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The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1906-02-23
$500 CASH REWARD!
For One Bright Bay Mare
Branded With an n.

One bright bay mare. about 7 years
old, about Is hands high, is branded
Nj on left shoulder. Animal thought
to have been taken from range near
Howell and ridden down south east of
Brinkley.
Five dollars cash reward will be
cheerfuly paid for any information that
will lead to recovery of the mare.
Write or phone
r. T. MARTIN,
Jan. 3, 1906. Howell Ark
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Unusual Demand for
Tenants-.Why7

There is at present an exceptionally
great demand for tenants to work the
farm lands of Monroe county. This
demand is not confined to any particu-
lar section but all parts Of the County
are effected alike by this scarcity of "ti-
lsrs Of the soil and unless something
is done by the land owners pretty quick,
many hundred Of acres Of good land
will lay out this year.
Commenting on the situation, MIR.
Parker C. Evan of Clarendon, one OF
the largest land owners in the County,
said to the ARGUS man on Wednesday:
81 am pretty wcll fixed on tenants,
need only S or 8 families. attribute
the lack Of tenants to the extensive
opening Of new lands for cultivation in
Monroe County and TO the fact that SO
many tolored farmers have bought
lands of their own. have sold more
land to them than ever before and they
are going right ahead in opening up
this There are twenty times as
many negroeyHawning land now as
there were 10 yearSJDG.G ~
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Boom in Lumber Business

A prominent mill man in this city
is authority for the prediction that If
| the weather Is normally dry this year
the amount OF money that will be
turned loose in Brinkley and vicinity
in fact throughout the timber belt by
northern, eastern and other timber and
lumber buyers, will be something
enormous.
This gentleman further states that
during the past twenty odd years of
his experience in the saw mill business
he has never known the market to be
more active than now, for all kinds of
lumber. He said a few months ago
in buying saw stock he had to have
certain dimensions but now he could
use any kind. any size and any length
Of stock he could get One great fac
tor In this condition Of affairs, he
stated. is that last year was wet
year throughout the timber belt Of
the United States and this curtaied
the output from the mills so that the
stored supply Of the manufacturers and
on the lumber yards Of the north and
east. has been completely exhausted
and therefore the supply must be met
by the output of the mills.
This is another straw in the
breeze OF prosperity that bespeaks
big years trade ahead for Brinkley and
a good time forsus all to reap few
dollars. p u.-.
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Death at Clarendon.

James Polk Rideout, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. P. Rideout died at their
home in Clarendon on Feb 18th and
was buried at Shady Grove the day
following, Rev. J. K. Farris officiating
The young man was about l9 years
Of age and was much beloved
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1906-02-23

We are a link between the past and
the present, oi Laddin's Business Col
lege, Tor known now as the Memphis
Bushes: College Enroll with US
and become living success.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1906-02-23
Reward For Signet Pin.

Suitable reward will be paid for
the return to this office of gold sig
net stick pin. engraved L. Lost be-
tween Mrs. Walkers home and the
corner Of Ash street.
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Council Meeting

The City Council met In regular ses-
sion at the City Hall Tuesday night.
Mayor Strong being detained in Clar-
endon by delayed train, Alderman
Flora was elected chairman pro TEN.
Aldermen present were: H. L. D.
Whitson, Geo. A. Gibson, w. w.
Fort, !. W. Hale and A. Flora; alb
sent H G. Mitchell.
Ordinance No. 100, fixing2the Mar
shals salary at $50 and establishing
fees as supplemental pay, was taken up
and passed. See the ordinance else
where in this issue.
The Miller Paving Cos bill for
S4O6 90, for construction of four street
crossingseand a section Of another and
two alley crossings, was presented and
a draft was authorized to be drawn on
the county for the amount.
The expense accounts for the pre-
vious month were allowed as follows:
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1906-02-23

BY virtue OF a contract between the
city and the Farrell, Light and Water
Co. the light bills are hereafter to be
$50. 20 per month.
The Council adjourned to meet to-
night.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1906-02-23

If it's fit to print you will see It in
the ARGUS.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1906-02-23
heal AND PERSONAL NOTES.
$500 Reward.

5uill be paid by me for tho arrest and
rv;ction Of any person stealing timber off
/, lands in Monroe, Loo and St. Francis
M. GAVIN.
Memphis. Tenn.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1906-02-23

I'd IN CARROTS. Special
= bills our specially. Ship
rom Perla. Ark. Send iaquir-
P.O Drawer No. SO. st. Louis.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1906-02-23
Excursion Rates to Helena

On Feb. 25. %, and 27. the Ark
ansas Midland railroad will sell tickets
Brnkley to Helena and return for
S2.l3 for the round trip. on account
of Mardi Gras the Is and IT, Tick
cts win be good for return up to ard
including Mar, /, 1906.
J. w. ROWLAND. Agent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
ODD COURTS MARTIAL.
solemn fi,rces 7 'rt Have Been En-
actej IN IN iiri.ish Navy.

solemn F!,rres r'-t Have been EN-
acted IN IN iiriiish Navy.
II Is II rule In the british navy that
wl9l Il ship Is cast away or otherwise
lost Il court martial must sit In order
to nDportion the blame. Sometimes
tLcge courts reilly try and condemn
tho.r that ARE MA to be responsible.
At other times tacir duties are, from
the very nature Of the catastrophe,
more or less nominal.
Thus, when Tive Serpent was lost Off
the Spanish cOlst. n court martial as
semJled and sOlemnly tried three or
binary bluejackcts, the sole survivors,
although they of course had no more to
do with the error I'm navigation which
led up to the catastrophe than the man
In the moon. 4
y .l:nil 80 t.,snl. rnrco vas enacted
after the loss OF the Captain In the
bay Of Bisrny. when 1873 officers and
mcn lost their lives. In this case a
gunner named James May, one of the
eighteen who escaped from the wreck.
was the nominal "culprit." The YER
diet was that the loss of the ship was
due to instability and faulty construc-
tiou. This really amounted to a vote
of censure on Mr.. Cowper Coles, the
Gca.y.,r. but rs he went down with
the ..ICs!.,. monster he had created
lie wGS H.. on the reach Of either
blame or praise.
On another occasion a small "middy"|
of thirteen years Of age was put upon
his trial. and once, it Is said. a court
martial assembled on a cat. which
CHANGED to be the sole living thing
found aboard q derelict frigate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
Earn HreNifiAa

Never pasture the alfalfa the first
year.
A healthy flock Of sheep is a profita-
BILE flock.
Dragging the roads will make them
less dusty.
Mutton eaters are increasing faster
than mutton.
Weeds and poor seed cause many of
the alfalfa failures.
You can't afford to have a clock
watcher for a hired man.
There is such a thing as compelling
success to come your way.
Alfalfa can be raised in Maine. How
about its winter killing in Iowa?
Soil that has been we'll cultivated
and fortified seldom needs i%noculat-
ing.
Ordinary farm work is considered un-
skilled labor, but it requires skill to do
farm work well.
For permanent pasture SOW every
kind of grass that is known to do well
in your section. = Kimbalrs Dairy
Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24

Representative Sheppard Of Kansas
has introduced a bill In congress direct
ing the Office Of public roads of the
department of agriculture to advise
with the proper state and local authori-
ties having Jurisdiction over the roads
used for rural free delivery of the
United States mails as to the best
methods Of maintaining them in a pass
able condition throughout all seasons
Of the year, to suggest necessary alter
ations, %relocations and improvements,
and, whenever desired by the commu-
mites tributary to such routes, to Co
operate in the manner now pursued by
said Office in the construction of such
sections Of object lesson roads along
said routes as are necessary properly
to illustrate suitable methods of con
structlon and maintenance. The office
of public roads Is also required to in
spect and report the conditions of said
roads to the postofice department
whenever requested by it TO do so, with
such recommendations as may be
deemed advisable.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
Composing Manure.


In intensive farming, truck growing
and the like composing is still in
vogue, but human labor is now so ex-
pensive that manure ought to be han
died as little as possible, which means
that 1t ought to go as directly as pos
sible from the stable to the field. For
the sake of the animals it ought not to
be piled close to the stable. 1t costs
too much to haul it twlce-once to
some compost heap and then away.
Lime should never be added to ma
nure heaps. This rule is invariable.
Gypsum may be used in the stables or
spread on the tops of manure piles.
Untreated rock phosphate may be mix
ed with the manure with good results.
Better apply the directly to
the land where that method is posi-
bic. Use good judgment in piling the
not to allow too much air to
circulate through the pile. Pack rath-
err than pile loosely. On land to be
sown with corn or rye by all neal
spread the manure directly from the
stable. Add neither lime nor potash
Professor Smith in Country Gentle
q
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
Work of Oxen.

We have known a man to buy Il yoke
of th~ree-year-old steers in the spring.
work them hard six days in the week,
giving them good hay and about four
quarts Of meal a day until october,
when the work lessened and the grain
was increased. In November he sold
them as beef for about $50 more than
he paid for them. If horses had lone
the same work they would have want
ed more grain and probably would
have beer valued much less in the fall
than they cost in the spring.
1t is said that oxen might not
work as well on the reaper or moving
machine, but they might also. We
have had three or four year cattle that
would walk for miles as fast as any
pair of horses and force many horses
to trot n part of the way to keep up
with them and a pair of old cattle that
walked faster than the ordinary farm
horse. A part Of that was due to their
having been trained to walk quickly.
and a part was due to the breed.
Small cattle like the Devons, Jerseys
or Ayrshires are naturally active and
easily learn to walk fast, while the
larger Durhams and Herefords like 10
move more leisurely, and this is true
of grades as well as of thoroughbredS.
American C~ultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
WHEN TO PRUNE.
Late Winter and Early Spring Best.
Cut stubs Close.

Late Winter and Early Spring Best.
Cut stubs Close.
The best time for pruning apple trees
Is on warm days from January to
May. More II be accomplished I'm
the longer days of March, April and
May, but many prefer TO go through
the orchard on the crust Of a deep
snow.
The time Of year when the cut Is
made has little effect on the readiness
with which the wound heals, but more
care Is necessary to prevent injury to
trees pruned when the wood is frozen.
A wound made by removing n limb
heals best if the cut is made close TO
the trunk or branch.
A stub two or three inches long does
not heal and becomes n lodging place
for spores of fungi and bacteria, which
cause decay and death of the tree. The
splitting down of large limbs may
often be avoided when pruning by
saving In from the underside first,
but in every case see that the wound
is left clean and smooth.
Wounds should be covered immedi-
ately with Il coat of paint, shellac or
grating waN TO keep out the moisture
and the spores before mentioned.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
FOR KILLING POULTRY,

drill holes CA AZ about two inches
iron or copper rivets. A piece of the
same material as the straps can now
be cut equal to the remaining lengths
of the slot, holes drilled mt b B, about
n inch from each end and riveted as
before. Drill a hole at c for hanging
up, sharpen well, and the tool is ready
for use. Drive two spikes on a slant
about an inch apart into a block (see
Fig. p and place the chickens neck
between them. In this way the neck
can be nicely stretched, and a combi-
time and trouble, says a reader of
Farm and Fireside.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24

In regard to selling stock the South
'ern C~ultlvator says:
The man that has well fitted animals
for market does not have to hunt for Il
buyer. The buyer comes to him. The
man whose stock Is in poor shape for
marketing has to hunt his buyer and
sell at a discount.
The demand for mutton is constantly
on the increase. With the improve
ment in quality due to the Introduction
of mutton breeds much of the prejudice
that has existed against mutton has dis
appeared.
Tie early maturing steer is most
profitable.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
IBEL IN DIVORCE.

Malcolm G. McGifin VS.. Alice II. McGffRn.
No. los, November term, 1905. Pluries sub
poena in divorce.
JEFFERSON COUNT SIS:
Thu Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
To Alice II. McGifin, Greeting;
We command you, as twice before yCu were
commanded, that all matter OF businps- md
excuses being set aside, you be and apy,ar in
your. proper person before our Judge at
~Brookvtlle, at our Court of Common rleas,
there to be held on the second Monday Of
have, why your husband, Malcolm G.. Me-
Gitlin, should not be divorced from the bonds
oil matrimony which he hath contracted with
you the said Alice II. McGifin, agreeable to
the petition and libel exhibited against YOU
before our said Court, and this you shall in
no case omit at your peril.
Witness The Hon John W. Reed, President
OF August, A. d., 1906.
Allowed by the Court,
CYRUS II. BLOOD, P-rothonotary
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
Apple Timber.

In parts of Michigan large quantities
of app.e wood logs are cut and sold for
saw handles, says an exchange. Apple
timber is hard, tough and without
much grain, and once 1t is shaped 1t
seldom splits or shreds. No other lum-
Der is SO well fitted for saw handles.
The supply in Michigan comes In short
logs six or eight feet long from aban-
doned orchards.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24

GRANGE.
risen to its opportunity and met the
situation nobly. For example, Turner
grange has a membership of $50 and
property valued at $1,000. Its mem
bers drive five to nine miles to meet
ings. One Saturday we found an au-
dience of over 800, with a literary and
musical programme that could be
equaled in few large towns. 1t Is an
eye opener for n to go from a COM
munity where farmers distrust each
other and have little in common to
such u nelghborhood as Turner, where
there Is true fraternal spirit and where
the best In human nature is brought
out. At the close Of the meeting the
audience arose and sung America"
and 10 per cent of the people seemed
to have the song committed to mem
DRY. We have in this country a num-
Der of sour minded 'thinkers' who
imagine that there Is no moral force
left in American society. They ought
to go to a grange meeting in Maine
and 'sweeten up"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24

years ago until the bark was partially
denuded and then grew together, the
union gradually charging until it be
came the broad, firm brace so well
shown in the cut. Much rarer is the
apparent grating or union of trees of
diverse species, but this is accomplish
ed by one growing over or around a
portion of the other and not by a true
physiological union of the tissues. Thus
we have seen Il hemlock and beech
Joined together but close inspection
showed that the beech had closed about
the hemlock limb that formerly grew
through n crotch in the former tree
Rural New Yorker.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24

The culturai direct ):s given for the
parsnip apply to ta!s plalt. 1t is very
easily grown and generally comes
through the winter in the extreme west
ern states without injury. 1t Is safer,
however, to dig the roots in autumn
and put in pits until spring or for use
during winter. The o is highly es-
teemed and has the flavor Of oysters.
The best variety Is the Mammoth Sand
witch Island. which is far superior to
any other.-Green.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
FOR NEW MEMBERS.
Method of Procedure Outlined by
state Master Hill of Pennsylvania.

Method of Procedure Outlined by
state Master Hill of Pennsylvania.
Applications for membership In a
subordinate grange should be presented
at a regular meeting. The fee should
in each instance accompany the appli-
cation and be placed In the hands of the
secretary, who ut the close Of the meet
ing Is expected to turn It, along with
the other receipts of the evening, over
to the treasurer, taking his receipt for
the full amount. When an application
Is presented, Endorsed ON the back by
two members Of the grange and accom-
panied by the fee, 1t becomes the duty
ing committee. 1t Is expected by the
grange that this committee will, in the
interval between then and the next reg
ular meeting Of the grange, If the appli-
cant be not personally and well known
to them, make diligent inquiry con
corning his character. general habits,
etc. reporting at the next meeting
either favorable or unfavorable, the
nature Of their report having been de-
termined by their knowledge or per-
sonal findings In regard to the appli-
cant. Should the report be presented
as being unfavorable 1t Is to be re-
garded as al expression of the views of
the committee Upon the ACCESSIBILITY of
the grange receiving him, but does not
In any way affect a necessity for taking
the ballot. Unless the application Is
withdrawn by friends the ballot must
be taken just the same when the report
Is u~nfavorable as though 1t were favor
able. 1t is not legal for a subordinate
grange to ballot upon an application
until after 1t has been presented to the
grange and laid over until the next reg
ular meeting. At this second regular
meeting, however, the ballot may be
taken and the first two degrees con-
ferred If desired. It Is Of course well
understood that not more than two de-
grees are to be conferred upon a candi-
date at the same regular meeting
Grange News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
I IBEL IN DIVORCE.

Mary f. Dondrrs vs.. Pptpr Doudeis
No. q, April tenn, 1906 pluries Subpoena
In Divorce.
JEFFERSON COUNTY. IS:
The Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania.
To Peter Donders, Greetings:
We commanh you, as twice before you were
commanded, that all matter of business and
excuses being st aide, yOu be and appear in
your proper persur before oui Judge at
BroOkvillr, at our Court of Common Pleas,
there to be held or the second Monday OF
November next, 10 show cause, II anv you
have, why your wife. Mary f. rrnders,
should not be divorced from the hnds OF
matrimony which she hath contracted with
you, the said Peter Donders, agreeable 10 the
petition and Libel exhibited against you be-
case omit at your peril.
Witness The Hon. John W. Reed, President
OF our said Court AZ Brookyille, the 10Th day
OF August, A.. ID. 1905.
Allowed by the Court.
CYRUS II. BLOOD, P~rothonotary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
THE GRANGE
Conducted by
J. ". BARROW. Chatham. N. Y.
Press Correspondent New York State
Grange
MAINE MATTERS.
W. J. THOMPSON, LECTURER OF
STATE GRANGE.

Tree State-A Orange of Nearly Nine
Hundred Member Merchandise
Sales, SO2,O
W. ]. Thompson is one of Names
most successful farmers. Although his
operations may not be on so large II
scale as many, he has succeeded in
making his farm show n good balance
on the right side OF the ledger. He
was for many years a teacher in Frs
kline academy and has served the state
in the last two legislatures. He is an
enthusiastic grange worker, and much
Of the success Of the order in Maine
may be attributed to his earnest labors.
Speaking of the grange work in the
Pine Tree State, the Rural New York
or has this to say:
Conditions in Maine are very favor
able for grange work. There are few
large towns and cities, so that country
people nre thrown largely upon their
own for entertainment and
social intercourse. The grange has
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24

You can't guess what sister said
about you just before you came in, MI.
IIighcollar." said little Johnnie.
Il haven't nm idea in the world, John
ME-
That's it, You guessed 1t the very
first tine"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
KILLING FARM POULTRY.
A Practical Device For Making IA
Quick, Clean Cu;.

A useful article for those who have
any poultry to kill Is the device shown
in the Illustration. Take a strip of iron
one inch by one-eighth Of an inch and
thirty inches long, such us an old buggy
tire, and bend in the center, so that the
straps come parallel, leaving a slot in
the center the thickness of the blade.
For the blade any sheet Of steel three
inches wide and nine inches long on
top will do-a piece of an old scythe
flattened out, for instance.
The ends Of the blade can be beveled
or squared, as shown by dotted lines in
Fig. l. Fit the two parts together,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
The Difference.

Tell Il WOMEN her face is her fortune
and shc H. conplimr"'rd. Hint to a
MAJ int His check i' his most valu-
able asset and he Is likely to get mad.
Chicago Eecord-IIerald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
FEEDING RACK.

between seven and eight feet high, with
a plank sided bottom. The width is
about four feet, and the length can be
whatever may be desired. The general.
plan Of the work is brought out in the
accompanying illustration. Prairie
Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24

In the accompanying cut is shown a
roughage feeding rack that was used
with considerable success upon the Ne
braska experiment station farm last
winter. The corners of the rack stand
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24

To Alice II. McGifin, Greeting.
Nou are hereby notified 10 appear before
the Honorable Judge OF the CourtOf Common
Pleas, az Brookville, Pa, on the second Mon
day of November next, to answer as set forth
In the above subpoena.
GRANT sCHEAFNoCKER,
September 20. 1905. sheriff.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24

ToPeter Donders, Greetings:
You are hereby notified to appear before
the Honorable Judge of the Court OF Common
Pleas. at Brookvilie, Pa on the second Nom
day OF November next, to answer as set forth
in the above subpoena.
GRANT sCHEAFNOCKER,
September 20, 1906. Sheriff.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24

GRATING.

Union of Two Trees of the Same
Specics-Probablc Cause.
A good illustration of the not uncom-
mon phenomenon of the natural join
ing of trees of the same species grow
Ing near together; probably limbs
from each tree rubbed together many
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
A Big Mnine Grange.

There is but very little difference in
numbers between Houlton grange of
Maine and Wolcott grange of New
York. Each of these oranges numbers
nearly 900 members at the present
time. Houlton grange does things on
u large scale. The report of the pur-
chasing agent shows that cash sales
for six months were over $4,000 and
over $4,000 for the year. A single
item Of cash sales was over $4,000 In
grass seed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24

He who read, only what pleases new
or grows very learned.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-24
National

The next session of the national
grange will be held at Denver, Colo,
the second week In November.