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The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-24
p,r prcmiumk Promptly.

Those wL9 carry life insurance poh' cies should bn careful to Scr that the premiums are promptly paid Neglect in this important matter has caused policies to Ge forfeited ll Is best to pay premiums few days before they are due. On tue final day the policy holder may forget ir Or be called away, as many things can happen to cause neglect of aymeEt.-NashviIIe Amer iCal
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-24
The Germun l and You.

It is surprising when any one takes the trouble to notice how many letters begin with the pronoun 'I." To Ger mans this is egotistical, and their eti- uuette in letter writing forbids it It Is probably on the same principle that they write l Qchl always with a small letter and you (Sie) with a capital, re versing the English custom.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-24
Character,

The first thing that a human being should recognize about himself is that his character is bis distinguishing fea- ture. Ii Is not the amount of money, the amount of power the amount of brains. that man has, but his char actpr
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-24
swells.

She Csentimentally) - How like life are the waves of the sea. He-You bet. Come to the shore in great style and go away broke.-Detroit News.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-24
BIautnE the Weather.

This is awfully sticky weather" Do you find it sO:'
 .'Yes, Bilkins stuck me for another five this morning. R."-Cleyeland Plain Dealer.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-24

The gifted man is he who sees the essential point and leaves all the rest aside as surplusage-Carlyle.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-24
Notice to Public

have authorized Mir. p. B. Graves 10 assume full charge of my aff frs in connection with rum hg the Pulleu House during my absence.
 MRS. IT. 5, PULLEN. So sgwsy, Nov. 2s, 1906, If.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-24

W ". Boughton has received a con siguueut of Marguerite Havana Cigars If you want a good sweet smoke call for them.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-24
Coal and Wood

Call up the Alaska Transfer company for coal. wood and klud ing. All or. ders promptly attended to. Phone 10
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
Poor John Wanamaxer.

Once there was boy named John we think his last name was Wanams xer, or maybe it was Moneymaker- m, how his name was John with some sort of maker attached to it. He owned 5CO yards of calico, three pairs of pants and half dozen pair of boots. He called this dry goods store. and offered to sell pair of socks for 37 cents. The don t-believe-n- advertis- ing merchants laughed. Young John spent S65 with the newspapers to ad- vertise just enc time. and had less than SIOO dollars worth Of goods. 1e was cautioned by the merchants who "knew il didn't pay!' It was through sympathy that they offered him advice. But John didn't listen 70 them, and went and blew his money in fool;shly; and today poor John sees the result of his misdoings-he has so many large dry goods stores that he can hardly find time to study his Sunday School lesson.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
DSCRAPBOOK
MAINE MAN RECORDS ALL AP-
 PENDicITlS CASES.
Survivor of Disease Plans to Get OP Organization Composed Only of Persons Who Have Been
 Operated Upon.

Boston.-Probably the oldest scrap book in New England is that of VII liam F. Fernald of Old Orchard, Me. It is a big book devoted exclusively to the preservation of news lore pertain ing to appendicitis.
 Every person, great or small. who has had an attack of appendicitis ano a newspaper notice within range of Mir Fernald acquires space Of rec ord in his book If the person re- covers without going under the sur geon's knife that fact is recorded; if he submits to an operation ana gets well, the book mentions it; if he dies in consequence of the operation, d notice of death is added to the rec ord Probably no person in the world has at his tongues end the names or so many persons who have sacrificed their appendages as has the keeper of the book, who looks after the rail road business in Old Orchard
 It is fellow feeling for those who have suffered which prompts him to keep up interest in all the appendi- citis cases that come to his attention. Every person has fad of some sort I suppose" says Station Agent Fern aid, and this is mine. don't go out of my way to gather this information, but it seems to pour in without effort on my part.
 My first experience in hospital | laI s4st tNs left the hospital my interest in the subject grew. 1 couldn't pick up a newspaper without noticing several items about people being ill with ap- pendicitis or operated on for it. began to make clippings and tucked the items away in big envelope in my office. When it became too bulky
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
THE RAILROADS LOSING OUT.

The complaint of the railroads is that they are about 10 have their property confiscated by the people thro unfriendly court decisions and legislature enactmetments.
 There is some truth in the con tertion of the railroads just at this time but the question naturally arises, "who f, 10 blamep" Can it be that the railroads themseves prepared the moose for their own necks1 That is just about the size Of the situation.
 When railroads impose upon the people as the present owners of the Arkansas Midland have imposed upon their patrons since they acquired the road, they need not expect anything but hostile feeling from those whom they are mistreating.
 The miserable and dangerous con- dition of the road makes it severe punishment, as well as risk of life. fer a person to have to travel over the roai. Going down on their Brinkley- Helena train a few days ago, when each moment it appeared that the train would jump the track, there were two gentlemen who had been in wreck together on the line a few months ago. They sat and watched each other for few moments as the coach bumped and swayed and then one Of them said:
 "I am reliably informed that the Superintendent of the maintainance of ways cf this system is uncer heavy bound 10 reduce the expenses of maintaining the road so many hunirsd thousaa1 dollars per year and is under a heavy forfeiture il he should fail to do So. That is the reason that they can not spend tEe money needed to put the road in des- cent and safe condition.
 Is it any wonder that the people who have to suffer from such inhums methods of grinding cut dividends. as the above suggests, should be up in arms against railroads1
 When the railroads fail 10 do their duty they should not complain at the people, If they try to get even.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Arkansas Democrat published in Little Rock for several decades and read for as long by some of our readers, has from time to time added 10 its equipment and its latest improve ,nents embrace features which will be welcomed by its many friends.
 The paper is nov issued from a press of most modern ttyype with latest color attachments and self folding ievices. This will enable the printing at once of from ten to forty-eight pages and gets them out so fast that all mail trains will be more easily reached in time.
 Several new writers have been add ed to the Editorial forces. and the news spondence service has been ex- tended to cover every point Of inn portance in the state. The telegraphic news facilities are also augmented and the Arkansas Democrat gives lively evidence in other ways that it is better paper than ever before.
 The subscription, price. S3.5O for a year. S2.OO for six months and 5 .oO for three months. will remain the same for 4 while at least. although this may be increased later.
 Very little trouble to send for a sample copy-a postal brings one write today. Send names of some friends as we want everyone to know about how good the Democrat is
 THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT.
 Little Rock. Ark.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28

I carefully assorted the material and started scrapbook. Every few days I add to It.
 'I guess it's the only scrapbook or the kind in existence. l never heard of one like it. l have shown it to many summer visitors and found II interested them. Awhile ago l talked of organizing an appendicitis club in Maine, its members to be composed of persons who have been under the knife. A number of persons to whom 1 mentioned the project approved, but I didn't get around to carrying It into execution. I think l shall revive the scheme.
 Such a club would have . wide field to draw members from. The ob- ject of the club would, of course, be largely to promote sociability, but sub jects pertaining to the special dis ease of which the club members had been afflicted could be discussed.
 As his credentials to prove the gen uineness of his experience and his title to membership in such club as he proposes, Station Agent Fernald keeps in his safe little vial, in which preserved in alcohol, is his per sonal appendix. It is with degree of pride that he brings forth the vial from the inner recesses of the big office safe when a visitor whose interest has been developed by a study of the scrapbook makes inquiry as to what a pruned appendix really looks like.
 The first two pages of the scrap book are dedicated to Mir. Fernalds $ own case-clippings from the local pa pers about his illness, etc.
 Whenever the compiler of the scrap book has been ahle to secure newspa- per pictures of afflicted persons en- titled to mention in the record he has inserted them The list of those who. l according to his book have died of appendicitis and whose pictures adorn
 the book, includes President Will
 liam R. Harper of Chicago univer-
 sity; Thomas w. Keene, the trage-
 dian; Capt. w. H. Kemp, Boston; War
 iSh A/~ouoiu, q NcI-huOWn NcW
 York hotel man; Virginia N. Leeds the authoress, A. A. Mcleod, promi
 nent railroad man; George A. Kicker
 son, Massachusetts legislator; Ma,
 ORell; Dr. Shaler, dean of the Law
 renee scientific school; Alexander R 5 Shepherd, who remodeled Washing 1 ton; United States Senator Tabor 0 , Colorado; Rev. J. J. Woolley of Paw } tucket; Henry T. Thurber, secretar y of President Cleveland; William { Whitney, and scores of others. Pi, lures Of many of the patients ere il
 serted tn tbs sessyd
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
Liquor Men are Ready to
 Fight.

Atlantic City. N J.. June 2l.-ln- lection of anti-salcon sentiment into the platforms of both great political parties in the next national campaign was predicted at last nights session of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers association convention in this city.
 Call was made for the federation of liquor interests in the United States. not only to meet the present sweep of prohibition agitation, but to prepare to check the movement in the presiden- tis, conventions of loo8, speakers de cIsrirg that growth Of the crusade: against liqucr will force the part. leaders to recognize the necessity Q placing some platform doctorine, dealiag with the subject, leaving it t tbe people at .hs coming election.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
Once Rocked a Future President.

rockers and hood of the same mate rial guiltless of decoration of any sort
 Speaking of cradles, one is remind cd that 1t is said that Francis d'As- sisi invented the cradle for the pur- pose of making plain to the people of his time who could not read the pic ture of the Nativity. The manager. like cradle used then containing the Christ child gave the ignorant folk an excellent idea of the conditions in Bethlehem on that wonderful Christ mas night.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
THE 4th OF JULY. Picnic at Roe. Fishing Parties Getting Ready.

The Glorious 4th is fast approa ching and about the only celebration of that day in this section. is the pic mic at Roe. The Roe people are noted for their generous hospitality and nave extended cordial invitation to the public. The address will be delivered by Hon. M. J. Manning of Clarendon.
 Quite number of Brinkley people will be in attendance al the Roe pie nic while others are preparing to enjoy the day in fishing parties.
 Just tell em you saw it in the ARGUS.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
U. s. Senator Carmack of Tennessee, on the Saloon.

But can not help saying that the activity of the saloon in politics is 2 question of interest to every man who holds or seeks public office. 50 far as 1 am concerned l am weary Of the condition of things where the man whose business it is to make the laws must hold his office by consent of the man whose business it is to break the laws. am weary of the insolent and dlctatorial spirit which so largely per vades the saloon business of this State of its open alliance with vice. its open contempt of law. Its assump- ton that the right to sell whiskey in accordance with law carries with Il the right to sell wFiskey in violation of law; that the license b run saloon carries with fl the right to run a gambling house and Haunt its black banner in the face of innocence, purity and public decency. It seems that have given mortal offense 10 some of these gsntlemsa because have publicly said that the man who runs saloon hasno mere right to violate the law than the man who runs barber shop. '-Senator E. w. Carmack.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28

miles around Cameron Dam. the spot in the woods of northern Wisconsin for whose possession the battle be- gan which has made Dietz an out law.
 Dietz, who was formerly sheriff of Sawyer county, whose omcers ne is now defying, claims to have the right to collect from the Chippewa River Lumber company fee for every log which passes through the dam To enforce his right he drew ali the water from the mill pond above the dam, and left timber valued at S2O,OO0 on the banks to rot. The company refused to give in, and sent men to try to dislodge him. He bea: off the company's men. Then the courts were appealed to. A party sent to attack him was fired upon and one man slightly wounded. This stop ped trouble for time, until year ago, when a new sheriff, the first hay ing resigned rather than make an- other raid, took party of six Milwau- kee men into the wilderness, 50 miles from the county seat Clarence Dietz, son of the homesteader, was wounded, and one of the raiding party was severely wounded. The others escaped. Since then, however, Dietz has been unable to get into . civil ized community without the danger of arrest, so has remained in the will derness On the other hand, the of ficers have tried to starye him out, but he remains steadfast and during the winter a load of about 2,0O0 pounds of provisions. collected by ad- mirers of his contest against a cor poration, was smuggled past. the dep uties to his home in the woods.
 But while prisoner in the wilder ness, Dietz can still claim the right from the state to educate his chil- dren, so Teacher Graham spends school hours every day teaching vari- our members of the family of six children and the rest of the time is freceto wander about the woods, hunt ing and fishing. He is almost in the forest primeval, and wild game is plenty at their very door.
 Dietz's family consists of the fol- lowing, as shown in the accompanying picture, reading from left to right Stanley, Helen, Leslie, John, Jr., Clar- ence and Elmyra Clarence is shown still wearing the bandage which dressed the wound he received in the last battle with the sheriff's posse.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
Horses For Sale!

have an exceptionally beautiful young mare, 2 years 10 months old, is over l5ls hands high. a beautiful blood bay prettily marked on feet and face with white, is from fine Bonny Scotland dam and sired by the finest thoroughbred Kentucky Stallion ever in this section. Has been driven to buggy since she was 1 months old. Is high headed stylish animal of fine disposition and intellect, perfect in every detail and goes without a whip, 'ho' is perfectly safe and gentle. Has neverbeen sick moment.
 Also have a beautiful little black Kentucky mare, 8 years cid, ore of the finest and easiest saddlers in this section, perfectly safe and gentle Will sell At a bargain. <. A year old scrrell mare colt. Will sell at a snap bargain. These animals are perfect in every detail-not a oIemish. Will sell on an ABSOLUTE bank guarantee that they are just as l represent.
 Apply tc
 WM. B. FOLSOM.
 Brinkley. Ark.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
A Freak of Nature.

A man with two heads on his shoulder was exhibited on Main Street in Brinkley Monday night, Both heads were fully developed and were rather handsome in features. The man is not an ordinary museum freak IS might be supposed but is young man who lives in Brink!ey and moves in polite society. the other head on his shoulder was that of his sweetheart and possibly would not have been seen in that deformed position had it not ,een for the wind blowing the window curtains cut of place.
 Borrowed.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
4 Real WssdsrIand.

South Dakota. with its rich silver mines. bonanza farms. wide ranges and strange natural formations, is a veritabIe wonderland. At Mound City. in the home of Mrs. E. D. Clapp. a wonderful case of healing has lately occurred. Her son seemed near death with lung and throat trouble. ''Ex- hausting coughing spells occurred every five minutes. writes Mrs. Clapp. when l began giving pr. Kings New Discovery. the great medicine. that saved his life and completely cured him Guaranteed for coughs and colds. throat and lung troubles, by all druggists. soc. and $l.0o. Trial bottle free.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
IS smALLssr eusl.c scnool.
Conducted Solely fer Children sf A.
 ieeed Outlaw.

Madison. claims to pc conducting the smallest public scnooi on the American continent A single family provides the pupils. six In num- her and to give these children an eau cation the state pays teacher w a month. The family Is that ot John F. Dietz, who has a nationai reputation as the Outlaw or cam iron Dam." the man who is hshting an entire state, and it's courts, ana who is still unsubdued after three years of defiance of the authorities. c. F. Graham is the teacher or this strange school, which is conducted m the Dietz home, the only house for
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
Chew What You Know About
 Know What You Are chevlI

There is real pleasure in chewing the best tobacco grown-where the best tobacco grows-in the famous Piedmont Country.
 Only choice selections of this wcll-maturcd and thoroughly cured tobacco is used in making ScdNAPPS. That'swhy sCENAPPS and others of the Reynolds brands, as shown by the Internal Revenue statistics for a fiscal year, made the wonderful growth of six and one- quarter million pounds, or a net gain of one-third of the entire increased consumption of chewing and smoking tobaccos in the United States.
 Evidently, chcwcrs cannot resist thefiavor and they cheer SCHNAPPS because SCEINAPPS cheers them more than any other chewing to- Dacco, and every man that chews SCHNAPPS passes the good thing aiong-onc chewcr makes other chcwcrs until the fact is now cs- abolished that there are many moro
 Jofd cf sec. por pourd ia Sc.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
The Lea6ne sunollsr.

At the Brinkley Industrial League Smoker on Friday night last a most interesting program was gone thro' with.
 Among those responding to toasts were: L. Andrews. of Helena, pr. Ed. D. Mcknight, H. c. Mitchell and F. w. Hurley. Several other mem bers "chipped in and helped to make it interesting.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
BASEBALL NEWS.
\ Big Double Header to be
 Played July 4:k.

The Brinkiey Baseball Park will be finished in few days and a crack club from Little Rock will play here asxt Wednesday and Thursday. the 3rd and 4th. On Thursday, the 4th. 1, biz do, b header will be played.
 The baseball boys prem SC good clean syort and invite the peop.e of surrounding towns to come and CT, oy the sport.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28

Some Brinkley wives actually make their husbands smoke. If you want to enjoy this compulsion be sure t is the world famous Eselco cigar You get 'em at Converse Drug Store and the Brooks Pharmacy and a FREE TICKET with each Sc cigar pIrchase.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
Dog Tax Notice.

Owners of dogs are hereby notified to pay the tax at once. This tax is now due and must be paid during June.
 R. E. SMITH.
 CITY MARSHAL.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
CRADLE OF A PRESIDENT.
Historic Relic Used by John Quincy
 Adams.

Boston.-The cradle bed of John Quincy Adams has historic interest for all Americans. It is preserved in the museum in Boston and is of the type common at the time Adams was born. It has a wooden box, with
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28

chcwcrs and pounds @
 chcwcd, to the populauon,
 States where SCE1NAPFS was first sold than there als States where SCEINAPPS yet been offered to the trao
 SCFINAPPS is like a cu Java coffee, swcctcncd Jus to bring oslt its natural, s, qualities. SCF1NAPPS p1 classes of chewcrs: the
 cause they do not find 2 N really plcascs them bct'eI z . price; the poor, bccaus economical than the la1ge 15c. plugs and they get ua cy's worth of the real snaPp3|9 Y ulating flavor So apprcciaseu bacco lovers. All irnitapo tain much more swectcnnS SCE1NAPPS. They are ns~ way to hide poor toPacco ''' crly cured. V
 For the man who chcWo N \ for tobacco s sake, there F p like SCHNAPPS. lr rt~S<.Sf., ff1x, npsn (kE. Pt43e
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
Toledo to Have Women Police.

Toledo, O.-Toledo is to have a staff of women policemen. The women DO lice will be detailed at the various parks to look after wayward children who frequent them at night While they will be yestetd with full police authority they will be under the con trol of the juvenile court.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28
FOR DAD BREATH AHp SOUR STOMACH,

Try Carlstedts German Liver Pow der removes the cause instantly. A cure guaranteed A free sample at Brooks Phsrmscy.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-06-28

There !s one brand of cigals
 as t!,c laa.ss teyer object to and ,hat E the sar.o-s E-cS!co brand ,,.yz,,ss ,ss.csd f. Brinslty by Hix Mallory : sa.srsss 1ssg Gore ssd Er0oAs F3aTnaacy,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-12-12
THEN AND NOW.
Crisis Of 1893 and 1907 Compared.

The Saturday Evening Pest last
week said: In the monetary
crisis of 1893 gold flowed rapidly
out of the country. Europe drew
a hundred millions of the metal
from us in that year. If you are
hungry and somebody takes away
what food you have, recuperation,
obviously, will be slow. Within a
.ew days following the monetary
crisis of 1907 we drew twenty five
millions of gold from Europe, and
sharp advances in European dis
count rates did not at once check
the movement. Our need of gold
was, i'll fact, much more urgent
fourteen years ago; but we couldn't
get the metal. We simply did not
have the financial power to COM
mand it. We have that power now,
and the fact gives, in nutshell,
the difference between the two
periods. In 1895 we could give No
conclusive assurance that we would
pay in gold. Our legal dollar was
coin" which might mean a hum
dred cents worth of gold or sixty
cents worth of silver. Europe was
disinclined to take the chances.
The law of 1900, making gold the
standard, removes that handicap.
But there is not much use in hav
ing gold dollar on the statute
book unless you have it in your
pocket, too. One of the forerun-
ners of the real panic was a pretty
universal condition of insolvency
among those concerns that made a
special business of lending money
on western farm lands. In 1902,
1898 and 1894 the west was
broke. Production of wheat and
corn those three years was under
six billion bushels against ten bill
lions in 1904, 1905 and 1906 wheat
averaged ffty-6ve cents against
seventy-eight. Cotton production
was twenty-three million bales
against thirty-hve millions the last
three years; the price eight cents
against eleven. Total bank de-
posits in 1898 were ~ billions
against I2A billions now. In 1904
the Treasury's stock of gold was
sixty-four millions against $50 mil
lions in October, 1907; total gold
in the country, 59S millions against
1892 millions. Everybody now
knows what Uncle Sans dollar is,
and that he's got the dollar.