THE HITTIO NEWS.
Published Every Saturday at Huttlg, Ark
C. A. BERRY, Editor and Proprietor.
• Entered as second class matter May 3, 1907 at
t he postoffice at Hume. Ark., under the act of Con
gress of March 3. 1879.
Subscription Price, $1.00 per year In advance
Otherwise $1.50 per year.
Advertising rates will be Furnished on Application.
Saturday, January 6. 1917.
town ornciAis.
Tne following are the duly elected of
ficials of the incorporated town of Hut
tig:
Mayor C. T. Thompson.
Recorder—W. H. Moore.
Marshal—W. T. Terrell.
Aldermen—L. M. Despain, A. E. Lucas,
J. B. Crockett, T. B. Weaver and F. W.
Scott. ' 9 *
Board of Education—W. H. Moore, F.
W. ScottpL. F. Magee, J.C.Bridges, J. H.
Sehon and C. R. Duncan.
THE IRON BAR.
A bar of iron worth $5, worked
into horse shoes, is worth $10.50;
made into needles, is worth $355;
made into penknife blades, is worth
$3,285; made into balance springs
of watches, it is worth $250,000.
What a drilling the poor bar must
undergo to reach all that. But
hammered and beaten and pounded
and ^rolled and polished, how its
value increased! It might well
have squivera^ and complained un
der the. hard knocks it got; but
ware they not all necessary to
• draw out its fine qualities, and fit it
for higher office?
So we say to the children and
young people who weekly read this
department, all the drilling and
training you receive at home and
school, and which seems so hard to
you, is all necessary to bring out
your nobler and finer qualities and
qualify you for more responsible
posts and greater usefulness in the<
world. _
A WORD TO BOYS.
Our young friend, did you ever
know -can you call to mind a sin
gle case of a person, who, having
his own way to make in the world,
spent his time on the street or in
tny other form of idleness or dissi
pation, to succeed in an eminent
degree in any enterprise? Look
over your list of friends and ac
quittances and note their course.
Do you not find upon examination
that those who today are men of
ii fiuence and honor, were the
youths who made the most of val
uable time, turning it to good ac
count? And on the other hand, do
you not find that those who stood
on corners with a pipe or cigar in
their mouth, went from bad to
worse, from worse to ruin? Sadly
must the answer be made—oh.
that it were not so—they have
failed. Will you profit by the ex
perience of others? Co not that
way. Never be idle. Every mo
ment of your time is a golden one,
use it as such, improve the mind,
fix your mind on some noble object:
be men. The call is for men; will
you not be one of that number who
can say, "I am a man?”
The census bureau says that
there are now in contintental United
States 102,826,309 people, and
112,309.285 when we include all
our territorial possessions. And
the announcement doesn’t raise a
flicker of excitement. It was
thrilling when we reached the hun
dred millions mark, but now addi
tional millions are taken as a mat
ter of course.
If you only make one New Year's
resoulotion let that be to be pleas
ant and scatter sunshine. Qne
grouch can do more to make peo
ple feel bad than half a dozen opti
mists can dispel.
Exception.
“Complaining never ge*s you any
thing,” said the man who has a fond
ness for trite maxims. “Oh, I don’t
know about that,” answered the hus
band. “I complained of being lonely
once and got u wife.”
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W. P. Reasons, Notary Public,
First National Bank.
T. L. Pilkinton was on the sick
list the first of the week.
F. W. Mulkey is home from a
visit with his parents at Lewisville.
J. P. Waldron and family are
home from a visit with relatives at
Ruston, La.
Mrs, C. G. Bell of West Monroe,
| La., was the guest of Mrs. V. G.
; Seaman this week.
RUB-MY-TISM —Antiseptic,
Relieves Rheumatism, Sprains,
Neuralgia, etc. adv.
Mrs. Thos. Green and children
are home from a visit with rela
tives at Lawson.
7'he Young Mens’ Berean class
meets every Sunday * morning at
9:45 at Baptist church.
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Break your Cold or La
Grippe with a few doses of
666. adv
Mrs. M. L. Phillips arrived home
Tuesday from a visit with relatives
at Collinston and Mer Rouge, La.
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Jim Phillips has returned to his
home at ArWmsas Gity after
spending the holidays here with his
parents. _
Mrs. John Bolding and children
of Lapile spent Sunday here with
her sister, Mrs. J. A. Woolley and
family.
Rev. A. Turreritine and wife ar
rived in Huttig last Friday and a^e
now at home in the Methodist par
sonage. _
Mrs. W. T. Thayer and children
of Thornfelt, Mo., are here on a
visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Woolley. ,
Albert Voss has returned to
Ouachita college at Arkadelphia
after spending the holidays here
with his parents.
Dr. Rex A. Barrow, the popular
dentist, has returned from Junction
Gity where he spent the holidays
with his mother.
Mrs. C. D. Goode of Magnolia
and Miss Clara Moore of Washing
ton were here Sunday the guests
of their brother, W. H. Mcore and
family. __
T. H. Andrews and family left
Thursday for their home at Chil
ders. Texas, after a visit with rela
tives here and at Marion.
L. O. Ellis of Hickory Ridge
accompanied his niece. Miss Opal
Ellis, who had been visiting with
him, home and spent the holidays
with his brother, T. L. Ellis and
family. __
No. 666
Thit it a prescription prepared eipecially
for MALARIA or CHILLS A. FEVER.
Five or lix dotes will break any cate, and
if taken then at a tonic the Fever will not
return. It actt on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or ticken. 25r
There were
14,897 bale
ton ginned in Union county up to
Dec. 13, 1916, as compared
with 10,969 up to the same
time in 1915, an increase of 3918
bales. _ #
G. S. Farmer, who is now sawing
at Shamrock. La., was here visiting
friends and relatives Christmas.
He left on the 2f>th with his family
who had remained here since he
moved.
The pre#fent enrollment at the
Huttig school is 288 pupils, di
vided as follows: First grade 55,
second 58. third 33, fourth 34,
fifth 30, sixth 23, seventh 16,
eighth 16, high school 23.
Lute Lorkins is an enemy of the
boycott and refuses to have any
thing to do with the egg ^’refrain”
movement. Lute has been boy
cotted by his wife for twenty years
and he can’t be blamed for object
ing to boycotts, no matter what
they are._• _.
Ike Felsenthal of El Dorado was
here on business Thursday. •
Mrs. J. P. Burrow was at Ur
bana this week visiting with Mr.
Burrow’s mother who is 91 years
of age. ____
Mrs. Helen Henry of El Dorado,
who specially prepared herself for
that particular line of work, has
been appointed county agent for
the girls canning club.
Unien county will be represented
in the profitable fariping campaign
about the middle of the month.
Speakers will be at Strong and
Huttig for this end. Dates will be
announced next ^veek, but every
body talk it now to assure crowds.
Dr. F. O. Mahony of El Dorado,
formerly of Huttig. has been ap
pointed a member of the State
Board of Health by Gov. Hays to
succeed Dr. L. A. Buckner of Der
mott. The appointment is for a
term of six years and is a good one.
C. R. Stripling and J. L. Taylor
are out this week canvassing for
boxes on the rural mail route
which will be established from this
office on February 2. If is hoped
all farmers will take boxes to as
sure a daily service at the expira
tion of six months.
County Clerk Gea S. Tatum es
tablished a new' record for issuing
marriage licenses in this county
just prior to the holidays. He is
sued 35 in eight days, 23 of which
were for white couples.
At a meeting of the directors of
the First National Bank held last
Saturday the regular*semi-annual
dividend of 8 per cent was declared.
An additional amount was passed
to the surplus and undivided prof
its. The bank is said to be in a
very prosperous condition.
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure your Bheumafisn
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps
Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts anc
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects
Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in
ternally and externally. Price 25c
Woman is more practical -*than
man, much more so. When a man
discovers that he is losing his hair
he invests lots of money in hair
restoratives, which never do a bit
of good. A woman does not waste
time or money on restoratives, she
goes and buys more hair.
Love Begets Love.
Then the great questloiL comes: Is
not love a perfectly free nnd capri
cious agent? Can I control my feelings
for others or their feelings for me?
The answer Is, "Certainly you can."
Love is just exactly as much a matter
of cause and effect as are learning or
health or building a house. Loving and
being loved is a perfectly pliable mut
ter that lies in your own hands; and
its accomplishment consists in the con
stant practice of kind and affectionate
thoughts and words and deeds. It can
he accomplished uiuler the most seem
ingly adverse circumstances. If you
think over your own life, over what
you believe to be your spontaneous af
fections, whom is It you love? Undoubt
edly someone who does not make much
of your failings, but encourages your
good qualities; someone who sees
something admirable in you; someone
who overlooks the roughness and ex
crescences and finds the beauty under
neath.—Delineator.
General Townshend’s “Spot” Safe.
General Townshend, the heroic de
fender of Kut, places a dog among
his favorites. When he surrendered,
he made the request of the Turkish
Pasha that his dog, “Spot,” a tine
terrier, might he .spared.
- The Pasha replied, “It wilf have a
special escort,” your excellency, and
as a matter of fact “Spot” was the
first “prisoner” to arrive at Bassora,
the place of the general’s Internment,
nud on the dog’s collar was a message
In the general’s handwriting, giving
the doggie’s record as a soldier from
the battle of Kurua to the defeuse of
' Kut. •
(Copyright, 1916, by W. O. Chapmai ) *
Big Ben lay on the hillside, well with
in sight of'the Jail from which he had
escaped. But that implied no particu
lar danger to Big Ben, for one could
see thirty miles In the clear atmos
phere of the hills. And the penitentiary
was at least twelve miles away, and
that lay across forest and mountain.
Big Ben was a lifer. He had killed a
fellow uian, while mad with drink. He
had served four years, and had been
made a trusty. He hud not planned to
escape, but the wuy wus open and he
walked out.
That had been eight days before.
Big Ben had raided a hencoop, seized
a dozen struggling fowls, tied them
Into a bundle, and taken them to Ills
retreat. They were busy laying eggs
for his breakfast—what were left of
them. Big Ben had no appetite. He
hud also stolen a sack of flour and a
dozen boxes of mutches, as well as a
goodly supply of chewing tobacco. Now
he was at peace" with the world. He
meant to stay there another week, till
the hue and cry died down, and then
to make his way across the hills to the
ra 11 road. *
They had been firing guns all the
night before, but that could not be on
account of Ills escape. Big Ben won
dered whether another prisoner had es
caped. He felt sorry for Travis, the
warden, who had always treated him
so well. Travis would get Into trouble
about him. If another prisoner had
Facing Him, Acroas the Stream, Was
Malele.
made his getaway Travis would prob
ably lose his Job, and the prison sys
tem would be made more severe. Big
Ben was sorry for Travis. He was
sorry for his wife and the little girl.
Mutate, who had brought him flowers
sometimes. Malsle wus five, and had
a way which went straight to the heart
of the most hardened prisoner. Still,
if the way lay open, a man must try |
to get free.
The appetite for liquor had quite
left Big Ben. He meant to live a de
cent life hence(prward, once he could
strike the track and Jump a freight to
Halsworthy. There he would lose him
self, and after a while strike west
again. Big Ben was a good sort of
mun, he saw his past life and regretted
it. He meant to make the best of his
chances now. And he swore that he
would die rather than go back to peni
tentiary life. p
A little stream ran purling down be
side the cave in which he slept. Big
Ben rose to get a drink of water. As
he approached the stream, out of the
shelter of the trees, he recoiled In as
tonishment and terror. Facing him,
across the stream, was Malsle.
Maisle In a torn dress, with grubby
hands and tear-stained face. Malsle,
recognizing him with a glad smile, a
cry of delight, and running through the
water toward him. Mulsie, snuggling
into Big Ben's arms and holding up her
face for a kiss.
Big Ben looked <it her. “Where’s
your daddy?" he asked.
“I don’t know,” said Malsle. “I got
lost.”
“Lost? When?”
“Last night. I was picking flowers,
and I looked up and the trees were all
round me. And I couldn’t go home.”
The child must have wandered miles
during the night. So that was what
the guns had been firing for!
“But you’ll take in^mme, won’t you,
Big Ben?" continued Matsie, looking
up into his face.
Big Ben was staggered. He could
not find any answer to make.
“You see, daddy will be awful glad
to see me again.” said the little girl.
; “And now I found you, I know you’ll
take me back to daddy."
Big Ben swallowed an oath. He still
stared at the girl. “Spc here, kiddy, if
l you Just wulk and wulk—” he began;
and then he saw the startled look upon
her face. And all his dreams of the
future faded Into blankness.
"Sure I’ll tuke you home, kiddy.” he
said, and, picking up the baby in his
arms, he began to carry her through
the trees.
Twelve miles it was—and with every
step Big Ben’s heart became so much
lead. He strode along, now setting
down the little girl, to let her pick
some flower that had taken her fancy,
now carrying her again. Presently, to
ward mid-day, he saw the little head
nod In his arms. Maisle was sleeping,
worn out by the walk of the night.
Big Ben was just reaching the edge
of the wood. The trees were becoming
sparser. The hills dipped into a level
valley. The penitentiary was only five
miles away. And through the trees Big
Ben could see the white and dusty
highway that wound over field and
mead until It passed under the grim
brick walls, already looming ominously
in the distance, the very incarnution of
relentless fate.
Big Ben cursed himself for a fool.
He looked down at the little Sleeping
child and laid her softly upon the
grass. He took three steps backward
and looked at her again.
Maisle half opened her eyes and
smiled. “Big Ben !” she murmured.
Swallowing a curse. Big Ben strode
to her uud raised her in his arms again.
After that he went doggedly towurd
the high road.
Presently he saw a horseman riding
toward him. Big Ben swallowed hard.
He hesitated; then, *ith firm steps,
he walked straight for the beast and
Its rider, who, as he approached, re
solved himself into the familiar form
of the warden.
Big Ben was halting now in front of
the warden, Travis, who held a pistol
in his hand. But he did not point it at
Big Ben. He let It fall back into the
holster. ,
There were tears in Travis’ eyes as
he took the little, sleeping girl out of
Big Ben’s arms and held her across his
saddle. He said not a word, but mo
tioned to Big Ben to walk in front of
his horse.
Dogged, silent, but strangely happy.
Big Ben led the procession back to
ward the walls of the jail. Suddenly
he heard an exclamation behind him.
“Big Ben!” shouted the warden.
Big Ben looked round. Travis had
reined in his horse, and was looking
alternately from Big Ben to Muisie's
face.
“You darned fool!” said the warden.
“Big Ben!”
“Sir!”
“I’m going to ride straight to the
penitentiary. You are to follow me. Do
you hear, confound you?"
“Yes, sir,” ausw«*red Big Ben. *■
Travis rode ahead at a gallop. Pres
ently he reined In and looked round.
Big Ben wus following him.
“Big pen, huve you gone crazy?” de
manded Travis.
“It looks like It, sir,” answered Big
Ben.
“Big Ben I”
“Sir!”
“The prisons head Is coming here
next month. He generally asks me If
I wish to recommend any prisoners for
the consideration of the pardons board.
I—I guess I may huve a name or two
to put down.”
“Yes, sir,” answered Big Ben.
The penltentlury loomed very near.
Presently they were riding under the
grim walls. The gate opened before
them and closed grimly behind them.
NEILL C. MARSH
Lawyer
Practice in All Courts. Rooms 15 and
16, Fostoffice Building
EL DORADO, - ARKANSAS
We print ladies’ calling "ards.
Notice.
The Union Saw Mill Company
will pay $50.00 as a reward to any
one, hot in its employ, who will fuc
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 Febru^fcy, 1906.
Union Saw Mill Co.
By F. W. Scott,
Se'”’. and Treas
DR. FOSTER JARRELL
Physician and Surgeon
Office first door west of barber shop
Office Hours: 4 to 5 and 7 to 8 p.m.
Telephone No. 45
-:- -:- ARKANSAS
HUTT1G,
FOR SALE!
BARRED ROCKS
* (Kalamazoo Strain)
Price $ 1.50' Up
According to Size
Gall or W rite
DR. J. M. PERRINE,
Felsenthal, Ark.
DR. R. A. BARROW
DENTIST
Postoffice Building
j, HUTTIG, ARK.
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Colored Column
Prof. P, A. Cook returned from
Monroe Monday where he spent
the holidays.
The Sunshine band had its cele
bration Monday night. ,
Prfff. Mosetey returned from El
Dorado Monday.
Robt. Fairchild and family spent
the holidays at Monticello.
Eugene and Wm. Lampkins vis
ited their mother at Warren.
Emmit Riley and wife arrived
home Wednesday.
Carrie Averett is visiting at Ed
ingburg.
Mary Hudley, Daisy High and
Will Riley visited Monroe Christ
mas.
Susie Jackson returt^d Tuesday
from Oak Ridge.
Sallie Hand, Mary Hudson and
Fred Jac^on are on the sick list.
The Odd Fellows had their in
stall ition Thursday night.
Alice Ward of Wardville is here
visiting her sister. Mattie.
Methodist Church.
African Methodist Episcopal church
preaching every 4th Sunday.
Rev. Robt. Lillie. Pastor
E. W. Stewart, Clerk
The A. M. E. Sunday School meets a
2:30 each Sunday evening. All welcome
to attend. G M Averette, Supt.
Sadie Pierce. Secy.
Baptist Church.
Huttig Baptist church has services
every 1st and 2nd Sunday morning at 1 1
o’clock. John Smith, Pastor.
The Baptist Sunday School meets ev
ery Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock. All
welcome to attend.
H B Lewis, Supt.
Mary Houston, Secy.
The B. Y. P. U. meets every Sunday
afternoon at 5:30.
. H B Lewis. Pres
Sallis High, Secy. /
Smith's Chapel Baptist church has
services every 3rd Sunday at 11a. m„
and 7 p. m. W. M. Rodgers, Pastor.
Smith's Chapel B. Y. P. U. meets ev
ery Sunday afternoon at 5:30.
Hanah Ellis, Pres.
Smith Chapel Sunday school meet8
every Sunday morning at 9:45.
'E. H-. Holly, Supt.
Lodge Directory.
GOOD LUCK LODGE No. 259 F. St
A. M. meets Second and Fourth Tuesday
night. All visitors welcome.
W. M. McCormick, W. M.
S. L. Glenn, Sec.
EAST LAKE LODGE No. 6362 G.
U. O. of 0. F. meets First and Third
Thursday in each month.
H. B. Lewis, N. G.
T W Scates, P. S.
BLUE LIGHT LODGE No 153K.ofP.
meets First and Third Tuesday in each
month. J B Francis, C. C.
K. E. Jackson, K. of R. S.
Roosevelt Chapter, No. 188, Order of
the Eastern Star, meets every second
and fourth Tuesday in each month.
Mrs. C. Williams, W. M.
Lula Glenn, Secy.
HOUSEHOLD RUTH, No. 2990, of
G. U. O. of O. F., meets the first and
third Thursday in each month at 1:50
P- m. Emma Barnes, M. N. G.
Carrie Averett, W. R.
JEWEL TABERNACLE, No. 416,
meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday.
Dora Riley, H. P.
Lula Glenn, C. R.
ELECTRIC LIGHT COURT OF CA
LANTHE, No. 70, mfcts first and third
Wednesday in each mpnth at 1:46 p. m.
Carrie Averett, W. C.
Mary Hudson. R. D.
LEBANON, Chapter No. 41, R. A. M.
meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday night
at 7:30. Emmett Holly, H. P.
S. L. Glenn, Secy. ^
R. A. WILLIAMS, S24, R. C. of F.
meets every first and third Monday night
at 7:25. W, A. High, President.
Rosie Fuller. Secretary.
Administrator’s Notice.
STATE OF ARKANSAS,
i COUNTY OF UNION
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has
duly qualified as administrator of the estate of Sam
p. Neel, deceased, late ol Huttig, Ark., and all per
sons having claims against said estate are hereby
notified to present the same to the undersigned ad
ministrator within six months from this date or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of said claims.
This the 14th day of November. A. D . 1916.
Thos. B. Weaver.
Administrator.
DRS. MAGEE & MAYFIELD
Physician* and Surgeons
At Company Hospital
Office Houra--8 to 12 a. m., 1 to 6 p m
Sundays—8 to 11 a. m., 3 to 5 p. m.
* Hrsldence Phone 12; office 18.
, HUTTIG
ARKANSAS