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For sale No. 4 lumber $1.00 per
load. Union Saw Mill Co.
R. L. King and family have
moved to Blockel, Texas.
For Sale—A new organ at a bar
gain. Gall at News office.
Mrs. R. L. Townsend was at
Dermott this week visiting.
Vote Wednesday July 23 and see
that your neighbor does also.
Ernest Spencer has sold out his
household goods and expects to go
to Pine Bluff.
Thos. Green and family were at!
Lawson the first of the week visit
ing his parents.
Misses Mabel Lucas and Clyde
Pitts are visiting with friends at
Logtown, La., this week.
Mrs. J. R. C. Thompson of El
Dorado was visiting her sons W. C.
and Haile here this week.
If you have any real estate for
sale list same with C. A. Berry, of
Huttig. who will sell same for you.
For Sale, at a bargain seven
acres of land suitable for truck
farming and fruit raising adjoining
Huttig.
Mrs. L. A. Bodine left Tuesday
for Plymouth. N. C., to spend a
month vis ting her mother and
brothers.
Do your duty to the Democratic
party Wednesday by going to the
polls and voting for Judge Geo. W.
Hays for governor.
Miss Nora Woolley left Sunday
for Neame, La., to vis.t with her
sister Mrs. L. J. Esthridge for sev
eral months.
The work of excavating for the
new Baptist church is progressing
nicely. The basement to be used
for Sunday School rooms.
Rev. W. J. Frost stopped over in
Huttig last Friday to visit his son
A. V. Frost. He was enroute from
Standard, La., to Houston, Mo.
S. Philips arrived home Friday
afternoon from Hampton where he
accompanied the remains of his
mother who died last week for
* burial. _ __
Misses Minnie and Myrtle Stell,
of Shawmut, are the guests of
their aunt. Mrs. W. H. Moore,
having arrived here Wednesday
afternoon.
Judge Geo. W. Hays of Camden
will be elected governor next Wed
nesday. If you are a Democrat
turn out and vote and make his
majority that much larger.
Uriah Jones Hezekiah Brown and I
John Peter Smith all say Hunt's
Lightning Oil stops Neuralgia.
Rheumatism and other pains.
Just try a 50c or 25c bottle from
your druggist.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Knox enter
tained a number of the little folks
at their home at’the edge of town
Sunday afternoon in honor of the
fourth birth anniversay of their son
Charles Edward.
C. Howard. D. F. Collett and C
R. Duncan have been appointed as
judges for the special election for
governor to be held next Wednes
day July 27 and H. C. Nash and
Grant Sehon clerks.
Miss Ruth Moore entertained a
number of little folks at the home
of her parents Monday night in
honor of her guest Miss Emogene
Finley. All had a delightful time
and enjoyed the refreshments
served.
Geo. Emory, who is now filing at
Eros, La., was here this week visit
ing friends and purchased a fine
bird dog from A. E. Lucas. George
says birds are plentiful and that he
expects to have a fine time this fall
hunting'them.
Aldert Brock, colored, killed John
Bennett,, colored, at Lawson Sun
day afternoon by a blow on the
head with an axe. Brock has been
lodged in the county jail but from
what evidence is available he was
justified in the killing.
Rev. J. J. Gates, of Fort worth.
Texas, was here this week the
guest of Dr. H. F. Mayfield. Rev.
Cates has just graduated from a
college at Waco, Texas, has oeen
called to the Baptist church at
Strong but has not yet accepted
Rev. W. C. Hilliard, of Warren,
who has the reputation of being a
big preacher as well as a big man.
will assist Rev. J. R. Rushing in a
protracted meeting to commence
at Union church on Monday night.
Every body is cordially invited to
attend these meetings and urged to
do so.
No. Six-Sixty-Six i
Thi* is' a prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS &. FEVfcR.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not
return. It acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c
The library board will serve ire
cream and cake and watermelon
at the library on Saturday evening
to raise funds to pay a librarian
with. They have ordered a num
ber of new books which are expect
ed by that time. Gome out and
help in this good cause. You get
your money's worth.
Dr. C. H. Gulley and F. Milam
became involved in a quarrel at a
social fathering near Camp No. 1
iast Saturday night which resulted
in the doctor shooting Milam twice
but not seriously. Mr. Milam is
-ow in a sanatarium at Monroe
and at last accounts was doing
nicely._
To get the news read The News
Every Democrat in Union county
should go to the polls on next Wed
nesday at the special election for
governor and vote for Judge Geo
W. Hays. We all know him to be
a good clean, capable man and the
cry of fraud that was raised against
our citizenship in the recent pri
mary should be blotted out by a
unanimous vote in his favor again.
Regular services will be held at
the Union church Sunday with the
exception that an old time song
service will be held at the evening
hour. Every body invited to at
tend Sunday School at 10 a. m,
preaching at 11a. m. B. Y. P. U.
at 4 p. m. Come out and bring
your voice with you. All school
children are requested to occupy
seats on the platform.
Huttig News for $1 a year.
We hope that thousands of our
readers have already begun the
campaign against the disease
spreading. typhoid-disseminating
house fly. This year, too, there is
a new reason for being on guard
against having the stables too near
the house where there are children
or allowing the stables to become
filthy, because it has been discov
ered that the stable-fly carries the
germs of infantile paralysis.
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh That Contain Mercury
as mercury wiii surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering It through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians, as the damage
they will do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Hall's
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.. contains no
mercury, and Is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure he sure you get the genu
ine It Is taken Internally and made In
Toledo. Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Tes
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle.
Take Hell's Family Pills for const! pat loo.
M.V.
COPYRIGHT.1913 "BY W.G.GHAPMAN IK THE- UNiTTD STATfS AND (?°EAT BRITAIN o
VON HORVATH
DIAN HOARD
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I—For fifty years the con
tlnent of North America had been iso
lated from the rest of the world by th« j
use of Z-rays, a wonderful invention oi
Hannibal Prudent. The invention hac
saved the country from foreign invasion,
and the continent had been united undet
one government, with Prudent as presi
dent. For half a century peace and pros
perity had reigned. The story OLpens with
President Prudent critically ill. His death
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 hit
daughter Astra that this means a foreign
Invasion. He tells her to hurry to the
Island of Ciryne. but dies before he can
tell the location of the place.
CHAPTER IT—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,
will solve the problem of flying.
CHAPTER IYr—Chevalier di T-eon ap
pears In Europe. He notes that prepara
tions have been completed for an in
vuslon of America. He calls on von
W erdenstein and offers him the secret of
making gold.
CHAPTER V—He demands in return
absolute disarmament and peace. The
chevalier is suspected of being an Ainer*
I'-an. He is seized at night and carried
off In an aeroplane.
CHAPTER VI-Astra is Inaugurated as
president She receives a message from
Edison, whose long silence has worried
her. that he has been a prisoner for two
months o«i the island of Helgoland and
has lust escaped. H*' announces that the
confederated fleet of Europe has sailed
f°r America. He promises to call on her
the following night.
CHAPTER VII—.Countess Rosiny, a
°PV. becomes a prisoner In hope of se
curing Edison's ■secret, she falls in love
with him.
CHAPTER VIII—She agrees to join him
in an attempt to escape. By rbe use of
fire-works he summons a curious fiviug
machine which resembles a monster
eagle. He escapes and sends Jds message
to Astra.
CHAPTER IX—Edison calls on Astra
as promised. He tells her his plans for
defense have been completed, but that he |
will give fuller details at his workshop on
the island of Ciryne In the Pacific. They
make the trip in three hours. His plans
are baaed on the peculiarity of the new
substance, cirynith, which is lighter than
any known metal and is practically inde
structible. \
Astra's kindness toward the countess
had not soothed the pain she suffered.
She would have preferred a dungeon
of ancient tiroes, where she could rave
at her and curse her, but she was a
secret service agent, and had early
learned the art of concealing her feel
ings.
With passion burning in her heart
she was able to respond gracefutly to
Astra. Even while she watched the
coufliet of the American Eagle and
the European fleet she was Scheming
She lived for intrigue. Her soul
craved the excitement of battling
minds. She considered herself still
in the employ of the Count von Wer
densteln, so she planned as she
'hought the count would have de
manded.
Suntos Duprel came to report the
events of the day at the 5S -ay station,
and to put before Astra ruggestions
for further defense. Napoleon coul.i
not come personalty, so he tent bis
trusted assistant.
lie was admitted to the library
where the counters sat.
Santos Duprel was a pleasant indi
vidual, having, as most fat. men, a
keen sense of humor. He greetei the
two beautiful women with a broad
smile.
When Rosltta retired to the rooms
that had been assigned her she sat
for a long time motionless, maturing
a plan for the benefit of the Count
von Werdensteln.
Astra was still at work In the
library, completing preparations for
the following day's duties as she
closed her desk a sigh, a. prayer left
her lips: "God save our country, and
shield Napoleon.”
The next morning the admiral of
the united navies of America received !
It"’’
The Once Armored Monoplane Wae
Shattered Into a Thousand Bite.
orders to sail with the fleet toward the
enemy. Even the formation of the
gregt squadron was planned in detail.
The gray boats stel.ui T. Toward The
east in a broad line: they arrived at
the Isolation and could see hundreds
of men-of-war before them, flying the
flags of almost every European nation,
but no sound penetrated the invisible
ray that stretched before them.
The Count von Werdenstein was in
despair. He and all his boats had
been imprisoned between two Z rays
for & week. He bad held councils of j
war and the quickest boats and air
crafts were sent out to break through ,
the lines of resistance. He was ready
to retire to Europe.
The word retreat did not seem so
shameful as it bad.
They had Dot seen the eagle during
this time, but the arrival of the obso
lete men-of-war told the count that ;
some preparation had been made by
his enemy to end this terrible state i
of affairs.
The eagle’s appearance was report
ed early one morning. It came majes
tically sliding downward from a great j
height, flying the beautiful tricolor !
flag of liberty. This time Santos was
at the wheel. Na|toleon and a woman
stood behind him.
The bird flew directly to the flag-;
ship. Not even the flag of truce wa*
shown. When it reached the Brigitta j
the eagle dropped down toward the
count, who stood on the. bridge. His :
face was pale and careworn, and his
eyes spoke of many sleepless nights.
"Brigitta, ahoy!" shouted Napoleon
through the speaking tube. “A mes '
sage for the commander.” He dropped
a large sealed letter at the count’s feet.
The eagle then turned and disappeared
in the clouds toward the west.
Thought and care had been put Into
the message. It wfts a great docu
ment in itself, but its greatest beauty
waB In Its expression of brotherly love,
In its magnanimity in extending mercy
to the enemy.
Rositta was present when that doc
ument wan read finally. She was one
of the last to touch it before it wan
carefully wrapped in the silk covers
it was she who placed the great seal
on the imposing envelope.
'Hie count took the message And re
tired fnto bis cabin, where nobod'
dared disturb him. He cut the enve
lope, unfolded the silli wrapping an'
began to read. I vae a long, concisi
resume of the present state of affairs
the chancellor was touched by tb>
kindness of bis enemies. Notwttl
standing the degrading defeat, h
knew now that the loss would not b
as great as ha feared.
The document decided upon the foi
lowing:
1. The whole navy of the confeder
ate European mights shall be deliv
ered into the hands of Admiral Joh’
ICarte, the American commander, wh<
will see that all men and officers ar
safely returned to European ports.
2. The war vessels shall be the pro!
erty of the United Republics of Amei
lea. In cor'ideration of which the sail
United I lies of America will pa'
a sum of money to be decided upon
however, not less than one-third of th
actual value involved.
3. The European armies shall be in.
mediately disarmed and the men ii
service shall be returned to the!
homes.
4. No other force, save for polieiu
and a number of bodyguards for tb
reigning rulers, shall be allowed t
exist in auy of the countries. Tb
United Republics of America will g<
that this Item, in particular, ip e
forced.
5. The United Republics of Ameri
will open its ports to ail foreign cor
.uerca, will give free entrance to a
European products, and also insure
free exportation into Europe for Ante:
ican products.
8. Th° oriental foes oti the easier!
hemisphere will be treated with wher
a final settlement is agreed upon, bti
until that time the isolation in PaeiP<
waters will tie maintained.
V Peace shall reign over the earth:
national differences shall he settled be
fore an international committee that
will make ftk headquarters In Wash
ington, the capital of the United Re
publics of America.
8. Any further points that may arise
In the course of events will be decided
upon after the final settlement with
the rulers of all Ihe countries.
When the count turnel over Ihe last
page a Dny slip o" paper fell, to the
floor. He picked It up and glanced at
thp words that v.ere written and.,not
typed, as was the rest of the message.
It was a writing that he knew well.
"Don’t hesitate! Accept the treaty!
The future rests in the aerodromone,
the secret of which will be delivered to
you, sooner or later. 1 have kept my
contract; will talk of my reward when
circumstances permit."
This was not signed, but It was not I
necessary.
"And 1," murmured the count, after
a moment, "1 never thought of Rositta.
What a wonderfuJ, clever woman she
Is. But what will be her price? What
la the difference,” sighed the man who
had suffered so much the last few
days. "The next time we meet It will
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be In the air.”
He regained his calmness, finished
the paper and refolded it. He placed
Rositta’s message in his pocketbook.
Twenty-four hours were given for
consideration. He called his admirals
togethe. et four o’clock that afternoon, j
The council sat until late that night, i
When the admirals and captains left
tor their respective boats they were
depressed. The world seemed to have
reached the millennium.
On ’ thing They were certain of That
was that they did not know how they
would earn a living when released
from military duty.
When Napoleon came for the an
swer, he received the original docu
ment signed by the commander in
chief and all the commanders of the
respective nations of the European
confederacy.
Whei fhe American Eagle appeared
for the first time above the capital it*
mission was to announce that peace
on earth would be established.
CHAPTER XII.
Casting the Met.
Six months had passed. The cap
tured army and navy had been sent
home to Europe and disarmed The
various monarcbe had raged at the
Count von Werdenstrin for acceding
to the terms of the agreement submit
ted by the United Republics, but the
people were happy.
The United Republics of America
offered a large tract of land in the in
terior of Brazil, Venezuela and Co
lombia for emigration purposes, main
age and irrigation had been so pep
fected that those great plateaus were
habitable and supplied the richest ag
ricultural districts in the world.
A meeting had been called to for
Ululate the rules of peace. Napoleon,
with full sanction and authorization ot
Congress, made short work of the
agreement with the orientals. Tie ap
peared above the island Empire and
announced the ultimatum: that he
would blow up every man-of-war un
less they were turned over to the Unit
ed Republics of America peacefully,
In which case the latter would pay one
third the value of the monsters. The
orientals had bc°n prepared for thi»
action and agreed to the terms. China
the young Oriental Republic, followed
Japan's example. ’
Christmas was nearing. The war
vessels of the world were hnrhored
in the porls of the Americans and
turned over to the Navy Department,
with the command ihat they be used
for commercial purposes.
The disarmament went on all over
the world. When Christmas day
dawned, peace reigned. Not Christian
peace, but a peace begotten of fear.
The 24th of December found th«
American Continent open o everyone.
Napoleon Edison, on servant of ths
service he had rendered uis country,
had been . appointed president of the
I world peace committee.
His mother’s illness had caused him
anxiety. He spoke of it to Astra one
day while the Countess Rosiny was
near. The beautiful Rositta had un
dergone a great change. She was be
lieved to be a thorough American in
spirit, and had thus gained the con
fidence of the people surrounding
Xstra.
sue pegged Astra and Napoleon to
let her go and comfort Mrs. Edison. I
They consented, glad to have her go |
'o the Island of Ciryne, even though
the secrets of the aerodroinone were
there, to be a companion to Mrs. Edi
son.
Astra said it would be very lonely
without her, and Napoleon solved the
problem in a way that pleased the
■ountess the most.
“I yrill take you to Ciryne in the
Eagle and send you back in a few days
by Santos, and you can thus divide
• our time bciween Aslra and my
nother."
She could hardly repress her triutn
ihant joy.
That evening Napoleon took Royitta
o Ciryne. lo his mother.
She won the mother's sympathy at
mce. Her pleasant companionship
vas a relief to the stately matron, as
ave the servants there were no o'her
votnen on the island. It was she who
vatched over the precious plant dur
ug the long and repeated absences
>f Napoleon.
Not withstanding the difference in
belr agoa, they became good friends
tositta was anxious to see th< mann
acturing plant, where the aerodr>>
■nones were made, but she was not'
permitted to enter the wot nop. as
she had failed to obtain Napoleon's
permission to do so. He tiad promis. >1
to return for her within a few days
or to send Santos. One balmy morn
ing the two women were etijo; inn 'll1
sea breeze on the porch, when they
saw the aerodromone appi’oaehinc
front f’e easl. Tlie great bird settled
In its hangar gracefully. The * two
women went down the path to meet,
as they supposed, Napoleon. tint i'
was Santos Duprel, bringing two let
ters, one from Napoleon to his mot-ln i
and the other from Astra »o the
countess.
Santos' honest eyes glowed when he
saw Rositla. wiio took pains to givp
him a friendly glance as she shook
hands, I
Her letter said that Santos and the
Hawk were at her disposal, and that
Astra would be glad to see her again
as sooti a* Mrs. Edison's condition
permitted her to leave. She also in
vited Mrs. Edison to come to the cap
ital, but the mother knew that her
son depended on her presence on the
island, so declined.
ftositta expressed deep disappoint
ment when Mrs. Edison gave her rea
sons for not going back with Santos
and the Hawk, but the chance to talk
to Santos on the return trip suited
her best. After some hesitation she
decided to make a flying trip to Wtv
lngton the next day, assuring Mrs. Ed
ison that she would stay only a day.
Santos received instructions to be
ready to leave early in the morning.
The little, round fellow was elated
when he thought of the three hours
alone with Roeltta.
His nights, since he had met Astra
and Rositta, were restless Rositta's
many kindnesses especially gave him
food for thought. He paid more at
tention to matters of dress; he shaved
hie round, ruddy face every day. He
even used perfume.
It dazzled him to think of the trip
to the capital with the countess for
company.
Early in the dewy morning Santos
brought the Hawk to the cottage and
waited for Rositta.
A little later the wonderful machine
leaped into the air and up and for
ward with mighty flaps of the glitter
ing wings.
Countess Rosiny rose and went
slowly forward to the man who was
directing the flight of the great bird;
the brain of the mechanism.
She leaned over the railing that
separated the cabin from the steering
wheel and the various levers. “How
high are we now. Mr. Duprel?” she
asked.
Santos looked at the aerograph;
"2.527 feet, countess. Do you want to
go higher?"
"Oh, yes!”
Tiie Hawk darted up; a turn of the
wheel worked the wings, and electric
sparks were seen in a steady stream.
“What a wonderful machine this
Is!’’ whispered the countess in Santos’
ear. He had mastered hie timidity
and. for the first time, turned to look
at her. Her brilliant eyes melted into
the light blue, round eyes of Santos.
“Yes, it is." he said simply,
"Are we going still higher?" she
asked in a breathless tone.
stintos looked hurriedly at the aero
graph and saw that it showed 16.00®
feet, in his nervousness he had gone
higher than he intended, bo he hastily
changed the direction. It was bitterly
cold for a short lime, hut the wings
soon generated enough heat to warn)
the cabin: in fact, it v as too warm,
and Santos opened the air rond-nutr
that let in the fresh, pure air of that
altitude, where it is clear and intoxi
cating In its sweetness,
"Mow much I admire men like you,
Mr. Duprel. Yon have conquered the
air!" whispered the count ese to the
good boy who had succumbed to her
charms.
"Countess, you are too good to mo:
you are the sweetest, dearest woman I
have ever met,” stuttered the bird
man. He was still more dazed whun
she placed her dainty, dimpled hand
on the steering wheel where it touched
his.
"Where does this machine get the
tremendous power thit enables it to
I fly with such velocity?" questioned
I Hor * a.
1 "Electricity,” was all the little men
I said; then he smiled at his fair pas
I senger, wliose hand still rested oti (lie
j wheel, touching his.
"Electricity?” Shit looked around at
the simple machinery in sight. "Mow
do you generate it?”
Santos laughed at flip shrewd qn w
tion. "We don’t. A1 least, not, much
of it.” Then he suddenly closed Ills
mouth like one who has realized he is
saying too much.
The clever woman read h’s thoughts.
She was quiet for a short time, then
iter hand released the wheel and fell
in her lap. She sighed deeply.
"Are you happy, Mr. Duprel?” was
her sudden question.
Santos was so surprised that he
gave an involuntary pull at the wheel
that took them from their course.
“Why do you ask this question, count
ess?”
“itecause a man like* you ought to bo
very happy.”
”A poor, lonesome fellow, such as
me?”
“Arp you lonely? I would have sup
posed that a genius, who could con
quer the air and save his country,
couldn’t he lonely."
Santos Ituprel put on the automatic
lock and let the wheel go. Ilis instinct
was aroused; something told him that
this beautiful woman was playing
with him, and he, the brave Santos Du
prel, turned toward the bewitching en
emy with eyes lit up.
“Countess ltosiny! Why are you
nhiytng with me? 1 am not a great
•'v.n. 1 am not an inventor and r->n
'-ror: T am only a simple workman,
Tying to give my best to mv master.
Should von tell all Ibis to him, to Na
iioleon Edison, it. would he well plaeed,
tun why do you speak to me this
way V"
Hi- appearanee was changed. His
one was clear and Minns; lli« in'iiul
face v as pulp,
lie countess looked at him ;ts if
fascinated tty his outburst. Tears tip
pea red in Iter eves,
di Ihtpi-sl! Have t wounded you?
( am all alone, with no one to care for
me. You have be»n so kind to me
bat 1 bate evi i since Helgoland,
looked on you i.s my l>est fri.'nd. Can
I help it if my loneliness lias " sho
did not finish her sentence, but fell
to sobbing hysterically and poor San
'os’ heart was softened.
(TO BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK I
Notice.
The Union Saw Mill Company
will pav $50.00 as a reward to anv
one. not in its employ, who will fur
nish information from which any
oerson shall be convicted of depre
iating or trespassing upon the tim
ber of said Company.
This If* day of February. 1906.
Jn;on Saw IViill Cn.
Bv F. W. S< ntt.
Secj. and freas