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Smyrna times., 1913-02-26

Governor Miller has appointed Thos.
w. Wilson State Librarian for ?
years to succeed II. Ridgely Harring
ton, salary 81, 200 a year. Mr. Will
son was State Librarian under Cover
nor Lea. The Governor also appoint
ed Howard Hudson, of Frederick. TO
be State Oyster Revenue Collector for
two years, to succeed J. Burton
Wharton, salary 500 a year There
were six other applicants for the
position
Supt. ]. E. Carroll has scured his
evening entertainments and some of
his day instructors for the Kent COun-
ty Teachers Institute, to be held Nov
ember u. 13 and ID. On the 18th
DIR. S. D. Fess. editor of the Worlds
Events. Chicago. will lecture, proba-
bly, on Thomas Jefferson. On the Is
ih The Waterman Company. Miss
Waterman is called the Kathry NJ
Ridgway of the West. November Il
the Aida Quartet and Plancon,
celebrated baritone.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
Seven In the Bible.

The number seven plays a prominent
part IN events in the Bible. The crea-
tion took six days. and on the seventh
there was rest. On the seventh day or
the seventh month a holy observance
was ordained. and the Israelites feast
ed seven days and rested seven days.
Noah had seven days warning Of the
food, and the seven years Of plenty
were foretold in Pharaoh's dream by
seven fat beas.s. as were the seven lean
years by seven lean beasts. We speak
Of the seven heavens. and the seventh
son was supposed 20 be endowed with
pre-eminent wisdom. In short. there Is
NO other number which enters into the
Bible so often as seven. No doubt the
wide popularity Of the number and the
superstitions which are connected witt
Il came from its wide use In the Bible
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
EAsTIpIouS AUTHORS.
Campbell Took a Twelve Mile Tramp
70 Change a Comma.

TO Change a Comma.
Il is surprising how puncdlious some
authors have been with respect even TO
the smallest detail OF their manu-
scripts. Dickens was a perfect terror
and would make enough fuss over an
error Of punctuation 10 drive a poor
comp" out Of his wits.
Tennyson. too. was most particular
that not a comma should be omitted
or misplaced. while his revisions were
never finished. Perhaps the greatest
terror OF the compositOr was Thomas
Carlyle. for he would cover every
square inch of vacant space. both In
the margin and between the lines, with
minute additions and emendations. and
not once. hut a dozen times.
Victor Hugo was equally difficult TO
please and satisfy. or one of MS ia
nous works he made the printers sup
ply no fewer than eleven successive re-
vised proofs. and the last half dozen
we're furnished in order to make quite
! sure that the commas were In their
right places.
But perhaps Thomas Campbell. the
/ famous poet who wrote such stirring
masterpieces as "Hohenlinden,' The
Battle Of the Baltic" and "Ye Mariners
OF England" takes the cake in this re
spect. He was fastidious to a degree
which fact probably accounts for the
small quantity and perfect quality ol
his literary output II Is said that h'
once walked six miles to his printers
and six miles back In order 10 have
comma changed into Il semicOlon.
But an equally careful and fastidiou
literary workman owed a great I'm
provement in the opening line Of hi
most famous poem to printer. TIL
was Thomas Gray. whose "Eleg
Written In n Country Churchyard'
probably the best known poem in N
English language. Its first line read
''The curfew tolls the knell Of partln
day." but when Gray sent It to III
press his manuscript read. The Gu
few tolls. the knell Of parting day.
D The thoughtful compOsltor did not NJ
Y derstand the word tolls" as an i
e trausitive verb. so dropped the comm
= thinking the poet had put II in by mi
. take, and when Gray read the line h
sensitive ear az once caught Its ne
sustained melody. and he adopted Il
cOmpOsitor's correction.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
A crewsome Toy.

War and hloodshed seem always to
have reacted on the nursery. In lob
for instance. the German child was hu
mored with a toy guillotlne for Christ
mas. and Goethe wrote to his mother
at Frankfort asking her TO send one
OF these little instruments for a boy
friend. Nine. Goethe was indignant
Dear SON." she wrote. Il have only
one desire. and that Is TO give yot
pleasure. l will execute any command
but buy such an Infamous machine o.
slaughter / will not I'm any circum
stances. II could would arrest th'
makers and burn such toys by the ex
ecutioner."
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26

Montclair. y. j.. leads the egg contest
A staten Island wyandotte started u
with a double egg. one inside the other.
shells and All complete. Then n Jealous
Brooklyn LeghOrn cackled and an egg
nine inches long and six and a half
inches in diameter was added TO the ex
hlblt. But the wise Plymouth Rock
owned by Charles Poecki OF Montclair
waited and now enters the list with
glamese dumhbell egg. two perfect egg
lolned by shell tube an inch long.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
INOPPORTUNE DEATHS.
Men Who Might Have Changed His
tory Had They Been Spared.

Men Who Might Have Changed His
tory Had They Been Spared.
julius Caesar was assassinated when
he had almost completed the task OF
consolidating the administration and
dominion OF the Roman empire. and
his death opened the way TO that des
potism and corruption which ultimate
" undid his work
Henry Of Navarro was killed when
ne had almost healed the differences
between Catholic and Protestant
which subsequently rent not only
France. but Europe. and William the
Silent also fell when he was on the
point OF uniting the Netherland prov.
inces into compact barrier against
the encroachments OF Spain.
In English history Lord Give dieC
at the moment when he was the one
man who could have saved the Ameri
can colonies and kept the Anglo-Saxor
race united.
But there is the case OF Mirabeau
He was literally the one man IN France
I who could have averted the horrors o
the revolution. saved and reformed tn
monarchy and so spared Europe tn
murderous career Of Napoleon and al
the devastation II brought II he hat
lived ten or even five years longer III
history not only OF France, but OF Eu
rope and the world. would have bee
different. Il is. in fact. sufficient
say that he would have made bot
Robesplerre aud Napoleon impossible
Strand Magazine.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
USE OF WHO OR WHOM.
Where Grammar Bunks Up Against
ldiom end Gets a Jolt.

The employment Of the nOminative
''who" for the accusative IN certain
forms OF Interrogation has become so
smbedd ID in common usage that re-
sort. even now. to the strictly orthodox
practice frequently requires. on the
part Of educated men. positive effort or
prolonged training. II somehow does
not seem natural In the past assured
" this nomlnative form. where precise
grammar would require the accusa-
tive. turns up with almost invariable
regularity IN works which set out to
represent colloqulal speech.
"Who is It from?' says the mother
IN lane Austen's Pride and Preju-
dice" 70 her daughter. who has just
received a letter. ''Who is It hkeF
saws the heroine Of "Jane Eyre" to st
John Rivers as she shows him the
picture Of Rosamund oliver. Such ex
amples could be multiplied by hun
/ dreds. There are cases. Indeed. when
the uge of whom" would strike upon
the ears Of most Of us as painfully
pedantic. =.
"Who the devil Is he talking tof
saws Sir Lucius OTrigger In Sher'
dams .'Rivals." as be notices Captain
Absolute solilcguizing. To tolerate
@Vhomr In place OF who" In such
sentence as the last would require tn
sneaker to be so thoroughly STEPPED Il
grammar that the sense OF traditiona
usage. which has been hardening int
idIom. has at last been eompletel
overcome. That height Of hngu4sti
virtue few Of as there are who assair
Thomas r. Lounsbury In Harper
Mauazine
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
NiQuE TELEPHONE SERVICE
Diamond State Telephone Co, Makes
an interesting Exhibit.


Owing to illness, Mr.. B. Baxter. a
delegate to the State Convention Of
the Junior Order American Mechanics
held in the new State Armory at Dow
er on the 18th inst, found himself APP
parently doomed to remain at home
in bed and be deprived of the pleasure
of attending the Convention.
On mentioning the matter to broth
er member, Mr. J. Il. Lewis an en-
ployee of the Telephone Company, a
suggestion was made that possibly
the Telephone Company could help him
out of tie difficulty. At two o'clock
Monday afternoon the matter was pre-
sented to Mr.. f ID. Prince, Local
Manger of the Company and within
short time all arrangements had been
made to furnish a service, entirely
without cost TO Mr. Baxter or the
Lodge. which would enable him to en-
Joy every word spoken in the Armory
while yet remaining at Home.
The Company ran a circuit between
Mr.. Baxter's home and the State Ar
mory. which circuit was entirely pri-
vate, not passing through the Com
pany's switchboard. At the Armory
was installed three high power trans
mitters with batteries etc. with one
transmitter connected to large
graphophone horn. This apparatus
was equipped with a head receiver a"C
placed on a table in the centre Of the
Armory. Mr. Baxter was supple,
with head receivr and desk set ant
on Tusday morning at 10. 80 when tn
Convention was called TO order he
was able to hear distinctly every wor
that was spoken in the large hall.
brother member put on a head receive
at the Armory and transmitted tn
d nomination Of an officer for MIR. BaS
ter and also repeated other busines
: which he desired TO bring before tn
8 convention.
> SO we'll pleased were all concerned
4 with the courtesy and attention Of Ii
Telephone Comp any, that a resolutio
was passed to instruct the Secretar
e to write a letter of thanks to Nj
X Prince on the behalf of the Lodge
Is order to show their deep appreciate
n Tor this extraordinary service.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
NEWS OF THE DELAWARE
MARYLAND PENINSULA
NEWSY ITEMS GATHERED FROM
OUR STATE EXCHANGES

Interesting Items from all Parts of the
Peninsula About Your Friends and
Neighbors and their Doings.
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26
Eir.t siokness a. fff.

Denver.-''To thlak OF being sick fof
The frst time-and at my time OF lifeF
Mrs. Mary Foley. aged Ill years, one
OF the Oldest OF living people. thinks u
ls strange that she should be I'll. New
or since she can remember was she
ever forced to take TO her bed because
Of sickness. but she is suffering from
heart trouble, and her doctor fears ths
worst
She came 70 this country from Coua
~ Kerry. Ireland. forty years ago. sh'
has reared six children. but ail ar'
dead now excepting John. her baby :
a teamster. sixty-nine years Ola
Smyrna times., 1913-02-26

A1ty Driedge-"Mv present is q
homely one, Dearie, just box of
Fels-Naptha Soap. But It viii
tighten your work and bring more
happiness than any sllverware or
bric-a-brac."
The Bride-"Thank you truly. Anty
Drudge I shall follow your ad-
vice faithfully
Woman's work
is being made
easier. The weekly
wash, COR instance.
1t used to be an all
day job. with the
woman getting up
at 5 o'clock in the
morning to heat |
water for boiEns
clothes. Now, she
w washes with Fels-
Naptha Soapin COL
or lukewarm water,
and takes little lor =
er than half the
! time of the old way.
No boiling, no
steaming suds. no
$ hard d-rubbing; anI
y the clothes are
s s cleaner and fresheT
It than ever before
]. FoUow directions fer UsiH0 Fel'
u Naptha on the Red and Green Wrcf.,e
i. Fels s Co.. philadelphia.
N ~ USE -
!: !: !: !: OFa5-NApIRAN
~ ANY TINE OF YEAR -
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-05
HONOR ROLL OF
 PUBLIC SCHOOL
LIST FOR FINAL MONTH
PUPILS WHO ATTAINED DIS TINCTION IN DEPORTMENT
 AND SCHOLARSHIP.

The following is the list of pupils .of the Conway public school whose grades in scholarship and department entitled them to be placed on the honor roll for the final month of the 'session. In addition to this list, 60 pupils achieved the distinction of be- ing neither absent nor tardy during the entire session.
 Following is the honor roll for the month ending May 30:
 r First Grade-Alice Russell, Norma Wimberly, Mary Collier, May Allin- der, Marjorie Hogan, Julia Camp, Frances Simpson, Dan Harrell, Theo- dore Burr, Frank Robins and Murle McDuffie.
 Second Grade-Carl Bolls, Nathan Smith, Bernard Glenn, Benjamin Rob- 'ins, Lavere Reid, Maud Hickman, Banks Llewellyn, Lela Leslie, Clara Mai Markham, Maxine Whiddon, Prone Wofford, Julia Randell, Lewis Wilson and Herbert Moore.
 Third Grade-Grady Setzler, Nellie Randell, Bernice Major and Mildred King.
 Fourth Grade-Mary Muse, Lila Pearson, Maurice Banks, Melvin Thompson, Thomas Wilson, Ernest Ford, Glib Barton and Outward Chiv- CTS.
 Fifth Grade-Maud Johnson, Alyne Davis, Joy Freeman, Lillian Stroup, Ruth Fulmer, Catherine Johnson, Will lie Norwood, Della Office, Charles Sisley and Clifford Landrum.
 Seventh Grade-Edith Mosley.
 Ninth Grade-Willie Campbell, Jew ell Sullivan. Fay Blair, Clara Herrod and Elsie Thompson.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-05
PIONEER CONWAY
 CITIZEN EXPIRES JOHN s. JONES IS DEAD END CAME SUDDENLY, FOL LOWING ACCIDENTAL IN
 JURY SATURDAY.
from Tuesday's Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
 Following an injury received while at work on one of his farms north of this city last Saturday, John s. Jones, pioneer citizen of Conway, died at his home on South Front street at 5:30 o'clock this morning. The accident sustained by Mr. Jones was not re- garded as serious and yesterday it was thought he would be able to be out today. During last night, how ever, his condition took turn for the worse, death occurring within a few hours.
 In point Of residence here, MT. Jones was probably Conway's oldest citizen He came here before the town was established and lived continuously in this place for more than 40 years.
 Mr. Jones was born in Carroll coun- ty, Miss, June 13, 1846 He was mar ried in Mississippi December l, 1869, to Harriet C. Rosenberry, whose death occurred January g, 1909, and moved to this place on November 25, 1872. To Mir. and Mrs. Jones were born nine children, of whom six, two daughters and four sons, survive They are Mrs. o. o. Florence and Miss Bernice Jones, J. Frank, Joe B., J. Kirby and Charles W. Jones, all of Conway. He also leaves his aged mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Jones of this city; one brother, W. c. Jones, who lives in Alaska, and five sisters, Mrs. J. A. Pence, Mrs. B. G. Wilson and Miss Emma Jones of Conway, Mrs. B. T. Powell of Vilonia and Mrs. Alex Hovis of Guy.
 MT. Jones served during the Ciiviil war as Confederate soldier. For For many years after coming to Con- way he conducted successful mer- cantile business here, but of late years he has devoted his time to looking af- ter his business and farming inter ests. He was a devoted member of the Baptist church of Conway and of Green Grove Lodge No. 107, F. & A.. M., of which he served as treasurer for more than quarter century.
 The funeral will be held tomorrow at 4 o'clock. In the absence of his pastor, Rev. Otto Wilmington, who is conducting a revival in Louisiana, the services will be conducted by Rev. Sam H. Campbell of Little Rock. The interment will be at Oak Grove cem- etery under the auspices of the local Masonic lodge. The active pail bearers will be W. H. Duncan, w. B. Wilson, J. w. Holt, M. c. Canada, Jo Frauenthal and D. o. Harton.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-05
POLITICAL ACTIVITY
 IS ALREADY VISIBLE
CANDIDATES COMING OUT
L. s. DUNAWAY OF CONWAY IS MENTIONED FOR SECRE-
 TARY OF STATE.

Little Rock, June 3.-P0litical lines for the primaries which will be held next March are being formed and the list of candidates will no doubt be large one. It is reported that J. c. Clary, now commissioner of labor statistics, will be an opponent to Earle W. Hodges, secretary of state, who is expected to make the race for a third term. L. s. Dunaway of Conway is expected also to enter this race J. c. Clary made a close race for this office o. c. Ludwig several years ago.
 Now that the salary of the state land commissioner has been raised by adding to that department the state highway commission, this office be- comes tempting political plum. Reu- ben G. Dye, who has served two terms as state land commissioner, is certain to ask for reelection. He was twice elected without an opponent, but will have one at least in the next race. A. w. Smith, member of the legisla- ture from Bradley county now acting as private secretary to Gov. J. M. Flu trell, and who was elected secretary of the state highway commission but declined to serve, will probably be a candidate for the position. MT. Smith was the author of the bill creating the state highway commission and the proper enforcement of this law is the one hobby of his life. He will make the race in the interest of the legis- lative act which he created. MT. Smith has made a study of roads in practically every country of the world, he having visited all except those of South America. He was at one time a government attorney in the Philip pines
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-05
ATTORNEYS LOCKED
 IN JAIL } HOURS
THREE CONWAY LAWYERS UN- ABLE TO GET OUT EVEN
 ON GOOD BOND.

From Tnesday's Daily.
 Locked in the county jail for three hours and unable to gain their re- lease even though every man in town would have signed their bond, was the unpleasant experience of three Conway attorneys this morning. Short ly after s o'clock this morning, Judge E. M. Merriman, c. ". Clark and the court to represent the seven ne- groes held under white slavery charg es, called at the jail to consult with. their clients. After they had been ad- mitted Sheriff J. s. Johnson locked the outside steel door and left the key with someone on the outside. When in about thirty minutes the attorneys had finished therr consultation, they called to Jim Reed with whom the key had been left Reed attempted to unlock the door, but the key became hung and he was unable to turn it. He stepped over to the courthouse and informed Circuit Clerk J. H. Hartje of the plight of the lawyers. Judge Eugene Landlord, who was at the courthouse, went over to the jail and, after having a little good-na- tured fun with the imprisoned law yers, himself tried to unlock the door. No difficulty mad ever been expert enced with the lock before, but the eff forts of everyone about the courthouse open the bar proved unayailing. Mat
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-05
CITY YWATFRWORKS
 CONTROVERSY ENDS
M'COPPIN MAKES OFFER
WHICH IS ACCEPTED BY BOARD, AND WILL COMPLETE WORK
 AT ONCE.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
 The long drawn out controversy be- tween the Board of Improvement of Waterworks District of Conway and Joseph McCoppin, the contractor, was settled yesterday, when the board of improvement accepted the proposition made by MT. McCoppin. Mr. McCop- pin proposed to the board that he would line the reservoir with lining of felt and asphalt water-profiing cov- cred with layer of brick laid in con- crete, and would also make the neces- sary repairs on the pipe line and dis tribution system as designated by Prof. c. H. Burr, who will supervise the work on behalf of the district.
 It has been the contention of MT. McCoppin that the leakage at the res ervoir was due to the manner in which it was constructed, and he contends that it was constructed under the di- trict, and that he was not responsible for the leakage. The board took the position that the leakage was caused by defective work.
 Sometime ago MT. McCoppin pro- posed to the board that in order to settle the entire matter, he would spend not exceeding $1 ,000 in making such repairs on the system as he might be directed to do by the board, but this proposition was declined for the reason that it was feared by the board that $1,000 would not be suffi- cient to defray all necessary expense of making the repairs. On yesterday MT. McCoppin transmitted to the board, through his attorney, J. w. House, another proposition as stated above, and that proposition was ac- cepted by the board.
 It is expected that MT. McCoppin will at once begin to get his material on the ground to make the repairs on the reservoir, and he states that he will rush the work to completion. Dur ing the time the reservoir is being re- paired, in order that the city may not be deprived of water, the water will be- furnished through bypass, being pumped direct from the pumping sta ton to the. distribution system. This will necessitate constant pumping during the time repairs are being made on the reservoir.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-05
LOUVIDA SIMS
 TRItL COMPLETED JURY HAS FIRST CASE
HEARING IN SPECIAL CIRCUIT COURT SESSION FINISHED
 IN RAPID SUCCESSION.

The case of the State against Lou vida Sims, negro woman charged with being an accessory before the fact to crimes committed by negro men against Gertie Hollingshead, a 14year-old white girl, which was talk en up in the special session of circuit Icourt this morning, was completed and given to the jury at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon.
 At 4 o'clock the jury had not yet re- ported verdict.
 About 150 people, mainly white men, but with a small sprinkling of negroes, were present when the trial was begun in circuit court this morn- ing. Little difficulty was experienced lin getting a jury. Two panels of 12 men each, out of the 75 summoned by Sheriff J. s. Johnson, were required, 12 of the "A qualifying and being ac- Icepted as jurors.
 The jury was impaneled as follows: J. J. Lowrey, w. C.. McCray, J. C.. Adams, J. F. Padgett, J. G. Wyatt, A. L. Nichols, w. E. Sherer, H. w. Fire stone, J. l. Summers, w. c. Bailey, s. w. Watson and Dave Andrews.
 Prosecuting Attorney J. B. Read presented the case for the state to the jury, and was followed by Judge E. M. Merriman in behalf of the defense. Assisting Mr. Read are Deputy Prose- Icuting Attorney s. w. Rogers and R. IG. Bruce, while George Shaw and Geo. w. Clark are associated with Judge Merriman in the defense.
 On behalf of the defendant, Mr. Clark filed motions to quash the indict- ment on the ground of alleged irregu- larities, but the motions were over ruled by the court, and the trial pro- ceeded. *
 The state introduced only two wit nesses and rested it's case at II o'clock
 his morning. Gertie Hollingshead, the prosecuting witness, was on the stand about 30 minutes. While she spoke in tones so low as to be at times hardly heard by the jury, she told her story clearly and withstood success fully a rigid cross-examination. The only other witness was Dr. J. E. Me- Mahan, who testified as to physical examination he had made of the girl.
 The defense began its testimony i'm mediately, introducing Charley Mitch ell and the defendant, Louvida Sims. Several other witnesses were examln- ed, and the attorneys began their ar guments about 2 o'clock this after noon, the case going to the jury short 1y after 3 o'clock.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-05
CASE AGAINST
 REED DISMISSED

The special grand jury yesterday afternoon dismissed the case of the state against J. D. Reed, who has been held in the county nearly two months in default of a S25O bond, which he was unable to give. Reed was bound over to the grand jury by Justice of the Peace L. B. Atlieson, charged with an offense against a 15-year-olld girl, who was married.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-05
JACKSON WINNER
 IN LABOR FIGHT

Little Rock, June "A message was received in Little Rock Tuesday
 telling of the victory won in the na- tional convention of the Brotherhood
 of Railway Trainmen by w. D. Jack sen, a Little Rock labor leader, in the fight being made against the Work ingmen's Compensation Act. Jackson fought a bill of this kind in the last
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-05
DELINQUENT TAX
 SALE MONDAY

The annual sale at public outcry of the lands and lots returned delinquent for taxes of 1912 will be held by Sheriff J. s. Johnson and County Clerk J. A. Lea next Monday morn- ing, beginning at 10 o'clock. About 200 parcels of real estate were adver- tised as delinquent, but the majority of them have already been paid off, and only few tracts will be left to be sold
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-06-05

ters finally grew so serious that ma chinist was sent for. After couple of hours of hard work Albert Hess succeeded in saving and chiseling the
 lock out of the door and the lawyers
 were released barely in time to go home for their noon-day meals. Of ficers at the courthouse declined to quote the utterances of the attorneys during their unexpected incarceration.