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The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

the party depends upon his good will. Listen. Will you find, in all this wide land, ruling municipality that is in. corrupt? Is there not fly in the oint. ment whichever way you look? Is not dishonesty fought with dishonesty; {; isn't it corruption against corruption? Do you believe for a minute that you can bring about this revolution? No. my lad no This Is workaday world {; Utopia is dreamland. You can easily keep your eye on this man. If he makes a dishonest move. you can find 1t in your power to remove him eff. fectually. But I swear to you that he is absolutely necessary"
 Well I will assume the risk of his displeasure."
 Show him your document, and tell him that if he leaves you in the lurch That's the only way out" McDermott thought he saw light
 Make a blackmailer of myself Hardly"
 q am sorry" McDermott rose You are digging pit for very bright future.
 Politically. perhaps
 tfIf you are defeated. there is no pos sible method of sending you to Wash ,ngton in Miller's place, You mus have popularity to back you. I have observed that you are very ambitious young man.
 Not so ambitious as to obscure my sense of right"
 T like your pluck, my boy, though 1t stands in your own light. I'll dc all can to pacify Murphy. Good nighi and good luck to you" And McDer mott made his departure.
 Newcomb remained motionless in his chair. studying the night. So muct for his dreams! He knew what Mo Dermott's "I'll do what I can" mean If only he had not put his heart so thoroughly into the campaigni Was there any honesty? Was 1t wortl while to be true to oneself?
 From among some old papers in drawer Newcomb produced the DOT trait of young girl of 16 in fancy dress. When he had studied this a certain length of time. he took out another portrait 1t was the young girl grown into superb womanhood. The eyes were kind and merry, the mouth beautiful, the brow fine and smooth like a young poets, 6 nose with the slightest tilt; altogether high-bred, queenly, womanly face, such as makes a man desire to do great things in the world Newcomb
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

The trees which are used in the government work of reeorestation are grown at eight government nurseries in tse Western Forest Reserves. The preliminary stage of forest planting has been past, and the eight stations now con- tain some o,OOO.OOO trees from one to three years old. Several planting stations have produced, already, trees of sufficient growth for planting on the permanent sites. and about 100000 of these were planted during the winter and spring of 1907.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

N. M Wholey of Gurdon. repre- senting the Educational Lyceum Bureau of Conway. was in Huttig this week and made a arrangements with the library board for a course of five entertainments here this fall and winter if sufficeint num- Der of season tickets can De dis posed of to guarantee a profit for the library.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Miss Vivian, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. s. Prestridge. who has been attending school at Kid-Key college at Sherman. Texas, and Miss Georgia. daughter of Mir and Mrs J. w. Prestride. who has been attending the Rusk Female college at Rusk, Texas, are home to spend the summer.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

One of the acts of the last legis- lature which has been approved by the governor makes it compulsory on the Fl Dorado & Bastrop, l. M. & S.. and Rock Island railroads to fence in their right of ways and to place. stock guards at all public crossings and eight foot gates at all private crossings.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

In the readjustmeat of postmas- ters salaries on June l, Fl Dorado showed an increase of $2OO and Junction City and Huttig a de- crease of $lOO each.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Tell some deserving rheumatic sufferer that there is yet one simple way to cer- tain relief. Get pr. Shops book on Rheumatism and free trial test. This book will make it entirely clear how rheumatic pains are quickly killed by pr. Shops Rheumatic Remedy-leuid or tablets. Send no money. Test it free. Surprise some disheartened sufferer by first getting for him the book from Dr.
 Shoop. Racine. Wis. Sold by all dealers
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

J. E. Driest, the maehinest. ar d his accomplished wife left Thurs day for Tampa. Fla. where MT. Driest has accepted a position as master mechanic of some machine shops. They were rendered a farewell party at the Bell Hotel by Mrs. c. c. Bell Wednesday night.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Prof. M. P. Morton and Miss Fife Peterson, primary teacher of the Huttg school the past term, left Monday for their homes at For dyce to spend the summer.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

F. l. Dupois went to Junction City Tuesday to accompany his wife and child home. from a visit with her parents there.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

That same evening Newcomb and McDermott, the Democratic leader. met by appointment in McDermotts steel-manufacturer who had held vari- ous state and national offices. As a business man his policy was abso- lute honesty. He gave liberal wages, met his men personally and adjusted their differences. There were as many Republicans as Democrats in his employ. Politics never entered the shop. Every dollar in his business had been honestly earned He was born leader kindly, humorous, intelli- gent. But once he put on his silk hat and frock coat. metamorphosis, strange and incomprehensible took place. He became altogether a differ ent man; cold, purposeful determined, bitter. tumbling over obstacles with out heart or conscience, using all means to gain his devious ends; scheming, plotting. undermining this man or elevating that, a politician in every sense of the word cunning,
 
 was not suave like his old enemy, the senator he was blunt because he knew the fullness of his power But for all his bluntness, he was, when need said must, diplomat of no mean order. If he brought about shady election, he had the courage to stand by what he had done. He was re- Spected and detested alike.
 The present incumbent in the city hall was no longer of use to him. He was wise enough to see that harm to his power would come about in case the reform movement got headway; he might even be dethroned So his gen. as the senator's had lighted on Will Hard; only he had mistaken his man, whereas the senator had not
 My boy" he began. I'm going to lecture you.
 Co ahead" said Newcomb. "I know what the trouble is. I crossed out Mir. Murphy's name from the list you fixed up for my inspection
 And his name must go back srail ing We can't afford to turn him down at this late day"
 "T can said the protege, imper. turbably and firmly.
 For moment their glances met and clashed
 You must always remember the welfare of the party" gently.
 And the people" supplemented the admonished one
 "Of course. with thin lips But Murphy's name must stand We de pend upon the eighth ward to elect you. and Murphy holds it in his palm Your friend Willard will be forced to accept Matthews for the same reason It's game of chess, but a great game
 Matthews? I don't believe 1t. VII Hard would not speak to him on the street let alone put him on the ticket"
 Wait and see"
 Hes a blackleg, a gambler, worse than Murphy"
 And what is your grievance against Murphy? He has always served the party we'll"
 Not to sreak of MT Murphy"
 What has he done?"
 He has sold his vote three times in the common council He sold it once for $2,000 in. that last pavement deal have been rather observant Let him remain alderman. I cannot see my way clear to appoint him to a position in the city hall"
 McDermott's eyes narrowed. Your accusations are grave. If Murphy learns, he may make you prove it.
 Newcomb remained silent for few minutes, his face in thoughtful re-
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

The vote in this county at the recent school election was five to one against the est blishment of the office of County Superintend- ant of schools.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

W. H. Fields, secretary of the big lumber company at Randalph. La. was here several days this week on business.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Miss Lalia Hurst arrive home Tuesday evening from Philadelphia where she attended Ouachita col lege the past term.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Dr. J. Alden Lewis of Lewisvlle. Ark, has succeeded pr. c. c. Cox as physician at the log camps. pr. Cox has moved to Tennessee.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Rev. J. W. Moss, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Lapile, oc- 9upied the pulpit at Union church aere Sunday morning, but the eavy rain prevented services at ight.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Mrs. Amos McLemore and chil- dren of Cecil. La, were in Huttig last Friday and Saturday visiting with Mrs. Thos. Ashcraft.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Harris Sugar Perritt arrived back in Huttig Tuesday from Bo- galusa, La, where he has been working for several months.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Mrs. E. F. Glow of Tinsman was the guest of her parents. MT. and Mrs. J. c. Barmore several days last week.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Mrs. c. c. Bell left Friday for Philadelphia to attend the com mencement exercises of Ouachita college where her ister, Miss Ger aldine Reeves. has been attending school the Iast term. They re- turned home Tuesd Ay.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Rev. A. w. King. pastor of the First Baptist church, baptised five members at 5 o'clock Sunday af- ternoon and has seven more to paptise.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Mrs. w. P. Kirkpatrick and chil- dreo of Halle, La. and her sister, Miss Myrtle Clark of Strong were lhe guests of Mrs. M. L. Phillips last Saturday night.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

c. Howard, of the Union Saw Mill company office force, arrived home Saturday from Castellion Springs. Miss. where he had been for several weeks for his health.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Mrs. c. T. Thompson and chil- dren and mother, Mrs. Brown. re- turned home Thursday evening from an extended visit with friends and relatives in Texas.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Charley Anderson and sister, Miss Dema, of Litroe and Mis- Zella Fike of Cecil attended the closing exercises of the Hut g school last Friday night.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

John w Eagle of Camden and Chas. F, Brice of Little Rock. the best in their line. were here writing lifesinsurance this week.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Miss Willie Wilson returned to her home at Fl Dorada Monday after several days visit with Mrs. T. c. Rowland and other friends here.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Mrs. J. M. Strange and daughter. Mis-. Pearl McClendon, returned to the.r home at Tioga, La, last
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Miss Maud McClendon is back at her post in the central office af- ter severe sick spell.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Mrs. s. E. Tavlor of Camden was here visiting her son, J. w. Taylor, this week.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

P. w. Seaman and wife of Far meryille, La, were visitors in Hut tig Tuesday.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Saturday after a visit here with Miss Maud McClendon, the popu- lar central telephone operator.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

w. D. Terrell has been confined to his home this week on account of illness.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Ernest Thomas was on the sic list this week.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

J. B. Mcclure left Wednesday for Dallas, Texas.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05
 \ Local News of the Week. 

Mrs. Vana Nixon is on a visit with friends and relatives at Strong.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

lie wheeled his chair toward tte re and rested his elbows on his hnres.
 He's very handsome" thought the yi.l; but she sighed.
The Huttig news., 1909-06-05

Miss Mary Russell is home iron a visit with relatives at Strong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-26

Miss Nellie Marie Pond and Mr..
Leroy Schriven of Denver. Colo,
were married Thanksgiving evening
at $3.50 o'clock at the home of the
Clay street. DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon
read the service. The decorations
were potted plants and chrysanthe-
NUNS and during the ceremony the
bridal couple stood under a canopy of
bittersweet and myrtle with ferns on
each side. The Quivera quartet sang
Annie Laurie. and after the ceremony
Mrs. Thatcher sang Beloved. 1t Is
Morn" Miss Florence White and the
Quivera quartet served a buffet lunch
con. Mrs. Scriven finished the liberal
arts department of Washburn college
in 1908 and completed a course in
music in 1907. Mr.. Scriven is prin-
cipal of a school in Denver. and Mr..
and Mrs Scriven will make their
home there. DR.. Raymond H. Pond,
ding, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. ITaines,
Miss Helen HaineS, Miss Edith HaineS
and Master Joe Haines and Mrs. E. H.
Bowen came down from Manhattan
X X
The Ladies' Music club will give its
annual concert at the First Presby-
terrain church tonight at Sis o'clock.
The concert. which is fre=. would be
cheap at a much higher figure con-
sidering that some of the best
musicians in Topeka are giving it
The club has been in existence for
about fifteen years, and its public con-
certs have been we'll attended by
appreciative audiences. Mr.. Dana
Parkhurst will assist the women of
the club in the following program:
PART /.
Choru@St Johns Eve .Chaminade
Solo-Mrs. Frank Thomas.
Piano and Pipe Organ accompaniment
PianO-Prelude Mcdowell
Mrs Charles Gleed.
Soprano-Scena and Aria (Faus)
Miss Irene Horner.
Organ - Prayer and Berceuse.
.......... ..Guilmant
Allegretto from Op. So. .Volkmann
Mrs. ARA Clark.
Contralto-Rondo, Gavotte (Mignon)
InOndS
Mrs Florence Fox Thatcher.
Piano and Organ-Gavotte Raft
Mrs. James Going, Mrs. ARA Clark.
PART II.
Quartette-The Snow. ........ .Elgar
Mrs. Frank Thomas Mrs. Florence
Fox Thatcher, Mrs. Geo. Parkhurst,
Mrs. Leonard S. Ferry.
Piano and organ accompaniment
Soprano-Morire ............P apini
Mrs. William Wikidal.
Piano and Organ Accomplishments.
Piano-Scherzo, OPP. 81. Chopin
Miss Ethelyn Harrison.
Song Cycle-On Jhelum River.
Woodforde-F inden
Jhelum Boat Song (Duet).
The Song of the Bird (Soprano).
Will the Red Sun Never Set (Baritone)
Ashoo at Her Lattice (Soprano).
Only a Rose (Baritone).
Kingfisher Blue (DueO.
Mrs. George Parkhurst, Mr.. Dana
Parkhurst.
Piano. OStrow. .Rubinstein
Mrs. Charles Gleed.
Orchestral Organ accompaniment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-26

was He found that it was sick of
life and determined to die because II
was not tall and beautiful like the
pine; the pine was out of heart pc
cause it could not bear grapes like the
vine; the vine was going to throw Its
life away because it could not stand
erect and have as fine fruit as the
pomegranate; and so on throughout
the garden.
Coming to the heart's-ease the KING
found it's bright face upllfted as 1ulI
of cheerfulnesS as ever.
Well hearts ease" said the king,
81 am glad to find one brave little
flower in this general encouragement
and dying. You don't seem one Dit
disheartened."
mo. your majesty" answered the ,s
heart's-ease, 81 know l am OF small
account but 1 concluded that you
wanted a heart's-ease when you
planted me. If you had wanted an
oak or a vine or pomegranate you
would have set one out, so am
bound to be the best heart's-ease that
ever I can
Reckon I don't have to point the
moral to that tale
"How's cur young friend Stanley get
| ting along? Writing poetry yet?
NO. not yet'-Boston Transcript
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-26
EVENING CHAT
BY RUTH CAMERON

1.-THE sexton, tolling his bell at noon.
Deems not that great Napoleon
Stops his horse and lists with delight,
Whilst his files sweep round yen AL
pine height;
Nor knowest thou what argument
Thy life to thy neighbor's creed has
lent.
All are needed by each one;
Nothing is fair or good alone"
None of US know how little or how
much we are accomplishing in the
world.
No one can say, 81 have done little
or much good in my life"
sometimes hear middle aged
women, good mothers and wives
when 1 was young I meant to do
so much good in the world and l am
doing so little. Oh, yes, 1 try to be a
good wife and mother, but meant
to do so much more than that"
And 1 always think of letter that
Alice Freeman Palmer. the president
of Wellesley college, wrote to mar
ried friend of hers.
Perhaps some of the stay-at-home
women among my readers who some
times get discouraged because they
seem to be accomplishing little COM
pared to what some of the great pub
| lie women do, will find something for
them in what this great public woman
said to a stay-at- home woman.
Am sorry to hear you speak sadly
of your life," wrote Wellesley's presi-
dent, land its small results. though
what you say finds an echo in all our
| hearts when we stop to think of the
gap between our aspirations and our
| Accomplishments. The one comfort
| is that we do not know much about
| that accomplishment. I fancy thai
you do not see your child grow from
| Sunday to Sunday The child her
self does not know that she has grown
at ALL Eut with the Lord one day
| is a thousand years and thousand
years as one day.
take heart and let God bless al
your life as wife and mother and
daughter and friend and neighbor."
If you are fulfilling all the rela-
lions and conditions of your life how
ever humble they may be. just as
we'll as you possibly can. you may
make up your mind that you are fill
ing Just as important a part in the
big scheme of things as if you were a
college president, and that you are
probably doing infinitely more good
than you have any idea of.
Did you ever hear William Moodey's
little story of the Kings Flower Gar
den?
Then listen.
Once upon a time a certain king
went into his flower garden one morn
ing and found everything withered
and dying. He asked an oak that
stood near the gate what the trouble
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-07-22

WILLIAM PAUL.. PEENsYLvANIA's GREAT
RUNNER.
better. In his most recent race he was
well within himself at the finish
though he covered the distance in
minutes II 80 seconds. time no runner
since Alex Grant has ever equaled.
1t is expected that PAUL win do
little something In the way of com
petition during the summer and early
fall
PAUL makes the third great miller
recruited from the college ranks In the
past two years. ]. r. Halstead. win
ner OF the intercollegiate championship
last year was In the same class with
Paul and Trube. He was Americas
hope In the 1900 meters run at the
London Olympic championships, but
went wrong.
The English climate. but more than
that the English water. which has
been the causeeof greet deal of trou-
BILE among visiting athletes ever since
they began to visit Britain, put his in
ner works all TO the bad. and he was
really not In condition to compete. He
was beaten In his trial heat and, of
course. did not reach the finals. Mike
Murphy always claimed that Halsteod
when right could do minutes IS sec
onds any day on a good track. Like
Trube. Halstead has given up active
participation in athletics.
These three are beyond question the
greatest milers developed In the past
two years by either the clubs or
colleges. II they could be brought
together In a match race and all were
properly trained and In their best form
It would be better than an even bet
that new mile record would De set
up.
Efforts are being made TO have PAUL
meet Harold Wilson, the English cham
pion. who forced Melvin sheppard to
his limit in the Olympic games last
summer in enc mile special race. at
American League park. New York. June
&c. Wilson has already consented TO
run. and Mike Murphy, the veteran
trainer Of Pennsylvania. VIII get his
protege in first class shape. II Is also
likely that Melvin Sheppard VIII run
In this race. Sheppard, II trained for
a mile. can travel 1t IN less than 4
minutes 20 seconds. and Wilson Is said
to be 4 minutes - seconds man
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1909-07-22
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Successful candidates who owing Illness
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