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Mrs. Sam Henderson spent Sur day with her son. Todd Henderson and family at Blakely.
 Photographer J. P. Williams, of the Williams & Stroud studio. was in Keevil Tuesday and made banner business record for an hours work.
 Rev. J. c. Harris, of the Bap- list church, is attending the fifth Sun day meeting at Forrest City. I--Mrs. F. w. Hurley and children are at home from Indiana where they spent the Summer. We gladly well come them home again, and friend Hurley is wearing the smile that wont come off" because of their re- turn.
 -J. B. Renfrow, 3 merchant and lumber manufacturer of Penrose, was business visitor in Brinkley Wednes- day. Mir. Renfrow added his name to the ARGUS list of patrons, placing a good sized order for printing and or dering the paper sent to him for a year.
 E--James L. Ray, who has charge of the hardware. roofing and pump driving department of that enterprising firm, Dickson & Ray came home Tuesday from Trenton where he had been called to put in a public pump and also do some work for private citizens. Thus the fame of man doing the best work travels abroad.
 -C. F. Hemcnway. one of Wheet- leys progressive business men. was a business visitor in this city yesterday. He is now contractor for the North Arkansas & Missouri road. Work of cutting out the right-of-way and other preleminery operations have begun on the new road.
 Miss Clara Cochran. the clever public stenographer. is at home from Clarendon where she has been for the past three weeks. She expects to go 10 Memphis in few days and will be in that metropolis when President Roosevelt attends the Deep Water Ways Convention.
 Il. M Rodgers, who has just completed business course in Nell sons Business College of Memphis. visited his homefolks. Mir and Mrs. ]. D. Rodgers. and family. this week. He returned yesterday evening to take promised position.
 --Dr. ]. F. Taylor, the venerable physician, of Holly Grove. was in this city last Friday evening en route to Hot Springs to take treatment for rheumatism, from which he has been a sufferer for many months. He was accompanied by his son, MT. J. B. Taylor Mrs. J. C. Taylor was also with them on her way to Newport to visit her father, Rev. H. B. Cox, and family.
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Card of Thanks.

7. We take this means of thanking our many friends for their assistance and kind sympathy through the illness and death of our little boys. We ask God to bless each one of you.
 MR. AND MRS. I'M SHUTS.
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lst PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. (South New Cleans Ave.

Sabbath School at 10 a, m. Re- view Lesson. Scripture. Psalm 90.
 Morning service at II a. m' Right Living Habakuk 2;4'
 Night service at 7:30 p. m. "l ne Faith In Christ" Acts 24: 24. 25.
 The Junior Y. P. 5. C. E. meets in the church at 3 p. m
 Wednesday night prayer service 7:3o D. III. Self examination Psalm A; 2 Cor. l3:6-9. The Fall meeting of Burrow Pres bytery will be held at our church. oct lth, 1907.
 W. H..RAoADs. Pastor.
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-American Lumber Co.. buys Oak. Office P. O.. Block. Brinkley. Ark. Pays promptly or inspection.
 Mrs. Geo. Congdon, of Little Rock. is visiting her parents, Mir. and Mrs. J. w. Savage.
 -Ame4ican Lumber Co.,. buys Oak Office P. o. Block, Brinkley, Ark. Pays promptly on inspection.
 Mrs. Rena Henderson went to Blakely Sunday evening to spend 9 few days with Mir. and Mrs. Todd Henderson.
 Misses Jessie and Cora Jenkins arrived Tuesday from Beebe and are the guests of their cousin. Miss Vir- gie Folsom.
 Mir. and Mrs. Todd Henderson, Of Blakely, are receiving the congratula- tions of their friends upon the arrival of a baby girl at their home last Fri day.
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Sunday School al 9:45, 4. M.
 No preaching services Sunday as the pastor will be at the fifth Sunday meeting at Forrest City.
 Prayer meeting "Wednesday even- ing at 6:3O.
 You are cordially invited to these services.
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Saturday Oct. 5, 1907.

proceed to sell, to the highest and best bidder, for cash in hand. the fol- lowing animals to-wit:
 One reddish brindle male, about } years old-no marks.
 One red hefer. about two years old; marked with swallow fork in left ear sand underslope in right ear. These animals are now in the pound of the city of Brinkley. on West cy- press street. where sale will take place, on date mentioned above, a. 2 Q clock. ?. m.
 Given under my hand this 2oth day of Sept. 1907.
 R. E. SMITH. City Marshal.
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loo Tie Makers Wanted!

Good timber, both white and rec oak. Highest prices paid. Apply to
 J. B. NALL. Raymond, Ark.
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Just tell them that you saw fl ir the ARGUS.
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|oker, Of Stoker's Parlor of
 lent to McCrory Wedne s.
 ld a couple of days looking
 'mlng interests near there.
 Hill' the hustling repre-
 the National Cash Regis.
 Dayton. Chic. visited his s this week.
 0s'le Armor, of Newport, uesl of Misses Anna and
 rsarcs Sunday. She left 0' Su'nsrville. Tenn. to visit Ter. |assdls work is causing much A'''0ne brinkley ladies now. |4'S''s designs shown at cto- ''0' 0f fashion excel anything i0 Heretofore shown here.
 o oo vas the winner of the <. sa.'apaapaone offered by Will- 1uoua- Holder of this num- '''''y 5. Weiss, of American B ,son SALt' Leading Hotel in ''oo ,sa, Population, only hotel in aaa soolnS' newly furnished, easv A'a'sss' Box a7. Augusta, {,
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City Pound Sale.

Notice is hereby given that I. as Marshal of the city of Brinkley, under and by virtue of Ordinance l34. Sec. , will on
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Just ell them that you saw il in the ARGUS
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project, so that all of our readers may clearly perceive the great advantages of the Piney Drainage District.
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Z-Mrs. F. F. Elledee. of Moro. is the guest of her sister. Mrs. Gus Roescher. at the Arlington Hotel
 A remarkable feature of the new Ant Needlework. now so popular. is it's so easy to do that even.the men are in danger of catching the habit. yet its attractiveness is simply irresistible. On sale at Stoker's Parlor of Fashion.
 SALESMAN WANTED to look after our interest in Monroe and ad- jacent counties. Salary or Commis- sion. Address The Harvey Oil Co.,, Cleveland. o.
 "A SNAP BARGAIN: A splendid buggy horse 9 years old; light bay, about l7 hands high. perfectly safe and sound. Will be sold for Sl25 worth $loO. Address or apply to S.. care of ARGUS Office.
 -BIcYcLE FOR SALE:-$5.OO Have a good 2nd hand wheel, needs new inner tubes; will be sold for S5 DO cash or $500 weekly miscellaneous. Apply to EUGENE JACKSON
 .Iust tell thern YOU saw if in the
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Just tell them you saw it in the ARGUS
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Church News.

AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
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A POSTS FOR SALE
 Is Co. Palestine, Ark.
 Ia Brown is visiting rel
 y Grove.
 E. Fribourg was taken tuesday. Williams came over from hd spent Sunday in this |te Murphy is here from !, visiting her relatives, IF. T. Murphy and Dr. D. Mcknight.
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hei9at above q beach mark. built N the sea sst by tha United 0taooe
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17
ANONYMOUS LETTERS.

To the Nashville Globe.
OF late it seems quite popular mode
OF personal attack to write the person or
persons aimed at, directly or indirect
ly, an anonymous letter, in which the
nameless author, generally posing as
friend, pOurS forth the most bonn
Dastlc and disappearing vitupera-
lions that slanderous and malicious
malefactor can conceive, for no other
visible reason than to do personal
harm to some inoffensiVe and unsus-
pecting fellowbeing, who, in most
cases, is moving along in the "eVen
tenor of his way" And in his or her
frail attempt at disguise, ear-marks
of would be "best citizens" are very
visible which serve only to show him
OF her up as wolf in sleeps cloth
ing" a mental of the lowest type or
an immoral migrate of the deepest
dye.
The several recent cases that have
come under the observation of the
writer are of the most ridiculous type,
because of the high CD source from
whence they come, the suspects being
among some of the people filing high
stations in life. Now, this guerrilla
and under cover" method of warfare
is a disgrace to the perpetrators and
each thrust made at their would-be
victims only serves as a boomerang,
which will in the course of time inaict
the intended wound upon themselves.
Again, it is in abject defiance of the
postal laws, and it is said that case
will be reported to the postal authori-
ties, and that no pains will be spared
by the government officials in locating
these notorious blackmailers and
bringing them to justice. Beware lest
your sins find you out.
OBSERVER.
Nashville, May Is, 1907.
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EXCEPTIONAL CORPORATIONS.

Some corporations may be heartless;
seeking always to benefit the owners
at the expense OF the public and with
no thoughts of the employees in the
minor positions, but it is not so with
two in this city. The old veterans
banquet last week, given by one of
the local railroads, brought together
men who had been in the employ of
the road for over fifty years. In the
gathering which contained about
eighteen men who have spent nearly
their entire life in the service of the
road, were two colored men. At an
early date, as outlined in the last issue
of the Globe, veteran employee of an
other road will be given a barbecue
at Watkins Park, to which men
prominent in the affairs of the city
will come to testify, if paying tribute
can be designated as such, to the faith
fulness of this man. Both of these
affairs may seem small and trivial to
the busy man whose ambition runs to
what is called he higher things in
life, but they contain a lesson that, if
learned, would be Of inestimable value
to other corporations. The policy of
these railroads in honoring faithful
service while the employee lives, even
though he possess a black skin; the
interest they have shown in the per-
sonal affairs of their employees, have
built up mutual regard which has
freed these corporations from the la
Dor troubles that have afflicted many
other institutions engaged in like
business.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17
THE ED JOHNSON CASE.

The death last Sunday of Miss Ne
vada Taylor, at Findlay, o., where she
had been residing since the stirring
times of the Ed Johnson lynching, has
awakened interest in that now fam
Gus case, and directed attention to the
charges against Sheriff Ship, his dep
uties and the alleged lynchers of Chat
tanooga.
1t will doubtless be remembered
that Ed Johnson, who, it was claimed
criminally assaulted the young woman
while on her way home from work.
was adjudged guilty of the crime after
trial, the fairness of which had been
called into question. The attorneys
for the condemned man being unable
to get the case reviewed by the SUI
perior courts of the state, appealed to
the Federal Court. The case finally
reached the Supreme Court of the
United States where a stay of execu-
ton was granted, and Sheriff Ship
duly notified to hold the prisoner.
Though the Sheriff had received the
proper notification he failed to take
any precaution to obey the mandate of
the court; consequently mob various
ly estimated at from eighteen to fifty
men, entered the Jail, overpowered the
enc man who seemed to be expecting
them, took Johnson to the county
bridge and murdered him.
The Supreme Court finding it's man
dates set at naught by the officers
and citizens of Chattanooga after
due deliberation and an investigation
by the secret service, issued an order
summoning the Sheriff, his deputies
and some of the members of the mob
to show cause why they should not be
held for contempt.
A special commissioner was appoint
ed to take the evidence in the case and
for several days during last February
evidence, some of which was of a SEN
sational nature, was heard from the
defense and the prosecution. Owing
to the mysterious disappearance of
several Of the most important witness
es for the government, the case was
continued 1t was understood, though,
at the time that the trial would be
resumed in March or April. Since
then it seems that it has been allowed
to sleep with the chances for a convic-
ton considerably lessened.
This slow procedure is to be ex-
pected from that august body-the
Supreme Court, but how can the i'm
petuous Mr. Roosevelt, who has prayed
for an opportunity to get a few lynch
ers into the Federal Court possess.
himself with patience? Couldn't he
bring the powers at his command to
bear upon the situation and at least
convict that "molly-coddle," the night
jailer, of entering "a conspiracy of
silence" to prevent the members of
the mob from being prosecuted? Per
haps, after ALL when the participants
in the lynching are dead, a decision
will be rendered by the Supreme
Court. |
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17

The decision handed down by Judge
Hart this week declaring the recently
enacted vagrancy law unconstitutional
is a welcome one. The law as enacted
placed the power in the hands of
the justices of the peace to send
men to the workhouse without a
trial by jury. Likewise it opened a
field for fee grabbing by INSCRIPTIONS
officials. Such a law is open to many
abuses as was shown by the arrest and
conviction Monday of a fifteen-year
old boy.
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DAVIS OUTRAGE FURNISHES THE
OPPORTUNITY.
Nashville, May Is, 1907.
To the Nashville Globe,

To the Nashville Globe
The authorities of the United States
are conducting an investigation of the
brutal treatment of Mr.. Davis, one Of
its citizens, at the hands of Nicarau-
gan soldiers and Honduran police.
This is what should be done and in an
effective way, and the riotous, drunk
Ell, guilty marauders should be melted
out punishment commensurate to the
outrage. That there will be a thor
ough sitting of the affair to ascertain
the facts relative thereto may not be
doubted. This Government is going to
see to it that Honduras does the right
thing. 1t is going to know the reason
why one of it's citizens has been so
foully dealt with in the little 18th
milan republic, 1t has been nosing
around in that neck Of the wood for
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17
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UPON APPLICATION.
TO THE PUBLIC.

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ter, standing or reputation of any person,
firm or corporation, which may appear in the
columns of THE NASHVILLE GLOBE will
be gladly corrected upon being brought to the
attention of the management
Send correspondence for publication 20 a
to reach this Office Monday. No matter in.
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Thursday is press day.
All news matter sent US for publication
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per, and should be accompanied by the name
Of the contributor; not necessarily for publ
cation, but as an evidence of good faith.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17
THE BROWNSVILLE INVESTIGA
TON.

The Senate Committee on Military
Affairs met in Washington Wednesday
and re-opened the investigation Of the
Brownsville affair. The government
is now presenting the evidence upon
which President Roosevelt based his
now famous order of dismissal with
out honor. The first witnesses on the
stand have really proved by their tes-
timony that they did not know wheth-
er or not the town was shot up by
the colored troopers. Their evidence
tends to clear the troopers.
One witness who could scarcely
speak or understand word of Eng
fish heard the men say, Hurry up"
Another, whose deafness was so pro-
nounced that the members of the COM
mittee had trouble in making him
hear the question propounded and
whose eyes are so afflicted that he can
see only from one of them, testified
that he both saw and heard the SOL
diers on that night in August. This
half-blind and semi-deaf man heard
and saw these things on "a very dark
night" at about the distance of $50
feet! Unless there is better evidence
brought out in the trial, every one
will be convinced that the troopers
are innocent.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17

ual training department, which came
through the manly stand Prof. Smith
took in his appeal to the School Board
In his address to the graduating class
Of 1906, will still further increase the
usefulness of the schools. With this
department perfected as a branch to
the present curriculum, the colored
public school of Nashville will be in a
class with the very best schools in the
country.
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sometime, especially so since the little
lmpulsiye republics, Nicaragua and
honduras, have been spitetully scratch
ing at each others throat. At last the
opportunity was furnished in the at
tack on Mr.. Davis for the landing Of
marines and bluejackets and embroil-
ing the situation more acutely with
this government, the party to be reck-
oned with.
1t is to be doubted whether the &C
tons taken mad Davis to think OF as
real American citizen; but technically
he was and that was the point. With
almost incredible alacrity soldiers and
police concerned in the outrage upon
Davis were hustled aboard United
States men-of-War, put in irons and
neld pending investigation and action
in the matter And when there seemed
TO be a probable resistance by the
Nicaraguans and Hondurans to this
procedure on the part OF Capt. Fullam,
Of the Marietta, the United States war
vessels moved in front OF the barracks
occupied by the soldiers and cleared
Tor action in case there was any fool
lshness on their part. Enough men
were landed from the vessels to carry
into execution the command of Capt.
fullam, and Mr.. Davis aSsailants were
arrested and put aboard. The outrage
justified this procedure which was
eminently proper.
Mr.. Davis is a citizen of the United
States and was in the employ of a COM
pany OF Americans doing business in
Honduras at the time he was so fright
fully maltreated by marauders in that
country. His rights as citizen Of this
government were at once recognized
and inspired prompt and decisive ac-
ton on the part Of those representing
It's sovereignty and power. Now the
governments Of the tive Central Amer
lean Republics will have to make rep
resentation to this government for the
treatment of one OF its citizens at the
hands of subjects of theirs.
There is significance in all of this
promptness OF Davis government
Would his righs as a member of it
nave been recognized as readily with
in the confines of his own country,
mad he been set upon by as murderous
gang (mob) as those foreigners?
Can this government protect the Ne
gro in any civilized country in the
world except its own? viii this al
ways be true?
1t has been a subject for comment
by others that this country can take
care of the rights and furnish protec-
ton to its Negro citizens everywhere,
except at home. This is a sad COM
mentary on the boast of being a self
governing country. This is a boast
which has been exploited far and wide
even to the ends of the earth; yet it
is hollow mockery proven too often
insofar as the Negro is concerned. An
instance may be recalled which should
always cause a blush of shame, was
the Wilmington, North Carolina
Massacre" Men, guilty of no other
crime save that of being members OF
the Negro race, were shot down in the
streets and at the places where they
we're peaceably at work, trying to pro
vide for their families The Presi
dent of this government was appealed
to for protection against such whole
sale slaughter, but he held no remedy
nor any hope of remedy But this
Continued on Page Fiye.)
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17

Nashville should be proud of its
public schools. The teaching corps has
a record for efficiency that gives the
city a good reputation throughout the
whole country. A Memphis teacher
who visited this city recently, in let
ter to paper in his home city, COM
plimented the system and eulogized in
the highest terms the teachers of our
high school, The addition Of the man.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17

Oklahoma's constitution ought to be
turned down, not because the state
will elect democratic delegation to
Congress, but because it is the work
of incompetents.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17

The Governor is still handing out
pardons at about the rate of one each
day. He will have a hard time turn
ing out the men who commit such
felonies like stealing chickens as fast
as they are sent up, but he won't be
bothered with many murderers. The
"unwritten law" tUrns these loose.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17

The colored brother is awakening to
the fact that he must get into the
fight for the political pie or be read
out of the republican party by his erst-
while friends The white brothers are
organizing to get rid of us, we should
organize to protect our interests. And,
furthermore, one of the delegates from
the state at large should be a Negro.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17

The pet dog of President Roosevelt
received tirst-class walloping from a
common cur the other day. This prob
ably presages the reception Roosevelts
man Friday Taft will receive if nomi-
mated for president by the republican
party. Taft wont be compelled to face
conspiracy but a revolution.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17

Henry Watterson, of the Louisville
Courier-Journal, has dark horse as a
democratic candidate for the presiden-
cy. Surely Booker Washington has
not turned democrat!
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17

We wonder if the Nashville police
have begun their annual target prac-
tice? One of these officers shot man
this week. Of course, the victim was
Negro and the officer shot in self-de-
Tense. The same old tale.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17

Kansas City, Kansas, has a Negro
street commissioner. Baltimore, Md,
il the recent election, elected a Negro
councilman. The colored vote is re-
ceiving recognition in the North and
West.
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country.

The jamestown Exposition is
opened, but as yet few of the buildings
have been completed. The ter-centen-
NAL celebration seems to be a fit COM
panion to the Panama Canal.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-05-17

Owing to the rush in preparing copy
one or two articles in last weeks issue,
which were clipped from our exchang-
es, failed to receive proper credit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-10
REPTILES OF THE ORIENT.
Work Just Issued by the National
Museum.

The result of several years expert study
OF the snakes. frogs. lizards and other rep
tiles of the orient takes the form Of a bull
letin just issued by the National Museum
under the title OF The Herpetoogy of
Japan and Adjacent Territory" The author
is Lombard Stejneger. curator of the divi-
sion OF reptiles and batrachians OF the
United States National Museum.
Preparation for this work embraced not
only critical study OF more than fifteen
hundred specimens from Japan and it's de-
Tendencies and portions of the mainland OF
Asia. but careful examination of all lit
erature on the subject. The study OF speci
mems has meant trips to the Imperial Mu-
scum at Toxic. the Hamburg Museum of
Natura! History and other German institu-
-tions. the Vega expedition collections in the
Kiksmuseum at Stockholm. the museums in
Bergen and Christiana. where there are
important specimens from Formosa- as well
as al analysis OF the extensive collections
in the National Museum.
The work is designed to summarize for
students OF zoology the present status or
knowledge on the subject 1t is the first
summary of the subject published since
1888