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"There Was Fate In II, Milly."

money, and brains, And can reach
out my hand and take him II | viii
But think Of going through life Mill
cent Stubbs! Think, also, alterna
tiyely Of being a mother Of Buggsl
you will be saying There are
others!' Only too true, honey--one
other in particular, No-his name
is neither Montmorency, nor Talbot.
Peyton--I loathe that sort OF appel.
lation even more than Bugg or
Stubbs. But really family names OF
that sort deserve to be extlngulshed
That would leave room for-well!
say the Registers. There's name
for you-good fellowship in every let.
ter"
Heer the sheet was full-MllIcent
reached for fresh one, As her hand
lifted from the paper tricky gust
whipped It away, out and ny over TIC
treetops, whlrling II beyond view so
swiftly she could not guess the dI.
rection, But that did not disturb her
1t would most likely fall IN the
millpond or the deeps OF the big
woods, Anyway, since II had neither
date nor signature, nothing could be
made OF II, in the event OF II being
read Smiling, yet half signing, she
began another sheet; yet, after
sentence, shut her desk, and climbed
nimbly down the rope ladder From
her perch she had espled visitors
Warner Bugg and John stubbs. to be
exact, She did not want to see
either just then, It was evident she
must run away, and 20 a fshIng,
Half ali hour later her canoe was
drifting on the mill ponds silver face
what time she made believe TO be ab
sorbed IN her floats, Rex Mnltr, Rog
er's eldest, lad Of twelve, sat facing
her They werc sworn comrades
"Shucks' ! won't never tell. No,
nobody even mother" he was say.
Ing stoutly then n little wIstully
but Milly-old Jack smbbs IL TO
give me a real horse when he's my
nncle-and you know how | hate
ponies"
u Know" MIlcent interrupted,
holding up n rilencIng hand
Her float had gone under with a
rush-some hsh Of degree must have
swallowed hook, line and slnker. She
braced herself for long pull n game
nght--suddenly the line Stacked
there came swimming to the surface
tho ugllest big swapping turtle ehe
had ever seen, Rex all agog, struck
at It with his paddle MIlcen, crlod
warning but too late. Before sho
Know II the canoe was upset -sho and
the lad hounderlng In water ann.
warmed and slow'moying, but twenty
teet deep She dd not fear the wnter
since she swan well
The snapping turtle wa, hcr
terror-lt was stIll on tho sur,aco
swimming hithor and yon, though
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-07
The WINDS OF DESTINY
Fate in Letter Carried Away by
Breeze.
sv Mt,7-Hk MCUllOCH-WlI'
LlAMS.

Winds Of destiny there are-they
may be hurricane strong-they may
be no more than the idlest rufflng
,ephyrs. Yet strong or gentle, they
10 their allotted task,
Milicent was as wilful as any wlnd
could be. She was elected to write
letters up in the tree house, though
knowing well It was meant only for
the children. There were tye OF
.hem-four boys and girl more tom
boyish than her brothers or any OF
her three cousins. Milicents name
sake, and, after a sort copy, she pre-
sumed, a bit upon her position. MIL
cent. the elder, felt really noble in not
hating her replica Until the httle
girl came she had been the only
young woman In the family, by cohse'
quence the special delight of her two
tall. handsome brothers.
Family love was very strong with
all the Ashtons Roger and ReX'
twins It appeared, simply could not
live apart The mansion house was
Roger's-eldest by half an hour-but
there was room and to spare in II
for Rex and his household, no less
Milicent. Mrs. Roger and Mrs. Rex
indeed had Wed with their husbands
in spelling her 1t spoke volumes
all round that though she had come
to twenty-five. single, and more than
ever a creature Of caprice, her Wom-
enkind so adored her they inspected
possible suitors with the incest care
Notwithstanding they played IA
vorites. Witness the letter under
Milicent's left hand. 1t was to EN-
Sayre. who came near being her con
science keeper. After an inconse-
uuent beginning she had come to the
nub Of things, thus; Please, nm,
can't you won't you, find me a
sweetheart with a real name-say
Smith or Jones, or even Murphy?
Otherwise-but hear the fatal truth
Susan has pitched upon Warner
Bugg, esquire, for my future his
band. Anne Is as hot for one John
Stubbs. | say plague on both names
because the names are all ] can
find fault with
Warner is a paladin plus a million
or so. John a mantle sort dogs and
children take to without knowing a
reason. Incidentally, also, he has
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PEARl.iNG INDUSTRY. GOOD
Valuable Stones Being Found In THIS
State Which Sell High.

Western Newspaper Union News Services.
Newport-Newport pearl buyers ue-
clare that the past few days has
brough more valuable pearls to the
market than any previous month LOT
the past two seasons. Many large
and beautiful pearls have been given
up by the White and Black rivers.
bhought more valuable pearls to the
of either stream TO change the beds
Of mussels. AS q rule the good seas
ons in pearling follow the fall of the
river after highwater periods.
Aside from the purchase OF pearl
found by Charley Burdett by William
Corley for $l,25O, which was found
near Calico Rock, and is a 72-grain
ball pearl, many other offerings have
been purchased. d. B. Stubblefield
this week bought a 24-grain button
pearl found near Augusta for $780,
and also secured a 4S-grain pearl found
in Black river near Corning. Other
buyers are also reported to have Sc
cured valuable pearls. A New YORK
buyer secured a 14-grain pearl here
for $125. Charles Wyatt of Salado
found two pearls. One was a 25-graln
and the other weighed Is grains, be-
ing egg shaped. Muck shells are
bringing $40 per ton and sand shells
as high as $50 per ton, which is caus-
ing many farmers, since crops are laid
by, TO turn their attention to pearling.
On White river between Jackson
port and Batesville, where the boats
cannot handle the shells except in
high water the industry is attracting
hundreds of farmers, for the shells
are being hauled to Newport by
wagon. 1t is an easy matter to load
a ton to the wagon. This part of the
river has not been worked so closely
and the water being low, the boats are
loaded with mussels by men in the
river. who use ordinary seed forks
and then tow their load to some boil.
ing vat along the bank.
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MEDICINE OF THE LONG AGO
Ancient Papyrus Shows that the AT
of Healing Has for Centurle5
Been Well Recognized.

The most ancient medical work nov
existing is the Ebers papyrus secured
In 1873 by Prof George Ebers from a
native Of Luxor, in Upper Egypt
Is generally assumed that It was writ
ten about 1850 B. c., but refers 10
some sections to methods and med
cines prescribed as far back as S'W
3. c., 5,Gl2 years ago. Among the l@
sections or chapters Of this papyrls
chapter 1O3 begins:
beginning Of the book about the
uxedu IN all the members Of a person
such as was found in n writing under
the feet OF the god Anubls, in the city
Of Letopois; It was brought to his
majesty Usaphais, king OF Upper and
Lower Egypt" Usaphais Is said to
have been the firth king Of the first
dynasty reigning about 300 b c.. and
It is hard to say how long previous
to this finding the sage had lived who
first compiled the chapter or used the
cures recorded,
Page 70 contains three dental pre-
scriptions against the throbbing OF
the bennut bllsters IN the teeth and
"to strengthen the flesh" lgumsl, and
Is supposed to refer to the small ab
scesses known as gumbolls,
The first, a poultce, consisted Of
equal parts Of "septgrains' dough
honey and oil; the second a mass to
be chewed, equal parts Of fennol seed
dough, anest plant, honey incense
and water and a third, also to be
chewod has no less than eleven parts
OF dam plant" anest plant, incense.
ama.a plant, man plant, saffron, aloe
wood annex plant, cyperus, onion ana
water"
Another chapter contains eleven
dental recipes, some TO be chewed
others TO be rubbed on the teeth OF
applied as paste, and on another
page among remedies for various SKIN
diseases there are three prescrlp
tlons for diseases OF the teeth, but
there are no special references to any
branch OF dental surgery,-"NoblIlV
OF Tradcs-The Dentist" Charles
Winslow Hail, In National Magazine
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Supply viii Be Limited.

Little Rock,-Deputy Commission.
er r. NJ. Hutchlns, said regarding the
biennial report Of the department
that the department could only
have 1900 volumes Of the report print.
ed on account of lack Of funds, He
said the department will assist In
every way toward getting copies print.
ed for firms desiring them, but will
not handle the money for that pur.
pose. Extra copies may be printed at
cost OF about s12 a hundred. The
report is primarily for the benefit
Of prospective homseekers, and gives
the states resources in detail
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PULASKI COUNTY ROADS
Stands High in Counties Of U. S. Win
Miles OF Pixies.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little Rock.-Pulaski county in the
year beginning September l, 1911, and
ending September l, 1912, constructed
under the supervision Of County Judge
Joe Asher twenty-five miles OF i'm
proved water-bound macadam high
ways and spent in paying for this
work and in repairing and rebuilding
a number of old roads more than
$161, 900. These figures are available
from a special report compiled by
Judge Asher.
Taking a lead over all the other
counties in Arkansas and standing
seventy.fifth among the counties Of
the entire United States, according to
the statement of United States High.
way Engineer H. E. BurreI Pulaski
county is progressing rapidly in the
line Of road improvement. According
to Judge Asher's report more miles of
solid water.bound maCadam pixies are
being constructed now than ever be.
fore in the history OF this political
precinct,
Not only is Judge Asher building
new highways, planning them so that
a general permanent system will re-
suit, but he is reconstructing the work
Of previous years. Solid lines OF
permanent pike are built with view
to use and service for generations to
come. Many Of the old crooked by.
paths that lead through the low places
Of the county are being Strengthened
and reconstructed so that they form
connecting links in the great chain
OF roads that will eventually honey
comb the county,
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1 had bitten itself free Of the ,s.J
1t was huge and evidently e~Sas es
mad-she had heard weird 1as
from the black people NJ a
creatures, fully angered dr..' 'S'
one to the depths, holding one s's S
to drown and later feastino s ~
ghouls. "Ss
Terror stricken, she made tov
the bank. Suddenly she ,o
herself caught by a snag. -,
merged trunk, brought down hr ,e
spring foods. Rex was going ~. ~'
her, with short quick STROKES e
had bidden him to do 1t, knowjpy -. @
self the stronger swimmer.
Faint with fear, her call 70 |,
was little more than a whisper d.
even while she uttered it ano,s'
canoe shot toward her from the shas
on the other shore. The rover ny
tall and goodly, stripped to his sbi,,
and trousers, and evidently a mast,s
of watercraft. Almost before Il,
knew it Milicent had been dr.wr
into his canoe Without speaking
snatched up a rife and sent a bnu.,
into tie swapping turtles head. A,
the bulk of 1t vanished he turned =
Milicent, saying with long breath.
81 doubt if you were really in dance,
but that is the most satisfactor
shot | ever fired"
Milicent sat up very suddenly ana
very straight. In the bottom Of tAs
canoe lay a letter sheet-her own
letter. windborne to this man OF an
men.
Frank Royster saw her flush Grim.
son, thereby he knew she had seen
For a minute he was silent, rowing
hard toward the Ashton shore-the
millpond set bounds betwixt Ashto,
land and that of the Delanys, which
would some day be his own Sud.
denly he dropped his paddle to reach
for Milicent's hands, and holding
them close In his own. said tenderly.
There was a fate In it, Milly; read
your letter unwittingly when #
dropped out of heaven. Otherwise
I should lack courage-those other,
can give you so much more
Courage? For what?' Miliceut
interrupted.
He smiled at her and put an
audacious arm about her dripping
shoulders as he said; "Oh Just tt
tell YOU that rather than see YOU 4
Stubbs or Bugg I'm willing t
sacrifice myself and make you
Royster"
And Milicent, the wilful onll
blushed and murmured, nesting t
him: "You we're always so kind.
Copyright. 1912, bv Associated Lterar
preSs)
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-07

Pine Bluff--M f. Bloom, cashier
Of the Citizens Bank aud manager Of
the Pine Bluff Clearing House Asso'
citation, received notice from w. b.
Folsom, who Is planning the "Arkan'
sas on Wheels" trip, informing him
that he is to be representative OF the
Pine Bluff Clearing House Assocla
tlon on the trip through the North
this year Mr.. Bloom viii probably
make the trip, Reservation has al.
ready been made for him,
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Overlooked Electlna Justlees,

Paragould Through an oversight
on the part OF local Democrats, this
township has been olectIng only two
Justices OF the peace, when II is en'i'
tied under the law to four The law
allows one justice Of the peace to
every 200 votes cast for governor In
several years the vote In this town
ship has run from 700 to 900, Dur
Ing the recent primary election tho
usual custom Of nominating two Jus
tices Of the peace was followed. Since
the election the attention OF the
Democrats has been called to the fact
that the township is entitled to four
justices,
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Little Rock.-iIarvey Woods. A

Little Rock Harvey Woods, ne.
gro, sell Nnced 10 be hanged at De.
Valrs Bluff, Prairie county, has been
granted respite until September 27.
Woods was convicted Of murder In
the first degree at the March term
OF the Prairie County Circuit Court
and sentenced to be hanged on May
-, II was represented TO tho governor
early In May that evidence had been
found that tended TO show that the de-.
tendant was not guilty OF the crime
for which he was convicted and the
execution was stayed until August.
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Many Attend Reunion,

searcy,-lt IL estimated that more
than 1000 people attended the Con
fcderatc reunion here and zoo vcter'
Grams answered the roll call Gen,
Charles Coffin, commander OF the Ark
ansas division OF the United Confcder'
ate Veterans; Dr. II, L. Routh OF IA
tayIa, and Cen James f smith OF Lit
tie Rock were the orators Of the day
A big barbecue and picnlc was held
at tho city park Additional features
OF the day was a balloon ascension and
some thrilling horse races,
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attempt, and, according to local Off
GERS, while being held on this charge
declared that he Ben Jones and Say
ers lay In ambush for Moore and kill
ed him as he passed Davis, tho Off
GERS say, said that he and sayers FIR
ed the shots which killed Moore, aud
that they had slain him because he
threatened to kill them because Of
the alleged theft OF COW belonging
TO Moore The death OF Moore re
malned a mystery for many months
no light being thrown on the kIlllns
vntil the alleged confession OF Davis
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thur NJ. Heating, lieutenant command
or. and ], II, Ingram, lieutenant
The keel OF the Arkansas was laid
In 1902 She has displacement Of
&C, 700 tons and Ia capable OF speed
OF 70 knots an nour, Her horsopowe
Ia $4,000 and her cost was about 81,
675.ooo,
The Arkansas waa accepted on rec
ommendatlon OF Rear Admiral Huge
oeeterhaus, who represented tho NavS
Department nj tho drcrdnought's pro
lminary trials,
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Moth Larvae Poisonous.

The human skin is pierced by hairs
OF larvae Of the precessonary moth
caterpIllars that sometimes swarm
over Europe in great numbers ana
painful swelling, itching and great IT.
rltatIon result A Belgian inyestlsa
tor, c. pittiez, has found that the ef
focts are not merely mechanical, bul
are due to chemical poisoning on
soaking the hairs in either they los'
their irritont properties, but the uh
pleasant symptoms were caused by
the substance dissolved out, Tns
substance, Of which 02S per cen,
was extracted, has the chemical ano
physiological properties Of cantharf
din, the poisonous principle OF ca"
thOr.des,
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Woman Aaed 122 Years.

Walnut Ridge. Mrs Nellie Ncopcr,
who had recently declared she was
1879 years old. died at her home near
here. Mira, Noaplcr was born IN
North Carolina Her maiden name
was Green, She married man nam.
cd Jones and became the mother OF
five children, They moved to Indiana,
thence 10 Missouri Her husand and
three children later died and ehe
married her last husband, who died
n short while after their marriage,
She has lived In Arkansas for 30 y,ars,
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-07
After Game Law Vlolators,

Helena.-Pot hunters and vIolators
OF the fish and game laws are hay'
ing a hard time OF It in Phillips coun'
", and the crusade that has been In
augurated for game protection Is hav'
ing a good effect. Henry Cole, ne
gro who Is alleged to have been fish
ing and seIning in Old Town lake with
illegal tramme nets, was fined 500
and costs in a local magistrates court
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-07
Newton County Has Freak,

IIarrIson.--A calf that walks upright
Nike a man and has but two legs, with
out even Indications OF horns and proc'
tically no hair on its body Ia the freak
found at Mount Judoa IN Newton eoun'
~. About six weeks ago young COW
owned by Or, Blackwood gave birth
10 this freak. Its feet are not silt
and Ia withou, toes except row OF
knots around the front OF the foot,
rts head does not resemble that OF a
COW and except for stripe down
the back and body Ia hairless. The
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-07

Lonoke. - Hon. Joe 7. Robinson,
Democratic nominee for governor,
spoke at the big barbecue here Thurs
day before an audience of 1000 peo-
pie, declaring his opposition to state
wide prohibition. the Turner-Jacobson
bill and Act No. 3, and clearly defin-
ed his position on all questions before
the people The greater portion of his
speech related to his stand on the pro-
hibition question, in which he reiter-
ated his support of local option.
Congressman Robinson discussed
the needs Of the educational institu-
tions of the state, recommended a re-
adjustment Of the states financial
condition and severely criticised the
Turner-Jacobson bill. He also eX-
pressed the opinion that local option
will more nearly regulate the whiskey
evil than statewide prohibition, and
discussed the record of the Republican
party. He concluded with a tribute
to his home friends who largely gave
the picnic in his honor, and referred
feeliugly to the struggles of his early
manhood. At the conclusion of his
speech several hundred of his friends
and neighbors passed in line across
the platform and shook hands with
him, and he later held open house at
his home on Front street.
Regarding the prohibition question,
Mr.. Robinson said:
"A proposed act repeating existing
laws for the suppression and regula-
ton of the liquor traffic, and proyid-
Ing for statewide prohibition has been
initiated and it will be the duty Of the
electors who vote in the September
election to pass on this subject 1t is
neither a party issue nor political
question. However, since it is one Of
the most important matters to be de.
termIned In the election, | shall not
hesitate to express my opinion CON
cerning it. Viewing the subject sole
ly from the standpoint Of the public
interest, | do not believe statewide
prohibition is practicable at this time.
[ have no concern for the liquor bust
ness, neither do | condone drunken
ness.
1--WE are concerned to approve the
best means Of regulating the liquor
evil know of none better than is
provided for by our existing laws
We have excluded the sale of liquor
from all the counties in this state save
nine, and in those nine counties every
woman, by joining a petition with the
voters who are against license, can
assist in suppresslng the sale OF
liquor. II in any community the
women who are qualified petitioners
to prevent the sale Of liquor within
three miles of any church or school
house, combined with the men who
vote against license do not exceed the
number of voters who are in favor of
license, is It not probable and does
not experience show that a statewide
prohibition law will be held in
contempt in that community? | have
never voted for license and do not
Intend to do so. Sull, after a careful
consideration Of this subject, do not
want to repeal the existing laws which
have proven to me practical and salts
factory by the passage Of a statewide
law which may itself be repealed In
two years, leaving US with no laws for
the regulation Of the liquor evil /
have not sought and shall not attempt
to dictate to anyone how he shall vote
on this subject. The question Is
easily understood and nearly every
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-07
INDICTED FOR MURDER
Men Arrested for Attempted Bank
Robbery Said 10 Have Confessed.

Mammoth Spring --Ldfus Davis and
Howard Sayers were indicted on
charge OF murder for the alleged kill.
ing OF Charlie Moore near here sever
al months ago, Circuit Court is in
session at Salem, and II is thought
that Davis and Sayers viii be given
a hearing at this term OF court,
Davis and Sayers were arrested FOL.
lowing a sensational attempt to rob
the Citizens Bank OF Mammoth Spring,
IN which Ben Jonep, Youthful mem
ber OF the band, was killed Davis was
arrested, charged with aiding IN the
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-07
Held Up by Youthful Hishwayman.

Texarkoua. a.-E. w. Tidwell, n travel.
Ing salesman for n local Wholesale
house, was hold up by two halfway.
men and robbed on tho College I'm
yIaduct The fobhors nrc ssid to have
been boyp II or rs years old They
came from n shndoNy place no thar
victim was passing, ga al pointed a
pistol at Tldwclrs head >sd compelled
him to throw up his hand. They then
searched through his pooh-ts, ssour'
ing 5000, altar which hsy rrn down
4 side street And erespsd
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-07
Mother Was Puzzled,

A man from his Office, downtown
called his wife by telephone the o'p
er morning and during the converSe
tion asked what the baby was dong
she Ia crying her eyes out ~
allied the mother
What about9"
II don't know whether II Ia De
cause she has eaten too many straw
berries or because she wants more.
replied the discouraged mother'-ihu'
anapoIs News.
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Brothers.ln.Law Battle,

Arkadelphia,--in u battle with knife
and paperweight between brothersln
law at oaklcai, four miles from here
T, T. Fowler was badly beaten about
the head and threo ribs were broken,
while r. T, Berry was sloahed In The
aide, neck and face, Berry Ia IN .
critical condition, II is thought Row
Ter will recover.
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-07
DREADNUUGHT Is READY
Bsttlsshlp Arkansas 10 Turned over
10 government

Western Newspaper unlos News Service
Philadelphia, -- Tho dreadnought
Arkansas has been formally turned
over 10 the Navy Department here.
Officers assigned 10 the new vessel
are II. c. Smith, captain; Commander
W. NJ. Kcating, executive officer, Al
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-07

Fort Smith,. H. Starnes, Grip.
pie, fell half way down the stairs lead.
ing to his room and sustained injuries
from which he may die, The injuries
are internal and resulted from the
implement OF his body on one OF his
crutches.
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-07
Editor Livingston Honored.

Russcllville.--As an aftermath OF the
recent fight OF the citizens Of Russell
VILE for concessions In rates aud regu
lntons from the Russellyillo Light Co,
Editor j. A, Livingston OF the Courier
Democrat was presented with a hand
some watch fob, appropriately ongrav
ed
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-07

Fort smith,-Senator p, A, Rodgers
Benton county has written that the
business men OF this county are very
much interested In tho Arkansas on
Wheels" train, and that they will an.
doubtedly be represented on the expo.
sition train.
The Van Buren press., 1912-09-07
Lamar shlpa Many Cars OF Peaches

Lamar Growers In this section
have finished gathering the ElbortN
peach crop, Four hundred cars were
shipped from this place, j, r. Ca2orl
leading with 72 cars Of peaches which
were gathered from his own orchard