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The Brinkley argus., 1898-02-24
For ARGUS Correspondents.

We have decided to offer a twenty Dollar Odell Type Writer as premium to the correspon dent who secures the greatest number of points, between Feb. 1 and Dec. 29 '98, according to the following;
 Now, as to the manner of con lducting the contest: Every com munication sent in for publication will count 4 points every new yearly subscriber sent in will count 8 points every new subscri- Der for six months will count 4 points, and every new subscriber 1 for three months will count ? points. At the end of the year the correspondent having the greatest number of points will be awarded the prize. The points for new subscribers is offered So that the correspondent who enters the contest late will have an op- portunity to "catch upv with the others.
 The ARGUS desires correspon- dent at all post-ofices in Monroe and surrounding ounties where we are not already represented. We furnish the paper free, also stamps and envelopes, so that the correspondent is out absolutely nothing except a little time once each week. If you are not already
 correspondent and desire to become such, let us know at once so that we can furnish you with stationery and stamps.
 The following rules will govern the contest:
 No correspondent will be all lowed to write more than one let ter each week, except in cases of important happenings occurring soon after the regular letter has been mailed. Then it may be supplemented with another report and two letters will be credited.
 No letter will be credited if not received in time for publication the week 1t Is written, unless we have evidence to show that 1t was delayed while enroute
 No subscription will be counted unless accompanied by the cash. A true record of the work of each correspondent will be kept by us and the result published from time to time. Every cores pondentis urgently requested to also keep a record of his own work so as to compare with the published reports,
 The contestbegins fhe first week in February and will close Thurs day, December 29. 1898. Our object in inangurating this contest is to induce correspon- dents to write every week even if the letters are short. We want to publish news while it is news.
 We will be pleased to furnish any information concerning the matter.
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GOBLE GLEANINGS.

Mrs. Kindall and little daugh- ter are much improved this week :, thro' the skill of pr. Bean and wife.
 Hello, there Blue Eyes. Won der what is the color of Cuha's Eyes, and wonder if Cuba is free yet? Tell
 The long talked of dance on Boat Fail Ridge finally came off . Those in attendance from here were John Fortune and Miss Alice Kersey, Walter Erwin and Miss Minnie Yancey, Rollo Grimes and Miss Sallie Fortune, Harry Nancy and Miss Pallie Delk.
 Esq. Scaife's court is in sess- | ion nearly every day trying civil cases There appears to be a scra nble between the merchant, gin nan, cotton picker and doctor as towho shall have the largest part of the frozen end of the last big cotton crop.
 | I will have something to say fabout the war with Spain in my next etter, that is if it comes off, but I lon't believe it is coming for II have exactly the same idea ot { Mckinley that De Lome expressed
 and there is no danger of him do ing anything.
 RIIFITC
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Misses Georgia and Rosa Lambert, went to Valley Grove Sunday to hear Mir. Mason preach. S Rev. A. B. Cavett, of Somer- Tville, Tenn, spent Friday night in Holly Grove with his many friends.
 Rev. Richardson, the Old School Presbyterion preacher, preached two very eloquent sermons Sun- day.
 Miss Annie Farris, who has been here on visit to her broth CT, Rev. J. K. Farris, returned home last Monday to Cato, Ark. Madam Rumor speaks of a we'd ding in or near Holly Grove this spring. l wonder who that will be?
 Mr. Editor, allow me to correct that mistake made in last week s locals. You had "the collection printed , or 6. It was $56. 1 hope you will have it all right this time.
 With best wishes to the Argus force and correspondents till we meet.
 FuJSRE
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THE ARGUS
 HAS

{ More Bona fide subscri bers than al! other Monroe county papers combined.
 This. the largest paper ever published in Monroe county.
 The news and reading the people want.
 Pages that are clean and clear of objectionable ads. The confidence of the people.
 The finest corps of cores pondents in the state.
 The place to plant your ads, if you want to reach the people.
 THE PULL.
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.EhoM RoE4,

Cold weather again.
 The spring birds sang too soon.
 Rev. Charley Walker of Hazen, Ark. was in Roe last week.
 Sucile the little daughter of k. $. and Mrs. Watkins is quite i'll this week.
 County Surveyor R. 5. Watkins made a flying trip to Clarendon and Holly Grove last week on business.
 Capt. J. W. Whitfield formerly of Roe but now of Bakerville Tenn. is visiting his many friends in Roe this month.
 If Spain through her treachery, did blow up the U 5. Battle ship Maine, the u. 5. Ought to give her a clicking" for it.
 Let's have our meet on March the 18th, as suggested by the Editor. How many more are going to say Brinkley? Let us hear from you.
 We are sorry to note the un- called for illness of Col. J. w. Gaty this week. The Col. has
  very bad cold, but no caugh to suit it.
 Messrs c. Book and son are, making some improvement on their saw mill and cotton gin by adding a grist mill This is an, enterprising firm and should re ceive the patronage of the people. Now, Miss Thisbe, we cen not agree with you for the place of lour meet. Not that we don't think we would be rcsally en- tertalned by the good people of Holly Grove but for this reason. If we are going to meet as news paper correspondents let us meet at the place where the paper published. Would we go Blackton to do honors to al living in Clarendon9 Not l We are indeed so
 the death of little "
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Sullards the infant son of Prof. and Mrs. Snllards. Little Willie was a bright and sweet little boy budded in thls life to bloom in another where no sorrow or grief IS ever known. 0, how sad it is to part with little darling who has just begun to brighten the home with his innocent smiles and make himself so interesting to both papa and mama. No one can tell how much they will miss him when they look in his little cradle only to find it vacant He has gone to
 "The far away home of the
 soul,
 Where no storms ever beat
 on the glittering strand,
 While the years of eternity
 roll /"
 We offer our heart felt sympa- thy to the bereaved parents but human sympathy is insufficient to condole the aching hearts. God alone can do that.
 EUREKA.
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II. l.. Waldrop is oil the sick list.
 D. Il. Lovejoy has been on the sick list, but is now better.
 George P. Taylor, of Forrest City, was in town Monday.
 Mrs. Eleanor MeClendon spent two sQr three days in town the ~ e&sle week Mrs. F. c. Nicely and-sfisx. Min Inie Nicely visited Brinkley one day last week.
 Mrs. Slager, of Memphis has been visiting her sister, Mrs. l. Goldberg.
 Tom Bramel, one of our indus. trious young men, made flying visit at home Sunday.
 Mrs. c. c. Smith has been on the sick list, but we are glad to report her better.
 hey. 5. L. Holloway filled his appointment at the Baptist church in Brinkley on Sunday morning.
 A. c. Smith went to Forrest City Friday. We understand he is candidate for county assessor. 4 Miss Carrie Johnson is spend ing several days in the "City of Roses the guest of Miss Jessie Parsons.
 Rev. and Mrs. Graham came down from Brinkley Saturday evening. Rev. Graham filled his appointment at the M. E. church Sunday morning and night.
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nearing completion and will soon

nearing completion and will soon be occupied.
 w. D. Burge and Ben Benton left today for Memphis to buy their spring goods. The steamer Kratie came up to day with large cargo cf freight for this place.
 More gloomy weather but we would not appreciate the sunshine { if we had no cloudy weather. \ W.L. Hinton will build fine Sybrick on his lot on the corner of Main street and Cotton Belt ave- nue.
 Will Forbess, one of Brlnkley' s promising photographers, is in gown in the interest of his pro fession.
 We've not heard from the com mittee on the incorporation ques- tion, but hope to hear that our town will be incorporated soon.
 Madam Rumor says inst elab- crate preparations are being made for a wedding that will take place early in March.
 Vim North, of Des Are, is in Clarendon this week. He expects to open family grocery if he can secure house.
 Perhaps Blacktonian is a little jealous of MT. Sin speaking of the pickets being broken off of Dr. Gray's and MT Gannons fences.
 The pupils of the Clarendon High School gave an entertain 'ment at the Opera House Tuesday night, which was quite a success.
 Mrs. Minnie Rice, nee Spencer, will leave for Little Rock We'd nesday, where she expects to join her husband and make her future home.
 Richard Lynch s horse ran away with his delivery wagon today and tore wheel off. Dick says, if we had no bad luck we would not appreciate olr good fortune.
 MT. Deshazo of the Benton firm takes a great deal of pains i'll delivering goods at a certain house, guess Uncle Jimmie appre- ciates the kindness.
 Would like very much to meet all the correspondents, and es- pecially Thisbe, but, as I can at tend have no suggestions to make as to time or place.
 Some of the citizens, oppose the incorporating of our town but I think if they should encounter @ feH- such crowds as were to De seen on our streets Saturday night they would agree that we need the protection it would afford.
 The carpenters are kept busily and yeti never heard such cry for honses. There is notsa vacant house in town that a person could open peanut stand in, and lots of families are crowd ed into houses together owing to the scarcity of dwellings.
 Think my chances at winning the prize offered oy the Argus are poor. Everyore I ask to sub scribe for the paper is already a subscriber, and all agree with me in saying that it is the best coun- ty paper we have. However, we will abide by the old addage, tiff at first you don't succeed try, try again.
 Dor.
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CLARENDON NEWS.

Clarendon is to have an ice factory in the near ftiture.' Judge Trlce is here Holding court this week.
 J. ". Malone, of Blackton was here the first ofsthe week.
 Frank Milwee was in Holly Grove Monday on business.
 Candidates are beginning tc circulate around here freely.
 Mrs. J H. Teas went to Black ton Tuesday 10 visit relatives.
 The most of our new bricks ar'
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NOTICE.

AN teacher or mother desiring original song gems for the family Circle, cute illustrated songs for the children, we take pleasure in recommending the sMelodia' schod and house melodies, price 4Ocfs The Melodia Company, Toledo on the Maumee, Ohio. All schoo teachers should use 1t
 somdhing in it appropriate fol all occasions. N
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A CRITICISM.

BLACKToN, ARK, FEBl2, 1898.
 MR. EDIToR;- ;-I read tie ARGUS and injoy reading after nsarly all of the correspondents. lis true I do not know who any pf them are. It is hard to guess who a correspondent is, but ypu eau guess what he is by what he writes.
 A druggist, stises ?
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BLACKTON BLINKINGS.


 Mrs. Sallie Richardson went to Brinkley Monday evening.
 J. M. Kerr of Holly Grove spent few days in Blackton last week Miss Cannon entertained her young friends ssat card' Saturday evening. .
 We have been told to ask MT, s. if he ever had bed time called on him.
 There has been no school this week owing to the illness of our teacher, Mrs. Henson.
 How is the weather in H. G. Thisbe, we have had to hunt up our over coat. l Miss Ada Cooke of Holly Grove visited Miss Pearl Turney two or three days this week. Wat Brooks and Ed Bronner spent Saturday out with Coleman Palmer bird htti2ting:  Will Gray went to Lexa satur- day morning and returned Tues day evening.
 John Campbell of Holly Grove was in Blackton Saturday on business.
 Mrs. J. H. Teas of Clarendon visited her mother Mrs. M. A. Taylor in Blackton this week. <Mrs. W.1J. Peterson has retu- <rned to her home in Helena after a visit to relatives in Blackton.
 One of eur 50nrg 1adles ye, quests us to ask Bruce if Andrew is good hand to use curling irons. isss j. 5sss
 Mrs. w. B. Bronte returned from Helena Tuesday, she was accompanied by her daughter Mrs !. M. J. Peterson. Rob Kerr and Will Peete spnt Sunday evening :. in Blackten. Look out boys aren't you afraid of the white caps
 So, Thisbe you have a Miss Katie in Holly Grove too to mourn MT. Sperry's departure. We'll our Miss Katie has been looking sad about the same thing.
 Miss Claude Peterson ani her little niece Mertie Ketchens went ~sto Helena Monday to visit the former's sister, Mrs. Jonn ID. Umsted.
 It is said Bruce walkei three miles up tie railroad Tuesday morning to make an engagement with the young lady but Ewan bluffed him off for the remainder of the visit.
 The dance at the opera house ETday night was social success as for as Bruce. Stark and Dudley were concerned and our younl ladies i'll full evening attire nevel looked more oewitchingly lovely Mesdames w. D. Evan and W J. Peterson were chaperones.
 Part of the old choir met a Mrs. Howser Wednesday night II honor of their former o1ganlst Miss Glover of Brinkley and agall Friday night Misses Pearl Fur ney Maggie and Gray Houser an Laurence, Wallace and Hagu Graham.
 rx BLACKTONIAN. {
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HOLLY GROv4a NEWS.

@nton was lin Blaekton Sunday. /
 R. F. Milwee was m Holly Grove Monday on business.
 John Campbell spent Sunday in Blackton visiting friends.
 Judge Trice went to Clarendon Monday on business.
 R. Abramson was in Helena a few days last week.
 I wonder how many valentines Blue-Eyes received the 14th? k~Jim Malone, of Blackton, was in Holly Geove Monday on busi- ness.
 Mrs. May Taylor, of Forrest City, spent few days in Holly Grove last week on business.
 John M. Kerr and Miss Ada Cache spent part of last week in Blackton with friends. ! Quint Holloway, jr., and wife Spent last Monday afternoon in Holly Grove with friends.
 James R. Parker spent Satur day and Sunday in Holly Grove with his brother, Dr. Parker.
 ~Mrs. J. H. Kendall, of Claren- don, was in our city one day last week visiting relatives.
 Miss Mary L. Mayo spent Sun |day night in Holly Grove with friends. R. T. Kerr and Willie Peete spent Sunday in Blackton, Con business, of course.
 -~L. P. Haynie. was on Che @a''
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BAPTIST.

Services 1st and Ard Sundays by Pastor, Rev. s, l.. Holloway.
 Sunday School every Sunday morning, A. Flora, Supt.
 Union prayer meeting on Wed- nesday nights.
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METHODIST.

1st Sunday, filled by Rev. T. H. Howard.
 2nd and 4th Sundays by the Pastor, Rev. Graham.
 3rd filled by Rev.T. J. Brickell.
 Regular servlces of Sunday School and Epworth League Sun day at usual hours. Come.
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CATHOLIC

Services in the Catholic church every Sunday in the year except the second Sunday in each month by Father A. Demurger.
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|RIlkL LEY
 HAS
5000 Inhabitants.

Dyer 5000 Inhabitants.
 Four competing lines of railroads-more than any |other city or town i'll Ark Iansas.
 A large Cotton Oil mill machine shops, car |worlxs and big lumber mills Ice factory, two stave factories, a tannery, gins, and other minor industries.
 Beautiful streets lighted by Arc Electric lights.
 A Fine new Public school building,
 More good people to the square inch than any other city of the same size on earth.
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CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN.

Sunday school at 9:30 A. M. Christian Endeavor Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Come.
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CHURCH NOTES.
ST. LUKEs EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Regular services by Rector Will Hams of St. Lukes Episcopal church every 3rd Sunday Sum- day school every Sunday morning.
The Brinkley argus., 1898-02-24

Daisy Wilson, Ads>- srlssa. Blanche Norman, Della Bagge Nora Cox, SalIie Snmpters Neino Gray, Harold Stlllwell and John -kellY.
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GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT.

Grace Owen, Carrie Brown, Mary Crntchmer, Hattie Gusta- 'vus, Vashti Nance, Ellen Calvert, Myrtle Holdrege, Evie ElIedge, Irene Hankins, Neil St. Clair, Frank Garrett, Ralph Mitchell, James Baggott. William Jackson and Thurman Fortner.
 INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
 Kate Baggott, Carrie Crutch- mer, Sollie Salinger, Arthur Crutchmer, Claud McCreight, Lloyd Austin, Roy Woodfin, Charley Paslay, Irma Hooker, Minta Rodgers, Harry Diffey, Sidney Nordlinged, Harry Me powell, Major Leopold, Walter Brown.
 PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
 Claudio Smith, Francell Hooker, Euhel Cargill, Mary Belle Stump ter, Georgie Hensley, John Gunn, Walter Crutchmer, Prince Law renee, Garland LaBelle and Harry Norman.
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ROLL OF HONOR
 OF THE BRINKLEY PUBLIC SCHOOL.

For the week ending Feb, 18th 1898.
 The following pupils have been ,n"ither aEsent nor tardy, have been perloet in department, and have recited comlrendable lessons within the week:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-11-14
USELESS INFORMATION.

A Japanese farmer who has as much
as 10 acres of land is looked upon as
a monopolist.
Soldiers in the Italian army are al
lowed two hours in the middle of the
day for a nap.
The church holidays in the Philip
pines average about three week,
and they are generally observed.
A decapitated snail, if kept in a.
moist place, will in a few days grow
a new head, and it will be just as
serviceable as the original one was.
Broad-headed horses are the clever
est. In the British household cavalry
the horses with broad foreheads learn
their drill more rapidly than the
others.
Recent insurance statistics show
that if the wife dies first the husband,
on an average, survives nine years;
while if the husband dies first, the
wife survives IL years.
Many of the noses of the last CEN
fury we're distorted from the common
practice of using snuff. Snuff is
said to enlarge the nose, and the
frequent blowing has a tendency to
redden that organ.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-11-14

largely by young women and girls
there will be hardly a covered head
That the general call of the usher
effective is known, as just after 1t
there is a general removal of hats.
Then the one Woman-and she is rare
most Of the theater patrons being very
accommodating who keeps on her hat
is personally requested to remove it.
When she is a particularly obstinate
individual she is spoken to again and
again, and perhaps again, and then
she receives a note from the manage
ment that usually brings her around.
She is not allowed to have mucn en-
does come off, and for one reason
another she generally Succumbs in tn
end. They have a dressing room
the theater with maid in attendance
to take the hats, if desired. Their
are seventy-five or hundred bOXe
for the reception of theater head GOV
erings, and the theater- goer can hav
one all to herself if she wishes it, bu
she does not as a general thing. Sh
keeps her hat on her lap, where it ca
be put on without delay, at the close
OF the play. and there are not NOR
than ten or a dozen of the large mum
| Der OF women who attend the play in
an evening who take a hat box
In commenting on the lack of ven
tilatiOn in many of the New York the
aters, writer infers that the tenn
perature Of the theater may be often
responsible for the success or failure
of play. The temper of the audience
is thus tried: 60, it is a capital show;
65, excellent; 70, not so bad; IS, rub
bish; 80 tommyrot; IS, take it off; 90,
give me my money back, quick.
Eugene Blair. who is leading the
Park stock company in Philadelphia,
appeared last week in Sardou's play,
Helene, from which the critics claim
Paul Potter took his principal scenes
for The Conquerors. The associate
role Orso was played by Robert Down
ing three years ago.
Israel Zangwill says The School for
Scandal and She Stoops to Conquer
are the only two great plays written
since Shakespeare He says Haupt-
mann, Sudermann, Ibsen, Rostand
are the principal dramatists of the
day in foreign countries.
Melbourne Mcdowell and company,
in which Miss Blanche Walsh is lead
ing woman, has resumed its season
after three weeks since Fanny Daven-
ports death. They have added Theo-
dora to their repertoire.
Miss Della Fox has opened in The
Little Host in which she appears IN
the double role of a swell young man
about town and a jolly young woman.
The Adventure of Lady Ursula, the
play in which E. H. Sothern is appear
ing in New York, is to be given in
Australia by the Broughs.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-11-14
HARD WINTER PROMISED.
Goose's Breastbone White and Chip
hunks Very Busy

According to a local prophet who is
held to be the most accurate reader OF
a goose's breastbone, the coming win
ter is going to be a shorter. 1t is to
start with snowstOrm which will
come this month and the snow will
stay on the ground for the purpose OF
catching and holding other snow
storms that will arrive frequently and
with great yigor until about the middle
of March. Mixed in with the output
of snow will be hail, wind and cOnsec-
utiVe periods OF zero weather, which
will cause a great demand for over
coats and double mitens. For the first
white at the front end, indicating an
early snowfall. AS the bone of 1899
is very wide, and mostly white over all
it's surface, our prophet infers there
will be deep snow and good shedding
for fully four months. His conclusions
are we'll REINFORCED by researches
among corn husks, beechnut burs and
the fur of animals, all of which are
uncommonly thick and well laid out.
He also says the katydids quit singing
much earlier than usual and that there
was much scurrying on the part Of
chipmunks in heaping up provender
for the coming rigorous winter. The
admonition, "stick to your mother, it
will be a hard winter" seems to come
with good grace at present, according
to this Weather-Wise worthy.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-11-14

1t is reported that the French mill
tary authorities may stop the in
quiry into the Dreyfus case The
scheme is to refuse to furnish the
secret dossier to the court of cassa-
ton, in which event the military au-
thorities have been advised the court
would Immediately proceed to annul
the trial of 1894, Quash the conviction,
liberate Dreyfus and refuse to order a
new trial, which would prevent Drey-
fus from vindicating his character by
an open trial.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-11-14

Gideon w Marsh, president of the
keystone National bank, which col
lapsed in 1891, returned to Phila-
delphia after seven years absence and
surrendered himself He said he had
been induced to return by an appeal
to nim by John Wanamaker in a
political speech, which he had read in
the press.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-11-14

The Service Men of the Spanish
War, which aims to be to the sol
diers who enlisted for the Spanish
American war what the G. A. r. is
for the veterans of the civil war, has
been organized at Lexington, KY. It's
officers are: Commander, Colonel
Leonard; vice commander, Lieutenant
Colonel Banks; Adjutant and the chief
of staff, Captain Davenny; treasurer,
Colonel Gunder.