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Clean up your yards.
Rub My-Tism will cure you.
Furnished room for rent. Cali
on C. A. Berry.
J. R. Lockett and family have
moved to Stevenson. La.
C. B. V/ood was a business visit
or to El Dorado Saturday.
For Sale—A new organ at a bar
gain. Call at News office.
J. J. Henderson and son are in
Texas on a prospecting tour.
Attorney T. J. Gaughan was
down from Camden on business
Tuesday.
Miss Mabel Lucas arrived home
Monday from a visit with rela
tives in Shreveport.
Mrs C. Howard and daughter^
Beatrice, visited with relatives at
Knoxville, Miss., this week.
Fred Wyman and wife and baby
were all confined to their bed the
first of the week with chills.
For Sale Practically new
■'Crusader” bicycle at a bargain
See John Collett at postoffice.
M. L. Phillips and wife visited
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Cole, near Strong last Sunday.
Miss Laura Dickerson arrived
home Sunday from a visit with
friends and relatives at Lapile.
C. S. Prestridge. vice president
of the Union Saw Mill Co., was
over from Shreveport this week.
Mrs. M. B. Scott of Kinder, La.,
is here this week the guest of Mrs.
C. T. Thompson and other friends.
O, H. Murphy, cashier of the
Citizens' National bank of El Do
rado, was a Huttig visitor Wednes
day. _
C. R. Duncan accompanied his
mother as far as El Dorado Mon
day on her way home at Ruston.
La.
A. E. Conn, who is now employ
ed at Deering. Mo., was visiting
with his folks near Bolding this
week._
Mrs. Charles Lucas retured to
her home at Shreveport after a
visit here the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Lucas.
Mrs. F. W. Miles was down
from El Dorado Satuiday and was
accompanied back there Sunday bv
her husband.
J. H. Sehon and son. Grant, and
mother. Grandma Sehon, left last
Sunday for Keys, Okla., on a visit!
with relatives.
Dr. L.. F. Magee and chi'dren ar
rived home Saturday from a visit j
with friends and relatives at Hope!
and Texarkana.
Mrs. G. M. Durham left Friday
morning for Pickway, Ohio, where
she was called to the bedside of
her father who is very ill.
Tax assessor W. H. Matthews,
jr., was Huttig in Monday and until
noon Tuesday assessing taxes and
was kept reasonably busy.
5 or 6 doses 666 will break any
case of Chill and Fever: it acts on
the liver better than Calomel, and j
does not gripe or sicken. 25c.
Mr. Cresswell. district deputy,
of El Dorado, was here Tuesday
night to install the newly elected
officers of Fluttig Lodge No. 348,
1. O O. F.
Robt. Baskin, who has been
working at Deering, Mo., for some
time, arrived back in Huttig Satur
day to work at the Wisconsin
Lumber Co.'s mill.
Miss Mae Weaver, who formerly
lived here with her brother, J. W.
Loomis, was happily married in El
Dorado last week to Mr. W. R.
Tufts of that place.
Mrs. Wm. Bridges and children
land Walter McLemore of Winns
! boro. La., arrived in Huttig last
Thursday on a visit to their par
j ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. McLemore.
We treat Piles successfully with
out knife or chloroform. Refer-'
I ence and information on application. ;
Drs. McCall & Williams,
Lawson, Ark,
Rev. W. P. Whaley, the newly i
appointed presiding elder for this I
j district of the Methodist church. I
'will preside at the district confer
ence to be held at El Dorado July !
10-11-12.
A carload of cattle the other day
sold for $9.50 a hundred pounds,
"on the hoof" in the New York
market, this being the highest price
ever reached for beef in this part
of the country.
Upwards of a hundred American
teachers have been selected by the
war department, as the result of
civil service examinations, to go to
the Philippines and take positions
in the public schools there.
R. L. Townsend has accepted aj
position as inspector with the
Mengelwood Box Co., at Menge!
wood.Tenn. His family will re
main in Huttig, as his son. Arthui
is employed by the Wisconsin
Lumber Co.
Mrs. A. E. Lucas entertained her
own and J. R. Sims' Sunday school
classes at her home Tuesday eve
ning in a delightful manner. Ice
cream and cake were served and a
good time had by e”ery one pres
ent.
Mrs. P. C. Crow entertained a
number of ladies Monday after
noon at the open meeting of the
Woman’s Home Mission society.
Refreshments were served and a
pleasant afternoon enjoyed by all
present. __
Prof. J. G. Lyle, one of the fac
ulty of Ouachita Baptist college at
Arkadelphia, was in Huttig Satur
day in the interest of his school
and delivered a very interesting
address at Union church Sunday
evening on "Christian Education."
The Agents' Bulletin for June,
published by the Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain railroads, contains
an excellent birds eye view of
Little Rock, taken from the dome
of the new capitol looking east and
will give all who see it a fine idea
of the size of our capitol city.
You will find on sale at the
Union Saw Mil! company store,
the Union hotel and Bell's cream
parlor four different local post card
views in ccflors. If those sell well
the publisher expects to add sev
eral other views to the list. They
will be sold at two for five cents.
Mrs. Sallie Brown, wife of Mr.
Joe Brown, died at her home near
Marion. La., last Saturday after a
shoit illness and was buried in
Liberty cemetery Sunday after
noon. She leaves a husband and
three daughters who have the
sympathy of all in this their great
loss._
Uncle Sam has just started up
his money laundry in earnest at the
bureau of engraving and printing in
Washington. It is estimated that
60 per cent of the bills turned into
the treasury for redemption can be
made practically as good as new by
running them through the washing
process, thus saving $500,000 a
year.
The Marion baseball team de
feated the Huttig team on July 4
by a score of 1 2 to 10.
For Sale—One first class new
refrigerator and other furniture.
C. Howard at Genl office.
D. M. Clowney of Alden Bridge.
La., has accepted the position of
store manager for the Union Saw
Mill Co . to succeed J. B. Calvert,
resigned. Mr. Clowney has been
with the Frost-Johnson Lumber
Co. for a number of years in this
capacity and comes to us highly
recommended as a competent bus
iness man and a courteous gentle
man. He will take charge July 1 5.
A party of Iron Mountain railway
officials were through here about
noon Sunday on a special train in
specting the Little & Rock and
Farmerville &, Southern branshes
of that road. In the party were J.
W. Higgins, general manager: T.M.
Pearson, vioe president: J. W.
Dean, general superintendent: C
M. Andrews and A. G. Abel, divis
ion superintendents: A. E. Chenry.
superintendent telegraph, and E
P. Hawkins, division engineer.
Over one hundred residents of
Huttig spent a most enjoyahL
Fourth the guests of Foreman G.
C. Dunnigan and his corps of able
assistants at Logging Camp No. 1
Everything was nicely arranged
for the convenience of those who
attended and we can conscien
tiously say that we never ate a
better barbecued dinner in our
lives or attended one where edibles
were so plentiful and varied as
well as prepared to the queen's
taste. Judge Neill C. Marsh was
the orator of the day and made ar
excellent address.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TEI
CONSTITUTION OP THE STATE
OP ARKANSAS.
Notice is hereby given that the lol
loping Joint resolution proposing at
amendment to the State Constitution
pas passed by the General Assembly a!
its regular session of mil, and thal
the same will be submitted to th<
electors of the State at the nex
general election, to be held Monday
September 9, 1912, for adoption or re
jection.
Proposed Amendment No. 11.
That the following article shall b<
proposed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas,
which, when agreed to by a majority of
ail the members elected to each House
and adopted by a majority of the elec
tors of the Mute voting at the next
general election for senators and rep
resentatives. shall become a part of the
Constitution of Arkansas.
Every male citizen of the United
States, or every male person who lias
declared his intention of becoming a
citizen of the same, of the age of
twenty-one years or upward, who has
resided in the State twelve months, in
the county six months, and in the pre
cinct, town or ward one month next
preceding any election at which he may
propose to vote, and who is able to read
and interpret, or interpret when read
to him, if lie is prevented from read
ing tlfr same by reason of any physi
cal disability, any section of the Consti
tution of the State of Arkansas, except
such persons as may. for the com mis
sion of some felony. i»^ deprived of the
right to vote by law passed by the Gen
eral Assembly, and who shall exhibit a
poll tax receipt or other evidence that
he has paid his poll tax at the time of
collecting taxes next preceding such
election, shfcll be allowed to vote at
election hold in the State of Arkansas;
but no person who was. on January 1.
lkf.6. or at any time prior thereto, en
titled to vote under the Constitution or
statutes of any State in the United
States, wherein he then resided, and no
male person of foreign birth who was
naturalized prior to the adoption of
this amendment, and no lineal descend
ant of such person, wno shall possess
the other qualifications described in tine
article, shall bo denied the right to
vote because of his inability to so read
and interpret seetioi s of the Consti
tution of this State; provided, that male
persons who make satisfactory proof
that they have attained the age of
twenty-one years since the time
for assessing the taxes for the
year next preceding the year in
which the election at which he
may propose to vote is held, and pos
sesses tiie other qualifications required
by this article shall ne permitted to
vote; and, provided, further, that the
said tax receipt shall be so marked by
dated stamp or other written endorse
ment by the judg<*: of election to whom
it may first be presented, as to pre
vent t lie holder thereof from voting
more than once at any election.
The Judges of election shall enforce
tiie provisions of this article and shaw
he the judges of the qualifications of
elec toi s.”
The above resolution was filed In the
office of the Secretary of State on
March 16. 1911.
15aoh elector may vote for or against
tiie above amendment.
Witness my official signature this
12th flay of February, 1912.
EAKLE W HODGES.
Secretary of State.
(Seal )
Marsh & Flenniken,
LAWYERS
El Dorado, Arkansas
Practice in all Courts.
Office in Postofifice Bldg.
W E. Patterson Jno, H. Green
PATTERSON & GREEN
ATTORN! YS-AT-l AW
El Dorado, Arkansas.
Practice in nil Courts. Stale and Federal. Imme
diate attention given all business. Rooms 12 and
14,Post Office Building.
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On Track No. 8
By EDITH S. SPEED
opyrlulu. iqio. by Associated mteiaty Press.)
The girl's han<1 hovered over the
magazines on the news stsnd. Slid
I deni}' it was arrested, her body
straightened slightly; then, gradually,
she turned I er head and from the
vomer of her eye glanced at a young
man who had just passed, lie was
dapper In his fur-trimmed overcoat
and stood leaning against a corner of
the stand smoking. His attitude was.
] lannty and careless; altogether with
; his nuldy complexion and humorous
| dark eyes he seemed almost hand
some.
The girl looked at him for a mo
i tront, but her searching gaze covet d
I every detail of his face and costume.
Then, with a satisfied expression, she
returned to her magazines, chose the
ore" she wattled, paid for it and
walked slowly away, without so much
as another glance in the direction of
the young man.
A local train had just arrived and
for a few. minutes she stood Idly
watching the passengers. 1 hen she
walked out into the train shed and
eagerly scanned a blackboard bulle
tin. T'pon It was written, "Albany
express, pwenty minutes late, arriv
ing on track 8.” The gate to the
track was open, she passed through It
and strolled leisurely up the narrow
platform.
The young man In the fur-trimmed
overcoat was sitting upon a baggage
truck. The girl passed him and con
tinued her walk al.tng the platform.
Presently she stopped, turned up the
collar of her coat and holding her
muff to her fare, rubbed the soft fur
against her cheek. The coat fitted a
figure of movt attractive propvo
dons, girlish and slight but perfect in
contour. Her brown felt hat with Its
long willow plume shaded a pair of
roguish gray eyes. Her short brown
cloth skirt revealed well shod feet.
Po pretty a person In sn smart a
costume no man whiling away twen
ty minutes would allow to escape
without a close If polite serntinv.
I The man on the baggage truck arose
| and sauntered along in her direction.
She kept her back toward him until
he had passed, then she turned and
walked to the upper end of the train
shed Her eyes became possess* with
a mischievous twinkle, and. as she
stopped and watched the empty cars
being snunted about the yard, she
laughed softly to herself. In a few
minutes he had come up to her,
stopped and looked tip the track. She
looked frankly at him and took a few
Bteps In hts direction.
“Could you tell me it the train from
Albany comes In on this track?" she
asked.
He lifted his hat, concealed Ills sur
prise, and answdWn: “Yes. this track
—No. 8.”
She gave him a I'ttle nod and a
smile of thanks and walked slowly
away.
His hand qulc^lr sought his eo’lar;
he straightened his tiq. smoothed
hack his hair, threw' away his cigar
ette and strode after her.
About midway down tie platform
she stopped and was busily watching
the long train of cars that was pulling
out on the opposite track as he came
up to her. He was about to pass
when she smiled at hint.
"It Is cold, isn't it?" he remarked,
kicking his heels together on the plat
form.
"Yes, Indeed." she said "I believe
this station Is the coldest plaoe In the
whole world. It always seems ten
degrees colder tl an It does outdoors."
He smiled slightly, hoping that she
would say something metre, for her
voire was the deepest and richest he
had ever heard At the same time, he
could not help wondering why she
spoke to him a unconventionally.
"I suppose 1; r warmer 'n the wait
ing room," she continued, "but I am
afraid the train would co*ne In with
out my knowing It. You rever can
make out whnt the man with the mee
aphone says, and they are always so
snippy about what they do know.”
"That's true." he assented "1 re
mnlned out here to smoke."
She glanced down at his hand and
noticed that it was emntv.
“Don't stop on my account; I do not
mind it," she said.
“Thank you. I nred something to
keep me warm besides looking a't you.
Your fur coat looks very cozy."
She looked at him for a second and
frowned slightly, then she took a
step to the side of the track.
"Oh. I wish It t ould hurry." she
spoke as if to herself.
“Are you expecting some one"" he
asked.
"Yei?.” she answered, nn| smiled
"Fortunate man!”
"Who said it was a man?" she
ashed quickly.
“Oh. 1 Just guessed. I, also, am
expecting a man."
“From Albany, she queried.
“Yes,” he answered.
“Do you know many persons
there?”
“Not tn"iy. And you?"
“Oh, yej, I have a great many
frauds In Albiny,” she Informed him.
And then, hesitating, "My fiancee
lives there.” Dimples dotted her
cheeks, bewitchlngly, as she spoke.
For a few moments he gazed ab
sently down the track 'Disappoint
ment was w-rttten upon his face.
That this pretty girl, who wms so
fascinating and had interested him.
was engaged seemefl to (ruly el,
eontent him But when he spoke he
. had regained his jovial manner.
“Up won't frighten me, will he?"
he asked lightly
She laughed merTlly. An he
xvatcl erl her he thought he had nev
er seen a prettier pair of eyes, all
1 fe and vivacity.
"I fancy I know him," he hazard
ed.
“Oh. do yon?'* she tskad. “Who
is he?”
“I mean, I may be acquainted with
him. I met several men at college
1 trom Albany."
She smiled. “Hut considering Al
bany has several thousand Inhabi
tants, you are quite unlikely to know
him."
I may," he said. “Who Is he?"
“Do you know any one named—■
Douglas?" she asked quietly.
"Douglas!" he said. "Not Tom
Douglas?"
“Yes. Do you know Tom? What
fun!" She simulated surprise and
her dimples made their api>earanre
again.
‘"Know him! Well I should say
I did We played on the same foot
hall team at college & 1 certainly am
glad 1 fame over here this morning
I am supposed to meet one of my
father's friends and escort him down
town, hut he may wait 1 wouldn't
miss seetng Tom for the world. 1
want to congratulate him. ‘Ducky
fellow. ' he >'ontlnned, speaking more
to himself than to her. but then he
deserves It." He turned and ad
1 dres-ed the girl, who stood regard
I ing him thoughtfully through halt
losed eyes over the top of her muff
"I shall never forget, when I had
tl tin led two subjects, he came to
! mv room evening after evening to
help me work off my conditions so I
j could remain on the team. You are
1 getting one of the finest men I know.
I and I heartily congratulate you."
" ‘Thank you,’ she said sweetly.
“Dear old Tom. I do love him. al
though we have squabbles every now
! and then I am headstrong. and
j Tom does like to bo's me."
"Yes. 1 imagine you like your own
way.” He looked at her determined,
little tilted chin and the dainty
mouth, which he was sure could
close very firmly at times.
“Hello, what is that?" he said snd
denly turning and looking up the
track.
IIJ* f I Ml* M 1 VP
znzed at the dork In the wajting
shed.
"Only « local," she said. "It If
not time for onr train yet, Mr
Raton.”
He turned quickly. "How did yon
know my name?"
"From a picture of the team, and
he has so often pointed you out and
told me about the Rood times yo"
! used to have together. Really. Mr
Eaton." she continued seriously
| “you don't Ihlnk I would speak to a
j mnn I didn't know? Having heard
! Tcm speak of you so many times. 1
felt that I knew you. and the mo
meat I saw' you at the news stand
I recognized you and thought 1
would have a little fun. When wc
both seemed to be waiting for the
I same train I couldn't rettlst— and
this Is the resnl4 I want to know
all of Tcm?; friends.”
She started to pace up the track
again, and he walked beside hpr.
"Thp'e she comes!” she explained.
“We had better go hack so as not to
mis■ any one In the forward coach
es."
They hurried down the platform
rnd took tl;elr stand a few feet from
* he gate The train came pantin?
and hissing down track No. 8. It
’-topped and the porters dropped oe>
with valises. The passengers began
to pour out. and soon the platform
was black with travelers.
The man stood with hts hands tn
his overcoat pockets watching tic
crowd. .lust hehln.d him the glr!
waited, peering e-gerly over his shoul
der.
The passengers came along, Jost
ling one another.
From the midst of a group of trav
elers a young man's head nodded
turning this Wav and that, searchine
eagerly for some ot;p.
"There he Is now!" exclaimed the
girl; then she was off. dodging in and
out among the passengers Her com
pardon followed.
At last si e reached the man she
sought, and throwing her arms around
his neck, kissed him
"Oh, Tom!" phe cried. "I am so
glad to see you. We have been wait
ing here for some time."
“It Is good to see yon again. Hess."
he said, and he gave her an affection
ate hug Then he turned.
"Well. 1 never. If this isn't old
Randy Eaton! <!lad to see you, old
chap." His hearty shake confirmed ;
IJICT lull Ilium HIIIHIV imvp i
lunch with ns, mustn't he. Bess?" He
turned to the girl. who stood watch
Ins: them, very much amused "Par
doD me. Randy. 1 thought you had
met my sister."
"Vour sister. Tom!" exclaimed his
friend. “Why —?"
“Well, what Is the matter?”
“Nothing. I am glad to meet your
sister." The stress on the )ast word
made the girl blush prettily.
Tom looked at both very much mys
tified. but knew better than to ask any ;
questions The three made a merry
party at luncheon, and so happy was
Raton that he forgot his father's
friend, who was left to find his way
downtown as best he could
Three months later, when Kllza
beth Douglas and Randolph Katon an
nounced their engagement ail t# ejr
friends were puzzled by the in-crip |
tion which was engraved inside the
ring but the couple would not en
lighten them.
1 h loafer has the longest bout's
and the shortest year*.
t..
| In the House of *
Mystery j
By FRANK L. OGDEN
As young Tom Henderson »ns pass
ing the Mouse n brick fell from the
chimney and hit fcim on the heed.
After that he could remember nmh
ing for some time.
When he came to his senses lie
found himself in a strange bed with
a man In a diver's suit sitting beside
htm. Ilia head pained him Investi
gating Angers told him that it was
bandaged.
‘‘Where am I?" he whispered,
weakly.
The man in the deep-sea armor
made no reply.
Henderson's slumber was disturbed
by hideous dreams. It seemed to him
that he did not go to sleep again
after taking the medicine, but merely
simulated slumber. He peeped an
eye to find the diver standing over
him and about to Impale him upon a
terrible three-pronged fork. He
shrieked and closed his horrified eyes,
opening them later to find the mon
strosity gone and In Its place the fa
miliar figure of the girl
Tom Henderson flushed slightly So
he was really In the house of mystery
at last, and with—her!
For months the young man had
striven unsuccessfully for this very
end and now there i<bs more than a
triumphant light in his handsome
black eyes as he glanced toward the
maid. She turned quickly and read
the message In them.
"I hope,” she began, caustically—
and Henderson's susceptible heart
beat faster than ever at the rich
dppths to her voice. "1 hope that you
are satisfied now. Nlr Henderson.
You have at last obtained entrance
to our bouse.”
"I I stammered Ihe flushed and
emnatrassed youth.
"Oh, don't attempt any explana
tion," Interrupted the girl. "For
months we have watched you even
as you ha,-e watched us You aie
handicapped by an Insatiable curios
ity, my friend; you should learn to
curb It."
"But how did I route here?" de
manded Henderson.
“Always curious." sighed the maid,
and Henderson had the grace to flush
a deeper red as she continued.
^AVhfle you were er—snooping
about the house a brick fell front the
chimney and knocked you senseless
Now, thanks to you and others in this
I small town who are not content to
mind their own small affairs and al
low others to attend to theirs. It
would be unsafe for us to allow you
to lie In front of our house, seemingly
struck down by some weapon in the
hands of a dangerous person.
"This would have given your towns
people the excuse they have long
sought. Our home would have been
forcibly entered and—and certain
things discovered that we wish, for
I purely personal but honejkt reasons,
to remain ouf secret."
Years before, the house had been a
fac'or in the Intrigue of a war; later
It had furnished its quota of tragedy
with the murder of a bride by a jeal
otts husband behind Its walls
One morning the residents of the
little burg awoke to find the house
undergoing repairs. It had been sold
One week later the new owner
moved in. Months went by. Occa
sionally a strikingly handsome girl
came from the place. bought neces
sary supplies and returned.
And now Tom Henderson found
himself Installed in the house of nivs
tery. Henderson, although he was of
the town, and lived in It for a part
of the time, was a youth without rel
atives and his comings and goings
were matters of no comment at the
hotel where he made his headqnar
ters.
After several days Henderson and
his nurse became better acquainted.
The maid seemed acutely conscious
of the youth's unspoken devotion Nor
did she take It if blushes and down
cast eyes are true criterloua—at all
amiss.
One day Henderson told his love.
Ills own hands holding fast to the
girl’s little one.
“O no," she gasped, frightened, her
fluttering fingers striving in vain to
release themselves. “Why—why. you
don’t even know who I am. You—”
! KIHIW mm. A UU « ! Ifif- r?!If? WfJFH
an In all the world for me.” answered
the youth. "I don't rare who you
are."
"But T- 1 may he queen of coun
terfeiters ” suggested the girl, covert
ly watching him.
"Don’t,” Henderson expostulated
“You know you love me, dear I can
see it itt your eyes Will you marry
me? There Is no reason why you can
not—I know It!"
"No reason," she echoed, in the
voice of the woman who loves, "no
reason at ali. sweetheart. All this
mystery in which the town has
shrouded us amounts, In reality, to
nothing.
“Father Is an inventor of repute.
We have reason to he afraid of spies;
and came here to he free while h<*
perfects a submarine boat of whlcb
he expects great things.
"Naturally, he was suspicious of
you. Your interest in our affairs both
ered him. He thought perhaps you
were trying to steni his idea This
was why he appeared to you in at
diving suit. If yon did not already
know him, he did not wish that you
should.”
The girl bent and ki«s»d Hender
son.
“And to think," she said, "even yet
you do not know my name."