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The Brinkley argus., 1910-06-10

Harlan May has gone to Boonville to open a barnch office for w. H. Laney, the insurance man.
 Why pay rent whep you can get contract with VIII. Laney, Bank of Brinkley Bldg, for 5 per cent moneyV/build home and pay on installments less than your rent bill.
 Uncle Billy Forbes reports that he is improving rapidly.
 Tell lem you saw it in the Argus.
 -J. T. Hill, one of the leading farmers of Cypress Ridge, with Willie Crawford, was in town yesterday trading with Argus advertisers.
 Rooms for rent to couple or for light housekeeping orsingle, bath in house. Cheap tb right parties. MRS. w. l.. HILL.
 Mrs. Fannie Letson, of Lit tie Rock, is in the city visiting her old friends. Mrs. Letson is one of the beloved old time resi- denters of Brinkley who comes back every little while to see the old town.
 Mrs. Wm. Manning of Ra- vendor, Ark, visited MT. and Mrs. J. H. Freeman Sunday and Monday, and was driven out to the Catholic cemetary, where her husband. and their sons and only daughter are buried. She went to Hunter from here and expects to return to her home at RaVendon the latter part of the week.
 -E. H. Lilly, the clever ma chinery man, who represents that very reliable house of Reich man-Crosby Co.,, of Memphis, had for his guest on Saturday MT. Jamison, one of the firm. MT. J. is most clever gentle man and it's pleasure to see his firm get the business in this territory. They deserve it be- cause they are the right kind of people.
 Tell lem you saw it in the Argus
The Brinkley argus., 1910-06-10

son in Hunter.
 Mesdames D. A. Baker and J. H. Gossage visited friends at Zent Wednesday.
 Hunt & Wilson have moved their telephone office over MT. Geo. Poston's office. MT. and Mrs. Junior, of Zent, have charge.
 Mesdames Decker and Eber- sole and Messrs. Edd Gunloch were in Brinkley Monday.
 Geo. Heinrich, of Hunter, is mrking frequent calls near Zent lately.
 The entertainment given the Band Boys by the ladies of Hunt CT, was very successful. The music given by the band was excellent. A good erywd atten- ed inspite of the weather.
 The Cotton Plant boys played the Hunter base ball team ht Hunter FriaaF.=Fhes score was 5 to1 in favor of Hnnter.
 Johnnie Jones, of Hilleman was in Hunter Sunday.
 The stock pen has been moved south of the depot. The hogs are getting very numerous in in Hunter running at large as the town pen has been torn down. We need a new one awful bad, as the citizens are complaining very much about the damage done by these crea- lures of prey.
 Tell lem you saw it in the Argus
The Brinkley argus., 1910-06-10
rsaoher shcu.d Bank High.

If education is to do what We hope for CUT children. il is imperative that the best and most gifted men and women should be attracted into the ranks of teachers and that they should be regarded as tlliug one of the most highly hoEored positions in the land
The Brinkley argus., 1910-06-10
Youth and Springtime.

Seeds are sprouting, trees budding. flowers peeping out from warm hooks Everything grows in springtime. Youth is springtime. habits are sprout- ing, dispositions are putting out their leaves. opinions are forming Beecher.
The Brinkley argus., 1910-06-10

I Personal. ] Two furnished
 o,, the square. Unable. Good cis- 1 hydrsnt water. $. Folsom, ARGUS l Cum is in Little |fiends. Frenz and chil- ;. ] early part of the Irsndoll relatives. Dohlinger and son |y.for Mt. Nebo to Iner. Neil accom- korgia Frenz and ], two jolly sunshine tdting friends in 5 J. D. and Will families are back ht visit to their old Efordsville, Ind. Gaeyard, one of the IhohaS been at the sturned this week Vseation.
 Ms. ". C. Fergu- D charge of H. L. ! store and Will run ms, of Des Moins, 2 city to organize a pf American Yoe- lte the New Brink nager, is having a e.
 Bruce is local rep n charge of the ne Exchange and a 2 and deserving Dugger, formerly merchant, is now 'nnkley House. of Bruce is the new le Brinkley visitors this week were: Jas Gum, Sr., c. J O. Bogle, Jake . Goldberg
 l'non represented , Association at the g at Little Rock
 Ne note where he some of the most nnlttee work. Freeman has been or some time. Un- ? ad her church at 'ees' We are quite
 
 nee she is much bet. 'nting.
 l0uld tako .l ' a price Sale that ' Z D9y 9y Mrs. Emma s s.!d days beginning ,',as afs. Flora gives sp0ns in the Big
 "e.v contestant s in the ARGUS . : Contest should that the ARGUS n Il vote for every Y ,l'0 printing and ls y y, cent On cash in ulptl0ns or 10 votes '''' ls on subscriptions !. .Sy can pick up a ' " rememberinp es. 'Ss aeR subscrik. sis x ;s or getting old
The Brinkley argus., 1910-06-10

Tell lem you saw it in the Argus.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
MY UNKNOWN
FRIEND.
A Flow OF Wealth Came From 4
Hidden Source.
py THOMAS q. DEAN.

fCopyrahi 1910. tE American Iross hsHo
riHtiUHI
was thirty ycars old and bad not
s1vrd % penny when fcii Doc love with
Emm1 Earc told her " my ioys.
but also told her That wc could mot be-
anything more to each other tlHn
friends. owing to my 800 success She
WIS o practical girl Hud admitted that
man who had reached my ngc and
had NOT forced ahead nt an was very
unlikely ever to br able 10 suppor' q
family comfortably
"You are too good hearted" she said
"to achieve financial success. Most oi
The wealth attained Is by saving. TO
save one must shut ouc's eyes to other
peoples needs their suTcriugs"
wa4 obliged to admit that there
was lot of good sense In This. though
% was not iu accordance with the
teachings Of Christianity. which
Emma and both rrofcsscd. II seemed
best FOR us 90 give mp al idea Of mar
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15

Il was Christmas eve u o city. The
rich were preparing by tbr cypgu1i-
ture of hundreds, perhaps thousands.
OF dollars to enjoy the festivities.
those Ia moderate circumstances picr-
ing out what they did not have by
working with their own hands. the
poor alas, the poor going without the
joys others were blessed with. except
where the good Lord sent some bcncy-
olcnt person tp hunt them up and be-
stow upon them dinner us few
toys for the children the children that
it would seem Christmas Is especially
for
The streets were crowded with be
lated purchasers, some buying dccora-
tions, some gifts of value, some few
simple toys The spirit of Christmas
was among them, within them. : IA
ther Ind forgotten that he had prom
Used Jimmie a iackknifc. mother
that Lucy must have set Of dishes;
brothers and sisters remembered at
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
Among the Honors.

One of the last times that Bishop
Burgess OF Long Island dined out was
at the Press club. where the walters
are all negroes The head waiter bowed
Bishop Burgess and his host profusely
to their places. This way. admiral
said he. TEX this table You get a
bettah view OF the harbor heah. ad-
m'ral"
II am not an admiral" said Bishop
Burgess, smiling.
My mistek. suh," said the head
waiter. "Ah mout er known all the
time | was er talkln' to n military
man. You like dis table, colonelT
II am not colonel" said Bishop
Burgess, smiling more broadly. II am
n bishop"
ITO be shuah. suh," said the head
waiter. TOO be shuah. Ve'y sorry
for nah mistek, sub. got dem titles
of admiral and colonel wrong, sub, but
All was all right on dc main issue. Ah
knowcd soon as All saw you dat VOC
was one OF de face cards OF your pro-
fessiou. sub Cincinnati Times-Star.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
What They Ate.

Tobias Smollett wrote his Humphrey
Clinker' in 1TIl. tn" last year of his
life. giving therein spirited account
of the society and customs then pre-
vaIling in London town. He exposed
the iniquitics praCticed by the purvey-
ors of provisions NJ that time. oysters
were "hioated" and "toated'' then as
now; veal WAS whitrned by repeated
bleedingS OF the live animal. greens
We're boiled with brass half pence to
improve The color the wine in com.
mon use was "pcruicious sophistica
tion. haidsrdaShed with cider. corn
spirit and the juice OF SlueS." and 9th.
or revelations not suited TO repetition
in this polite age indicated that al
most every article of diet was prof.
itably treated" before it reached the
ultimate consumer. That "blenched"
flour is no new commodity was also
shown while Smollett's added com
ment furnishes excellent food for re-
fiection
''The bread eat in London is II
deleterious paste, mixed up with chalk.
alum and bone ashes. insipid to the
taste and destructive TO the constitu.
ton. The good people are not ig-
norant Of this adultcration. but they
prefer it 10 wholesome bread because
it is whittier than the meal of corn. -
Washington Post
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15

rhsfsfors Ne Did Hl BEST 10 pisss.
the MANaase

4 certain PLAYWRIGHT relates how e
unnarof wis much ANNOYED by The
persistent applications f1f lob"
made bv n peculiarly see'lt individual
1ime md nnaiu the manager had 70
ferred this person 10 lis stape man.
aRcr "sec Hlnnk. be- would say. In.
terrupilng the mans attempts 10 set
forth hls qualifications
At las The aHuileau. uIu FScrocd In
gaining audience ~ rHnA. thu stage
Unuaecr. VIII, VHs .n ibc lhcBtef for
thn tiur "e'z.re uu' yiH1idatcs Tor tho
chorus
There vct'. of course. number
ah"al of him. tut thi4 f1et dl1 not
prevent tbc .rrjy man from Interrupt.
iua the stage MANAGER between songs
With requests Ter o iob
EyaepcnfrG. the stage manager ne
length turned to the pianist ana or
dcrcd him 90 play an accompaniment
for the stranger With considerable
hesitation the srrdy person raised
what voice hc had u song The result
was bad Hs h1d could lp.
The MANAGER suddenly commanded
him to dc is'
what DO yuu mcan hy this tomfool.
eryf' re demanded disrrsiod. You
certainly havo roufpunirl iunu1once
tp a.k wr fHr 70 iUh."
'Lo1'. lr-r'' sa'1 IH" HrHurcr an
ajv in uru Il duur rHIm to bc able
'o si1- Do a.f. tuu1 uaur TO sing.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15

\ raw recruit from ~ remote corner
Of tine Green Isle WAS engaged for .Hy
first time iu field mauruycr iu Eng
land on outpost duty The sergeant Ia.
strurtcG him to look ont carefully to'
the colonel coming TO inspect the post
After an hour he returned and asked
the soldier, HAS the colonel been
here"
Receiving am answer in IN" negative,
I, went away, returning later on with
'hr same inquiry.
Awhile later the colonel appeared.
The recruit did not salute properly,
which mccnSed the colonel. who as Il
mint asked him:
"Do YOU know who | ann
Faith and do not" answered the
recruit
II am the colonel"
"BegOrra. you will catch it then" said
the soldier "Thc sergeant has been
asking twice for yez already
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
to,. III In ,,0Mt.
Msts Lite rhsfs jsysvs and Baf Oct
Business Worries.

Whatever tmii ~ 30 ufp Keep Joy
wiih euu safa ufieeu SWEET Mar,ieu
IN success Nnaaziue II is great
healer saffuw worfy iralausy envy,
bad temper. create ftirtluu aud grind
away the deliutp human machinery
80 that the brHiu Iosrz iis cunning
Half the misery iu the world would
be avoided " the people would make
business uf having plenty Of fun NJ
hame iustpud ~ running everywhere
else iu search uf u
"NuW Tor Rest aud Fun" "No
business Troubles Allowed Here"
Thusc ARE ruod hump building notices.
when sou have bad pcrpleXiug
day. when things hHyc gone wrong
With you aud yuu go homc nt night
exhausted. discouraged blue Instead
Of making your home miserable by
going over your troubles aud trials
lust bury them Instead uf dragging
them home and mating yourself and
your family unhappy with them and
spelling the whole evening. Just lock
everything that Is disngrrcnblc IN your
Office.
Just resolve that your home shnii be
a place for bright pictures and pleas.
ant memories. kindly feelings toward
everybody and n corklng good time
generally. n YOU do this you viii be
surprised 10 see how your yooniinn or
business wrinkles VIII DC ironed ONT
IN the morning ana how the crooked
things will be Strengthened.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
Far From Upright.

Reilly and Coran We're having ii
out" They had been deadly enemies
for years, but neither had offered to
lay hands on the other up to now, both
OK them being somewhat afraid of the
issue.
Before they commenced it was stipu.
lated that it was TO be fair stand
up fight, and with that they started.
Coran had it all his own way from the
beginning He kept knocking Reilly
down and down again until that
worthy was about sick of II. He turn
cd TO the bystanders and said. Sure.
an wasn't It to be fair. stand IN
heht:"
ut was returned an onlooker.
An 'ow. thin. can ne he eSpeytin
me ter roight i'm fairly if he do hc
Enockin' me down all the time l.oa
don Ideals.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15

The term eating crow comes from
an anlc-Rcyolutiouary story. \ soldier
of an English regiment stationed in
Virginia shot q pet CROW belonging to a
farmer The latter entered COM
:lalnt with the colonel. who sentenced
the soldier TO eat the crow The farm
cr was left alone with the soldier to
see that lac did IT, Aftcr the soldier
had consumed portion Of the bird
he took his gym. presented ii at the
farmer and told him to eat the re-
mainder Of tine crow or he would shoot
him. This was the origin Of the eat.
ing crow story.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
Tn. oinn.r Table of Old France.

Could we restore for half an houl
the dinner table of old France anc
obtain half dozen instantaneous pho
tographs OF royal banquet ut any
era between the reign of Francis /
and Louis XIV. such laughter woulo
be heard as might disturb the serenity
OF Louis in paradise. The duchess
her napkin tied securely around hcl
neck, would be seen nibbllng bone
the noble marquis surreptitiously
scratching himself. the belle marquis,
withdrawing her spoon from her lip
to help neighbor to sauce with il, AN
other fair creature securing her plate
with her bread, gallant courtier Us
ing his doublet or the tablecloth rs ,
towel for his fingers and two footmci
holding yard of damask under ;
lady's chin while she cmptied her goh
let ut draft. All of these at on
era or another were the usages of po
lite society. During feast of inor
dinate length 1t was sometimes neceS
sary TO substitute clean cloth fo
the one which the carClcssness or ba,
manners of the guests had reduced I,
n deplorable condition.-Ne Orlean
Times Democrat
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
Dead as . Doornait.

Inc phrase dead as do0rnnil'
originated in this way In early days,
plate upon which the knocker struck
was sometimes called n nail In the
course OF years II was struck so often
that ali life was supposed to be
Knocked out OF It; therefore when il
became necessary to refer to anything
hopelessly llfeless il was merely an
emphatic expression to say that it was
las dead aS II doornail"- Home Notes
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
Didn't Awe Him.

The members of Greek letter fra
ternity from a southern university
were being shown through the library
of congress. They were apparently
stricken dumb with admiration OF tha
beauties OF the building But the at
mosphere OF awe was dssipated when
one OF the party. a red headed youth.
exclaimed ferveutly:
Gee, fellows. Wouldn't this make
a dandy frat houseF'-St Louis Re
public
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
The Old Problem.

This magazine looks rather the
worse for wear"
TO the servant on Sundays"
Doesn't she get tired OF reading al
ways the same onef"
"Oh, no. You see. it's the safho
book, but it's always different serv-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15


riage, though we concluded TO remain
friends This was very unsatisfac-
tory arrangement and was very wear
ing on both OF us.
One day received n letter which
read as follows:
Office Of the Acme Mining COMPANY
Antelope. Colo. oct. -. -.
Dear Sir-I irtend TO open an Office I'm
New York for the transaction OF the busi-
ness OF our company. principally the
transfer OF shares. You have been rec
commended TO me as a suitable person to
take charge OF this office. The salary at
tached will be $50 a month. The position
is open to you. II you accept please n1ti-
fy me. Yours truly,
SAMUEL LANGFORD.
President.
Who Samuel Langford was or who
had recommended me 10 him l had
not the fcmotest idea. Nevertheless
| made inquiries about the Acme Min
ing company and learned that it was Il
paying institution. the shares standing
considerably above par. Langford
owned Il majority Of the stock, He
lived at Antelope. giving all his atten.
ton TO the mine. | endeavored in ev-
cry way to get clew as to why he,
a stranger to me. had taken me up and
enabled me 10 earn nearly twice the
income ! had ever earned before. but
| failed
| wrote accepting the position. at the
same time requesting Mr.. Langford to
tell me why | had been selected to fill
it. Neither in the return letter nor
in any that followed dI he make any
reference 10 my request. In due time
l found myself in charge OF his east
ern business, which was principally
transferring stock. though often made
purchases for him and shipped the
goods to him at Antelope. After awhile
| wrote him to know IL he was salts
fed with me aud If the position was
likely TO be permanent He replied TO
both questions IN the affirmative.
Emma and concluded TO get mar.
ricd. though she insisted that we live
ON two-thi.,is If our income and save
the othcf third, | asSenteL to this,
but owing 20 wedding expenses it was
two months before we We're able 10
begin our saving. and on the third
moI IN old friend called on me with
pi iul story of sickness at home and
no ing with which to buy either pro
Visions or medicines and our sn"ings
Tor that month went to him.
! had scarcely given him the money
when | received letter from N. e'"-
pioyer advising me (confdential!yI to
put what money had into the >toci;
of the company. My wife insisted on
replying 10 his letter. telling him that
| hadn't It cent TO invest and why. lie
replied to her that he had bought 1,Oll
shares Of the stock Of the company ioI
me and would hold il till he thoughg II
time 10 sell Nic were somewhat sur
priscd, but Emfna. who Is level head
ed woman and had no confidence IN
mining stocks and justly so-sad that
we wouldn't presume on any profit IS,
might make.
1t was only week after the receipt
of Mr.. Langford's letter that on going
to my Office one morning I found ;
crowd Of investors there waiting fol
me TO transfer shares They told mt
that they had bought under private
J advices and intimatcd that there wa,
I movement OF some kind on foot
( The shares had raised a few points OF
| the market and the next day made {
! sudden jump. Then reports came tha
very rich vein had been struck Il
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
Wealev and Tea,

In his younger days John Wesley
found it difficult to stop drinking tea.
lie wrote IN lI4G: We agreed II would
prevent great expense. as well OF
health as OF time and OF money, If the
poorer people OF our society could bs
persuaded to leave of drinking ~ tea
We resolved ourselves 10 begin aud set
'hr CXamp.r. | expect some difficulty
In breaking n Il custom OF six and
twenty years standing. and according.
~ the FIRST three days my head ached
and VAS halr asleep from morning
10 night The third day my memory
81 d almost en irely. On Thursday
my headache was gone. my memory
us strong as ever. and have found no
Inconvenience. but n sensible benefit In
several respects from th1t day Ia this Z"
Later in life Wesley returned To- the
use OF tea. as his big teapot preserved
in his house in London shows. Chi
cago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
A Nickname For Barrett.

Lawrence Barrett. the tragedian. IVES
subject 10 dyspepsia. and when he was
suffering from that disorder he wHR
cold and distant toward his company
One irrpvrrtnt fellow always refused,
however. to be suppressed. lie said one
day: just look at Cassius. He lo,sE.
as solemn and righteous as II he'd
swallowed the sword Of justice. Lets
call him the Scabbard." And the Scat
bard he was-out OF his harrington
the rest of that season,
Australia ts ProsFsrina.
Australia has been having nn exeep
tionally prosperous year, both Exports
and bank clearinss showing great i'm
proyemeut.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
Well Answered.

"Why do you weep over the sorrows
of people in whom you have no in
terest when you so to the theater?'
asked the man.
81 don't know" replied the woman.
"Why do you cheer wildly when q
man with whom you are not acquaint-
ed slides TO second base"-Washing-
ton Star
Mexican Trade increases.
In 1910 Mexicos imports were $97.'
42S. 700 gold. an increase o. $19.000000.
and her exports SI30.02S000, an In
crease of $l4.50O.0O0
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
a Lazy Man.

a worthy old citizen Of Newport
who had the reputation of being the
LATEST man alive among them hill
locks" so lazy. indeed, that he used to
weed his garden in Il rocking chair
by rocking forward to take hold of the
weed and backward to uproot it, had
way of fishing peculiarly his own.
He used 10 drive his old white faced
mare to the spot where the tautog
(blackfsh) might be depended ON for
any weight from two TO twelve
pounds, backed his gig down to the
water side, put out his line and when
the tautog was safely hooked start
ed the old mare and pulled him out
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15

4 Roman woman iu the ancient time
was uot allowed to drink wine except
10 were simple uisn wine. and how
over ~hD might rpasb strong drinks
She could uut indulge even by stealth
-uH.D because She va. never intrust.
vl with rbn LrN nf fte wine cellar
uud. ar.Hul, hr.ausc. ..t was Obliged
Gfi,y 90 greet with e. t. a.l her own
us we'll ass her husbands Ha.r repre-
auiutiyes, down even tY second cous.
ius. and as She knew uIt when OF
where she might meet them She was
forced 10 bee wary aud abstain alto,
Eeth"r for had she tasted but a drop
the smell would have betrayed her
So strict were the old Romans Ia this
respect that ccrtuin lguatius Mer
GURUS Is said 10 have sla!u his wife
because he caught her %, The wine
cask-a punishment wJi was not
deemed excessive 10y luuuIus, who alb
solved the husband oi The crime of
murder. Another Roman lady who un-
der the pretcnSc OF taking q little wine
for her stomachs sake and frequent
infrmlties INDUCED somewhat too free
~ was mulcted to the full amount of
her dowry
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
Both Exempt.

"Do your daughters hclp their mother
with the houscworkf"
I'VE vou'5H'l - ot c~pccting It.
Muriel is trmperam"nral and Zaza 10
inLnmNn- - PIT ShMra nnsi
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
a Patron.

"Mr. Carriman is very busy now,"
said the private secretary Of the rail-
road president us ther@ anything l
can do for yon;'
oh" replied the pompous visitor
"just friendly call. | thought he'd
like to know that | ride on his subur-
ban branch now. I'm Colonel NJ
ritch."-CatholiclS STANDARD and Times.
Gallant.
Nell have to read a paper on
Ideal Woman" at the next meeting oi
our ladies' club. Jack Well. all YOU
need to do is to stand up and let them
look at you.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
The Eternal Feminine.

Myrtle has gone upon the vaude-
vile stage and has made an instant
dig hit because of her daring
What Is her actT'
she sings In cage OF mice, Lib
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15

Diligence above all is the mother Of
good luck. Smiles.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15

brane resulting from Catarh ana Grivee
away Cold in the Head quickly. Restores
the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size
80 cts at Druggists or by mail. Liquid
Cream Balm for use in atowiaers rs cis,
Ely Brothers. Sc Warren Street, New lorN.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-12-15
A Reliable Remedy
FOR
CATARRH
EIy's Cream Balm

is quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at 0nce.
II cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased mem-