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The sharp click cut across the black
air, but the blackness was not altered
No shaft of light tore through.
With feverish haste he snapped the
control again and again, recalling the
fresh battery he had seen inserted, re-
membering how short time before he
had depended on its brilliance for his
search.
The footsteps, unhurrying, limped
down the AISLE crossed at the bottom, and
entered the narrow passage behind the
boxes. There they ceased.
The useless cylinder slipped from
Quaile's fingers to the floor and rolled
beneath the seats. Without its light he
was helpless. The realization conquered
his passionate disappointment. More
over, he could not doubt that whatever
had passed him was, through some I'M
natural means, responsible for the lamps
failure.
Already the warning of the night before
was sufficiently justified. There was no
virtue in remaining to combat an enemy
that could render useless any material at
tack or defense he might devise. He had
followed McHugh's wishes and his own
logic. He had given the supernatural
every chance. His logic had for the pres
ent been defeated. There was nothing to
do but go, if he could; for his confidence
had not survived the last few moments
unscathed.
Perhaps silence was no longer of value,
but he felt his way cautiously along the
shrouded seats and tiptoed across the
orchestra pit. He raised his hands to
climb to the stage.
LIE drew back slowly, with choking
throat His hands had touched cam
vas Since his entrance the curtain had
been lowered. He could not doubt that
his escape had been cut off, save through
the sitting passage from which he had al
ways shrunk, where the footsteps had
stopped, as if whatever was responsible
waited for him.
He cursed the foresight that had made
McHugh fasten the doors at the front; for
it was impossible to remain here without
light, constantly aware of companions
ship that could not nationally exist, but
of whose actual presence he had had too
much confirmation.
He told himself that the limping thing
in the passage was no more than human.
Armed with his revolver, he had no fear
of man. For an instant the prospect of
a physical struggle stimulated him. He
CROPPED his way to the entrance, and, his
revolver extended before him, stepped
into the passage.
Immediately he knew he was not alone.
All at once the footsteps strayed close at
hand. The purring of a cat was in his
ears.
He pushed the darkness back angrily
and took step forward. Then he paused,
recognizing the uselessness of ordinary
courage His way was barred-but not
by a man.
There was something scarcely illumina-
tive but like light in the passage half
seen radiance which gathered before him.
1t faded-it strengthened again. He could
not fight that. He shrank back. TIE
footsteps were closer. The purring was
more contented. He thought that the
nebulous light began roughly to assume
the lines Of figure. Blind rage drowned
calculation. He pointed his revolver at
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forum would be his most advantageous
position, but he did not attempt the pass
age behind the boxes. The sitting SEN
sation he had experienced there was fresh
in his mind. From the first he had in
stinctively shrunk from the place.
WITHOUT sound he clambered over
the footlights and felt his way softly
up the aisle. He drew back the cover
from a chair and sat down. 1t was the
best he could do. If an alarm should
come-which seemed wholly unreasona-
ble-he could conceal himself between the
seats; he could move the length of the
row beneath the protecting CLOTH
He took the fashlight from his over
coat and held it ready in his left hand.
He kept his right hand in his pocket,
lingering the revolver. He waited, OPP
pressed by the darkness, straining his ears
to the silence.
Almost at once he doubted the wisdom
of the experiment. His imagination was
too lively Constantly it evaded his con-
troll. The black building seemed crowded,
as if it's memories had refused to depart
and at this hour disturbed the night with
positive but impalpable activity. A
feeling of malevolence near by grew upon
him. The perfumed air became poisonous
in his lungs. His breath was shorter. A
sense of expectancy increased. In spite
of his precautions, the building might
hold something
He sprang erect.
A quiet sound, like breeze over water,
had set the darkness in motion, grew
in volume until it resembled riotous
wind, then snapped back into the sodden
silence.
He slipped the revolver from his pocket.
He weighed it doubtfully in his palm. OF
what use could that be? Even after the
sudden noise, his reason told him that the
house was empty.
Quaile stiffened. Little by little, he
raised the revolver. He turned warily, so
that he faced the pail toward the rear of
the house. More startled than he had
been by the tempestuous sound, he
strained his eyes to penetrate the pail.
Through the stiffness he had received an
assurance that he was no longer alone.
Somebody, something, stared at him from
back there-something for whom the
night could construct no barrier, some
thing that forced upon him the imminence
of unique danger.
STUBBORNLY he tried to tell himself
it was fancy; but the sensation of
calm and malevolent regard did not
weaken. Then new sound reached him
the sound of man walking with diff
cult limp: and it came from the dress
circle which he had recently searched
which moment ago he would have sworn
was empty.
The one who had stared must have
stood at the balcony railing. appraisng
him who, perhaps, was the real intruder
in this desolation.
The steps receded toward the top of the
gallery. They turned there in the direc-
ton of the stairs. and after moment
were stumbling down, as if each forward
movement marked the conquest of SUI
preme pain. Soon he knew they were on
the orchestra floor with him, were drag
ging along his aisle Doubtless because of
their nearness, another step, scarcely more
than mental perception, now filed the
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PuffedWheat Except E 12c
Pulled Rice " 15c
Corn Pufs-Bubb1es of Corn Hearts-l5c

Consider these few suggestions.
There three Pulled Grains each with different form
and flavor For Variety sake them all.
Don't serve for breakfast only. For luncheon and
supper serve in bowls of milk. Keep dish of them,
doused with melted butter where hungry children get
them For these food conctions Use them in candy
making garnsh for ice cream waters in your soups
Remember that Pulled Grains do not the stomach.
And every ioa food This makes them ideal for
between-m lunches for goodnight dish. Don't be
sparng of such foods these delightful and digesbe
THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY
MAKERS
The Huttig news., 1916-02-19
ROTHAMSTED EXPERIMENT STATION AND FERTILIZERS.

The Rothamsted Experiment Sta tion is in England, and is noted for the great work is has done along all
 lines of agricultural work It has gone into the laws of soil fertility, has
 been the first to discover many of these laws, and has in all it's history been especially interested in working out plan of farm management by which soil fertility could be maintain ed at minimum cost to the farmers.
 The Rothamsted experiments began in the year 1897, when Sir John Ben nett Lawes began experiments on his private estate He was a man who loved the soil and to experiment with 1t. Strange to say. he was fertl- izer manufacturer in a certain sense. as he early discovered process for transforming bone into superphos- phate by the use of sulphuric acid, took out patent for this in 1842, and built an extensive business, which he managed for about thirty years. In 1S43 he associated with him J. H. Gilbert, and these two men for more than fifty years conducted extensive agricultural investigations in regard to soils and fertilizers, and feeds and feeding of domestic animals In 1889 Sir John turned over his large estate, which had now grown so important, and had become so well known in all parts of the civilized world, to board of directors, and endowed 1t with half million dollars.
 Among many other things that were done. experiments were conduct ed with fertilizers. mineral salts. and many forms of ammoniates, also with animal manures, to determine just what the soils needed to grow the most crops. For this work plots of ground were set aside, marked off and carefully measured, and then planted to the crop with which the plots would be used for the different kinds of mineral and animal manures, and in each series one plot would be left unfertiliZed throughout the entire experiments, while the others would have applied the different combina. tions of fertilizers, etc. Careful re- ports were taken from each end of these plots, and with interesting re- suits. The same experiments were continued for twenty years and more.
 Many experiments were conducted with hay, and some of these with the following results: The plots that had no manure of any kind averaged in
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twenty years. 2,SS3 pounds of hay; the plots which had mineral manure alone 3.598 pounds; the plots with mineral manure and 400 pounds of ammonia salts, .5,711 pounds of hay: those with mineral manure and 500 pounds of ammonia salts. 6.726 pounds of hay; the plots which received the mineral manure and nitrate of soda, 6,407 pounds of hay. Considering the very low cost of the fertilizers in compar- ison to the increased yields brought about by their use, one could not fail to see the value of the manure salts.
 The Rothamsted station was inter ested in the permanent improvement of land and the part played in this by the use of fertiliZing materials From the many experiments carried out, there was never a doubt of the soil. Larger yields were always ob- tained, other things being equal, and the fertilization of the soils through out England and her possessions rec ommended 1t was decided to ascer- tain the effects of fertilizers on corn. Seven plots were treated as follows:
 Plot l. Unmanured.
 Plot 2 Mixed mineral manure, geo pounds sulphate of potash, 200 pounds sulphate soda. 100 pounds sulphate magnesia $50 pounds superphosphate lime.
 Plot 3. Ammonia salts, comprising 200 pounds sulphate ammonia and 200 pounds muriate of ammonia.
 Plot 4. Ammonia salts and mixed mineral mamres, as Plot ?.
 Plot 5. Five hundred and forty pounds Peruvian guano.
 Plot G. Two thousand pounds rape cake
 Plot '. Fourteen tons farmyard ma nHe.
 The results of six years of expert in yields was obtained with fertilizers richest in ammonia. The ammonia salts, the guano and the rape cake gave the largest increase, which was about four or five bushels increase of dressed corn.l In Plot 2, where only the mineral manufes were used. the increase was least, while in Plots 3 and , it was greater and in great est. It seems that the mineral ma nures needed the effect of the am monia salts in order to help them be- come available. There was in every case d substantial increase where fer tilzers were used over the plots that remained unmanured.
 The great object in giving the above information is to bring to the attention of farmers and business men that the question of fertilizers for the average farm crops is d subject as old as any form of agricultural edu- cation, and Rothamsted did much fun damental work on it. In no case was it found that ammonia salts and other mineral manures. when applied to- gether, were not yaluabie Farmyard manure was somewhat valuable by It. self, but far more so when ammonia salts were applied with 1t.
The Huttig news., 1916-02-19
B oys and Girls
 Club Work Eight Studies in Education Through Club Activities.
EDITORS NOTE.

The Extension Division of the Uni vefsity of Arkansas, in cooperation with the United States Department or Agriculture, will offer this year, through this paper. free correspond enee course in Boys and Girls Club Work" consisting of eight lessons or articles. These lessons will appear in this paper at intervals of six weeks Those who wish to take this course should write to the Director of Exten- sion Work, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, stating name, age, oceu- patton, and stating that he Cor she) proposes to carry the work through for the eight lessons. A farmers bulletin will be sent to supplement lesson No. l, and later for each lesson if the question blank be returned for the pre- ceding lesson. These blanks will be sent with each bulletin. Preceding les sons will be sent on request The les sons on Boys and Girls Club Work will consist of the following: CD Ed ucational Value of Club Study" CD Principles of Corn Growing for Boys Clubs" (3) Fundamentals of Can ming" (4 Science of Growing Pigs; (5) Some A B Cs on Poultry Crow ing" t6) Primary Rules of Cotton Growing"
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For sale at Union Saw Mill Go. Store.

for and well fed if she is to give birth to a strong litter.
 The Shelter: In the spring or sum- mer season the SOW is quite able to take care of herself She will steal away in the pasture and in day or two will come up with a nice litter of pigs. But for the SOW that far rows in the winter months some pro- lection must be given her and her lit ter Nothing is better for this than a the sunshine. The cold winds come from the north. northeast and north west. hence any shed enclosed on those three sides is sufficient. To pre- vent the SOW from crushing the pigs at Narrowing time a scantling should be nailed to the inside of the house about eight inches above the ground and projecting toward the center of the pen.
 Feed for the Sow Before Narrowing: Sows fed on corn alone will not bring strong and heavy pigs. Feed some pea nuts. wheat shorts, tankage or sweet milk with the corn in the following proportion: Corn three parts and shorts one part; corn nine parts and tankage one part; corn two parts and peanuts one part in hull; corn three parts and bran one part; corn six parts and cowpeas one part
 A 250 pound SOW should have from five to seven pounds per day of one of the above mixtures if she is fed III a dry lot and plenty of fresh water. The brood SOW when carrying her lit- ter has to be fed with a view of feed ing the growing pigs, and to lay the foundation for sheir future strength, size and constitution. One of the drains upon the SOW at this time is furnishing bone making material. She therefore requires an extra amount of bone making feed. Provide trough with wood ashes, charred corn cobs, charcoal and lime.
 If she is overfed at first. the pigs
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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
 L. M. Despair, W. M. c. A. Berry, Secy.
 HOWARD CHAPTER, No. l22. R. A. M.-meets every first and third Thurs day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting companions welcome.
 L. c. Gibson, H. p. D. F, Collett, Secy.
 HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 52o. Order of se Eastern Star, meets every first and third Friday evening at z.50 o'clock. Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
 Mrs. J. A. Brignac, W. M. Mas. L. G. GlBsoR, Sec'y. HUTTlG LODGE No. 54a I. 0. 0. F. meets every Tuesday evening. Visiting orethern cordially invited to attend.
 E. L. Ware, N. G. Harlan Sehon, Secy. HUT-rIG REBEKAH LODGE No. s6. meets every Monday night at z:5o o'clock Visitors are invited.
 Mrs. Lou Milstead, N c. Miss Murray Pilkinton. Secy. SWEET BAY CAMP No 41lW.O. w meets every first and third Saturday eve nings. Visitors made welcome.
 c. A. Mccormick, c. c. J. c. BRIDGES. Clerk. Sweet Bay Circle No. l45. W. C.. meets every second and fourth Thursday night at z:30 o'clock. Visitors are cor dially invited
 Mrs. W. R Diokerson. Guardian. Mrs, C. A. Mccormick. Clerk.
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are likely to fake the SCOUTS or
 given for the first 24 hours, and very , little for several days. Wren on a full feed in dry lot, she will eat about four pounds of grain per day for each 100 pounds she weighs. If she
 weighs 250 pounds she will need about 10 pounds per day If she has the run of good pasture at least one half of the grain will be saved If no pasture can be provided, she will need to be fed about the same as be- fore farrowing, except that she will need more grain. When the pasture is composed of Bermuda grass, a grain ration equivalent to three per cent of her live weight should be fed and the grain part of the ration should be shorts, tangage and peas.
 Feed for the Pig Before Weaning: If given an opportunity the pigs will begin to eat when about three weeks old. For these young animals noth- ing is superior to skim milk with shorts Many farmers have no sklm milk and in this case a thin slop or water and shorts will be the best thing to feed until the pigs are from four to five weeks old, after which time the ration should be made up of equal parts of corn meal and shorts These young animals should not be fed on corn alone. They should rather be given such feeds as skim milk, shorts, pasture, cowpeas. soy bean meal and peanuts.
 Weaning the Pigs: Don't wean un- der eight weeks of age. IL is better not to wean until ten or twelve weeks of age. The mothers feed at wean, ing time should be greatly reduced so that the flow of milk will be checked Feed the pigs what they will readily clean up of five parts of corn meal. five parts of shorts and one part af tankage, or nine parts oi corn meal to one part of tankage or middiings for your pigs; and TOT adult pigs one nart tankage to eleven parts of corn will balance the rations in the proper proportion to build up bone and muscle oI the pig.
The Huttig news., 1916-02-19
Makes Plants Grow Fast.

Electroeulture, as it is called. is the latest thing in agriculture. Electric lighting has been resorted to in an ef fort to keep plants growing at top speed for 24 hours out of every day When night comes or when clouds Ob scure the sun, the lights are turned on. Electricity will also be nsed to supply heat during the cold weather. So far electroculture is only an ex. pertinent, but the experts believe that this treatment will both hasten the harvest and improve the quality of the crop. The experiments are being con. ducted both indoors and out. Day ton, O., is the scene ot the experiment American Boy.
The Huttig news., 1916-02-19
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WORK
No. 4. Growing Strong Pigs.

By II. K. Sanders, Specialist for Pig
 Club Work.
 Good. sound, thrifty pigs, weighing from 35 to 40 pounds each when eight weeks old do not come by luck" To be lucky with pigs simply means hard persistent work, good judgment and being on the job night and day. To produce good strong, healthy pigs, they must be looked after before they are born. The mother must be cared
The Huttig news., 1916-02-19
The Uses and Abuses
 of Fertilizers

4 Series of Six Articles Which, Should He of Valuable Assistance to AgrieuItu rists and HorticuItur- ists of Arkansas-By Prof. R. J. II. De LOach, Director of Georgia Experiment Station.
The Huttig news., 1916-02-19

Arrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri- day from Monroe and goes to Farmer vile. Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- day from Farmeryille and goes to Mon- roe
The Huttig news., 1916-02-19

ST. LouIs. IRON MOUNTAIN 6 SOUTHERN
 FARMERvILLE & SOUTHERN RY.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

ST. EouIs. IRON MoyNTAIN & SOUTHERN
 LITTLE ROCK & MONROE BY.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23

ner Of 1S1st ST., three story tenement
and two story loft building, on lot
25x974.
S5TH ST-Flora Schachne sold To
B. B. Saleschin tie five story buiking
on lot 25xl00, at 55 West 35th stb l25
feet east of Eleventh av.
236TH ST.-The Monatiquot Real
Estate Company has sold to Edward NJ.
Will the plot, 50xl14.10, on the south
side Of 236th ST.. 235 feet east of Pauld-
ing av.
COLLEGE Avn A. Douglas & Co.
sold 1871 College av., a two story
stucco, two family house, on lot 2OxS5,
for Red Roof Realty Company, to
George s. Wooley.
GRAND AVA. f.. Briggs sold for
the Hopkins G. Barrett Company the
premises 2463 Grand ay.. plot 72.5xlO6
feet. with a ten room private dwelling
thereon. to the Hopewell Building
Company, for improvement
lslST ST.-Frederiok Brown pur-
chased from the Arklin Realty Com
pany, Aaron Klein president, 93l to 94l
East 18lst St. two five story thirty
family apartment houses. each on plot
62.6xil9x irregular, between Vyse and
DAILY aves. They were held at $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
OWNS ALMOST A
BLOCK FRONT
Telephone and Telegraph
Co.'S Purchase ArOuSeS
Much Interest.

A transaction which attracted much
attention in realty centres last week
was the purchase of the four story
business building at 205 Broadway. ad-
Joining the southwest corner Of Fulton
ST., by the 1875 Broadway Corporation
which is the holding realty company
for the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. The property covers
a plot 16.9x9610 feet. 1t was pur-
chased through William Milne, as
trustee for Mrs. Grace T. Gray. widow
of the late Judge John Clinton Gray.
1t has been held at s350,000. The as
sessed value is S275,000
The Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany now owns all Of the Broadway
frontage on the west side from Dey TO
Fulton ST., except the immediate Fulton
st. corner. The frontage owned IS 1914
feet. The company also owns all OF
the block through to Church ST.. with
the exception of four small lots on the
Dew and Church st. corner. owned oy
William Waldorf Astor. A 33-foot
frontage on Fulton st. is held under
long lease, but the remainder is held
in fee.
The Douglas Robinson. Charles ).
Brown Company acted as brokers: Ihey
cold the other recent purchases. includ-
ing the Mail and Express" building
Vice President F. II. Bethel said that
no plans for improvement are contem-
Mated
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
Several Sales, Involving
Many Thousands, Report
ed in Upper Centres.
AN $800,000 AND A
$1,OO0,OO0 OPERATION
Deals in Other Parts Of Town
Which Are Attracting
Traders.

The upper West Side section last
week furnished most of the large
changes in realty ownership. Down
town the call for more modern build
ings for trading concerns took concrete
form in the completion OF plans for
the replacement OF the old home OF
Pendelton's chandlery and row OF
sabled buildings adjoining into an of-
fee structure. The American Ieie,
phone and Telegraph Company added q
to its Dey and Broadway plot by the
purchase Of 205 Broadway.
A 81 900 900 trade Of properties was
made through Slawson & Hobbs, VINO
sold for T. j. McLaughlin,s sons
Charles and Thomas Mclaughlin TO
Rudolph G.. Leeds, a Western capitaiist,
the thirteen story modern, hreprooi
APARTMENT house at the southeast cor
ner of West End av. and 9Sth ST., on
Mot 92xl0O feet; also the private house
fss West End av., lSx75 feet, whieh
protects the apartment house on the
Mr.. Leeds gave in part payment the
two five story apartment houses, piot
66.3x120x irregular, at tne sou'hsaHS saiS
corner Of Broadway and lo5th ST. heid
New-York tribune., 1916-07-23
FOREIGN AUCTIONS.
NIGERIA PROPERTY OF ENEMY FIRMS.
NOTICE (PRELIMINARY).
rrpu.N AND AUSTRIAN FIRMS

SALE OF FREEHOLD and LEAsEHOLD
PROPERTY. GOODWILL and TRADE
MARKS Of ENEMY FIRMS In NIGERIA
By ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT
Arrangements are being made for the SALE
Of all tho FREEHOLD and LEASEHoLD
PROPERTY Of enemy firms In NIGERIA.
including lands. houses. ofices, shops, ware
houses. stores. sheds. wharves. piers, and
all other buildings or fixtures whatsoever.
az we'll as the TRADE MARKS and GOOD
WILL Of the various BUSINESSES. which
are now vested in the Receiver
The sale will be carried out by tender or
public auction and will be held In London
on October Slst. 1915.
The Arms carried on q very extensive
btfsiness as shipping agents. Import and ex-
nort merchants commission agents &c.
They were established at all the trading
centres OF any Importance in Nigeria In
sorne case, Cor over quarter OF century,
and In the sass of @. l. Gaiser for over so
years. -,
The properties are most favorably situ-
atsd FOR business purposes, and In some
places II is dlfncult for the public 10 obtain
other sites -
Full descriptions and a report on titles
Of the various properties are being OBJ
tained and when particulars are availaole
further notice will be issued for the In
formation OF the public.
7 L. BURROwEs. Receiver.
Receivers Or.ce. Lasoa sth May. 1915.