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The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
MT. VERNON-SEARCY.

Leaving home Saturday last, l went to Searcy for the twelfth time since January Is, to attend my sick wife, who has been very low. Satur- .day she seemed to take a turn for the better, and today (Mondayl IS do- ing very nicely ,and we now feel she will recover. I mention this for the benefit of our friends, who seem anX-
 The healthful sunshine reminds us Teh healthful sunshine reminds us that we may have some better Weatn- er for work, but an old gentleman here who seems somewhat of weath- CT prophet, says rains will continue to fall so long as the rivers are up, or the overflow continues.
 The roads to Searcy from Mt. Yer non as we'll as to Conway are yet very bad in places, yet better than few days ago. Let everyone work and talk up for better public highways, . for we need them.
 Business at Searcy seems rather ldull. as elsewhere, but the merchants are loading up with many cars of -four, etc., getting ready for a rush. ing business when people can come ytO town.
 A protracted meeting has just be- run here at the Methodist church by fhe pastor, Rev. MOrehead.
 h MT. Holsteen, an aged gentleman land resident of the town, died here Yesterday and w;l lbe buried today. Three miles east of Mt. Vernon the lpast week two-months-old infant of MT. and Mrs. Webb was burned to heath in it's cradle while it's mother twas out in the yard seeing after some lwork. An eight-year-old boy of Mrs. lTate Philipls near Naylor, was also burned to death while in the field 3vrning grass. He was buried at Mt. J Rev. MT. Christian, a Baptist di- kine of Little Rock, began series of sermons at Mt. Vernon Friday night Ito continue until Sunday night. His talk Friday night, the only one we heard, was quite interesting and en- kouraging to church workers. The pastor, Brother Adams, was also spresent to assist in the work of the church.
 | w. c. Newelrs health is such that Ae will take a vacation from his work Tor a while to recuperate, and we trust he may soon be himself again. ] Doss & Thompson of Beebe bought h nice lot of cattle of E. E. Jones and others few days ago. The pack eng house that is being erected in Lit tie Rock is encouraging cattle dealers and stock raisers, as better prices are oeing offered for them.
 \ Frank Traylor and wife are rejoic- Sng over the arrival of a new girl at Their home here.
 ! w. S. Blessing and Claud Sanders rave rented the old Johnson store mouse from E. E. Jones and moved Cheir goods into same.
 | M. z. Henson IS the rabbit-killer of The town.
 E. E. JONES. [ April 22.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
CENTER POINT.

Cool and fair this morning. The farmers are getting a move on. The corn crop is enarly all planted and cotton planting has now commenced.
 John Robinson, Will White, Mon roe Bishop and George Brown are hauling fertilizer this week, which has been delayed on account of the bad roads.
 Ed Hodge made uying trip to Beebe Monday.
 W. R. Berry has gone to Little Rock today.
 There was large crowd out at the singing Sunday evening. Come out next Sunday and cheer up one another by some good music.
 White county surveyors are near here today running out some land.
 April 24.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
BERYL.

The farmers are not all through planting corn on account of so much rain.
 Rev. Snellson filled his regular ap- pointment here Sunday.
 Wallace Graddy went to Conway Sunday.
 MT. Bailey, the blind man, was here last week tuning pianos.
 Charlie Montgomery and family of Vilonia visited at J. F. Hartley $ Sunday.
 Claud Wilkerson visited homefolks Sunday.
 Joe Langley went to Conway Sat urday after load of fertilizer.
 The people met here Sunday and organized Sunday school and singing, with J. F. Hartley superintendent and Miss Irene Graddy as secretary
 April "A.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
ENDERS.

Farmers are getting along some better with their work.
 Marvin Hardy is recovering nicely fom a spell of typhoid fever.
 Our Sunday school and singing class s progressing nicely.
 Fletcher Wilson and wife visited Dick Dickerson and family Sunday.
 Mrs. Delph;a Tanner visited her son, Elmer, Saturday and Sunday. He is attending Damascus high school.
 Miss Ida Herring, who has been at tending school at Naylor, has return ed to her home at this place.
 R. Edwin Perry wenet to Floyd, White county, last Saturday and Sunday.
 James P. Smith is in Conway to- day.
 April "A.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
STONY POINT.

Farmers are busy planting their corn.
 R. A. Clements went to Conway Monday. Agnes, his baby child, came home after spending week with her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Williams.
 Misses Sadie Smith and Matte Howell visited Miss Ora Clements Saturday night.
 Mrs. Mollie Hardy, who has been very i'll, is a great deal better
 Aunt Jennie Clements is improving some now.
 Miss Mary Batson visited Ina Clements Sunday.
 Billy Ethridge and family visited T. N. Ford near Wooster Sunday.
 Quilting is first on the program now with the women at Frog Hollow schoOlhouse.
 April 24.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
WOOSTER.

A. A. Moore, J. D. Taylor, Irs Harmon, George Pate, Clarence Matchett and several others went te Caney Tuesday.
 w. J. King is now in the black smith business here.
 H. Robinson bought a fine COW from J. L. Pearson Monday.
 Dr. J. E. McMahan of Conway was here Monday.
 H. Robinson and Dr. M. c. Bur- nett went to Conway to meet Theo- dore Roosevelt Saturday.
 w. w. Bishop and son, Roby, ot Conway were here Monday.
 The singing here Sunday was well attended and as there were three classes present, We had some fine singing.
 W. A. Pearson went to Little Rock Saturday night.
 The roads are good again.
 Oscar Robinson and Miss DoVie Browning were married at the home 0 fthe bride Sunday at 10 a. m., in the presence of a host of friends and rel atives, Rev. Melton uniting the young couple in, as we hope, happy pros porous life together. The couple then attended preaching at Pleasant Valley, then back to the home of the bride, where dinner was served then home of the groom, where sup per was served to about 50 relatives and friends. MT. Robinson is the son of MT. and Mrs H Robinson and Miss Browning is the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Browning.
 April 24
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
The Economical Cooking Fat

There is both economy and solid satis- faction in cooking with Cottolene. Not only is it more economical than either butter or lard-one-third less being re- quired-but it can be used in fine cakes and pastry with every bit as good re- suits as butter, and for frying 1t excels lard or other cooking fats.
 Unlike lard, Cottolene makes food wholesome, nourishing, digestible. It is made from Cottonseed Oil, the use of which Dr. Wiley so strongly has commended.
 Cottolene shortens your food-length- ems your life, ard saves you money at the same time.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
HAMLET.
S April 24.

What has become of our road over seer in this township? The roads are almost impossible from the Six-Mile Store to Cross Roads.
 Q. B. Bailey, who has been very low with pneumonia, is much improv- ed.
 w. A. Daniel and Frank Bailey have gone to Pulaski county to work at the show business this week.
 Miss Daisy Shaw visited Miss Al berta Harrod Saturday night and Sunday.
 Born, to Mir. and Mrs. Richard
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
I5.O0O NAMES ARE
 ALREADY ON FILE

Little Rock, April 22.-Over 15,O00 signatures have been filed with the secretary of state, considerably more than the number necessary to initiate the statewide prohibition bill Su- perintendent Barrett has several thousand more names to file and more are being received almost every day by the secretary of state direct. There are still about 2,000 petitions in cir culation in various parts of the state, and most of these will be returned with some signers. It is now confi- dently believed that the number will reach total of 25,000.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
ROOSEVELT BOOSTERS
 HOPE FOR ARKANSAS

Little Rock, April 22.-The whirl- wind swing, of Roosevelt through the state Saturday has heartened his SUD- porters in Arkansas, and they have not given up hopes of carrying the state for him in the convention, not withstanding the imminence of the steam roller. They contend that very few of the delegates have been in- structed, and that they propose to contest every seat in the convention where there is any chance of success. Sebastian county's instruction of it's delegates for the strenuous one has also helped his cause.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
BRISTOL.

Dr. Franklin Stone died Monday morning. He was about 66 years ole and had been a resident of Arkansas since 1851.
 Earl Day has returned to Walnut Ridge.
 Noah Strickland, in going to Bee be, broke down two wagons and an other one stuck in the mud.
 Rufus Brown fell from his wagor on the road to Conway and landed or his head in a mud hole.
 Rev. Rollins preached at Union Hil Sunday.
 Prayer meeting every Sunday eve. ming at Union Hill
 April "A.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
MAYFLOW FER.

D. w. Watkins, whose home is twt miles east of here, died very suddenly last Thursday of hemorrhage of tht lungs. He had been in good health up to the time of his death.
 Mrs. Fanny Naylor is visiting ir Conway.
 Miss Fora Watson returned last week, after a visit to her aunt al Opelo.
 J. F. Ledr:ck's new house is near. ing completion and will be a fine ad dition to the town.
 Watch Mayfower grow!
 April "A.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
HANNA.
April 24

The farmers are having some fair 1eather for farming.
 The singing class which was organ ed at Pleasant Hill is doing nicely. { The Greenbrier and Quitman tele- hone company met Saturday even lg and transacted all business that ,me before them.
 The young people enjoyed a sing lg at R. NJ. Browning's Saturday 'ght.
 Several from here attended the law
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25

Lackey last Friday, fine girl.
 Lannie Woodworth lost a fine mare last week
 We are very sorry to note the death of Dave Watkins, who died last Mon- day and was buried at New Liberty Tuesday. Rev Gipson spoke words of comfort to the bereaved ones.
 ADril 24
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25

medicine day. I could not walk more than hundred yards without resting.
 My friends told me to take Peruna. ana did so. ] now feel that Peruna mas saved my life. It is the best medi- cine on earth. and I would not be without it."
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
SHERIFFS ADVANCE FUNDS.

Little Rock, April 23.---The sheriffs of M ssissippi, Newton, Pope, Stone and Prairie counties have advanced to the state treasury the total of $16,- S19.78 on their tax settlements, but such small sums do not last long with warrant holders of $200,000 waiting the. appearance of every dollar These advancements were made voluntarily by the counties to help the states em- ployes and creditors in getting their money.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
JUDGE ROWE'S EXPENSES.

Little Rock, April 23.-Judge S. T. Rowe of Sebastian county has filed his expense account with the secre- tary of state, showing that he spent S1 ,66607 in his race for attorney general.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
TRIED
 SEVEN
 DOCTORS
My Life Saved by Pe-ru-na.

MT. s. S. J o h n s o n, G re enville, Ill., writes:
 T was for five y a r s t r o u b l e d W i t h ca tarrh. Two years ago I had one foot in the grave. l had tried seven doc- tors and al- so went to a c a t a rrh specialist in St. To u i s. a n d took s e V c T a l k i n d s of
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
Brief News of Faulkner
SOME OF THE HAPPENINGS DURING THE PAST WEEK IN
 THIS COUNTY.

seat at Perkins Tuesday and We'd nesday.
 J. A. Owens passed through our vicinity Saturday.
 4. J. Jolly visited J. T. Jolly Fri day night.
 April 24
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25

Miss Laura Anderson of Galloway College is visiting homefolks in Con- way.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-06-28
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.

EDGERToN, WIS.,, June %, 1912.
The transplanting of the new tobacco
crop is still under way but the close of
the week will see the bulk of the acre
age safely transplanted to the fields.
A few warm days have made it more
difficult to secure as good stand in
the fields as the earlier settings, but
generally the work has been accom-
plished with but very little disparage-
ment this season. There has been an
abundance of plants everywhere and
there have been scarcely any delays
since the transplanting started.
Little is heard of movements in last
seasons remnants but in cured leaf a
few transactions are reported. P. E.
Brictson's lot of '06 at Mcfarland of
about 200cs has been sold. A. Jenson
& Sons bought a 30cs lot of '06 at
Stoughton. Swisher Bros, Ohio man.
ufacturers, are said to have bought
something over 100cs of GAINESVILLE
packers last week.
The shipments out of storage reach
III cases from this market to all points
since last report.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-06-28
New York.
NEW YORK, June %, 191

NEW ORh, u uIlG IL, 1J1L.
Conditions in the leaf market are
what they can be expected at this sea-
son. An average trading is being done
in such quantities as are needed for
Immediate consumption. There seems
to be no particular favorite in demand,
but such types as can be had are SELL
ing. If there is any complaint it is
about the stiffness of the price which
is being maintained on nearly all types.
Sumatra continues the lead of the wrap
per leaf, but the Florida is by no means
neglected either. Last years crop
gives general satisfaction, and as the
price is reasonable for the quality and
yield of the leaf, manufacturers have
taken to it more favorably than at any
time since 1907. In the Sumatra no
change of prices is expected for the
balance of the inscriptions, consequent
ly manufacturers are now prompter in
laying in their supply as the better
grade marks are being gradually thin
ned out. Considering that the cigar
industry is not progressing, but rather
falling back, as proven by the internal
revenue returns in this issue, the leaf
market may be said to hold it's own as
tonishingly WELL For in the month of
May generally one of the busiest
months for our cigar industry, the OUT
put of large cigars fell off over seven
million, and the total output during the
five months Of the current year is still
considerably behind that of last year.
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-06-28
Pennsylvania.
LANCASTER, Pa, June II, 1912.

LANCASTER, IA, June II, 1872.
So far as reports go, the 1911 pack
ing is going through the sweat salts
torily, and no reports of damaged
goods nave yet been heard Of A big
lot Of it was long time starting to
cure, and stem rot and pole burn were
much talked of by the packers who
rode the county, though the growers
all along contended that reports on this
head were much exaggerated. Less
than five per cent of the 1911 crop re-
mains unsold, and it is gradually being
gathered in at reduced prices by the
packers.
The local packers report trade dull.
though there appears to be some i'm
provement in the cigar industry in this
section. Lately there does not appear
to have been much 1909 tobacco sold
= prominent leaf dealer expressed the
belief to the writer a few days ago
that our market still holds over 10000
cases of 1909 tobacco, basing his esti-
mate on compilation of the amount of
goods various dealers are known to
have. The prices of these goods vary
of course, according to grade, all the
way from 8 to IA cents a pound Of
1910 tobacco no recent sales have been
but the prices of the last
sales ran from eighteen to twenty-one
cents actual weight.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-06-28
New England.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. June 18, 1912

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 18, 1912.
Encouraging progress has been made
the past week in transplanting the
Connecticut Valley tobacco crop. One
or two rainy days did not materially
delay work in the fields. More rain
fell Sunday, but yesterday was ideal
for setting out young plants. Despite
the unusual rainfall this spring, only on
the lowlands has the soil remained sat
urated. For five years prior to 1912
the rainfall in the Connecticut Valley
has been less than normal, with the re-
suit that the subsoil was badly in need
of the soaking which it has lately re-
ceived.
Thousands of acres of tobacco lands
are still implanted and the work will
hardly be finished this month. Rela-
lively speaking, transplanting has pro-
ceeded more rapidly on the shaded to-
bacco plantations than elsewhere. The
greater part of the shaded acreage has
been set out. In general, both shaded
and sun-grown tobacco thus far trans
planted have hardy, thrifty appear
ance.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-06-28
NEW YORK, June 10, 1912.

Business has been at standstill this
week. All the local houses report that
there has been less inquiry and demand
than for long time past. Prices re-
main firm, as there are no large stocks
of tobacco held anywhere, by either
leaf dealers or cigar manufacturers.
The first of the new crop of Porto
Rican wrappers was received last
week and very good accounts are heard
of them. Prices will remain high, as
the demand for these wrappers far ex-
ceeds the upply.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-06-28

Of the four large tobacco companies
which now handle the business formerly
under the direct control of the Ameri-
can Tobacco Co., the Liggett & Myers
Tobacco Co. is the only one that has
failed to declare dividend on it's COM
mon stock. Common stocks of the
American Tobacco Co., new, the P.
Lorillard Co. and the r. j. Reynolds
Tobacco Co. have all made known their
initial disbursements, and, incidentally,
all have been put on 10 per cent per
annum basis. The Wall Street Journal
says: Strength in American Tobacco
Co. shares is due to the fact that this
company, shorn of many of its largest
earning subsidiaries, is today earning
between 35 and 40 per cent,on its COM
mon stock after the allowance for reg
ular dividends on its preferred stock at
the 6 per cent per annum rate. In
other words, if the present rate of
earnings is maintained for the remain
der of the year net will show for the
twelve months something in excess OF
S14, 900, 900 on the common.
-
A meeting was held at Lancaster,
Pa, recently, in which members of the
Lancaster County Tobacco Growers
association and members of the Ian
caster Leaf Tobacco board of trade and
A. B. Hess, president of the National
Cigar Leaf Tobacco association, dis
cussed the mutual relations existing
between all concerned. /. H. Weaver,
Of the leaf trade, condemned the prac-
tice of packing in filters with wrappers
and expecting to get wrapper prices.
On the other hand, some of the grow
ers stated that the packers should buy
on merit only and not on general mar
ket price, a system which has prevailed
for years. The poor crops brought as
much as the good ones, and this dis
couraged honest, careful growers, who
were put in the same class with care
less growers. A. B. Hess counseled
harmony and advised packer and grow
er to work together. He gave some
good advice on the subject of tobacco
Improvement.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-06-28
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

1t is just twenty-five years ago this
season that the machine transplanters
were put into operation in the tobacco
fields of Wisconsin, opening up way
to eliminate much of the hard druggery
incident to the growing of this crop.
The modern transplanter is now uni
versally used and it has made possible
the extending of acreage and the re-
duction in the cost of growing the crop,
as all labor saving devices have done.
Among the advantages in its use as
compared with hand work are the facil-
ity of transplanting at the proper time
when the plants are ready, the elimina-
tion of the necessity of tramping the
ground while wet and the better util-
ization of labor. 1t makes possible too
the getting out of large acreage within
a reasonable time, which could hardly
be accomplished were growers COM
PEELED to wait for rains before trans
planting by hand. When plants are in
readiness it requires but few days to
put into the fields ten to a twenty
acre crop and leaves to the harvest
alone the rush work of securing big
acreage. 1t is doubtful if an invention
has done more for the tobacco grower
than the machine transplanters the
past quarter of century.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-06-28

4 gentleman who is prominently in
terested in Connecticut shade-grOwn
tobacco, and who recently inspected the
section of New England that is most
given over to this industry, had the
following to say in regard to the crop
which is being planted: 'We have all
got a good start. We had plenty of
good, healthy plants, and the weather
has been very suitable for the work of
putting them in the ground. Some of
our fields have been cultivated the sec
ond time. The reports that frost dam
aged some plants are incorrect l was
in Connecticut at the time of the frost
and know that no damage was done. "
This gentleman declared that the shad-
ed acreage would be about the same as
LIST year The American Sumatra To-
bacco Co. has put out large area IN
shade and has good start. The acre
age of other concerns this year is as
follows: Cuba Connecticut Co., 165
acres under shade, 100 primed; Wind
sor Tobacco Co., 140 acres under shade;
Grifin-Neuberger Tobacco Co., $50 un-
der shade, $50 primed; Steane-Hartman
Co., $50 under shade; Hartford Tobacco
Corporation, Is under shade; The Con-
necticut Surnatra Co., 100 under shade,
100 primed; Rose & Wobbe, 25 under
shade; The Connecticut Tobacco Cor
poration, 900 under shade. In addition
to the above number of individual
farmers will have from five to fifty
acres under shade. tits predicted that
very large portion of the tobacco
planted in the open will be primed, but
this will not be determined upon until
about july l.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1912-09-06
A PLEASANT OCCASION.

Miss Minnie Eaines. Of Potters.
who had been entertaining quite E.
house party for SOME days, invited
many other friends to partake q
her gracious hospitality on Sundas
last. They are good cooks at th
Gaines country home. any on thi
occasion they did their v best
To hear OF the many SD Aantiai
and delicacies served max Nonsa
mouth water.
OF the number present these are,
a partial list:
Misses Dollie Peters, Laura b:
Miller, Lou SGearhart. Ruth Norton,
Eva wellman. Mosie chaffin. Nina
McHenry, HERNIA ans Bess Waller.
of Ft Gay. HERNIA BiewAs, Of Ricn-s
ardson. Mrs. Lottie l. Denry and
Lorena Layne. OF Ashland. John
Vaughan, Mike Conley, Willie Cain.
and R. H. Gaines.