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J. W. Gore, of Spearesville. La ,
was the guest of G. J. Pryor this
week.
Pat Pitts was up from Monroe
Sunday visiting his sister and oth?r
f lends.
Mrs. Henrietta Buihn, cf Stamps,
is here for a two weeks visit with
friends.
Miss Beulah Johnson visited wish
fiiends at Gollinston. La., the first
of the week.
Geo. T. Weaver, of St. Louis,
was here this week the guest if
his brother. T. B. Weaver.
Asa Ponder, of the First National
Bank, visited with his father it
at Lillie, La., the first of the week.
Mrs. E. McCormick, of Monroe,
who hab been the guest of her
neice, Mrs. G. B. Waters, returned
horn 3 Thursday.
V/. F. Phillips, railway agent at
Stevenson, La., was here the first
of the week visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Phillips.
Mrs. W. H. Andrews and niece,
Miss Ethel Jones, of Waldo, are
here the guests of their daughter
and aunt, Mrs. J. C. Benson.
Miss Eunice Chancellor arrived
home lust Thursday from Clinton,
La., where she attended school for
the term just closed at the Siiliman
Institute.
Malaria Of Chills & Fever
Prescription No. 666 is prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS & FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
if taken then as a tonic the Fever wil not
return. It acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c
The evening hour at the Methc
* dist church next Sunday will te
* turntfl ever to the children of the
Sunday school for their Children’s
Day exercises.
Dr. H. F. Mayfield arrived home
Saturday from Little Rock where
he accompanied the young son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Jamison for an
operation for appendicitis.
A number from here attended
the Fifth Sunday Meeting of the
Baptist church at Strong last Sat
urday and Sunday and report a
good meeting and large attendance.
The chi'dren of the Baptist
Sunday school, with most of those
going to the Methodist Sunday
school as their guests, enjoyed a
picnic Thursday in Pryor’s grove
west of town.
Skin Disease Cured.
Hunt’s Cure is the name of the
remedy which is absolutely guar
anteed to cure all forms of skin
disease or the purchase price
promptly refunded. Wonderful re
sults are obtained by its use. curing
cases that would not yield to other
treatment. Ask your druggist. A
B. Richards Medicine Co., Sher
man, Texas.
On Friday evening. May 29. in
honor of Miss Luc'le Bedford, Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Brignac entertained
a number of her school mates and
friends. Refreshments were served
during the evening, and after play
ing many games, which were en
joyed by all, with a smile and happy
heart each one left echoing the
same sentiment—“We have had
such a good time!”
Deafness Cannot Bs Cured
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the mseuaed por.ion of the ear.
'i.lit re Is only one TVW to cure deafness,
and t!._t is by constitution,.! r medics.
Deafness is caused by an Inllmmd condi
tion of the mucous lining of the llusta
ch.un Tube. When this tube i.i Inflamed
you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect
hr ring, and when It Is cr. finely closed,
rieafnt cs is the result, end unless too ln
tl2.mmr.U0n can bo tal. i out and this
t i mtored to Its r: rmrl condition,
heating trill lie destroy*;! ferov^r; nine
casts end of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which la nothing hut en Inflamed condl
tirn t f ti.o mucous surfaces.
Y7e v 11 rive On# llBBclred hollar* foranj case cf
p- -v 11 acsi 11 ycatarrbH'-atiarmoth rurcJl./
iiib'a Catarrh C ..: j. Uond tor circulars, t J.
f. J. ("i e;:cy, a co, TuIsHo, uuio.
Bolt hy Drnfcl-.s.f'
a'aa» iiaut Family villa for oofistldsuon.
Adr
Misses Bessie Pollard and Clyde
P.tts. who attended Henderson
Brown College at Arkadelphia the
past term, arrived home last Thurs
day. _
The preaching service at the
Baptist church Sunday morning
will follow immediately after the
Sunday school lesson, instead of j
having an intermission as hereto- '
fore. This will enable the congre
gation to reach home by 1 1:30.
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure your Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in
ternally and externally. Price 25c.
Senator Joe T. Robinson, after
a dehate in the senate over the
question of limiting the member®
of congress to $60 annually for
telegraph service, proposed a bill
by which the franking privilege
hould also be limited. His meas
ure would provide each represen
tative v/ith an annual postage al
lowance of $ 1 00 for each 100,000
people of his constituency and each
senator with $ 1 00 a year for each
100,000 people m his state.
Received by a Georgia game
warden: Dere ser: 1 don't want
this sorter licents. 1 thot i was a
gettin’ a Marridge licents. sum
budy sent me to mr. - and sed
he would gimme a licents, mandy
was so mad whin i got back with
this here huntin' licents she would
ent have Me. she sed i dident hav
cents enuf to git a marridge licents
so she ups and runs off with bi!
Jonson and i am in a hel of a fix.
i wants my muney back unless this
here ILents will let me shoote bil
Jonson. Yores most truly,
Sam Jackson.
For Sale by B. F. Moody.
LODGE DIRECTORY
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. & A
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evenings at 7:30 o'clock. Visitini
Masons always welcome.
F. O. Mahony, W. M.
D. F. Coi.lett. Sec’y.
HOWARD CHAPTER. No. 122. R. A
M. meets every tirst and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visitin.;
companions welcome.
D. F Collett, H. P.
C. A. Bf.rry. Secy.
HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 520. Order o'
the Eastern Star, meets every first anc
third Friday evening at 7:50 o’clock
Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
Mrs. A. E. Lucas. W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson. Sec'y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 1. 0. O. I
meets every Tuesday evening. Visitini
brethern cordially invited to attend.
M. H. Claybaugh. N. G.
E. L Ware. Secy.
HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No. G6
meets every Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs. Chas. Saxe, N. G.
Mrs. May Claybaugh, Secy.
SWEET BAY CAMP No. 41 1 W O. W
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome.
C. M. Caldwell, C. C.
J. C. Bridges. Clerk.
NEILL C. MAHSH
Lawyer
Practice in Ail Courts. Roc ms 15 am
16, Postoftice Building
EL DORADO, - ARKANSAS
DRS. MAGEE & MAYFIELD
Physicians and Surgeons
At Company Hospital
Office Hours--8 to 12 a. m., 1 to 6 p. m
fi»undays--9 to l 1 a n. , ^ to 5 p p m
Kesidence 1 hone 12; office 18
HUTTIG - ARKANSAS
Warning Ord; r.
Stat* of A rWansas /
County of Umon
l.apilo 1 ownship '
The Defendant, Monro* Hardy. is warned to ap
pear in this Court within thi ty clay . and answer
the complaint of the Plaintiff, J Q Burgess.
J C. Sfe ALl ACE.
Justice ot the f-’eace.
April 30th, 1914.
HEKQCHL \i HATED
Many Are in Rebellion Against
Cuba’s President.
Chief Executive Has Dropped an Army
of Officeholders From the Pay
Roll—Cuba, at Present, Owes
Over $65,000,000.
Boston,—President Mario Menocal
is engaged in the interesting expeii
rnent of giving the island (Cuba) an
honest native government, "K. H. P.'
writes in the Boston Transcript. No
polny other than the extirpation of
graft and the punishment of gratter.
has been marked out by his adminis
tration, but this atone has favorably
impressed Washington, if the siat«
department’s approval of the proposed
$10,000,000 Cuban loan is any erite
rion.
It was a rich field for reform thal
President Menocal found when he as
sumed office last May. Since tht
model provisional government, con
ducted by Major Gen.# Leonard Wood
following the civil war. at an expense
of about $18,000,000, has turned ovei
the island to the natives, the annua
expenditure has risen to about $40,
000,000. Even the second America!
occupation continued the steady in
crease instead of providing a much
needed lesson in economy. Goveruoi
Magoon left the Cuban treasury will
less money than he found In it.
The federal departments had beet
i rammed with the heelers and follow
ers of various political leaders wht
profited from this vast fiscal prosper
ity, and the heelers and follower*
worked into the pay roll their own
heelers atid followers, and so on dowr
the list. The number of persons
whose working attitude was feet or
desk grew appallingly large. Holding
office was a genteel and lucrative oc
cl] potion requiring no talent exeppl
political perspicacity and deference t(
one's political chieftain.
All administrations in Cuba as wel
as in the United States are expeetec
to muke changes in the personnel o‘
government upon assuming office, bin
Senor Menocal has violated all th<
rules. To many of the vacancies ere
ated by the official headsmen he ap
pointed no one at all. Reduction o
the force is his policy. This is holt
to work a double hardship on poli
ticians who confidently believed tlia
their w'orking days were over on thi
day of their appointment. The dis
missed ones now face want. The for
tunate ones who remained are obliget
to perform tj:ore work. The despera
tion of the situation really requires n<
further comment, but it is being tv
ridly discussed in the cantinas of He
vaua where the ousted c.ongregatt
Mario Menocal is a failure, they dt
clare. He will not last, they hot*
The Spanish language lends itsel
beautifully to their mood. Such i
situation at Washington or a stat<
President iviario Menocal.
capital would .merely manifest the fa
miliar theory of partisan polities. Ai
Havana it possesses a deeper signifi
eance, relating to the very life of tht
republic.
Cuba’s debt is now about $65,000,000
The new $10,W0.000 loan will be
used largely to discharge obligations
incurred by the preceding administra
tion of Gomez or by the American
provisional government that adminls
tered fhe affairs of the island froir
September 29, 1906, until January 27
1909.
Of eourse it is not easy to keep a
surplus in the Cuban treasury. Tlx
fertility of suggestion as to how any
treasury cash can wisely — always
wisely—be expended is, pcrlmps. great
er in Havana than in any other capi
tal yt the world. Nevertheless, Presl
dent Menocal appears ably competent
to resist these worthies and also tc
put some of them to -flight. His eus
pension of the operation of the con
tract with the Port Works company
is a case in point. This organization
by virtue of a concession obtained
from the Gomez government, was tc
make certain harbor improvements, in
return for which the privilege of levy
ing harbor dues on all shipping was
t stench d for a long period of years
The supreme court of Cuba promptly
sustained the presidents action. Othet
concessions and contracts have like
wist been challengei.
KING CANNOT ACCEPT IKON
Costly Gift by Arabian Tribe Not Offi
cial add Go'-s Begging
in London.
London.—A mother-of-pearl ikon of
the 'Lord’s Last Supper," almost
identical to that presentid to the cm
Iieror of Russia by the sultan of Tur
key as a peace offering on the' cut
break of the late war with Italy, is in
London awaiting a claimant. It was
destined for King George, but because*
it is not an oibcial gift it cannot be
presented to him, and, since no one
else has a right to accept it, the ikon
remains without a master.
The sultan ordered the K< bi. an
Arabian tribe celebrated for its mother
of-pearl work, to m; ke an ikon of the
Turd’s Last Supper ” for presentation
to the Russian* emperoi f'ne of the
members of the tribe, who b d served
| in the British army, insisted lh.it it
would he the grossest discourti sy to
his royal master if a similar gift was
not made for King George.
When the Russian gift was finished
the agents of the sultan paid for it and
carried it away, but the Kobi tribes
men did not know how to send the
replica to King George. It was finally
taken to Sir *ohn Gray Hill of Liver
pool, who maintains a winter home on
Ihe Mount of Olives in .Jerusalem.
Lady Hill paid the tribesmen for their
work ana wrought ihe Ikon to Ixmdon
COLLEGE JOB FOB ROOSEVELT
Washington and Jefferson Reported
to Be Ready to Make Offer to
Ex-President.
Washington.— A strong report has
gained circulation that < x-President
Roosevelt would be offered the presi
dency of Washington and .fefferion
college, which will be vacated by Pres
Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
ident .lames Moffatt on May 1
Trust* ps will meet ('oloripl KoofpvpIi
on liis return to the United Slates
from South Amerca and formally offei
him the position The place carries
with it a salary of $7,400, the largest
paid to any college head in the United
States.
PEACE BODY UPHOLDS ACT
Says Admiral Followed Usage in De
manding Salute for Insult to
American Flag.
Roston.—The Mexican situation and
the naval demonstration were dis
cussed in a statement issued by Ed
win D. Mead as chief director ol
the World Peace Foundation. TBc
statement declared that Admiral Mayo
was "acting in strict accord with in
ternational right and usage in d»>
! manding the salute which he did as
I the proper reparation for the unwar
ranted arrest of our marines at Tam
pico." After Quoting as precedents
C!"*v. In which the United states was
called upon to salute the Hags ol
Spain. France and Frazil, the state
ment satd that in these eases the sa
lute was given "only after long ne
gotiations to determine precis* !y the
provocation and circumstances."
AM UNNATURAL MAN TO WEE
Dutch Girl Loves What Is Left of Van
der Blassbalk After a Big
Explosion. __
New York.—The most artificial mar
in the world, by his own admission
! sailed for Holland, where he expects
to marry the most natural girl iu *h*
world, lit? is Jan van der Blassbalk
forty years old. a former owner of a
, glass factory In Batavia. Java. Van
ocr Blassbalk has a cork leg. it cork
arm. a rubber ear, n glass eye .yd a
wig. While experimenting with elm nr
' teals, he explained, an explosion hap
pened which leti little of his natural
‘ self.
Secs After 29 Years.
Atlantic City, N. .1.—Following an
i ptration Harry F. Smith, seventy,
recovered his sight after 99 years of
blindness. Smith's bll: dttess resulted
from injuries received In the Civil
Dead After Eating Don's Heart.
Chicago A coroner's jury found
that t rt d Voctcl died from eating itie
frh d heart of Mb pet dog. wan I- tie
ha., killed.
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VINHIE DALE’S NOTE
——~
Ey GEORGE ELMER COnB.
I s a rather forlorn proposition,"
remarked Biggs, the only lawyer in the
frontier town of Sierra.
"I have already taken that view of
the ease,” responded Maurice Allen in
a rather gloomy tone.
' Too had von wasted the time and
money corning way out here. If you
have four thousand dollars cash you
can fix it up.”
”1 have scarcely four thousand
cents," replied Maurice definitely.
! “Still, 1 ant not sorry that I came,” he
added to himself, and the thought
brought a brighter expression to his
face.
"You see," explained the lawyer,
“the Triumph mine is penalized for
two thousand five hundred dollars.
Then there are some outside claims
against It. There is still an equity o(
redemption, but it runs for only thirty
days."
"I cannot raise the money,” declared
Maurice. “Miss Dale, as you know, has
no means. We will have to let the prop
erty go by default.”
As Maurice left the attorney's office
and rather glbomily walked along the
' poor streets of the primitive mining
, settlement he had a deal to occupy his
thoughts. His father had died in the
east a few months previous, leaving
barely enough to pay his debts. Only
one possible asset was discovered—a
half interest in the Triumph mine at
Sierra. His partner in that enterprise
had been Samuel Dale.
Maurice had come west to see 11
there was anything tangible to the
proposition. It was to find Samuel
Dale dead and his daughter Vinnic
teaching the one school in the die
trlct.
He found her as helpless as himsell
| in the way of finances. He marveled
to discover this educated girl, tht
I graduate of a high class eastern col
| lege, among such crude environment
In fact she and himself were about thf
I only persons In the settlement of any
refinement and culture.
He was interested in her the mo
! nient he met her, and her sad story
( won his deepest sympathy and regard
It appeared that her father was ar
old friend of the father of Maurice, whe
had financed the mine. Its value was
undeniable, but Mr. Allen had died a’
a time when more capital was needed
and Mr. Dale broke down under th<
1
J “Won’t You First Let Me Deliver i
Letter I Have for You?”
strain of hard work and worry, anc
I died also, fie left a few debts. Hif
daughter had become surety for thesi
| and was nobly striving to pay them ofi
before site went to relatives and an
<.(her si bool position nearer piviltza
tion.
The little township school had jusi
been dismissed as Maurice reached it
Vinnie came out to look up as he ap
preached. She greeted him with he;
! usual sunny, friendly smile. They sa
down on the long bench just outsid.
the door of the rude log structure.
“1 am through," said Maurice
blankly. "It is a Question of severa
thousand dollars, and of course neithei
of us can arrange*for that."
"I am sorry," replied Vinnie, sadly
'more on your account than my own
| because it was your father's money
hat is lost in the mine. To the las
uiy father In lievt d that the sinking o
dfty feet mere of tunnel would un
cover a rich vein.”
"And from what 1 lears that i
; true,' said Maurice. “Well, we runs
j bear our disappointment. I am goin
; to return to my old work. I would fei
much happier. Miss Dale, if circun
j stances weie so that you could leav
an environment so unsuiied to yov.'
tastes and deserts."
"Oh. i am i trite contented here," d(
dared Vinnie brightly, "llesides, ’
shall soon have paid tip the few debt
of my poor father. You—you will no
; remain here much longer, then?”
She flushed slightly as she ohservt i
! that the eyes of Maurice were flxe.
upon her as she asked the question.
"It is useless for me to remain,” h
replied soberly. "My work calls m
home.”.
"There are good people here," sail
Vinnie. "They have been very kim
to me. It is not 1 i' e the old time
when my father came here. The chi!
dron are anxious to learn, their p.
rents have ambitions to create a belle
social condition There is quite an et
I certaiamuit at the hall this evening. ;
am sure they would be glad to hav*
you come.”
And Maurice went. He could not re
sist the privilege and pleasure of be
ing in the company of Vinnie. That
evening amazed and enlightened him.
The homely folk fairly Idolized the
! popular young school teacher. Vinnie
■ sang and recited for them Then there
I was a dance. It was as Maurice led
j Vinnie to a seat after a waltz that she
indicated a dark-featured young man
j who had sat grim and silent a!! the
even.ng watching those present, espe
cially Vinnie and Maurice.
| “I wonder who that young man is?"
she spoke. “He pnssed me on t'ne
street with an embarrassing stare yes
terday, and this morning I noticed him
; walking by the schnnlhonse several
times."
“I will try to find out for yon," vol
unteered Maurice, and made some in
quiries. The young man had disap
peared by the time he had returned to
Vinnie. it was with somewhat start
ling information.
The young man, Maurice ascertained,
was the son of Blin k Burt, a notorious
outlaw who had been driven out of Si
erra with a price on his head, lie was
reported dead. 1 his was the first ap
pearance of the young man in Sierra
for over a year.
The next day Vinnie Dale was miss
ing. She had gone out in ihe morning
for a walk. She did not return. Eve
ning came and still no trace of her.
Maurice became anxious. He started
a search. Finally from what soma
children told him he was saUs'ed that
Vinnie had been kidnaped b> three
men. One of them irotn the descrip
tion lie was satisfied was young Burt.
For nearly u week Maurice wandered
' over hill and dale in a vain search for
the haunt of the Burts. Wan, disheart
! cued, one aftei ,oon he was resting ,n
the nidst of a dreary waste when a
I horseman came galloping towards him.
He dismounted. It was young Burt
Instantly Maurice's hand shot t<>
wards the revolver at his beit. The
abductor of Vinnie, his rival, he fan
cied, stood before him. Maurice was
half mad with anxiety.
“Hands up!" he ordered furiously.
“That’s all right,” observed Burt,
obeying, but smiling the while. “Won’t
you first let mo deliver a letter 1 hav«
for you?”
"For me—from whom?"
"Miss Dale,” was the reply.
"Whom you kidnaped!" burst out
Maurice, fiercely.
"Perhaps. She don't regret it. Head
! the letter and see," and he lowered a
hand and took an envelope from hia
breast.
Maurice perused it. The signature
■ was Vinnie Dale. It simply asked him
to come with the bearer of the mis
sive.
"I will go with you,” said Maurice,
but distrustfully. "If you are leading
me into a trap I will shoot.”
“You won’t shoot.—you'll be glad,”
declared Burt, still smiling
It was dusk when he led Maurice up
to a rambling lighted structure in the
midst of a dense wood. The aston
ished Maurice saw’ within a room V.’n
nie Dale, graceful, sprightly and happy
faced as ever, teaching a girl compan
ion a dancing step.
"You see, we Hurts are pretty
closely watched and father Is still alive
and in hiding,” explained young Burt.
“He is going lo Alaska and Sis and I to
some high-toned relatives in the RasV.
I stole yonr girl to teach Sis how to
play the lady—see? As soon as Miss
Dale found that out she was willing to
stay. Hhe sent that note to you, but
you had left Sierra,”
Precious note—it proved that Vlnnlo
had a certain interest in him, how
deep, Maurice, soon knew.
And when the explanations had been
made the happy lovers knew that for
teaching Sis to be a lady enough to
clear the Triumph mine of all debt
was to be the reward.
(Copyright. 19H, by XV. G. Chapmen.)
FOUND HE HAD ONE RIVAL
New Yorker Thought He Had Claim
to Distinction Cinched, But His
Dream Is Shattered.
Ralph Herz has a grievance, relates
the New York World.
Resides conducting a tango place at
the Cumberland, Hers also conducts
Mrs. Ilorz to au even half dozen other
dancing places each week. Rut he
doesn’t dance a step.
Now’ here’s where the grievance
comes in.
The other evening, while carefully
watching the door with one eye and lit
tle Maurie Madison and her partner do
an exhibition maxixe with the o.her, a #
man approached Hera and asked him If
he wouldn’t like to dance with hiswifs.
"Why don't you dance with her
yourself?" Herz promptly asked him.
“Simple enough,” answered the man.
"1 can't dance."
"Help!" shouted Her*. “There goes
my most distinguishing feature. I
thought I was the only man in New
York who doesn't dance”
New Burglar Alarm.
A novel burglar alarm has been
placed on the market in Oeru „i,»,
composed of a small metal di^k, cir
cular in shape, which may egsih bo
carried in the vest pocket. It is so
arranged that a detonating cap nu»> be
inserted, and so loaded it becomes a
terror to thieves. Suppose a traveler
is staying In a strange hoieJ and finds
that he cannot lock hia door. He pl.ic"8
a chair againat rhe door and slips thn
disk tinder one of its legs. Should
anyone attempt to enter the room, the
hair is forced out of position, the disk
Mies open, and the cap exidodes, av <*k
■iiing the sleeper The disk nuiy be
used under baggage, in purse*, under
bicycle or autmt >blle tires, and la
many other w ayg.