Local News of the Week.
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For sale No. 4 lumber $1.00 per
load. Union Saw Mill Co.
J. A. Woolley was at El Dorado
on business last Saturday.
T. B. Weaver was a business
visitor to Monroe Saturday.
Miss Gladys Gibson left Friday
afternoon fora visit with friends in
Monroe. _
R. T. Carter was over from New
London Wednesday the guest of
the Editor.
Mrs. A. J. Willey and daughter
returned home Sunday from a visit
at El Dorado.
If you have any real estate for
sale list same with C. A. Berry, of
Huttig, who will sell same for you.
Miss Senia Pagan of New Londo ij
was the guest of her sister Mrs. J
W. Perritt the first of the week.
Thos. Voss had to have the ser
vices of a doctor last Saturday
night to extract a bug from his ear.
For Sale, at a bargain seven
acres of land suitable for truck
farming and fruit raising adjoining
Huttig,
Mrs. C. C. Campbell and children
of Hampton were the guests of her
sister Mrs. C. A. Berry the first of
the week.
One new magneto bridge tele
phone for sale cheap. See R. B.
Hogue, electrician Union Saw Mi.l
Company.
Miss Corine Cannon of Raymer,
Ala., is here the guest of her uncle
and annt, Mr. and Mrs. C. R.
Duncan. __
Mrs. W. T. Terrell and daughter
Miss Gladys, returned Friday from
an extended visit with relatives at
Gulfport, Miss.
G. W. Tugwell, of Felsenthal,
has twelve acres in cotton this year
from which he expects to get
twelve bales of cotton.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. R. B
Hogue at 5:30 o'clock Wednesday
morning a girl. Mother and little
one are doing well.
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.
A daughter arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Waits on. the
28th instant to add sunshine ' to
the home. Mother and babe are
doing nicely.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. G. S
Farmer at eleven o’clock Wednes
day morning a sweet 8!2 pound
girl. Mother and child are both
doing nicely. J
J. H. Lee of El Dorado accom
panied by his brother-in- law Fred
King of Elgin, Okla., were here Sat
urday enroute home from Camp
No. 1 where they visited with
W. H. Lee and wife.
Acting -Governor J. M. Futrell
has appeinted I. M. Wheelis, of
Strong; Paul latum, of Three
Creeks; F. P. Wilson, of Junction
City; R. T. Carter, of New London
and R. N. Carie.t, of El Dorado
as members of the equalization
board for Union county for this
year.
The revival meeting conducted
by Rev. W. C. Hilliard pastor of
the Methcdist church of Warren at
the Union church for ten days
closed on Wednesday night. All
the services held were greatly en
joyeb by the good people of the
town and we telieve much good
was accomplished.
T. F. Ashcroft has purchased
the wood business of A. E. Lucas
including wagons and teams and
to )k charge Thursday morning
Miss Lucile Nipper left Sunday
morning for St. Louis to purchase
the fall dry goods and millinery for
the Union Saw Mill Company store.
Before returning to Huttig she will
visit with relatives in Missouri and
with Mrs. J. B. Gal"ert in Kentucky.
L.J. Valega, of the El Dorado Gar
age agents for the Ford, Buick and
Oakland automobiles in this terri
tory, was here last Friday on
business, and sold Dr. H. F. May
field a car and has several other
prospebts in sight.
Huttig Wins Ball Game.
The Huttig and Strong base ball
tsams crossed ba;s at the ba’l park
Monday afternoon in a lively game
which resulted in a victory for the
home team by a score of 5 to 0.
The game was a lively one
throghout and all who attended got
their money’s worth.
Cemetery Cleanlnq. <
Thursday, August 7th has been
set aside to clean up Harper Springs
cemetery and everybody who has
loved ones buried there is request
ed to be on hand early that morn
to assist in the work or if you are
unable to do so please leave enough
money to pay for the hiring of a
hand that day with J. P. Burrow
or Joe Sehon.
Politics are commencing to take
shape in Union county for the next
Democratic primary. W. E. Mc
Rae has announced that he will be
a candidate for the office of circuit
clerk and A. D, Murphy will also
be a candidate and probably B. F.
Miles the present incumberent will
be a candidate for reelection. All
these are good clean men and no
matter who wins the county will be
assured of a good competent man
in this important office.
Lose Infant Cl IIJ.
Death darkened the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kirkland at
1 1 o’clock Monday morning and
carried to Heaven the soul of their
infant daughter, Louise, aged six
months and nine days. The little
one had been ill with indigestion for
the past three weeks. The funeral
was held Tuesday afternoon at 4
o’clock int r rent being in the
Huttig cemetery. The bereavei.
parents have the sympathy of al
their hour of sorrow.
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, Affliction of Stammering.
Stammering is a hesitancy of
speech, the result of an affection of
the vocal and enunciative organs.
There are many opinions as to the
cause of this affection. The person af
fected may relieved by following
certain rules, the principal one being
cultivation of the habit of speaking
correctly and not fast. The sufferer
must study the process of speech, the
relation of breath to articulate sounds,
the position of the tongue and other
organs in molding the outward stream
U air.
Innocent.
"I try to think,” said Benham, “that
woman ir the equal of man and as well
qualified to take part in the political
life; but it sort of jars that belief to
get the reply I did this morning from
my wife, when I remarked, on reading
the returns, that Bingham ran ahead
of his ticket, and she innocently in
quired, “What was his hurry?”—Judge.
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8VNOP8IS.
C TAPTER I—For fifty years the con
tinent of North America had been Iso
lated from the rest of the world by the
use of Z-rays, a wonderful invention of
Hannibal Prudent. The invention had
saved ttie country from foreign invasion,
and the continent had been united under j
one government, with Prudent as presi !
dent. For half a century peace and pros !
perity had reigned. The story opens with
President Prudent critically 111. tils death
is hastened by the receipt of a message j
from Count von Werdenstein of Germany I
lhat he has at last succeeded in pone- I
lrating the rays. Dying he warns ids
daughter Astra that this means a foreign
invasion. He tells her to hurry to the
Island of Ciryne. bur dies before he car ]
tell 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 Wiis a pu- •
pH of her father’s, and promises to help
her. He gives her a ring made of a new- }
ly discovered substance which, he says, i
will solve the problem of flying.
CHAPTER IV—Chevalier di I>on ap
pears in Europe. He notes that prepara- j
tlons have been completed for an in- |
vaslon of America. He calls' on von
Werdenstein and offers him the secret of
making gold.
CHAPTER V—He demands in return i
absolute disarmament and peace. The '
chevalier is suspected of being an Amer- .
I' an. He is seized at night and carried
otT in an aeroplane.
f’HAPTKR VT—Astra is Inaugurated as
president. She receives a message from I
Edison, whose long silence has worried
her. that lie has been a prisoner for two 1
months on the island of Helgoland and
h»« Just escaped. Tie announces that the
confederated fleet of Europe has salted
for America. He promises to call on her
the following night
CHAPTER VTT Countess Roslny, a
spy. becomes a prisoner In hope of se
eming Edison’s secret. She falls in love
with iifm.
CHAPTER VITI—She agrees to join him
in an attempt to escape. Bv nie use of :
fireworks lie summons a curious Hying
machine which resembles a monster
eagle. He escapes and sends his message
to Astra.
CHAPTER IX Edison rails on Astra 1
as promised. He tells her liis plana for ,
defense have been completed, but that he
will rive fuller details Ht hla work shop on j
the Island of Cirytie In the Paelflc. They
make the trip in three hours. Mis plans
•ire based on the peculiarity of the lo w
substance, elrynlth, which is lighter than
any known metal and is practically inde
structible.
CHAPTER X--The Europeans succeed
In passing the line of isolation, tmt find
that the Americans have established a
second one. Edison delivers a note to
von Werdenstein in his flagship demand
ing that the fleet be withdrawn. Edt»on
'« attacked, but by the use of some mys
terious power he destroys two warships
and several aeroplanes.
CHAPTER XI—Realising his helpless- !
ness Werdenstein withdraws his fleet and
consents to universal disarmament.
CHAPTER XII--Edison’s mother Is 111
on the Island of Cirvn ■. Conntcs-; Rosinv j
offers to go and comfort her, hoping in
discover Edison’s secrets. She begins to
weave a net around Santos Duprcl, Edi
son’s assistant.
|
CHAPTER XTH—The countess gets a
letter from Werdenstein offering her the
princedom of Sehomburg-Elthow for Edi
son’s secret.
Napoleon communicated, througli
his electro-stylograph, with his friend j
Kalmar, to find out who owned the |
property on which the peak of Sucnteg
stood. After a delay his questions
were answered. The peak, as part of
the Schomburg Lithoxv estates, had
fallen to the crown, as the prince had
recently died without heirs That was j
all the information he could get, so ■
he decided he would call on the Hun
garian minister of agriculture, who !
would probably be in a position to tell
him what he wished to ascertain.
‘Tate is jesting with me. I had to
find that precious metal in a foreign !
country, but gold will buy it,” thought !
Napoleon, and returned that day to
Washington, to tell his betrothed the
good news.
Santos returned to Ciryue, where he
found the countess with Mrs. Edison.
He did not mention the discovery of
thg new cirynitli deposit, as he knew
Napoleon wanted to keep it secret un- j
til negotiations for its purchase were
completed.
Tlie little island, hardly three square
miles in size, was in the glory of tropi- !
eal spring, and the tine weather had
brought back the health of Mrs. Edi
son.
The sunsets were wonderful. Po
etry and love were adrift in the air.
Poor Duprel! It was only a question
of time until he would become Rosit
la's slave, only a question of time: when
he would betray his master for a sweet
.ord from those treacherous lips.
Napoleon came a week later and
thanked Rositta for her kindness to
his mother during her indisposition.
He did not talk about the discovery ot
the rich cirvnith deposit in her pres
ence, but when they went out for a
walk he found- an opportunity to com
muuicate the good news to his mother
There -was but one obstacle in th'1
way of his acquiring this property
The last Prince of Schomburg Lithow
had died. Ilis possessions were now
German crown lauds and diplomacy
must be employed, or the Count von
Werdenstein would suspect the value
of the property, and if he discovered
the secret of the aerodromone Napo
leon well knew that he would not best
tate to take to war in the air.
“It would be terrible,” he sighed, “tc
destroy all the good we have accom
piished."
Napoleon invited the counteEs to re
turn to the capital with him and r; cnd
a few days vTtn .-r.stra .nie cunstm■_
ed, and when they wpim alone naked
whal*had become of the assassin who
Tiad sought Astra’s life. Napoleon
' could give her no information except
that he was in prison.
Almost every mail brought the
! countess letters from Kurope, anions
which was another from the Count
von Werdonstcin.
The cleverly worded contents ot
that message conveyed the informs
tion that Napoleon was interested in a
pieee of land belonging to th° Schom
j burg Lithow princedom. Itosiita wat
! requested to find the reason for his
; interest. As eoon as she \yas ready
I to cast the bomb that would destroy
| peace the reward she might ask would
be hers.
All this harmonized with her plans
and she looked forward to the next
trip to Cirvne with Santos.
There was a reception at the f’rys
tal Palace that evening for the diplo
matic corps of the countries repre
Bented a< the capital. It brought back
the days before the isolation. Cni
forme glittered. Orders -of valor and
distinction were exhibited by the Phi
j ropeans, who seemed to hold to then
1 traditions; the barbaric splendor ol
the Orient mingled with the simple j
evening dress of tb® Americans, Cot
simplicliv characterized every Ameri
can citizen.
When Astra appeared she was her
self the greatest jewel.
A concert was arranged for the en
tertalnment of the distinguished
guests.
The Countess Rosiny a'j<1 Mr. Halt* '
•at near each other; he was dreamily ''
enjoying the wonderful mellow eon- I
tralto voice.
An attendant whispered: “A mes- '
aenger wants to see your ladyship ”
Quietly she withdrew from the hall, j
Ambrosio Male looked after her He
had seen the changing expression on
her face, and shook his head doubt
fully as he watched her leave.
A man awaited the countess in a
small reception room; he wore the
black cassock of a Trappist monk, an
ancient order that still existed in a
I few of the European countries
I Hi s face resembled that of tha
, Countess Rosiny to an extraordinary
I degree.
When she saw him she uttered one
| w’ord: "‘Robert.” He motioned for
her to step nearer, and she obeyed.
The pale padre brought from under
his robe a small parcel and unfolded
it. It contained a small locket with
a fine chain of gold. Fine miniatures
were on either side, and pressed be
tween was a curl of black, glossy Hair,
bound with a narrow black ribbon.
One portrait was Rositta's. The oth
er was a little girl s.
In pantomime the monk told Positta
that he had brought this to her at the
request of the little girl. She watched
him stupidly, seeming unable to grasp
his meaning. At last it came over -
her with a rush and she grasped the
monk's arm convulsively.
“Brother, what has hap|>ened to her,
to my—my daughter?"
The monk slowly raised his right
hand heavenward.
Rosltta gave one shriek and fell
fainting.
The monk picked his sister up and
placed her tenderly on the sofa, then
he wrapped the locket and chain in its
silk covering and placed it carefully
in the bosom of her dress.
His large eyes rested somberly on
Rositta. and a sigh eseap*ed liis lips.
He crossed himself and. with a last
glance at the silent woman, departed.
CHAPTER XV.
Love.
When Rosilta, regained conscious
ness she looked around for the Trap
pist monk whom she had called
Robert. At first, when she saw no
one, she felt as though she had had a
dream, but she felt the package in
her bosom and she knew that it was
no dream.
She did not weep. Her eyes were
dry and hard. She slowly unwrapped
that medallion and looked at that loek
of glossy hair. The portrait of her
ow'n child and a lock from her head!
She repressed her feelings resolutely
and left the room with a (Inn step
She passed through several rooms,
nodding now and then to the people
she met, until at last she arrived at
her ow n door.
She entered and locked the door,
and rank into a chair; not to give way
to her sorrow and sob, not to pray for j
consolation, but to curse the cruel
fate that had robbed her of her only
child, the only pure, clean, innocent
thing in her life.
She looked at (he clear, smiling eyes
gazing at her from the exquisite little
portrait Still she did not weep; her
mouth was tightly closed, and the
corners slightly drooped.
‘‘You have taken her from me!” she
hissed to the invisible foe. ‘‘Yot^
wanted to crush me!” Site shook her
clenched hand toward that Dhautom
| picture.! rn ner nranr. ~ut you can
not. 1 am stronger. TTnti! today there
"as one pure spot in my soul; ! had
one being whom I loved unselfishly,
whom I wanted with tne always, yet I
would not let her live in my atmos- !
phere. bee a use I wanted her to be all
that I was not. And now she is
gone!” She groaned in anguish.
I
•I—Will—Make the Whole World Suf
fer for My Loss."
"God! Are you the God of Ian-,
that Christ told of, or are you tin
vengeful, terrible God who vents hi
wrath ‘till the seventh generation''
You have taken my love; now- m
heart is black and empty of all sav
hatred.”
She became calm; her pale face wa
expressionless. her movements tnea
jred.
"Nobody shall know that I ha\
suffered.” She stepped before the mi
ror and looked at herself. ‘But mi
ions shall suffer. 1—will—make th
whole world suffer for my loss.
"No more love, not another t<uid<
‘eeling shall creep in uiy heart.” IB
>> es glowed fiercely.
"I swear, by all the devils of th
mdtrworld, that 1 will plunge th
vorld into tmnirnlnp' th-.it .
• ears shall flow to repay me for my
heart's hlood "
After a few minutes' work before
her mirror, she emerged from her
room as rosy-cheeked as ever and
smiling. At first her steps were slow,
hut they soon ouickened, and by the
lime she arrived at the concert ball
nobody could have told that she had
gone through a terrible ordeal
The last entertainer was leaving
the stage when she entered the room.
No one, save Mr. Ilale, knew of her
long absence from the hall. When
she met Astra she felicitated her on
the success of the concert.
When thp guests hart left, Astra anrt
the countess retired into the little
room fhaf. waa reserved for family
occasions.
“You will soon be the happiest j
woman on earth, my dear,” remarked j
Rositta, casually.
“1 am happy now, my denr girl," j
cmiled Astra.
"The gods have given you a won
derful temperament, my dear Aslra. !
You, with your calm, serene nature, [
were created to be happy. You aim- |
ply shed the dlfllculties of life.”
“Why, dear, are you unhappy?”
“Unhappy?" A sigh escaped the
countess' lips, a spark of fire gleamed
in her eyes, then a smile parted her
coral lips “A person with a tempera
ment like mine never could he happy.
My selfish mind craves just the thing
some one else has. and if I should
rob that person I would get tired of
the object and cast it away.” She
looked at Astra, hut Astra only smiled
serenely, not. taking RosittaV remarks
seriously.
Such is my rats, my Hear. I ell
me, am 1 responsible for being such
an unhappy combination? Am I to
be judged by the same measure as
you, who cannot help but be good?”
‘‘We all have passions. Mine are
for liberty, peace.”
"Liberty, peace,” repeated Rositta,
then relapsed into bought. Had Astra
been able to read those thoughts, sbn
would have bad -ause for alarm. Il'-r
brain was filled with war. destruction
and mourning all over the world.
The ne\t evenitig Ifbsitta returned
to Cirvne, with Santos at tho wheel
of the aerodromone.
Napoleon and Astra watched the
great bird disappear in the western
sky. and then hey valkcd silently to
a seat that overlooked the dtv. Na
poleon talked foi the fiist time about
his love for her, Asha was calm, but
she rose quI'Tfy »ud stood looking at
the pulsating city below them. ‘1 heir
love bud been understood between
them, although they had never spoken
of it. Yet it made her heart throb
with happiness to bear Li' tender
words, lie rose and gently taking
her arm. they walk'd among the
plants that grew on the roof. A faint
sound of music came to their ears.
"Have you ever thought of the fu
ture?” asked Napoleon, after a silence.
“I have, "Napoleon. I have (bought,
that when we have finished our task, |
when we have done the tilings iny ,
father wished done for the good of Hie
United Republics, then we may retire !
to that little island where your mother
lives, and rest and be happy until the
end of our days. There your genius
will create new, useful things that j
will make humanity happier, things
that will help eradicate poverty and
misery.”
"Dear girl! I have a .premonition
that the days you dream of are still
far off; that those intriguers In Eu
rope are planning and scheming and
that YiC L expect it. trouble
gin. i'or trat reason, I be?.eve
It bpst to pi « our marriage now.
Rome of the jesters over the ocean
have already begun to discuss our sit
uation with heartless cynicism ’*
They stopped and stood silent for a
moment, then Astra leaned her head
on Napoleon's shoulder and tenderly
and lovingly she whispered:
"Your thought is my thought; I will
follow wherever you lead.”
In the meantime the aerodromone
was rapidly nearing Cirvne.
Itositta had sat motionless for *
short time, her mind revolving ail the
details of her plan.
Santos sat. with his hands on the
wheel, eyes straight forward, watching
the faint yellowish glow that, marked
the horizon. His heart throbbed with
hnppihess. He felt the presence of
the woman who was playing with him.
"Mr. Duprel!”
The dreaming man turned toward
the picture of his dreams, letting the
bird fly Its steady, rapid course.
"Will you answer tne a question,
Mr. Duprel?" she asked appealingly.
"As many, countess, as you wish to
aak.”
“First, of all, please call me Rosllta
and I will call you Santos.”
Santos nodded. He had no more
power to analyze her motives, he
wanted to believe in the things that
were happening.
"Were you ever in love friend
Santos?" She looked impishly into
Santos’ astonished eyes
“1 never was before,” he stammered.
“Then you are, now?”
Santos suddenly felt that weakness
■hat enveloped him in the presence of
he fair countess leave him; his deep
love had made him brave.
“I am, countess! Hopelessly in
!ove." His voice was pathetic, a ming
ling of longing and despair.
"Why hopelessly, my dear Santos?"
■ihe had laid her hand on his arm, and
•(•pealed the question.
“neeause I dare to love you, you; is
ny ease not hopeless?” Poor Santos
rembled under the strain of the past
naif hour. All at once the despair,
he sufferings and his untold misery
•••ere swept awav in the wave of hop.
iiinesa caused lo Rositta s arm a pent
his short neek. He embraced the ex
quisite woman so ardently that she
suffered, but she only replied with a
avert, sense-ensparipg smile. Santos
leclared:
Ion havp no idea wnnt po\v*>r you
possess ovor me. 1 am your slave.
Yon can make of me what you will, a
hero or a traitor. 1 am reRdy to die
for you."
If. was not necessary for Santos to
tell this Hositta knew her power
even better than Santos.
They were nearing C'iryne. and San
tos tried to repain his normal com
posure. Hositta said gravely:
"Listen to nte, my dear. We must
he very careful what up do I love
you and 1 want our love to last as
long hb we live. Yon are all alone,
but I have powerful connections and
still more powerful enemies who
would prevent our bappjnpss. Fop
that reason we must plan carefully
and until Hint happy time comer,
when wc can slip away to that little
home of ours, we must be discreet
and cautious. Do not ti J of our love.
I will meet you whenever I can and
w© will leave when the way 1r clear."
"I am yours, my dear Hositta, but I
t
“They Are Right, Count; I Want
These Crystal*.’’
know my happiness will betray my
love.”
The countess ca/cd Straight ahead,
her hand still nestled in Santos'. Sha
continued
"I bavp been utl stone The Pro:;!'
dent Mr Kdison and his dear mother
bine t>pcn ver' pond to rn» but t have
’longed for smm-nue to be my vr y
own. i by ve found you and sow 1 am
bn t py, Indeed ”
( ••rid juntos have seen bcWnd that
ail 1 si .-hr 'tiler's v* !V he would have
recoiled, horror-stricken. 1’ut be eottH
only see Hie tender lisrlst In her ejtj.
si'd hear the loving words from her
lips.
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