean grumblings, followed by
smoke, which at first seems to hest
tate at the edge of the crater and then
rises in the air. The smoke is sue
ceeded by streams of lava, the pro
lection of rocks and ashes and often
vast Outp0urings of flame.
TO reproduce such a scene OH the
stage Of a theater would seem Il rath-
err difficult, complicated and Danger
Gus undertaking, but it has been ac-
complished in a particularly VlHld
manner i'll Il French theater. Con
cealed behind the scenery representing
the crater OF the volcano is stand,
from the center Of which rises fun
mel of Wire screen about thirteen feet
in diameter, connected with com
pressed air supply by three tubes. Be
low the funnel is q circular metal tube
provided for about half of its circum-
ference with a steam ejector, which
rises above the wire screen funnel.
Attached to the circular tube is
hose or tube connecting it with a
source of steam supply behind the
scenes.
The portion of the crater seen from
the body of the theater is formed of
transparent material, and behind this
an endless belt is set in motion, light
ed from behind by cluster of TWEEN
ty-four red lamps. This belt is also
transparent and is so decorated that,
as it is revolved above the red lights,
it initiates the flow of lava. Sponges,
painted red or gray, to represent
glowing or dark rocks, and pieces of
paper, to represent ashes, are thrown
into the funnel-like receptacle by men
concealed in the scenery and are then
thrown as high as eighteen or twenty
feet by the compressed air. Bengal
fires lighted in pans on each side of
the crater serve to give the effect of
leaping flames, and smoke producing
tablets placed just back of the funnel
serve to add smoke to the steam. Sub
terranean thunder is supplied by men
beating drums and the operation of
other noise producing apparatus, and
illumination is thrown down into the
crater from re6ectors arranged above
the stage.-Popular Mechanics.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-07-12
BLOWING SMOKE RINGS.

There is no greater charm about
smoking than to lean back lazily in
an armchair and blow smoke rings
Nothing so beautiful or so perfect can
be created with so little effort. TO
SEND one of these great white ghost
dOughnuts" shooting toward an open
fireplace, turning inside out with its
peculiar rolling motion. going slower
and slower until. Whisk. the draft
catches it, draws it out like Il skcin
of pulled taffy and SnatcheS it up the
fue-this is the dreamer's own art
Yet few smokers acquire the lnack,
says the Kansas City Star
The simplest way of making rings
for one who is unacquainted with the
art is not to blow them at all. but 10
employ instead of the mouth. Il paste
board box. in one end of this box Il
round hole should be cut the size Of Il
dime. After blowing a quantity Of
smoke into the box and replacing the
cover all that remains is to tap with
the finger the opposite end Of the box
from the one in which the hole has
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1912-07-12
THEORY OF FERTILIZING.
Balance Maintained If Care Is Taken t
Restore Valuable Elements.

The modern use Of fertilizers is bas-
ed mainly upon laws laid down by Lie
! biz about seventy years ago:
~ soil can be termed fertile only
when it contains all the materials red
u;site for the nutrition OF plants in
the required quantity and in the proper
form.
Nv IN every crop portion OK these
ingredients is rem0N ed. 4 part of this
portion is again added from the mex
haustible store Of the atmosphere. An
other part, howeve:. is lost forever if
not replaced by man.
The fertility Of the soil remains UNI
changed If all the ingredients OF Il crop
are given back to the land. Such Il
restitution is effected by manure.
The manure produced in the course
OF husbandry is not sufficient to main
tain permanently the fertility OF Il
farm. Ii Jacks the constituents which
are annually exported in the shape OF
grain hay milk and live stock
These laws are deGuced from the
fact that. although plants derive the
bulk of their food from the air in the
form of carbon dioXid2 ard water. Il
small but essential poItion-viz. the
Inorganic or ash constituents ana most
OF the nitrogen are drawn from the
soil. In the application of the laws to
the fertiizing OF the soil ii has been
he'd that of the fourteen or more Gle
mcntS which plants require for their
growth only feW-viZ, nitrogen. phos-
phuri>. acid and potash and sometimes
lime-are likely TO be deficient in 0rGl-
nary soils and must be supplied in the
form Of fertilizers.
As LicDig points out. the balance OF
fertility is against the farm III or
binary systems of farming. but the
fertility Of the soil can be malntancd
practically unchanged and even Il bal
apcc in favor of the farm secured if
care is taken to restore to me SOIL the
tertliZing constituents removed III
farm products, such, for example as
feeding the crops to stock on the farm,
carefully saving the manure and re-
turning Il TO the soil and when practi-
cable combining rotation Of crops ana
green nanuring with lc%umlnous
plants. which gain nitrogen from the
air with Il system of stock feeding in
which farm products comparatively
Door i'm fertiiizing constituents are OK
changed for feeding stuff rich in such
constituents Scientific American.