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Local News of the Week.
F. W. Scott and wife left Satur
day morning for a short trip to
St. Louis.
Mr. A B. Cook, was a visiter tc
home folks in El Dorado first of
the week.
Mr.’J. B. Barnes, of Camden,
has accepted a position with the
Union Saw Mill Gompany.
Mrs. Fred Wyman and children
are visiting with her mother, Mrs.
W. E Bennett, at Delark. Ark.
A. D. Yarnell and family lef.
Saturday morning forjiearcy where
they will make their future home.
R. L. Townsend is at home from
Wesson, the mill there having burn
ed down, but will be rebuilt it once.
For Sale, at a bargain seven
acres of land suitable for truck
farming and fruit raising adjoining
Huttig,
Miss Minnie B. Martin, the mu
sic teacher, left Sunday for her
home kt Valpariso, Ind., to spend
the summer.
The tax assessor will be in Hut
tig on June 30, and July 1. Don't
forget to call on him while here
and save the penalty.
Mrs. A. P. Richardson and chil
dren returned home Monday after
noon from Warren, where they vis
ited her sister and family.
Eugene Crockett arrived home
Saturday afternoon from Arkadel
ph.a where he attended Ouachita
College for the term just closed.
The El Dorado high school wiM
get $GGO and the Junction City
high cchool $300 from the state
a>d fund for the next term.
Miss Mayme Fowler left Sun
day for Memphis for a short visit
with her sister, Mrs. F. C. Storton.l
before going to New Mexico for I
the summer.
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Mrs. C. M. Caldwell and daught j
er, Mrs. Blanche Mitchell are;
spending a few days with friends
and relatives at Graysonia, having
left Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Espy. Traveling Missionary,
will lecture in the church Saturday
afternoon at 3 o’lock, to the
ladies of Huttig. All are invited to
attend and hear something good
Raymond Hattaway of Terre
Haute, Ind., was here the first of
the week the guest of J. H. Wil
liams and family. H« is traveling
auditor for the Vandalia Railway
S. L. Digbee who has been the
guest of his sister, Mrs. B. M.
Mathews, returned to his home at
Farmerville Sunday afternoon. He
is studying law there in the office
of Attorney Crow.
E. L. Adams and wife left Tues
day morning for Nashville to'visit
for two weeks with relatives
C. J. Clark will have charge of the
commissary at Camp No. 1 during
Mr. Adams’ absence.
Mrs. J. Clayton Johnson and
Miss Mabel Steger. of Monroe, and
Mrs. Charles W. Phillips of Phil
lips, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. T. B. Weaver the first of
the week for several days.
The 1914 meeting of the Ar
kansas Medical society will be held
in El Dorado and will mean a large
crowd for that city to look aftei
but we know the good people ol
the town will entertain them in
royal style.
Fire originating from a spark
from the kitchen flue, Thursday
evening, came near destroying the
home of Mr. O. O. Nash, west of
t wn. Prompt action however on
tie part of the neighbors confined
the damage to a small hole being
burned in the roof.
Rev. W. T. King left Tuesday
for Sheibyville, Ind.. for a month's
visit with his parents and other
friends and relatives. He was
joined in Little Rock by Mrs. King
who had been visiting there for
several days.
Miss Dorothy Walker, sister of
Ben Walker, who formerly worked
in the Union Saw Mill Company
store here, was probably fatally
injured at Lewisville last Friday
when the grand stand at the ball
ground collapsed.
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Secretary of the Treasury Me
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in the new nickle. The words "five
cents” will be more clearly defined.
The new design, which will be is
sued within a few days, brings out
these words in greater relief, the
secretary having decided that they
were too faintly impressed and
might easily wear off in circulation
Although we were informed at
the time of the event which hap
pened about a month ago we over
looked making the announcement
that. John Molt who is small of
statue was one of the biggest men
in St. Louis al! on account of the
arrival at his home of a baby girl
Mr. Molt is the private secretary
of President C. D Johnson of the
Union Saw Mill Company.
Representative H. O. Young of
Mich., Rep., sprung quite a dra
matic surprise on the house the
other day by resigning his seat. |
He had come to the conclusion, he j
said that 58 votes which had been
thrown out by the election judges
had been intended to be cast for
W. J. McDonald, the Progressive
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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER T—For fifty years con
tinent of North America had been iso
lated from the real of the world hv ihc
Vf* ^-rays, n wonderful invention ol
Hannibal Prudent. Th<- invention hae
SHV»'<‘ the country from for. 1;;n invasion,
and the continent had been united und.-i
one government, with Prudent ae presi
dent. For half a cen ury peace an 1 pros
parity had reigned. The story opens with
President Prudent critically ill. ilis death
is hastened by the receipt of a pa ssage
from Count von Werdenstein of Get many
that he has tit last succeeded in pene
trating lint rays. riving h. warns his
daughter Asti • Is means a Eo.
Invasion. He telhs r to harry to th.
Island of Ciryne, litit .it .; h.-fore lie cat
tell the location of the place.
CH \PTEK II-r Astra is nominated foi
the presidency by the continental party.
E dison smiled at the amusement <.
the man lie called Santos. Taking hi i
arm, he led him to the elevator. Thi
time they went to the subway tub*
and, after making some inquiries ot
the guard, Edison bought two tickets
for New York. It took two hours for
them to make the journey between
Washington and New York.
After they left the train, the -two
elbowed their way through excited and
mourning crowds. Santos could hardly
keep pace with the long strides of
Edison. They turned into Forty-sec
ond street from the avenue and hur
ried i to the Hippodrome, an immense,
but very old structure, a relic of the
nineteenth century.
The continental party had gathered
in this building and a somewhat -tout
woman was speaking when the two ;
strangers entered. The audience list
enr-d to the woman with intense atten
tion; her pleasant, strong contralto;
voice filled the great hall and she
brought out important points in her
address with decisive strokes.
ICdison and Santos stopped and list
ened.
"To whom do we owe all these bless
ings? To whom must we give thanks
for the thousands of other things that
add comfort to home life, travel and
national existence? To whom but the
Astra Had Long Ago Discovered
Some Bestial Trait in Him.
man whose soul has loft the cla' and
entered the land of peace: IlannibHl
Prudent, ex-President, of the United
Republics of America
“I know that many of the section
ists and internationalists say we are
isolated from the countries that gavt
us our ancestors; I know that the sec
tionists think the isolation was an out
rage against our furthoi development
in art, literature and science. They
think those things, but we continental
Ists know differently.
"It is true no Italian sineers can he
imported to please the ears of the
wealthy; it is true that we cannot add
ancient pictures to onr collections of
masterpieces; it is true that the
yachts of our rich cannot make a tout
of the Mediterranean; hut compare
our losses with our gains!
“Since the isolation we have creat
ed our American art! Does not that
alone pay for onr isolation?
"Our singers sing the. airs of our
country: our artists paint pure, be
loved objects and scenes known to ail
of us.
“Ix)ok at our magnificent, lofty ar
chitecture, our terraces and roof gar
dens at our reversible street covers,
at the swinging gardens, tube and
aerial roads. These are our own -
these are not influenced hy forei n
education. We created them our
selves.”
She stopped for a moment, stretched
out her shapely arm and continued:
“Before the isolation of our conti
nent, we were a mixture of all the na
tions of the world; todry we are a na
tion complete in ourselves. There are
no English, Irish, Dutch, German, Ital
ians or Spaniards left. Tie se nation
alities have merged and produced the
citizi n of America.”
Her voice sank lower and vibrated
with emotion.
“A new item has sparkled through
the country, a bit of mws even more
Aeart breaking LL.HU UUi nmys fif Lite
departure o. tn<* pro. mail our
I’.ountry lias nrodu'c' <1. i n;< the
news that our stronghold is no nr its
breakdown, that Kuroprrm scicnt ists
have discover d the way to ii »e.de out
isolation. I pr y that the news is un
true, but should it be true, then w/e
will hat** to prepare for defense.
"Coinnatriots, true citizens! Who
can fill the executive chair more s: fis
factonly than the one who, throughout
her whole life, La-- b«<-n prepared for
it? I call to you and ask you to give
your best judgment for the cause and
with one heart and one thou edit notni
■ nate fO1* the com in. i.tnlist candidate
: 'he daughter of Prudent, Astra Pru
| dent—”
Here she was interrupted by a heavy
voice thundering:
"No female rule for me.”
That was all he could say, ss bis
voice flattened out behind a healthy
slap delivered resoundingly on the dis
turber's mouth. The hand and arm
that administered ibis r'-l>ufc«*belonged
to Napoleon Kdison.- Wi'b'a strong
jerk he turned tiie surprised man
toward the dot r and he was carried
on and on as if lie wi re a wreck be
ing tossed by stormy waves. NVhen
order was restored, the speaker con
tinued :
“With all mv heart 1 trust Miss Pru
dent will be the nominee of the con
tinent lists. Those w no agree with
me, kindly stand up!”
| As one body the audience rose and
I ">0.000 voices thu'idi red Hurrah' for
I the cwt-t.f > * 1 ■ ii-.c ' ”
Then the matrix d down.
Astra, iu her own room in T,p rt-v
! 'a! palace, saw and heard through tin !
I electro-siylograph the whole proceed I
J ings of the New Turk continental |
party in the Hippodrome. She had |
raised her hand to disconn- et her mu j
chine when a man from the audience j
asked for the right to speak.
According to th ■ rules of The j»:»rty, |
all who desired had the right to make
j an address, so this request was readily
granted. Since no one asked for this
man's name, it was not disclosed. IT
walked calmly forward, cle ciy fob!
loved l>y a short, fat man wito i
stopped only when his tall friend
mounted the platform. This tall man)
was dressed In a gray traveling suit,
it’stead of mourning, hut or, bis arm
v. as a broad Mat k baud.
All the att' r'ion of the gre.at nudi
ence was centered on the athletic fig
ure and the sunburnt, frank face o;
the young man. Astra's instrument
showed these detail" to her as plainly
as if she were sitting in one of tin
boxes, ami she was thrilled as lie
••>es seemed to look straight into hers
' Ladies and Gentlemen,” he la gan
'1 It vo a message to deliver to the
political party in which 1 believe; d<
i not ask mo how T happen to bt th< ,
! Instrument that was si looted to con
voy this message to von. but i ho
of you to seriously een. idi r mv n orth i
"You have all heard or road about
the warning that came to-our dear
dead, the ex President, Hannibal Pru
dent."
There was silent emotion in hi:
voice when he mentioned that muit
“That warning is only too true. Our
I enemies, defeated fifty teas av.u, Imv
found a, way to break through out i-n
: Ihtion; they have spent th: so rift
rears planning revenge! We can
| through Hannibal Prudent’s efforts
put off their n-. avion for or, e yen.
which will give its a little time to pie
| pare for defense. Coutinontulists. nv
1 brothers in conviction, spread strength
and faith tltuui-h 111 • mighty laud, a
| God Iv s giv, n r.- iyi•• t as he did Hf<•
years : go. a man to liberate this coin:
try from the oppressor':; hand. God
| in his infinite goodness, has given u -
another instrument to repel the storm
ing enemies.”
His voice filled Hip great hill; his
words ». convincing through tlt
sincoiny of tin; orator.
As lie opened Ills mouth to spent:
! again, the large helioheurd began t>
: s how 'many colored zig zag sparks and
the audience watched it in apprehen
sion; tin; whole atmosphere was
charged with an inexplicable H iding of
expectation. Not a person moved tin
til the man on the platform stepm d
I quickly down to the operating trh'e 01
the electro stylograph and adjusted
the instrument into the right receiving j
socket. The sparking craw* i! and
blurred, but discernible, a picture ap
peared.
As the audience stared the pictures
became somewhat ebu rcr and th y
saw what appeared to b* tremmidims
sea monsters lying immovable on the
bosom of the ocean. The huge bulks
of metal, showing unknown forms of
warfare, were pointed menacingly at
the silent audience, which was renro
sentativa of the fifty years just past;
the comparison showed clearly that
the sch Iks; and genius of the Euro
peans it: d only produced a perfection
of death-dealing instruments, while
tlie Americans had advanced in sci
ence, art, literature and a general de
velopment ot the human race.
The great audience, which had been
so enthusiastic. £ow gal .as motionless
as a bird flint tins been etaarnu cl by |
v snake. Intently watching the wonder
ful picture that, moved and changed
incessantly; huge airships of an im
proved type, resembling the old style
Zeppelin, glittered brightly, as they
moved with ponderous grace.
livery conceivable form of mono and
bi-plane came gliding bv; and eacli '
and every form of locomotion carried
unmistakable signs of their destiny—!
a machine of destruction.
As the pictures vanished a sigh
issue d from every heart and a rustle I
of relaxation stirred the multitude.
Many turned toward the platform, hop-;
ing to see ttie man who had last spok
en, but he was gone.
Tiy the time the people who bad
been favored by a sight of the e nemies'
destructive forces, began to leave the
hippodrome, that young man was on
his way to the capital. Fie was none
other than Napoleon Rdieon.
CHAPTER Ml.
The Ring.
Thursday afternoon at four o’clock !
the olav abode 01 the man whose death
was mourn d by the oontim-ra re
turned to ashes. The mournful pro
cession start'd toward the cremato
rium from the chapel of the Crystal
Palace. Card i,s had be n devastated
to furnish flowers, the streets were
carpeted with blooms. Immediately
following the coffin rode his only rela
tive, tiie daughter of Hannibal Pru
dent, in an open carriage.
Her pale (';:>;■( spoke of sleepless
nights and many tears, but her eyes
now w re dry, h°r classic face calm
and her carriage like that of a queen.
And a queen sh> was. rot by the right
of birth or inheritance, but by the
divine might that inhabited her superb
body.
Astra’s mind was dazed from the
loss of slurp and Mr pomp of the fu
neral ceremony, and her nerves were
well-nigh exhausted by the time she
arrived at her crystal home. As she
slowly mounted the steps her loss over
whelmed her; she had not fully real
ized it before. Si" went at once lo
her boudoir, locked the door and,
throwing in r If on a couch, sobbed
bitterly. Her mind reverted to the
ust when (lit gri man she had lost
ad played .•>. the IP tie air! of five
"Id man
ven th n: but oh, how dearly sue liuu j
ived hin).
Her meditations w re terminated ab-!
aptly by the entrance of old John.
' ho brought the raid of Napoleon Kdi
on. "i promi; i d to receive him, did
1 not?"
"Indeed, madam,” bowed the serv
ant.
She thought for a moment.
"Take him to my father’s library; I
will see him there."
When Napoleon Rdison entered the
room he found Astra sitting before the
,broad desk. He stopped before her
; with a tow bow.
i "J have the honor to greet yon. Sftss
Prudent.”
The girl looked info the fare of the
tall, handsome man and saw in his
large gray eyes an immeasurable cour
age. i ii" strong, well-shaped nose
curved over a pleasant mouth that
softened the stern expression of the
(-yrs. The high, broad forehead was
shaded by dark brown hair. The broad
shoulders and tiie sinewy, muscular
form all gave evidence of strength,
endurance and energy.
The girl did not answer for a few sec
ondt ;\ <>mc strange power had i-.n t its
spell over ! -’l* while she stude 1 this
man. She. recognized him as Mu man
who had talked so prophetically at the
eontinentalists’ meeting in the old Hip
podrome.
Cmod evening. Mr. Fnifnn. she said
at last in her low. pleasant voice. The
man thought it the sweetest voice lie
had ever he r(|. Then she added:
“Will you kindly be seated?”
The young man sat down without
speaking, and Astra asked: “You
W'shed to see me; may 1 ask you, sir,
why ?”
The expressive fare of the young
man showed a shade of disappoint
in nt as he repti d quickly:
"I was uriler file imnression that
on expected me. madam, hnl it seems
tii it i have been misled. However, I
an tell my mission in a few words.”
He' resti 1 his eyes on the girl's face
tnd Si med si ill ex pert ant, hut t • ■ - •
•••aim, h. .iiitiftii face did not change.
He continued:
‘ The main obi et of my call ’; Ibis.”
ITe took a small jewel box fmni his
pocket, and, opening it, pV i d It on
tile desk before Astra, resting on the
purple pad in the box was a sparkling
white oh}' et, a small ring in the form
of H SpH1 |; one pi '■ e of jernll wov. u
into a sltape tin ; form'd the h t'yi
“A” to t: ho th place of (he jew i.
No ir el d 'iora(,.d the ring: thr
tnaterial it was ?»»:•»:.* of was m<»- hril
liant tin u diamonds; it sparkled in : 11
the colors of tile rainbow, notwith
standing its smooth surface.
Astra could not ley ss an e-i 1 mu-*.
• ion of surprise: “Ah, how bt.-uui;:vH”
She leaned over (lie desk, admiring
the weaving colors.
r.dh on smiled slightly and waited un
til the girl was ready to turn from the
dn/.zirug ring to him. Site took the
ring in Imr hand and saw that it was
as transparent, clear and colorless as
crystal; without that sparkling effect
it would have been invisible.
She slowly laid it down again and
looked questloningly at the man sit
ting before her. She did not know
that while she was admiring the ring
his eyes had rested on her yearningly,
expressing love ;uid admiration. Oi
was it adoration?
He sniib d strangely nt lmr and said:
“ff I rend your questioning gaze aright,
you \v nt to know the meaning of
my gilt, a gift that I have brought
from afar for the daughter of Hanni
bal Prudent.” He placed a peculiai
aegent on the JasiXoljr words
''I thank you, sir, very niueh,” ah*
replit d.
"It is a present for you, and through
you to the whole American continent.’1
Astra s face expressed surprise.
”1 will have to be mo’r explicit.. 1
will- have to tell you more about it.
Some Strange Power Had Cast Its
Spell Over Her While She Studied
the Man.
May I ask you to let me have the ring
• for a moment ?"
She handed it to Edison with a gra
cious movement of her sit nder hand,
ile took it from her. and. grasping it
firmly with both hands, he pulled it
it,art; it yit ldetl like rubber and
Jumped back to its forme' size win n
im rele.-.st d it. Then hi let it dn>p
ui the polished desk; it sounded like
lass.
"What do you think of that. Miss
Prudent?”
"It is wonderful.”
“Indeed it is. and more: It carr'es
!m solution of aerial navigation, m ik
ns; tile aerial crafts as safe as y.-nr
hair. It makes war on land or >- -a
absolutely impossible. It strikes 'he
'.ord ‘distance’ from the dictiop irv.
' ,-V, von think of It?”
Astra’s face took on an expression
all of faith and thankfulness; her yes
ser mod to look far up to the power
'bat moves worlds and creates new
stars
"You—you have come to our aid;
peace and happiness will still reign
over our continent. God has sent you
to me in this trying moment.”
Tear drops trembled on her long eve
laslp s like drops of dew on a (lower.
When the moment of enthmdani had
passed they sat again calmly opposite
to eaeh other. This tjme .Astra spoke:
"My dear Mr. Edison! You have
not proved what you claim can be
done, but lha. way you said it .tom
vineed me (hat you have the power tri
do it. In other words, I trust you and
believe in yon implicitly. Women
know much by instinct, and my intui
tion lias never led me astray.
"I recognized you at, once as the man
who spoke at the Oontinentaliste'
meeting, trying to encourage the
masses and gi\e them heart to bravo
approaching events.
"As you know, the Oontinentallatn
have nominated me because I was the
daughter of the man who made thi i
continent what it is today. Now ilia!
1 have found a man who promises an
great things as you do I shall not ac,
cept this nomination, but will insis.t
upon you as a candidate."
Napoleon Edison shook his head
Ivith a smile.
Mips Prudent, I appreciate what
you i!Hy, hut none must know about
our present conversation. I have done
nothing but give you a jewel. The
other things remain to he proved."
As^ra looked thoughtfully at the
\ ieitor and seemed to agree.
"Besides." continued Edison, "it t*
absolutely necessary Hint no one shall
know what I can do. You will he
elected and Inaugurated the llh of
March this coming year. This is the
thth of September, The Isolator now
existing wil! last until the coming
summer and you will hear from um
between now and then; indeed, you
can depend on me when the cructak
moment arrives. If you will permit
to I will report whenever I can; that
will -or be often. I will supply you
with information from time to time
s <o v hat is going on on the other
* id<\ and suicgerdiot: that you can use,
if you desire, for defense, should it
prove infestr.r.v." i
K-o on totui d 'o'- ;i s-eond, hi! his
lip tboughtfully, then rose.
‘1 have finish'd my duty for the
present. 'You don't know, .Miss Pru
dent, hew nimh I appreciate rh' fact
Hint von hick upon iav intentions with
approval, in* uit: \ ojy knowing that
Mu v are noble and the out;:-o»th of
V< 1 r i h r’s t««< kings. 1 am sorry i
t ante too late to tell him tin- good
■■ s—’hat w r is destined to lose Ha
’oothoid ihrougnout the world."
"1 hope it will cense forever,” inters
ruptid Miss Prudent,.
“The element that ring is made of
will drive it from land and from sea,
hut carries it into ihe ah."
"But if no one knows the secret?"
"There are no secrets, Miss Pru
dent; there are many things we don’t
know yet, but there are no secrets.
Nature is an op<-ti hook to those who
can read and understand.” 1
"Again you nre right, Mr Edison.'1*
"Then, with your permission, i wilt
go. I hope that the service 1 am Of-,
tyring to our continent will he accepts
■d as freely as l am offering it.”
"1 can assure you of that, as th»
nominee for Hie presidential chair."
She offered her hand again and Napo
ieon Edison kissed it reverently. He
bowed once more and started toward
-the dP^J-. Miss Prudent tiy-its'-d a