OLD FRIEND GONE
ED S. ELLIS, “FATHER OF THE
DIME NOVEL," IS DEAD.
No Doubt There Are Many Gray
Headed and Highly Respected
Members of Society Who Will
Remember His Books.
The father of the dime novel died a
short time ago at the age of seventy
six. Muny of us are old enough to re
member those Beadle & Adams dime
novels with the salmon-covered paper
covers, not too large to slip inside a
pocket and hide there until favorable
chance came to devour its pages, for
our elders had a strong prejudice
nguinst the “yellow backs,” and be
lieved that a boy who read them was
hiking straight down the center of the
road to perdition.
Ed S. Ellis, the man who died re
cently, wrote the first of the dime nov
els that made a hit, and he wrote hun
dreds of them afterward, and many
other books beside. Tie was nineteen
years old when he wrote “Seth Jones,”
in 1859, and sent it to Beadle & Ad
ams, New York, who had just begun
to publish their dime novels, but had
not made a success with them. They
saw a winner in “Seth Jones.” Before
they sent it out they plastered the
country with posters, dodgers and
painted inscriptions with the ques
tion: “Who is Seth Jones?” and
when the people had guessed and won
dered for weeks the whole country
broke out in another rush of posters
bearing the picture of a frontiersman
in coonskin cap, with the Inscription,
“I am Seth Jones.” The hook made
the fame of Ellis and the dime novel
and the fortune of Beadle & Adams.
It was translated into 11 languages
and u million copies were sold.
A queer thing about it was that
Ellis was brought up to be a preachqr j
and that he was teacher of a Sunday
school class when he wrote this first
dime novel. He used to clothe Bible ;
stories .In imagery of his own, vivid
and exciting, and always closed the j
lesson with the tale unfinished and
the remark: “Boys, we’ll continue the
story next Sunday.” All the boys in
the village were In his Sunday school
cluss.
He wrote so many stories for boys
and girls that he lost count of them.
He was the author of the “Boy Pio
neer,” “Log Cabin,” “Deerfoot,” “Wy
oming” and “Forest and Prairie” se
ries, and he wrote many serlous-mindr
ed books, such as a history of this
country in eight volumes, of which 100,
000 sets were sold.
It is said of him that he was a good
man, of kindly nature; that children
loved him, and that, In spite of the
.preaching that has been done against
cheap novels, there was not an immor
al .situation nor anything that would
tend to influence for wrong In the hun
dreds of novels he wrote. Ills heroes
were manly and clean-minded, his mor
als good and he exalted the nobler
qualities of honor, loyalty and courage.
He said just before he died that he
did not regret anything he had written j
and he felt he had contributed to the [
joy of living for millions of boys and i
girls. The Star knows from experi- I
ence that this Is true, so here’s a
wreath to the memory of the father of
“Seth Jones,” the hero of a boyhood
long past.—Kansas City Star.
Horrors of War.
One of Germany’s most noted sur
geons, who has spent months at the
front and in hospital service, in writ
ing of the effect of the terrible strain
of war us depicted upon the faces of
those released from the tiring line,
says: "Physlcnlly these soldiers may
be ns hard as iron, yet they are not
intact. The officers nearly always de
velop an uncanny, marble, staring look,
ns though they had been accustomed
to gaz.e shudderingly at all the terrors
and desolating orgies of destruction,
ns though they had been obliged to wit
ness this with unblinking eyes and
finally felt that their eyes had become
a mirror of the horrible. It is as though
the elaw of a demon had seized their
faces and made their eyes sink deeper
into their hollows. The more highly
civilized a man is, the better educated,
the deeper his feelings, the more does
he bear the indefinable something in
his face, the sign that he has seen ter
rible things."—Christian Advocate.
How He Was Caught.
IIo had no stomach for the army,
but presented himself for examination
with a “sure trick” up his sleeve to
“work his ticket.” He was physically
perfect" but his eyesight was shock
ing—so bad, indeed, that the sergeant
thought the doctor should see him.
“First class physically,” pronounced
the doctor, but when the medical man
applied the eye tests the would-be re
cruit's sight appeared much worse than
when the sergeant had him in hand.
“No, no, my man; with sight like
that you're no use for the army,” said
the medico. “But you ought to get
glasses. Stay, I’ve a pair like micro
scopes. and if you see with them you
can have them.”
Tlie spectacles were produced and !
fitted on, and the recruit at once cried,
“Oh, I see splendidly!’’
“Do you now?” said the doctor, with
sarcasm. “Take him along, sergeant,
and get him sworn in. There’s no glass
in the spectacles.”—London Tit-Bits.
What’s the Use?
He—Do you think 1 ought to see
your husband about my marrying your
daughter?
I She—Dear me, no. He will read all
j about It in the paper*;—Puck.
ANIMALS WARNED OF DANGER
Signal to Each Other by Well-Under
stood Sounds—Elephants’ Trum
peting Carries Far.
Animals In their wild state have
strange ways of warning their own
species of danger. Rabbits, when star
tled at strange noises, stamp hard on
the ground with their hind feet.
Other rabbits, peculiarly sensitive to
hearing this noise, are thus warned
and scurry to safety. When a lion
roars in its native land those roars
are said to vary according to the ani
mal’s instinct for seeing danger. A
lion’s roar will reverberate to an ex
traordinary distance, and will send
the smallest animals, such as mon
keys, various species of little deer,
birds and lizards scuttling away to
some places of safety. The elephant,
when hunted, very often sets up a
shrill trumpeting which carries for
miles to other elephants who may not
be pursued. But they hear It, and
are immediately on the alert. When
a herd of elephants are stampeding
the sound of their thundering gallop
is so tremendous that it carries for
miles. Small wild animals have been
seen to stand and quiver all over qiflte
suddenly, then bolt. They have heard
the “thunder” of the herd of elephants,
and know their danger.
The Far-Sighted Woman.
You are, let us say, a capable ste
nographer or a teacher; If through
any untoward circumstances, you
should be bereft of one of your fac
ulties necessary to your vocation,
what would you do? Such things do
happen, you know, and wise is the
woman who cultivates a hobby or an
avocation that employs other faculties
tiiun the ones she uses daily. If you
know nothing else but teaching, and
should lose your hearing, you would
be stranded on the island of the help
less ; if your daily work is of the
manual sort, cultivate a hobby for
something that requires mental effort.
If your mental faculties are in use
daily, give them a rest by doing some
sort of manual work.—Exchange.
Quickest Way.
The dance was in aid of some fund
or other; but that didn't make it any
more interesting to Simpkins, who
was clearly in the last stages of bore
dom.
“Wish I could get my wife to go
home,” he grumbled to a friend; “but
she won't leave till after the last
dunce.”
"I can tell you how to do it,” replied
his friend.
“How?” asked Simpkins, eagerly.
“It’s simple. Just you dance three
times in succession with that pretty
i girl over there in the pale-blue dress,
j and your wife will take you home in a
, hurry.”—New York Globe.
Are You Living on Your Nerves?
By DR. SAMUEL G. DIXON
Health Commisdonet of Pennsylvania
Do you live on your nerves? Possibly you do and boast of it as if it
were something to be proud of.
Despite ideas to the contrary, few people ever work themselves to
death. It is usually the combination of business and pleasure at a strenu
ous pace which does the damage.
It is so easy to go a little further on your nerves when you know
that physically you need rest and relaxation. There may be times of
stress and strain when it is justifiable to exert every atom of endurance,
but this is only under special circumstances. To practice it regularly in
order to overcrowd one’s days is certain to result disastrously.
There is much in our modem life, with its diversity of interests,
which tends to excite and irritate the nervous system. We should make
an effort to offset this as much as possible. One may find pleasure and
diversion without rushing madly about under high pressure.
People who live on their nerves until nervousness becomes chronic
find that it brings a train of evils, indigestion, worry, excitability, temper
and restlessness, all great handicaps to efficient work and rational pleasure.
UNDERWRITER TOOK THE BAIT
Quaker's Shrewd, If Somewhat Un
aerupuloue Trick, Had the Success
He Anticipated.
Some months ago the Companion
told a little tale of old privateering
days. In which a quick-thinking em
ployee who discovered a long-overdue
privateer coming Into port with a prise,
by some very hard riding overtook the
owner of the ship on his way to the
underwriter’s and saved him from the
useless payment of a heavy premium.
An English Quaker was reminded of an
anecdote of the same period, based on
the same situation, which occurred
among his own people.
Two Quakers, a merchant and an
underwriter meeting at an inn, began
talk business over their meal. The
merchant presently proposed to his
friend to insure his vessel, lost or not
lost, which ought soon to arrive; In
fact, it was already slightly overdue.
The premium would necessarily be
high, but the times were perilous and
the Yankee privateers had recently
taken mnny prizes upon the route the
vessel must cover. The underwriter
hesitated. The policy was made out,
but his mind was not made up. Final
ly he put the paper into his pocket,
saying:
"I will sleep on the matter, friend
Joseph, and tomorrow I will return it
, to thee, signed or unsigned.”
They parted and went to their
homes. Before dawn an urgent mes
I senger clattered at the merchant’s
j door. He was a bringer of bad tidings.
The vessel wus lost. It was, unless it
was Insured, a heavy misfortune. I|
only thirt policy had been signed the
day before! He hud little belief that
his hesitating friend would have de
cided to take the risk; he was a cau
tious and a keen person, with a repu
tation for sharp practice. But Joseph
saw In that fact his opportunity. Sum
moning a messenger, to whom he said
no word of his loss, he dispatched him
with a message, instructing him care
fully exactly what words to use. He
was to say:
“Friend Joshua, helghbor Joseph de
sires me to inform thee that, if thee
linst not underwritten, thee needst not
do it”
The message was delivered promptly
and precisely. Friend Joshua, who had
not signed, und had decided against
doing so, understood it to mean that
the ship hud arrived safely, and the
owner did not wish to pay the pre
mium, now useless, unless the signed
document required him In honor and
law to do so. That is what the canny
Joseph expected him to think ; and he
proceeded to act as Joseph had
guessed he might nek He pretended
not to find the policy where he looked
for It In his office, slipped It stealthily
among a handful of other papers,
which he carried carelessly with him
into the next room, where he went os
tensibly to seek further, nnd there sly
ly signed It. Presently he brought it
back and delivered it to the messenger
with the message:
I “Tell thy master I had signed.”
j It was not a pretty bit of business—
friend Joseph’s trick was a little too
clever—but certainly no one can sym
| pathlze with friend Joshua. It was a
: case of the biter bit.—Youth's Com
] panlon.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
LITTLE ROCK a MONROE RY.
South North
7:45 a. m.Huttig.5:59 p. m
9:50 a. in.Monroe ... 2:07 p. m
local. *
Leaves Arrives
11:25 a. m. Huttig . 12:30 p.m.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain &, Southern
FARMERVILLE A SOUTHERN RY.
North South
5:22 a. m.. Huttig 2:32 p. m
7:21 a. m..Farrnerville 5:45 p. m
local, t
10:10a.m.Huttig. 2:22p.m.
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
vi lie.
‘Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day from Farrnerville and goes to Mon
roe.
LODGE DIRECTORY.
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. & A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evenings at 7:30 o'clock. Visiting
Masons always welcome.
L. M. Despain, W. M.
C. A. Berry, Sec’y.
HOWARD CHAPTER, No. 122, R. A.
M.—meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
L. G. Gibson, H. P.
C. A. Berry, Secy.
ZEDEIUAH, COUNCIL. U. D.. R. &
S. M.- Meets every fourth Wednesday
night of each month. Visiting compan
ions welcome. T. B. Weaver, T. I. M.
R. N. Benson, Recorder.
HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 320. Order of
the Eastern Star, meets every first and
third Friday evening at 7:1>0 o'clock.
Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
Mrs. J. A. Brignac, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson, Sec'y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 I. 0. 0. F.
meets every first and third Tuesday eve
ning. All brethern cordially invited.
M. L. Phillips, N. G.
Harlan Sehon, Secy.
HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No. 66,
meets every Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs. Wilkie Frost, N. G.
Miss Murray Pilkinton, Secy.
SWEET BAY CAMPNo.411 W. 0. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings. Visitors made welcome.
C. A. McCormick, C. C.
J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
Sweet Bay Circle No. 145. W. C..
meets every second and fourth Thursday
night at 7:30 o’clock. Visitors are cor
dially invited.
Mrs. W. R Dickerson. Guardain.
Mrs. C. A. McCormick, Clerk.
FALL GOODS HERE!
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Our New Fall and Winter Goods have arrived and every department in our big
store is completely stocked. W^e have added a complete line of Ladies’ and Misses
Coats and Suits. Come and inspect our stock, whether you buy or not.
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Shoes.
We have received our fall and winter shoes
for ladies. They are the famous Drew make,
which assures you perfection in footwear. They
come in all the latest toes, in vici kid, patent colt
and gun metal and in blucher, button and
straight lace. With all these qualities, the prices
are low. Our line of Florsheim shoes for men
and Educator for children are large and we can
satisfy you.
Women's Clothing.
A distinguished showing of new tailored
suits and coats. The first considerable group of
the new fall suits are attracting much attention
now. The graceful hang and clean-cut-lines of
our "ready-to-put-on" garments command im
mediate recognition from women who admire
style. Individually there are but few of a kind:
collectively they form an impressive group. Dis
tinctiveness of lines and grace reveal the inher
ent character of our stylish garments. Prices
exceedingly low.
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Clothing.
Our clothing wins reputation on many points
of excellence. Of coure, quality is pre-eminent.
But style, workmanship and finish receive the
amount of attention their importance call for.
Our suits present an opportunity to the careful,
stylish dresser, one that should not be over
looked. Values are up to our usual standard. It
will be to your interest to visit our store and see
what we can show you.
Hart, Sehaffner & Marx Line.
Furniture.
Dining tables. You cannot give too much
attention to the furnishing of your diningroom.
Get that which will reflect credit on you and
prove a constant source of pride and satisfac
tion. Our line is most complete in all kinds of
dining furniture. Dining tables, either round or
square, with legs or pedestals. Chairs in a
great variety of patterns and buffets or side
boards of most p’easing designs.
Underwear.
Every weight in underwear. Fall and win
ter lines are now ready for your inspection.
Separate garments or union suits of every style
or description. Wool and cotton, wool and silk,
pure wool and pure silk. Every style, weight
and price. And among them are some of the
most tempting values we have ever shown.
Hosiery.
Autumn stocking styles. Compare for your
own benefit, style, wearing qualities, and price
of stockings bought at this store with any others,
and you will forevermore buy your hosiery here.
We are this season showing a more elaborate
assortment of fancy hose than ever before.
Prices range from 25c. and up.
Millinery.
Showing fall and winter hats. The new
models in finely tailored ready-to-wear hats for
street and general wear, await you. Smart new
styles that illustrate fashion’s trend in millinery.
You are invited to call and inspect these models.
Shirtwaists.
Women's new shirtwaists for fall. Every
thing from the simple washable shirtwaist to the
more elaborate fluffy lacey creation for evening
wear. Many new ideas are shown in wide and
narrow plaits, new long sleeves, some with cuffs.
Bedding.
The cool October nights make you think of
heavier bed clothing. Better prepared this year
than ever to meet your wants in blankets and
comfortables. Been preparing since springtime,
and in many cases we are giving you better val
ues than we gave you a year ago. This is re
markable when you understand the condition of
the market.
Hats.
The correct hats for fall. Fresh plucked
beauties from master makers; excellent durable
qualities and most fashionable shades. No bet
ter or finer display of men’s hats anywhere.
Let’s hear what you think about it.