DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. VIII. NO. 43
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 27. 1915.
PRICE, $1 PER YEAR
Colonial Reception.
On last Tuesday evening the
Womans’ Missionary Union de
lightfully entertained the people of
Huttig at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
F. W. Scott from 8:00 o'clock until
10:00, with a Colonial Reception.
The ladies of Circle No. 1, rep
resenting the noted ladies of “Ye
Olden Days." in Colonial ti me, be
ing dressed according to the style
in those days, and affording those
present an exact representation of
Betsy Patterson, Martha Washing
ton, Lady Livingston. Betty Ross,
Dolly Madison and other ladies of
cplonian importance. All appear
ing most charming in their cos
tumes.
Refreshments of coffee, sand
wiches and punch being served,
which were most highly appre
ciated and enjoyed, and everyone
pronounced the viands most de
licious after having participated in
this gastronomical delight. Upon
leaving all expressed themselves j
as having spent a most enjoyable j
evening with the host and hostess]
and the ladies of the circle.
The funds received by free-will
offering will be used for the benefit
of charity in and around Huttig.
Call for Mass Meeting.
A mass meeting of the voters o'
Hutt’g will be held at the Town
Hall Monday night. March 8, at
7:30 o'clock, for the purpose of
selecting candidates for the offices
of Mayor, Recorder and five Aider
men to be voted for on Tuesday,
April 6. 1915. All interested vo
ters are urged to be present.
C. T. Thompson,
Mayor.
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh That Contain Mercury
as mercury will surely destroy the tense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering It through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the damage
they will <io Is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Hall’s
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no
mercury, and Is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Tn buying Hall's
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu
ine It Is taken internally and made In
Toledo. Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Tes
timonials free. *
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle.
Take Ball's Family Pills for constipation.
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Sickening Total of Lives Lost.
The British losses in killed, j
wounded and missing since the war i
began amount to 104,000, accord- i
ing to an official report just given
to the House of Commons. If
Britain with less than 400,000
men in the field has had such
heavy losses, those among the
French, Belgians, Germans, Aus
trians, Russians. Serbians, Turks.
Montenegrins and Japanese must
reach a sickening total somewhere
in the millions.
Notice.
The Union Saw Mill Company
will pay $50.00 as a reward to any
one, not in its employ, who will fur
nish information from which any
person shall be convicted of depre
ciating or trespassing upon the tim
ber of said Company.
This 1st, day of February, 1906.
Union Saw Mill Co.
By F. W. Scott,
Secy.and Treas
The Number of the Stars.
The total nu Tiber of stars, from
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the first to the seventeenth magni
tude, was recently estimated by a
noted astronomer . to be 1,600.
000,000. That is about equal to
the number of people now living on
the earth.
Of course no one could count so
many, even if he could spend his
whole life in counting. The re
sult is obtained by photographing
small squares of the night sky.
carefully measured, and then
counting the stars that the photo
graphic plate shows within some
of the squares that appear to con
tain about an -verage number
The number thus, obtained, multi
plied by the number of such
squares in the entire heavens,
gives roughly the number of stars
that are bright enough to be caught
by the sensitive plate. But no one
knows that this number includes
all, or nearly all, of the stars. Ev
ery improvement of telescope or
photographic film shows up mill
ions not visible before. Still we do
not know whether what the plate
reveals is nearly the whole of the
universe, or whether it is but a lit
tle spray, as it were, in an unthink
able ocean of stars.
Union County in Tick Bill.
The Tick Eradication Bill, from
which Union county was exempt
ed, was amended in the Senate to
include the county and has been
concurred by the House which
means that in two years time
Union county should be out of
quarantine territory and our cattle
worth from $ 10 to $15 more per
head than they are now. Another
feature will be that when the ticks
are eradicated we can raise pure
bred cattle here without danger of
losing them.
Methodist Church Services
The following services will be
held at Union church Sunday: Sun
day school at 10:00 a. m. Preach
ing at 1 1 a. m. and 7:50 p. m. by
the pastor. Junior League at 3:00
p. m. Epworth League at 6:50 p.
m. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to attend these services.
Rev. S. K. Burnett Pastor.
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Colic, Sprains.. Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, OTd Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in
ternally and externally. Price 25c,
What Defeat Will Cost.
The Revue, of Paris, gives cal
culations regarding the size of the
bill which the Allies will call upon
Germany and Austria to pay in
case the Allies are successful. It
will amount, says the Revue, to
thirty-four billion dollars if the war
continues until August 1. After!
that it will be more.
That would of course be a crush
ing burden of debt for those coun
tries to carry. It would be some
thing like $350 for each man,
! woman and child. Our own
| national debt is only $10 each.
If the German-Austrian-Turk
ish alliance should win, the bill
! presented to the Allies would prob
ably be about as large. It would
be based upon the costs of the war
10c Per Hundred.
Old newspapers for sale
at the News Oc
per hundred as lonj< as they
last, Come early as the
supply is limited.
Notice of Election.
Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held in the incor
porated Town of Huttig, Ark., on
Tuesday. April 6, 1915. for the
purpose of electing a Mavor, Re
corder and five Aldermen to serve
for one year.
C. T. THOMPSON,
W. H. Moore, . Mayor.
Recorder.
“Blank Check” for British Army.
The British Ministry is asking
Parliament for a "blank check”—
that is, unlimited authority for an
amry of 3,000,000 men, no matter
what the expense may be. It is
the first time in 200 years that the
Ministry has asked for such unlim
ited authority.
To get the news read The News
Jury List for March Court.
The following citizens have been
named as grand and petit jurors
for the March Term of the Union
Circuit court which convenes in El
Dorado on Monday, March 15,
1915:
GRAND JURORS.
H L Shannon
Howard Perdue
Jno A Andersen
B B Dozier
W J Anglin
J M McCain
Paul Tatu n
Geo S Sewell
H W Goodwin
J W McGough
jin A Woo'ley
J M McDonald
M PMls?
J R Sardifer
E L McGraw
Net Lewis
ALTERNATES
W T Flournoy E W Culp
D C Smith S J Earner
Ed G Murphy P A Harper
PETIT J JRORS.
A J Reynolds
Jim Sehon
J G Walton
W G Perdue
J M Pendleton
W G Pendleton
T T Sheppard
Louis Harper
Jim Carroll
Hu McWilliams
R M Gatlin
F M Bardin
ALTERNATES.
Langford Britt Joe King
Jule Meek
Norphlet Murphy
Bert Galbraith
Lod Clifton
J E Haney
P V McDonald
W J Garner
A F Stegall
P C Head
1 mmit Hill
Jim V/ Henry
O A Miles
B B Protho
Ed /xcm
Geo S T; tu n
A C Chaney
T F Smitn
T K Moore
H C Armer
Monroe Perdue
Carl Morris
John Beaty
Sehons Get New Trial.
Attorney J. B. Crow received a
message this morning from New
Orleans stating that the Supreme 1
Court had remanded the Sehon
case back for a new trial. The
S hons, W. T.. and his t.vo sons,
Gordon and Ernest, were tried
here several months ago and con
victed of manslaughter.—Farmer
, vill i Gazette, Wedneseay, Feb. 24.
MW DOLLARS SAVED
BV BiiriKG PURE SEED
Care in Se'ecting Parent For 1915
Crop Will Mean Better Yield at Har
vest—20 Per Cent More.
In buying seed farmers should care
fully consider the following points if
they expect to get the worth of t.ieir
money: First, where the seed was!
grown; second, quality of the seed; |
third, percentage of germination;
fourth, percentage of trash; fifth,
purity of seed; sixth, presence and :
kind of weed seed.
Seed mUot become acclimated to j
any particular section before they will
produce the best crops. This often
takes two or three years. It is always !
best to buy seed from a neighbor if he
has them with the proper quality and
purity. However, it will often be nec
essary to resort to the seed houses. In
that case a statement should be se
cured from them stating where the
seed was grown. For instance, seed
is often shipped in from soiiip distant
state for local use, and the farmer
may be greatly disappointed with re
sults. it is better to use seed grown
east or west of the locality where it !*
to be used than those grown considera
ble distance north or south. It takes
only a few miies north or south to
make one day difference in the season.
Many farmers make the mistake or
buying inferior seed because ot the
high cost of good seed. Yet the in
crease in yield due to the better seed
will pay for the difference in the cost
of the seed several times, providing
the quality is Secured. A small sam |
pie of seed can be sent to the Arkan
sas Experiment Station at Fayetteville
and a test will be run free of charge.
It pays to know.
Farmers often fail to consider the
percentage of trasli that seed eon
tain. The farmer wants seed, not trash,
yet the percentage of weed seed, par
ticles of sand and dirt or sticks may
make up fifteen or twenty per cent
of the w( iglit of the seed and such
seed aro worth only SO or 85 per cent
as much as the clean seed.
Earl Kilpatrick,
Assistant Agronomist
COLDS & LaGRIPFE
5 or 6 doses GGO will break
any case of Chills & Fever, Colds
& LaGrippe; it acts on the liver
better than Calomel and does nc.
gripe or sicken. Price 25c.
FROPERLV REDDING
HE SWEET FOTSTO
i GOOD BED FOR TUO’PS A MOST
IMPORTANT FACTOR h, SWEET
POTATO CULTURE AND SHOULD
EE CAREFULLY SELF-CTED.
The usual method of propagating
the sweet potato is by means of
sprouts or “slips" which are obtained
by placing the seed potato under pro
per growing conditions, namely the re
quired amount of beat and moisture.
The most common sense method of
producing heat Is by a manure heated
hot bed.
When making a bed select a well
drained place with a south slope and
wot! protected on the north side. If
possible build a plank frame three ft>t3t
wide and as long as desired to got
the required amount of space, making
the north side a few inches higher
that: the south side Throw up a lit
Truck garden with hot bed.
tie dirt against tlie outside wall to pro
vide drainage so that water will not
collect thereAInside tlxe frame exca
vate to a d°pth of about eight inches
Then begin by placing a thin layer of
Mystery!
Rack your brains—use
your logic — let judg
ment help you — guess,
conjecture!
But if you really want
to draw back the veil of
mystery, see
The Trey
O’ Hearts
The most stupendous,
thrilling, interesting
moving picture play of
the times.
Cost $200,030 to pro
duce the first set of films.
Intense dramatic
action in every foot of
the reels.
A feature that will set
this whole community
guessing.
See it in weekly install
ments at
and read it in the
HUTTIG NEWS
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Dr,PRICE’S
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|g|f|Il
.] :u material su ii as straw, leaves or
pine needles. On this place a layer ot
from six to ten inches (the thickness
of the layer depending upon the cli
mate, season and amount of forcing
desi;ed) ot’ fresh' horse manure. Mois
ten, level and pack well. Then place
a layer of sand or light two
tc three inches deep.
The temperature may run high for
a day or two. In that case the pota
toes should not be placed until the
temperature is about 80 or 85 degrees
Fahrenheit. Then the roots are to be
bedded, placing them so that they do
not touch each other. Cover with sand
or light soil so that the tops of the
potatoes are inches under the sur
face. Aid to have the top of the bed
come above the level of the soil on
the ou*side of the frame. The bed
should be kept moist but not wet, and
the temperature will have to be watch
ed for a while. The temperature may
be allowed to run up to 85 or DO de
crees Fahrenheit for a few days, but
It should be kept as near 80-85 de
grees, and It will gradually fall to
about 60 degrees Fahrenheit at plant
ing time.
A cover for the frame can be made
of glass sash or a muslin frame if it
desirable to force more rapidly. Glass
sash while more expensive at the out
set. can bo used for many purposes
and for a period of several years,
while the muslin or cloth will have to
be renewed every year.
If In no great hurry for the slips,
beds can be made out doors with ar
tificial heat. The beds are made by
plowing a back furrow about four or
five feet wide.
The plants can be hurried some by
plowing under a layer of manure.
H. K. Truax,
Arkansas Kxperiment Station.
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'T'KE winds whip down the telephone wires.
Snow and sleet hang heavy upon them.
At times it seems as if all the elements were
j combined to break down the service. To fight the
enemies of good service there is the “troubleman, ” the
patrol of the telephone world. Day and night he is
constantly on watch to keep the talk tracks clear
He is part of an army of 150,000 employees of the
Bell system working together to make your Bell tele
phone your most proficient and dependable servant. j
Every Bell Telephone Is a Long Distance Station
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The Southwestern Telegraph
and Telephone Company
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Some men work almost day and night all their lives and yet nev
er have anything, while others with apparently not half the effort
live well and locate on Easy Street before they reach middle age.
Some people say it is luck, but if you get down to the real cause
of the one's failure and the other's success you will find that it is all
most always because of the different habits.
The one man carries his money around in his pocket and spends
it freely and thoughtlessly for everytning he see that he wants, while
the other banks his money, saves some part of everything that he
earns, keeps a business-lHe record of his transactions by means of
his checks and establishes a standing at the bank that enables him to
get financial aid whenever he needs it.
Nothing can be of more help to you in getting up in the world and
making a success nf your business than an account at this bank.
It is net what you make i lit what you save that counts.
Interest Paid on Time Xeposits.
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HUTTIG. ARKANSAS
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