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The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07
MT. VERNON.

The first killing frost of the season occurred Saturday night, and with it considerable ice. The cold from the hail storm of Texas must have reached us. The weather has, how ever. been ideal most of the season and people generally have made good use of it. How any one who has made an earnest effort can complain of hard times, is a mystery. Crops are much better than anticipated in the early season and prices are very good, indeed. Let all take courage and put forth new efforts and new resolutions to build up better homes, better churches, better schools, better communities and better roads to reach them all. Good roads add much value to every county and state. Ev- cry community should give, if neces- sary, one, two or three days labor free to help get good roads. Our new county judge, J. w. Holt, is, we are glad to see, starting out we'll for bet ter roads by appointing good men at once for overseers. He may make some errors-all debut let us all aid him all we can in every way for better things, and a general improve ment, as life is what we make it, so is everything else.
 The rush of business about Mt Vernon was never better. Merchants, ginners and farmers are all busy. wagon loads of goods are coming in and going out. People from near Rosebud, Romance, Enola, Naylor, Hammonsville and Barney, have been here the past week to buy goods and to show their appreciation of good bargains and good values they are getting. The rush goes on, and stocks of goods are yet unsold. Next Satur- day will be the banner day. The big wild west show will be here and many bargains will be offered that day, by E. E. Jones especially, in his clear ing sale. He wants to sell 500 mems and ladies' hats that day at 25 to 50 per cent off. Clothing, hats and dry goods will be special features also. Some nice presents to give away to the ladies with each $500 purchase. : Rev. Etchison preached at Bethle- hem Sunday morning on "Water Bap- tism," and here at night on Spiritual Baptism" He was listened to with much interest. His sermons were de- iyered with power and showed much care had been taken in preparing them. He will be at Bethlehem and here the next first Sunday at II a. m. and z p. m.
 Willis Langford and wife of Nay Tor were here Saturday.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07
FLINT AND BRANNON.

Health is good at this writing.
 Crops are about gathered.
 Rev. Obe Presley has a smile foot long over fine girl at his house. H. H. Bennett is up again, after a few days chilling and fever.
 D. F. Nowell is trying the new railroad.
 c. M. Owen is having a well drill ed on his place.
 A. G. Evans is having new porch added to his house this week.
 H. F. Mercer has his barn about completed.
 We want to say one word for our former county judge, J. A. Lea. He made a good officer and has a host of friends in Mountain township.
 November 6.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07
CENTERVILLE.

Health is good in this section.
 Quinton Snow and wife visited at Mr. Hietts Sunday night.
 R. M. Browning went to Conway Monday.
 Little Gland Johnson's 5-year-old' son is the champion cotton picker in this section. He picked 100 pounds in one day.
 Everybody remember the society at Union Grove schoolhouse Saturday night. All are cordially invited to at tend.
 School will begin at Union Grove next Monday morning under the man. agement of Prof. George Livingston and wife.
 James Morgan and wife visited John Williams and wife Sunday.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07
MARTINVILLE.

Our teachers attended the school meeting at Choctaw last Friday and Saturday. They report a nice time.
 Mrs. F. Richie of Guy visited rela- tives and friends here Sunday.
 The enteUtainment given by the School Improvement Association last Thursday night was very nice.
 Robert Martin, J. J. Webb and J. J. Vineyard went to Morrilton last Mon- day after the monument for Capt. w. w. Martin. MT. Fleming of Morril- ton will erect it.
 Dr. w. w. Martin and O. L.. Martin went to the City of Roses last Sunday.
 November 6.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07
CATO.

We are having some cool weather here at present.
 Health is very good here.
 Bro. Gipson filled his regular ap- pointment here Sunday. Arch Harrod and wife of Holland visited their daughter, Mrs. FretWeli, here the latter part of the week.
 w. D. Springer, W. A. Paris, I. B. Proctor, J F. Pairet and J. F.. Hogan went to Little Rock in w. ID. Springer's automobile today.
 Will Gray's family spent the day here with Dr. Pairet's family Satur- day
 Preston Boyd and wife visited at Faulkner Gap Sunday.
 Misses Myrtle and Maggie Smith spent the day with their aunt, Miss Annie Farris, Sunday.
 Mrs. Hayfer returned to her home in Little Rock Sunday, after visiting relatives and friends here the past two weeks. l - Carl Clements is getting along very
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07
MT. PISGAH.

Crops are all about gathered.
 Mrs. Ellen Bailey of Cato visited her daughter, Mrs. Nichols, today.
 The farmers here have begun their fall blowing for the next crop year.
 The people here have been bounti- fully blessed with everything. They should not grumble. Cotton is a good price.
 Brother Gipson filled his regular appointment at Chadwick Sunday and passed through here on his way home Monday. He has one more appoint ment here We regret to see him leave.
 s. Nichols peddled beef at Cato Saturday.
 November ,.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07
UNION VALLEY.
November :

Frost killed all vegetation here and makes everything look like win ter time.
 Some cotton in the fields yet, but will soon be wound up if the weather permits.
 There is some sickness in this com munity.
 Mr. Martin has had sickness in his family for some time.
 Marvin Stevenson and Miss Evide Hoggard were happily married Sun day at the brides home. Bro. San ders officiated
 November ,.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07

R. M. Browning has sold his farm to Harmon McAlister and will move soon one mile south of Bono for next year. He has bought 38 acres of land in Conway, near the ice plant. We re- regret very much to see them leave,. as they will be greatly missed in our community.
 Amos Wilmoth and wife and Re- land McNew weat to Conway Mon- day.
 There will be an all-day singing at Pleasant Hill Sunday. R. E. Perry is expected to be there. Miss Bertha Johnson will preside at the organ We expect some fine music, as she is a graduate.
 November 6.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07

Barnett Ethridge ana Naman Rob- inson, who are going to school at Con- way, were here Sunday.
 A large crowd from here attended preaching at Wooster Sunday.
 Uncle Bob Hall, who was operated upon last week, is reported doing very nicely.
 We have had two killing frosts and some ice, and it looks like winter at present.
 Cotton is nearly gathered and sold in this part of the county.
 November 6.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07
BROWNS CROSSING.

Cold and frosty.
 Our school will begin next Monday. with Prof. C. R. Berry as teacher.
 Bro. Robinson filled his regular ap- pointment here Sunday.
 John Hilliard was up from Little Rock Sunday.
 Olga Johnston was out from Con- way Sunday, the guest of one of our most charming young ladies.
 c. I. Atwater is on the sick list this week.
 Mrs. Willie Flack returned from Searcy, where she was called to the Y death bed of her sister.
 Edgar Johnston and wife visited Mrs. Rosa Tucker Sunday.
 Clayton Simmons and wife and John Langley and wife visited J.. M. Jones Sunday.
 Cops are about all gathered in our community.
 Mrs. Crook and son of Caney were visitors in our section Sunday
 Misses Lou Holt and Ala Anderson were visiting here Sunday.
 E.. F. Park and wife were visitors here Sunday. The woods are ringing with the shouts of the 'possum hunters.
 November 4.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07
PLEASANT VALLEY-NORTH.

School opened here Monday, with Prof. R. F. Adams and Miss Bessie Burnett as teachers.
 Mrs. N. E.. Owens and four chil- dren of Pope county visited relatives here last week.
 John Taylor gave crib-raising last Thursday.
 Some of the boys and girls attended singing at H. Robinson's at Woost- CT Saturday night.
 Lester Patton and Lee Burchfield of Conway were guests of relatives and friends Saturday and Sunday.
 w. D. Ethridge will teach at Stony Point this winter.
 Erie Ravens visited at Spring Hill Sunday.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07

we'll, but he is still unable to get about.
 The Woodmen Circle will meet here next Saturday, November 9, and would like for all the members to be present.
 Mrs. Dave Hooks received a tele- phone message Sunday night that her brother was very low.
 November ,.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07

died Thursday night and was buried Friday at the Coperas Springs cem- etery.
 Hester, little daughter of MT. and Mrs. Willis Hartwick, is improving, after a long and serious illness of typhoid fever .Ir. and Mrs. Frank Fielder of Ch,nouapin visited her parents, Mr and Mrs. J. J. Tozer, Sunday. November G.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-11-07
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS!

Please sign your name to items sent to this office for few times at least. The list of names of our cor respondents has been misplaced and this will be the only method of ob- faininp them
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Aid to the unIevaIx.

I try TO be an efficient city dlreo.
tory, said the hotel clerk, but balk
of recommending beauty doctor to
women guests.
That is one of the first things they
want to know. Churches. tbeaters.
even dressmakers can walt few davs
but the beauty doctor is an Immediate
necessity. Unfortunately, they do not
get much satisfaction out of me. Apv
number of beauty specialists leave
cards for distribution, but SO many of
them have been mixed up In lawsuits
that feel squeamish about delivering
their cards. To satisfy my own con
science and the women at the same
time | hand out a bunch of advertise
ments with the remark that | guess
they are about all alike
Then they can pay their money
and take their choice. and If they lose
their hair and complexion they can't
come back on me for damages"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Suspended AnIm.,Ion.

AS we descend In the scale OF AMI.
NAL life we find that what kills the
higher animals does not injure the
lower. Cut polyp in two, and you
have two living polyps instead of one
dead polyp. Break of a Holsters
claw, and another will grow. You.
may, 1t has been said, freeze a fly. but
you cannot freeze 1t to death. There
are infusoria called "wheeIani.
malcules." These rotifers have many
curious qualities, among which Is that
OF suspending animation for an in.
definite period without ceasing to live.
Colonies OF rotifers may be desic-
Gated and rendered apparently lifeless.
and in this conditions they may be
Kept for months and years. and pos.
slbly centuries. single drop of wa.
ter Will restore them to life, and the
wheel-bearers will instantly resume
their functional activity precisely at
the point where 1t was broken Off
Harper's Weekly.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
HER SHARE OF THE BUREAU
Girl Visitors Idea Of Division
Seemed to Be to Take All the
Space You Could GET.

"A friend came to visit me Last
week." said the Girl Flapper "and as
there Is only one bureau l told her I
would have to share 1t with her. So
pushed my things out of the way
and she began to unpack. This ia
what she put out:
"A bottle of spirits of camphor a
bottle OF camphor water and boracic
acid that she uses for her eyes. a
bottle OF witch hazel, another Of bep-
zoin, box OF face powder and a tin
OF talcum powder, a makeup box..
sixteen Ivory toilet things. four Ste.
Venson texts In frames, an atomizer
bottle of ammonia, another OF on
OF pennyroyal for mosquitoes. nine
hatpins, sewing bag, a jewelry box.
some perfumery and an alcohol lamp
Now, I'll unpack my bathroom
things, she said, and she took out
three sponges, large. medium and
small; rubber bath glove, a bottle
or liquid soap and four kinds of tooth
powders and mouth washes, a patent
exerciser, bathrobe and slippers. an
antiseptic bathbrush, a rubber spray.
thermometer and a whiskbroom
Then she borrowed my button.
hook"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
That AcfiNA Eerm.

a single germ in forty-quart can
OF milk. If the conditions be favorable,
VIII divide once every half hour, so
that at the end Of "a hours it will
have increased to PSI. 1876, ,210.656.
AT the end of the "a hours one cubic
centimeter Of the contaminated milk
would contain more than 7.438, 100000
germs. This is the report made by
the New York Milk Committee in the
governments weekly public health re-
ports. What's the use?
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Tacoma FIaures Of Speech.

A Tacoma lawyer, arguing a divorce
case recently, closed his address to
the jury as follows: my client is a
beautiful woman, so beautiful that the
sun seems to stand still while the
stars gaze at her. Truthful! Falsity
flies from her even as the jack rabbit
nits from the greyhound. Sweet!
gentlemen. honey would freeze in her
mouth. Tender and slender! My
client could bathe in a fountain pen"
National Corposation Reporter.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
TAVERN ALSO A PAWNSHop
Establishment in the City of London.
England, is in Enjoyment Of
Unique Privilege.

A time-honored London (Eng1 city
tavern, the Castle, at the corner of
Cowcross street, facing harrington
street, enjoys the unique distinction
OF being also fully licensed pledge
shop. over the door in the bar. which
gives access to the landlords private
room, and thrown into bold relief by
the official document behind 1t. the
historic three-sphered symbol ia dia.
cernible. Any one may here nego-
tate loan upon his personal belong.
ings without being under the neces-
sity OF first calling for refrshment
Formerly the house had a special
pledge counter resembling the modern
Bottle and jug" department, but this
is no longer in evidence.
This strange combination of busi.
ness dates from the reign of George
w., who, after attending cock fight
at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., applied to the
landlord of the Castle for temporary
accommodation on the security of his
watch and chain. By royal warrant
few days later he invested that oblie-
ing boniface with the right of ad-
Vanclng money on pledges, and from
that time down to the present
pawnbroker's license has been annual
ly granted to the Castle. This hostel
ry Is mentioned once or twice bv
Dickens In his novels
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
ALFALFA BILL ON
HAY PLATFORM
Will Speak From a Platform Made of
Bales of Alfalfa.

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 29.-When Will
liam H. Murray, the Sage of Tisho-
,mingo," delivers his address before the
people of Guthrie and Logan county
Saturday evening of this week he will
stand on a platform made of alfalfa
bales with sprigs and punches of al
falfa as the decorations around him.
This was decided today by the COM
mittee having charge of the three days
union labor picnic, Saturday, Sunday
and Labor Day.
! When Murray was president of the
constitutional convention in 1906-07,
he was an eVer-consistent advocate for
the adoption of alfalfa as the state
floral emblem. 1t was his work that
led to the naming of Alfalfa county,
and also that resulted in the nickname
that is still standing by him in his
political campaign, alfalfa Bill"-he
will never lose it.
There is no doubt that the agita-
tion in favor of alfalfa, started by Mr..
Murray during the constitutional con-
vention days, resulted to a great ex-
tent in Oklahoma being such an ad-
vanced alfalfa growing state today"
is the statement of ]. A. Farquhar-
son, president of the Logan county far
mers institute.
"Murrays agitation came just at a
time when the farmers of the state
were commencing to break QUITO get
away from cotton, corn and wheat and
back to other things that might be
profitable as farm products Along
came alfalfa Bill" about this time
and he made alfalfa we'll enough
known to interest the farmers. They
investigated and today Oklahoma is
one of the leading alfalfa growers of
he entire country"
One dozen bales of fresh alfalfa hay
will compose the platform on which
Murray will stand while speaking. 1t
will be hauled to Mineral Wells Park
omorrow and arranged by the time
1r. Murray arrives. In this connec-
ion, it might be added that Logan
ounty is harvesting the biggest al
alfa crop of her history this season.
S there have already been three cut
ngs and in some instances there will
e two more. 1t is proving the most
rofitable crop grown here.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
Testimony Of the Blind


Before the trial was half ended Z,
was apparent that most credence was
placed in the testimony for the do.
fendant.
That is because he has two hind
men testifying for him." said a man
who has served on many iurjes
When 1t comes to a question Of mem.
ory the word of blind man goes
further in a courtroom than that of n
person with good eyes. It is with the
1urymen that his testimony really
counts, but the judge and lawyers are
also Impressed This is taking into
consideration, of course, that the blind
man has a reputation for veracitv
we assume that with the loss OF one
FACULTY others have developed. What
man cannot see he hears, and his
mind stores up. Our faith In the re.
tenttveness OF blind mans memory
mas been frequently justified. Where
person with all his senses would be-
come confused and testify vaguely
the blind man can repeat g converse.
tion verbatim"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
POOR AS A CHURCH s:iOUSE
Since Confetti Came Into Use, the
saying Has More Meaning Than
at Former Times.

Inc sexton OF a fashionable New
YORK church was sweeping into a
large mound the bright purple red
and yellow discs of confetti which lin.
tered the church entrance and steps.
Ihis month" he said. Il have had
already 80 weddings in my church.
And at every one of these weddings
paper confetti was thrown at the
bride instead OF rice
Inc confetti fashion Is very well
come to us sections. When rice was
used our churches were oYerrun with
mice. The saying, AS poor as a
enurch mouse, was then meaningless.
Why, In my church, where weddings
are so popular, several hundreds OF
mice-iat chaps they were. too
fouSd an ample food supply in the
rice that was sDrinkled over the
brides.
Now that lice has been aban.
doned for paper confetti, these mice
have all disappeared. They were
starved out. They couldn't live on
paper"
bending with difficulty to collect a
few obstinate pieces of the bright ma.
per confetti that stuck to the floor.
the old sexton added:
"Of course, these bits OF paper are
much more awkward for me to sweep
up than rice. But, even so, hope the
conietti fashion has come to stay"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
MAY WEAKEN
SUPPLY Of GAS
An Oklahoma Company Sues to Keep
Gas in the State.

Muskogee, Okla, Aug. 29.-The Ian
yon-Starr Smelling company at Bartles-
vile has an important bearing on the
natural gas supply being drawn from
Oklahoma fields by Kansas CITY and
large cities in Kansas. The suit is
against the Henry Oil company and
the Henry Gas company and seeks a
permanent injunction to prevent the
defendant companies selling natural
gas to the Kansas Natural Gas com
pany until the defendant companies
have furnished to the plaintiq company
and two others 10 million feet of gas
daily as per present contract.
The allegation is made that the de.
PENDANTS have served notice that they
VIII discontinue the supply now being
furnished the plaintiff. It is charged
that the purpose of the gas producing
companies is to disregard their con
tracts to furnish gas to the smelling
company and others who have con-
tract price of less than five cents per
thousand feet, and sell to the Kansas
Natural Gas company, for a much
hlgher figure. 1t is the contention of
the plaintiff that there is a movement
on the part of the producers to sell
their output to the Kansas company
because they can get a higher rate
than their contract rate with the Okla
noma companies. The result of the
suit viii have an important bearing
On the natural gas supply of Kansas
City, Topeka and Wichita.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
FINE TEST OF CLEAR SPEECH
Conversation with the Blind viii Test
Ones Power Of Making Listeners
Understand You.

Let no one boast OF his descriptive
powers until he has tested them in
conversation with a blind person. 4"
said the city missionary. 4 used to
think that I had the knack of making
things pretty clear. but after be-
gan TO escort the blind on their walks
found that | had not the slightest
conception Of concise, comprehensive
speech Ny first experience Of the
kind was at naval parade. / guided
TWO blind men down to Riverside to
see the ships. | described 10 the
best Of my ability what was going ON
Dut | soon found from the questions
they asked that | had given them no
IDEA OF what the pageant looked like.
reasoned that the fault must be mine
The men had been blind a good while
but they had retentiye memories and
an active imagination, and with that
material to work on / should have
achieved better results.
From that day l began to cultivate
the gift OF accurate description Even
when out alone | talked to myself
trying 10 put into words the pictures
saw. BY degrees l acquired the art
ot seeing my blind charges see through
my eyes. My biggest stumbling block
vas Women's clothes. No woman I met
anywhere show a keener ayidity to
feep up with the fashions than those |
AXE out from the blind asylum, and It
'equires every one of my newly ac-
luired gifts to convey an ADEQUATE
dea OF the seasons styles"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-09-06
PARCELS POST TO
Be READY JAN. |
Postal Authorities Are Now Working
Out Details of New system-An
Entirely New System

Washington, Aug 29-Announce
ment was made by Postmaster Genera
Hitchcock last night that the post OF
flee department would be in readiness
on January ], 1913 to put into genera
operation the recently authorized par
cells post system
The postal express business, which
must be organized within the next
four months, will extend over more
than a million miles of rural delivery
and star routes and viii cover in its
various ramifcations all systems OF
the parcels express now handled by
private express companies.
In order to take up personally and
Immediately the work of organization
of the new service, Mr.. Hitchcock has
cancelled engagements he had made
for his vacation and will remain In
Washington to direct the organization
The details of the parcels post system
will be worked out by a series of com
mittees composed of officers and ex-
perts of the department The general
executive committee appointed today
consists of Chief Inspector Robert S.
Sharp, Superintendent J. C. Koons, of
the division of salaries and allow
ances; Chief Clerk A. A. Fisher of
the general bureau, and d. +. Wood
of the division of rural matters.
First of all" said Mr.. Hitchcock.
must be prepared a classification of |
articles that can be accepted for de- |
livery by the parcels post The law
admits to the mail practically all kinds |
of merchandise that can be transport. |
ed safely. including the product of the /
farm and garden as well as other
products, provided such articles do
not weight more than IL pounds nor
exceed " inches in combined length
and girth. The mode of packing will
be prescribed carefully. The present
equipment of the mail service is not
adapted to the carriage of such mer-
chandise and, therefore, new equip
ment must be provided. 1t is likely
we shall employ extensively hampers
similar to those used in foreign coun-
tries, in handling parcels post. The
style, size and material for such ham
Ders must be determined and adver.
isements issued for their purchase