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The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11
SHADY GROVE.

Rev. Gossett filled his regular ap' pointment here Sunday.
 Miss Esther Nichols visited home folks Saturday and Sunday.
 Several from here are attending the institute this week.
 Mrs. McKaskle and daughter, Mo- na, are sick at this writing.
 Charlie Langston, who accidental ly killed himself while hunting Tn the Cadron bottom last Saturday, was lai dto rest in the Bethlehem ceme- tery Sunday, Rev. Cantrell conduct ing the funeral services. His life was a short one, just reaching man hood, yet he was active in ak good work. To the bereaved ones we eX- tend our heartfelt sympathy and feel that in his death the community has lost one of it most noble young men.
 June TO-
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11
ORDINANCE NO. 205.

An Ordinance, Entitled aAn Ordi-
 nance to Require All Drain Pipes
 from Bath Tubs, Kitchen Sinks,
 Lavatories, Toilets, and all other Plumbing Fixtures Provided with
 Drain Pipes, to be Connected with City Sewer"
 Be It Ordained by the City Council
 of the City of Conway, Arkansas
 Section l. That all drain pipes from bath tubs, kitchen sinks, lava tories, toilets, and all other plumbing fixtures provided with drain pipes, of whatsoever kind, shall be connected and drained into the city sewer, and any person, company or corporation failing to comply with the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $10 for each and every day this ordinance is not complied with.
 Sec. ?. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect within 30 days from and after it's passage and publi- cation.
 J. FRANK JONES, Mayor. Attest
 GEO. SHAW, JR. Recorder.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11
BAILEY'S CROSSING.

The crops are needing rain very badly in this section.
 Mrs. Flack and Mrs. Paul have been sick the past week.
 Miss Sue Bailey has returned home from Central College.
 A. B. Willis and wife visited at H Is. Fuqua's Sunday.
 Rev. J. M. Tucker and wife visit ed friends at Mt. Olive Sunday.
 There will be preaching at Tucker schoolhouse Sunday.
 Miss Sue Bailey was the guest of Miss Johnnie McHenry at Beryl Sun- day night.
 Joe Langley and wife visited Jim McCord Saturday night.
 Mrs. Ware spent last week at Berry visiting relatives.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. s. Fuqua spent Sunday at Beryl.
 Large crowds have been passing all the week gonig fishing at Adams Lake.
 There will be a big fish fry at Ad ans Lake Friday. Everybody come June 10.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11
CROSS ROADS.

Health is very good in this section at the present.
 Cotton chopping is the order of the day.
 Eugene Davis and family visited J. H. Mink and family Sunday.
 J. R. Holmes made a trip to Con- way Sunday.
 The people are greatly in need of a good rain in this section.
 Arthur Lackie and Alex Patt made a business trip to Conway Saturday
 J. E. Price went to Conway Satur- day.
 Joe Holmes visited his parents here Sunday and Monday.
 Iune 10.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11
DAMASCUS.
June 1(

We are having some very dry, hot weather at this writing.
 Health is very good in this com- munity.
 Miss Lena Clements of Wooster is visiting friends here this week.
 Rev. J. M. Mcgee filled his regular appointment here Saturday night and Sunday.
 w. o. Clark of Eglentine was here last night looking after his applica- tion as principal of Damascus high school.
 Rev. J. F. Sims filled his regular appointment at Cedar Creek last Sat urday and Sunday.
 There will be Sunday school cele- bration here the third Sunday in June.
 The Damascus band boys will give concert at Wooster on Saturday night, June 13.
 The school board at Damascus has not employed their teachers for the 1914-1915 term yet.
 Crops are suffering badly in this community on account of the con tinued dry weather.
 Hay-saving is the order of the day.
 There will be some cotton that will not come up, on account of the dry weather.
 June 10.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11
MODERATION.

The marriage of Miss Neill Noe, daughter of Mrs. A. E. Noe, of this city, to James Richard Barton of Wainwright, Okla, will be solemnized this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the brides home. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. Fizer Noe, of Batesville, brother of the bride, as- sisted by Rev. J. B. Stevenson. The couple will leave on the afternoon train for Pittsville, H., where they will spend their honeymoon.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11
HOT AND DRY AT CAPITAL

Little Rock, June l0.-Tuesday was the hottest day of the season, the temperature as officially recorded having reached maximum of 96, as compared with 93, the highest pre- vious record for the year.
 There is corresponding lack of humidity, which has gotten as low as 45 per cent, when 65 per cent is the normal. When asked what the pros pect is for rain, Section Director Alciatore of the weather bureau said "There is absolutely none in sight at this time, It is a hopeless case"
 There has been no appreciable rain fall here since May }, and in conse- quence crops of all kinds are burn ing up.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11
GUY.

So dry and dusty, everyone would be glad to see a good rain.
 There was an all-day singing Sun- day here. A large crowd was pres ent and all seemed to enjoy the day very much. Quite few visitors were here from different places.
 Miss Alice Pressly of Martinville has been spending the past week with her uncle, Jim Presley, at this place.
 Mrs. Kerr is at New Home settle ment with her mother, Mrs. Rushing, who is sick.
 Our teachers are attending the in-
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SESSION
 OF HENDRIX ENDS
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secretary of the General Conference education board, was called upon for short talk and was enthusiastic in his praise of the generosity of Con- way toward her educational institu- tions. He told of the boast of a col lege president in a town of about 4,OO0 in another state that his town had contributed $12,000 to the col lege since it's establishment. "I told him." Dr.. Anderson said, "that 1 came from a little Arkansas town that in 20 years has given more than $275,000 to the cause of education. '' He said that no town south of the Mason and Dixon line had done so much for its institutions as has Con- way.
 Dr. Reynolds then announced the prize-winners, the medals being awarded in a happy speech by pr. John w. Cline, Hendrix alumnus now president of Soochow University, China. The list of awards follows: Academy Scholarship-George liar ton, grade 94.
 Academy Essay-Edward Morris. Academy Defamation - Harlan Greenlee.
 w. E. Hogan Mathematics-B. o. Womble.
 Western Methodist Oration-D. W. Pierce.
 Intersociety Debate-Decision to Harlan society; individual debater's
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11
MAYFLOWER.

Misses Fora and Agnes Watson and Essie Taylor are attending the insti- ute at Conway this week.
 J F. Ledrick is visiting relatives in Illinois and Ohio.
 A large crowd attended the unveil- ing Sunday.
 Jim Boydston and family moved to Argenta last week.
 Mrs. Eva Boydston visited at Ar
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11
UNDER.

Health is good in this community at this time.
 It is hot and dry and We are need ing rain.
 F. c. Flournoy went to Conway Saturday.
 The farmers have begun to save their oats.
 o. R. Tucker went to Conway Mon day.
 Miss Alpine James attended sing
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11
 MRS. PREACHER HOSTESS.

Mrs Charles Erbacher entertained very pleasantly yesterday afternoon "a number of her friends at her home on North Davis street. A feature of the occasion was a musical program presented by Mrs. Ira G. Bailey. A guessing contest afforded great pleas ure to the participants, Mrs. J. U. Phelps and Miss Lillie Baskin win ming trophies. Refreshments, con- slstlng of cake, fruits and ices, were served by the hostess.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11

G. Moore, and other relatives here next week. |. The drouth is getting serious here. So far nothing is damaged, and if we can get rain within week we will not be injured. June 10.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11

ing at Spring Hill Sunday. Tom Wofford, our R. F. D. carrier
 on- route No. 4, is giving good ser vice. Our Sunday school at Needs Creek is progressing nicely, with about 40 enrolled June 10.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11
REAPPOINTED P. NJ.

w. I. Clark has just been reap pointed as postmaster at Enders, ac- cording to a Washington dispatch. This is taken to indicate that the post office at that place is not to be dis continued, as was reported a short time ago.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-06-11

genta last week. J. H. Jones and wife were in Con- way Saturday.
 Mrs. H. L. Martin visited at Ar genta Saturday and Sunday.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-26

were tapering, slender, delicate. blue
veined, temperamental hands. At this
moment, despite his purpling face, and
his staring eyes, they we're the most
noticeable thing about him. His fin
gers clawed the empty air, quivering,
vibrant, as though poised to clutch at
Jocks throat.
Then words came. They s~pluttered
from his lips. They popped like corn
kernels in the heat of his wrath; they
tripped over each other; they ex-
ploded.
You darned kid, you'll" he began,
with fascinating fluency. You thou
s~andlegged, double-joined, ox-footed
truck horse. Come on out of here
and I'll lick the shine off your shoes,
you blue-eyed babe, you'll What did
you get up for, huh? What did you
think this was going to be--a flag
drill?"
With a whoop of pure Joy Jock Nc
Chesney turned and fed.
They dined together at one o'clock,
Emma McChesney and her son Jock.
Suddenly Jocts stopped eating. His
eyes were on the door.
There's that fathead now" he said,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-26

yawned, and stretched and discussed
their plans for the next day, and re-
viewed all their doings of that day.
Then one of them said something
about turning in, and / was 80 happy
l forgot to snore. Just then another
key changed at the door, in walked a
fat man in a brown derby, and the
stuff was of"
That" said Emma McChesney,
would be Ed Meyers of the Strauss
Sans-silk Skirt company"
None other than our hero" Jocks
tone had an added acidity. ut took
those four about two minutes to get
acquainted. In three minutes they
had told their real names, and it
turned out that Meyers belonged to
an organization that was a second
cousin of the Bisons. In five minutes
they had got together a deck and a
pile of chips and were shirt-sleeving
it around a game of pinochle. | would
doze off to the slap of cards and the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-26
TREE PLANTING AS A DUTY
Effective Way In Which Each Citizen
May Take Part in 6etterlns
the Community.

The man with a vision plants a
fruit tree, and there is pictured upon
the canvas of his mind the full grown,
developed tree, laden with the fruit of
its kind, painted and favored with
the richest colors and most delicious
extracts, but he Knows that before
that picture can become a reality
his hand must give that tree a fertile
soil, the best cultivation, a scientific
trimming and spraying for years. But
nature thus assisted, does her part,
and the tree, as the years go by, de-
velops and in time produces its per-
feet fruit and rewards the labor OF
the tender.
But the tender took the greatest de-
light in his work, knowing that the
time would come when his labor
would bear its reward. His work was
a work worth while, and the commun-
fly in which he lived was made bet
ter for his work. for he who does
nothing more than plant a tree by
the wayside and tends it to maturity
has done more for mankind than he
who sits and dreams and talks great
things OF accomplishment, but does
not q thing to bring them about; or
even he who ever works at his task
with stolid Indifference to its great
Importance or unmindful of it's pleas
ures.-From THE Business of Farm
Ing" by w. c. Smith.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-26

slightly, and assume a darkness OF
expression. And Emma McChesney,
with that shrewdnesa which had made
her one of the best statesmen on the
road. saw, and mir~aculously under
stood.
How do, Mrs. McChesney," grinned
Fat Ed Meyers. You see l beat you
to it,"
80 l see," smiled Emma, cheer
fully. Il was delayed, Just sold a
nice little bill to Watkins down the
street" She seated herself across the
way, and kept her eyes on that closed
door.
Say, kid" Meyers began, in the
husky whisper of the fat man., I'm
going to put you wise to something,
seeing you're new to this game. See
that lady over there?"' He nodded
d%iscreetly in Emma McCresney's d.
rection.
Pretty. isn't she?" said Jock. ap-
preciatively.
Know who she is?"
"Well-I-she does look familiar
but"
"Oh, come now, quit your bluflng.
II you'd ever met that dame you'd re-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-26

excitedly. THE nerve Of him! He's
coming over here"
Ed Meyers was waddling toward
them with the quick light step of the
fat man. His pink, full-jowled face
was glowing. His eyes were bright
as a boys. He stopped at their stable
and paused for n dramatic moment.
$50, me beauty, you two were in
cahoots, huh? That's the second low
down deal you've handed me. l haven't
forgotten that trick you turned with
Nussbaum at DeKalb. Never mind,
little girl. I'll get back at you yet"
He nodded a c~ontemptuous head in
Jocks direction. Carrying a packer?"
Emma McChesney wiped her fingers
daintify on her napkin, crushed it on
the table, and leaned back in her
chair. Men," she observed, won 'er-
ingly, ''are the cussedest creatures.
This chap occupied the same room
with you last night and you don't
ever know his name. Funny! If two
strange women had found themselves
occupying the same room for a night
they wouldn't have got to the kimono
and back hair stage before they would
not only have known each others
name, but they'd have tried on each
others hats, snapped corset cover
patterns, found mutual friends living
in Dayton, o., taught each other a new
Irish crochet stitch, showed their
family photographs, told how their
married sisters little girl nearly died
with swollen glands, and divided off
the mirror into two sections to paste
their newly washed handkerchiefs on.
Don't tell me men have a genius for
friendship"
well, who is .he?" insisted Ed
Meyers. He told me everything but
his name this morning. l wish l had
throttled him with a bunch of Bisons'
badges last night"
"His NAME" smiled Emma McChes-
ney, SIS Jock McChesney. He's my
one and only son, and he's put through
his first little business deal this morn
ing just to show his mother that he
can be a help to his folks If he wants
to. Now, Ed Meyers, If you're going
to have apoplexy don't you go and
have it around this table. My boy is
only on his second piece of pie, and L
won't have his appetite spoiled"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-26

member it. Her names McChesney-
Emma McChesney, and she sells. T.
A. Bucks Featherloom P%etticoats. I'll
give her her dues; she's the best lit
tie salesman on the road. I'll bet that
girl could sell a ruf1ed, accordion
plated underskirt to a fat woman who
was trying to reduce. She's got the
darndest way with her. And at that
she's straight, too"
If Ed Meyers had not been gazing
SO intently into his hat, trying at the
same time to look cherubically be-
nign he might have seer a quick and
painful scarlet sweep the face Of the
boy, coupled with a certain tense look
of the muscles around the jaw.
well, now, look here" he went on,
still in a whisper. Were both skirt
men, you and me. Everything's fair
in this game. Maybe yGd don't know
1t, but when there's a bunch of the
boys waiting around to see the head
Of the store like this, and there hap
pens to be a lady traveller In the
crowd, why, it's considered kind of a
professional courtesy to let the lady
have the first look-in. See? It amt
SO often that three people in the same
line get together like this. She knows
it, and she's sitting on the edge of
door opens, even II she does act like
she was hanging on the words of that
lady clerk there. The minute it does
open a crack she'll jump up and give
me a fleeing, grateful smile, and sail
in and cop a fat order away from the
old man and his skirt buyer. I'm
wise. Say he may be an oyster, but
he knows a pretty woman when he
sees one. By the time she's through
with him he'll have enough petticoats
OF hand to last. him from now until
Turkey goes suffrage. Get me?"
Il get you" answered Jock.
Il say, this Is business, and good
manners be hanged. When a woman
breaks into a mans game like this,
let her take her chances like a man.
Amt that straight"
you've said something" agreed
Jock.
Now, look here, kid. When that
door opens l get up. See? And
shoot straight for the old mans Of
fee. See? Like a duck. See? Say,
l may be fat, kid, but I'm what they
call light on my feet, and when I see
an order getting away from me l can
be SO feet that / have Diana looking
like old Weston doing a stretch OF
muddy country road In a coast to
coast hike. See? Now you help me
out on this and I'll see that you don't
suffer for 1t. I'll stick in a good word
for you, believe me. You take the
word of an old stager like me and
you won't go far"
The door opened. Simultaneously
three figures sprang into action. Jock
had the seat nearest the door. With
marvellous clumsiness he managed to
place himself in Ed Meyers path,
then Redeemed, began an apology,
stepped on both of Eds feet. jabbed
his elbow into his stomach and
dropped his hat. A second later the
door Of old Sulzberg's private office
closed upon Emma McChesney's
smart, erect, confident figure.
Now, Ed Meyers hands were pc
! culiar hands for a fat man. They
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-26
Lamp-post Gardens.

Dame rumor says Minneapolis is
put-classing all other cities in utiliz-
Ing flowers to ornament the business
streets. Last year window boxes and
hanging gardens were introduced in
the shopping thoroughfares, and there
we're more than $4,000 feet beautiied
In that way. This year, by private
subscriptions, a fund has been raised
to put 500 miniature gardens on as
many lamp-posts and to keep them
bright with blooms. Flowers on
lamp-posts would astound New York
ers," says the New York Evening
Mail, and would certainly set the kids
to climbing. How long would the
lamp-post gardens last on the east
side?"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-26

S-NMS
oISNp-2
AVOID ALL WASTE OF GROUND
italian Gardeners Utilize Space Which
Americans Would Consider Of
Little Account.

Just outside the railway station at
Springfield, Mass, 10 a row of tene-
ment houses occupied by italian fami-
lies. Between them and the tracks is
q garden, divided into long, narrow
strips, each strip being titled by one OF
the families. In the early morning
and evening laborers from the fac
tories may be seen busily at work in
these small patches, some of which
are not more than ten feet wide. In
the daytime the women and children
are busy in them. These Italians
raise enough vegetables for their
tables and have a supply left for sale.
1t is intensive gardening. Not an inch
Of ground Is wasted.
Connecticut, Rhode Island and Mas
~sachusetts have thousands of such
patches and thousands of abandoned
farms have been taken up and made
highly profitable by these exper, gar
deners from Italy. They do It by
wasting nothing. The refuse from
their homes is returned to tic earth,
as nature intended that it should be.
Chickens and pigs are made to fer
tilize unbroken ground, and the pigs
root up underbrush and loosen stones.
The simplest Of implements are used,
but the Italian gardeners know that
constant attention is the secret OF sue
cess. Never a weed is allowed to
spring up; the soil is not allowed to
go without hoeing and raking. The
fence is a support for tomato, bean,
pea and other climbing plants.
On an area smaller than that of the
ordinary city backyard an Italian will
grow vegetables enough to supply his
table the year around.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-26

answered Jock. Ladies' petticoats."
Gas If men ever wore 'em!" he gig
gled inwardly.)
Ed Meyers shifted around in his
chair 30 that he might better stare at
this new foe in the field. His little
red mouth was open ludicrously.
Whore you out for?" he demanded
next.
There was a look Of Emma Nc
Chesney on Jocks face. "Why-er--
the Union Underskirt and Hosiery
company Of Chicago. New concern"
Must be-" ruminated Ed Meyers.
II never heard Of 'em, and / know 'em
all. You're starting in young, amt
you, kid! Well, it'll aver hurt you.
You'll learn something new every day.
Now me, L"
In breezed Emma McChesney. Her
quick glance rested Immediately upon
Meyers and the boy. And in that mo-
ment some instinct prompted Jock Mo
Chesney to shake his head, ever SO
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-09-26
prlzes for BibIlophllea.

A first edition of "Alice's Adventures
In Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll &C.
L. Dodgson), fetched $1,000 at Sothe-
by's In London. 1t was bought by Mr..
G. d. Smith OF New York, who also
paid 5000 for Keats Poems" n $500
for the same authors "Lamia," With
Harrison Ainsworth's signature on the
fly leaf, $840 for Byron's Poems on
Various Occasions" privately printed,
and a great part of the edition de-
stroyed by the author), ana $3.50 for
Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe."