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The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-05

is the order of the day. If it is pret- ty few days more the people will fin ish gathering their crops or get it gathered for them by the stock.
 c. H. Sevier of North Little Rock visited his sister, Mrs. Riall Chrouch, Sunday.
 Clyde Prescott of North Little Rock is spending a few days with his parents, MT. and Mrs. John Prescott
 Mrs. Short of Perry county is visit ing her daughter, Mrs. John Prescott
 Brink Sevier and Larverence Chrouch of Round Mountain spent Sunday at Riall Chrouch's.
 F. M. Padgett has got his Texas fever cooled and has decided to stay another year with us
 Bill Stephens has moved to the Starret place for another year. We were sorry to see him go.
 Mrs. Charley Wofford of Fouche log camp is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Bowen.
 January 5.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-05

q saw in the paper---
 WHERE A BIG BUSINESS OP- PORTUNITY IS OPEN
 WHERE SOME WONDERFUL
 NEW MUSICAL INsTRUME
 HAS BEEN INVENTED
 WHERE THE NEW STYLES
 ARE ON DISPLAY
 WHERE Where you get practically everything you de- sire and how much it costs. That's advertising. The greatest help in buying that the world has known is advertising. The advertising in newspapers tell you where to get what you want. Instead of hunting all town-you find it in few minutes in an advertisement Read the advertisements every day. They tell you where to shop and what to buy. And the best place to shop and the best things to buy
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-05
CYPRESS VALLEY.

The year of 1920 has gone by and new year has come. Let's plant more feed stuff and not so much cot ton, and let's look up and try to make this the happiest year of our lives. Let's go to church and Sunday school more this year than last year. Let's have smile and kind word for our neighbor.
 Our Sunday school was good last Sunday.
 Loid Fason is moving to White county.
 Jess Sumler of McCrory spent a few days with w. L. Sulavan and wife recently.
 Miss Vera Ferguson has returned from visit to Memphis.
 Edgar Conway has moved on his farm.
 David Davis is doing his best to get married while he is here, but he said he believed he was going to make a complete failure.
 January 4.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-05
REEVES SCHOOLHOUSE.

Christmas and new year passed off quietly.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. I. Robinson and Mrs. Johnnie Tyler visited Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Glenn of Caney Sunday
 The party at Miss Christeen Byrne's Thursday night was enjoyed by all present.
 Misses Doris and Mary Robinson entertained quite a crowd of young folks Sunday afternoon.
 Mrs. w M Irby is able to be up again after an attack of rheumatism
 The party at Miss Rachell Whit tens Saturday night was we'll attend ed.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. W. Watkins and Mir. and Mrs. John Ficke of Preston were Sunday visitors at this place.
 Bailey Allinder of Conway visited Ozro Tyler of this place Sunday.
 School began Monday, after week s vacation. Several new pupils were en- rolled.
 I don't know what is going to hap pen-Riley Watkins failed to go to town Saturday afternoon.
 Trevis Adams of near Providence visited his sister, Mrs. Jason Wilson, Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. Riley Watkins have moved back to their old home place.
 Mrs. John Holt and children, John nie and Mazel left Saturday for At lanta, Ga, where they will make their home. We regret very much to see them leave
 January 5.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-05
OAK GROVE.

Health IS very good here at present.
 Rev. Harper failed to fill his ap- pointment here Sunday, but we had Sunday school, so you can come to Oak Grove every Sunday and if the preacher doesn't come you can be at Sunday school any way.
 School is progressing nicely under the management of Miss Allie May Garrison. We wish every child in the district that is of school age could start in soon and reap the bene fit of a good school.
 Anon Free of Bristol has moved on the Frank Baird place and will make a crop there this year.
 G. II. Griffin and wife visited their daughter, Mrs Tom Coker, near Chad wick, Sunday.
 Vollie Presley of St. Louis visited his sister, Mrs. J. W. Griffin, and family last week.
 We were glad to hear that Willie Jones, who was carried to the state hospital for nervous diseases a few weeks ago, is doing nicely
 Hogs are dying through here with some unknown disease.
 January 4.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-05
QUITMAN AND ALDER BRANCH.
Grover Williams has returned from

Grover Williams has returned from New Mexico.
 Mrs. D. L. Cargile received a mes sage Sunday afternoon that her sister at Wetumka, Okla, was very i'll and not expected to live.
 Joe Bell and Misses Stella Cargile and Joe Williams visited Bill Carter and family at Martinville last Thurs day, returning Friday.
 Rev. G. w. Williams, while on his way to Sunday school, met a party of young people and was asked to say the words which made Miss Oma Evans and MT. Presley, man and wife.
 Miss Mavis Flowers visited friends at Conway this past week. We sus- pect she enjoyed drives in that new touring car while there-the one that was given away.
 Plin Ward and Miss Erma Will Hams were married Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride, Rev Talking ton officiating. The many friends of these splendid young people are wish ing them we'll
 Marvin McElmurry and family con- sisting of MT. and Mrs. Wash Man. mock and grandmother, have moved to MT. Hammock's old home place.
 January 5.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-05
GARLAND SPRINGS.


 Miss Mary Heffington is number ed with the sick.
 Burgess Anthony is moving to Enola.
 Joe Fisher and wife made busi- ness trip to Conway Sunday. .J. I. Hogan and son, Crawford, visited near Garland Springs Friday.
 Several from here attended the box supper at Barney Friday night.
 Carl Anthony of near Conway has moved to the J. B. Anthoney farm.
 Dee and Tom Heffington and families visited at Frank Gadburv's near Enola Sunday. ton, Ark. o''' De''
 January 5.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-05
PLEASANT VALLEY-NORTH.

Health is good in this vicinity
 School opened last Wednesday after a few days vacation.
 Cecil Pearson of Oklahoma and Miss Grace Pearson of Little Rock visited relatives at this place last week.
 Miss Ida Pearson is visiting rela- tives at Conway this week.
 Rev. Campbell preached two inter esting sermons at this place last Thursday and Friday nights.
 Carl Carter entered school at Con- way Monday.
 Pleasant Valley boys played basket ball at Spring Hill last Friday after noon, the score being 20 to 23 in Pea Vines favor.
 Remember the B. Y. P. T. c. next Sunday night and everybody come.
 January 5.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-05
ROUND MOUNTAIN.

Il. C. Bowman, who has been real sick, Is better at this writing. His brother from Oklahoma and his daughter from Beaumont, Tex, has been visiting him.
 k. l.. Linn, who has been sick for some time, is no better.
 Miss Etta King returned to her school at Roland Sunday, after spend ing the holidays with her parents here.
 Miss Lydia Sevier returned home Sunday after weeks visit at Little Rock and Sparkman.
 Mrs. Dewey Wofford of Wooster spent Christmas with her parents, MT and Mrs. J. D. King.
 Thomas Nelson and Arle Pierce and Misses Alice Nelson, Luda and Lillie Ward of Conway spent Friday with Miss Mayme Hall of this place
 w. o. Wood and children took New Years dinner with MT. and Mrs. F. P Nelson of Conway.
 Ed Chrouch, who has been in Balti- more for some time, is visiting rela- tives here
 F. o. Simmons and family are nov ing to Mrs. Ida Chrouch's place and Hiram Ravens of Conway will move on the place vacated by Mir. Simmons.
 W. T. Hall and daughter. Miss Pau line, visited relatives in Little Rock Christmas.
 Jap1orx :
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-05
SPRING FARM.

We are glad to welcome Walter Langston and family in our midst.
 Representative E. T. Herring and Ylte are the proud parents of a fine glrI' born December 26.
 MT and Mrs. M. L. Lawson spent Christmas with relatives and friends of Spring Farm and New Home and Ms. Lawson remained the past week visiting her mother Mrs. D. II. Good rich.
 We are sorry to have MT. and Mrs. Charles Denton move away. but glad to welcome Rev. w. B. Driskil and fam y T their place.
 D. L. Herring made business trip to Conway the past week.
 Philip Hendrckson and family of Guy ystej a. M. Lunsford's Sunday.
 We mol .aat the New Home writer has hopes of dress goods coming down nee che g.rts are wearing boomers. but We w.sa To inform them that it taxes more cloth to make tloomers than it does a dress and besides that IS nothing new, as a part of these grs have been wearing them for a year,
 January ,.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-05
QUITMA

School re-opened January 3 with good attendance.
 Mrs R. G. Dunaway is numbered with the sick.
 Bob Maddox and family of Beckett Mountain visited J. R. Nobles and family the past week.
 Luba Luther of Cuba, Ky, is visit ing relatives and friends here. This is Mr. Luther's former home.
 The Cleburne county singing con- vention convened here Saturday n ght ad Sunday, It was well attended ana the singing was fine. Copperas Springs and Goodloe classes contested for. the banner, which was awarded to Co6per5s Springs,
 Our merchants have been invoicing their stocks the past few days. The poor farmer doesn't have to invo ce for he already knows he has practi- caIIy lost all.
 The Misses Welch, teachers of the fifth. sixth and seventh grades spent the holidays with their parents a. their home in Texas.
 l. R.. ("Dock') Timmonds has sold the telephone exchange to Harye GrabIe who will operate it in the fu- ture Mr 1immons has not decided as yet where he will go.
 Some of the farmers that have cot ton to pick yet say they will not pick it, as it will not pay for the gathering and ginning.
 January 5.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-01-05
CADRON VALLEY.

Prayer meeting was we'll attended Sunday night.
 Mer Cooper of Leslie was with us and did some good singing and made fine talk. We would welcome him again.
 Singing was enjoyed by the young folks Saturday night.
 There will be a box supper at the schoolhouse in the near future, so look for next weeks items.
 January ,.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
$19,48O FOUND IN
AN OLD-TIME TRUNK
DEATH OF CRISP FARMER RE
VEALS WEALTH HE WAS
NOT KNOWN TO HAVE.

CORDELE, Ga.-When his attor-
Ineys went through his papers on Fri
day preparatory to winding up the es-
tate of L. Larsen, Crisp county farm
er, they found hidden away in the old
est trunk on the place, under a mass
of papers dinged and yellow with age,
I$19, 480 in cash, consisting of bills OF
all denominations from old ragged
Ione-dollar bills to new stacks OF led
eral reserve notes which had never
been taken from the packs made when
they were first sent out. They also
found time deposit slips showing 49,
900 in the banks and $1,000 in war
savings stamps and $4,000 in liberty
bonds.
1t was generally known that this
thrifty old citizen had money, but not
even members of his family knew he
had the pile of currency disclosed III
the search. He died last week at ar
advanced age and the aged couple
man and wife, had resided alone many
wears. His estate, lands and all, must
have been worth 100000.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20

sion that the taxes on ice cream, soft
drinks, ETC., monthly returns of which
lare required, have been repealed with
the statement of the new act These
taxes remain in force until the end of
the calendar year 1921.
No change is made in the tax on
admissions, except that after Jan. l,
1922, there will be no tax where adj
mission is 10 cents or less. Effective
Jan. l, 1922, the following taxes are
also abolished: On musical instru-
ments, sporting goods, chewing gum,
portable electric fans, thermos bottles,
fur articles, pleasure boats and pleas
ure canoes (unleSs sold for more than
$1,000, toilet articles, medicines and nu-
merous articles of apparel
Candy Tax Reduced.
On and after Jan. /, 1922, the tax
on various works OF art is reduced
from 10 per cent to 5 per cent, the tax
on candy from 5 per cent to 8 per
cent and the tax on carpets, rugs,
trunks, valises, purses, fans, ETC., from
| 10 per cent of sales price in excess OF
specified amounts to per cent of sales
price in excess of specified amounts.
The tax on parcel post packages is
eliminated effective Jan. /, 1922.
The new act provides that no tax
payer shall be subjected to unnecessary
examination or investigations, and only
one inspection of his books Of &C
counts shall be made for each taxable
year unless the taxpayer requests 9TH
Terwise, or the commissioner notifies
the taxpayer in writing that an addi-
tional inspection is necessary.
The period for filing returns on the
calendar year basis is from Jan. to
Mar. IS, 1922 This year, as last, the
tax may be paid in full at the time of
filing the return or in four equal in
stalments, due on or before Mar. IS,
June Is, Sept. IS and Dec. IS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
HEALTHFUL VIGOR
. IN STRONG BLOOD
Rich, Red Blood Built Up by Pep
to-Mangan-Liquid or Tablet.

Blood is strong and full of life-giv-
ing vigor when there are plenty OF red
cells in it. Anaemic people have little
strength because there are not enough
red cells in the blood. 1t is thin and
watery Weak blood makes faces pale,
pulls down the strength and leaves the
body tired, weak and sickly.
A course in Guides Pepto-Mangan
restores weak blood to its normal
strength. Taken regularly for while
it adds red cells to the blood. Then,
with good blood, the strength and
vigor of health return. There is pleas
ure in living, with good blood running
through the veins. Guides P,epto- Man
gan is put up in liquid and in tablet
form. They are the same incidentally
Physicians have prescribed GUIDES
Pepto-Mangan for years. The name
"Gude's Pepto-Mangan" is on the
package-adv.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
Interesting Chat From
ChambIisston and Vicinity
News Notes and Personal Mention Of
That Community.


That Community.
The people around Chamblisston
| have gone to work toward farming as
though it was the new year. They are
breaking land, sowing grain, pruning
orchards, getting in winter wood and
other minor things, such as preparing
the garden. setting out cabbage plants
and onions. No one who looks at the
present conditions surely can see no
time for play. ,.,.
The writer thinks the larger schools
world set a better example II they
would get through with our boys and
send them whizzing home to do the
hundred and one chores that have to
he done around the home; instead they
are off at some game that we see no
good in. At least, these games don
make us a living and they are no good
at all. That's it in nutshell.
Mrs. T. B. Jones, near here, has
the finest flock OF hens in our COM
munity. Mrs. Jones has been getting
anywhere from fifteen to over two
dozen eggs day of the So cents va
rietv. ANYONE who wants to see NICE
bunch OF the white wyandotte Dlrds
should come up and let her show you;
Our teachers at Chamblisston school
work from early morn till late in the
afternoon. Anyone who does not pc,
lieve this should come and spend
dav and see for yourself. So ii you
are not at work at other places you
are behind little old Chambllsston IN
the work line of business.
Mr.. Tohn H. Leverette IS buying
Young mules and other necessities and
farming to beat the band. Let more
of our young men stay on the 1arIn
and make homes, the sweetest place
on earth-a country home, that Is
home. o..o-
of the Methodist church has been re
turned to this place, together with his
We regret to say that Aunt Mat
Daniel Who has been sick quite
while is no better at this writing. =,
Mr. Earl Westbrook and family
have gone back to north Georgia to
make their home.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
Uncle Sam Is Still
Worth a Pretty Penny
Public Lands Owned by Him Have a
Value of 10000, 100000 Dollars.

WASHINGTON, D. Gun Gle
Sam-billionaire.
The public lands have a potential
value Of $l5OOOO,OO0OOO Secretary OF
the Interior Fall said today in the an
nual report of his department.
Eventually the government will re-
ceive total royalties from coal, oil and
phosphate deposits on public lands OF
$12, 1897, 500,0 600.
Annual water powers royalties ST.
$4,000 :,
Value of minerals in public lands
/ 7,110000, 1000.
The foregoing constitutes only a
part of the value of all government
holdings
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
A Mysterious Light
Greatly Puzzles Scientists
Rises Gradually Above Mountain, Lin
gers a Few Minutes and Vanishes.

LENOIR N. CA mysterious
light which rises gradually from above
the summit of Brown Mountain, near
here, fingers a few minutes and van
ishes, is mystifying scientists here
Prof. Edgar Tafts, superintendent OF
the Lees-McRae Institute at Banner
N. c., is on, OF several who witnessed
the strange column of light.
1T was iii the evening" he said
"and there was nothing visible in the
darkness. We could just see the vague
outlines of Brown Mountain, fifteen
miles away from where we were stand
ing. There was no glow in the horizon
behind the mountain. Suddenly the
light rose out from behind the noun
tain and brought the pines and other
trees into relief. 1t mounted above the
dark rim OF the summit until it reach
ed what appeared to be an altitude OF
several feet. This was about 9:30 p. m
1t went out and in something like an
hour it appeared again"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20

Farm accounts make the farm OF
more account.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
PREPARING FOR MEADE
COTTON IN RANDOLPH
Cuthbert GinnerS Will Increase Ca
pacity Before Another Season.

The roller gin in Cuthbert is still
running and has turned out nearly
100 bales of Meade cotton. The total
that will be ginned will be around lie
bales, which is little more than was
estimated.
1t is the plan of the owners of this
ginnery, which is designed solely for
the ginning of cotton with a long
staple, to increase its capacity largely
before next season in order to handle
the Meade cotton that is expected to
be raised in the county next year
Cuthbert Leader.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20
SELLS 10000 GALLONS
OF SYRUP AT 40 CENTS

OUITMAN, Ga.-All farmers who
are down in the mouth and suffering
from hard times blues had better get
in touch with the Brooks County EN-
change and get cheered up. They have
recently put salesman on the ROAD
and he has sold over ZO,OOO gallons
of Brooks county syrup at ~ cents
per gallon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-12-20

Considerably more than halt mil
lion bushels Of sweet potatoes are now
in storage in Alabama in modern cur
ing houses.
Evening star., 1921-09-27
TWO SCHOOL ELEVENS
OPEN PLAY THIS WEEK

Central and Eastern squads are
of the scholastic foot bali campaign
this week, for both are scheduled to
encounter worthy opponents. The
Blue and White will entertain the
eleven from the military academy at
Charlotte Hall, Md, in the Florida
avenue stadium Saturday, while East
ern is to begin it's season Friday
against Episcopal High School at
Alexandria. Tech and Business are
to swing into action next week, and
Western. which has not completed it's
list of games, also may soon take the
neld
AT Eastern, Coach Guyon has about
decided upon his starting lineup. He
probably will send against Episcopal
Harris and Roudabush. ends. Herzog
ta9a ana Motyka, tackles: capper and
coleman guards; ODea. center; Prem
der. quarterback; Allen and Leitch-
iciu, halfbackS. and WeitZeI, full
back. This combination has been
working well in scrimmage, the line
being especially effective.
For the game with Charlotte Hall
central will have two elevens ready,
put no regular first-team lineup has
'oeen definitely selected. Coach Metz
Ter VIII be able to put more than a
sprinklinG of veterans in each of his
Teams. and the newcomers at the
Mount Pleasant school look rather
formidable. The elevens will be sent
lhto at least one more scrimmage be-
iore encountering the southern Mary
landers.
schedules for the foot ball and bas-
het ball championships as finally
sanctioned by the board of faculty
athletic advisers have been announc-
ed. The grid title season will open
October II. with Business meeting
western. Other dates follow: Oc-
tober Is, Central VS.. Eastern: 21, Tech
vs.. Western; 25, Business vs. Eastern;
Is, Tech VS.. Central; November 1
western VS.. Eastern: 4. Business VS.
Central: S, Eastern vs. Tech; IL, Cen.
tral VS.. Western.
In the basket ball championship
double-headers will be played twice
each week instead of three games q
week, as has been customary. The
schedule: January 10, Tech VS.. Busi-
ness and Western vs. Central; Is
Eastern VS.. Business and Tech VS.
Central; II. Eastern VS.. Western ant
Business VS.. Central. 20. Tech VS.
Western and Central VS.. Eastern: "a
Western VS.. Bushes and Tech VS.
Eastern; 27. Business VS.. Tech ant
Central VS.. Western; 81, Business VS.
Eatern and Central VS.. Tech; Feb
ruary Z, Western VS.. Eastern and Cen
trail VS.. Business; 10, Western VS.
Tech and Eastern VS.. Central; II
Business VS.. Western and Eas tern VS.
Tech.
Evening star., 1921-09-27
n n ANY Washington alumni of
w Virginia Military Institute

M ANY Washington alumni of
W Virginia Military Institute
~ 4 are planning to attend the
Cadets four big foot ball games this
fall, and the local chapter of the
association is arranging the trips.
The committee in charge OF the ex-
cursions includes the following
chapter officers: Stuart B. Marshall,
"a, president; Col. c. c. Collins, '92,
vice president; Gregory c. Hughes,
'1S, secretary-treasurer; Col Harry
Cootes, '96, chairman of entertain
ment committee. and ]. E. Doyle,
'OS, chairman of publicity commit
tee. The big games are with Vir-
ginia, Pennsylvania, North Caro-
lima and Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute.
The Cadets lists includes these
games October / Hampden Sid
ney, at Lexington: s. Wake Forest,
at Lexington: Is. Virginia. at LeXlng-
ton; 30. Pennsylvania. at Philadelphia:
80, North Carolina State, at Raleign' :
November 5. North Carolina, at Rich
-.
Virginia Tech, at Roanoke.
1t still il uncertain whe Malcolm
Aldrich will be allowed to con-
man Aldrich will be allowed to con-
tinue as Yale foot ball and base ball
captain. No person ever has held
the two captancics in Yale history.
leader of both teams in 1891. He re-
signed the base ball captaincy because
he felt that he could not give the
needed attention to both teams. Aid
rich is Il natural leader. student of
high scholarship, as well as first
class foot ball and base ball player.
and many Yale officials believe he
should be allowed to continue at the
| head of both teams.
The number of two-hundred-p0und
! erS on the Syracuse University foot
hail squad is six this year. Heading
i the list is Bryant Thompson, who
now tips the indicator on the scales
! at 233. Van Blarcon comes next. at
225 pounds, and Big Six Whitcomb
| follows. at 217; Jim Murray, at 209
Gold, at POS u. and Newman, at 203
All are candidates for guard berths
! Thompson is veteran at the posi-.
| tion and last year was considered one
of the most dependable men on the
line.
After two weeks of the usual pre-
| linIinary Dractice in fundamentals Is
! and the basis of team play. the foot
| hall situation at Ithaca is taking
! shape and a tentative first team is
! in the process of selection for Cor.
! nelfs opening game of the season
with st. Bonaventure next Saturday
| The line-upS of all five elevens tha,
Coach Gilmour Dobie has been testing
| 80,
are more or less experimental. and il
' is not expected that definite varsity