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The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14
Praise for Norway Maple.

When the ordinary man thinks of shade trees, he thinks of naples as matter of course, and some of the ma pies may be included in list of shade trees that have attractive flowers. The Norway maple is the one which shall mention as being especially worth rec ommending. It is very cosmopolitan sort of tree, for in spite of its name It's grows all over the European conti- nent, and thrives just as well here as at home. The flowers, which open be- fore the leaves, are greenish-yellow, and arranged in compact. round clus- ters. The Norway maple is handsome all the year through and bears the hard conditions of city unusually we'll. Moreover, 1t grows better at the sea- shore than most of our native trees.- Exchange.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14
OBITUARY.

Chester Johnston was taken i'll witi, typhoid fever and was brought home where he lay i'll three weeks with a burning fever. His many friends lent helping hand but on Monday, May g, the Lord saw best to call him away. He will be greatly missed by his father, mother, sisters and broth CTS and number of friends at Pickles Gap will never forget his many visits. He came and left with a smile and was always welcome. He leaves a father and mother, MT. and Mrs. D. D Johnston, two brothers, Roy and Willie, three sisters, Fern, Lymple and Toba, other relatives and a host of friends to mourn his death.
 Chester was 20 years old and mem Ger of the Baptist church at Pickles Gap. Funeral services were by Rev. Silas Butts and interment in New Liberty cemetery, Tuesday, May 10.
 A Cousin
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14
(By the Associated Press)


 Chattanooga, Tenn, May 1.-The Baptist Sunday school board, the pub fishing agency of the Southern Bap- tist convention, has not felt the finan- cia] stringency that has characterize ed many other lines of business dur ing the last year, and, instead of los ing business, reported a gain of 25 per cent in it's annual report to the convention in session here today. For the first time in the thirty years his- tory of the board the receipts went beyond million dollars, this years receipts being in excess of $1,100,000, compared with $s62,0O0 the year be- fcre. During the last five years the boards receipts have been more than $3 3,600 900, the report set forth, and of this sum more than s7OO, 900 has gone back into the treasury of the demo- imitation. The past years gifts to general denominational purposes amounted to more than $160,000. More than $100,000 was expended by the board during the year on it's Baptist Young Peoples Union and Sunday school organization, including the headquarters organizations for the various departments of this work and the rural Sunday school campaign last summer when about 15,000 rural Sunday school teachers were reached with training schools in better Sun day school methods. During the year 12,081 diplomas were given teachers who had completed the Sunday school normal course, while 23,675 seals were awarded other teachers who had done advanced work.
 The architectural department of the board gave help to 852 churches during the year in seventeen states of the Southern Baptist convention in the formulation of plans for houses of worship. Similar counsel was given tc churches in twenty-nine other states and severa foreign countries.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14
BILIOUS CHILDREN
Black -Draught, Long in Successful Use, Praised by an Arkansas Mother, "Soon Does
 Its Work"

Marmaduke, Ark.-Speaking of Thedford's Black-Draught, which from long use in her household has become regarded as the family medicine" Mrs. Mary E. Hill, of Route l, this place, says:
 When the children get bilious, l give them couple of good doses, and when we have sour stomach, headache, or any liver or stomach trouble, we use Biack-Draught. It is an easy laxa- tive, and soon does the work. l Car- tainly think 1t is one of the best rem. edies made"
 Black-Draught acts on the jaded liver, gently, but positively, and helps it in its important function of throw ing out waste materials and poisons from the system.
 In thousands of households Black. Draught is kept handy for immediate use in time of need. Prompt treatment often is half the battle, and will often prevent slight ills from developing in- to serious troubles.
 Its well-established merit, during more than 70 years of successful use, should convince you of the helpful effects obtainable by taking Black Draught for liver and stomach dis orders. Get package today, and keep it in your house. See that the package bears the words, "Thedford's Black-Draught." NC-141
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14
"What'S in a Name?" By MILDRED MARSHALL Facts about your name; its history; mean Ing; whence it was derived; significance;
 your lucky day and lucky jewel
SADIE.

T HE quaint name of Sadie, lately l spelled Sadye, has it's origin with Sarah. It comes from a Hebrew verb meaning to fight or rule, and hence came to signify princess" The first record of the use of Sarah or Sara belongs to Bible history where the wife of Abraham was so called.
 Sadie came into existence through the lriSh-unlesS one came to believe that she is only an Americanization of one of Sarah's many diminutiveS But for the sake of etymoiogical eXactness, it is nice to believe that the Irish Sadhbh was the real forerunner of Sadie.
 But between the time of Abraham's s wife and the appearance of the Irish version of her name Sarah had been adopted by other countries and had won great popularity. In England sara Beauchamp gave it vogue in the reign of Edward I and Sarrota de Moulton. who lived in a former reign was also supposed to possess a name which was another and favorite form of Sarah.
 The French preferred Sara without the "h' and it still continues in great vogue there They have another form. Sarotte, which is also popular. Ire lands Sadhhh and America's Sadie are apparently the only other exist ing forms.
 Sadie has curious talismapic gem-malachite. If 1t Is engraved with an image of the sun, it will bring her peace, freedom from danger and disease, and sound sleep. It Is partic- ularly lucky for children, and 1t Ia said that a piece of malachite tied to child's cradle will protect 1t from dangers throughout later life. Satur- day Is Sadie's lucky day and her lucky number.
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The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14
IN FEW MINUTES
Immortal Poetry Fruit of Mo-
 ments of Inspiration.
Masterpieces Of the Language "Thrown off," as 1t Were. by
 Imperious Command

Tennyson wrote that exquisite lyric, Crossing the Bar," In a few minutes. He said to his son, the present Lord Tennyson, Tt came in a moment" &C., cording to writer in London Answers.
 Burns composed what Carlyle char acterizes as the greaetst of all battle odes Scots Wha Hae," while riding through storm and darkness across a lonesome moor. One of the very greatest productions of poetic inspira- tion. Keats justly famous "Ode to a Nightingale" was written in the course of one afternoon in the poets garden at Hampstead. and his great sonnet on Chapman's Homer vas the product of an hour. ."
 While visiting at Ainto. Thomas Campbell went to bed early one eve ming, hts mind full of a new poem. About two in the morning he suddenly aweke, repeating Events to come cast their shadows before" Ringing the ben. he summoned a butler. who found the poet half in and half out of bed.
 Are you i'll. sirr' asked the servant
 T vas never better" replied the poet "Leave the candle and bring me . cup oE tea"
 Seizing hts pen and changing Events to come" to Coming events," he not only coined one of the best. known lines in English poetry. but went on to finish the f1rst draft of "Lochiel's Warning"
 Cowper composed and memorized the whole of his humorous master. piece. John Gilpin." during a sleep less night. Hayley. the poets biog- rapher, tells the story:
 Tt happened in those years when his accomplished friend, Lady Austen. made part of his little evening cir. cle, that she observed him sinking into increasing dejection; 1t was her cus- tom on these occasions to try immedi- ate relief. She told him the story of John Gilpin to dissipate the gloom of the passing hour. Its effect on the fancy of Cowper had the air of en- chantment
 "He informed her the next morning that convulsions of laughter, brought on by his recollections of her story, had kept him awake during the great CT part of the night, and that he had turned it into a ballad. So arose the pleasant poem of John Gilpin.'"
 Seeing that it runs to 252 lines this Is no mean feat.
 Sir Arthur Pinero must be included in any list of rapid writers. His Two Hundred a Year" was the work of a single afternoon, and "The Money Spin- ner' was written with almost equal ra- pidity; while Lords and Commons" big work, cost only ten days toll.
 Of course, Byron worked as fast as the fastest. He said of himself that he was like tiger-if he missed his first spring, he had to go grumbling back to the jungle. The rainy days at Ouchy produced 'The Prisoner of Chillon," and it has been said that he wrote it at one sitting with one pen; and the first sketch of The Bride of Abydos" was written in four nights.
 LongfelloW's fine ballad, "The Wreck of the Hesperus,' one of the most ia miliar poems in the language, came to him as he sat costly by the fire during q violent storm which made the win dows rattle. Like Cowper, he went to bed and, finding himself too preoc- cupied to sleep, finished the poem be- fore morning.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14

Local Manager Wanted-At once by the largest concern of its kind in the world, to develop and handle local business. No investment or eXperi- ence reqquired. $250o to $10,o00 prof. its first year, according to population, and wonderful future possibilities, as ours is a staple commodity with con- stand unlimited demand and we under sell all competition. Guarantee Coal Mining Co.,, 962 Como Bldg, Chicago. -d1t*
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14
FRIDAY, THE 18TH, NO
 100000 TO ASSESSOR

Returning last night from Rene. dict township, where he made his first rural appointment for the assessment of 1921 taxes, Tax Assessor Roy Rogers, like former President Wilson, is convinced that there is nothing to the "13" hoodo, or even to the feteful Friday, the 18th.
 He left here on Friday, May 13, and drove 13 miles to Providence. He made out lists for 113 taxpayers, including the assessment of 13 dogs. It was the 18th day since he began the work of making the assessment. And he didn't even puncture a tire on the trip.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14

Miss Bonnie Ramsey spent Mon- day in Little Rock, and not NJ. D. Stebbins as the Unit would have you believe. We were informed by re- liable party that Miss Ramsey and Mrs. NJ. D. Stebbins spent Monday in Little Rock, and in our rush to get copy ready for the operator, failed to get the Mrs. before M. D. Stebbins as we should have done. With apolo- G-es to Miss Ramsey and Mr Stebbins VIC gladly make this correction. Mir. Stebbins informs us that Mrs. Steb- bins did rot accompany Miss Ramsey, so the whole thing was wrong-Con- way County Unit. May II.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14

A nice, pleasant purgative that also has a genial stimulating effect in the liver and stomach is one reason why Prickly Ash Bitters is so we'll liked by men who have used it. They find 1t good medicine for the whole family Price $1.25 per bottle. Flor ence Drug Company, Special Agents.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14
Again Cure for Seaslckness.

Remedies for seasickness come an- nually with the spring flowers but Professor Nolf of the University of Liege claims to have discovered uni. formly successful one in the shape of a milligram of sulphate of atropa on going on board, and additional doses of half this strength at intervals of half an hour. The professor does not explain how 1t affects the pneumogas- tric nerve, but it evidently does if we give credence to the excellent reports. Seasckness itself. by-the-bye, is sup posed to be caused by movement of the liquids of the internal ear which seems to affect the pneumogastric nerve.-Scientitic American.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14
IRISH MAINLY DEMAND
 GRIFFITH'S RELEASE
fBy the Associated Press)

Dublin, May 14.-Sinn Feiners again made an unsuccessful effort to- day to secure the release of Arthur Griffith, "the brains" of the organiza- tion, from Mount Joy prison. The English government. however, re- fused all overtures.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14
EDITOR STILL WEARING
 BULLET-PROOF SHIRT?

Miss Bonnie Ramsey and M D. Stebbins spent Monday in the Capi- tol city.-Conway County Unit, May II.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14
'ure. nourfshinp blood make

Pure, nourishing blood makes healthy flesh, good muscles and a strong vitality. The reverse is the case when the blood is poor. To drive out impurities and enrich the blood take Prickly Ash Bitters. It is most efficient blood purifier and system reg ulator for men. Price SIPS per bottle. Florence Drug Company, Special Agents.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14
REPORT BAPTIST
 BOARD BOOSTERS
(By the Associated Press)

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 14.-By the addition of 1895 members last year, Southern Baptists increased their total membership to 3,196,000, according to reports given the con- vention today.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14

. L. k, Dupre, cotton buyer for S. G.
 Smith, is critically i'll with pneumo-
 mia at his home in southeast Conway.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14

encircles the origin of the name. About 152O a Spanish love story was published in which there
 was an imaginary island in the Far East called California. Some fifteen years later a party of Spanish adventurers came upon the peninsula which we now call Lower California. Believing that they had discovered a romantic island similar to the one in the novel, they called 1t California. Later on, the territory to the
 north became known as Alta California or High California and when 1t became a state, it was accordingly called Cali fornia. The first settlers were the Franciscan monks who came up from Mexico and established missions, and many are the leg ends woven around these pioneer Padres. There shortly grew up Mexican settlements around the missions which the wonderful climate and fertile soil pros- pered.
 The government, while under Mexican control, was more or less independent, and at the out break of the Mexican war, Ere mont who was later defeated for the presidency, occupied Cal ifornia. When peace was made in 1S4S, California became Uni- ted States territory. That same year gold was discovered in the Sacramento Valley and the rush of people to California began. The population grew so rapidly that in 1850 California was ad- mitted as the thirty-first state of the Union. With Is 15S,297 square miles, it is the largest state except Texas. Politically. It's power has been rapidly grow ing. California now has thirteen presidential electors. Co by Mcclure Newspaper syndisate1
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-05-14
The Story of Our States
 Dy JONATHAN nRAcI
 XIXl.-CALlFORNIA

T HERE b ' an atmoo. pher0 of TO- manO envel. oping tn @ early history of California which even
The Little River news., 1921-03-30
TEXARKANA PLANS BONUS
To Pay $25,OO0 for First Oil We'll
 Within 30 Miles of City.

Texarkana, March 26.-Recently a committee was appointed by the Tex. arkana Chamber of Commerce to raise a $25,O ,OOO bonus to be paid for the first oil we'll of reasonable capacity that may be brought in by driiiers within 20 miles of Texarkana. It is said there is no doubt the $25,000 will be raised within the next few days.
 As result of this prospective bonus it is reported, work has been sus- pended on at least two line prospects in this territory, it being understood that operations will be resumed as soon as the bonus Is ready. One oi these is the we'll of the Central Coast Company, IA miles eass oT here, which is down to depth of 2,2O0; the other is that of the Welch Oil and Gas Con- pany, east of Bloomburg, and about 20 miles south of Texarkana. It has reached depth of about 2,5OO. The Welch Company is now moving it's headquarters from Cisco, Tex. to Tex arkana. Its general headquarters 'e Youngstown, o. The central Coas, Company is composed of local men.
The Little River news., 1921-03-30
IS HELD FOR MURDER
Son of Polk County Man Charged With
 Killing Uncle and Aunt.

Mena, March 27.-Summoned to Corine, Okla., to investigate the dou- ble murder of MT. and Mrs. Sam Hill Charles, w. Hill, a Polk county farmer, made the horrifying discovery the double crime had been committed by his own son, Louis Hall. The father obtained confession from his son, who is now in jail at Antlers, Okla, awaiting trial.
 According to the young mans statements, he had been drinking and had brooded over reprimand given him by Sam Hall, who was his uncle and with whom he had lived the past four years. The young man entered the bedroom of his uncle and aunt at night and shot them bo,n to death with a revolver, it is said. A rour- year-old daughter of the murdered couple, sleeping in the same bed, was not harmed.
The Little River news., 1921-03-30
KOlb X Welch is Style of
 New Dry Goods Firm

Kolb & Welch is the name for the new business firm established in this city this week. The parties are o. Kolb and J. Homer Welch. They will handle an extensive line of dry goods. Both the men are well known in this section of the county, MT. Kolb having been connected with the Arkansas State Bank for several years, and pre- vious to that time was in the mercan- tile business in Sevier county. MT. Welch has been manager for the Lind say store in this city for over five years and has many friends in this county. They will be located in the building on Main street between Lind- says store and the Ashdown Grocery, and expect to be open for business by the first of May or perhaps earlier. Both, MT. Kolb and WeIch, left Mon- day for St. Louis to buy their stock of goods.
The Little River news., 1921-03-30
PHYSICAL TRAINING
Course of Physical Training Planned
 for Public SchO0iS.

Little Rock, March 2S.-(SpeciaD- The Department of Education is work ing on course of physical training for the public schools of the state, to be used in the grammar grades as well as the high schools. Special inStruc- tors in physical training have been employed in many of the hig. scAools for several years, but as rule they have worked out their own course and methods The department proposes to standardize the work<and to intro
 duce it in many of the schools whicn have not yet taken this advanced step.
The Little River news., 1921-03-30
Brother Claims Body of Man
 Killed By Freight Train

Wm. Sullivan of Keller, Okla, ar rived in Ashdown Saturday night and viewed the body of the man killed by a freight train Friday afternoon, as that of his brother, Arthur G. Sullivan The body was prepared for burial by the w. G. Hunter & Son undertaging establishment and was shipped to Paris, Texas, Sunday morning for bur- ial in the Sullivan burial grounds.
 MT. Sullivan stated that his brother, who was 27 years of age, had left Keller, Okla, several weeks ago stat ing that he was going to Dallas to visit his two children, who were liv- ing with his mother, an aged woman and had not been heard of since then. Young Sullivan was very anxious to learn all he could concerning the fatal accident to his brother, and very calm ly listened to detailed report from MT. Hunter, stating that his mother was very old and was at the point of a breakdown since learning the ter rible fate of her son.
 There seems to be mystery about the man who was killed, some giving the opinion that he had committed sui eide Engineer Harrison, or the Fris- co local positively identified the man as the same that he bod found in box car in Oklahoma last week. He said that he heard some one grooming in- side an empty box car, and upon inves- tigation found man lying on the floor with pair of socks saturated with chloform holding it to his nose He was almost dead when found. The train crew took him from the train at Haworth after he had come from un- der the influence of the medicine. En- gineer Harrison received little infor- nation from the man, and upon hear ing of the affair, went q: once and identified the body as being that of the same man. It is generally believed that the man was riding an oil car on the K. Q. s. local and perhaps be- came careless, falling under the nov ing train, and was cut to pieces.
The Little River news., 1921-03-30
ASKS s2OO,OOO DAMAGE
Texas Negro Sues Officers and Bonds
 men for PeOnage.

Texarkana, March 26. A case somewhat out of the ordinary in be- ing tried in the federal cour. oil the Texas side of town. The plaintiff is a 19-year old negro youth, L. c. Chapman, of Shreveport who charges peonage against Sheriff w. w. Smith of Titus county, Texas; T. B. Bedford city marshal of Mount Pleasant; Lewis Lewellen, a farmer, and hali dozen bondsmen of the s.lerin and city marshal.
 The plaintiff, whose sai; $ py his mother, Clara Lincoln, as next friend sets out in his complaint that he went to Mount Pleasant last summer in search of work, and that shortly after getting off the train he was ar rested by the officers in question and placed in jail, where he was held four days, at the end of which time he was taken o1t to the Llewellen farm and told he would have to work there "A days. He says that while work ing there a fellow laborer accidental ly struck him on the knee with an ax rendering him cripple for life.
 The plaintiff asks $10,000 actual damages and $10,OOO exemplary dam ages. He says that he was given no kind of hearing or trial after his ar rest. but was ''railroaded" to the farm, without judge or jury.
The Little River news., 1921-03-30
Casing Arrived, Sullivan
 We'll Being Cleaned Out

The casing for the Sullivan Test No. l arrived at Foreman Saturday and work is proceeding this week cleaning out the well preparatory to setting the casing. It was believed that this part of the work would be completed Tues day and that the work of setting cas- ing could begin. A short SIX root line of casing was lacked and has been ordered. There may be some delay in roaming out the hole so that the cas- ing can go down. The prospects now are that the test will probably be made the last part of the week, though it is impossible to know just how rapidly the work might proceed
The Little River news., 1921-03-30

s. A. Hoover, a member of the last House of Representative publishes in the Monticello Monticellonian a state ment that he has investigated the Tucker convict farm and finds it has been well managed and been run at a profit. The statement is made he says, in justice to Judge Cokker, who according to MT. Hoover ..as Deen un- justly blamed for things that were be- yond his c, ntrOl.
The Little River news., 1921-03-30
Will Ship Carload of
 Hogs April Eighth

County Agent George M Johnston informs us that he will ship out a CO., operative car of hogs from Ashdown on Friday, April Sth. All who wish to ship hogs in this car will please notify MT. Johnston as there is still room for more hogs than are now listed, though minimum car has already been as- sured. The hog market Is said to be looking up. Possibly some people now have hogs ready for the market, which they do not need to carry lon ger.