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The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
SURVEY WORK COMPLETED

Little Rock, Dec 23.-Fletcher H. Swift of the University of Minnesota was the last of the survey staff to complete the field work in the school survey. He was in conference yes terday with Governor McRae, former Governor Donaghey and Secretary Harrison of the commission. Dr. Swift has made thorough investi- gation of the school finances and tax ation in Arkansas, being an expert in that line. It is expected that his deductions and recommendations will De of great value to the state in the campaign that is to be made during 1922 for improving the condition of the public schools.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
HOLLAND.

The real cold spell that began early Saturday seemed to guarantee the safety of the meat, so those that have large hogs have begun to kill.
 c. D. Goode of our school was in Pine Bluff last week on business.
 Rev. Noel s. Clancy, the new preacher for the Methodist church, failed to fill his first appointment. We do not know what was the reason unless it was the bad weather.
 Mrs. K. A. Watkins of Sharon has moved into our vicinity. Mrs. Wat kins was a former resident of Hol- land.
 Fred Rains and family of Oklahoma have moved back to Holland.
 T. H. Shaw, Henry McElroy and Bill Firestone made business trip to England last week.
 Some of the folks are moving so that others may move.
 Rev. F. H. McCarty of Springfield was at Holland last Wednesday.
 Jack Lovil is here to spend part of the holidays with his brother, W. w. Lovil.
 J. D. Surratt, Ss., of England is here visiting relatives.
 Mathew Chaney of Linder visited his daughter, Mrs. Grace Clements last week.
 Carl Surratt and wife have moved to Little Rock.
 If you need water and have no well, send for Dee Ackln. He will dig you one right away.
 The Christmas tree will be at the school house on Saturday night, Christmas eve. We are expecting a good time for everyone.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
CUTS SAM PAYNE'S
 TERM TO 21 YEARS

Little Rock, Dec. Ex-Governor McRae yesterday evening commuted from life Imprisonment to 21 years the sentence of Sam Payne of Lawrence county. Payne had a somewhat spec tacular career. While serving as marshal at Walnut Ridge, he shot and killed D. A. Tolson, while the of- ficer was trying to enforce the stock law. Payne was convicted and sen- tenced to term in the penitentiary. While at the Tucker farm he killed another convict, Dave Smith in 1917 and was given a life sentence. He escaped from the penitentiary and went to Canada. He was gone for year and soon after the inauguration of Governor McRae, the fugitive walked into his office and surrender ed, saying that since there was to be change in the penitentiary man. agement, he was ready to return and serve his sentence. When Slaughter attempted to escape last fall, it was Sam Payne, armed with a high pow cred rife, who prevented his escape.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
FARNUM AT THE IDEAL

The heathen curse is used as T theme for developing powerfully dramatic action in "The Devil With in," Fox production starring Dus- tin Farnum, which comes to the Ideal theatre tomorrow. In this photo play what is known ?s the curse of Vishnu is called down upon the head stolen an idol from South sea sav- ages. The captain apparently carries the burden of the curse for years, and only after the severest trials finds peace.
 The curse is used as symbol of wrath that falls upon a man for his habitual violation of the laws of God and man. This is the second Fox photoplay which Dustin Farnum has made this season. His first was 'The Primal Law" in which the popular star proved that he retain ed his ability to portray he-man parts with all the vigor and skill visible in his earlier productions. A two-reel Sunshine comedy will be also shown on the Ideals bill.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
PICKLES GAP.

Our school is moving along nicely. Marvelle Tanner is on the honor roll.
 MT. and Mrs. Herby Southerland are the proud parents of girl, born De- cember 9.
 Our pastor preached the second Sunday. Everybody remember the second Saturday at II o'clock there will be preaching and the second Sun day at 2:30 and 7:30 p. m.
 Our B. Y. P. U. is changed back to Saturday night.
 Mrs. C. L. Brewster is back from Savannah and Muskogee, Okla, after two weeks visit.
 MT. Odom has a good grist mill, grinding any day in the week, and a blacksmith shop. He is doing good work.
 We were sorry to learn of Monroe Loveless' death. The bereaved have our sympathy.
 Christmas will soon be here. Lots of people are going to town to see Santa Claus.
 Everybody come to Sunday school Sunday. N~AV
 Wishing each and every one ner- " Christmas.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
HAMLET.

If ye desire the truth, O, man, know ye not that truth is like unto a "wild cat" still in that it seldom can be found except by diligent search? But falsehood, like a huckster's wagon, passes often by the very door, and with considerable whoops and yells and jingling of bells.
 Green Bradley has returned to his home at Coal Hill after weeks visit here to his mother, Mrs. A. Harrod
 c. L. Hardin and family were visit ing relatives at Saltillo Sunday.
 Wood Merrigan urges me to make mention of his deep sympathy for the man reported in last weeks Woodrow news as laid up with "siattic" rheu- matism.
 c. II. Pate and Harry Fulmer have recently moved here from Emersonia.
 Johnnie Carter. Enos Hazel and Si- las Carter are working on the Con- way-Vilonia road.
 Robert Johnson is moving to Hap py Hollow and Dan Pate is moving here from Happy Hollow.
 Everett Whitehouse was a Happy Hollow visitor Sunday,
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
THE FEAST OF LIGHTS

HE lights on the tree are said to Vk be of Jewish origin. In the
 month of Kislev, of the Jewish year, corresponding nearly to our De cember, and the twenty-fifth day Jews celebrated the feast of dedication of tAeir temple. It had been dedicated on khat day by AAtiochus. It waS dedicated by Judas Maccabeus, and, according to Jewish legend, sufficient oil was found n the temple to last for the seven- lbeanched candlestick for eight days, aAd 1t would have taken eight days to
 prepare new oil. Accordingly the Jews were wont on the twenty fifth day of 1saev in every house to light a can -. on the next day two, and on the feAe eighth and last day of the feast, tdGht candles twinkled in every house.
 It is not very easy to fix the ex- Act date of the Nativity, but it fell
 nest probably on the last day of Kis- Iev. when every Jewish house in Beth- aehem and Jerusalem was twinklng with lights. It is worthy of note that l0Ae German name for Christmas is (the night of dedication), - though 1t were associated with this 1east. The Greeks also call Christ ms the feast of lights, the name given to the dedication festival, Chan Vkah, by the Jews.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
First Christmas rec
001 HEN Anssarius preached the
 VXl White Christ to the vikings of

Q White nTsias Christ to the psSSnTa rhinss 'of of
 the North. so runs the legend of the Christmas tree. the Lord sent his three messengers, Faith. Hope, and Love, to help light the first tree. Seek ing one that should be high as hope, wide as love, and that bore the sign of the cross on every bough, they chose the balsam fir, which best of all the trees in the forest met the require ments. Perhaps that is a good reason why there clings about the Christmas tree in my old home that which has preserved 1t from being swept along in the flood of senseess luxury that has swamped so many things in our money mad day. At least so 1t was then. Every time I see a tree studded with electric lights, garlands of tinsel gold festooning every branch, and hung with the hundred costly knickknacks the storekeepers invent year by year ito make trade" until the tree itself disappears entirely under its burden. l have feeling that fraud has been practiced on the kindly spirit of Yule.
 Wax candles are the only real thing for a Christmas tree, candles of wax that mingle their perfume with that of the burning fir, not the by-product of some coal-oil or other abomination. What if the boughs do catch fire? They can be watched, and too many candles are tawdry, anyhow. Also, red apples. oranges and old-fashioned cornucopias made of colored paper, and made at home. look a hundred times better and filter in the green and so do drums and toy trumpets and wald-horns. and rocking horse that need not have cost forty dollars.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23

children and many friends to mourn his absence. To the bereaved we eX- tend sympathy.
 News has reached here that the in- fant child of Earn Johnson and wife of England, died last week.
 Clarence Johnson has moved his family to their new house, which has been replaced since the loss of his home by fire some time past.
 On last Saturday our boys first and second teams and our girls team went to Spring Hill to play basket ball. We wont both boys games, but lost the girls game. Spring Hill will come to our ground next Satur- day.
 Gus Taylor's horse became fright ened at the noise of an automobile last Sunday and ran away. The horse was standing hitched to buggy with no one in it. The buggy and harness were damaged.
 Our school is getting along nicely with a good attendance.
 A Merry Christmas and a heppy new year to the Cabin" and all it's readers.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
The Christmas 1
 ~ By MARY
 0HH GRAHAM &SA - BONNER,
'opyrisht. 1921. Western Newspaper Union

copyright. lsZl, Western Newspaper Union N AM a Christmas Card. was
 born shortly before Christmas of
 1913. l was put away in a box after Christmas and the next year l came forth again, and the price put upon me had risen from two cents to five.
 The next year cost ten cents. Stnl 1 did not sell.
 We'll have to charge a quarter for that card" my owner said, and get up the prices of some of these others. or they won't be bought"
 So l was quarter. And then l cost 50 cents and was purchased.
 The price mark has been left on me. I've been travelling with It written en my back ever since. Sometimes, too, I get around to number of places around Christmas time. especially If I'm started of early In tho Arst place.
 So far, too, I've been greeted with joy. and an exclamation I do not luits understand.
 "Oh, good! Here's . card which is marked fifty cents. Who would believe it possible but no matter. 1t didi And it's not written on. either! '"
 l dc not understand their Joy ovUr me. but they never keep ms with them!
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
BLACKFORK.

We are having quite a few chills and few cases of pneumonia in our midst.
 Several from here attended the burial of Beverly Jolly, last Sunday at the McNew cemetery. MT. Jolly was former citizen of our communi- ty, but was making his home in Little Rock at the time of his death. He was employed by street car con- pany as conductor. He leaves his father and mother, wife and three
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
Exceeded the Speech Limit

"So your car got into the police court. Were you exceeding the speed limit"
 "On the contrary, the blamed fliv- yer wouldn't budge and the policeman overheard what said about it.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
ATTENTION, w. o. W.

The Woodmen Circle, Horseshoe Grove No. I'll, will meet at their hall Tuesday, December 27, at p. m. to elect officers for 1922.
 The members of Greenbrier camp, No. 243, W. o. w., will meet at 7:30 p. m. to elect officers.
 Joe Allinder, c. C.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
WashInc Windows.

If windows are washed when the sun is shining on them they dry before there is time 10 polish them, and look streaky Always dust windows before washing them. Add little ammonia to the water to make the glass shine and polish well.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
Christmas Fish.

A fish which resembles q cod is considered by the people of Sweden as an indispensable adjunct of their Christmas feast. This Ash Is buried For days In wood ashes or else soaked in soda water. then boiled and served with a milk gravy.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23

A real man does not want some thing for nothing.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23

Dead Old Santa-I am little girl 8 years old and am in the third grade. My name is Lottie Morrow. Santa I want big doll with red hair and sleepy eyes and Reed doll Buggy. l have sister and Brother be sure and come to see them. Good by from your little friend Lottie Morrow.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-23
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, LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS.
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Dear Santa CIaus-HoW are you? l am fine and dandy. I want you to bring me little horn and a water pistol and some candy and nuts. Don't forget my sisters, Dannie, Ly- dia, Floria and Aannie Maud
 D. M. McCorvey.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-16
EXAM. FOR RURAL
CARRIER AT newly

The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission has announced
that an examination will be held
in Richmond and Berea on Aug
ust 13, ito fill the position OF rural
carrier at Newly and other va
cancies that may occur later III
this county The position of a
rural carrier on wagon route
pays $500 if the route is "a
miles in length and $50 more per
annun for every additional mile.
The salary on motor routes range
from $2.45O to $1,000. according
to length The same examina-
ton will qualify anyone who is
eligible to the place either posi-
ton. Both men and women may
hold either position. Women will
not be considered for rural car
rier- appointment unless they are
widows of y. S. soldiers, sailors
or marines. who are physically
disqualified for examination by
reason of injuries received III the
line of military duty.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-16
STATE P0STOFFICE
SHAKEUP IS NEAR

Washington, July lO-Twenty-
eight postmaster examinations
will be held in kentucky August
Is, the Civil Service Commission
announced today, which means
that the wholesale turnover of
Presidential poStmasterships in
the state will begin next month.
VIII Hays. Postmaster General,
ordered the examinations.
The Offices and the salaries fol-
low Clinton and Provilnc. $500
ltlkton, Irvine, and Monticello,
$1,000; Emincnce and Guthrie. 81
900; Clay, Shephcrdsvillc, lay
louisville, and Tompkinsville, ST.
800 ;Grcenup and Pembroke. ST.
700; Campbcllsburg, kcvil, Vine
Grove and Waynesburg~ $1,000;
Bedford and I'rcdonia, 81 400; Ra-
VIENNA and New Castle, Sl,5OO;
Liberty, Stearns. and Wheel
wright. 81 800; QuicksanI. Sadie
Vile and West Point, 81, 200.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-16
COLORED COLUMN
(RY w. 3. ChenaulO

10y w. ID. Nnc1ldult)
Mrs. Mahalia Phelps condition
remains unchanged. She has
been sick for some time and is
at her home in the east end.
Twins were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Bronston July lst at
their home Oh Ray street.
Mrs. Louisa Chcnault and Mrs.
Sarah Estill drove down to Good
loe's Chapel Sunday and spent
the day.
Mrs. John Walker has return
ed home from a visit with her
daughters. Mrs. Susie Victor and
Mrs. Amanda Hughes. of Indian
apolis. Ind. Mrs: Walker reports
delightful trip to the Hoosicr
state.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hayatt
and Mrs. Lora Johnson OF Ian
caster, motOred up to Richmond
Sunday and spent the day with
Mrs. Hayatt's grandmother. Mrs.
John Walker.
Mrs. Georgia Boyd and son.
Charles. .Tr., have returned from
Georgetown where they have
been visiting relatives.
Mr.. VIM. Walker Parks is at
home from Wilberforce where he
has been attending school.
.ie Little Miss Lois Miller has
been on the sick list for a few
days at her home on East Irvine.
The Ladies Embroidery Club
met with Mrs Mollie Miller at
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-16
HOGWALLOW, KY.

Slim Pickens returned today
rom the Calf Ribs neighborhood
bringing with him all of a saw
mill that he could carry. 1t is
believed that he will go back and
gradually get the other parts Ia
ter.
Atlas Peck reports that he has
| good cister.l for sale, or will
,wap it for a pond in good con-
lition
All the finest people are not
lead yet. The Hotel Proprietor
II Tickvillc say he has often
heard that the travelling public
lad habit Of taking silvcrware
rom the table while nobody wa
looking. but that he has been in
he business now for going on
six years, and has the same sci
Of pewter spoons he started with.
lobe Mosely. after a siege OF
rheumatism III his wrist, is con-
yalescing and is again able to
'ilohS liiS iillSSi tl HIS WIG.
Slim Pickens says according TO
he advertisements a correspon-
lence school is the only thing
hat can get you somewhere with
out you going anywhere.
The Dog Hill Methodist church
will hold a social next Saturday
night. A large crowd is expect
ed, as this is in celebration of the
twentyfirst anniversary of the
congregations attempt to pay off
he church debt.
Clab Hancock's pond is SO full
of frogs some of them have to
get out on the bank to holler.
Frisby Hancock broke his long
silence at home this morning bv
clearing his throat.
Sidney Hooks put over a right
good one on the Horse Doctor
day before yesterday. He placed
his Bib Tin alarm clock under his
vest and then made out like he
was sick, and had the Horse Doc
tor examine him. The III. d.,
placed his ear against Sid's bos-
ON and then wrote out a pre-
scription for heart trouble. saw
ing Sid's heart beat entirely too
loud and too fast.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-16
Man And Boy Drowned
At Kentucky Rifer Dam

New Castle, Ky. July l0-Two
persons were drowned yesterday
afternoon in the Kentucky river
at the dam at Gcst, this county,
Robert Coppersmith, 80 years old
was walking across the dam to
Monterey. Owen county. when he
lost his balance and fell. David
Hall. 1O-ycar-old son of ID. {.
Hall. Monterey blacksmith, was
drowned when he went in swim
ming alone.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-16
MAYOR EVANS SHOWS
MUCH IMPROVEMENT

His friends are delighted to
know that Mayor L. p Evans is
showing decided improvementin
his condition ct the Pattie A.
Clay infirmary. He rested well
Friday night and is pronounced
much stronger and better in ev-
cry way today.
Meanwhile, many of Mayor
Evans friends, feeling that,
stricken as he is, he cannot make
canvass in his race for reeelec-
ton as Mayor. are planning to
make an organization for him
and to get out his vote on pri-
mary election day. His friends
are pointing out that it is con-
coded on all sides that he has
made one Of the best mayors
the city has ever had They say
that his extremely conscientious
performance Of his duty is as
much the cause Of his illness as
anything else. Mayor Evans has
felt that it has been "up to him"
to do the right thing and please
the people. No man can always
please everyone. and this fact has
preyed on his mind until his pny-
steal nature simply gave way. He
worked INCREASINGLY for the best
interest of the CITY and the peo-
pie and his friends are feeling
they say. that if ever a man de
served and endorsement. stricken
at his post OF duty as he is, it is
l.. p. Evans.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-16
Conference At Somerset
On Short Route Planned

Somerset, Ky, July 15-Gov.
Morrow will be asked to call a
conference in this. place early in
August for representatives of all
automobile clubs and highway
associations along the route Of
the Cincinnati Chattanooga
Short Route This project con-
meets up with the Dixie Highway
at Lexington on the north and
lockwood on the south. The only.
gap, according to Chattanooga
sponsors is between Sunbrjght,
Tenn, and Somerset.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-16
Hot Water Treatment
Controls Wheat Smut

That the hot water method of
treating wheat seed is effective IN
controlling lose smut is shown
by the results which have been
obtained by George Fischer, Ct
Daviess county, who co-operated
with County Agent J. w. White
house in carrying on Il demolstfa-
ton. Two bushels of seed wheat
were treated by the hot Nlater
method and soWn on an acrt Of
one field. Seed for the reminder
of the field was untreated. \
recent examination of the iicld
which had been planted with
treated seed was free from ,mtt
while the portion planted with
untrcated seed contained from
three to four per cent smut
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-16

her home on B street Friday,
July 1st. A very pleasant meet
ing was reported.
The summer school for teach
ers of this county was ended by
a spelling match. a prize of 81
being given the best spcllcr This
was Miss Mary Harrington Tav-
Tor. She has received a special
invitation from the teacher. Prof.
John Bates. of Danville, to enter
the contest at X. n. Z. \. mex:
year.
Mrs. Calvin T. Ballard LETT this
week for a visit Of six weeks to
Mrs. Adams Perkins i'll WILDER
force. Ohio. and then to Rich
mond, Ind, and Chicago. III.
Mrs. Mat Willis died Friday
morning. July s. after a lingcr-
ing illness OF seven months. she
is gone but not forgotten; We
will see her on this earth no
more; Jesus had need Tor her
on heavens shinig shore"
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-16
THIS DRY SPELL IS
NOT A DROUGHT
(By Associated PreSS)


Lexington, Ky. July Icy
erp period of unusual weather,
hot or cold, wet or dry, produces
many who declare the weather is
the most unusual within the mem
DRY of the proverbial oldest in
habitant.' But every time the
oldest inhabitant" makes his as
sertion, the weather bureau re-
cords show he is wrong.
There never is anything unit
sual about any kind of weather"
says William Mitchell, meteorol-
ogist in charge of the local office
Of the weather bureau,
The unusual" dry weather that
most of Kentucky has experience
ed to date this year was duplicat-
ed as recently as 1918. according
to weather bureau records, when
the accumulated deficiency of rain
fall between January l asd July
l was 4.S7 inches. This year the
deficiency to July | was 4.O7 inch
es. or 20 inch less than three
years ago.
If we went back further | am
sure we would find such dehcien-
lies not unusual Mr.. Mitchell
said.
IA this time last year there
was .OS inches more than the av-
erage on record.
The dry spell this year cannot
even be called a drought. Mr..
Mitchell said. because several
showers have broken the aridity.
In effect it is the same as a
drought. he said, as the rain has
not been general enough to re-
ieyc.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-16
Colonel Harvey Denounced
BY Rainbow Veterans

Cleveland, July 1O-Reenting a
statement male III London by
Col. George Harvey. Ambassador
to England that the war was
fought by the United States
from motives of self interest, del
cgates to the second annual con
vcntion of the RAINBOW Division
Veterans Association today CON
demned Colonel Harvey They
also condemned the eighteenth
amendment to the United States
constitution.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-16
PANOLA

Willie Kelly and three children
and ). 5. Kelly, all of Lexington
visited relatives here recently.
Thomas Kindred visited hi:
granddaughter, Myrtle Young, o.
the Gibson infirmary, who is con
valescent from a serious opera
ton tor appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Cox were
Saturday guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Lakes at Coyle.
Mrs. Joanna Powell and Mrs
Nan Tucker and Chester Powell
LETT Monday for visit with rel
atives at Stanford.
WilguS Hunter took his boy
Andrew Brown, to DIR. Dunn. al
Richmond. and procured glasse:
for him Saturday
Clay Wilson was with homo
folks over Sunday.
Rev. {. IsaaCs filled his regular
at Knob Lick. Sat
urday and Sunday
School opened at Knob LiCl
and Locust Branch Monday will
Coleman Cox and Martha AM
Tackett as teachers.
Mrs. J. X. Maret and daugh
tiers. Glatha, Edna and Nell. of TT
Estill. were weekend guests a
Idle, Wild Farm.
We had a splendid rain Satur
day.
Jones Campbell started out Will
his thresher yesterday. He ha:
been delayed with a very sore
hand caused by small cut on q
piece OF tin.