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J. J. Craig was down from Ei
Dorado Tuesday night.
C. A. Berry was checked in as
postmaster here July 1.
W. E. Clark was down ffom
Strong Wednesday on a business
trip. __
Dr. H. F. Mayfield made a bus
iness' trip.to Little Rock the first of
the week.
W..A. Hemphill was on crutches
several days this week on account
of a sprained ankle.
John Willianson left Wednesday
morning to spend the 4th with
friends at Hammond. La.
Lawrence Woolley and wife, of
Oklahoma, are visiting his parent?,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Woolley.
Sam Brown, the insane negro
recently sent to El Dorado, died
four days after being taken there.
If you have any real estate for
sale list same with C. A. Berry, of
Huttig. who will sell same for you.
Mrs. J. T. Fike and son. of Ham
pton were the guests of her sister,
Mrs. C. A. Berry, the first of the
week.
For Sale, at a bargain seven
acres of land suitable for truck
farming and fruit raising adjoining
Huttig. _
C-ec. r. Pro bridge. vice president
f the Uni n Saw Mill company,
- ov if- m Shreveport this week
on nuisness.
Rev J. K. Rushing left Tuesday
morning for Griffin to assist in a
revival meeting at the Methodist
church there.
T. M. Gorman Jr. and family and
Gordon Fike and wife of Lapile were
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Perritt Sunday.
Dr. H. Rushing and Charlie
Burleron were at Chidester last
Saturday attending a big picnic ai d
visiting relatives.
Mrs. J. H. Williams returned
Wednesday afternoon from a visit
with her daughter Mrs. J.C. Phillip -
at Junction City.
Rev. and Mrs. W. T. King ar
rived home Thursday afternoon
from a month’s visit with his par
ents at Shelbyville, ind.
For Sale, Two acres of land and
house with two large rooms and
hall adjoining Huttig on the north
west. Call or write News office.
The regular meetings of the
Woodman Circle at this place have
been changed to the second and
fourth Friday nights of each month, ]
Mrs. Conway Pyle of Farmerville
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. T.
B. Weaver. Tuesday and left Wed
nesday morning for Camden to visit
with relatives.
Rev. J. R, Rushing attended the
District Stewards meeting of the
Methodist church for th,s district
at Stephens last week returning
home Friday afternoon.
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W. C. Boyer, who has been a
resident of Huttig for the past six
years, left Wednesday morning for
San Francisco where he will enter
the employ of a brother.
Urw, i ! s He&skiah Brown arid
J hn Smith all say Hunt's
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Rheumatism and other pains.
Just try a 50c or 25c bottle from
your druggist.
A. W. Larson, who has been in
the office of the Wisconsin Lumber
company here for some time left
Tuesday for West Lake, La., where
he hasaccepted a position with a
large lumber company.
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The practice of chewing gum has
often been deprecated and not
without good reason, it must be
admitted. The experience of a
girl in Arkansas howeyer furnishes
argument on the other side of the
question. This girl stumbled over
a stone and fell down. Imagine
her horror when she saw within a
few inches of her face a huge
rattlesnake. Fortunately she was
chewing gum. When she fell her
gum flew out of her mouth and
landed square in the snake's mouth.
The snake closed his fangs on the
gum and while he was thus occu
pied the girl sprang up and killed
him. The snake had 16 rattles
and a button.
LIBERTY A NATURAL GROWTH
Truth of Macaulay’s Words Has B»
come Apparent With the Pass
ing of the Years.
There Is only one cure for the evils
which newly acquired freedom pro
duces—and that cure Is freedom!
When a prisoner leaves his cell, hs
cannot bear the light of day; he 1(
unable to discriminate colors or recog
nize faces; but the remedy Is not to
remand him into his dungeon, but tc
accustom him to the rays of the sun.
The blaze of truth and liberty may
at first dazzle and bewilder nations
which have become blind In the house
of bondage; but let them gaze on and
they will soon Be able to bear it. In
a few years men learn to reason; the
extreme violence of opinion subsides;'
hostile theories correct each other;'
the scattered elements of truth cease !
to conflict and begin to coalesce; and,
at length, a system of justice and or- j
der Is deducted out of the chaos. Many
politicians at our time are In the
habit of laying it down as a self-evi
dent proposition that no people ought
to be free till they are fit to use their
freedom. The maxim is worthy of the
fool In the old story who resolved not
to go Into the water till he had learn
ed to swim! If men are to wait for
liberty till they'become wise and good
In slavery, they may, Indeed, wait for
ever.—Macaulay.
Most Valuable Medallions.
Medallions of eurlier date than 117
A. D. are extremely rare and conse
quently very valuable. A well-known
example, of great beauty, is the gold
medallion of Caesar Augustus. Of
much earlier date, however, are the
famous Syracusan medallions, so call
ed, although they were used as coins
These medallions, which are generally
admitted to be the finest and most per
fectly executed that have ever been
struck, belong to the best period of
Greek art, 400-3.I6 B. C. On their
faces they bear an ideal head, mag
nificent in its swinging sculpturesque
lines, and upon the reverse the repre
sentation of a victorious quadriga, por
trayed with a vigor of action worthy
of those old Greek masters.
Writer of Song Unknown.
There is no record of who wrote
"The Girl I Left Ilehind Me,” but it is
generally conceded that it is of Irish
origin. It was discovered in manu
script bearing date of 1770. Thirty
years later it was transcribed, as
played by A. O’Neil, a harpist. The
air was written for a march, and the
words w-ere from an English version
of the original. It was then called
"Rrlghton Camp." Chappell, who put
the words in English, admits that the
original might be Irish, and was of the
opinion that it was written in 1758.
Wounded Pride.
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"Surely the public appreciates your
generosity.”
"No, it doesn’t. The public would
rather watch a comedian when he
comes out and tells a fool Joke than
iook at my beautiful scenery and cos
urnes.”
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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER l—For fifty yearn the eon
tlnent of North America had been Iso
lated from the rest of the world by tin
use of Z-ray8, a wonderful invention o!
Hannibal Prudent. The invention ha*
saved the country from foreign Invasion
and the continent had been united undo
one government, with Prudent as presi
dent. For half a century peace and pros
perlty had reigned. The story opens will
President Prudent critically ill. His deatl.
is hastened by the receipt of a message
from Count von Werdenstein of Germany
that he has at last succeeded in pene
trating the rays. Dying he warns hi?
daughter Astra that this means a foreign
invasion. He tells her to hurry to the
Island of Ciryne, hut dies before he can 1
tel! the location of the place.
CHAPTER II —Astra is nominated for
the presidency by the continental party.
CHAPTER III—Napoleon Edison 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, j
will solve the problem of flying.
CHAPTER TV—Chevalier di Peon ap
pears in Europe. He notes that prepara- |
tions have been completed for an in- !
vasion of America. lie calls on von 1
Werdenstein and offers him the secret of
making gold.
CHAPTER V—He demands in return
absolute disarmament ami peace. The
chevalier is suspected of being an Amer
ican. He is seized at night and carried
off in an aeroplane.
CH \PTER VI—Artrajj[ inaugurated as
president She receives a message from
Edison, whose long silence has worried
her. that he has been a prisoner for two
months on the Island of Helgoland and
has Just escaped H** annnunees that the
confederated fleet of Europe has sailed
for America. IT*'*promises to call on h*:r
the following night.
The spell was short; the next mo
ment the countess stood up and the
chevalier picked her up and placed
her on the bench again, as if she were
o little child; then he turned and ran
down the stairs to his prison.
-CHAPTER VIII
The Fireworks.
Every evening after that, except
when it stormed, the prisoners went
tip on the roof. These evenings were
the pleasantest part of the days.
During the day the chevalier read
the daily papers and magazines with
great interest. He found plenty of
engrossing news there, especially the
preparations of the confederated navy
and army. One article, very well
written by one of the chief engineers,
particularly attracted his attention.
That article described the Z ray and
Its destroyer. The supply station of
destruction was Madeira, from which
place heavy cables were laid to reach
the 30th longitudinal meridian, along
which the Z ray ran. The heaviest
current of electricity was conducted
by this tremendous cable to three spe
cially built boats. The Sanipsonian
vibrating rays were generated on these
boats. Each ray made 3,000,000 vibra
tions a second and all were directed
in a harmonious line toward the Z ray
belt. In time the wall of Isolation
would fall down under the immense
force playing against it. and the in
vasion of America would follow.
• After a long study the chevalier
placed the magazine on the table and
muttered: "The time for action is
nearing.”
One evening at the dinner table the
chevalier asked Captain Euler if he
could have some material for pvro
technical displays in order to lessen
the monotony of their existence.
The kind captain furnished every
thing he asked for. The countess of
fered her services and they worked al
most all afternoon the next day get
ting the fireworks ready. D1 Leon
seemed to be an expert; he soon had
a large Japanese wheel, several turn
ing stars and also a number of loi.g
3ky rockets ready.
When evening came they exeuedlv
prepared for the grand fireworks The
sky was clear and the moon had not
yet risen. Chevalier di Leon arranged
the different, pieces, and when the cap
tain came up he fired the first air run
ner. The long rocket went high up
in the air. whirring and whistling, and
then, with a puff, broke into thousands
of red sparks. Another puff brought
white and the third brought blue.
The next was the Japanese sun;
this was fastened to the renter of the
roof. It circled and sparkled for a
long time.
The chevalier was deeply interested
in his projectiles and, as the countess
Assisted him, Captain Euler had to
play the part of audience. There was
a larger audience outside their inclos
ure, hut that was another world.
When all the set pieces were used |
the chevalier looked tip In the sky, !
seemingly searching for something:
at last his hand went into his pocket
and, bringing out an object nol unlike
a Browning pistol, he said: "And now,
ladies and gentlemen, 1 will show you
something new In the pyrotechnical
art.”
He elevated his arm. After a few ,
twirlings and twistings of the instru
ment a click was heard and then came
the whiJging sound of a bullet.
“New watch right above ns."
Five minutes later, at an immense
height, a flash occurred. Directly
after the flash a spiral light began to:
descend, slowly: then, after several
rnjnutest an explosion followed that
put an and to the dropping spiral o'
fire and above them a -mall whlt>
cloud puff slowly fell downward.
"That was a beauty!” commented
Captain Euler.
"Have you any more?” inquired the
countess.
"I am sorry, madam, but this is fh”
last for tonight,” answered Chevalier
di Leon, with eyes turned steadilv
toward the southeast. They all sar
down, and Captain Euler and the
countess started a conversation ir
which the chevalier refused 'o tak"
part; he was watching the sky and
Ihe stars. It was much later than
usual when he returned to his gilt
cage, but he was satisfied at last; lie
had saen a star that winked at him
familiarly.
The .next day the countess asked II
they were to have fireworks again, but
the chevalier thought it would lose its
charm If they had the displays too
often. He retired to his room that
evening, complaining of a slight head
ache.
“Shall I call the,post doctor?” asked
Captain Euler, but the chevalier de
fined.
When in his sleerdtie-room he looke-1
over the contents of his small baggag*
and selected a number of articles that
he packed into one bundle. Then he
left the room.
The reading-room was the one that
was connected with the outer world
hy the stairway that ran to lh» roof.
The chevalier stepped quickly to (lie
door leading to the corridor and list
ened: he could hear the sentry walk
ing up and down. He saw with satis
faction that the door could be locked
on the inside with key and bolts; then
he examined thp door that led to the
roof. It was a heavy door, that could
be locked only from the inside. lie
silently crept up the stairs and peered
Into the inclosure; under one of the
plants, in the sbaflf*. was the countess
reading. There were a number of
heavy objects with which the door
could be barricaded.
He quietly descended, without being
seen by the countess, and Inspected
her room. Apparently finding every
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Chevalier di Leon Arranged the Dif
ferent Pieces.
thing to liis satisfaction, he picked up
a book from the table and joined tin
counters.
"Are you feeling better, my dea'
chevalier?”
“I 'hank you, countess, yea. And hov.
are you? Does not this imprisonment
tell on your nerves?”
She sighed. “Chevalier, I think it
does. If I were in a dark dungeon it
could hurt me more; but a prison is
a prison, and gilt bars are hateful.”
“Why are you here?"
She smiled sadly. "You ask me
why I am here as if you did not know
my mission.”
“Your mission—then you are not n
prisoner?”
“I am a prisoner just as long as you
are one, chevalier. My fate binds me
to you. Why should I hesitate to tell
you?” She looked around, and then
in a whisper she continued: “I am in
tlie service of the international police,
chevalier, and T was sent to you to
get your secret.” Great tpars roiled
down her cheeks. "Chevalier, please
don’t interrupt me; 1 want you to
know all. The chancellor wan's to
Know your mission in Kurope, from
where you come and the secret of
gold." She was now openly sobbing.
Neither spoke for some time; at last
the chevalier turned to the countess:
“It is just possible that I am making
the greatest mistake of my life, but—
what, is the difference—you have been
frank with me, and I will be frank
with you.”
She lifted her face quickly.
The chevalier thought for a second.
“Would you like to get rid of all that
belongs to the past ? Would you come
with me?”
She looked at him with such un
utterable longing that he felt Irresist
ibly drawn toward her; he actually
started toward the fascinating woman
with arms extended. Then his saner
nature reminded him of all that would
result from letting their friendship
merge into a love affair, and he
stopped.
A wave of rage swept over her
when she saw his hesitation and decl
sion, but she whispered softly: "1
shall go with you.”
"Now we are becoming real conspir
ators; be prepared so that at a mo
ment.’s notice you can leave."
“Where will you take me?”
"Wherever my stars lead!" was his
enigmatical answer, tie he left the roof
and went to his room to sleep.
Night came again, the captain left
them alone at 9:30, saying that he
had some writing to do.
Chevalier di l.eon watched the sky,
which was somewhat cloudy; there
was a (strong wind that drove the rag
ged wanderers to and fro.
The winking star he had observed
several times before was stationed in
the eastern sky.
Neither of the prisoners talked;
botli seemed to be fully occupied with
their thoughts. Suddenly di Leon
turned to the dreaming countess: "Are
you w'illing to leave with me ton’ght.
in half an hour?”
“Hut how absurd that is. chevalier!"
"Do you trust me implicitely?"
"I do!"
"Then go to your room and get all
the thing? that you need to take along
ready. Will half an hour be enough?"
“I will be ready.”
He led the countess down to hei
room, and from that moment the chev
alier became energy itself First o?
ali, he locked the door of the reading
room, then ran into his own room
picked up his bundle of belonging
and nastily placed It on the roof. TP
arranged several heavy obeets aroum
the trapdoor leading to the readinr
room and then sent a rocket from hi:
signal eun toward the winking star.
The light that followed w'as takei
as a warning by the superstitious soi
diers on duty below; the red and white
stripes of the American ting high ur
in the ail. and the silvery stars on the
blue background completed the flag
I that was causing so much annoyance
: to Europe.
i ne ren srar annvp twinkled rean
j suringly and a second later the roof
I-of the prison was flooded with a strong
i light. The chevalier ran down and
j knocked at the countess' door. "Are
i you ready?’
"I am," she replied and appeared
with a small suitcase in her hand.
.Just, as they opened the door lead
ing to the roof, a secret door in the
wall, that had escaped the chevalier’s
scrutiny, opened and Captain Euler
: stepped into the room.
"To the roof, counters,’’ the cheva
lier whispered in the ear of the woman
and he stepped before the captain.
I !!■ -k of *he captain, through the Vialf
‘ open door, he could see several sol
diers.
"Your recent fireworks have aroused
some suspicion, chevalier."
"I am sorry, captain,.but I cannot
' stop to explain things to you just now;
I am iii a hurry.” ,
"In a hurry?”
"Yes, my dear eaptain. I have juet
time enough to thank you for your
j kind hospitality, and to bid you fare
well!”
The captain stepped forward, but
before he couM touch the chevalier
there was a flash that blinded all. Ity
Hie time the captain had recovered
enough to shout: "To the devil with
your jokes!" the chevalier was gone.
Captain Euler ran to the roof door,
only to find it barricaded; it took soma
time for them to force the door, and
when they reached the roof and played
their searchlight over the whole space,
not a soul was to be found.
An hour later Astra received her
message from Napoleon Edison.
The following morning early riser#
in Berlin were treated to a novel sight.
High above (lie city, a white-headed,
tremendously large eagle appeared; it
I circled above the town for a while,
then turned suddenly toward the west
and disappeared with a rapidity that
was astounding.
The learned Professor Klpfelheimer,
a noted zoologist who was one of the
first to see it. was certain that the
bird was a genuine American eagle.
CHAPTER IX.
In the Master's Workshop.
The following day was a long one
for Astra; hope, joy and the expecta
tion of seeing the man who was able
to do so much made her restless.
Shortly before noon a report came
from the Z ray generating station ad
vising lliat a peculiar vibration seemed
to be forcing the rays backward Or
ders were given to establish the new'
Z rone, also to watch for further dis
turbances and, after a lapse of -.ix
hours, to remove the first line ol re
sistance, leaving the new Z ray to
meet the invaders.
Astra was happy Indeed when sh»
descended to the library to await Na
poleon’s arrival. As the hands of the
chronometer pointed to ten, she list
ened intently. The main door was
opened just ns the clock gave forth
its tinkling warning. A moment later
Napoleon Edison was admitted to the
library and Astra hurried toward him
with welcoming hands.
She saw at a glance that his healthy
bronze complexion was gone and that
he was thinner. She also noted the
unfamiliar clothes be was wearing
"I am so glad that you have come
8t last!” were her first words.
"I have longed to come, Mies Pru
dent, but 1 wee detained in a prison,
where i had everything but liberty."
"Please he seated; you must be
weary after your long trip." She led
him to a chair and took a seat oppo
site. "There has not been a day, sinca
your visit here, that I have not longed
for some news from you. And you,
all the time, were in prison."
Edison said: “1 crossed the isolator
In mv aerodromone ascending thou
sands of feet to get over. My assist
ant engineer, Santos Duprel. was with
me; we landed on the deserted Zug
spltze, in Germany. I alone descend
ed on skiis to Partenkirchen, where I
purchased European clothes. Duprel
and I were in constant communication
with each other until inv imprison
ment, which came eo quickly that t
had no chance to advise him. 1 had
the honor, before 1 wa« confined, 'o
meet ills majesty, th° Emperor of tier
many, the Prince of Wales and. above
all, the Count von Werdenstein, who
is the real ruler of Europe.
"Are your plans for our defense for
mulated?'' As'ra asked.
“I will, with your permission, tell
them In a more detailed manner at
the workshop. 1 hope you will ac
company me there as soon as you
can.”
“1 am ready to go at any time; only
you know i cannot leave the capital
for a long period. Besides, 1 must
lay a decided plan of action before
the continental congress meets, day
after tomorrow. Where is your plant?"
He looked at her in surprise, but all
he could see in her face was frank
expectation, and In a measured voice
he said:
"On the Island of Ciryne.”
“Cirynitli!” whispered Astra.
“At last you have spoken the word!”
• aid Napoleon eagerly. “The word T
have been expecting to hear you say."
Astra looked at Napoleon question
ing! v; evidently there was something
back of this that she was supposed to
know. Napoleon read her thoughts:
“Miss Prudent, I will enlighten you.
When I discovered the element of
which your rtng ts made i came to
your father. He was a friend and
teacher. When your father realized
the value of my discovery ano saw
the far reaching possibilities of lids
wonderful metal lm gave me fnM in
stmctions, ami I based my further
experiments on thorn.
"Hia prophetic eon) foresaw the
events that are now upon 11s, ttnri ho
wan anxious to know t.he results of
my experiments. Three days before
his death 1 received a letter from him.
I had just returned from the trial trip
of my aerodromone. 1 was intoxicated
with my success The American
Kagle my first aerodromone, was a
marvel, hut I will come to that later. 1
hurried to the capital as soon as I
read your father's letter, hut was too
late! How happy he would havu been
to know that 1 had won, that no nation
can destroy the work of his lifetime ’
Napoleon’s voice Foftened to a whis
per. “Tint his last letter told m° that
you would be instructed to go *0 the
Island of Ciryne and that, when I met
! yon, yon would greet me with the
word you have jest spoken. Tirynith.’
; the name 1 have given to this ele
1 ment.”
Astra’s eyes filled with tears. The
memory of the fas' hour or her father
returned to her in Its smallest detail,
and then she told Napoleon how the
dying man had tried io teli her every
thing, but that the shock caused bv
the message from Count von Werden
stein had killed him before he could
do so. though with his last strength
he had written, in shaking letters, the
word: “Cirynlth.”
“I cannot tell what he said about
you,” finished Astra, smiling at Napo
leon through her tears. “All I can sav
Is that 1 am very happy today, for you
have come.”
Her expressive eyes told even more,
and Napoleon Rdison felt that he wbs
amply rewarded for the services he
had rendered, not for the girl he
loved, but for the country they both
loved.
”1 have one favor to ask, your excel
lency!”
“Whatever it is, 1 will grant it in ad
vance."
"The Countose TTosiny. whom I have
mentioned, and who played a part In
the plot, Is homeless in our continent.
She is in the waiting-room. ’ brought
her with me, thinking you would not.
let her go without trying to aid her.
Under your care. 1 feel sure she will
regain all that is good in her nature
and lose al, t It a t is had.”
“She is welcome,” Astra Raid, shn
rdy, and started 10 summon an attend
ant. but Napoleor. interrupted her.
"A1 fra, permit me! Rcfore you call
her, l wish wo could make arrange
ments for your visit to my island.”
"How long doeb It take to make the
trip?”
Edison smiled. "The word ‘distance’
In stricken from • be American diction
ary. I will plan- you on the island
within three hours.”
"Whcr« is your island?"
"V.’hiTP the |gt degree W. of Green
wich and the i-4 degree N. moat.”
"In the Pacific Ocean! Wonderful!
Could wa go tomorrow?"
‘‘Yes. but I think It would ha host
to travel at night, as 1 wish to hoop
the existence of the American Eagle
ft social i a while."
"That Is wise. I/at us start at eleven
tomorrow evening.”
Nai<oleon bowed, and so the matter
was set tlpd.
The Countess Ttosltta Kosiny war
led into the room.
Astra embraced the countess kind! '.
“Welcome to our continent, my dear
covntess.”
Countess Rosiny sobbed. Her heart
seemed touched by the kind receptio .
riven her by the representative of the
grimiest republic! Rut though Napo
leon Edison was a scientist, inventor
and a discoverer, he could not pep Into
the heart of the w«-<ik. beautiful wom
an. Had he known what was going
on within It, he would have acted dif
ferently.
tro BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.)