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The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-09
TO BUILD DIPPING VAT.

s. s. Wilson, k. r. Young and A. c. Woodrome of near Greenbrier were here today to purchase material for dipping vat to be constructed in their community east of Green brier.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-09
FERGUSON SLATED
 FOR PEN BOARD
TO SUCCEED BRADSHER
Governor BrOugh Said to be COnsid ering Appointment of C. o. Payne
 of Conway for Third Place.

Little Rock, March 9.-There will
 be an appointment to fill vacancy on the penitentiary commission with in a few days, and it is reported that
 Gov. c. H. Brough will appoint J. V. Ferguson, who served on the com
 mission until about a year ago. Mir. Ferguson, report says, will succeed T. L. Bradsher, whose term will ex-
 pire. MT. Ferguson is resident of
 Lonoke and was appointed on the
 commission by former Governor Joe T. Robinson and is now resident of
 Little Rock. The same report is
 that J. E. McCook, former head ward
 en of the state farm, will also return
 to that position, having jurisdiction
 over both farms, so far as the crops
 are concerned. Mir. McCook is consid-
 cred one of the best planters in Ark
 ansas. He has been recently making
 a new record as farmer in Pulaski county. MT. McCook, as superin- ] tendent of the Pulaski county convict farm, picked and ginned a bale of Ioetoii idoC ycdI DclOIe any OCueT farm in the state turned out a bale, and three weeks earlier than any other Pulaski county farmer.
 Former Deputy United States Marshall c. o. Payne of Conway is an applicant for appointment on the penitentiary commission. One ap- pointment has already been an- nounced by Governor Brough, that of John F. McCuiston of Newport to succeed Commissioner B'Shers, resigned. The appointment of MT. Ferguson will fill all vacancies. but the governor is said to have in formed friends of Mr. Payne that
 he is favorably considering him for Appointment to the third place on the
 board, now occupied by Commission CT Burkett, whose term does not ex-
 pire until 1921, in the event of the
 resignation or removal of the latter.
 It lies within the power of the gov ernor to remove any member of the commission for cause.
The log cabin Democrat., 1917-03-09

Mrs. Reid Garlic of Argenta is visiting her mother, Mrs. R. c. Lud- wick, in this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-23

air surrounding the plant is irL eg- mated. Further, this vapor is l. 6hly infiammable, and if a naked lame is brought near the plant the tut e at once take fire with a most singular result. The whole plant is su:I unded with cracking, shooting flames re,idish in color, and leaving highly .rCn'a tic odor behind them. The burr ng bush does not seem to be injured in any way by the fire, for the flames do rot actu- ally come into contact with tne Iiant itself
 Several conditions are ncedt.l if the experiment with the burning bush Is 10 be success. Thus it is esseLtial that the air should. be very dry and warm; also that there shcald be practically TO wind. The best effects are secured only just after .he cI.en- ing of the flowers. It will be rerl:zed that these conditions cannos always be relied upon. A plan has rec,Itly been devised by means of " -ici the given out by the dietamnus may be shown with s-9rtling effect.
 A strong plant of the burning bush is raised in a pot. At the tine " hen the flowers are just reaching rtifec- tfon the plan is placed In a a,asa jar some hours before the tim of the experiment. On removing t.e cover a light is held over the plant. Y hen there is at once a tremendous oT!- burst of flame. So great may be the rush of fire that the eXperi-n cn.e" is cautioned to keep his face away from the top of the jar, as q ser 1u= Turn tion. After an interval of hour or so with the jar or case close Gp the experiment may be repea ted wltk sim liar results.-Denver News.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-23

of the old and adopt new ones which will meet the demands of the people, give them new and specific causes for loyalty and give them chance. to be heard
 An important step in this direction is indicated by the action which has been taken in regard to Finland. A change has already been made in the governor of that province and one who is in sympathy with the demands of those people has been nained as the first of the reforms which are on the way. Finiand's attitude to Rus- sia is therefore bound to undergo a tremendous change. Those people will take new interest in life, be imbued with new hope and ambitions
 And what is true Of the Films is also true of the Poles. The revolution has crushed the proposition which has been held out to Poland of getting its freedom through German assistance. They will have confidence in the new government and have reason to be- lieve that their long looked for full hilment of the promises which have been made to them that they will re- ceive justice at the hands of Russia is actually on the way. while the out look for the Jews is most promising.
 The new government has therefore made 8 most suspicious opening in this respect. It is beginning it's re- forms in the proper direction and with the united support that it ought to re- ceive as the result success should crown its efforts
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-23

Harley Hallen is going to be a wealthy young man some day., said the girl who likes to talk. but not to-day. Harley is an enthusiastic words. He can make his future look most alluring. Before he left the other evening had seen Harley riding in $10. 900 hmousines between his $500. 009 except when he was being taken to his private golf course, and he has gen erously promised to let all his friends share in his prosperity.
 -Al1 Harley had to do was to i'm vest some money in new automo- bile lock which was to be a regular bombshell in the ranks of gentleman thieves and make them throw up their hands and burst into low, des- pairing sobs of bitter defeat. Be- sides making billionaires of the stock holders the lock was to be of ethical value in the world because all auto robbers would be forced to earn an honest living or starve to deathi"
 The girl who likes to talk spoke without feeling as she continued.
 Just for the pleasure of hearing people rave over the new wonder, salesman for the Umph car the night he and went to- the motor show. He wanted somebody to grasp his hand and cry, What! Are you one of the fortunate men clever enough to get in on that proposition? Allew me to congratulate you, sir!'
 'But the salesman looked bewildered. No, really. he knew nothing about the Corker lock-ofi, 1t worked on the transmission? He bestowed a plying look upon Harley. In five seconds he had clearly demonstrated that any thief with his eyes shut could pick that Corker lock. if 1t worked that way. If Harley wished a lock that was lock, he should use the Peach erino, which was attached just above the carburetor and was not being put on every Umph ear-millions of the Peachcrino would be in use by the dawn of spring-why, my dear siri
 Harley looked dazed as we wan dered on- He muttered something about locks to the charming young man in charge of the Amph cars.
 The young man looked so disturbed when the Peacherino lock was men toned that you wanted to pat him on the head and say, There, therei lit tie one-weep it out on my shoulder"
 ''Only a babe in arms, he got out finally, would think for moment of the Peacherino lock as anything but a child's toy! Why, a woman who a cylinder from a dough- nut could, with the aid of a hairpin
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-23

in cases of need In these churches, therefore, architecture assumed it's most uti1itarian form, and the build ings are real Notifications with bat tlemented walls, strong and heavy towers, and small windows and are provided with the other devices of Romanesque architecture of a purely military type"
 But, as wealth and power trendeda northward, the southern towns began to decline: so that the most perfect types of fortress churches are con fined to Languedoc. The best exam ples within easy travel distance of Cette are the Cathedral of St. Just with it's flying buttresses. at Mar bonne; the Cathedral of St. Nazaire, of Beziers; the Cathedra. of the Cite at Carcassone: and the black basalt cathedral at Agde, built up from the remains of an ancient Phenician tenn pie. No one putting foot ashore at Cette should fail to visit, Carcassonne. there to see the perfect vision of mediaevaiism." dreamfpg on the lone
 With the increasing trade which France expects to develop with South America following the European War, Cette is likely to take front rank on the Mediterranean port both of entry and of export"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-23
STORIES OF THE WAR
Pests and Pets In the Trenches.

One of the distinct surprises to the newcomer at the war is to find larks singing over the front-line trenches. One would think that birds of every sort had long since bee ndriven far from the war-zone, but, instead, they | Turk in and about it in great numbers. Very often the sudden flight of a covey from secluded thicket or rem nant of wood has given the first sig nal of a shFapnel attack.
 The drumming of big guns, the pat pat batter -patter-patter' of machine guns, the whirr and bang of plum buildings" and rum jars sent over by the enemy trench mortars, seem to have lost all terror to the feathered songsters. They chirp as gaily and loudly over the muddy line" as if there was no such thing in all the world as war.
 The British Tommy is very fond of pets. When he can safely do so he throws crumbs over the parapet for the larks and if he had his way would fiji up every nook and corner Of the trench with some sort of animal mas cot. As it is. there is a strange mix ture of pets and pests in these deep cuttings in the elrth-the outposts of battle-where the men themselves live sort of animal life. It is life no human being was ever intended to live, and yet the health of the troops is positively amazing.
 fOf all the trench pests, the rat, of
 
 precedence. He is everywhere. No amount Of cleaning up has tended to wipe him out. In fact he waxes fatter and fatter as the war goes on.
 Of the pets the dog is by far the more numerous and popular. There are goats and cats and canaries and various species Of mascot, but the dog becomes more a part of the life than any Of the. others.
 Many a subaitern or company com mander has gone lover the top'' into battle with his dog leaping and bark ing happily beside him. Scores of dogs have been killed beside their masters and hundreds wounded. In the fig!lt ting about Mametz during the great push on the Somme, Red Cross searching party came upon pathetic Nttle group composed of a subaItern. his dog and four private soldiers, just as they had sprawIed to their death in burst of machine gun fire.
 The dogs in the trenches have great fun chasing the rats. They will even NO Mans Land" And sometimes old 'Fritz' from the enemy trenches will snipe them. There is one old terrier now in the front line who has been the war, this old veteran is going to have a collar with four god stripes on it.
 The Red Cross dogs of the French come unQeT the neaQ or petS- They are a lasting tribute to the part dumb animals have played, and are playing in the great world conflict. The dogs. however, render a service scarcely more notable than the It. tie French donkeys that carry am- intuition to the front line trenches. These little burros are as wise as they are gray. Their long, straight ears. always poking forward. are at tuned to the sounds of battle, and when the firing gets too heavy they
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-23

sea and that successive layer O. sand and mud were laid down neon the granite floor. At some perloSs the shore line was so distant froT-. this re- zion md the water here was so eiear
 that limestone was deposited on the sea bottom, and 1t Is this iimfFtcne, since acted upon and in part IIssu Yed by circulating groundwater, that con l tains the famous Cave of the Vii ds, near Manitou. During much OI gt olo- 1 gic time the region was below aea level, i though there were periods Of upit in which 1t became dry land anc was ! subjected to erosion. Early in Ter ! tiary times a series of uplitss l." gan (Which continued at intervals foi Q lcng period and which raised the E:C city mountain region above the ptdin8 By these earth movements the 9fruta
 along the foot of the noun t,,ins were
 tilted to vertical position and finally
 dls}oeated- or faulteds so that e7OTmOua blocks were moved many thousands of
 feet from their original position. To
 this fauiting is due the abrupIuCs with
 which the mountains rise ahove the
 plains The curious pinEaclcs neal the gateway to the Garden of the Gods are
 simply the upturncd and cro ed edges of resistant strata that wers~drs gSyed
 Into a vertical position by elcse dis turbances. The geologic diversity of
 the region is increased by the fdrt hat during Tertiary time a volcarO ey qted a short distance west of I0ilScs Teak and that during the ice age ihe sum init of the peak itself was coN cred by glaciers.
 The folio also describes briefly some of the semi precious stones W.licG are offered for sale to tourists and for
 which the Pikes Peaw region haA long
 been famous among mineral collectors. The report concludes with iescIip- ton of the coal deposits of the qta1-- ranGle. the cement and buildII g. stone materials, the soils, and the water re- sources.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-23
THEY EYFORESTALLEDHM

and three seconds time, render the Peacherino a mere mess of metal. If one wanted a lock, of course every in- telligent motorist knew that there was - but one, the Impervious. The fact that the Amph people were putting ii on all their machines was proof enough. It worked 'on neutral Oh, yes,' said Harley, intelligently. boy! He didn't know what on neu- traP meant any more than did. bur he was man and got away with it. "T see said Harley. Have you heard of the Corker lock? Er-trans- mission?
 The salesman had pale purple spasin. Why, he demanded of the skies. would people persist in being fooled by transmission locks?
 T could see Harley getting pale right down the row. A young man with lowering brows took him by the lapel and confided into his left ear that the only lock on the market that was worth a cooky was the Unassaila ble. It had 'em all beaten, and as soon as the factory got really. running they would be turning out trillons a day. It was located right on the upper corner of the second electric light.
 "A busy individual selling the Enph car paused long enough to say that all locks working on the carbuerator, the transmission, the neutral or the ice DOx, naQ been Dur1eQ Tn the Lr6ncHSS years ago, and the only one intelligent persons pinned their faith to nowa- days was the Dreadnougat, which was attached directly to the egg -beater mechanism of the car, and sent thief into mysteries at first sight, besides wringing a confession from him.
 We heard about a lot more, too. They were attached to the only logical spot on the car, varying from the apex of the top to the beneath of the rear axle or the whirlamgig of the left center of the interior os the dew dab. They made it very, very clear, and Harley and I nodded gravely each time and said, Oh, yes, just so.'
 Finally, in a secluded corner, be- hind a screen, Harley sank imply against the wall and we started at each other.
 "It seems Harley said feebly, that several other persons have in vented locks besides the Corker. And by jinksi It's no business for a dub who couldn't quite put a Corliss en- zine together if 1t fell apart! Why. every first class thief nowadays is a graduate in mechanics. I resign!' So, that's why Harley isn't going to be millionaire this week! It's great disappointment to me."-Exchange.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-23
PHILIP P. PRETTO

rat for the shelter of shell holes and lie there with the drivers until dan ger temporarily is past.
 Some of the strangest animals of the war are the wildcats of Ypres. The old mother and father cats of Ypres were once domesticated. But when the frightened population fled at the first bombardment. the cats, true to all cat traditions, remained behind Now Ypres is a wilderness of ruins and all the cats born and living there have become like wild animals.
 A Canadian sergeant jor came marching out of the line" d few days ago with a magple sitting on his shoulder. A private in the same com panv had a kitten curled up on the top of his knapsack. Al the overseas troops bring mascots with them. The South Africans started out with a great collection of spriRgOoks. bab- boons duilSers and a variety of queer animals, but the climate of northern France in winter mood is far from friendly. and the warm weather. pets have mostly been done in.''
 Probably the most amazing of all war pets, however, was the lion cub adopted by the Americans in the French aviation service. They read in Paris paper that a perfect dear of a cub' was for sale and promptly sent emissaries in to buy it. They said when it grew up they were going to drop it in the German lines. but it was spoiled into being a pampered pet instead of a maneater and finally because its playful how.s at night te- came nuisance. it was sent to zoo.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-23
THE UTAH CASE.

By the decision which has been rem dered by the United States supreme court in the hydro electric power cases coming from Utah. it is held that the power sites in that state where government reservations are concerned are subject, to the control of the United States and not the com monwealth in which they may be To- cated.
 IL was the claim of Utah that that state had the right to permit corpora tionS to establish plants on non navi- gable streams where the government was not using the land even though such was located on federal property and a number of such power stations were established. A lower court or dered such plants removed unless they got permission from the government and paid a reasonable compensation for the land. and it is this decision which has been upheld by the highest court in the land.
 There are several states in that part of the country which are in a similar position and the decision will of course apply to them as it does to Utah. It was important that this question should be determined as early as pos sib1e for while 1t was necessary to find out where the authority in such @ matter actually rests, it is not to be supposed that the government will offer any serious opposition to such development, either as to what has already taken place or what may be contemplated. There will have to be new regulations established, however. but even with government control it is to be presumed that proper consid- eration will be given to the importance of developing such natural resources.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-23
MAKE EXAMPLE OF EVERY ONE

The sentence which has been inn posed upon the two German agents, Sander and Wunnerberg, of two years in the federal prison at Atlanta and a fine of $25o0 each for the part which they have played in sending spies purpose Of gathering information for the benefit of Germany. is no more than they deserve.
 These naen who were violating the neutrality of this country are part of the elaborate. system of espionage which Is maintained by Germany and they have been defying the laws of this country, of which the latter is a naturalized citizen. That they did not receive the limit of the penalty which it was possible to impose may be due to the fact that they pleaded guilty to the charge and prevented the cost of proving their guilt, but even then the, action of the latter, consider ing the fact that he is an American citizen, seems to have called for stiffer sentence. They did not plead guilty for the purpose of aiding the government. They may not have pleaded guilty even for the effect which it would have upon their sem tence. They recognized that they were caught with the goods on them, as the expression goes. that much more of %their work might be brought out y insisting upon a trial and even a revelation of those who were higher up in the very kind of work they were engaged in. and this they have pre- vented by their plea
 Tn such eases as that, or cases where there is plotting against this country, there is no reason for the display of leniency. In every such case 1t is well to make an example of each and every individual for the effect it will have upon others.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-23
AlkaIi in Soap
 Bad For the Hair

Soap should be used very carefully. # you want to keep your hair looking it's best, Most soaps and prepared sham poos contain too much alkali. This dries the scalp, makes the hair brittle, and ruins 1t.
 The best thing for steady use is just ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil (which is pure and greaseless), and iE better than the most expensive soap or any thing else you can use.
 One or two teaspoonfuls will cleanse the hair and scalp thoroughly. Simply moisten the hair with water and rub ft in. It makes an abundance of rich. creamy lather, which rinses out easily, removing every particle of dust, dirt, dandruH and excessive oil. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves the scalp soft. and the hair fine and silky. bright. lustrous, huffy and easy % manage.
 You can get muisified cocOanut oil it any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and A few ounces will supply every member of the family for months.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-23
Geology of Pikes Peak and the Ga, den
 of the Gods

One of the most interesting 'ocJ'ities well as to the prospector arC to the geologist is the region embracing Tikes Peak and the Garden of the Gode. The great scenic beauty of this region, which has made it the yearIy Mecca of thousands of tourists, depends not only on it's lakes and Strean1s and on the forests that clothe the lower harEs of the mountains. but on the steep, rocky canyons and on the gre@. noun tain masses of bare rock that to9t1 so prominent a feature of the l9ndsca pc. At the foot of Pikes Peak. which tcw- CTS 14.1G9 feet above sea ieN ei. and 5000 feet above the plains to he cast, lies the Garden of the Gods, -Ee char of which is due largely to the. r ctur- esque pinnacles of red sandstone, carved by nature into many lantsstic shapes, that rise abruptly from the surface of the plain.
 Beea use of the dominant pdrL that geologic agencies have taken 1n shap- ing the scepery of this fam rus .ay- ground, a complete and aut;.orIfs tive account of the geology is O. esre cial interest. Such an account uas just been published by the United States Geological Survey, department Lf the interior, as the Colorado Spr~gs folio (folio 2G3), by George I. Finiay. The folio is illustrated by many piGto- graphs of the natural wondete of the region and includes a particularly fine panorama of Pikes Peak and the ad- Joining mountains of the .Fro't raLge.
 The rock formations of tEis region comprise a great thickness of seG mem tary or stratified rocks, whcn rest upon the ancient granite th5t ferns the backbone of the Front ra 1tse. The history and the age of this granite have not yet been clearly made out, but it is certain that early in geologic time this region became covered D. the