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C. R. Duncan was an El Dorado
visitor Wednesday.
Lee Coker and family have
moved to Rochell. La.
Frank Williams was a business
visitor in Monroe and McGehee the
first of the week.
Mrs. J. Clayton Johnson of Mon
roe was the guest of Mrs. T. B.
Weaver this week.
Wanted—Several swarms of
bees. Call at the Dental Office,
Huttig, Ark.
Take Feminena for all female
troubles and notice the results.
Price $1.00 per bottle. 3
Dr. John Smith of* Warren was
here on business last Saturday.
He was accompanied by Miss Ethel
Upshaw.__
Lost—Plain gold pin with Lula
e igraved thereon. Return to Miss
Lula Harrington at Company store
and receive reward.
Mrs. A. G. Shivers of Strong and
E. L. Duke of Sandy Bend were
here this week having some denta.
work done by Dr. R. A. Barrow.
Prof. A. J. Dowis attended the
meeting of the State Teachers'
association at Little Rock this
week and Mrs. Dowis took his
place at the school.
Mrs. W. H. Wheler arrived home
Wednesday from a visit with rela
tives and friends at Marvel. She
was accompanied by a sweet little
2-year-old orphan girl who
they have adopted.
COLDS 6c LaUttlPPE
5 or 6 doses 606 will break
any case of Chills & Fever, Colds
& LaGrippe; it acts on the liver
better than Calomel and does not
gripe or sicken. Price 25c.
T. E. Russell of Sedalia, Mo.,
left for his home Saturday after
a short visit with his mother, Mrs.
J. C. Russell. He arrived here
Thursday afternoon too late to at
tend his father’s funeral
Nothing like war to thin popula
tion. From 1789 to 1909 20,
000,000 men fell in arms on the
battle fields or died on the march,
or in camp, or in military prisons —
a man every three minutes night
and day for 120 years.
Clifford Thompson has resigned
his position with the Model 5 and
10 Cent Store, and left Tuesday
for Huttig, where he has accepted
a position in the drug department
of the Union Saw Mill Co.—Union
County Tribune.
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure your Rhemnatisir
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps
Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts anc
Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insect:
Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in
ternally and externally. Price 25c
The regular monthly open meet
ing of the Womans' Hone Mission
society was held at the home ol
Mrs. R. W. Cargill on last Monday
and was well attended. An inter
esting meeting and a pleasant so
cial hour was enjoyed by all pres
ent. __
Typhtis fever which is sweeping
over the war camps of Europe it
not the same as typhoid fever. It
is a great deal worse, and it is saic
the germ has not yet been located.
Typhus fever is killing thousands
of soldiers, nurses, doctors and civ
ilians :n Serbia.
A war story: The Germah
scout car had blundered into the
midst of a French outpost, and, in
a hail of rifle bullets, was making
all speed to get a away. Suddenly
the man beside tho driver put his
hand to his shoulder and shivered.
“Why did you shiver, Baron?' said
the man at the wheel. “1 couldn't
help it," was the reply; “a bullet
just went through my arm and I
thought what would have happened
had it hit a tire.”
An Irishman went out hunting
and, before he knew it. met a bear
When he saw the animal, looming
up as large as a house, he threw
down his gun and ran for home, the
bear following him at full speed.
At the edge of the clearing he met
his brother, Mike, and he yelled to
him: "Get a rope quick, Mike; I’m
bringing him home alive.”
Notice.
1 now have my Denmark stallion
Black Squirrel, at the Union Saw
Mill barn where he will make the
season of 1915. 1 solicit your
patronage* Terms $15.00 for foal
insured. L. F. Magee.
Goodwin's Plan Endorsed.
Hon. W. S. Goodwin, represent
ative i i Congress from this district,
has received word from the Amer
can delegate that the International
Institute of Agriculture at its re
cent meeting in Rome. Italy, had
unanimously favored Mr. Good
win's resolution adopted at the
second session of the Sixty-third
congress for the appointment of an
international commission along the
line of our Interstate Commerce
commission to regulate the ocean
freight rates on grain and other
products exported from this coun
try. _
Notice of Mass Meeting.
There will be a mass meeting of
the citizens of Huttig at Union
church Monday night, April 12. at
8 o'clock for the purpose of form
ing a cemetery association to look
after the care of the Huttig ceme
tery. Every resident of Huttig is
invited to be present and assist in
this worthy cause. The meeting
called for Saturday night. April 3.
was changed to next Monday night
on ac c lunt t f so few being present
and it is hoped that a representa
tive audience will be present this
time. Gome yourself and invite
your friends.
Orthodox Jews are forbidden,
under the tenets of their faith, to
touch pencil to election ballot dur
ing the Jewish passover. Since
the election in Chicago, a mosi
bitterly contested one, falls on the
last day of the passover feast, the
election commissioners have ruleo
that one judge and one clerk of
opposite political parties may ac
company each Orthodox Jew voter
to the booth and mark the balloi
as he directs.
Guard Your Children
Against Bowel Trouble
Many children at an earl/ age
become constipated, and frequently
aeriout consequences result. Not
being able to realize hi* own con
dition, a child’s bowels should be
constantly watched, and a gentle
laxative given when necessary.
Dr. Miles7 Laxative Tablets are
especially well adapted to women
and children. The Sisters of
Christian Charity, 531 Charles St.,
Lucerne, Pa., who attend many
cases of sickness say of them:
"Some time ago we began using Dr.
Miles' Laxative Tablets and And that
we like them very much. Their action
Is excellent and we are grateful for
having been made acquainted with
them. We have had good results In
every case and the Sisters are vejry
mu oh pleased."
The form and flavor of any medi
eine is very important, no matter
who is to take it. The taste and
appearance are especially important
when children are concerned. All
parents know how hard it is to give
the average child “medicine,” even
though the taste is partially dis
guised. In using Dr. Miles' Lax
ative Tablets, however, this diffi
culty is overcome. The shape of
the tablets, their appearance and
eandy-like taste at once appeal to
any child, with the result that they
are taken without objection.
The rich chocolate flavor and
absence of other taste, make _ Dr.
Miles’ Laxative Tablets the ideal
remedy for children. s
If the first box fails to benefit,
the price is returned. Ask your
druggist. A box of 25 doses costs
only 25 cents. Never sold in bulk.
MJLEE MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, In*
^CALWffie
CUMBERMNDS
tii, CHARLES NEVILLE BUCK.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS
OF SCENES IN THE PLAY
SY IN(JFS>U>,
CHAPTER I—On Misery creek, at the
foot of a rock from which he has fallen,
Sally Miller finds George Leseott, a land- I
scape painter, unconseious. and after re- !
vlving him, goes for assistance.
CHAPTER II—Samson South and Sally, I
taking Leseott to Samson's home, are met j
by Spicer South, head of the family, who j
tells them that Jesse Purvy has been shot, 1
and that Samson is suspected of the
crime. Samson denies It.
I
CHAPTER III—The shooting of Jesse
Purvy breaks the truce In the Hollman
South feud.
FHAPTER IV—Samson reproves Tama
rack Spicer for telling Sally that Jim
Hollman is on the trail with bloodhounds
hunting the man who shot Purvy.
CHAPTER V—The bloodhounds lose the •
trail at Spicer South's door. Leseott dis
covers artistic ability In Samson. While
sketching with Leseott on the mountain.
Tamarack discovers Samson to a jeering
crowd of mountaineers. Samson thrashes
him and denounces him as the "truce
buster” who shot Purvy.
CHAPTER VI—Leseott tries to per
suade Samson to go to New York with
him and develop his talent. Sally, loyal
but heartbroken, furthers Lescott's efforts.
The dance at Wile McCager’s threatens
trouble to Samson and Leseott.
I
CHAPTER VII—At the dance Samson
tells the South clan he is going to leave j
the mountains. Leseott goes home to
New York. Samson bids Spicer and Sally
farewell and follows.
CHAPTER IX—Prompted by her love, j
Sally teaches herself to write. Horton
throws himself into the business world I
and becomes well hated by predatory ,
financiers and politicians At a Bohemian
resort Samson meets William Furbish.
Bporty social parasite, and Horton’s ene
my.
CHAPTER X—Earblsn sees Samson and
Drennie dining together unehaperoned at
the Wigwam roadhouse. He conspires
with others to make Horton Jealous and
succeeds.
CHAPTER XI—Earblsh brings Norton
and Samson together at the Kenmore
club’s shooting lodge, and forces an open
rupture, expecting Samson to kill Horton
and so rid the political and financial thugs
of the crusader Samson exposes the plot
and thrashes the conspirators
CHAPTER XII—Samson is advised by
his teachers to turn to portrait painting.
Premie commissions him to paint her
portrait. Sally goes to school. Samson
goes to Paris to study. Drennie finds in
his studio pictured evidence of his loyalty
to Sally.
CHAPTER XIII—Tamarack kills Jim j
Asberry, Is surrendered to the militia and
shot from ambush by a Hollman. The
feud is on attain and the law helpless in j
the face of murder. Sally sends for Sam- j
■on.
i
CHAPTER XIV—Samson goes home,
catches Aaron Hollis In the act of mur
dering Jesse Purvy and kills him. He
goes to Sallie. Captain Callomb hears of
the killings.
“South,’' lie said to Samson, when
he had led him aside, “they didn’t
want to hear what you had to tell the
grand jury, but they are going ahead
to indict you on manufactured evi
dence.”
Samson was for a moment thought- j
ful, then he nodded.
"That's about what I was expecting ”
“Now,” went on Callomb, "we un
derstand each other. We are working
for the same end, and, by God! I've
had one experience in making arrests
at the order of that court. I dou't
want it to happen again."
“I suppose,” said Samson, “you know
that while I am entirely willing to face
any fair court of justice, I don't pro
pose to walk into a packed jury, whos°
(mly object is to get me where 1 can
be made way with. Callomb, I hope
we won't have to fight each other
What do you suggest?”
"If the court orders the militia to
make an arrest, the militia has no op
tion. In the long run. resistance would
only alienate the sympathy of the
world at large. There is just one
thing to be done. South. It's a thing
I don’t like to suggest.” He paused,
then added emphatically: “When my
detail arrives here, which will prob
ably be in three or four days, you j
must not be here. You must not be
In any place where we can find you. j
For a little while, Samson looked at
the other man with a slow smile of
amusement, but soon it died, and his
face grew hard and determined.
“Im obliged to you, Callomb,” he
said, seriously. “It was more than I
had the right to expect—this warning, j
I understand the cost of giving it. But
it’s no use. I can't cut and run. No, by
God, you wouldn’t do it! You can’t :
ask me to do it.”
"By God, you can and will!” Callomb
spoke with determination. "This isn t
a time for quibbling. You've got work
to do. We both have work to do. We
can’t stand on a matter of vainglorious
pride, and let big issues of humanity
go to pot. We haven't the right to
spend men’s lives in fighting each
other, when we are the only two men
in this entanglement who are in per
fect accord—and honest.”
The mountaineer spent some min
utes in etlent self-debate. The working
of his face under the play of alternat
ing doubt, resolution, hatred and insur
gency, told the militiaman _ what a
struggle was progressing. At last,
Samson’s eyes cleared with an expres
sion of discovered solution.
“All right, Callomb,” he said, briefly,
"you won’t find me!” He smiled, as
he added: "Make as thorough a
search as your duty demands. It
needn’t be perfunctory or superficial.
Every South cabin will stand open to
you. i shall be extremely busy, to ends
which you approve. I can't tell you
wliat I shall be doing, because to do
that, I should have to tell where I
mean to be.”
I In two days, the grand jury, with
much secrecy, returned a true bill, and
a day later a considerable detachment
of infantry started on a dusty hike up
Misery. Furtive and inscrutable Iloll
mau eyes along the way watched them
from cabin doors, and counted t lie in.
They meant also to count them coming
back, and they did not expect the
totals to tally.
• ••*••*
Back of an iron spiked fence, and a
dusty sunburned lawn, the barrack-like
facades of the old administration
building and Kentucky state capitol
frowned on the street and railroad
track. About it, on two sides of the
Kentucky river, sprawled the town of
Frankfort; sleepy, more or less dishev
eled at the center, and stretching to
shaded environs of colonial houses set
in lawns of rich bluegrass, amid the
shade of forest trees. Circling the
town in an embrace of quiet beauty
rose the Kentucky river hills.
Turning in to the gate of the state
house enclosure, a man, who seemed
to be an easterner by the cut of his
clothes, walked slowly up the brick
walk, and passed around the fountain
at the front of the capitol. His steps
carried him direct to the main en
trance of the administration building,
and, having paused a moment in the
rotunda, he entered the secretary’s of
fice of the executive suite, and asked
for an interview with the governor.
“Have you an appointment?" the sec
retary asked.
The visiter shook his hoad. Scrib
bling a brief note on a slip of paper, he
inclosed it in an envelope and handed !
it to his questioner.
‘You must pardon my seeming mvs-1
teriousness,” he said, "but if you let
me send in that note I think the gov
ernor will see me.”
unce more tne secretary studied his
man with a slightly puzzled air, then
nodded and went through the door that
pave admission to the executive's of
fice.
His excellency opened the envelope
and his face showed an expression of
I surprise. lie raised his brows question
ingly.
“Rough looking sort?" he inquired.
"Mountaineer?”
“No. sir. New Yorker would be my
guess. Is there anything suspicious?"
“I guess not.” The governor laughed.
"Rather extraordinary note, but send
him in."
Through his eastern window the
governor gazed off across the hills of
South Frankfort, to the ribbon of river
that eatne down from the troublesome
hills. Then, hearing a movement at his
back, he turned, and his eyes took in
a well-dressed figure with confidence
inspiring features.
He picked up the slip from his desk
and, for a moment, stood comparing
the name and the message with the
man who had sent them in. There
seemed to be in his mind some irrecon
cilable contradiction between the two.
With a slightly frowning seriousness
the executive suggested:
“This note says that you are Samson
South and that you want to see me
with reference to a pardon. Whose
pardon is it, Mr. South."
“My own, sir.”
The governor raised his brows
slightly.
"Your pardon for what? Thr> news
papers do not even report that you
have yet been indicted." He shaded the
word "yet’i with a slight emphasis.
“I think T have been indicted within
the past day or two. I'm not sure my
self.”
The governor continued to stare
The impression he had formed of the
"Wildcat” from press dispatches was
warring with the pleasing personal
presence of this visitor. Then his fore
head wrinkled under his black hair and
his lips drew themselves sternly.
“You have come to me too soon, sir,”
he said curtly. “The pardoning power
is a thing to be most cautiously used
at all times, and certainly never until
the courts have acted. A case not yet
adjudicated cannot address itself to ex
ecutive clemency.”
Samson nodded.
“Quite true,” he admitted. “If I an
nounced that I had come on the matter
of a pardon, it was largely that I had
to state some business and that
seemed the briefest way of putting it.”
‘Then there is something else?"
“Yes. If it were only a pica for
clemency I should expect the matter
to be chiefly important to myself. In
point of fac-t, I hope to make it equally
interesting to you. Whether you give
me a pardon in a fashion which vi >- j
lates all precedent, or whether I sur
render myself and go back to a trial
which will bo merely a form of assas
sination rests entirely with you, sir.
You will not find me insistent.”
Then Samson launched it to the
story of his desires and the details of
conditions which outside influences
had been powerless to remedy—be
cause they were outside influences.
Some man of sufficient vigor and com
prehension, acting from the center of
disturbance, musl be armed with the
power to undertake the house-cleaning,
and for a’ while must do work that
1 would not be pretty. As far as he was
personally concerned, a pardon after
trial would be a matter of purely aca
demic interest. He could not expect
to survive a trial. He was at present
able to hold the Souths in leash. If
tiie governor was not of that mind he
was now ready to surrender himself
| and permit matters to take their
course.
“And now, Mr. South,” suggested
; the governor, after a half-hour of ab
sorbed listening, “there is one point
you have overlooked. Since in the end
the whole thing comes back to the ex
ercise cf the pardoning power, it is
after all the crux of the siti»ation. You
may be able to render such services as
those for which you volunteer. I>et us
for the moment assume that to be true.
You have not yet told me a very im
portant thing. Did you or did you not
kill f’urvy and Hollis?”
"1 killed Hollis,'’ said Samson, as
though he were answering a question
as to the time of day, “and I did not
kill Purvy.”
"Kindly,” suggested the governor,
“give me the full particulars of that
affair.”
The two were still closeted when a
second visitor called and was told that
his excellency could not be disturbed.
The second visitor, however, was so in
sistent that the secretary finally con
sented to take in the card. After a
glance at it his chief ordered admis
sion.
The door opened and Captain Cal
lomb entered.
He was now in civilian clothes,
with portentous news written on his
face. He paused in annoyance at the
sight of a second figure standing with
back turned at the window. Then
Samson wheeled and the two men rec
ognized each other. They had met be
fore only when one was in olive drab,
the other in jeans and butternut. At
recognition Callomb's face fell and
grew troubled.
"You here. South!” he exclaimed.
“I thought you promised me that I
shouldn't find you. God knows I didn't
want to meet you.”
“Nor I you,” Samson spoke slowly.
“I supposed you'd be raking the hills."
Neither of them was for the moment
paying the least attention to the gov
ernor, who stood quietly looking on.
“I sent Merriweather out there,”
explained Callomb, impatiently. “I
wanted to come here before it
was too late. God knows. South,
1 wouldn't have had this meet
ing- occur for anything under heaven.
It leaves me no choice. You are
indicted on two counts, each charg
ing you with murder.” The officer took
a step toward the center of the room.
His face was weary, and his eyes wore
the deep disgust and fatigue that come
from the necessity of performing a
hard duty.
“You are under arrest," he added
quietly, but his composure broke as he
stormed. “Now, by God. I've got to
take you back and let them murder
you, and you’re the man who might
have been useful to the state.”
CHAPTER XVI.
The governor had been more influ-1
enced by watching the two as they
talked than by what he had heard.
“It seems to me, gentleman,” he sug
gested quietly, “that you are both over
looking my presence." He turned to
Callomb.
“Your coming, Sid, unless it was pre
arranged between the two of you
(which, since I know you, I know was
not the case) has shed more light on
this matter than the testimony of a
dozen witnesses. After all, I'm still
the governor.”
The militiaman seemed to have for
gotten the existence of his distin
guished kinsman, and. at the voice, his
eyes came away from the face of the
man he had not wanted to capture, and
he shook his head.
ion are merely the head or the ex
ecutive branch," he said. "You are as
helpless here as I am. Neither of us
can interfere with the judicial gentry,
Jiough we may know that they stink
o high heaven with the. stench of
blood. After a conviction, you can
'ardon, but a pardon won’t help the
dead. 1 don’t 6ee that you can do
.nuch of anything, Crit.”
“1 don’t know yet what I can do, but
! can tell you I’m going to do some
bin g," said the governor. “You can
ust begin watching me. In the mean
lime. I believe I am commander-ia
chief of the state troops.”
“And 1 am captain of ‘F’ company,
but all 1 can do is to obey the orders
of a bunch of Borgias.”
“As your superior officer," smiled
the governor, "I can give you orders.
I’m going to give you one now. Mr.
South hag applied to me for a pardon
in advance of trial. Technically, I have
the power to grant that request. Moral
ly, 1 doubt my right. Certainly, I shall
not do it without a very thorough sift
ing of evidence and grave considera
tion of the necessities of the case—
as well as the danger of the precedent.
However, I am considering it, and for
the present you will parole your pris
oner in my custody. Mr. South, you
will not leave Frankfort without my |
permission. You will take every pre
caution to conceal your actual identity.
You will treat as utterly confidential
all that has transpired here—and,
above all, you will not let newspaper
men discover you. Those are my or- i
ders. Report here tomorrow after
noon, and remember that you are my
prisoner.”
Samson bowed and left the two cou
sins together, where shortly they were
joined by the attorney general. That
evening, the three dined at the execu- 1
live mansion, and sat until midnight
in the governor’s private office, still
deep in discussion. During the long
session, Callomb opened the bulky vol
ume of the Kentucky statutes, and laid
his Anger on section 2673.
“There’s the rub," he protested, read
ing aloud: “‘The military shall be at
all times, and in all cases, -in strict
subordination to the civil power.’ ”
The governor glanced down to the
next paragraph and read in part:
“ The governor may direct the com
manding officer of the military force
to report to any one of the following
named officers of the district in which
the said force is employed: Mayor of
a city, sheriff, jailer or marshal.’ ’’
“Which list,” stormed Callomb, “ie
the honor roll of the assassins.”
“At all events”—the governor had
derived from Callomb much informa
tion as to Samson South which the
mountaineer himself had modestly
withheld—“South gets his pardon.
That is only a step. I wish I could
make him satrap over his province,
and provide him with troops to rule it.
Unfortunately, our form of govern
ment has its drawbacks.”
“It might be possible,” ventured the
attorney general, “to impeach the
sheriff, and appoint this or some other
suitable man to fill the vacancy until
the next election.”
“The legislature doesn’t meet until
next winter," objected Callomb. "There
is one chance. The sheriff down there
is a sick man. Let us hope he may
die."
One day, the Hixon conclave met in
the room ovv,r Heilman's Mammoth
Department store, and with much pro
fanity rehd a communication from
Frankfort, announcing the pardon of
Samson South. In that episode, they
foresaw the beginning of the end for
their dynasty. The outside world was
looking on, and their regime could not
survive the spotlight of law-loving
scrutiny.
‘The fust thing,” declared Judge
Hollman, curtly, "Is to get rid of these
damned soldiers. We'll attend to our
own business later, and we don't want
them watchin’ us. Just now, we want
to lie mighty quiet for a spell—tee*
totally quiet until I pass the word. ’
Samson had won back the confi
dence of hie tribe, and enlisted the
faith of the state administration. He
had been authorized to organize a
local militia company, and to drill
them, provided he could stand answer
able for their conduct. The younger
Souths took gleefully to that idea. The
mountain boy makes a good soldier,
once he has grasped the idea of dis
cipline. For ten weeks, they drilled
daily in squads and weekly in platoons.
Then, the fortuitous came to pass.
SherifT Forbin died, leaving behind him
an unexpired term of two years, and
Samson was summoned hastily to
Frankfort. He returned, bearing hia
commission as high sheriff, though,
when the news reached Hixon, there
were few men who envied him his
post, and none who cared to bet that
: be would live to take his oath of office.
That August court day was a mem
orable one in Hixon. Samson Smith
was coming to town to take up his
duties. Every one recognized it as the
day of final issue, and one that could
hardly paes without bloodshed. The
Hoilmans, standing in their last
trench, saw only the blunt question of
Hollman-South supremacy. For years,
the feud had flared and slept and
broken again into eruptions, but never
before had a South sought to throw
his outposts of power across the wa
ters of Crippleshin, and into the coun
ty seat. That the present South cams
bearing commission as an officer of
the law only made his effrontery the
more unendurable.
Samson had not called for outside
troops. The drilling and disciplining
of his own company had progressed in
silence along the waters of Misery.
They were a slouching, unmllitarjr
band of uniformed vagabonds, but they
were longing to fight, and Callomb had*
been with them, tirelessly whipping;
them Into rudimentary shape. After
all, they were as much partisans a«
they had been before they were issued
state rifles. The battle, tf it came,
would be as factions) as the fight of 25
years ago, when the Hoilmans held
the store and the Souths the court- •
house. Hut back of all that lay one es
sential difference, and it wag this dif
ference that had urged the governor
to stretch the forms of law and put
such dangerous power into the hands*
of one man. That difference was !ho»
man himself. He was to take drasUo
stt ys, but he was to take them under
the forms of law, and the state execu
tive believed that, having gone through
worse to better, he would maintain the
improved condition.
CON 1 1NUED IN NEXT lbSUE.
BRAVE TELEPHONE G RLS
Hick to Posts in $100,000 Fire
Uniontown, Pa.
Little Hock.—The action of Bell
telephone operators in sticking to
their posts during a serious fire at
Uniontown, Pa., in which a hotel ad
joining the telephone excharge was
completely destroyed and other build
tngs in the block damaged to the ex -
tent of $100,000, has occasioned en
thusiastic tribute from citizens of that ,
town.
Our correspondent informs us that,
although smoke from the nearby con
flagration fil ed the room where the
switchboard was located and the cor
ridors had been invaded by firemen
with hose which added to the excite
ment and stress, not an operator de
parted her post of duty.
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