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The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-31
PRICE OF PEARLS GOING UF
American Jewellers, However, Are Using Them Extensively and Seen,-
 ingly Have Large Supply.

Reports from abroad foretell a rise in the price of pearls, but nevertheless the high class jewellers are preparinr 2 some of the most elaborate pear jewels ever shown in this country. Fes toon necklaces. corsage ornaments and tiaras are some of the larger pieces. while rings, bracelets, pins and brooches. pendants, watches. chains and earrings are all pearl mounted.
 Although quantities of pearls are be ing used. the quality is we'll above the average in the best jewelry. and even when the European markets have only a scattering of the finest gems merchants here have some splendid pearls and are only inconyenienced when they are called upon to match those of unusual shape or tint; other wise the market seems to be well stocked
 X dull market Is not expected on ac. count of the advance in price, but rather the jewellers are looking for ward to added interest and lively trad ing.
 A remarkable rope necklace priced at s75O.000 was seen lately that puts to flight the notion that finely shaped pearls are becoming scarce, for in this one the gems are wonderfully matched throughout the entire length of It's 50 inches. The necklaces that sell for from $25,000 to s50,000 can be found at any of the best shops.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-31
NEW RIFLE SIGHT INVENTED
Msrksman Must Aim for Spot Below Target to Make Sure of a
 Hit

Military authorities and big game hunters are much interested in new fife sighting system that is designed 10 eliminate the necessity for esti- mating distances and adjusting sights in ions range shooting
 Of the negative angle system, as the invention is called, Sir George Green hill. a noted English balHstical ex- pert said in a recent lecture: 'The new system proves that since the ori- gin of firearms our method of sighting in active service rife firing has been wrong The invention is likely to bring about a revolution in the art of shooting"
 In brief the system utiliZes the well known fact that the apparent size of an object decreases as the distance in creases. The user of the negative angle sight is instructed to sight at point the height of the object under 1t. If the arm were the army rifle and the target a man. the point of aiming would be about five feet six inches be- low the mans feet With the regula-
 
 army rife. the negative angle system will insure hits on the man target at all ranges from 100 to S25 yards which is an increase of about 300 yards over the range of the present battle sight
 At first it would appear that some trouble might be met in sighting However. no difficulty whatever Is found in aiming at point five feet six inches below mans feet, partic- ularly as the man is conveniently on the spot to afford a gauge, very much like a foot rule photographed with an- other object to indicate comparative heights.
 The new system is the invention Of H. Ommundsen, an Englishman. who won the kings prize at a recent Eng fish national shoot and who has been high up in the sape contest on several other occasions.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-31
HARRY C. WARREN
 IN DYING CONDITION
ONCE ASSOCIATED WITH OPlE READ IN NEWSPAPER IN
 CONWAY.
From, Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
 The Pasedena (Cal.) Star of recent date contains the statement that liar " C. Warner, veteran newspaper publisher. is in a dying condition at his home in San Barnardina. Harry Warner and Opie Read published the Arkansas Traveller in Conway about 35 years ago, and Warner lived here until 1881 or 1882. At one time he brought suit for libel for $5,OOO against prominent citizen of Con way who was publishing the Log Cab in at that time. lie got judgment for one cent, which was paid in open court. The libel suit was the result of an article refecting upon the character of Warner, and published under an assumed name in the. Log Cabin dur ing the absence of the editor. The af- fair was afterwards amicably settled and the parties to the suit are still friends.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-31
Wanted Pay for Doll.

The maiming of china doll recent ly caused the war department to con duct a mass of correspondence and issue an order for a claim board to pass upon the question of damages.
 The doll belonged to seven-year-old Marion Coggeshall, daughter of Mur- ray H. Coggeshall, New York bank CT who has a summer home at Cape Elizabeth, and was broken by con- cussion incident to heavy artillery practice.
 The child made her claim without the knowledge of her parents. When Mrs Coggeshall learned what had oc- cured she withdrew her little daugh ter's claim.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-31

that the work of man like Dr. Green ought to be awarded the highest praise.
 COURTHOUSE.
 Our courthouse is now in good state of repair, with the exception of pa pering the court room, which 1 have arranged to have done. During my administration I have installed number of substantial fixtures in va rious offices, which 1 consider a per manent improvement. During the past year 1 have had the courthouse grounds graded and situable side walks laid thereon These improve ments have been badly needed for sometime.
 FARM DEMONSTRATORS.
 One of the questions to be decided by you is whether or not any apprp- priation shall be made to assist in paying the salary of a farm demon- strator for this county. As you know, the United States government selects these demonstrators and pays part of their salary, requiring the balance to be paid by the communities in which they work. I earnestly recommend that you vote this appropriation. The farmers constitute the bulk of our population. They pay the great part of our taxes. They produce go per cent of the wealth of the county. Surely, we can afford to spend the small sum required to get the gov ernment's appropriation to carry on this great work! The demonstration work in the past has been benefit to the county. This is proposition that can not be debated But this work is just getting started, and we can not afford to kill this great movement to help the farmers. Personal opinion and prejudice in regard to individuals should not count We must look at this question in a broad and unselfsh manner. We must not throw any thing in the way of the efforts of our farmers to get better results from their labor. They deserve our help in this matter and we should give it without any hesitation.
 COUNTY OFFICERS.
 I have been greatly assisted in my administration as county judge by the courteous and efficient county officers elected by the people. All of our coun- ty records, I find, are being neatly and properly kept, and so far as my observation goes, our county officers are all discharging their duties in a creditable manner.
 COUNTY FINANCES.
 For a detailed statement of the financial condition of the county, I re- fer you to the report of County Clerk Bailey. It will be seen that the pres ent indebtedness of this county is ap- proximately $5O,O00. When came in to office, six years ago, the indebted ness of the county was 1000, so that it will be seen that during my administration the debt has been in creased about $6,000, or about $1 ,00O per year for each year 1 have been your judge. It is very gratifying to me. however, that I am leaving to the county permanent improvements in stalled by me that are worth almost, if not quite, as much as the entire present debt of the county. By means of the steel bridges erected by me and other works of lasting nature, a continual drain on our county treas ury for repairs has been stopped. With the county now well equipped with good bridges and other perma-
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-31
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCER.

From FridsV's Daliy
 Mr and Mrs. W. l.. Moose of Nor Filton have announced the engage ment and approaching marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth De Neville, tc Robert M Ferguson, the wedding to take place at the Methodist church in that city November 26, 1912, at 8 o'clock p. m. Miss Moose is the daughter of Attorney General-elect w. l.. Moose and is a social favorite in Conway, where she has been a ire quent visitor. Mir. Ferguson's home is in Chicago. For some time he has been spending his vacations in Con- way at the home of his uncle, J. T. Murphy, and if is in this home that the young couple met and formed the friendship that is soon to culmnate in matrimOny.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-31
JUDGE FRAUENTHAL TO
 PRACTICE INLITTLER ROCK

Little Rock, Oct. 3O.-Judge Frank Smith of Marion, who was recently elected associate justice of the Ar kansas supreme court to succeed Sam Frauenthal, will be sworn in next Monday and occupy a seat on the su- preme bench for the first time. He will not participate in the opinions to be handed down next Monday, but will relieve Judge Frauenthal im- mediately after the court hands down its usual Monday decisions.
 Judge Sam Frauenthal has rented rooms in the Southern Trust building, in Little Rock, and will practice law in that city.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-31
Not Worth Much.

The suburban soprano had just fin ished trilling at the charity concert
 What do you think of herr" ask ed a local enthusiast, turning to his neighbor. cynic from the city.
 Not much" snapped the cynic.
 Why, man." returned the surprised suburbanite. "she is said to possess a fortune .n he. throat."
 Maybe. maybe; but she had bet ter uc+ trT t0 raise money on it. They are is.se Iogos.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-31
No Chance to Reform Woman's Garb


 Why" demanded the Erratic Think CT. should men criticise women's garb and attempt to tell them what to wear and what not to wear? If women will persist in wearing gowns so tight tbat they appear to have been applied with a paint brush what Is it to us? And If some of them are bow-leg - er-er-well. that's their business, too. And lastly, my brethren, if we at tempt to compel them to wear any sort of garment or prevent them from wearing any other sort of garb, they won't wear 1t. or they will wear it. be- cause we have tried to make them do the opposite. So, 1t seems to me that where we get off now Is just ex- actly where we got on in the first place"
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-31
SUPT. GEO. B. COOK
 RAPIDLY CONVALESINC

Little Rock, Oct. 29.-State Super intendent George B. Cook, who has been critically III for some time, is now eonvalescine rapidly.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-31
FINAL REPORT OF
 JUDGE J. A. LEA
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this poor farm we are now keeping two paupers, for whose hoard the county pays the keeper of the farm $50 per month board, and in addi- tion the keeper gets the use of the farm. 1t requires no argument to show that this is a bad investment for the county. When we add to the board of the paupers the interest on the value of the farm, We can readily see that it would be much more econom- ical to sell the farm and board the paupers in private families. While our poor farm keeper does his work satisfactorily and comfortably cares for the paupers at the farm, believe these unfortunate people could be more pleasantly situated in private families than they are on the poor farm, where they are, to certain ex- tent, advertised as objects of charity to the entire community. If our coun- ty had a great number of paupers there might be some reason for main taining poor farm, but with the small number of paupers to be cared for the farm is, in my opinion, very bad investment.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-31
NORMAL WINS
 FROM "MFD|CS'
FIRST GAME OF SEASON
GAME HOTLY CONTESTED DAVIS AND MARBLE STAR
 RED FOR NORMAL.

The Arkansas State Normal foot ball team won the first game of their schedule from the Arkansas "Medics' on the Normal field yesterday after noon by score of 12 to 2. The game was hotly contested throughout.
 Normal's first touchdown was made in the first three minutes of play. Captain Webb of the Normal won the toss and defended the north goal: Medics kicked to Normafs 30-yard line. On the first down, Davis ran around right end for 60 yards, only to be downed by Wilson of the Med ics. With the ball on the Medics' To- yard line, Normal made a series ot line bucks and Covington carried the ball over. Normal failed to kick goal both times. The Medics' touchdown came in the last quarter, with but three minutes to play "Pat" Wright, a graduate of Bezdek's school, went in the game at right guard, and on a series of plays over guard, Wilson went over for touchdown. Wilson kicked an easy goal. Davis and Mar bIe starred for the Normal. Wilson was easily the star of the Medics. His tackling was great. E. Smith at right half, also put up swell game Both teams were penalized several
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-31
INSANE PATIENTS.

It is with great pleasure that l re- port to you that our county IS no longer burdened with the care of any insane person. In former years these insane patients have presented most difficult problem to the county judge. In most cases it was dangerous to permit them to be at large, but only a small per cent could be received by the state hospital. This forced the county judge to some times keep un- fortunate men and women who had lost their minds imprisoned in the county jail with criminals of both races. Without any enlargement ot building the superintendent of the state hospital for nervous diseases, Dr. J. l.. Green, has by simple com mon sense business methods, made room at the state hospital for every insane patient in Arkansas. Instead of the county judge and the friends of an insane person having to use all sorts of persuasion to get accommoda- tions for a patient at the state hos pital, as was the case in former years we are now able to get any insane person accommodated there without delay-in fact, Dr. Green has request 
 ed the different counties to send in tc him all their insane. He has also made radical changes in the handling of patients. Instead of simply cagine up the patients and feeding and wat ering them like animals, he has used efficient, modern methods of medicine and surgery, and has cured and sent home to their families many patients
 -I- f,,l aa1af would have been maniacs the remain der of their lives. Dr. Green has sav- ed the various counties of the state thousands of dollars, and l hope the other county judges throughout the state will call the attention of their people to his work We have so much mismanagement and extravaganza in the handling of the peoples affairs
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-31

that the work of man like Dr. Green oaght to be awarded the highest praise.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-06
EVENING CAPITAL NEWS WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOV g. 1912

alcohol The other is beets for sugar. Of which Germany
makes much to have besides domestic supply
plus worth year for export root.crop like
ton which gets the weeds out Then pulling the beets
many small roots left in the grondabout two tons
to the acre-organic matter which opens the soil and
makes it fertile AS result all of Geanys crops grown
succession to beets show an increase Of from so to 50
per cent By this system of crop rotation the whole of the
countrys enormous agricultural prosperity has been
achieved Emigration has been largely stopped and the
food supply which time seemed to be falling Short
has been restored What Germany has done, Mr. Palmer
insists that do He urges beet cultivation and
country have increased as per cent and land
values have advanced much four times. We have
better soils than Germany and twice the area and Mr.
corn oats and hay would add billions annual return
and long way toward hating the upward tendency of
food prices.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-06
OUR AGRICULTURAL NEEDS.

The fact is that still in the dark ages of agrcu
ture according to Truman g. Palmer in paper published
senate document. He considers the relative produc
tvity of American and European farming methods, and
says that the oratoca ubdub of which have had too
much about being the granary of the world far
from being true conceas the fact that Europe doing far
better than in agriculture and that unless improve
shall in few be importing foodstus than
export. In spite of inferior natural resources, Ger
many today producing far to the in all staple
crops than remarkable thing about it is that
the change has about in the last quarter of century
Before that time Germany getting about the
yields from farm lands we. Even late 1891 the
yield of rye and barley in the two countries the same
but Of wheat and oats Germany raised twenty-five bushels
to the to twenty. The Germans have been farm
ing their land for five hundred years Most of it is sandy
plain. Hardly any of it is comparable to western
lands But in twenty years they have increased their
yield to forty bushels to the and produce only
twenty-one bushels That u.s. have gained eighteen
bushels or by percentage have gained 61 the Ger
mans 80.
Now this has not come about by any intricate opera
ton but by the drill of the government which has taught
the German farmer that year in four he must plant
root crop One of these is potatoes of which Germany
raises many to export them and to them to make
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-06
Buried Treasure.
(From Judge)

Buried Treasure. rysgs
(From Judge) ~ y
Then to a garret's dark retreat n
He quickly went with eager feet,
And seeking in a corner there,
He lifted forth with tender care
An object, too good to be true.
All, how the thanks poured from his
throat!
For there, almost as good as new,
He found his last years overcoat!
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-06
Birthday Calendar
II This 10 Your Birthday

" This 10 Your Birthday
Some accident threatens you. which.
being forewarned of, you may be able
to avoid. Try to keep in good health.
for an active year. crowned with sue
cess. awaits you.
Those born today will rise in life.
Though they will be quick to anger.
they will also be quick to understand.
and will generally win in games Of
skill.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-06
MEANING OF BUMPER CROPS.

The meaning Of bumper crops ought to be brought
home it in special article in the New York
Times There hundred and fifty million bushels
of wheat billion four hundred thousand Of oats, three
billion of coln and Of minor crops like barley, buckWheat
etc. enough bring the total up to five billion five hun
bred thousand bushels Its total value is $3,5OOOOOOOO
OF course it is all moved at 1t could not be- 1t
in slowly the great centers like Duluth Chicago
and Minneapolis and thence filters out IN the shape OF
manufactured stuff, to degree to places where it is
needed And all this involves the of something like
half billion of money There 100000 farm hands
regularly employed. Harvest makes the number 224O
900 All told it is reckOned that more than four mil
lion in the field getting these bumper crops. The
money for the crops to them and through them to
various places for things needed Ihen OF course those
that buy the crops get profits The railroads get profits III
the shape of freight and thus the vast amount Of half
billion dollars is expended But what the imam in the
street. wants to know is how will this big crop affect
them? Will living be any cheaper?
There is to think that it will. Figures from
the and labor department show, for example,
that 1901 bumper crop year for wheat. But the
the of fifteen typical articles went from
1888 to TAG the 100 points being the average price of
poor and that may have had effect In 1905 and
1906 there crops OF wheat and corn But
the cost of the fifteen staple articles went from No. where
it 1905 to 100 in 1906 and the next year went to
crops in 1909 bring the level down. The department
port up to June of this year leaves the fifteen articles at
154-lnore than half much again as in 1890.
So the average consumer may only hope that the
bumper crops of this year will hold prices from advancing
rapidly The explanation given that while pOpua
ton grew AZ per cent from 1890 1910 output Of
staple crops advanced less than 80 per cent and
yield increased only about per cent We not raising
much to the raising enough acres to make
dent in the demand The problem Immediately ahead of
Until then expect help from bumper crops for
still keep ahead of them
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-06

an innocent child and confine it in a
place where light and heat and food
are furnished it, but where there is the
darkest kind of dungeon from a moral
standpoint?
What right has this state to pick up
a lot of degenerates and turn them all
together in some unguarded and un-
protected institution and allow each to
teach the other all he knows of evil,
and under the enthusiasm and edifica-
ton Of a combined human energy and
momentum of unrestricted inertia,
grow worse and worse while the only
restraining influence brought to bear
upon 1t is the corporal punishment af-
flicted. ] say you may scare child so
badly that he won't do thing, but you
cannot scare him SO badly that he
won't want to do 1t.
The child mind in that institution is
entitled to be brought right into direct
contact with the Christ mind and be.
there given an opportunity to improve
by such association. ! do not care Il
whit as to what church he joins, but
this state has no right to hedge the
child around about with degenerating
influence like we Rave at the present
want to rise to ask what If any,
Christian minds we have in this state
institution? How many of those di-
rectors and teachers ever passes under
the blood of Jesus Christ and are today
living the twice born life? File on all
this pretended reformation with Christ
left out. It's all bosh. No one was
ever reformed save that one who was
,rrl,t i,,tA i-nn ~
mind of Jesus.
What is this state doing to the end
that fallen children in her institutions
shall be caught up again? Nothing.
We feed them. and clothe them and
whip them and turn them out, and
there you have it.
| Philosophy is good enough as far as
it goes. Confucianism is all we are
applying in st. Anthony. We mix with
ii a little Buddhism. Confucianism says:
| "Oh, you are down and out, are you?
! Oh, you have been sent here have you.
Then know what yon need; it's good
! flogging once in a while and advice to
come up out of the mud hole as soon
as you can"
Buddhism says: ooh, You are down
in the mud hole, are you? Now, If
you will just get nearly out we will
reach down and pick you up and help
YOU Christ comes along and says:
! Hold just a minute until | lay down
i this cross and l will be down in there
and lift you out" In another moment
the Master is beside the fallen one and
the regeneration is complete This is
what we want in the St Anthony in
stitution.
Now some one says she is foolish to
think of regenerating the children in a
reform school like ours. They go on
and say 1t is not done anywhere in any
| institution of this sort? What If it is
not? Besides, that is just what they
are doing many places. And besides
again, no nation ever did, and no ma