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ads Singleton, of Pad ucah Ky was ln this city i ting rsIa. tivesand friends ts..s week.

l left Monday for g several weeks visit to Memphif relatisesI aa friends.
 -Chas. Tomlinson left yester- day for Memphis, after two weeks visit to Brinkley relatives friends.
 It is about time for City M ar shal Kelly to again notify the loafers that it is about time to move On.
 Elmo Chaney, who has been qdite sick recently, but had about recovered, suffered a relapse on Monday last.
 Prof. W. L. IFers1son left Sunday for Hunts 6aving been |elected principal bf the Hunter Public School.
 Miss Julia Paisley has been graclng the Drug Store this week during her fathers absence. She makes a splendid clerk. President NJ. J. Meehan, of the Bergen Meehan Slave Co.,, Louisville, is ill Brinkley looking after his extensive interests.
 Rev. Jno. H.. Dye wllL<fold the 4th and last Qtartsay Con |f4rsnce of 8rinkH Circuit at
 keatley en EridayNov. the 18th.
 Miss Saiiis Sufnpter is suffer from relapse after having recov- cred from severe illness. We sincely trust that she will soon re- cover.
 See how our list list of f ted ted ed wheat growers increases. The flour mill is dead certainty and what a blessing it will prove to this county.
 -ssMlne host DeArmen, of the Metropolitan Hotel, Stuttgart, was in the city yesterday; the guest of Mir. and Mrs. J. G. Raines at the Kelly House.
 A wood yard in Brinkley would prove a paying investment just now. as people who did not Hay in their winters wood during l the summer are now bidding high for it.
 Do you know of a county paper anywhere in Arkansas or any other state that more com pIetely covers it's entire territory as county paper, than does the ARGUS?
 John H. Eaves, the hus ting travelling salesman who does noth ling fbut sell goods for the Penzel Co.,, of Little Rock, showed his smiling countenance in town last Friday.
 MA telegram received from Miss Della Salinger who left Sun day for San Antonio, Tex, state s that she arrived Tuesday, stood the trip quite well, aud is feeling some better.
 Druggist c. Il. Pasfey on Monday carried hig father, pr, J. C. Paisley to MeYpBs, where he placed him in stl y6seph's Hospit- al for treatmeag We hope for him q complete and early recovery
 When you go to Clarendon, eat your dinner at J Ii. Teas pretty restaurant oD Court House walk.
 Tabler' 5 Buckeye Pile Ointment 1gives instant relief. It allays in- l ilamnlatiou and heals. Il is prompt in its action anu positive in it's effect. It is the kind ti.a, cures without pain or discomfort 1 It IS for piles only. 5Oc. Tubes, 75cs AtDr. V. E. Sulnpter's-
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DAY.
 The following shows the num- ber of bales received in Brinkiey and by whom bought ptoNov. 10. Henry Wolf & Co.,, 490 J. M. x A. Flora, 392 V. V. Allen, 29O ' Bob Hooker, Fl I. Scholem & Co, los D. c. Harrington, o9 Jno. Gazzola & Co.,, St Parker c. Ewan, 2J Dr. James, , J. l.. Smith, ou M. Kelly, o2
 Total 1862 Cotton is selling at 4.35 cents today, seed are worth 600 . ion
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 Garter b acres ". A Capshaw Cypress Ridge 3 " V E humpter, Brnkey, D " Joe Vannetta Brnkey, " E. C. Fox (eol.) Dark Corner, " J. F. Smith, Brinkley D . "A. H. Friur, Cypress Ridge 7 = Jake Goodwin (col) Wheatley \ Richard Nunn (col Wheaey, a c. H Paisley and D. Rodgers Brinkley. 10 &
 
 J. A. oa1ne, Dlxon A. I. Nlaberry (se) Cotton Plant ' will furnish seed to tenants. ......-...... 70 s' T. H. Youngbood Holly Grove 10 '' J. A. Vandyke, ........e............... = w. G. Sutton, .................... } :" James Seals Pine Ridge, 10 " B. H. Wilson, (col) Brinkley, . H. a1afdy, lcol )Postelle, .oa winch he says hs will raise 60 bushels
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Mrs. T. H. Jackson is in Clar- endon visiting.
 Work is progressing rapidly on Miss Clara Roses new home.
 Mrs. w. K. Sips has been confined to her bed gssyerul days on account of sick1bM.
 We sincerely regret to learn of the illness of our clever mer- chant friend, J. M. Flora.
 Mrs. w. F. Burns, of Vicks- burg is in the city visiting her sis ter, Mrs. w. E. Landrum.
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Cotton Report.

COTTON RECEIPTS AND PRICE TO-
 DAY.
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W ANTED A good salesman for this county and adjoining ter ritory. One can earn q good sal ary by furnishing good references and addressing P. o. Box 27, Brinkley. Ark.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30
They were held for a

death after capture. They were held for a
time as prisoners of war, and in some in
stances were liberated after q short con
ilnement. Tho cases are similar. What
is now termed a "filibuster'' is generally
not enc in the exact meaning Of the word.
Many Of tho expeditions have carried only
arms and ammunition to the Cubans, and
it is not conceded that any regularly or
ganized armed expedition has as yet been
conveyed to the island. Blockade runner
or flibuster, however, death would fol-
low capture.
But the risk of capture Is not the only
one that tho flibuster incurs. Tho dan
gers of shipwreck are also great. The ex-
petitions approach the island at night
tho darker the night the better. They can
not pick their weather. They must take
storm as well as calm. They rarely have
pilots familiar with tho coast, and they
cannot seek llarbors where vessels Of legit-
innate commerce find shelter. They enter
some coso distant from the towns, and If
any Of their arrangements miscarry they
arc likely to miss the Cubans who arc to
meet them and receive the supplies. This
would detain them longer in Cuban wa
tiers and increase their risks.
OF course the officers and crew of a fl
ibuster are paid nero thar they would
be il engaged in less hazardous undertake
ings, though tho sums that they receive
would not create the impression that they
placea very high value on their lives, If it
were not remembered that they are daring
and self reliant. Timid men often go to
war, but they do not carry supplies to the
Cuban insurgents.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30

CUTLAss DRILL on A REVENUE CUTTER
usuntry understand and appreciate tho
work that is dono by the revenue cutter
sAyico.
Alexander Hamilton. the great inancier
of the post Revolutionary period and tho
first secretary Of the treasury, saw the need
Ct and organized the revenue cutter sery-
ice. This was in 1897. The service
then consisted of eight cutters. primitive
craft, the captains of which received their
commissions from President Washington.
Such valuable aid did these cutters rem
der the treasury officials and tho customs
authorities at the various ports that tie
service rapidly grew larger. Now it NUM-
beers 36 modern ships. Most of Them are
small. but a few are as big and formii-
dable now that they have received their
new armament as the best of our unar-
mored cruisers.
While the secretary of tho treasury is the
virtual mead of tho service he leaves tho
management of it to a practical man. The
present chief of tho service is Captain c.
F. Shoemaker. He has entire charge of
the revenue cutter division of tho treasury
department., acting in conjunction with
the assistant secretary, who has charge of
the customs division.
Up to within a few days g the revenue
cutters were equipped with only a few
small guns each, but now they arc being
fitted or have been fitted with rapid fro
rifles of good size. Some of them carry as
many as eco men, and the crews are well
trained.
These cutters are being used as scout
and dispatch boats. They are fast, too,
their speed ranging from - to 20 knots.
Some of them arc fitted with torpedo tubes,
which mako them quite formidable.
ia The duties of the revenue marine include
ffofcction OF tho customs revenue, assist
ance of vessels in distress, enforcement of
laws of neutrality, Of laws pertaining to
quarantine, OF laws governing merchant
vessels, the protection of merchantmen
from riratical attacks, the protection of
the seal fisheries and seal otter hunting
grounds in Alaska, of wrecked property,
of the timber reserve of the United states
against depreciation, tho prevention of il
legal traffic in spirits and firearms in
Alaska and OF mutinies OH board mer-
chant vessels, enforcing provisions ct law
in regard to the anchorage of vessels and
such other services as are especially direct
ed by the secretary of the treasury
The revenue cutters have participated
in all the wars Of tho United States except
the Algerian war, and while the action of
the service in tho nation defense has not
been separately cbronicled its work has
always been timely end effective snd its
record honorable. In 1897 its vessels, wv
ing to the belligerent attitude of France,
wero placed on , strict war footing, and
during the troublesome times that follow
ed that year were unceasing and effective
agents in combination with tho navy in
maintaining the dignity and position of
the government. On tho cessation of hos
tiiities the cutters resumed their functions
under the treasury department..
In the gar of 1912 tho revenue marine
forco was actively employed in repelling
English invasion, and to a of the cut
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30
LAUNCHING A MILITARY BALLOON.

LAUNCHING A MILITARY BALLOON.
merits, while tho balloon itself is far out
of reach of TIE enemy's guns As soca as
a negative is madp it is sent down the ca
Bile by which the balloon is fastened and
controlled, and from these negatives are
made prints that arc easily enlarged into
war maps. The scale is easily determined
upon by the use OF mathematical facts and
formulas. The balloon observatory is
connected by telephone or telegraph with
the ground. Besides the telescope camera
the observer in the balloon is provided
also with q snap shot camera attached to a
gun barrel.
The safety Of a war balloon depends on
it's height and its color. Pale blue is tho
color least easily seen against the sky, OF
course, and at q height of two miles q
balloon can be hit only twice in so shots,
according to French tests.
In tho Austrian a.my balloons are put
to another use than that OF observation.
Indeed they are employed in transporting
men and horses across streams that are not
provided with bridges.
In the Russian army experiments are
being made with tall observation towers,
which arc detachable and portable, each
man in the squad carrying bis portion on
the march. In the drills with these towers
squads OF 60 mon have been able to put
them up in 90 minutes. They cannot be
erected to a height that will make them
as valuable for distance observation as a
balloon, of course, but for secret work they
are much appreciated by the officers of the
Russian army.
In the French and Austrian armies
dogs arc being trained and in some cases
utilized for scout and messenger work.
They can cover a much wider range of
territory, of course, than a man, and when
properly trained can scent the encSny'S
picl.ets ut greater distance and much moro
quickly than their presence can be detect
cd by human pickets. They have also
been trained to carry cartridges to the
skirmish lines, and in ono way and anoth-
or can be used to great advantage in u
military movement.
Oul army is doglcss as yet, and we do
not carry portable Eiffei towers when we
go into battle, but if we need these things
we will have them. VIC will have some
things that the French, tbs Germans and
the Austrians have never dreamed of, for
tho Yankee inventor, his blood at boiling
point and his brain on fire, has been busily
at work ever since tho Instruction of tho
Maine turning out plans for engines OF
destruction and vengeance We know this
because he takes all his schemes TO tho
patent office, which has beer doing arush-
ing business in this line.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30
lightning IN BATTLE
A New and Terrible Method
of Destruction.
MIGHT WIPE OUT A FLEET
An Electric Gnn for Throwing a
Continuous Stream of Pro-
jectiles Flying Torpedo.
MIGHT WIPE OUT A FLEET

Yankee ingenuity is devising innumer.
able war implements, and many Of them
arc apparently of practical utility. Quite
a number, g the Washington Post, EN-.
ploy electricity as an agent of destruction.
Among these are various patterns of elec-
trio guns, electric projectiles and electric
ally actuated torpedocs.
The direct employment of electricity az
a weapon, in imitation of natures light
Ming. Is a problem that is believed by some
experts TO be on the point of solution.
Without going SO far as to indorse this as
s~ertion. DR.. Emil Berliner. the famous
electrician, said.
"Recent invention has produced appa-
ratus in which a great quantity of electric
ity may be put away in a very little room.
Contrivances of this Kind, which are mere
iy improved Leyden jars, are called con-
dcnsers, and those of the latest pattern
look like so many dress suit es hough
only nbon5 one-fourth the size. ey ara
neatly mado Of wood, and thousands of
them can DO ~pu5togeThor in a small space.
There is no limit to the electrical power
which may be thus accumulated and made
ready for discharge. A few OF these con-
densers will hold many times as much
electricity as is contained in a celestial
Observation-Disclosures a bolt of lightning
contains no great amount OF the fluid. IL
is the voltage that is big. BY voltage il
meant prepelsing force.
Summed up, this means that a fighting
ship today may Gerry on her deck a store
Of actual lightning sufficient in quantity
to wipe out a whole fleet. Tt only remains
to devise q wa of discbarging it at the
foe. One OF tho new ideas is for an cleo
trio bomb, which is to contain a stored
charge Of lightning, to be distributed with
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30

sword is laid aside until his ship needs
him. Then the chaplain and paymasteT
alike may stand by their country on a deck
slippery with blood. A chaplain in our
navy ranks as a lieutenant. This entities
him to regulated shore privileges, and,
though he has no SO called ship duties, he
may be called upon at court martialing or
in similar emergencies. After long and
faithful service the chaplain may be pro-
NOTED to the rank of commander, which
corresponds TO the rank of lieutenant colo
mel in the army.
Tho pay of chaplains when at sea is So,
500 a year, on shore So, 600 and while on
leave or waiting orders 81 1900. But tho
chaplains are liable, in amount according
to rank, for expenses of mess and for en-
tertainment. The mess bill will run from
$50 to $50 per month, according as tho
ship S officers live.
The chaplain is a regular government
officer. TO enter the navy he must file his
application with the department in the
same manner as would a man looking for
a postiaastership. His creed does not en-
ter into the question. He Is free to use
any form of service-that of the denomi-
nation to which he belongs. AS a matter
of fact, many ~chaplalns use the Book of
Common Prayer. There are reasons for
this. 1t is well adapted for the purpose,
and Methodists, Presbyteriars and others
often turn to it as an available supply of
a very apparent need.
OF our "a chaplaiDs ten are Metho-
dists and the remainder arc ~Episeopalians,
Baptists, Roman Catholics, Presbyterians
and Disciples Of Christ. A high church
Episcopalian naval chaplain makes the
statement that as q ruio Roman Catholic
priests make tho most acceptable chap
lains. They are in touch with naval life,
for some reason. They are men Of the
world, and they appeal to the crews where
30 or 40 per cent are Roman Catholics.
Moreover, they have no home ties to bind
them.
There is no more trying life Of which
one can conceive than that of a navy chap
lain. The navy chaplain must be coura-
geous, physically and spiritually. Heought
to be prepared to handle . cutlass. He
must restrain himself from the least sus-
picion Of wrong, night and day. He must
be an example to NOR and officers.
He is under the eye of the officers and
crew at all times, and susl icion is fastened
on him very quickly. The men with
whom the chaplain is thrown have a diff
ferent way of thinking. Life on shipboard
means plenty Of moral freedom, which
will pass unnoticed among the men them
selves, but the chaplain must beware of
all license. He must know where to stop.
He must know how TO unbepd, but he
must not pass the breaking point.
The chaplain of today strives to put him
self in norfoat sympathy upforward-with
tho reW~-accOuutiH hilnSelf unworthy
to cates merely to the officers. He messes
with the wardroom officers as of old and
enjoys their company to the full, but he
appreciates keenly the power for good
which the naval chaplain has in his hands.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30
WDULD-Bf- ffIUEaE.

WaSbIngton D-iuged with Appli-
cation. for voinnfrcr GnfsssDlssfor r.
The Var Department Ind White House
are being deluged with applications for
appoint1n ents in the volunteer array. SEN
ators and Representatives are bombarded
with petitions from ex-Vo,unteer officers,
graduates Of West Point, who have re-
tired to civil life. and officers of the Ma
tional Guard asking hat they snail be
selected as bfig3dieT-generalS or placed
upon the staff of commanders OF DIVISIONS
and brig7des to be organszed under, Inc
rev law. The demand for appointment
for the six major-generals and the twenty
brigadiershiDs is almost as heavy from
officers of the regular army. Nearly
every colonel is In applicant. ana mas
friends enlisted in his behalf. For po-
siticns in the pay corps and quarter
mastersand Gommissary Departments me
number of applicants is legion, and Inc
files of the War Department are rapidiy
filing up with accumulation 81 petislols
and endorsements from every State OF the
Uaion.s
It is said to be the desire Of the Presi-
dent to distribute these appointments as
far as possible eauitaDiy among tne nari-
OTIS sections Of the country. and to divide
them among the political parties 50 laT az
ii can he lone without. detrlment 70 lae
service. Strong political INFLUENCES Is Pc
ing exercised now. as it was IL 1851. IN pe-
half az friends Of Senators and Congress-
men anxious to be sent to the fronl Win
a Good commission. Thu War Department
Is strenuou that selections for the vari,
Gus command and staff positions shan
be made from trained soldiers, familiar
with slne changes in tactics since the var
OF the rebellion and improvements Wnlcn
modern warfare has learned to utilize IN
WATERS IL TRANSPORTATION. communication
and supply. 1t Is stated At the war p ,sa
Darfmenf that officers OF the wesl-tralhed
Waf5nnaI GJ1a7tl. like that of Pennsyl-
vania. are much more competent for pro-
waffle, il, the volunteer army about TO be
rafsed than those who served IN the Waa
OF iflc rsoelEon and nave seen no sersire
observation-disclosures Ledger.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30

ters-the .Joiferson-is due the credit OF
the first marine capture Of tho conflict,
that Of tho British schooner Patriot, with
d valuable cargo Of sugar, While on her
way from Guadcloupe to Halifax, June
rs. 1912.
In the Mexican war eight revenue cut
ters were ordered to proceed to the thcater
Of operations, where they participated at
tho naval attacks on Alyardo and 1'obasco
and worked in unison with tho naval
squadron.
During the civil war the cutters were
actively concerned in conveying dispatches,
pursuing blockade runners and doing
guard and reconnaissance duty. watching
Confederate batteries and sharing in many
engagements, Il number Of which resulted
in tho loss of officers and men. The Har-
riet Lano, q revenue outtar, fired the first
shot from a naval vessel engaged in the
war.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30
MODERN SEA FIGHqIuG
Lessons in Naval War
fare Learned in
Blood.
EXPLOSION. OF TnE EsAERELDA
Modern R~attleships in South Ameri-
can - Tragic Fate of
Admiral Grau.

A fcw years ago the boundary troubles
between Chile, Peru and Bolivia resulted
in an alliance between the latter two to
make war upon tho former. For some
years Chic had been gathering q modern
navy, and when hostilities were declared
sho had several first ratio cruisers. includ-
ing tho O'Higgins and the Cochrane.
These vessels were of C little less than TO-
0oo tons displacement, possessed tho twin
scrow and vcro arn,orcd xsld equipped
with main batteries of 1oand 6 inch guns,
with q full complement of rapid fire and
machino guns. To oppose these the allies
had but enc vessel which could be consid-
cred in Gny way a match for them. That
vessel, the Huasear. of che Peruvian navy,
was an armoTed cruiser about equal to the
Cocirane in displacement and armament.
A military historian in the Philadelphia
Times states that when wal was declared
tho Peruvian government placed Captain
Grau, o thoroughly experienced. bravo and
competent sailor of German descent, in
command CT the Huascar as the admiral of
the allied navies. Captain Pratt, a friend
of Grau and an able seaman of English
descent. was placed in charge of the Chill
can squadron and put TO sea in tho Esmer-
elda, an unprotected cruiser. accompanied
orly by her sister ship, the Independencia.
Whilo cruising Of Iuuiqua on the 2sd
day Of May these vessels wero spied BY the
Hgascar, and Admiral Grau decided to en-
gagn them both, cleared his deck for action
and boro down upon them. Captain Pratt
stood his ground, ana an action COM
msnced which soon demonstrated hat no
number of wooden ships can stand before
the armored cruiser. The shot from the
Esmerelda ard tho Independents, one of
which weighed 200 pounds, pelted the
Huascar steadily at q decreasing range, and
only me of them made a dent in the ar
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30
JACKS SKY PILOT.
THE UNITED STATES NAVAL CHAP
LAIN, Ills LIFE AND WORK.

How and why nc T,ifers From the Chap
lain of Forty Years Ago Reasons For
the Popularity of Roman Catholi
Priests Aboard Ship.
"Tsig church is the order which prefaces
divine service in the navy. II means that
the flag drapod pulpit, tho organ and the
Iness benches are to be arranged on the
main deck forward and that Jack spir-
itual welfars is about to receive attention.
There are only "a chnplains in the navy,
not enough 70 go around. SO that on some
warships tho berth Of '.sky pilot" is va
can't. But all the big battleships and cruis-
ers arc supplied with chaplains.
When the ..church rig" is set, the ships
hell is tollod, and Jack. in his Sunday best,
tumbles up with an assumption Of reFer-
encc which does him credit. His church
going is entirely voluntary. lie may stay
below il be chooses, but generally be elects
to attend the service. 1t breaks the mo
notony Of life on shipbosrd and tho music
is an attraction Jack likes to sing.
The frequency of divine services de-
ponds somewhat on tho captain aud some
what on the chaplain. Tho latter may
suggest, but the former must givt the or
der for the service. There is no stated
time for holding services aboard. 1t is the
general custom to hold morning prayer
each day.
A more elaborate service always takes
place on tho first Sunday of the month,
when general muster is held. At this time
every o aboard Is spick and span, the
laws for the better government of the navy
arc read to the ren with barred heads,
and a preaching seryi ice is generally intro
duced. There is almost always preaching
on Sunday. The men seem really to en-
joy the services, unless they are made pain
fully long.
The chaplain of today is an altogether
different parsonage from the chaplain of
80, 40 and so years ago. Then you would
have found it difficult to know a chaplain
as such. He was.rcquired to wear the uni
form Of a commissioned officer, with a
sword at his side. The chaplain Of those
days was most often a low church Episco-
palian. He was very loy church. In
fact, SO much SO that the crew speedily es-
tranged from him, and the officers became
his boon companions. He passed the
bowl with as good a grace as any. He
knew the why's and wherefores of aces and
spades. His services were brief and few in
number.
Only when the ship was cleared for ac-
ton, the great guns roared and the cock
pit was filled with the dying did the chap
lain become the ideal ships spiritual adj
visor. To snch "gentleilen chaplains''
there were notable examples.
The chaplain Of today wears the costume
of the church. His rank as officer is re-
tanned with all its privileges, but his