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For sale No. 4 lumber $1.00 per
load. Union Saw Mill Co.
J. A. Woolley is able to be out
after a week's illness.
Miss Nora Kirklin is visiting with
relatives in Mobile, Ala.
Miss Lucile Nipper is home from
a visit in Missouri and Kentucky.
Cashier L. M. Cartall
home Sunday from a
Tennessee.
arrived
visit in
Mrs D. A. ^easier and children
are visiting with her mother at
Ruston, La., this week.
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Sehon of Sadie. La., at 5:30
o'clock last Sunday morning.
Dr. H. C. Rushing returned home
Thursday afternoon from Mena
where he accumpanied his wife.
Mrs. L. A. Bodine is home from
an extended visit with her mothei
and brothers at Plymouth. N. C.
Mrs. Abe Terry, of Texarkana
was here this week the guest of
her sister. Mrs. T. L Ellis who live;
just west of town.
C. R. Duncan returned last Fri
day afternoon from a trip to Ruston
He was accompanied by his mother
who will visit him for several weeks
A. J. Jones living one mile west
of Lapile marketed the first bale of
cotton of the season at Strong last
Saturday and received $60.98 foi
it.
S. M. Dozier, of Winnfield. La.,
was here Wednesday .he guest of
his brother-in-law A. L Davis
operator at the Iron Mountain
depot. T{pp»..
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams
entertained a number of the litHe
tots on the afternoon of the 26tf
in honor of their son's first birth
anniversay.
The Baptist Ladies of Huttig
will give an ice cream social next
Saturday evening beginning at 7:30
o’clock in the Library, every one is
cordially invited to attend.
T. L. Ellis has been delivering
some very fine sweet potatoes tc
the Union Saw Mill Company store
recently. They are of the Nancy
Hall variety and extra large.
T. B. Weaver and wife left Tues
day morning for St. Louis to visi'
with his parents and expect to ta*e
a trip to New York and Washington
before returning home.
J. G. Freeman living west of town
had four bales of cotton ginned at
Litroe the first of this week and
expects .o market at least four
more bales before he is through.
Skip Lee who operates a log
loader at Logging Camp No. 1,
eclipspd all previous records one
day this month when he loaded 50
cars amounting to 21 0,000 feet in
8 hours.
Presiding Elder Rev. W. P.
Whaley, of Camden, occupied the
pulpit at Union church botn Sunday
morning and evening and held h’hs
third quartet ly conference that
afternoon.
Dr. W. J. Pinson our present able
reoresentative in the lower house
of the general assembly has decided
to be a candidate for reelection and
his announcement will appear in
this paper at the proper time.
Johr) Cobbler of Bolding was in
to see us Saturday and says he is
a candidate for road overseer of
Lapile township and will announce
at the proper time. John has the
ability and hustle necessary to
n ake a good one.
>
Services at Union church Sun
day will be as follows: Sunday
school at 10 o'clock a. m.: preach
ing at 1 1 a. m. and at 7:30 p. m :
B. Y. P. U, at 4 o’clock p. m.
Everybody is urged to attend any
of these services.
The servant house on S. R.
Neel's place in the Rowland Addi
tion was destroyed by fire Monday
Tiorning at 10:30 o'clock. The
origin of the fire is unknown as
there had been no fire whatever in
in the house recently.
Dr. W. S. Richardson who prac
ticed dentistry here about four
/ears ago is to be married on Wed
nesday evening September 3rd to
Miss Ethel Car-'er at Cicero. Ind.
ind they will be at home aft°r
September 18th at Carthage. Aik.
J B. Pettis, of the Depnrtment
/f Commerce. Bureau of the Census
if Washington D. C. was here last
Saturday instructing C. R. Duncan
n the duties connected with
>athering the ginning statistics for
-Jnion county the coming seasnn.
Mr. Duncan was given th:s appoint
nent on the recommendation of
Congressman W. S. Goodwin and
s in every way qualified to attend
o it. __
Rev. G. H. Lacy, a son of Capt.
<V. E. Lacy of El Dorado who has
been a missionary in Mexico for the
last ten years delivered a very in
teresting lecture on conditions in
Mexico to a small audience at
Union church Wednesday night,
de believes if the United States
//ould let the revolutionists buy
arms they could soon settle the
trife in their country and better
conditions considerably.
Will Lav Corner Stone Monday.
The Masonic fraternity will lay
*.h« corner stone of the New Bap
tist church being erected at thr
corner of Fourth and C streets al
5 o'clock Monday afternoon Sep
tember 1st. District Depute
Grand Master Louis Bauerlein of
Camden will represent the Grand
Master W. T. Hammock in the
work. and the Woodman of the
Vorld and Odd Fellow lodges will
ittend the ceremonies in a body.
The mills will be shut down at 4
o'clock on that date to allow all who
wish to attend. Rev. A. W. King
of Gurdon and Rev. J. T. King of
Bernice, former pastors of th
.hurch have been invited to b
present and it is expected that ore
• ill preach at Union church Sun
fay morning and the other in the
evening.__
Motice to The County Democratic Central
Committee.
You are hereby notified that a
meeting of the Democratic Central
Gommittee, of Union county is
called to meet at the County Court
House, in El Doradm Ark . on Sat
urday. the 6th. day of September.
1 91 3 to select judges and clerks to
serve at a primary election, to be
held, November, 1st, 1913, for a
Judge of the 13th, Judicial Circuit.
And you are further notified to
meet at the same time to consider
the advisability of holding a primary
election at the same time and on
the same day. co nominate County
and Township officers for Union
county, and also to consider any
other buisness that may properly
come up. C. W. Hearin chairman.
Georoe S. Tatum Secretary.
Aug 26. 1913.
The Mexican Situation.
The trouble in Mexico has de
veloped one fact of importance in
the U. S.. and that is both the Fed
erate and Constitutionalists are firm
believers in Hunt’s Ligntiing Oil.
the great American remedy for
neuralgia rheumatism, cuts, burns
and other aches and pains. No
wonder, since it makes the pain go
away almost at once. All druggist
sell it in 25c and 50c bottles.
If you have any r°al estate for
sale list same with C. A, Barry, of
Huttig. who will sell same for^ou
^Isolated
Continent
„J •' A ROMANCE OF THE FUTURE
VON HORVATH
DEAN HOARD
COPYRIGHT. 1913 "BY VY.S.GHAPMAN IN THfr UNITED STATES ANI> f-V;!.AT BRITAIN o
bT INUPbIS,
CHAPTER T Kor fifty years the con
tinent of North America had been iso
lated from the rest of the world by tht
us< of Z rays, a wonderful invention of
Mannibal Prudent. The invention had
saved the country from foreign invasion,
and the continent had been united tinder
one government, with Prudent as presi
dent. For half a century peace and pros
perity had reigned. The story opens will
President Prudent critically ill. ilis dent!
Is hastened by the receipt of a message
from (Vault von Werdenstein of (tertnany
that he lias at last succeeded in pene
trating the rays. Dying lie warns his
daughter Astra th;M this means a foreign
Invasion. He tells her to liurrv t«» the
Isl.uid of Ciryne, hut dies before he can
tell the location of the place.
rHAPTKK IT Astra is nominated for
the presidency by the continental party.
CHAPTER III—Napoleon Ed:son calls
on Astra, informs her that he was a pu
pil of her father’s, and promises to help
her. He gives her a ring made of a new
ly discovered substance which, he says,
will solve the problem of flying.
CHAPTER TV Chevalier di Peon ap
pears in Europe. IP* notes that prepara
tions have been completed for an in
vasion of America. lie calls on von
Werdenstein and offers him the secret of
making gold.
CHAPTER V- Tie demands 1n return
absolute disarmament and peace. The
chevalier fs suspected of being an Am^r
!- an. lb* is prized at night and carried
off in an aeroplane.
CHAPTER VT—Astra is Inaugurated as
president. SI :e receives a message from
Edison, whose l#rng silence has worried
her, that lie has bee?» a prisoner for two
months on the island of Helgoland and
has .lust escaped. He annouM'.py that th°
confederated fleet of Enrol*0 has sailed
for America.. H*» promises to rail on h r
the following night
CHAPTER VTT—Countess Rosfny, a
®py. becomes a prisoner In hope of se
curing Edison’s secret. She falls in love
with him.
CHAPTER VTTT She agrees tp Join him
In an attempt to escape. By the use of
fireworks he summons a curious Hying
machine which resembles a monster
eagle. He escapes and sends his message
to Astra.
CHAPTER TX—Edison rails on Astra
as promised. He tells her his plans for
defense have been completed, bur that he
will give fuller details «1 his workshop on
the island of Ciryne iu the Pacific. They
make the trip In three hours. His plans
are based on the peculiarity of the row
substance, eirvnltli, which is lighter than
any known metal ami is pra< lb ally inde
st ruetible
CHAPTER The Europeans succeed
In passing the line of inolutlnn. hut find
that the Americans have established/ a
second one. Edison delivers a note to
von Werdenstein In bis flags!)Id demand
ing that the fleet be Withdrawn. Edison
is attacked, but by the use of some mys
terious power be destroys two warships
ami several aeroplanes.
CHAPTER XT Realizing his helpless
ness Werdenstein withdraws his fleet and
consents to universal disarmament.
CHAPTER XIT Edison’s mother is ill
on the Island of C1l\vn*\ Countess Roslnv
■ 'ffeps to go and comfort her, hoping to
discover Edison’s secrets. She begins t<»
weave a net around Santos Dupre!, Edi
son's assistant.
Hi VPTER XU1 The countess gets a
letter from Werdenstein offering her the
princedom of Schomburg-Eitliow for Edi
son’s secret.,
CHAPTER xrV—Edison and Santos
start in search of a new deposit of ciry
nith, their supply being almost exhausted.
Th* y find it on the estate of Schomburg
I .Ithow.
CHAPTER XV--The countess flndlv
rets Santos into her ninh hes and he
promises To do anything for her. She
gets another letter from Werdenstein
asking her to And out why Edison is in
terested in the Sehombtirg estate, ho hav
ing made overtures for its purchase.
CHAPTER XVI Edison applies person
ally to Werdenstein w»th an offer for
the property, but gets no satisfaction.
Astra and Edison set the flat* for their
! wedding. WertipnstHn gets a letter from
the countess promising to reveal Edison's
secrets as soon as the property is turned
over to her.
CHAPTER XVIT--On the dav of their
wedding Astra and Edison get a letter
from the countess saying she has loft the
country with Santos.
CHAPTER XVTH Santos perfects a
machine and is made a count by the em
peror of (Termsnv. He marries the coun
tess, now princess of Sehombm g-Eith« w.
CTTXPTHR XTX Edison finds a new
deposit of circuit h and builds a new fleet
of airships. He accident illy diHeovers a
liquid that will render opposing air.hips
helpless l»v removing the magnetism from
cirynlth He is injured while making the
discovery.
CHAPTER XX His long absence
causes great uneasiness in Washington.
Santos completes 21 airships for the enun
j toss. Tile aviators *»f the fleet elect hey
queen. She plans t * * master the world.
Edison returns to Washington.
~W.liat do you nreah r>
“Wkat do I mean? Can’t you see
Napoleon Edison’s diplomacy? Don’t
Ambroslo Hale, Vice President, De
livered a Good Address.
you realize that you gave Hut all the
information he.wanted? At- l said. it
is time for you to retire and give your
place to one who is clever enough to
'take care of it.”
“Our opinions differ somewhat. 1
princess, /’ersonally, I am rather
scrupulous.”
She laughed, and all at once turned
into a different being.
"Don’t take nty talk seriously. I
am nervous.”
"This is a hint to your friend that
'te may leave?”
“That thought of yours is sufficient
y diplomatic. Slay, Count Duprel is
coming, and he will want to talk to
jou.”
At almost the same moment Santos
entered. The little man was trans
formed. His sturdy, round figure had
become thin. His whole being ex
pressed the high tension under which
be was working; His face looked as
‘ he had brooded ov< r hi° sorrows, i
ind had become almost sullen. His
yee lit up. however, when they rested
on Rositta .She still had the power to
| do with hint what she would.
After greeting the Count von Wer
denstein he told him that sixteen aero
dromones were finished, tried and
stored away, and five more were in
the workshops It was only a ones- j
lion of two or ruorp months until they
would he ready for action.
“There is one thing,” said the count.
From a military standpoint, it would
be advisable for us to watch Napoleon
Edison's movements closer. We have
the aerodromoneg and why wouldn't j
it be a good plan to send out one or
two to spy on him?”
"What can he do?” was Rositta's ;
scornful answer. If he cannot get any
cirynith? Very likely he has been
searching for a new deposit, but can
not find any.”
“I only hope your supposition is
true, but I fear him. What do you
think. Count Duprel?”
i The count only shrugged his shoul
ders and let Roeitta answer.
“We are not afraid of him, and we
will go against him.” And she looked
at Santos encouragingly.
“We will go against him,” he re
peated.
I All we neeu. now, is the casus
belli,’” remarked the chancellor.
‘That is simple enough. Request
the peace committee to allow a sinnd
ing army for European nations." said
Resit'a.
‘‘We will see," said the chancellor,
and started lo leave. He fell doubt
ful of his course. He had vague, un
formed fears that haunted him. Hut
nothing happened. His American epiea
reported that Napoleon could not be
located.
Two weeks later lie received news
that there was some uneasiness lelt in
Washington in regard to the inexpli
cable absence of Napoleon Edison.
These reports were repeated day after i
day.
What did this mean? The Count
von Werdrnstein was unable to think
of a reason for the absence, but he
was not the only one who was puzzled, j
There were, many who would have giv ;
en much to know what had become of i
Napoleou Edison.
His absence at first had been unno- j
ticed, as Astra felt that he would re- j
turn at any hour, and turned aside ;
the questions. But when the third !
week began, and still they had no
word from him. she could not bear it
any longer. The gray-haired mother,
who suffered even more than Asira,
soothed her and said she would come
to the Crystal Palace at once, to be
with her.
That evening Mrs. Edison arrived,
and embracing the wife of her son
she whispered: "He strong and brave,
my dear girl. You know just as well
as 1 do (hat lie will come as soon as
he can. I fear he lias had hh acci
dent to his aerodronione. but my heart
tells me he is in no danger. Above
all, we must have trust in God!"
At Astra’s request Hie various pa,
per* treated the matter lightly.*
Rosltta was one who was really
liafited by Hip lengthened absence of i
Napoleon. Hhe and Santos talked
about it seriously, but the little count
was as puzzled as she. This disap
pearance had not fitted into her plans. ’
She wanted to gain a victory over Na
poleon, not over America.
Her ambitions were great, but one
of the greatest was to humble Napa,
leon- She bad figured out a devilish
plan to destroy his base of supplies,
Ciryne. Even her husband shuddered
when she told about it, He thought
of the many days he had spent among
the men there, and the pleasant com
panions that be had left behind.
A tremendous mb was to be con
structed; a bomb or such size *liai ita
explosion would cause a genuine earth
quake. Great quantities of the high
est grade explosives were to he.placed
In a large metai shell, which would he
dropped on the Island of Ciryne and
blow It into space,
Ciryne was Napoleon’* laboratory;
there, were his aerodromone* kept,
anu if ti'iette were destroyed, he never
would be able to gain the victory. The
fact that Napoleon’s mother and all
his mechanics were to be destroyed
did not Influence Rositta’s plans in the
least.
Seven weeks went by. The situation
was the same, except that the flotilla
of twenty aerodromones was readv at
Suemeg and its crew was practicing
maneuvers day after day. They were
working on one more machine, as R*
•litta was superstitious, believing that
the number twenty-one was her lucky
one.
The European monarchs had all
signed .. decree demanding the right
of restoring a standing army, and this
demand bad been sent to the peace
committee in Washington.
This reuuepl was couched iti re
spectful terms, but conveyed the ittfor
mation tiiat in case the same was re
fused the European countries would
>ct according to their own convictions.
No mention was made of the aerodro
mnne fleet, lmt American secret
agents had discovered the existence of
tliin fleet and a shrewd reporter on
the Hourly Stylograph managed to
gain the information. Whole pages
tdvertised the fa<-( that it was read]
to swoop down upon Ijte American
continent, and conquer it. Then the
rival papers took it up and vivid fan
•ies were printed; some declared that
Napoleon Edison was held a prisoner
• mi would be compelled to Join tin
European forces to save nis life.
In the meantime the congress aur
'he peace committee considered tb<
European demand.
Amfosio Hale, Vice-president, dol'n
•red a great address, urging the unio;
to isolate the American cot* linen
again.
“What need have we of Etrepoa
aomtnerce and troubles? The Amer
■an continent is ours, we love it at
we can live on it. The Z-ray station
have been kept in order and we cat
•asily cut ourselves off from thos<
warring countries. We will not be tin
lowers.” So his address ran. He sa'
down amid tremendous applause.
However, another orator arose and
propounded opposite reasons for open
ports and no determination was
reached.
Astra and her mother-in-law were
sitting in the library at the Crystal
Palace depressed and sad. The uncer
tainty of Napoleon's fate caused long,
sleepless nights.
Titus tliny had lived, day after day,
hopefully and fearfully.
The life of the woman who had
been the mainspring of all their
troubles was different. The Princess
Rositta had never been happier than
now. The twenty-first aerodromone
was finished, and site, like a general,
would drill her flying squadron per
sonally.
Rositta had acquired groat skill in
, handling the aerodromone, and she
covild mnite the capturing act very
easily. She was loved by the whole
j crew, which was composed of men
from noble families.
These men admired (heir leader,
they were hypnotized by her charms
and she handled them so that (bey
were, as one man, ready (o give Ihtir
lives for her.
After a successful maneuver day
Resitta gave ilje order to her men to
gather in the large hall. The hall was
the schoolroom where Santee taught
them the art of aviation in theory.
There were forty men in all—young,
vigorous, brave and hold. When Ho
sitta entered, followed bv her hus
band. a cheer rang out: “Hurrah for
our princess!’’
She walked to the platform, and her
clear voice rang through the hall:
“Gentlemen!” The silence, was In
tense. “I have called'you together to
explain the situation. The American
continent has voluntarily taken from
us Europeans, children of a different
caste, a different race, our most cher
ished traditions. There is not one
among you who is not a nobleman.
You all know the situation and Eu
rope’s eyes rest on us. Europe is
awaiting our action to restore the old
order of things. We have the might!
Think of these words: ‘We have the
might!’ Therefore, we have the right!
The. aerodromone flotilla Is my own
property. Think this over and con
sider!
“Is it right that I—thift wo—should
obey orders that come from powerless
rulers? That we, the gallant aerial
fleet, should consider those who are
h«dd to the ground? That we who
have the might should obey anyone
else except the one we choorp’
“Gentlemen, we worn all bom to be
rulers, or I would not have soleoti d
you as my aviators. Gentlemen! You
must select one of us for our coup
niander. and we will rule tho world!”
"Hurrah for the Queen! Hurrah for
the queep of tin> air! Hurrah for
Queen Rositta!”
How swept that sounded to the beau
tiful woman! A tear glistened in h-r
eve, She ran Into their arms and
kissed one after another. The last
was Santos, and he was the least en
thusiastic of them all.
Rositta, queen of the jtjrl
This was her election. When the,
enthusiasm had somewhat abated she
gave them the oath of obedience, the
oath that would be kept secret until
the day of its world-wide proclama
tion. They sworn to be true, obedient
and brave for the queen. And she
swore to be faithful and true to her
little army,
“We have only one man to fear, and
that man is Js’apol'-Oti Edison. You all
know him Seemingly he has met with
sonie misfortune, n« he has disnp.
pear* d. Wie n he returns we will tight
him and win, and then the world la
ours''’
That same day while this Infamous
thing was happening In Sitrmeg the
American Eagle slowly descended to
the roof of Hie Crystal Palace. It was
dusk aj>d no one noticed Its arrival.
'7 iip IbT, man Vho uiighird froni Tue
machine seemed weak, hut he fast
ened the machine, then slowly found
his way downstairs. After a g«-ntle
tap on Astra's private door he entered.
Mother and wife were there.
Napoleon had returned at last.
CHAPTER XXI.
The Valley of Xiuh.
The first raptures of the reunion
were over. Words took the place of
mute expressions of love. Napoleon
began to tell his story:
“No one lrnows of my return, ex
cept my men at Ciryne, and f»hey w ill
keep it to tlu’inselvcs. | did not nse
the 'graph, as 1 did not want certain
people to know that I was safe 'he
papers would gm held of it and bv
morning Europe would know.'' flu
smiled. “They have hied to surprise
U“, and now we will surprise them.'’
His eves rested lovingly on the two
women who were his nearest and
dearest.
!
It is exactly eight weeks todsv
since I left Washington to continue
my search for something that I felt
convinced nature had provided for a
certain use; that is, to remove ihu
electro magnetism of cirvnitlt, I found
it, thanks be to Providence. The dis
covery nearly cost me mv life, but I
never was happier than the moment
when my aerodromone was helplessly
railing down. It is a wonder that I
"Dine out alive, but, aside from a few
bruises, all is well.
"I was circling around an active vol
cano and the wing of the Eagle was
touched by the warm fluid gushing up
from a geyser. The wings folded to
gather and the Eagle was helpless
1 turned the tail rudder to break its
fall, and thus escaped with my life.’
A silent prayer went up from tlie
wo loving women, « prayer of ttianks
0 Him who had saved him to save
Xmerica.
“I lost consciousness when the aero
droinone struck the ground by being
hurled into the bench. When I opened
rny eyes it was night and I was on a
low bed. An ancient oil lamp was
flickering on a tabic at my bead. 1
tried to alt. up, hut could not. My
strength was gooe; even my eyelids
fell down, down, and I had a feeling
• hat I was falling from a great height.
I felt some one come near, and a mo
ment later I felt a cooling bandage
placed on my head by deft hands. I
lost consciousness again and do not
know how long I lay In a stupor, but
I think it must have been at least
eight days.
"The first clear moment I had I
found that 1 was in the home of some
rich Indian family. Later I found that
they weie Aztecs—indeed, the direct
descendants of the Incas. In the cl»kr
moments during my fever I saw a
very beautiful Aztec girl by my bed
side nursing me. She was the dsugh
•iArm... • im. i rim
“When I Opened My Eyes !t W»«
Night and I Wa» on a Low Bed."
<<>!• or the high priest, to whose house
I had been taken.
"It. was five weeks before l recov
ered from the terrible fall,
As I regained my tiireurlli the old
priest, named Xiluhnma. assisted me
to a porch-like structure that stood
before the house, and 1 beheld a won
derful picture. A few hundred yards
away was the smoking volcano, and
st veral "teaming geysers were spout
ing water In the air. At the foot ot
the conelike peak stood a great
church with strange statues and re
liefs painted in vivid rod, blue, yellow,
black green and white colors. rl tin
whole r< minded me or the pictures (>f
ancient Egypt. Xiluhamu'a beautiful
daughter came with us and brought
cushions to male ■ me a comfort&bto
sent Oil (he long, bro:;d beneh.
"the old priest could express his
thoughts so plainly that i understood
him almost ns well as if we were attic
<o convert*®, and v h-u I was in doubt,
lie took (i hoard and made drawings in
a childlike but expritsive way.
"T soon leaiizeu tiiat he considered
me sejrt as a unset nger by tlt^iy £•’J
Itzeoatl, \ prophecy made hundreds
of years before by one of ihelr great
men told them that a deliverer would
come as a bird. That reminded me of
my Eagle ttiat had. during my illness,
been haunting me, as I toured it bad
!>< en damaged brjond repair. In spit*
oT all it meant to me I had not asked
about it. I was l< d by the priest to
the church, through the wide doors
of which my Eagle had been catried
and p'aced before the altar, t looked
it over carefully and found that it was
in good condition, except that (he
wings bad lost their magnetism. I
inspected it and found one wing coat
ed by a pale yellow varnish it who
ilie wing that had beep tniu bed by the
Utjxiid from a getser.
(10 OE CONTINUED H X! ,V..Lh »