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The Huttig news., 1908-11-07
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The alphabets of the various languages of the world vary from 12 to POP letters That of Hawa- ian language has only twelve let ters, while that of the Tartars is at the other end of the list.
 The Sahama volcano in Peru is 23OO feet in height, the loftiest in the world
 The growth of girls is greater in their sixteenth year, Of boys in their seventeenth.
 The emperor of China has a household consisting of 500 per- sons, including 50 bearers Of state umbrellas and an equal number of fan bearers, 50 physicians and sur geons, z5 astrologers, ,z6 cooks and 60 priests.
 Putting up telegraph wires on poles costs $15O mile. Laying the same wire underground costs more than ten times that amount.
 The average age of persons ar rested in New York city is 22 and one-half years, and one out of five is a woman.
 Manhattan is the most densely populated island in the world. 99,- 15O persons to the square mile.
 Nearly one-third of the immi- grants who arrive at the port of New York never go beyond the city for home.
 The smallest electric motor in the world was made by Texas electrician and watch maker, who uses it as a scarf pin and drives it with a tiny chloride of silver bat tery.
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Pain in the head-pain anywhere. has it's cause. Pain is congestion. pain is blood pressure-nothing else usually. At least. so says Dr. Shoop. and to prove it he has created little pink tablet. That tablet--calied Dr. shoops Headache Tablet coaxes blood pressure away from pain centers. Its effeetis charming pleasingly delightful Gently. though safely, it surely equalizes the blood circu- lation.
 If you have headache. it's blood pressure.
 If it's painful periods with women. same cause.
 If you are sleepless restless. nervous. it's blood cougeston-blood pressure. That surely is 2 certainty, for pr. Shoop's Headache Tablets stop 1t in 20 minutes and the tablets simply distribute the unnatural blood pressure.
 Bruise your finger. and doesn't it get red and swell, and pain you? Of course it does. It's con- gestion, blood pressure. You'll find it where pain ts-always It's simply Common Sense
 We sell at 25 cents, and cheeIfully recommend
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The increase in population in the United States is 4,OOO daily and in the last forty years we have doubled in population. At this rate 1,5OO,OOO is the annual increase. The farmers boys should buy a few acres each and plant in fruit trees to meet the wants of the rapidly increasing population Young men, now is the time to get possession of a small track of land. 1t is not high, but is annually going upward.
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LODGE DIRECTORY.

ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. & A. M.meets every second and fourth Satur- day evenings at z:5o o'clock. Visiting Masons always welcome.
 w. R. MAUsER, W. M. w. H. WELLER Sec.
 HUTTIG LODGE No. 548 I. o. o. F. meets every Tuesday evening. Visiting brethern cordially invited to attend.
 D. F. CoLLETT. N. G. T.R. GARTER, Sec.
 HUTTIG TENT, No. 66, K. o. T. M meets every first and third Friday even ing. Visiting sir knights will be well come. C. C. BELL, Com. M. B. Scorr, Secy.
 SWEET BAY CAMP No. All W. 0. w meets every first and third Saturday eve nngs Visitors made welcome.
 J. M. STRANGE, c. c. R. P. INFER. Clerk.
 SWEET BAY GROVE. No. l45, w C., meets every first and third Wednes= day evening of each month at z.5o 0 clock
 MRS. LOLA ToMLsoN, Guardian. MRs. CORA BURNSIDE, Clerk. HUTTIG COUNCIL No 465, M. 0. P, meets every Monday evening at z:5o Visiting brothers always welcome.
 AL SMITH, s. A. E DAVIS Rpcnrder
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The good book says, (

The good book says, Give to everyone that asketh thee,' but that doesn't mean to give drunk ard money to buy whisky;it doesn't mean to give the baby a hammer and lookingglass because he asks for it, and it doesn't mean that we give professional beggars who travel from town to town. The Bible doesn't always mean what it says, but it always means what it means.
The Huttig news., 1908-11-07
When the farmer of this section

When the farmer of this section of the country learns to diversity his crops his condition will be greatly improved. Everything that grows in or out of the ground can be raised here. When he raises poultry, eggs, butter, hogs, ffu.its, vegetables, corn, wheat, oats, hay. potatoes, onions, cabbage, peanuts and everything he needs for the sustenance of his famil at home. and cotton as side line. then he is not very much exer- cised as to the price of cotton. If the price doesn't suit him he rolls the cotton under the shed and waits until the price does suit.
The Huttig news., 1908-11-07

Some young men are so blind to their future interests that they never admire the girl at the picnic who stays and helps the old folks clean up the dishes and repack the baskets as much as they admire the snippy girl who walks off as soon as she has had all she can eat.
The Huttig news., 1908-11-07
Notice for Publication.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
 U, s. Land Office al Camden, Ark

Os D. LdIlI NIllNc aI NaIl.eIIf fKIh.
 Oct. 20. leo6. Notice is hereby given that Frank A. Holngs- worth of Warren. Arb. who, on Sept. 25. 1908. made Timber and Stone Entry No. os85. for Sl2 NEl4 and NEt4 SEA-. Section g. Township z S. Range 10 W. Sth Principal Meridian. has filed notice of intention to make final Timber Proof to es- tsbsh claim to land above described, before Coun- ty Clerk sf g,ss,ey County at Warren Ark on the day of JaHusfs 1909.
 Claimant names es wtnessss: Thomas ", Hol- linesworth. Theodore E. Fike. Swaa E. Swanson. Charles E. Reap. of Warren. Ark.
 II. C. FRIEpHEna. Register,
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A clergeman writes: "Preventics. those little Candy Gold Cure Tablets are working wonders in my parish.' Pre- ventics surely will check a cold or the grippe in very few hours, and Prevent ics are so safe and harmless. No quin- nine, nothing harsh nor siokening. Fine for feverish restless children. Box of 48 at o5c. Sold by all dealers
The Huttig news., 1908-11-07

Read the pain formula on box of Pink Pain Tablets. then ask your doctor if there is better one. Pain means con- gestion. blood pressure somewhere. pr. Shops Pink Pain Tablets check head pains, womanly pain, pain anywhere. Try one and see 20 for 25c Sold by all dealers.
The Huttig news., 1908-11-07
Saturday. November 7. 1908.
TOWN OFFICIALS.

The following are the duly elected of ficials of the incorporated town of Hut tig:
 Mayor-C A. Berry.
 Recorder A. Finley.
 Marshal-E. M. Cabness.
 Aldermen-J E. Bailey, c. T. Thomp- son. H. w. Baskin. A. w. Corkins and E. F. Woolley.
 Board of Educaton-A. E. Culbreath, pr. R. E. Rowland, J. U. Brown, F. w. Scott and A. w. Corkins.
The Huttig news., 1908-11-07

Strike an ax into growing tree and you make scar that the best efforts of nature cannot wholly re- move. So it is with an ugly word
 that wounds the feeling of another. An apology, promp and sincere, may follow, but the scar remains.
The Huttig news., 1908-11-07

The towns and cities must be fed by the farmers and the way for the farmer to prosper is to raise what they want.
The Huttig news., 1908-11-07
Warning Order.

F. P VINES, Before c. A. LOVE Justice
 vs. of the Peace of Lal Towl.- J. A. hccoRnIcKl ship. Union County. Ak.
 J. A. Me6srHiek, you are hereby warned to ap- pear before me at ny efiee in Strong within 50 days ftom this date to answer a claim filed in my court byF P. Vines against you. c. A LOVE. J.P.
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Notice.

The Union Saw Mill Company will pay $5o.oO as reward to any one, not in it's employ. who will fur nish information from which any person shall be convicted of depre- dating or trespassing upon the tim Der of said Company.
 This 1st, day of February. 1906.
 UNION SAW Mr'. Go.
 By r. :. : colt,
 Sso'g and Tsssy.
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Advertised Letter List.

The following letters remain un- claimed in the Huttig postoffice for the week ending Nov. 9, 1908:
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Arrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri day from Monroe and goes to Farmer vile.
 Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- day from Farmerville and goes to Mon roe
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Colored Column

If you want to cultivate your voice to singing and enjoy yourself, attend the singing at the First Baptist church every Sunday afternoon at 5:5o o'clock.
 ADAM LEWIS, Pres JuLIous IoNEs. Asst.
 Baptist Church.
 Service every week, Sunday School at 5 clock p. m. Mid-week service ev- cry week W. P. DARRlNoToN, Pastor. E. SIMMs Supt.
 Colored Methodist Episcopal church of Camden district preaching 4th Sunday
 J. s. MoFAppEN, P. C. E. L. WELL, Supt R. FAIReHILD. .R.S. African Methodist Episcopal church preaching every 5rd Sunday in each month Sunday School every Sunday at LAO p. m. J. H. BoHANoN. Pastor. W. A. HIGH. Supt w. L HENRY, Secy. Huttig Colored Reading Ciole. business meetings eyeey 5rd Wednesday night in each month. E. R. SIMS, Pres. E. L. WELLS. Seey.
 Lodge Directory. GOOD LUCK LODGE No. 259 F. & A. M meets Second and Fourth Tuesday
 FRED HUSTON w. M W. H. DAVIS. Sec.
 BLUE LIGHT LODGE No l 55 K. ofP. meets First and Third Tuesday in each month. ADAM LEWIS, c. c. M. B. WESLEY, K. R. s.
 EAST LAKE LODGE No. 65e2 G. U. o. of 0. F. meets First and Third Thursday in each month.
 A. MORRISON. N. G. J. E. BoYD. P. s.
 ELECTRIC LIGHT COURT OF CA LANTHE. No. 70. meets first and third Tuesday in each month at l:45 p. m.
 c. L. JONES. w. c. QUEEN E. TATE, R. D.
 HOUSEHOLD RUTH, No. 2e9o. ot G. U O. of o. F.. meets the first and third Thursday in each month at l:5o p. m. LAURA SIMS, M. N. G. CoRNELIA PEOPLE, w. R. LEBANON, No. Al, R. A. B. A. meets first and third Saturday evening in each month at 7;30. A. HIGH, H. p A. l.. WuIIAneoN ec~sHa
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The Huttig News for SLIGO p.r year.
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Lodge Directory.

GOOD LUCK LODGE No. 259 F. & A. M meets Second and Fourth Tuesday
 FRED HUSTON, w. M w. H. DAVIS. Sec.
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B.DAyIs. Recorder
Evening journal., 1908-05-30
RAILWAY MEN GET
l-3 OF CENT MORE
Wilmington City Company
Increases Pay toll Cents
an Hour

An announcement to the motormen
and conductors Of the Wilmington
city Railway was posted at the COM
pany's offices last night Of an adj
vance I'm the wages of motormen and
conductors TO Il cents an hour. a raise
of one-third of a cent an hour
The advance was the result OF a
conference yesterday eftornoon be.
tween General Manager Hom and John
A. Rigg. president Of the company
controlling the road. The conference
took place in Philadelphia, where Mr..
Rigg also met a committee from the
Chester strikers.
II is said by officials OF the company
that the receipts OF the railway have
not warranted the advance, but II was
made in view of the heavy summer
traffic. which It is hoped viii warrant
a further advance. ultimately to reach
the old is l42 cent figure.
Mr.. Hoff was heartily in the effort
to have the mems wages raised, and
he has promised that the men will have
their fun wage scale IN the end.
The advance to II cents an hour goes
into effect on Monday next
Evening journal., 1908-05-30
PASTORS CASE
MAY BE UP AGAIN
Said To-day That the Gre
dentiaIS in LightbOurne
Case Has Turned Up

That the ministerial status Of tho
Rev. DR. A. W. Lightbourne. Of Dover,
will be questioned again at the next
session of the Wilmington Methodist
Conference was the statement TO-DAY
of a Methodist clergyman who has
been following the case closely.
Announcement also was made today
that the certificate on which DR.
Lightbourne was received from tho
Congregational Church into the VIII
mington Conference. has turned up and
was submitted TO the judiciary com
mittee OF the General Conference in
Baltimore This certificate. which was
alleged TO have been fictitious, was
mentioned many times during the trial
of DIR. Lightbourne at the last session
of the Conference, but nobody secn-
ed 20 know what became of II aftor
DIR. Lightbourne was received into the
conference. IL is now said TO be in the
possession of some ministers who will
produce II at the next session of Con
ference.
The judiciary committee OF the Gem
eral Conference decided that there was
no ground for an appeal ON questions
OF law from the Wilmington Confer
ence TO the General Conference In a ,
Lightbourne case. inasmuch as eXcep
tions were not taken and noted to IL,
legal points In the original trial. Henc,
the committee took no further action
IL was said today by "A clergyman
that a mistake had been made in carry
ing an appeal. but an effort should
have been made to get the question:
OF law passed on In abstract form b,
the judiciary committee Il was als'
said that the judiciary committee eX.
pressed the opinion that any minister
who gets into a conference on a fnls'
certificate whether or not he ID
innocent OF the falsity OF the creden'
tial has a questionable title and th'
Conference into which he is admitted
has the power II Il desires 20 declare
his title null and void.
The handwriting Of thecredentia
also is 20 be examined by experts be
fore the next conference.
Evening journal., 1908-05-30
MULES ENTER
SOME KICKS
LikeMaeOOn'S SRemarkS
About Umpire Walker and
Threaten to Quit

The two sleek. ohinv, long-eared
mules. that have long had the pleasure
of pulling visiting baseball teams from
the Clayton House TO South Side Park
and return, got tired OF tho Job for a
while yesterday afternoon. While
waiting outside the park the mules
overheard Carney's Tigers" kicking
over what they regarded as raw decis-
ions by the umpire, ana not wishing to
be outdonc by the ballplayers the
mules themselves began kicking. Al
first they showed a disposition not TO
pull the load of human flesh a yard.
but after some persuasion they started
on the job. All went well until the
mules got 20 Second street. Then
Magoon said something about having
been handed "onc by umpire Walker"
The mules overheard Magoon's remark,
and out of sympathy for Walker, stop
ped IN the car tracks and sent up their
four heels in close proximity TO Ma
goon's head He duciod. The mules
tried TO land again. but failed. Then
they tried 20 upset the hack. Meantime
the negro driver, seated In a perilous
position on top Of the vohicle was about
To jump for safety. The visiting bal
players inside the hack enjoyed the fur
the mules We're having OH the outside
and when It looked as IL the mules were
going 20 lie down in the street, Murra'
ciimbs1 to the front OF the hack, nnd
with spiked shoes in hand, proceeded
10 mark the back OF the "off mule
OF course tho mule objected. He told
his fellow mule Of the assault. and
quick as n flash four steel-covered
feet were again beating a tattoo on the
hack, close to where Murray was
standing. The ball players and the
crowd that stood by enjoyed the run
Finally the mules concluded that theil
purpose in life was to work rather
than to take sides in baseball scraps
and pulled the tigers nm the hill will
the Trenton players singing I'VE Won'i
Get Home Untl Morning"
Evening journal., 1908-05-30
SAY FELLOW IS
A SWINDLER
D. 0. Hastings Has Bad Check
CaShed For Man Who
Deceived Him

The police of this city, Baltimore,
washington, Philadelphia and other
places, as well as the detective force
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, are on the lockout for a
clever swindler. who has successfully
worked his game in those cities. He
goes by the name of John Schafec,
Shaffer and Schaeffer His victims
are lawyers.
His late operations, so far as Ia
known by c. w. Egan, the claim agent
of the Baltimore and Ohio. commenced
I'm Wilmington last April. He then
went to Daniel o. Hastings, deputy
attorney-general, with his arm and
hand in bandages. He told of having
had two or three fingers cut off while
at work for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company at Chester. He en-
gagged Mr. Hastings to take up his
case. Schafer offered a check for s.,
which he said was benefit dues from
rhe brotherhood to which he belonged,
and asked Mr.. Hastings to cash it,
The lawyer induced a friend to do
so.
Schafer's check was later returned
marked mo funds" The fellow worked
the same game on Eugene ]. Cronin. a
Baltimore lawyer.
The last heard of him was from
Annapolis.
Evening journal., 1908-05-30
NOT MANY WENT
ON SPECIAL TRAIN

Not many Wilmingtonians went to
Dagsboro on the special train over tho
delaware Railroad this morning TO at
teno the monument unveiling ceremonies
IN honor of Brigadier-General John Dag
worthy The round trip rate of sioi, did
not appeal to many persons TO take the
tip. 1t is a fiat rate Of two cents a mule.
The committee that arranged for the un-
cling had TO guarantee the railroad COM
pany $500 for the special train, which VIII
Stop at most Of the stations down the
line.
Among those who went on the train this
morning were Adjhtant-General l. Pusey
W.ckersham and Sergeants Gray Lloyd
ana Saunders Of Governor Lea's staff; At
torney- General Robert II. Richards, Rep
resentative Isaac Richards, Of MIL Creek
hundred, Miss Sophie NAPLES, Postmaster
7ienry c. Conrad. Anllard F. Davis. David
= Marvel and L. Irving Handy.
Evening journal., 1908-05-30
DIR. GARDNER
TALKS SUNSHINE

Delaware Division, International
Sunshine Society, entertainad the Rev
Walter A. A. Gardner. ID. d., of New
York, last night Previously Dr. Gard
ner addressed the society on the sub
ject Sunshine" He said IN part:
Il believe in new religion, and IL
Is the religion of cahrity" In connec-
ton with Sunshine principles he as
serted that every man is an optomist
who sees deep enough. The fact was
impressed that merry heart is a good
medicine, and a happy disposition is
one of the most desired qualities in
the world. The speaker f-znorously
related instances where people worry
about things which are expected 70
happen. but never come to pass.
one sentiment which the speaker
'quotde was: Build a little fence Of
trust around to-day and fiji the space
with loving words" He spoke Of
many ways in which this little thought
could be made practical. Speaking of
Sunshine, the audience were told 20
FIJI their lives with the real medicine
of God and make the most of every
pleasant experience. He said: I'VE
cannot all live in mansions. but we
can all live in the kingdom OF Cod"
Following the address, the benedic-
tion was pronounced by the Rev.
George c. Hall. After this the entire
audience was invited by Mrs. Jane
'Pennewin. on behalf Of the society. TO
become its guests, when refreshments
of ice cream and cake were served in
the church parlors.
During the social hour, Mrs. Albert
Muhlhausen sang solo, and the Rev.
Albert f. Clay also sang TO his own
accOmpanimcnt
Evening journal., 1908-05-30
MIR. MCCARTNEY .
DECLINES CALL
Informs Central Church That
lie Will Not Take Pas
tOrdte Here

The Rev. Clarence Edward Macart-
ney, pastor of First Presbyterian
Church at Paterson. N. j., has de-
clined the call to the pastorate of Cen
trail Presbyterian Church, this city. as
the successor to the Rev. Thomas A.
McCurdy. The declination came in a
formal letter TO Lewis 2. Bush. clerk
Of Central Church session, this morn
ing. The local church will now resume
its search for a pastor.
The call to Mr.. Mccartney. which
took the form Of an election, was made
one month ago after Mr.. Mccartney
had visited this city and preached in
Central Church. At the time Mr.. Ma
Cartney expressed himself as pleased
with the city The church congrega-
ton was pleased with him and when
he was elected to the church pastorate
1t was confidently expected that he
would accept. For three weeks the
church session waited for his reply
and not hearing from him, several
members Of the board went to Patef-
son one day last week and talked over
the subject with Mr. Mccartney. His
ANSWER came to-day.
Mr.. Mccartney has been pastor of
the Paterson Church for three years
during which time he developed the
church wonderfully. He is one OF the
most aggressive of the younger Pres
byterian preachers, and the Local
church officers regret very much thai
he has refused to transfer his work tc
this city.
Evening journal., 1908-05-30
CORONER HOLDS
five INQUESTS
No CenSure for Railroad in
Case of Two COIOred Boys
Killed on Crossing

Coroner Galloway held five inquests
last night and it was not until late
hour that the jury finished the business
brought before it.
In the case or William Harmon and
William Foster. the oolored boys. who
were killed last Sunday at the Heald
street crossing of the p, B. and w.
Railroad Company in South Whining
ton, the jury discussed the advisabiiity
Of censuring the railroad because their
is neither safety gates nor a watchmau
at the crossing, but it was decided not
to make any reference in the verdict
to the matter.
The jury returned a verdict to the
effect that the boys came to their
death by jumping out Of a wagon in
front of p, B. and w. extra freight
train. known as No. 5234.
Another important case was that of
J. Roderick Francis. the colored
janitor. who was killed on the elevator
in the store of T.. S. r. Butler ana
Son. at No. 421 Market street. on last
Wednesday. The verdict of the jury
was that Francis had come 10 his
death by being crushed on top of the
elevator car, being ir which position
was contrary to the rules of the firm.
and that E. S. r. Butler and Son be
exonerated from all blame.
In the case of Thomas Cottingham.
the small boy, who WAS drowned in
the Christiana River on Monday. the
verdict of the jury was that his death
was accidental.
A verdict of accidental death was
also returned in the case of Michele
Miele. who fell from dizzy height at
the Wooddale ouarries on last Thurs.
dav week. and was instantly killed.
The jury returned verdict of death
from hear. disease in the case OF
Rachael Brown. also colored, who was
found dead in her home at Middletown
last Sunday.