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The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-05
UNION GROVE.

Our farmers are making good use of this pretty weather, planting corn and preparing land for another five cent cotton crop.
 Miss Fry Snow of Happy Valley visited friends here Sunday.
 Prof. Whit Morgan and wife vis- ited James Morgan and family Sun day.
 Mrs. Linnie Lawrence of Conway is very sick at this writing. She is at the home of her father, Dr. H. B. Hardy
 Miss Delma Henry and brother of Mt. Vernon visited friends here Sun day.
 John Lawrence of Conway was out to see his wife at Dr. Hardy's Satur- day and Sunday.
 Miss Gay Hardy visited home folks Saturday and returned to Greenbrier Sunday, where she is going to school.
 Sunday school was well attended Sunday, with a fine interest taken in the lesson and a fine lecture by Dr. Hardy. Let everybody come out next Sunday. We need more of the par ents of the community to come out. We need you old folks and you need the Sunday school-come.
 There seems to be a determined ef- fort to cut the acreage in cotton, use no fertilizer and plant more corn, po-
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-05
BLACKFORK.

Several of the people have corn planted.
 Misses Bertha and Lorena Snow en- tered school at the Normal last week. T. F. Freeman and wife of Russell vile visited home folks here Sunday
 Harvey Blythe came out from Camp Pike last Saturday and was married to Miss Bessie Taylor, Justice E. L.. Fulmer officiating. We extend con- Eratulations.
 The farmers union of this place has about 50 members.
 Heber Hardy and wife of Conway visited relatives here Sunday.
 Little Dora Bailey spent last week with her grand mother, Mrs. Ellen Henderson.
 Mrs. Joe May spent last week with
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-05

Legal blanks for sale at this office
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-05
BIGBOY

I will stand this Jack sea- son of 1921, 3 miles northeast of Roden's Mill at foot of the Dunn Hill.
 Bigboy is a Black Mammoth Jack, with white tips. He is 6 years old, 16 hands high and weighs about 1,200 pounds.
 TERMS: $12.50 to insure colt; due when fact is ascer- tained, or mare traded or about to be removed from county.
 Care will be taken to prevent accidents, but will not be re- sponsible should any occur.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-05
her sick daughter at Holland.

her sick daughter at Holland.
 H. J. Snow and family visited at F. J. Shows Sunday.
 Misses Lucille Newberry and Mill dred Woolly of Greenbrier were guests of their sister, Mrs. L. c. Owen, Sun- day.
 Sunday school was we'll attended Sunday. Everybody be there by 9:30 next Sunday, as it is preaching day.
 Carl Blair and wife of Tucker schoolhouse were here Sunday.
 April 5.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-05

:. .~~~~~~ss~<~s~~~~> The Story of Our States By JONATHAN BRACE XI.-NEW YORK <s1nE EssM THE STORY Han ~M 0aM York should VA AMaXt lT with 1924, A GlessNEzA eighty five W>)< years before ss Henry Hud-
 sons voyage in his little boat, the Half Moon, up the river which now bears his name. For at that early date an Italian navigator, Nerrazano, exploring for France, sailed into New York bay. This first visit to New York made little stir and
 was soon forgotten, and 1t was Hudson's rediscOvery which tempted the Dutch to send over colonists and obtain for the Dutch West India company monopoly of the Dutch fur trade in America. The new colony which was started in 1923 called its territory New Netherlands, after its mother country, and their principal city New Amster- dam. It is interesting to reflect that Manhattan island, which is now New York city, was pur- chased from the Indians for S24 worth of beads and ribbons. Even in it's earliest days the set clement on Manhattan Island was cosmopolitan. In 1643 it Is reported that eighteen different languages were spoken there. In 1864 the English captured New Netherlands, and King Charles II presented the colony to his brother, the duke of York, who was later King James II, and it's name was then changed to New York.
 New York played a leading part in the formation of the United States. It was Alexan- der Hamilton who was New York's representative In framing the Constitution and it was New York city which was selected as the first capital of the new Union, where Washington was inaugurated the first president. Ever since the Empire state, as New York is sometimes called, has held the deciding voice in presidential elections. Though it's size is only 49,2O4 square miles, not quite half way in the list of states according to area, its great population gives New York forty-five presidential cleo tors, the largest number of any of the states.
 co by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-05

For Sale-Nancy Hall sweet potato slips, ready in about 10 days. Free from all disease. $2.50 per thousand at my place. Give your orders in time Phone 306. George Simon, Conway, Rt. 1.-4-4d4t
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-05
Supply and Demand.

"Were things very high at the sum- ner resort where you spent your va cation?"
 "Yes, very high for everything ex- cept fishing worms. native let me have all the worms I could find for spading up half of his garden. ."-Hous. ton Post.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-04-05

tatoes, pease and feed stuff than has even been planted here before. Plant plenty of sorghum seed, boys, too, and make your own syrup at home.
 April 5.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-30

freight trains. The firemen. he said. would let him ride in exchange for taking a turn at the shovel The picture is vivid now of Eddie leaning out of the little window in the base ment, pretending he was the fireman and giving a realistic demonstration of Eddie" blowing for a crossing on the Chicago & Northeastern"
 The window was in the corner of the basement where Eddie had his little shop. We had built a small steam engine of original design. pro- pelled by steam from a small boiler that boaste da water gauge and a small whistle. And as the dramatic Eddie discovered a COW on the track ahead, he pulled frantically on the string to the whistle, imploring us the while to give Ter the air and sand"-which we did most religiously by the simple act of shutting off the steam.
 And, oh, my! Of all the farm maids that we passed on the way. Of course. the appreciative Eddie. who in real life would run from anything wearing skirts. footed most buoyantly to all these imaginary admirers of the pass ing fireman. After we had thus run a couple of hundred miles during the course of which Eddie blew for many crossings and gave a noisy greeting to a score of buxom lassies along the right fo way, Eddie's mother would thump with her foot on the floor above. That settled it. The train just naturally came to a sudden halt.
 And that. neighbor. in answer to your wondering. is he only engine cab we ever had the pleasure in riding in And in that cab the fireman blew the whistle. And in that cab the fireman was the whole and entire cheese. Now, why do you want to spoil our picture of Who's Too Hoot In the Engine Cab?
Arizona republican., 1921-04-30
This kind of talk

long been preserved from hell This kind of talk filled Cowper with disgust and he wrote
 'Leucorrhon, beneath well sounding Creek
 breathe a name the muses dare not speak vile had Whitefeld made himself appear.
 And then into his own language, he translated the rawlings of Leuchorrhon twhfteffeld) against himself. in such way that Whitefied himself and his followers angered at the poet. Yet Cowper had not belabored him severely he had casti- gated himself.
 Not only Swnton not the kind of a journal st he had pictured and not perhaps many who had gathered about that banquet board There a time when powerful interests believed that news- papers could them in lawbreaking schemes; in attuning public opinion to them But very few newspapers of prominence fell under the trol of such influences, and the few which did lan guished and either died relinqushed to in dependent control Long the interests learned that kept press" useless and expensive luxury. Such a newspaper is really worse than less. Its identity can be kept concealed Its every utterance Is "coppered" by the public. It even defend its when the controlling influence may in the right.
 In the way all organs of special interests useless organs of parties, of capital and organs of labor. Only the absolutely independent press them.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-30
Copu;rht. iea4, by Herbert Joh.,o.

the Douglas L.arder," stuffing his cellars full of freshly killed fat Eng lishmen, as a provision for the next lot sent Later he joined the Bruce. became his most trusted lieutenant and one of the most distinguished warriors in Christendom
 No, they went by sea. And the voyage touched at Spanish port. It happened that just then the Span iards had a meeting arranged with the Moors, to which meeting they gave good Lord James a kindly in- vitation. Killing Moors in those Jays was evidently killing three birds with one stone: it provided exercise, inno- cent diversion and marks for good conduct which would be allowed when a man had finally to prtsent himself to St. Peter.
 MT. Skinner Is wrong again when he hints that the Spanish knights followed him-backwards. The man who knows Spanish history, or who knows the Spaniard. knows better Akin to the men who at the dawn of history, of their history, followed Hannibal across the Alps. who later followed Cortez and Pizarro, and who in our own day followed Cervera in that last hopeless dash into the fire of the American ironclads. I am quite sure they followed Douglas right through The truth is simply that the Moors were also pretty tougf guys and that Lord James wsts nol
Arizona republican., 1921-04-30
An Old Sander

We have received copy of pamphlet The Dabolical Metropolitan Press Against Labor" On sh. title page we notice that the price of this pam snasmuch as there S imprint the pamphlet and ,,<, return address on the envelope, do know , vrbou, to send the price for this insult The relone hears the postmark of Portland, Oregon But Cortland is large city and do not suppose the rostrnaster there could aid in discovering the Identity of the gentleman whom we are indebted.
 The pamphlet cpens yith quotation from the s,noous or rather infamous speech of John Swinton ., New York Press club banquet in which he said. .r,onp other things: We are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are the jumping ,,clS-they pull the strings and we dance. Our ..,an.s o,r possibilities and lives all the
 art,, of other men. We intellectual prost- tutes-"
 x ,-o, ,rb.t was on the 77enu ban lues prior to Y.,,arv 15 1920 SwinIon may not have been aL. he may have only dissatisfied but he
 .a;,,x, did not mean what he said Swinton - .,, ,s,a of a man to be a tool of anybody.
 Nrost of ls and the of us are often oppressed s q sense of our unworthiness, of our shortcom- , ,f our failure of the mark at which we had aimed and is the best people who rail against themselves
 There was Rev. George Whitefield, the field
 .cter one of the godliest of men who bewailed "a, , sins in public, and counted it a sign of .he mercy of God. that such wretch as he had so
Arizona republican., 1921-04-30

pulchre at Jerusalem. He meant it all right But then, as now. it turned out that everything was not all over with the shouts of triumph; the problems of reconstruction kept him busy: he found himself with a full sized mans job on his hands all the while: the pilgrimage was postponed from time to time till at last the doc. who had been called in had to tell him that the only Jerusalem he was going to see now was the new one. To prove his good intentions then, the king, making the best of a bad job, gave instructions that his heart at any rate should be taken to the Holy land
 The heart being ready. a chosen band of Scottish knights set off head ed by Lord James Douglas. No, they did not go by way of France. Mir. Skinner; the Douglases who were dukes of Touraine came at a much later date. This Douglas was the Lord James who appears in Scott's Castle Dangerous, he who all along refused allegiance to the King of England, who leaving the castle hs was not strong enough to defend. took to the wildwood. declaring that anyhow he liked better to hear the lark sing that the mouse cheep." and lying there in wait twice found an opportunity to surprise the English garrison of the castle and to perpe- trate that little joke about refilline
Arizona republican., 1921-04-30
ABOUT THE STATE

by session of the board of regents held at the University mesday morning and afternoon. This building program will include the following: Enlargement of the dining hall and library, completion of the new boys dormitory. and building and furnish ing of the third story of Mar1copa hall, the recently completed girisu dormitory. This program was sub mitted by Dr. R. B. KleinSmid, who asserted on it's approval that it would proceed immediately toward comple- tion.-Citizen-
 Trucking Out Unemployed
 MIAMI-Arrangeme to ship out of the district 1.500 unemployed Mex jeans, were made at a meeting held today in Globe at the Steve Halby hall Instead of shipping by train. the Mexicans will be sent t0 the bor- der in auto trucks Thursday morn ing
 According to the plans made at the. meeting, the Inspiration Consolidated Copper company will defray half of to Fl Paso. Two families are to be sent to NogaIes at the expense of the county.-Bulletin.
 Company E Inspected
 TUCSON-Efforts of Captain Sal vador Franco and his able assistants, First Lfeotenants R. W. Purdom and Robert Soto, in organizing and 1nstructing company B of the Arizona National Guard of this city, were highly commended by Colonel Fl. A. Hannigan of the regular army, who inspected the unit for federal muster ing Tuesday night.-Cidzen
Arizona republican., 1921-04-30
OUR PRosAlc READER

One of the tragedies attending the enchroachment of years upon us nor tals is the dissipation of fool notions asquired in youth. Extreme youtn' rounding each milestone along the path of life there is a luxuriant shrub bery from behind which relentless deputies of Truth leap and bounce upon the tender traveller, cudgelfng him unmercifully with cold facts!
 With this signing introduction, we present the following letter from a matter of fact railroad man who happened to read our luckless lyric on the romance of the locomotive whistle in last weeks issue of the Hump:
 Phoenix, Ariz., April 23. 1921 Editor Camel Back.
 Dear Sir: Seeing your atricle in to- days Camel's Back. and having been in the railroad game for some lS or 20 years, it is quite amusing.
 Makes one wonder what railroad you were raised around. and if you ever saw the inside of an engine cab. I am sure many oldtimer engineers will be surprised to learn that the firemen have been pulling the whistle string all the while.
 For your information, the engineer W railroad locomotives. and happy is the fireman when he gets to the right side and gets a chance to display his ability as a whistler. As to the shoI whistle blowing, that is fire drill prac- tice which all good railroads have regularly.
 If you wish to write something | more about railroading in your es- l teemed publication, it would be wise to consult some railroad man for cor rectness in publication. Yours truly A RAILROAD SUBSCRIBER. We'll, neighbor, thanks for the tip | But you have upset an idea that we have carried around for years. As te your wondering what railroad wt were raised around-will it surprise you to learn that we were born and raised in the biggest railroad center
 in the world? And. just to thinl
 that we have had to come to city or
 a spur-line pea-vine railroad to learr 1 that the engineer and not the fireman | blows the locomotive whistlei
 By way of an alibi, let us say tha ! we got the notion that the fireman pulled the whistle from a pal of oul youth, the incomparabie and awe inspiring Eddie. Beside being an in genious mechanic and the son of ; super mechanic. Eddie was wha many of the mothers in the neighbor
 hood called wild" When the flil of the belt and the rumble of thu lathe grew unbearable in the summe afternoon. Eddie would hop a freigh
 headed for the great northwest-th Dakotas
 When he returned in the fall. h.
 used to tell us how he ''bummed'' hi
 way on the road, often riding ol
Arizona republican., 1921-04-30
The Greed of the Trail

In Seeing Arizona First" there is something more to be done than seek personal pleasure and interest There is the business of contributing to enjoyment of others along the way and in doing that one is contributing to his own enjoyment
 This idea is out in what is called The Creed of the Trail" by old Spanish Trails Association:
 The Beauty of Nature lures us out on the old highways. Where Nature is undisturbed there find pleasure; where destruction rules find regret
 Love nature and all living things-that is the soul of sportsmanship
 Don't destroy. It's finer to build and beautify.
 Don't cut break trees shrubs, unless obviously useless
 Don't gather wild flowers and blossoms care lessly Their growth and reproduction give beauty to the Trail
 Don't kill. without real need. The birds trees, shrubs and animals are part of the pleasure of the traveller.
 Help foster wayside identification and the planting of trees and shrubs. and others in years to will bless you.g
 Respect the courtesies of the road and obey traffic rules.
 Give kindly thought the rights of property along the way and the owners will repay out of the qualification they enjoy.
 Select safe spot for the campfire. Never leave it unwatched, and when breaking camp water dirt to put it out Be careful of sparks, of matches tobacco ashes A dying spark and breath of wind forest fire.
 Always leave the camp little better than you found it. Burn bury the trash and observe sanitation. It's pleasure then to operate to make composites enjoyable.
 The Fellowship of the Trail is one of its joys All along the way members who will find pleasure in making your acquaintance
 A great many Arizonians this year are going to See Arizona First" that is also for the first time. It will be their first outing. Hitherto they have gone somewhere by railway. Though among thousands whom they met in trains and on crowded streets they without human companionship.
 They had no responsibilities They were looked after by train porters and hotel walters and bell boys. They had nothing to do but pay the bills.
 In the mountains. they will be thrown largely upon their own resources and they will find it to their advantage to pool those with those of other tourists to considerate and comfort of another.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-30
ONCE EVERY 3e YEARS

The unit American history is 86 years, and its day of destiny is April 19.
 In 1903, Queen Elizabeth died the date being March "A. She succeeded by James l. who left 19. for his coronation which occurred later. He royal house of Stuart and his obstinacy drove the Pilgrim Fathers America.
 What happened S6 years later?
 April 1s 1889. Edmund Andros. the hated rep resentative of the British government saw the sun rise over through the bars of the hole of the ship which later took him back England The revolt which unseated Andros the beginning of spirit that later made the colonies independent What happened S6 years later?
 On April 19, 1775 occurred the battles of Lexing- ton and Concord. the first bloodshed of the Revolution.
 What happened s6 years later?
 On April 19. 1861, Massachusetts regiment pass ing through the Baltimore fired upon, and the first blood shed in that ended slavery in the United States.
 Who will look forward for another period of S6 years from 1861 and tell us what shall be April fs. 1e47?
 We may foretelI the future; but know that than three centuries this has been for America significant day One feels the thrill of it at Concord Bridge, and reads:
 By the rude bridge that arched the flood
 Their flag to Aprirs breeze unfurled
 Here once the embattled farmers stood,
 And fired the shot heard round the world" heard again on the day when the nation became free It heard again when America fared forth the world from despotisn The spirit of
 "The old Continentals
 In their ragged regimentals
 Yielding not still lives in America; and the nineteenth April a good day which to remind ourselves of it's sig nificance power.
 We a lot about skirts getting longer-but it's always over in the next town
 Most of the firms reported among 'business fail ures" were anything else
Arizona republican., 1921-04-30
LIVES OF ~eRAPEv MEN

Lives of grape" men all remind us. We can make our own moonshine, And. departing. leave behind us Footprints that the sleuths may
 find.
 Footprints that perhaps another, Trailing OCT this desert plain, A forlorn and hip" wrecked brother Seeing, may take part again. Let us, then be up and brewing With a heart, all thirst to slake; Stills achieving, stills pursuing, Learn to label and to wait.
 -Buell Dayton. Note: The above ditty was hand ed to us with the comment that the contributor knew not whence it came nor how. We suspect that it has been clipped.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-30
eekIy With Hum D on It. We Cover the Desert.
Ariz, April 30, 1921 One Hr

Noting a headline in one of our to the effect that the navy is enlisting men who can mea- sure up to the requirements. we were moved to dig up from our disorderly files a briny ballad by the late B. L. T. It is as follows:
 Veo- Heave- HoI It was a gallant farmer lad
 Enlisted in the navy. Give me-" said he, "the deep blue sea. The ocean wide and wavy. A sailors uniform he'd don,
 And never would he doff it. He packed his grip, and soon was on His way to Captain Moffett- In cap of white and coat of blue
 He labored for the nation, A member of the salty crew
 That worked the Naval Station He soon became the best of tars,
 A seaman more than able. By sweeping streets. and driving cars And waiting on the table He guarded gates. and shoveled snow And worked upon the highway ALI, lads" said he, should plough
 the sea,
 And would if I had MY way" Week end he took a trolley car,
 And to the city hied him. Alongside of another tar
 Who offered fer to guide him. The train rolled OCT a trestle high,
 The river ran below him. Well, I'll be blamedi" our tar ex-
 claimed
 And grabbed his pal to show him Yes, dash my weeping eyesi" he
 cried,
 That's water, sure, by gravy. The first blue water I have spied
 Since joining of the navy!' Now, ''landsmen all,'' the morals
 plain: Our navy still is arming, And if you'd plough the well knowr main, You'd best begin by farming. If you would head a tossing prov Among our navigators, Get up at morn and milk the COW, And yeo-heave-ho the 'taters. Do 1p your chores, and do 'em brown And learn to drive a flivver; And some day, when you go to town
 You'll see the raging river.
Arizona republican., 1921-04-30
Another Heart

April 2S. 1920. To the Editor.
 Realizing how essential it is for Phoenix that it's inhabitants should be correctly informed on every point of medieval history, how vital it is for the prosperity of the Salt River valley farmers that nothing wrong about Richard Occur de Lion should go unchallenged to sully the records of the Republican, I was just about sitting down to straighten you up this morning in regard to that Times Asleep leader of yours, which came into my hands late, as I was out of town, when today's paper came along and I saw that MT. Skinner had ar rived before me to the breach. On reading his letter, however. I find that I am not relieved of my task :: Duty still calls upon my pen. and now I have MT. Skinner to straighten up as well as you yourself.
 The tale of the heart flung into the midst of the Moors. so far from be- ing mixed up with romance, as you in the crassness of your ignorance SC blasphemously hinted, is one of the hest known episodes of Scottish his- tory But it has no more to do with King David, as in Mir. Skinner's ac- count. than it had to do with King Richard, as in yours.
 King Robert the Bruce (yes, sir. he of Bannockburn), in gratitude for the great victor.- vowed that he would make a pilgr Image to the Holy Se-