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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06

Hon. w. V: Tompkins is in
Arkadelphia today.
Mrs. DR.. c. F. Nelms of Lane
burg is visiting relatives in Buck
ner, Texas, this week.
Ollie Wright who has been on
the jury here left for his home
at Chenille this morning.
Mrs. Geo. Rowland returned
to her home in Hope after a few
days visit to her mother, Mrs.
Scott.
Levi Moore returned from a
business trip to Malvern last
night.
Sam Westmoreland of Weaver
was a Prescott visitor yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. J. Cress, who has been
visiting her daughter at Waldron
came in yesterday to spend the
summer with her daughter, Mrs.
A. H. Smith.
Sheriff Hood left for Little
Rock this morning with George
Washington, Ellis Gaddy, John
Scott and Henry Hatley, all col
ored, to place them in the peni-
Tertiary. All We're convicted at
the term of court just adjourned.
He was accompanied by deputies
w. P. Murrah and J. B. White
sides.
From Friday. ~&~~ -.
Judge Friedel of Texarkana
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. J. F. Morris of Hope is
visiting relatives in the city.
Mrs. Dee Scott returned yes
terday from a visit to friends in
Louisiana.
c. M. Anders of Sutton was a
welcome caller at this Office yes
terday.
James Bliss came in yesterday
from Garvin, Okla. to visit his
family.
Mrs. W. E. Sutton and sister,
Mrs. John Anders, of Sutton are
visiting relatives in Mississippi.
Mrs. Callie Ray of Nachadocia,
Texas, is visiting in the city, the
guest of Mrs. C. B. Andrews.
Anderson Wick and little daugh-
ter Minnie left yesterday for Hi
nois, where they will visit for a
few weeks.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
STARVED TO DEATH

is what could truthfuliy be said of many
children who die. They have worms
poor little things they don't know
it, and you don't realize it. If your
child is cross, fretful, pasty complex
toned and loses weight for no apparent
Ieasol, give it Whites Cream Vermi-
fuge, you will be surprised at the re-
suits and how qnickly it picks up. Sold
by Bakers Drug Store.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06
Local News.
,,,,re,ting Happenings in and
~ Around Town.

v.dnosday'' - h
Dor 6 doses of 500" will
j any case Of Ghills and Fever
ham [. Hit is a business Wis
Vim Little Rock today.
For Sale-Five Rip Rap
inter pups. Ellsworth.
, Norman is taking in the re.
op at De Queen, also visiting
atives there.
r c. H. Cargyle of Benton
/ was in the city this morning
his way to 0kolona to see his
her who is quite sick.
For Sale Heart or sap shiil-
] in any quantity. J.A.Husk-
Prescott. Ark, R. Ed. 6.
bB.Regan and family of Lit
Rock are visiting in near
scOtt
For sale or trade-A lot of
Bermuda hay. P. F. Phil
Emmett, r. F. d. 2.
Hiss Mary Richardson has re-
ned from a few weeks stay
Hot Springs.
V.B. Williams of Waldo spent
night in the city, returning
morning on 35.
lder K. A. Highsmlth has Just
urned from Kirby where he
been conducting a successful
Eting.
tB, Cora Timmons of Little
X left this morning for her
be after a few days visit to
mother, Mrs. j. B. Chastain.
ee Smith and family from
Esiana came in Saturday and
probably make this their
be in the future.
lss jamie Youngof Okolona
come in this evening on 223
Fslt with the family of her
(, DR.. ". v. Rice.
sy. ". F. Evans, agent for
lderson College at Arkadel-
is IN the city this morning
Sng in the interest of that
Tuition.
p Sale A fourteen H. P.
Ton engine in good running
e. Will sell on reasonable
Is j. {. Lowdermilk, RID
fescott, Ark.
A. Rogers was visiting in
last night.
esmany friends of Rev. Robt.
lghsmlth will be pleased to
that the Christian Church
mas called him again to be
pastor.
= MARION Waller left this
Iiag for Camden where she
Y joined by her aunt, Mrs.
and daug liter Miss Stella,
e !, trip to Mineral
Texas.
'. Burton of Mt. Pleasant,
IS In the city this morn
~ ~ guest of his nephew, o.
oaniel. He is on his way
=, % visit his sister, Mrs.
!. MCDANIEL, mother of @. R.
AAlel.
-, E. Ray, after a weeks
s' y, Y. B. Andrews fam
J. ,als morning for Hope,
i su :. will be the guest of
i MRS. ]. F. Morris for a
4 s' : when she. accompa-
e.. yrs Morris, will visit in
II after which Mrs.
49,. return to her home in
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-08-06

i VI
Laneburg, Ark.
Levi Moore and Sheriff Hood
are doing" the capital city to-
day.
DR.. E. j. Cloud was up from
Hope Sunday and spent the day
with relatives.
Lee Tallie, musical instrument
dealer of Hope is business visi-
tor in Prescott today.
L. L. Moore and P. Norton
are attending the Farmers I'm
] ion Convention at Little Rock to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Slaughter
returned yesterday from Waldo
where they have been visiting
home folks for the past week.
Walter Hirst, the popular and
obliging postoffice clerk after
spending a week at his home at
Morris is at his post again this
morning.
WANTED. Four or five lum-
Der teams. Apply to Berkman
Lumber Co., Laneburg, Ark.
J. 0. A. Bush was invited to
speak at Piney Grove, near
Boughton, yesterday. He accept
ed and delivered a thoughtful
address on The Second Coming
of Christ.
j. F. Morris of Hope spent
Sunday in Prescott, returning
last night accompanied by his
wife and Miss Leila Andrews
who will visit there a short while
Newt Weaver is playing ball
with Waldo this week. The big
fellow has done some great stunts
for them and Waldo Fans have
taken a fancy to him.
Prof. J. D. Clary, principal of
the Clary Training School at For
dyce, former Precsottite, deliv-
cred an interesting discourse on
education at the Methodist church
last night.
M. B. Segler of Emmett, presi-
dent of the County Farmers
/ Union, accompanied by his wife
left for Little Rock this morning
where Mr.. Segler will attend the
State convention Of the Farmers
Union.
Ira Mcmillan met Jno. Haltom
on the street this morning and
pulled off his coot for a fight.
Upon inquiry as to his sudden
pugnacity, Haltom found that
Me had a bran new eleven pound
boy at his house to leg" for
him. The youngter arrived last
night, and he and his mother are
doing nicely.
Miss Bonnie Porterheid of Hope
was the guest of Misses Vernon
and Lillian Caldwell yesterday.
Otis Cantley returned to Little
Rock last night to resume his
duties as special agent for the |.
M.
Phil S. Harrell and family re-
| turned SATURDAY from a TRIP TO
the famous Valley of Vapors.
Mr.. Harrell was so favorably i'm
pressed with the city and the
benefits derived from the waters
that he returned to the Springs
yesterday, accompanied by his
family.
From Saturdays
J. A. McLain of Davidson was
caller yesterday.
Miss Lorraine Lavender is visi-
ting in TeXarkana.
Rev. W R Barham Is holding
a meeting at Liberty, 7 miles
west of town.
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Tor Selma. Tenn, where they
will visit old friends,and relatives
for about four weeks, and on
their return will stop at Memphis
and Corinth, Miss, for a few
days.
Let us have your orders for
lumber, rough or dressed. We
can give you satisfaction and
will appreciate a share of your
business. Berkman Lbr. Co.,
Laneburg. Arkansas.
Will Norman brought to this
Office Saturday a stalk of corn
that he raised on the P. Norman
farm south Of town that had 5
fully developed ears on it. Two
suckers had grown out from the
main stalk and one had two and
the other one ear on it. Uncle P.
and viii have many acres of this
fine corn. The stalk is on eXhi-
bition at this office.
l do not deceive, There is
no dealer who will or can under
sell me in the same make and
quality Of high grade pianos and
musical instruments. A. Monson.
From Tuesdays
3 ro 6 doses of "o6o" will
cure any case of Chills and Fever
Sheriff Hood and NJ. L. Moore
returned last night from Little
Rock.
Ar Warmack returned last
night from weeks visit to his
parents in Jackson township.
Senator H. B. Mckenzie came
in last mig t from a short trip to
Little Rock.
Hon. |. A. Matheny and fam
lily of Batesville are visiting rela-
atiyes in the city.
The Nevada County Medical
Society met at the Office of DR..
Hesterly last night.
J. R. Gurley. who has been at
Greenville, Texas, for the past
three or four months came home
Satul day.
Miss Bessie Vaughan, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. c.
A. Berkshire, at Boston, Texas,
came home yesterday afternoon.
James L. Barger, who has
been in Little Rock for the past
week came in last night.
Prof. G. C. Hardin, supt. of
the Okolona schools, visited the
family OF Geo. Hale last night.
He went to Emmett this morning.
Mrs. viii Carruthers returned
home this morning from Cotton
Valley. La, where she has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. Charles
Mekelyey.
Mrs. c B. Amber and moth
er. Mrs. Susan Moore left for
Hope today. Mrs. Moore will re-
main in Hope with her sons,
while Mrs. Amber will return to
Malvern tomorrow.
Miss Myrtle Hit returned last
night to her home in Buckner,
Texas, after a few weeks visit
here with relatives.
NJ. O. Walthall and family OF
Fordyce are visiting Mrs. Wal
thall's parents, Mr.. J. L. Moore
and wife A miles east of town.
Rev. |. n. Clack returned yes
terday afternoon from meeting
of the Mound Prairie Presbytery
at Palestine near Arkadelphia.
From Mondays
w. II. Thomas, agent at
Boughton, was visitor IN Pres
colt yesterday.
Will Cantley of Hope was IN
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25

from the veranda and was hurrying down the path
directly toward him
Instinctivelv he started forward. The realiza-
ton that if he had only stood still she would have
passed without observing him came too late, for
cracking branch betrayed him.
At the sound. she stopped and peered among
the shadows Who IS there, pease!' she asked
At that he realized that she was not the person
he had assumed her to be; but instead, Florence
Rogers
It's l. he said, stepping out into the moonlight
and coming toward her " Is anything the matter;
She gave great gasp of relief. OH she said
4 have been trying to telephone to you; but
couldn't get YOU to answer. l am 50 glad nave
found voul Mr.. Smith, they've gone
What do you mean" he demanded
THE Beaurnonts" she said rather breathleSsly;
they've gone they and the maid and the secretary
Their big luggage they've left behind, OF course
but they have taken their handbags Wit h them
heard the front door slam, and, coming down to see
Z,ba+ il was noticed that Chr1stabels room was
empty, Then | looked, and the other rooms were
er96ty too Then | tried to telephone you, ana
then dressed and set out to find you,
COR an instant Smith simply stared at her Then he
turned and ran down the road to a point WherG d
turning enabled him to command We" OF the
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
K II A K [

mass of Fort House sheltered them but the surface
of the bay showed the rifle of breeze,
Isn't your brothers little catboat moored in
this little cove right below u.s." he asked.
YES she said; but you can't get down from
here
1T has been done" he said and it's going to
be done again now The Orpheus isn't going to
leave this harbor tonight, unless l can go alone
in her! Stay here and you'll see!
GIVING no heed to her exclamation of protest.
~ he scrambled over the rock wall and, clinglng
to it for support, began skirtlng the edge OF It
To an inexperienced or casual eye the face OF the
cliff seemed to present a sheer drop of nearly two
hundred feet; but, as Smith had said, neither the
descent nor the ascent of it was at all impossible.
There were a number of trees with their roots
firmly embedded in the rocks, and there were IN
Vulnerable ledges and inches.
Smith knew pretty well where these were, and
after a moments search found the place he was
looking for. He paused Just a moment to speak
d word of reinsurance to the white faced grl Watch
ing him 4 am not in the least reckless person,
you know" he said. i am not going to get hurt.
Then he disappeared.
To the girl waiting above, her ears strainng in
an AGONY Of anDrehension for a sound of a breaking
branch or the thud of a falling body, the cry of
one who had already drawn his last breath IN this
world it seemed an intermlnable period before she
saw the white sail of her brothers catboat emerge
from the shadows of the little cove. In reality 1t
was less than ten minutes. Then, with long breath
of relief she leaned her elbows the wall and
settled herself to see as much as she could OF the
little drama that now to be enacted on the
quiet waters of the harbor down below.
Smith had a good steady breeze aheam and was
able to sail straight across the harbor toward the
tug 1t struck the girl as little curious that the
OrDhet1s had not as yet got under way The launch
had come alongside, and the passengers were all
safely aboard. The moorings were cast OFT, and
she thought she had made out, even at that dis
tance the sound of the engine room signal But
there was no white lather of foam under her counter
70 indicate that the engineer had obeyed It
Apparently something had happened that was
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
Drawing by Rose O'Nein Wilson
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

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New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
CHAPTER VII.

B 's4a=: ss s s5 :s:5 5.;: ::j52ssi5: s5sss i: i
Sf9 a-taCh great weight TO his lntul-
tAs<Sr6@-A tons and the vague suspicion he
ES4&1rzsA4. had felt when Smith first Sugges-
kN 49, ted a visit 10 Horse Island, though
Esl%4lL ~ il had not prevented him from
nRI-% acle-tirg the invitation, had by no
tfssFEL ~ means been altogether dismissed
from his mind. He had been quick
70 recJgr1ze that since the OrpheuS presented the
only way ri -.--fng over to Horse Island, II also
would prove -t... -ale means Of getting back.
Al the III. ...- while Christabel and Smith had
been ahs5-f-- | their fast riDening friendship tor
each othe- while they had sat in the bows discussing
The U0uda-tu -ue # the sea the faint white and
gen and ors- f the Tiny islands they passed, and
Hing UP .-1g spaces with tales and specula-
-orS c0uce--.-- calico lack and his treasure, all
this while Cr-.--. .rher Beaumont mad been assldu-
o1slY cu--.--5-- The friendship OF the sailing
master. Eg t.E given him an incredible number
q expensive cigars. had let fall hint that when ne
agalI uu- r-. -- YACHT into commission he should
iced = rla-. -. -l he vacant post Of Captain
lie had 'a..- he trouble 70 DO all this merely
Is gene-a. r-..sr1tign. Tonight he had occasion
10 c9lg-a-u -. himself on his foresight.
Ras an.-- aai5 an hour after midnight when
Smith s.-.--..f his bag and surveyed his COM
Te;ed T-era-. as for departure. He had spent a
busy hour. good part of il over his desk getting
-alngs IT. re.....-- 10 leave behind him
de had Interrupted himself 10 make TWO or three
tzcu-sl9r~ g.. e.. sr5er's shack next door and was
good deal --z .I that he had failed 70 find him
-g'- h--.- ..e u run the island III MS S-oSeC
e5 81 1e 4 nave dene TINS Vell eIousl I''';(l ;,
80. go, ~ arees without any SI%Il1l
,e .7eee ol BeaaIhoII aliu i,.a liI:t,s
~ a. ltE and probably hlghly Iepeiil'uS
sIss "a". .raate a SITUATION requiring 9elII'llo ~
wins T7-1S aia good understanding III " ''llH N ~
- - me s--ger had gone, smith haa 10 iIei I,
- sla1s -ae aa the others IN oi1lceTs row. "a'
sl--e qarA a-. apparently deserted
- 1'--lh fa. .-. more Jpb To DO, however, peIfiG
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25

AAt@-
There at her moorlngs lay
the tug, innocent OF lights,
as if no plan for her de
Darture was afoOt; but the
big black cloud Of smoke
that poured from her tunnel
told another story. He had
ordered her master TO 90
aboard with his crew and
begin to get up steam at
three O'Clock. 1t was not
vet one. Evidently some
one else had been g1Vlng
orders too. Then, as a
recollection Of Beaumont S
extraordinary cordlallty
toward the master came to
his mind, Smith knew whose
orders they were.
Florence had come up with
him by this time, and now
stood at his elbow. You
viii have TO hurry" she
said quietly. See there! ,
As she spoke she pointed
to a little fight Of stone
steps on the quay leading
down 10 the landing stage.
4 launch with four passen-
gers aboard was already
setting out for the tug
For an instant Smith
stood as if he had been
carved in marble. Then,
IN a curiously concentrated
voice. ne asked the girl a
question. " Were they-the
others, you know packing
up and getting ready for this
during the hour that /
that / spent under the trees
yOnder?'
She looked at him with
a grave expression OF sym
nathetic understanding IN
bereyes. Il am afraid they
were" she said
For the time it took to
draw in one long breath,
Smith stood quite still.
Then his attitude and his
whole manner changed.
Its too far by the road, !.
he murnlured Then hls
eyes swept the harbor- Here
where they stood the air was
quite still: for the towering
New-York tribune., 1908-10-25

UNONT had indeed interpreted
smiths intentions correctly lie
was man intelligent enough to
a-tach great weight TO his lntul-
tons. and the vague suspicion he
had felt when Smith first sugges-
ted a visit 10 Horse Island, though
il had not prevented him from
accepting the invitation, had by no
means been altogether dismissed
from his mind He had been quick
Holbrook argus., 1908-05-26
WHERE INGENUITY WON OUT.
Betting Man Had Studied Conditions
 of Wager.

c. s. Rolls, the English aeronaut and motorist, was talking in New York about the aeroplane.
 T think the Wrights will win," he said. 'Santos-Dumont is ingenious, but the Wrights are more ingenious still. They are as ingenious as-as a betting friend of mine"
 MT. Rolls smiled and resumed:
 My friend, Capt. Bragge, bet an athlete that he could not hop up cer- tain long flight of steps two at time The athlete took the bet, and made the trial. But there were Al steps to the flight, and therefore, after making 20 hops the man found that he had lost. He paid up, but accused Capt Bragge of sharp practice.
 Sharp practice!' said Bragge, in- dignantly. Well, I'll make the same bet with you that I can do it.
 The other, expecting to win his money back, assented
 Capt. Bragge then hopped up 40 steps in 20 hops and, hopping back one, finished in the prescribed manner and won the bet"
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His Whereabouts.

Stephen Tasker, of Philadelphia, had been congratulated on his ex- plCring expedition in Labrador, an ex- petition whereon he had taken his wife.
 Those wild regions" said MT. Task CT. smiling, made hardly an appropri- ate place for quiet married pair to visit on pleasure trip. Still, every thing came out well in the end-came out better than the young widows ad- venture. eh?
 "A young widow was consulting a tombstone maker about her husbands S tomb. She ended the discussion with:
 And I want it to say "To my hus- banG' in an appropriate place, Mr. slab
 All right, ma'am, Slab answered.
 -lnd the tombstone when it was put up said:
 a'o My Husband. In an Appropri- ate Place."
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A Hearty Girl.

A whaling captain invited an Es- kind father and mother and daughter to dine with him aboard his ship. The daughter was only ten years old, and yet she weighed 40 pounds.
 When it came to eating and drink ing she drank eight bottles of beer and ate the same amount of food as was prepared for three men. She was so full when she got up from the table that her father had to carry her to his canoe, and she was hardly seated in the craft when she cried out that she was hungry and wanted more din ner
 Her father said that she was con- sidered a delicate child, and he was afraid she would not live to be wom- an. but the whaling captain didn't look at 1t that way. He was rejoiced that he didn't have her for a steady bOarder.
Holbrook argus., 1908-05-26
HUGE COAL BILL OF RAILROADS.
Locomotives Burn Many Thousands of
 Tons of Fuel.

The bill for locomotive fuel Is the largest item of expense for materials incurred by railroads and it averages about 15 per cent. of the total op erating expense. The annual reports of railroads, which are now coming out, give a few figures relating to fuel which help in forming an idea of the enormous consumption of coal by rail roads in the year covered, says the Railway Age.
 Thus the report of the Rock Island system for the year ended with June 1906, when it operated 1,257 locomo- tives, shows that the coal bill was nearly $5,000,000. On the Chicago & Northwestern for the same period when it operated 1.342 locomotives the cost for fuel for them was $5,362,, 000
 The interstate commerce commits sion statistics for the year 1904 shows that the locomotive fuel bill for all the railroads in the United States amounted to s159, 100000 If we take the average cost of coal at s1.50 per ton which Is probably high for the whole country, this would represent a consumntion of 1O6.000,000 tons of coal. The number of locomotives owned by railroads in the year 1904 was 46.SS5, and assuming eight per cent. of these to be in the shop under repairs, there remain 3750S engines in service. and this number. divided into 1O6,OOOOOO tons gives 2,S26 tons as the average consumption of coal per engine year.
 Coming now to something more definite, for a single road, we find from the annual report of the Union Pacific for the year ended with June 1905, that it paid for it's coal $3,394, 3SS, and that the average cost per ton was s1.76, so that the coal con sumed by locomotives on that line amounted to 1.92S,62O tons. The mum. Der of locomotives then owned was S25. from which we deduct eight per cent, leaving 767 in active service: this figure divided into the tons, as given. shows an average consumption per engine year of 2,515 tons.
 In the Chicago & Alton annual re- port for the year ended with June 1906, we find the coal bill was $754,. 900 and the average cost per ton was S120. which corresronds to a con. sumption of 62S,3OO tons. The total engine equipment is 250, less eight per cent. leaves 230 in active service which divided into the tons shows a consumption of 2,73O tons of coal per engine year In the Lehigh Valley re- port for the same year there is a statement showing that the locomo' lives on that road made an average of 34,921 miles per year. and that the ccal consumption per engine mile was 1924 pounds. The product of these two figures gives 5,321, ,96O pounds. or 2,666 tons per engine year. This fig ure lies between those obtained for the Alton and the Union Pacific, and we may infer that the average con sumption of ccal by locomotives on roads having modern equipment is probably about 2.500 tons per year.
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Has No c-uee for Objection. The '-"~' '-' . C,- ght to be a thor ou%hly b E. a1d happy man. E:' O..
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF NAVAJO COUNTY
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1908-10-22
REPORT OF
CITY COUNCIL
THE REGULAR MONTHLY REPORT OF
THE CITY COUNCIL.

City Hall, Columbus, Miss.
October 6, 1908.
Regular meeting this date with
President, pro. tenn. Weaver In
the Chair, and the following
Councilmen present: Lincoln,
Weaver, McClanahan, Moore and
Steen.
After the reading and adop-
ton of the minutes of the last
several meetings the following
proceedings were had.
The report of the Marshal and
Tax Collector for the month of
September was read and sum-
mary of same ordered spread on
the minutes as follows:
To the Mayor and City Council,
Gentlemen: | beg to report
the following collections for the
month of September, 1908, as
follows: