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Cosby Column.

"Well, just haven't the time to go anywhere, 2 said busy Brinkley man tc a friend who was asking why he never returned a call CT visit.
 Continuing he said: Truth is, l love to have my friends come to see me and know ought to be more social myself but my business takes all my tine
 This busy man is the father Of a bright family of children and has a sweet little woman for wife, but 10 save my life l can't remember of ever having seen tha! man cut with his family. He has labored year after year and as he grows older he is ap- pearantly more completely a slave tc his business now than he was even a few years back; the habit has grown on him and his family know him more as "provfder than they do as hus band and father. He never goes to the time. "Does he love his wife and children2" do you ask2 Well of course he does Gin a way) and he BELIEVES that he loves them better than any other man in Brinkley loves his. He's first love tho is his business -all of .hIs better self is being given unreservedly to business while wife and children are hungering for his love and simple at tentions. No doubt in his mind he has pictured the time, off in the future, when he would retire from business and "take life easy He is figuring tho, just as if he was totally independ- ent of the Great Creator he appear antly never stops to think that he has received many ,.more blessings from the great and merciful Heavenly Father than he deserves. In other words he appearanty doesn't stop to think at all; he is appearantly intoxi- cated with the money getting busi- ness. If he could but THINK he would realize that his wife and children hun gerfor the affection, attention and love which he ought to De giving them and which would brighten his own life as much as it would theirs. If he would but THINK he would realize that
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Social.

On Saturday evening last, Mrs. Luther c. Waddell entertained com. plmentary to the "elier girls of her music class at her pretty new home corner of New York Ave and Pine Street.
 The new home in all of its pretty appointments was most inviting and with the good cheer of the hos pitabls hostess the young people were made to enjoy one cf the most pleasant evenings of the sea son. Music and games and delighlfu refreshments added to the pleasure of the occasion.
 Those present were Misses Lillian Coke, Leurah Hurst, Fife Dunlap, Minnie Pearl Flora. Louise Smith. Blanche McCrefght
 Messrs John Strong, Walter Brown, Sidney Nordinger. Fred Roescher, Claude McCreight
 Mrs. Waddell was assisted by Miss cs Mary and Kathleen Flora:
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One Merchants Experience.

A merchant in neighboring town states that his advertising last year cost him 54 cents for every Slo0 worth of goods sold.
 He used a half page for his business announcement each week and says that as long as people read newspapers he will advertise. There's man possessed of a good head.
 Just as soon as merchants begin to look upon advertising as 9 branch of the business which requires as much care and attention as any part of the business. then will advertising pay.
 Honesty, force originality and persistency in advertising make il a paying investment.
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--Old Hickory wagons for sale cheap at
 Andrew Flora Q Co.

Arch Benton and Charley Williams, of Clarendon, were in the city Sunday.
 Little Annie Bell White, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. C.. s. White. is quite i'll with the measles.
 Miss Erdna Smith, a student in Henderson College, Philadelphia is in the city visiting her parents Mrs. and MT. M B. Smith.
 If you haven't the hat that suits your face and head. come in and let our Miss Koontz show you one that will. Mrs. Emma Flora & Co.
 Miss Clara Cochran, who has been stenographer for Emerson & Manning. at Clarendon, is here visiting Ter sister, Mrs N. r.. Lawrence.
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Street Crossings be to Built.


 Monday evening, the Improvement Committee of the City Council let the contract for the construction Of street crossings to the Brinkley Block and Paving Co.,, the newly organized con crete working concern.
 Work is 10 begin on the crossings next Monday if there is no hinder ance in carrying out present plans. I. B. Grove, formerly with the Mil Ter Paving Co.,, has been employed as foreman and finisher.
 The city proposes t9 exPeHd seiae- thing over S5OO.OO on crossings.
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After all, we live bY visions" says some one. We do if we live at all He who dreams TO dreams and sees no visions may exist, and may do some of earth s work after fashion, but he can know little Of the joy of hope, or the thrill of achievement. It is only the man who amid the mists of the valley is trying to shape something according to the pattern seen in the Mount trying to work out in common days something of the inspiration caught in higher moments who. really knows the sweetness and the worth while of life. Lookers-on may See only an often bungling hand busy with common material, but the worker sees the perfect and beautiful copy toward which, line by line, he is slowly striving.
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'lN0 PERSONAL NOTES.
s2OO Reward.

|oaid by me for the arrest and a ! pafs af any person stealing timber off euMonros, ', ol < Lee and St. Francis M. GAVIN. W
 Memphis, Tenn.
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WANTED TO Buy: 2nd hand metal engraving tools. Apply to the ARGUS.
 Mrs. Mary McNeese and family arrived Tuesday from Newport to make their future home in Brinkley.
 IF. w. Hurley the heading man was up in independence county this week looking after his business interests
 American Lumber Co.,. buys Oak. Office P. o. Block, Brinkley. Ark. Pays promptly on inspection.
 "A. w. Haines, manager of the Chicago office of the American Lumber Go. is in the city on business this week the guest of their local manager, Harry B. Weiss.
 The w. E. Kelley old saloon property and the Hill restaurant stand are 10 be sold under execution to-day and it is expected that Mrs. J.W. Savage will become the purchaser. @
 4 Friends of Miss Bettie Salinger in this city were informed the first of this week that on April lst she was happily married to Mir. David H. Yancey. in St. Louis. Mir. Yancey was auditor on the Pine City branch of the Arkansas Midland road last year and lived in this city where he met Miss Salinger who has made Brinkley her home much of the time for a number of years. They are now at home in Waverly Mo.
 ri
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sewsd his will oats and man never sows without reaping.
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Fs Elma Hudson is at home
 enjoyable visit Of a week |ealatives in Little Rock.
 of the elegant new Persian
 innings are to be found at hma Flora & Co.'S. tent J. W. Roland of the Fdland was in Little Rock to hear Bryan.
 Farrel was in Little Rock | to attend the State F Association and to hear fsrlcan Lumber Co.,, buys Oak. |p.o- Block Brinkley, Ark. F0mptly on inspection. E'ss Irene and Pearle Ps'S were ever from Hunter |41y visiting Mrs. H. L.
 and shopping.
 | Forbes OUT clever farmer |Ei,' Monday for a weeks Little Rock frionds.
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Special to Farmers.

You have nice opportunity NOW to pick up some good money, v getting out slave bolts while waiting for farm ing time. See the splendid prices offered in this issue for heading bolts by
 HURLEY & Ross.
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Two Brinkley fathers were talking in the post office lobby this week. The bad boy problem was up for discussion. The escapade of young lad who had been staying out late at nights and who had stayed out enc night recently until 3 o'clock and his mother having to send out to hunt him was mentioned. Said one of them Well boy has 10 SOW his wild oats This same father is 2 living example of boy who sowei his wild oats: he no doubt sowed his as 3 boy and is gathering a most bountiful crop as a man. He would be terribly offended if any one would show him his picture as a sower of wild oats and then as a reaper of his crop. His highest ambition in life Judging from his acts) is appearantly to fill up on beer and booze In seeking his "idsal' he is not only lowering himself to the level of the brute, but is helping young boys to SOW the wild oats he
 says they MUST SOW and is preparing them to be reapers of the same dis, graceful harvest of debauches that he is now reapng This man is man of family and time and again have heard people svInpathze with
 them that they had to suffer from dis grsces heaped upon them by his ur- manly acts. He is a man Of good
 brain, of more than ordinary "com-
 mon sense and is kind hearted and
 1t is just little bit strange why he
 should persist in his filthy habits. l say it is strange-no, it is not re
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nthis old scramble for money, to the neglect Of the soul, is about the most foolish chase man ever makes and generally ends in misery and dissa- pointment.
 This man is a clever fellow. strong minded and capable of making not only that wife and his children happy but at the same time he could help to brighten the lives of others if he would but awake and come out of self.
 D,o vot, knou hir,1o
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H1l PA POSTS FOR SALE l Banks Go. Palestine, Ark.
 ] I. scholem went to lock Sunday on a visit.
 l TO. R3rie was quite sick
 bssday Of this week EW.B. Austin continues quite | is improving D. cranford, ot Clarendon be city Monday on business. ! C.B. Manlsy has been |thls week.
 and Mrs. J. H. Stack |sitors to Mariana this berican Lumber O., buys Oak !. 0. Block, Brinkley, Ark. Bmptly or inspection. }. W. T. Tonllinson returned from a several weeks visit to cck. $ Lucille Sain and mother, |nesday for a teV weeks visit Grove.
 $ Mary Biaet visited in Little lew days this wesa, the guest ]. D. Kellogg.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-22
STORE BURGLARIZGD.
PoStoillce Safe at Aurora Blown and
Contents Taken.

POstOillce Safe at AurOra Blown and
Contents Taken.
Special Correspondence Of The Argus.
AURORA, Aug. 2o.-The boldest
burglary committed in this QUIET
country village for ears and posi-
bly never before equaled in the
history of Aurora occurred on the
night of the 18th. About O'Clock
while the villagers and many of tie
guests at the hotels were resting in
the land of slumber and pleasant
dreams the highwaymen secretly en-
tered McCrum's store and postoffice
by prying the door open with a bar.
the large ireproof safe was heavily
charged with nitro glycerin and the
doors blown into many pieces, the
end of the counter partly torn away
and the safe looted. aa.
Strange to say only three or -four
persons reported having heatd the
explosion. p. X. McCrum and ].
A. Laniz were the first to appear
upon the scene. The authorities at
Washington we're promptly notified
and all possible caution sused,to en-.
trap the robbers or obtain informa.
ton OF their place of hiding. On
the morning of the 18th the report
came to town that they ran directly
down Main street and were tracked
to the Maryllnd line. No further
Information has been obtained.
They secured several thousand
dollars worth of notes, valuable
contracts and a box of watches.
value not known. The amount of
cash obtained was small.
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BIG SHOOT IN ONO.
National Guard Bows Left for Camp
Perry last Week

""''uhhi uUhIu Bows Lett Tor Camp
Perry asst Week
The rife team to represen, the
state in the national shoot al Camp
Perry, o., has been picked and left
Terra Alta last week by way of
Wheeling TO Ohio. Our boys had
time TO come home and say good
bye The prospects for a good
showing there are bright, as the ne
sul.s at Terra Alta were about rs
per cent better than last year The
team as picked rs as follows:
Team captain, Lieut. Col. &. A.
Osborne, A. A. c.; team coach.
Col. 10. r. Smith. First infantry
team spotter First Lieut. J. r. liar.
ris, signal corps; principals, Lieut.
Col G. +. Jollide, Maj G. c. Pierce.
Mai Z. j.. Osborne, Capt. w. F.
Parsons, First Lieut. ri. S. Boqard.
Sergt ]. r. West, company T..
Sefgt G.. +. Price, company l.;
Sergt. B.F.Cole, company G. sergt.
NJ. p. Rohr, company A; ScrgL G..
Fl. Wilson, company G.; I'll Of First
infantry; Sergt. S. G.. Combs com.
pany a, Second infantry Corp. a.
ID. Bell, company J., FIRST infantry;
sItcrnales, Capt II. mmons.
Second infantry Second Lieu. f.
j. Pierce. First infantry sergt G.
y. Menear Company G., First in.
iantry; range officer Capt !. y.
Ford, First infantry; Surgeon Capt.
o. H. Dye, assistant surgeon; quar-.
termaster, Second Lieut.. &c Scott,
First infantry.
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Cuzzart.

Correspondence OF The Argus.
We had quite a little food S4tuf-
day.
Our people are about closing in
their hay harvest.
M. Croly and wife, of Guseman,
were guests of w. A. Wolfe Sunday.
T. II. Hanger made a trip to
Terra Alta for a load OF goods for
Merchant Reckart.
A number of our young folks took
advantage of the excursion from
Friendsvile to Pittsburg Sunday to
see the sights.
Charles Groves drove down to
Bruceton Saturday with a load of
wheat. He says the mill there is
crowded with grist.
Misses Alice, Maud, and Frances
Guseman, of Ear, accompanied by
Misses Martha Wilson and Hazel
Wolfe, of West Newton, attended
the funeral of Mrs. Kelley and
stopped over for dinner with w. A..
Wolfe.
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ACROSS THE LINE.
Preston Boy Writes from Busy Key,
stone STATE.

CoNNELLsyILIE, Pa, Aug. 30.
Editor Argus:
We are having such warm, bAlmy
weather that one feels ashamed of
the way We have all been complain
ing at the way it stormed and rained,
ano we didn't have any snow in
July, either, as some of the prophets
had said we would. Taking it all
around, sides, ends and top, this
has been very extraordinary sea.
son. If the same conditions existed
I'm old Preston as here there is little
to wonder why people complained
cold, cutting wind, quick squalls,
terrible downpours, cool nights.
Black, gloomy days, with now and
then few days which it seemed al
most too hot to endure. Something
like this has been the weather here.
However, we may have a fine sea
"ph -, "hah iSlhdluSs
For some time we have had quite
a bit of excitement in our town over
some strikes which are now on in
this and nearby towns. Most Of the
me1 In the employ OF the Sligo Iron
and Steel company are out, the
large foundry, etc, only running at
intervals. The trouble which led to
the strike began way back in April.
At one time the situation was serious
enough to warrant the calling Of
the state constabulary from Green's
burg. There is just now what may
become serious trouble among the
iron workers in New Haven, our
neiRhboring borough just across the
Yough Also there are strikes on
with the coal men of the Pittsburg
Coal Co. at Atlantic and elsewhere.
Fayetie seems to be holding her
own against the other counties of
the state in her criminal record.
One man already executed this wear
for murder and two or three more
awaiting their sentence, with scores
OF shooting scrapes, knife exhibits.
and open fist fights, and so long as
this county continues to grant IL
cense we can expect nothing else.
have carefully followed most of
these cases and find two thirds or
more of the crimes committed have
been directly or indirectly caused
by this liquid hell.
There is some tall; and some facts
about the Wabash railroad going TO
buy the right Of way through some
place near here to build a road to
connect with their eastern and west.
ern branches. This, 1 am told, will
secure their road from coast 10
coast. w. L. CHoRpENN1Nc
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WHEN BUCKwHEAT FIELDS BURST
FORTH IN BLOOM.
BIZ wALrrn Etno cnenrrnnlno.


Sweet autumn days are drawing near
When autumn's sod Is darker green
Than any time In all the year:
When fields Of waving grain are seen.
And sending forth its sweet perfume.
The buckwhcat field bursts forth In bloom.
The earth with beauty strives 10 please
AZ this great season Of the year.
When apples lie beneath the trees.
And sounds Of busy bees We hear
A constant. continual Groom
When buckwheat feldsburst forth in bloom
Now the goldenrod Is blooming.
And the humble bee so sunny
Once more his old tune Is bumming:
Everywhere he gathers honey:
And autumn's sultry days consume
While buokwheat fields burst forth In bloom.
. the autumn morning calling
And the starry evening time
When the shades Of night are falling
And sings the katydid her rhyme;
The yellow moonbeams pierce the gloom
When buckwheat fields burst forth In bloom.
In n great city FIR away
country boy with toll bends low.
And while all men are glad and gay.
He finds no JOY in all their show;
And going to his barren room
He dreams the fields are white with bloom.
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ty, which way do you suppose this
friend of the Journal aud the state
administration voted2 Well, he voted
the way The ARGUS has been telling
you-against the bill and defeated
it. Let the Journal deny this and
we will give the name of the mem
Der whose vote killed the bill.
The defeat of the bill, however,
was too close margin for the Stand
ard Oil people to feel that they were
safe from the wrath of the people
when ii came 10 electing members
of the state senate and the house Of
delegates in 1908. They knew the
people would elect members the
next time that would demand a
square deal for all in the way OF lax
alton and assessment. At tins juno
ture the Standard became alarmed.
They could hear public declarations
on all sides that the oil and gas hold
ings IN West Virginia were worth
not less than $50. 900, 900 to 500,
900, 900, according to the interpte-
tation of the "true and actual value"
As a result the representatives of the
Standard were only too glad to have
their assessment doubled in 1907.
They know what they will have to
face at the next meeting of the legis.
lature, and their asking for reduc.
ton in the assessment of the Stand.
ard will fool no one familiar with
the facts.
The ARGUS takes infinite pleasure
In saying to the taxpayers of Preston
county that their brilliant young
representative, Senator Samuel b.
Montgomery, took leading part in
advocating the passage of the bill.
The records show that he spoke
earnestly and eloquently for its en-
actment into law. His vote was
recorded in favor of the bill, al.
though the Journal spasmodically
represents the senator as the "friend
of the corporation. How unjust
the Journals accusation is in the
face OF such indisputable facts.
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The ACME Department STORE,
Grange Field Meeting.

Following is the program for the
field meeting to be held under the
auspices of Pomona Grange, No. 2
(Which comprises all the subordinate
oranges in Monongalia and Preston
counties), at Mount Vernon, near
Guseman crossing, on the NJ. & X. a.,
September 4, commencing at $50
p. M:
1870 -Music--GranRers' March.
l35-Introductory Remarks-M Harold Taylor.
laO-Address Of Welcome--G. a. Fciorer
l;50-Rcsponse-S. N. Rogers
husic-GranRc Anthem.
1855 Address. Good Citizenship Senator S.
u. Montgomery.
Music.
2:55-Addrcss by Hon. C. w. f. Gaunt. Of New
Jersey lecturer National Grange.
Music.
4.25-- Address by Prof. r. c. Atkinson. Buffalo.
overseer National Grange.
Music
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-22
DOluSS Of the Week in Surrounding
Towns.
HAPPENINGS OF GENERAL INTEREST
The Argus Correspondents Tell What Ir
Going on in Their
Locality.
Browns mill.
.espondence I'D Ihe Arrns.

Correspondence Of The Argus
Kasper Born is Building new
barn.
Mrs. A. G.. Brown visited her
father Sunday.
Walter Smith has been on the
sick list, but is improving.
Charles Shackeifurd has pur-
chased new buggy. Lock oct,
girls.
Ethyle Marks, of Kittanning Pa. =,
is visiting her cousin, Mollie Rich
ardson.
Miss Flossie Montgomery, of
Kingwood, passed through here
Sunday.
The Baptist preacher held serv
ices at the Plain View schoolhouse
last Sunday with a good attendance.
Quite a crowd Of the young PEG
pie of this vicinity attended the
children's services at Bethlehem
Sunday.
Charles Farrell, who was married
short time ago, let, with his bride
for Arizona Wednesday. We wish
them a happy life and many years
of prosperity.
The farmers of this place are
having some trouble saving their
hay with so much wet weather. but
are doing as well as can be expected
under the circumstances.
Wayne Richardson, of this place,
who has been at the St, Iuseph's
hospital, Pittsburg, and had an ope-
ration performed, we are sorry to
say Is not improving very fast.
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Model County Road.

Business and curiosity to see the
town took us to Albrightsvi!le Satur-
day afternoon. We went down on
the M. * X. and on alighting at the
depot had our first glimpse of the
worst public road it has ever been
our misfortune to see. In walking
from the depot to the bridge we had
good view of every foot of it, and
1t is all in such a deplorable condI.
ton that it would be an impossible
lty TO mention the bad spots. The
whole roadway is BAD, and if the
county does not have a DAMAGE SUIT
on hand before long it will be be.
cause the transfers are extraordin.
arlly careful or a special providence
watches over them. One chuck hole
follows another with such constant
regularity that drivers have to be
continuously ON the alert. And to
make matters worse, there is scarce
ly room for teams to pass. ~. o..
We would recommend thai the
whole county court he ordered to
this roadway and compelledio work
with pick and shovel until it is made
safe. We do not know What condi.
ton the balance of he road is in,
but suppose it is on a par with this
piece. 1t Is certainly fitting mon
uInent to the zeal. and watchfulness
with which our county officials draw
their salaries and do nothing to
earn them.
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Ringwood, August 20. 1907.

THE SONG OF TnE RINGsrER.
I love the rose. the violet"
He said with bcaming eye.
i love the blush Of early morn.
The tint OF twilight sky.
love the poetry of life.
Its mirth. but won't deny
At times there's nothing love 40 much
As a good big slice of PIE"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-22

The earnings Of the tariff pro-
tectcd steel trust for the last quar-
ter shows net profit Of SI5,5O3 p
7O5, which allowed the corpora
ton to add S18,5OO, 900 to its sur
plus after providing for interest
ON bonds and regular dividends
ON ITS watercd stocks Yet the
slaudpattor declare the tariff ON
steel must not be touched so AS to
allow the trust TO continue to
plumber The American people and
add to the millions Of its million
aITe maguatcs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-22

Make a note now to get Ely's Cream Balm
II you are troubled with nasal catarTh hay
fever, or cold in the head. II is purifying
and soothing to the sensitive membranes
that line the air passages II is made o cure
the disease, not TO fool the patient by a
short. deceptive relief There is no cocaine
nor mercury in It.. DO not be talked into
taking substitute for EIy's Cream Balm
All druggists sell IL. Price soc. Mailed BY
Ely Bros, So Warren street New York
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-22

So long as capitalists have full
sway in this country and are al.
lowed to trample law under foot
and our courts refuse to interfere,
or when they do, with a light
hand, so long will labor confront
them upon all sides with scowling
countenances. How could it be
otherwise?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-22

The Journal has just discovered
corporation sympathy" in the
Rowlesburg Record. Don't say
whether it will call upon the
board of public health to quaran-
tine the Record.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-22

What a narrow escape Senator
Elkins' railroad-the NJ. e. X
had from coming under the 2-cent
rate Laws miles. Gee! that was
q close call.