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The Spectator., 1915-12-31
THIRTY CONCERNS OPERATING IN STATE MUST PAY OLD
 ASSESSMENTS.
NEW YORK LIFE EXEMPTED
Decree Orders 20 Per Cent of the Amount Paid Into Court to Be Turned Over to Special At
 torneys in the Case.
Little Rock.

Little Rock
 compromise was reached in a suit for back taxes instituted by the state against 31 life insurance companies operating in Arkansas. A decree was issued by Chancellor J. E. Martineau requiring 30 of the companies to pay into the registry of the court $4,O00 to be divided among the state and county funds. The judgments were companies.
 substituted complaint filed by the state alleged that the insurance com. panies owed taxes on money in the bank at the end of each fiscal year since the companies began business in Little Rock, and on notes, mortgages, bonds and other securities in their possession; and, that in paying to the state 2l2 per cent of theer gross earn ings, the companies wrongfully with to policy holders.
 The New York Life Insurance Com pany, one of the defendants, filed an answer saying that it paid S50423 as back taxes. on April 2-, 1914. This company was exempted in the decree. The decree ordered that 20 per cent or $500 of the amount paid into the court, be turned over to A. w. Dobyns and W. H Rector for services as spe- cial attorney in the case. Eight hun dred dollars was ordered paid to the state treasurer, Sl.000 was ordered paid to the treasurer of Pulaski coun- ty, $500 was ordered paid to the treas urer of Pulaski county for the Little Rock School District and $500 was or dered paid to the treasurer of the city of Little Rock
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

Commissioner of Labor J. C. Clary will ask the next legislature to amend the minimum wage law so it will apply ments where one or women are em- ployeu under the same roof at the same time. The present law includes only establishments employing four or more women.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

Whats that noise?"
 -Four and twenty blackbirds baked in pie, your majesty"
 Take 'em back to the chef and tell him to bake 'em till they don't feel like singing. I can't eat rare birds"
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

George, dear, the cook we took without recommendation has left us."
 T suppose that is because we are among the things she didn't consider of sufficient value to take with her."
The Spectator., 1915-12-31
Taking Life Easv.

@~N Elbows your son?
 Fine! He's taking life easy sineA he graduated"
 Whats he doing!"
 Sticking pigs at tho abattnar.s
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

The Green Motor Car Company of Little Rock filed articles of incorpora tion with capital stock of S10,000 of which s4.0Oo has been subscribed The corporators are: A. B. Cox, presi dent: c. E. Shoemaker, vice president: and H. Bale.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

J. B. Priddy of Danville received lhis commission as judge of the Fifth judicial circuit from Governor Hays. Judge Priddy was elected at special election September 4, 1915. He sue ceeds Judge M. l.. Davis, who was ap- pointed to succeed the late Judge J. M. Martin.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

John H. Page, commissioner of mines, manufactures and agriculture, issued to cotton seed dealers and con- sumers warning order against i'm pure seed. The warning. he said, is made necessary also by the failure of the last legislature to provide for the inspection of seed.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

The Little Rock Board of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce signed an agreement of consolidation. The new organization will be -nown as the Board of Commerce. The Merchants Bureau will also enter the consolida- tion. Under the terms of the con. solidation the Board of Commerce will occupy the Board of Trade Build. ing. Second and Scott stree.s, under an agreement which would mean the purchase of the building from the Board of Trade by the Board of Ccsn marco.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

The Department of StGte Lands, Highways and Improvements Is build ing model macadam road hve miles long in Hampstead Iounty. The road extends from Hope in he dil ection of Spring hill w. G. Stahl, engineer Tn the department, is in charge of the work.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

Arthur ScrogginSs Of Conway coun. ty. arrested by Deputy United States Marshal N. P Burns on charge or bootlegging, was brought to Little Rock by Deputy United States Mar. shal C. o. Payne and given a hear ing before United States Commission CT w. s. Allen. Commissioner Allen bound him to the federal Grand Jury and allowed him to furnish pond fer $25O.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

Piggot Handle Company, capitalized at Sl0.000, filed articles of incorpora- tion. The corporators are J. 0. Sal lee, c. L. Sallee and R. P. Sale~
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

The Arkansas Rice Mills and Power Company of Forrest City filed cer- tificate showing it has surrendered it's charter.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

Encouraging success in the work of the Naval League of the United States Is reported by Mason F.. Mitchell. who is in charge in Arkansas. Mir. Mitchell has made several addresses over the state and says he has found much in, terest. He has received literature from Washington and has been send. ing it out.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

The Philadelphia postofiice will be forced to move again on January IS. whel tho governments lease on the Hall building expires. It will occupy
 portion Q. the Huie building. which sleased bysOhls z Son.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

Although several deals for iGrm LOT white convicts have been practically completed in the last few months. the Penitenu lry Commission is no nearer the purchase of farm than last sum- mer, members said.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

A sale of pure bred stock IS to be a feature of the annual Stock Growers meeting in Little Rock Farmers Week." january II. 12 and 13. It is said that pure bred cattle. hogs. horses and jacks can be bought at lowest prices. The animals will be on exhibition so that buyers may ex. anime them.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

A table compiled by Geo. B. Cook. state superintendent of public instruc. tion, shows that while there are only 1O.662 public school teachers in Ar. kansas. the attendance at the l24 normal schools conducted last summer was l1.777.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

Tho Kennedy Heading Company of -wynne. filed notice of the surrender of its charter.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

The Pine Bluff Lumber and Box Company. by it's president Edgar Brewster, filed a voluntary petition Tn bankruptcy in the United States Dis trict Court in Little Rock. The com pany operated principally at Clio. in Cleveland county.
The Spectator., 1915-12-31

The street commissioner is engaged in adding considerable Improvements to Batesville streets. Concrete cul- verts are being built and a lcrge mum. Der of concrete gutters are being con. structed along the principal thorough fares.
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with a gliding motion, soft-footed and
the CoOk-shaCk.
The incident was nothing in itself,
but it set the man thinking of her
He had seen alteration in the eyes she
bent on the splendid animal, heard it
in the words, stilted and homogeneous
Queer youngster," said Sandry to
Himself
That night after supper he came out,
contrary to his custom, from the little
south room with its patchwork quilts,
it's crocheted mat and its antique
Bible, into the big eating room.
He found Ma Daily rocking in the
little chair, her tired old hands lying
comfortably on the Portland Weekly
spread out on her sIanting lap. The
wall lamps in their tin refectors sill
veged her white hair eXquisitely and
brought out softly the thousand kindly
creases on her rudy face.
On the end of the bench drawn up
to the stand Siletz was sitting, weay-
ing a mat of long grasses, and her
fingers were deft as an Indians.
Behind her on the bench lay Coos
nah, head on paws, eyes blinking
/ sleepily.
Come in, Mr. Sandry," said the Old
lady in her rich voice. Draw up a
chair. We're restin"
He sat down and bent a smile as
brilliant as his blue eyes on this hardy
! old mother OF the wilderness. From
the first he had felt her personality
though he had no time to pay more
| than a passing attention to it.
q should think you'd need it, he
said. How do you manage to keep
up the stroke?"
Law bless you!" she laughed cas-
! lily, 81 ben trained to it. I've cooked
in camp, young man, for forty-twc
year straight ahead"
Then you've seen the growth of the
country, the coming Of railroads, the
making of towns"
Right from the bottom up. Seen
| 'em grow from three cabins an Gov
cred wagon"
You've witnessed the inroads OF
the world on this fine timber, too
Yes. an it hain't teched yet. I've
seen it cut up over the Range an
down this side, an theys double
stumpage for every acre that's ben
cut between herein the coast"
CTO BE CONTINUEDo
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the outside of the box and lid with
cretonne first; then cut pieces of card
board to fit the inside, bottom. ends
and side; cover these with padding
and then with silk Gig. y, and glue
in place.
Get the cover to a shoe box for the
brush and comb tray shown in Fig. 8.
Reinforce the corners with pieces of
cardboard folded and glued to them,
as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. Then put
on the cretOnne covering. Cut one
piece Of the right size to fit the bot
tom of the cover and lap over the
rim and on to the inside, then, after
stitching this in place, cut a piece Of
cardboard to fit the bottom inside,
cover it with Cretonne Gig. y, and
glue this covered piece to the inside
of the cover This completes the tray.
Figure IL shows a dainty trinket
chest with three drawers. After see
ing how to const uCt it, you can make
yours to contain as many drawers as
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of a three-foot piece of cord to it,
and tie the other end to one wind.
lass. This is the cable by which the
boom is raised and lowered. Use a
cord five or six feet long for the hoist
ing cable, tie one end to the second
windlass spool. run the cord over pull
ley D. and tie the other end to a
hook bent out of hairpin Gig. y.
Fig. l shows how the windlasses are
loced by loops of string.
Build the cabin of cardboard. Fig.
s shows the front and one side. Cut
the two long openings in the front
for the cables to run through, and the
square opening for beam E to fit in !;
and cut the square opening in the side
of the right size and in the rigb;
place for the windlass spools to pass
through Gig. u. There need be but
one doorway. Tack the walls to the
edge of the turntable, then bind to-
gether the corners with paper strips.
Make the tracks of strips just wide
enough for the spool wheels to run
upon, and connect them with cross.
pieces.
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DISCOUNT ON CARS CHECK
Painter Learned Something About
How Business Is Conducted in
the Realm of Nicholas.

When Professor Tuxen, the Danish
artist, had finished his great work,
THE Coronation of Edward VII" he
received, it appears, an order from the
Russian emperor for a copy of this
painting, for which the car was to
pay 10000 rubles.
In due course the professor repaired
to Petrograd to deliver the painting
He was granted an audience with the
czar, who expressed his satisfaction
with the picture and who handed the
professor an order for the sum agreed
upon.
When the professor presented the
check for payment he was told that
an order from the emperor was sub
ject to a discount, and he had, there.
fore, to accept sum considerably
smaller than the face value of the
check.
Before his departure from Russia
the professor had a farewell audience
with the car, who, in the course Of
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ity. Oftener the. two, the girl and the
dog, silent with a common consent
like wild things of the woods, sought
the wind-swept top of the great stump
on the western ridge Here Siletz
looked down on the dropping slope
and wondered of the cities and the
sea. He had come from them both
She had never seen a man like him.
His clothes were different. His speech
was unlike. SO were his hands, white
and fine grained
Also there was another of his pos
sessions that she knew in every line
and turn, Black Bolt, the splendid
horse that stamped and whinnied with
Impotence in the lean-to behind the
filing shed. She could no more let him
alone than she could refrain from lying
down to drink from a mountain rill.
He called to her blood with irresist-
ible force. Day after day she crept
shyly to the lean-to and dreamed
watching the slope and the log-trail.
"Oh, you beauty" she whispered
with a soft hand on the arching neck.
"Oh, you beauty of the world! God
made you strong to serve and beauti.
full to be loved!"
And at that moment, on that par,
ticular day, Walter Sandry stepped
into the doorway of the lean-to. At
his foot on the sill the girl whirled
upon him, her dark eyes wide with
fright and confusion.
Il" she stammered like a child
Sandry looked at her for the first
time keenly
You are fond of the horse?" he
asked.
But her tongue Glove suddenly to
the roof of her mouth and one of the
inherent silences that sometimes fell
| upon her shut her lips.
She dropped her eyes, twisted her
fingers in Black Bolts name, and then
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nature, dense and untouched, waiting
for the hand of pygmy man to come
and take her lavish treasures.
BY nine o'clock the sun was shining
above the peaks and the fog had van
ished from the valleys, and although
it was late fall there was no feeling
of the death of the year. On the con
trary, there was a sense of hustle and
hurry and work beginning with the
advent of the rains. The tidewater
slough was bank-full and mud-brown
with thick grass and water grOwths
along its edges. The stranger mcon-
sciously drew great breaths OF the
sweet air of the high hills and began
to feel dimly something of their
charm.
John Daily was everywhere, looking
at this, lending a hand at that, shout
ing some good-natured instruction
here and there, overseeing with an
eagle eye each minute detail of the
work
One of the new owners first impress,
sions was that in this man he had an
object of great value. He was just
thinking this when there came one
long blast from the donkey over the
ridge and the men dropped their tools
in their tracks. the two on the spring,
boards jumped down leaving the saw
just where the call had caught it, far
out on one side and the foreman came
up to him.
Dinner time, Mr.. Sandry," he said
smiling, 81 spect you're pretty hun
cry"
"What?" cried Sandry, "why,
hadn't thought of it! Is it possible
we've been here five hours?"
Sure Time goes fast in the hills
They began to climb the trail. the
men struggling out ahead and behind
the youngest forging forward in the
eagerness of youth and healthy appe
tites, the older characters, all of then
hardened woodsmen, taking it more
leisurely
Before they were half way up, how
ever, Sandry was breathing heavily
Might | ask" said Daily, some
thing about the change in the com
pany?"
Certainly. There has simply beer
an outright sale of the interests, all Of
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which, or nearly all, / bought from
Dillingworth & Frazer. A fifth, be
lieve, is still owned by Mr. Rakeham,
who is somewhere in South America
| have come out to take absolute
charge and learn the timber business"
Il see. And you've had no expert
ence?"
None" said Sandry little shortly.
"Maryanna Humphrey!-bu my feet
is tender!" complained voice behind.
Sandry glanced quickly back. Three
lumberjacks were plodding up the
slope, their scanned and weathered
faces set intently on dinner. On one,
a red-headed chap of some thirty-siX
or eight, powerful and rugged, he set
his sharp eyes.
But I'm acquiring it," he finished.
rapidly. Discharge that man."
Daily did not turn.
81 can't" he said, hes just quit"
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Precious Metals in India.

Precious metals continue to accu-
mulate in India in enormous Quanti-
ties in spite of the war. This is
brought out by the figures of the gold
and silver imports of the current year,
which are now published. These show
that after deducting all expectations
there has been in three months an ad-
dition to the stores in the country of
no less than 1853 lakhs worth of gold
and 229 lakhs worth Of silver. In the
same period the mints in India have
struck off the large sum Of sc lakhs
of rupees which has thus also been
added to the circulating wealth of the
inhabitants, a total value of over
$14,000,000.
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New Works. Imports of Wood.

New York state produces less than
one.third OF the raw material used in
her wood industries. In spite of the
popular impression that the introduce
ton of concrete, brick and steel is do
ing away with the use of wood, it has
been found that the state is yearly
using more wood per capita than ever
before. More than twice as much
wood is used per person today than
so. years ago. More than six times as
much wood per person is used in New
York state than in Germany. and more
than ten times as much as in Great
Britain.
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Fig. 2 shows details of the crane,
windlasses and turntable, and Fig. 8
the cabin walls and roof. The crane
boom is made of two strips "a, Fig.
3 IA inches long, with short block
OBJ fastened between. one and one
half inches from one end. Bore a
one-fourth-inch hole through each
strip near the upper end for the axle
Gig. A. to fit in, and a one-eighth-
inch hole near the lower end through
which to pivot the boom. Make the
pulley of two spool ends nailed to-
gether Gig. d.
After completing the boom, cut beam
E Gig. p about eight inches long, to
fit between strips A of the boom. Cut
the windlass block F Gigs. 2 and 81,
and bore a hole through it for a one
fourth-inch stick shaft 60 to run
through. Make the windlass drums
out of spools, with cranks tackled to
their ends as shown in Fig. 6, and
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CHAPTER V.
Wild Blood and HorsefIesh.

Wild Blood and HorSefeSh.
The fall drew on apaCe. Sometimes
the austere gloom of the mighty coun-
try thrilled Sandry with a strange
compelling; oftener it held him at a
dripping window with a load of lead
on his heart. He had no companions
John Daily, easy, simple, suggesting
tried force, was his only comfort In
him he found something vaguely fine,
as the plain little stone at the bottom
of clear waters takes on a certain
simple beauty. They spent an occa-
sional evening together in the little
office, talking of the work. and the new
owner asked and learned many things.
Into the ample heart OF white-hared
Ma Daily Sandry had stepped that first
night, wholly without intent.
He speaks like a man." she opined
decisively. an you mark my words
he'll prove himself so, if his hands are
white"
OF the girl Siletz he had scarcely
taken a moments notice. He did not
even know that when she served him
silently at the oilcloth covered table
the two long braids were tied togeth,
er at the nape of her neck so that by
no chance could they fall against his
hand. Neither did he know that the
dog Coosnah watched him always with
pale eyes. OF these two he knew less
than of any others in camp with whom
he had as much to do. AS for the girl
herself, she kept away from his vicin.
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after slipping them upon the shaft
drive brads through the shaft ends to
hold them on. Nail beam f to the
lower edge of block F, then nail it to
the turntable %, a block five by
eight inches in size. Center the
beam in the width of the turntable,
and allow three or four inches to pro
Jet over the end, as shown in Fig. ,.
The turntabIe | is pivoted upon the
base X, a block eight inches square,
with a small block % inserted be-
tween them. Bore one-fourth-inch
hole through the center of base X
and block j, so the screw pivot will
turn freely, and slip an iron washer
over the screw to keep its head from
pulling through the holes.
Screw the lower ends Of the boom
sticks A to the end of beam Z. Drive
a nail into block B, attach one end
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A DRESSER SET IN cREToNNE.

The hatpin receptacle in Fig. l re-
quires a long, slender box such as hat
pms are sold in Sew or glue the
cover on the box. cut off the enc so
the box will be several inches shorter
than the hatpins, and cover with Gre
tCTne
Figures , and show two dainty
pln-cushions. The square one is made
Of small box cover, filled with saw
dust, with a covering of cheese 9th
fastened over the top.
The hanging pin-cushion Gig. 81 re-
CURES two round pill boxes. Glue these
together bottom to bottom. as shown
in Fig. 4, then fill one at time with
saWdust cover, and finish by sewing
a band OF cretonne about the edge Of
thu boxes, and attaching a loop of rib.
bon to hang it by.
The glove box in Fig. is made Of
a cracker box of the form shown in
Fig. g.. First cut off the end flaps so
they will be Just long enough to turn
down and fasten to the inside of the
ends Csee dotted lines in Fig. g., and
remove the flap on the lid Cover
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EARLY HISTORY OF EUROPE
Confederation of Germanic Tribes tho
Foundation of Countries of Ger.
many and France.

The name Franks was applied about
the middle of the third century to a
confederation of Germanic tribes
dwelling OH the middle and rover
Rhine. Later they became divided
into two principal groups-the Sail
ans, inhabiting the districts on both
sides of the lower Rhine, and the
Ripuarians, settled on the middle
Rhine. In the third and fourth cen
turtles hordes of them began to move
southwards and afterwards into Gaul.
In 1858 Emperor Julian, although he
defeated the Salian invaders, allowed
them to establish themselves perma-
nently in Toxandria, the country be-
tween the Meuse and the Scheldt.
From this time Frankish chiefs and
warriors frequently served in the Ro'
man armies; and during the fifth cen
fury they rendered valuable service to
the empire by stemming the tide of
barbarian invasion. By this time the
Salian Franks had made themselves
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you wish. Small cardboard boxes form
the drawers Zig 12). You can get
empty spool boxes at a dry goods
store. Pile one upon another and
figure out the dimensions for the chest.
Then fold a piece of cardboard as
shown in Fig. IS, to make case of
the right size, and after bringing the
folded ends together, bind them with
a strip Of paper Gig. ~. Next cut
strips of cardboard for shelves, and
fasten these between the ends of the
case by running pins through into
their ends, as shown in Fig. IA. When
the shelves have been adjusted proper.
~, cover the back, ends, top and bot
tom OF the case with cretonne Gig.
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in the camp and carried on the work.
abetted and aided by that efficient
general, his mother. with the years
of his young manhood he had worked,
following the wilderness as progress
pushed it backward to the bay, seeing
little of the outside world save per
haps for trip. once in three years, to
Portland or down to San Francisco.
and always during the past it had been
the DillingwOrth Lumber company
into whose vast holdings the camp had
cut its way.
Always there had been no hand of
power in the hills save his own, no
supervision excepting the annual visits
of some member of the firm who went
over things, nodded, estimated, took
figures and went away. He had car
ried on his camp himself, fought since
be could remember with the Yellow
Pines company, whose holdings were
vast as those of the DillingwOrth, and
had not thought of change.
When Walter Sandry settled quietly
down with no voice in the doings Of
the camp, Daily drew a good breath
and went ahead once more.
AS for the new timber magnate, he
sat down at the new desk on the first
day of his occupancy of the little office
on the sloughs edge and wrote his
first letter.
1t was on a printed letterhead;