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Ex- Senator and Mrs. Ed Mears of Hamburg. visited Mir. Ms sister Mrs.J Cordan Harris on Sunday last
 -C. B. Quick was over from Hunter Saturday. selling honey and other produce.
 Mrs. T. N. Myrick left this week for her home in Siloam Springs after a visit with Mrs. L. P. Anderson.
 Mir. and Mrs. Grover Folsom. who were both taken sick the latter part of last week. are able to be up.
 Ganverse sells Magazines of all kinds NOW, If he hasn' | thesk;nd you want he will get 1t for you.
 Lynn Nettleton, of Little Rock, was the guest of his father, T. s. Nettleton, a few days this week.
 Misses Sallie and Leone Will iams, of Clarendon, visited Miss Fay Fuhrer the latter part of last week.
 Roadmaster s. F. Porter, of the Cotton Belt road. was in Brinkley the first Of the week, looking after the af- faifs of the road in this territory.
 B. B Benton. proprietor of the County Convict Farm, in the Shiloh vacinity. was through the city Tues day en route to pes Arc to take charge of prisoner and convey him to too ths t! farm.
 Rev. E K. Sewel|, pastor of the Methodist church at Vanndale, and Mrs. Harrell and daughter were thro' the city Tuesday on their way to Newport to attend the Sunday school Conference.
 -The following Cotton Plant citi- zens were over Monday to see the ball game between the Newport and Hel. ena State League teams: Messrs John R. Meehan, A. c. McCregor, Harry Mathews. Geo. J. Moseby and Will Matheny.
 Mrs L. j. Mckinney and Miss Maude Dawson, of Marvell. were in the city from Monday evening until Tuesday morning. the guests Of Mrs. R. M. Henderson. They were en route to Newport to attend the White River Sunday-school Conference.
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At the Federation of Woman s Clubs. Miss Fannie Vineyards fancy work-a basket-is said to have been the prettiest exhibited.
 Mayor and Mrs. ]. w. Marlborough of Augusta. and Master Jack Folsom Yarbrough, were guests of the ARGUS home over Sunday.
 Mrs. Pleas. Wright and daugh- ter. Pauline. of Sulphur Rock, and Mrs. John Geister and baby. John Franklin, of Little Rock. were the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. W. Man grum.
 MT. and Mrs. F. w. Foster, of Newport, were Tn the city the latter part of last week en route to Claren- don. Mrs. Foster and daughter, Miss Bertha, stopped over Monday night with friends on their return home.
 ABSOLUTELY FREE: If you have house and lot, a farm or a piece of timber land for sale, drop in at the ARGUS office and tell the least price you will take for 1t. It will be advertised, and if possible a purchas- CT found for fl FREE RE2EEE TO YOU. Do it now
 Rev. T. J. Brickell went to Searcy Saturday to till the Sunday appointments of Rev. J. N. Talking ton. who was engaged in the revival here. He preached at Smyrna. near Armstrong Spring. in the morning and at Searcy at night.
 Editor Bradfield, of the News, new paper established at Marvel. was caller at this office Monday. l He was en route 10 Marvel with his lfamily whom he is moving from Memphis. MT. Bradfield was in the newsnsper business at Forrest City for many years.
 MT. H. c. Harris, of Clarendon, has accepted situation with Becker & Lewis, and entered upon his duties Monday. Mr. Harris is most esti- mable gentleman, and thinks he will like our city very much, and if so, will l later bring his familyhere. The Times extends him cordial welcome. For rest City Times.
 Harry B. Weiss was over from DeVall's Bluff Wednesday. Mir Weiss says he sees but few mills ir operation now in the territory he trav- els over. How long this state of af- fairs will continue is a matter Of con- lecture. Some lumbermen look fc' an early resumption of business while others do not look for much activity in msrkets all the year,
 An empty ssock car. part of 2 north bound Cotton Belt through freight, was discovered to be on fire a few minutes after the train pulled into the city Tuesday morning -aoou' 10 o'clock. The engineer gave 2 distress signal and the tralnmen. yard men and others quickly put out the fire before very much damage was done to the car. The car contsirec a lot Of loose straw and if is supposed the xiId which had been bIosias sharply from the north, ca~r'ed ? scalk f:om the eng'he. The city Ire department was net Called out.
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ing to altitude. To overcome climate affections lassitude, malaria, jaundlce, biliousness, fever and ague, and general debility, the most effective remedy is Electric Bitters, the great alternative and blood purifier; the antidote for every form of bodily weakness, nervous ness, and insomnia. Sold under guar antee at all Druggist. Price soc.
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Cupid's Cute Capers.

Yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock the ARGUS had a wireless telling of an affair of heart in Cupid's court that was about to transpire in the Arlington Hotel parlors.
 The newspaper man was soon there
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The Worlds Best Climate

is not entirelyfree from disease. on the high elevations levers prevail. while on the lower levels malaria is encounter ed 10 greater or less extent. accord
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-~<-~----,--,>,~--- b. Thompson, one of Mar rlhy citizens. was in Brinkley night.
 Hamilton, of Bark CoFner. s city Monday the guest of $ Margaret Wallace, of Mon the guest of Miss Naomi ae first of the week.
 s Ardclle Rollwaee, of For vas the guest of Mrs. Ira Sunday.
 ses Emma and Olga Dent, of E, were thro the city Sunday en route to Memphis. R. B. Moore, of the real es- of Moore & Bayne, was up Fendon Monday.
 psrs Fred R. Atkins and Psete, of Holly Grove, were Icy Sunday.
 s. Pitney, the tie and timber P 0f psvalrs Bluff was 3 business visitor Monday, kasalee West and daugh- over from Wheetley Monday lnsss visit. ''
 y. c. o. Bogle went 10 Clar- onday noon 10 attend Circuit professionally.
 4. Richey, of Wheetlcy. nay in Brinkley, being en Hunter.
 PveIse sells magazines of all
 W If he hasn't t the kind
 he will get it for you. '. otarrett spent the latter ' week visiting his father at ssas accompanied by mas
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young women. worthy of the many friends that are hers.
 They will reside for the present at the brides parents.
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MD PERSONAL NOTES
y1eo'Re'w,ar,ld.

add by me for the arrest and Sn of lany person stealing timhes oaf Iu Monroe, Lee and St. Fsanc!e ckRTER nistFsscr,
 nm Estate, Memphis, Tenn:
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
One Thino More.

Light may come from the east, but
from the west comes picturesque Ian.
enage. During the Democratic con.
Ventlon at Denver last July well.
known politician, noted for his re-.
splendent red whiskers, came to town
in a suit Of light gray, with pearlgrav
spats over black shoes, and waist
coat to match. Noticing the STYLE Of
headgear that people were wearing he
sent out for a yard of blue stuff to
wind about the crown of his panama
with this hat surrounding his red
whlskers, and with his otherwise no.
tlceable "getup," he was the center of
attention in the hotel corridor.
AS he stood in a circle of admiring
cowboys, plainsmen and politicians
VINO watched him stroke his beard and
mustache, along came a representative
from one of the western states.
Hello, Jim" said the westernar
after brief examination. There's
only one thing the matter with you-
YOU ought to have those whiskers
scrambled a little bit more."-Youth's
Companion.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
He Kept His Word.

a 'raVe.lng man stopped at a little
town IN Arkansas and while there he
made Inquiries Of the postmaster as
10 the integrity and honesty of a
certain doctor who lived in the next
county.
what sort of man is DR.. Briggs"
ne quened. rs he a man that can
be trusted-a good doctor?"
Well answered the postmaster
IhouShtlully, that depends. He's been
doctorin roun' here for some wears
hoW-alnt dOin' much lately, though
Seems be was sent for to go to see
OF Mis- Henderson, what's been dvin'
Tor goin on 80 year. or lady had
'he noo-ralgy pretty bad. Doc he
gives her a dose O laud'num an he
says: Mis- Henderson, you'll 20 to
s!eep' now, an YOU won't be bothered
win the noo-ralsy no mo.
She went to sleep; that was las
May. an it's gittin lords fall now
She amt walked up yet an she amt
never been bothered with the moo
ralgy, either AS a doctor | guess
blls&s amt much; but he always
KEGS his word sir, always"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09

$50 sorry to keep you waiting" he said. But
| was detained at the Office with an out-oftown
customer. Just couldn't get away"
The excuse sounded all right and was accepted
by the hostess, but it was myth.
The truth was: Preoccupied, he had gone
home from the office at the usual time and found
the house locked, much to his surprise. Where
in the mischief were his wife and children? he
wondered Why didn't they tell him they were
going away?
He went all around the house and tried the
doors. but they were locked. Then he found a
piece of iron in the backyard and broke omen
window and crowded in
He crowded out through the window for the
evening paper and crowded back He read the
paper. and still the wife and children didn't re-
turn.
AT 6:03 O'Clock he remembered the dinner en-
gagement. While he dressed and rode 20 blocks
the guests waited. But others have made the
same blunder.-kansas City Star.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
WHILE ENTERTAINING A DUKE.
a Few Suggestions Made by a Writer
in Lippircott's.

Many people are unnecessayiIv ON.
harrassed while a duke is VISITING
'hem. This is great mistake. OF
course duke is a duke: but. them
mere is no reason why he shouldn't
O7 treated with a certain amount Of
respect
10 90 THIS il is not necessary to re-
Si'eFt MN too much. Treat him with
dS much respect as YOU think he will
stand DNt do not lavish it upon him.
II ne leaves his boots in front of his
uoor at night, do not feel that if is
incumbent upon YOU to get up al six
O'CLOCK 10 shine them. Wait until
seven anyway. lie will never know
the difference.
Let nm be alone with your daugb.
Ter aS much as he likes. If he resepts
,i"s' tell him he can get even LATER
MS might under some circumstances
seem too candid: but it is hettar to
meet MIN IN frank and pen-hcarted
manner
Al night before the duke goes 70
oeu' sneak into his room and turn on
al 'he steam. Being an Enelishman
lie may not understand this Sudden
warmth on your part, but YOU can OK.
pam TO him the next morning when
lie lans himself down to the breakfas.
'a9Ie, that its only foretaste Of
"hat ne may expect later. Not being
aDie 10 see joke, he will probably
MINK that you mean to pay all his ey-
pe.Ses to Palm Beach, which will "a.
store him to his good humor.
"heR you have a duke on hand do
not talk too much about your ances.
TORS, or rub it in about your family
II might make him feel uncomfortable
No duke likes to feel that he is marry.
ing above him.
Naturally You will provide him.
while he is with you, with the neecssi.
'les OF life. 1t is extremely embarras.
sing when you invite some of your in.
innate friends in to see your duke 70
nave MN SIT on the end of your daven.
port couch with fringe on his trousers
ana false bosom to his shirt. Feed
lin, therefore, on good nourishine
GOD, and make him as respectable as
my duke can ever be made.-Lippin.
outs Magazine.
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Where Great Writer Lived.

Craigenputtock, where Carl!
"SartOr Resartus" was written,
just been the scene of notable
ding. The bride was Miss Mary
lyle Of CraigenputtOck, a graDdnl
Of Thomas Carlyle, and the br
groom James Carlyle, a farmer OF
gle, Dumfriesshire, a son Of Tbo9
Carlyle'S favorite nephew. Pinsl'
about four miles from Ecclefecl
Carlyle's birthplace, and this villag
the original of the Entuphl Of "Sa
Resartus."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
NO GUSHER
But Tells Facts About Postum

I'VE have used Postum for the !!
eight years." writes Wis. lady,
drink it three times day. We ne1
tire of it.
For several years | could scarce
eat anything on account of dyspep5
bloating after meals, palpitation, y
Eeadache-in fact was in such misc
and distress tried living on hot way
and toast for nearly year.
81 had quit coffee, the cause oil
trouble, and was using hot water,
this was not nourishing.
Hearing of Postum | began drln
ing it and my ailments disappears
and now | can eat anything | wa
without trouble.
MY parents and husband had apo
the same experience. Mother won
often suffer after eating. while J
drinking coffee. My husband was
great coffee drinker and suffered Ito
indigestion and headache.
After he stopped coffee and beg
Postum both ailments left him.
will not drink anything else now al
We have it three times day. cou
write more but am no guSher-oh
state plain facts"
Name given by Postum Co., Bat'
Creek, Mich. Read The ROAD
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's Reason
Ever read the above letter? A nj
one appears from time to time. IN
are genuine, true, and full Of humi
interest.
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Potlatch.

Potlatch is custom of Distributing
gifts practiced by the Kawiutl, Chin.
syan and other tribes of the north
west coast. The principal actor in the
ceremony Is some member of the tribe
who has spent years in accumulating
treasures OF all kinds, which he gives
away in one grand display of generosi.
ty. All the tribesmen of the villages
for miles around attend the ceremony
Honor binds the recipients of the gifts
however, to such an extent that thew
become indebted to the giver to double
the amount of the present, so that the
potlatch is, instead of an extravagance
wise investment against future need.
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SPORTING TERMS ILLUsrRI
Two to one; bar one.
FiIial Devotion.

t''ol OCsSktSts
A southern congressman tells
darby in Georgia town whose
quality is his devotion to his
parent.
Once the congressman asked
why he had never married.
why, boss" explained Pete,
got an ole mudder. / had to d.
her, sub. Eff doan' buy her shoe
stockings she doan't git none,
boss, you see eff | was t git ma
ia have t buy EN- f NAH wife
dat'd be takin' de shoes an stool
right outer my ole mudder's mou
Harper's Weekly.
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The Archbishop and the Bulls

AT the time Archbishop Ryan was
selected for the position which he now
occupies with so much distinction.
there was some difficulty concerning
the Official announcement of his an
polntment. Three or four weeks
elapsed, and still the papal bull had
not reached him. One of his friends
who was deeply concerned in the doc.
ument, said to him with much sofici-
tude:
Your grace. what do you suppose
has become of your bulls?"
Il don't know was the smiling re-
joinder, unless they are grazing on
the Alps. "-Lippincott's.
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ONE MANS MYTHICAL REASON.
After Several Hours He Remembered
His Dinner Engagement.

Dinner lad been ready and waiting
~ minutes. The wife of the tardy
guest was very much embarrassed.
Just to think that her husband was
so rude as to be late at a dinner en-
sagement and keep all the guests
waiting. After while the belated
one arrived, redfaced and perspiring.
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tor, and their aides in
the role of the opposing
minority. Everyone ia
miliar with parliament
tary rules of congress
knows that speeches are
limited in the house, but
in the senate a man may
hold the floor for
months, providing he
has something to talk
about.
Senator La Toilette
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INN "hu opohe lOT quite while longer
All this was done to keep Senator Aldricb ,nd
HIS trends from putting on passage the comnro
muse measure 1t was regarded as certainty
!lat 'he Dill would pass and so the opposition's
iaea IN the beginning was to keen on talking until
midnight March 3, 1909, in shifts of eight bours
each - e'' houie
whether 1t was by Encouragement or nv scci.
dent few will ever know. but the fact remains
,na' "nen one OF the flibuster aides neglected
his cue, an Aldrich supporter jumped into tho
preach, secured the floor and made tho motion n
put the Dill on passage. 1t passed and ended one
OF the most spectacular flibusters which ,oosIo
1--WE circles of the country have ever rooordod
FOR that reason the United States now bas s5oo
ooo'ooO in emergency currency ready tn mt out
DIT al instant S notice to stem the tide which
panic would bring upon the country.
Ihen came the work of engraving hills of o,or
denomination in the Offices of the bureau of on.
craving and printing. First the rough nanar was
received 1t was cut up into strips upon machines
Nnlch cut many thousands of notes at one time
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r,s The back is the Mains
s Wfman,s organism: It t'a auis3
tells, with other symp ny sea|
1h merry. headache, G pais]
IONS, weight in the l, p%la|
the body, that a wom lo%st \
organism needs jmmnd;a,tts =
In such eases the one p,S sps
winch speedily removes Su ~
ana restores the feminine y
to a healthy, normal ' oo, u y,
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In the meantime the dies were cast
by the engraving bureau This en-
craving required the greatest care
for single deviation in lines upon
the copper plates meant that the
Dill would be thrown out and the
entire plate would necessarily have
TO be made over again. Dozens of
experts were put to work upon the
plates. The dies made, the work
OF testing and finally printing was
entered into II was perhaps
month after the measure was passed
Oe1Ore the presses were set in mo-
ton in the printing offices turning
out notes of great and small de-
nominations.
An army of clerks was rendeve;
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LYDIA L. pINKH IA
EGETAELE c0Misd

AN MIS n W Ill Young, of 6 al
Ave, Rockland, Me-, saws. y
/ was troubled for a lons 9;
dreadful backaches and y 81, y
SIDE, and was miserable in pam s.l
l doctored until | was discou ese
thought | would never ret T wa,1
what Lydia Z. pinkham's WI
compound had done for o,h s]
decided to try it; after taI,in1
bottles l can truly say that | md
SO well in my life"
=: Mrs. Augustus Lyon, of Eas|
"a, writes to Mrs. Pinkbam, !
Il had very severe bacEsnh :,
pressing-down pains. Icould uo,
and had no appetite. Lydia n
hams Vegetable Compound e ~
and made me feel like a no,r ~
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invoice the notes to the treasury
It, AS fast as the bills We're turned
department of printing Superintend.
who is in charge of the entire bureau,
inspected samples and ordered them
n to the treasury officials. They were
q IN the vaults in the treasury offices
and are now ready to be turned out TO
banks enrolled in the emergency cur.
rency associations.
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FACTS FOR SICK Wol

For thirty years Lydia ri
hams Vegetable Compound,
from roots and herbs, has bed
standard remedy for femaIa
and has positively cured thsusa]
women who have been troubled
displacements, inflammation, u
ton, tibroid tumors, irregulaj
periodic pains, backache, that
ing down feeling, flatulencv, in(
ton, dizziness, ornervCus prostr
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-10-09
YIN a RIM O7Y 4 R4zNA.
ARNH1Z.Y, HLJHNPD, .NZZZZ
N BE- ATOLDED 90

termination OF the question whether . ho,,, io..
lug an ASSOCIATION could withdraw from, j. oftou
complying with all the requirements of tbo low
lRe treasury officials regarded this nuestion no
pureiS academic but they took the nattor nm
ues consideration and decision was reached q,
tniS point IN a very short time. The act itsoIf
IS entirely silent on the subject
Inc proposition of putting ont cuob ,oo4
amount oil currency was one which held tho h,
reau Oh printing and engraving in IFS ,hroos for
many ANXIOUS months, for it was pojnted ont
"ien 'he measure finally passed congress- after
ioES Hgh' that while it was decidedly in,nrob-
'o'e 'h"' mere would be a panic this fail If
was certainly necessary that the currency ba
Ie"'' io' uehVerance in case unsettled copdi.
uohs should Introduce themselves into wo11
country 'N'S Vi ''ie
-, nu' Il 'he word of the trainers of the Aldrich,
VFeelaha statute is to be believed no such con
ditons can arise, simply because Of rho oyis,onoo
of the emergency currency act
Most readers of congressional news IN tbo dolly,
papers remember well and followed CLOSELY Tho
struggle which took place in both rho bor,o ond
senate coincident to the passage of tho hu Tho
senate refused to accept the Vreeland hin mann
featured in the lower branch whiIe tho bouso If
representatives could see nothing but evil thinoo
In the Aldrlch measure-that is, the majority
Speaker Cannon Of the house paid several visits
to President Roosevelt al the White House The
executive insisted upon work being done hy con-
gress, If ii were only this law Finally the
opposition forces met in caucus and then there
was another caucus, most of the points in DISPUTE
being settled The bill passed the house with
much acclaim from those who had aided in effect
he compromise
Then came the struggle in the senate with Sen,
ltor LaFollette, Senator Gore, the blind legisla.
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the notes into such shape that they
might be put upon the market
Acting Secretary Coolidge of the
treasury overlooked the work and the
bureau of engraving and printing
winch put out the uI,cccy was in
charge of Superintendent Ralph.
Each day Superintendent Ra.ch de-
livered into the hands of the treas:
officials between $2,000,OOO and $40,
OOO i'll the new style notes. Before the
end OF summer there was over 500.
oOO,OOO ready for delivery to the banks
on call.
Congress meets again in December
and then the legislators will be greeted
by the great outlay of cash. If there
should be a panic this fall, which is
1ar from likely officials declare this
great amount of emergency currency
would be delivered TO the strict.
en- districts within few hours and il is
belleVed the trouble would end with
the appearance of the cash.
up TO August | only one emergency
currency association had been formed
Dn' soon organizations began TO ma
terlalize all over the country and the
interest in the new aet was heightened
TO a &reat extent. The banks of the
District OF Columbia had their articles
oil association approved by the secre.
tary OF the treasury about the middle
OF July and to them belongs the honor
OF beng the first members of an or.
ganization authorized under the emar
gency currency law
The banks in New York and other
financial centers were not distressed to
luily commit themselves pending de.
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the man who takes but little rest from
MS laDors' spoke for IS hours. Ii was
memorable speech because of its
length Then Senator Gore took his
place and smoke for nu;,o - ,,,L:,