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The Brinkley argus., 1913-10-17

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The Brinkley argus., 1913-10-17
The Holly Grove School
 Builds

The Holly Grove Public school building has just been greatly improved and enlarged by the building of a large auditorium.
 Prof. w. M. Connolly is Sup erintendent of the school and the session bids fair to be a most sue cessful one.
The Brinkley argus., 1913-10-17
More Cotton This Year
 Than Last

The Farmers Gin Company reports that 9O4 bales of cotton lad been brought in before Sept. B; which, compared with 1912,
 a gain of 733 bales. or nearly fght times as much, there hav- hg been only 131 bales ginned to Sept. 25 last year. While he yield will be greater the luality has suffered and will not
 eaS good as it was last wear.
The Brinkley argus., 1913-10-17
BRINkLEY LADY IN CALI.
 FORNlA
Hrs. Bates Writes, From Far
 Away California

Dear Argus:
 A year ago last June since I saw you. How attentive and kind you were to us Brinkleyites in Fort Smith; you 'phoned to us expressing regret that business was so urgent that you could not see each in person, could not even lunch with us, we appre- ciated the situation. Now all peace, plenty, holiness and health to all.
 1 returned last November to Florida, visited Palm Beach, Miami and Cuba; sold my interests there and left again in June for Western Arkansas, near Van Buren; left there the 25th of August for Oakland, Cal. No telling where I will be next that is, after the Exposition in 1915. l go to San Francisco next Saturday to spend the entire day and see what l can see. California is an ideal place to me. T love Arkansas but Oh you California. The pay out here is fine. 1 am in a christian science family of mother and two daughters; am a sort of second mother. The mother does not care to go very much and the girls, aged 12 and IA, like to get out; am as one of them, but they pay me well. 1 go to christian science church every Sunday.
 My east windows show me beautiful mountains to the north and east; to the west, the Pacific Ocean; south, San Fran cisco Bay, 1 am just across the Bay; flowers every where.
 have grapes, peaches, figs, cantaloupes, apples and grape fruit alternately every morning, all sorts of vegetables. The people so far as 1 know are genial and lovely to strangers. Why I came l can't tell, only |divinity led. After the Panama Exposition l may go to Honolulu or South America.
 That trip over the Rocky Mountainsl l little dreamed that there was somuch joy, innocent amusement in store for me. It. | is far ahead of getting married. My friends scolded me because l let a proposal in Arkansas slip. Should I get where cant work, |I'll sit down in the Pacific and feed fish; however that time will never come; more later.
 Please send the Argus to Oak Hand. Cal. Love to every body. l When you come to the exposition he sure to be as courteous as you
 were in Ft. Smith.
 | It is up the Mountain down and around here. The street
 ears have two open seats In 1ront
 and two in back and the regular
 coach between. When l marry lthat millionaire predicted for me.
 every Brinkleyite l ever knew,
 and those I did not know, must
 s.
The Brinkley argus., 1913-10-17
su. e,.s rinr the World.

Ne v,e~ the world with our OWL eyes .ch of us, and ss make ron wsthls us the world we ace 4 weary heart gets no gladness out of sunshine ss.fiah mar Is skepnaAl about frieGo snip. as . aan with no ears doesn' sare for music - Wtlhara Makepeacs YhkckexSy.
The Brinkley argus., 1913-10-17
SCHOOL FAIR TO-DAY
... rrowd of Brinkleyites co to Clarendon to Attend County
 Fair

notwithstanding the ram and |...estening weath CT there was a s;s % crowd of loyal Brinkleyites .ad school children to board the rotton Belt local at 8 o'clock this ,orning for Clarendon where 'ssy went to attend the School Fir The following is the pro- Tram of the day; /. First Annual School Fair for Honroe county, Clarendon, Oct, |lgth, 1913.
 PROGRAM
 Parade from the High School 4the Court House. Open to all ..bools in the county, led by lsrchant's Band of Brinkley. 0uening to Monroe County khool Fair and Stock Show. Merchants Band.
 Drill in Court Yard by Allen hIe School.
 Spelling Contest-Court Room. Song by Allendale School. Merchants Band.
 Athletic Contests in Street Iorth and West of Court House. Viewing School Exhibits and DtOck Show.
 AFTERNOON
 Contests in Music, Reading, Ind Defamation in Court Room. Merchants Band.
 Defamation Glass A. 1 Music Class c. l Reading-Class B. 1 Music Class A.
 Declamation-Class B. Merchants Band.
 Reading Class c.
 Defamation Class C. Music Glass B. Awarding medals.
 Contestants not present when pntest is called will forfeit right bcontest.
 An admission fee will be harged to the afternoon pro- ranl. Adults 10 cents, Children. cents. Proceeds will go to the oys' Corn Club.
The Brinkley argus., 1913-10-17
Card of Thanks

We dss,ye eetpress our most sincere tha44 tp the kind friends and tAeiseblrs, who assist4 NsE dpnpg theallness and debthS Sf ou1 1bs Dve3 Relative, Miss Likzie Eo4A
 MAs. 4arXD. Wood. sister,
 Mrs. fl. 4. Rearson, niece.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-19
The Quarrel.

The different parts Of the body COM
planned one day that they must serve
each other and refused longer to do so.
The feet said, "Why should l alone
bear you forward? Hereafter. move
yourself for shall not"
The hands said, "Why should l al
ways work for you? Hereafter, do
your own work. for shall not"
The mouth complained, II surely am
a great fool If l always prepare food
for the stomach so that it enjoys it.
Let 1t provide itself mouth"
The eyes also complained that they
were compelled to do the seeing for
the entire body. So the trouble con-
tinued, each part of the body complain
ing that 1t was compelled to serve all
the other parts. They decided then
that each should serve only himself.
Then what happened? When the feet
refused to walk, the hands to work,
the mouth to eat and the eyes to see.
so began the body to languish in all
its parts and by degrees to die away.
When the parts saw the result Of
their refusing to serve each other they
met and agreed never to be discomfort
ed again. Now each part serves the
others and all have become as lively
and strong as before.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-19
Mermaids and Mermen.

The habit of holding the young or
resting the baby on the ripper has
been noticed in whales and Is especial
ly striking in the great dugong, COM
mon off the northern coast of Austria
liza. When strange object appears
the baby is Immediately taken and
held closely. the mother rising partly
out Of the water and presenting a Gu
riOusly human appearance.
From this habit of the dugong and
manatee have undoubtedly arisen
many Of the stories given in old works
on natural history concerning mer-
maids and mermen. and. considering
the remarkable likeness, it is not singu-
lar that the false impression was Gre
ated,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-19
How to Build Up or lear Down
This Community g. Q LEWIS
Help Yourself by Helping Your Town

>HE attitude you maintain
its failure Of the
citizen in community lie
in the good he
20 70 or YOUR OWN COMMUNITY YOU DO JUST THAT
YOUR OWN PERSONAL SUCCESS No man can
1--WE and
community individuals
STAND STILL. IT MUST EITHER GO FORWARD
DECLINE. TO YOU TO SAY WHICH IT WILL BE-
Some gow-that
becomes booster
known far and wide
Of nocuous
a
knocking and complaining stop it. Nothing hurts town more
cannot something good don't say anything and ABOVE ALL dn
knock a booster become
depends Of his home
his home
while
the business
mail tronize merchants in other towns
community mail order house removed en-
principal whereas
Immediately circulation
comes back to
ANNUALLY ARE BEING SENT TO MAIL
ORDER HOUSES COMMUNITY, THUS DEPRvINo HOME
MERCHANTS THEIR RioHTFUL PATRONAGE
dependent
his home people he supposed to give and to aid every work
material of the and he being often
demands Of his fearing offend them
because Of the fear OF loss OF their patronage
UNLIKE YOUR HOME MERCHANT. ORDER HOUSES PAY NO
PRIVILEGE LICENSE TO DO BUSINESS IN YOUR CON-
MuNlrv NEITHER CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR CHURCHES.
ROADS. CHARITIES OR ANYTHING ELSE. AND
THEY GIVE NO EMPLOYMENT TO ANY ONE IN YOUR
HOME TOWN.
in protected fire fighting
IF YOU ARE SENDING
OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN OTHER CITIES AND
you
big proposiuon-and
well being
title 1.-THE FARMER AND THE MERCHANT"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-19
FOR THE CHILDREN
Game of Acrostics.

Whoever begins the play announces
that he has just returned from mar
ket, where he has bought a certain
article that he names, which name
must contain as many letters as there
are players besides the buyer. The
leader. or buyer then asks each one in
turn what he will give for one Of the
letters of the name of the object he
has purchased.
Supplied with pencil and paper, he
writes down, which must always be-
gin with the letter he offers to trade.
When all the offers are received he
reads them aloud and announces the
use to which he will put each object
offered.
Example for a company of eight
persons: II have been to market,
where bought a serpent, but l wish
to exchange it." addressing the first
player) "What will you give me for
the 50" The player addressed offers
some article, and the buyer writes it
down. as he does all the other offers
in turn. Then he says, II am offered
in trade for my
S-A scythe.
Fan elephant
R-A rope.
PA potato.
Fan encyclopedia.
Ma negro.
IA trunk.
II accept all these things, and this is
the use | will make of them Wishing
to travel, ! will study up in my ency-
clopedia the countries l will visit.
Then mounting my elephant. which !
shall guide with my rope, tied to his
trunk. and with my negro for attend
ant and my scythe for weapon will
set out for the land where the potato
grows"
When the story is finished the next
player may take his turn in going to
market and telling his story, and so on
till all have had their turn or wish a
change of game.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-19
A Plant That Couqhs.

There is the authority Of French
botanist for the statement that a GER
tain plant in various tropical regions
actually possesses the power to cough
in the most approved manner. The
fruit Of this plant resembles the CON-
mon bread bean. 1t appears that the
coughing plant is something Of a
crank; that it easily works itself into
rage, and that it has curious hor-
ror of all dust. AS soon as few
grains Of dust are deposited on Its
leaves the air chambers that cover
their faces and are the respiratory
organs Of the plant. become filed with
gas. swell and end by driving out the
gas with slight explosion and a
sound that resembles so much the
cough Of child suffering from cold
as to carry most uncanny sensation
to the one beholding the phenomenon.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-19
PUsLIsHER's NOTICE

Subscribers served by city carriers
failing to receive the Herald on Tues
day and Friday by 6 o'clock p. M.
will confer a favor on the publisher
by calling the City Messenger Co.,.
Phone q, who will Aeliver q copy
tt
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-19
SENT TO PENITENTIARY

MONTESANO, Sept. ia. San
dar, young man convicted last week
of check-raising at the whaling sta
ton and sentenced to an indefinite
term of not less than two years,
started on his trip to the Walla
Walla penitentiary yesterday in
charge of state guard.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-19
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

First street, near Broadway. Sun
day school 10 o'clock, church se'
vice II o'clock. Wednesday even
ing service. 3 o'clock. headins
room No. 81 Finch building. Upsl
daily from 1850 until s o'clock, sxcep'
ing Sundays q
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-19
A Bright Boy.

Now, boys" asked the schOolmaster,
what is the axis of the earth?"
Johnny raised his hand promptly.
"Well. Johnny, how would you de-
scribe it;"
1.-THE axis Is an imaginary line which
passes from one pole to the other and
on which the earth revolves."
Very good" explained the teacher.
Now could you hang your clothes on
That line, johnny"
"Yes. sir" was the reply.
Indeed" said the examiner disap
pointed. "And what sort Of clothes"
Imaginary clothes, SIR"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-19
Rebus and Answer.

Rebus and Answer.
YYU YYU B c U RYY
FOR me.
This is the answer:
Too wise you are:
"' B." Too wise you be.
80 see you are
Too wise for me.
A Diplomat.
~ say. father" queried little Johnny.
"what's u Giplomat?"
"A diplomat. my son." replied the old
man. lis a person who doesn't mean
what he means others to think he
uIeanS"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-19
ALONG THE ROAD.
/ walked Il mile with Pleasure.
IL

She chartered all the way.
But left me- none the wiser
For all she had to say.
I walked mile with Sorrow,
And ne'er a word said She
But. oh. the things l learned
from her
When Sorrow walked with
me!
Robert Browning Hamilton.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-09-19
Her Revenge.

A lawyer asked woman In the wit
ness box her age. and she promptly
replied.
"Old enough to have sold milk for
you to drink when n baby. and
haven't got my money yet"
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-12
HENS THAT HATCH FISH

AS Is generally known, a big Quanti
ty OF fish spawn Is annually lost. To
avoid this. fish rearers In China care.
fully collect spawn from the surface
OF the water. and when they have Sc
cured sufficient quantity they take q
number OF hens eggs, the contents OF
which have been carefully emp;ied
through a small aperture. and refill
the shells with the spawn. The holes
are then sealed up. and the eggs put
under broody hens.
The hens are allowed to incubate
the eggs for a certain number OF days,
when the eggs are again broken and
their contents put into water that
has been previously warmed by the
sun. In very short space OF time
the spawn matches. and the young fry
are then kept in pure. fresh water
until they attain sufficient size to
be put into the ponds containing old
er fish. The Chinese have long under.
stood all the !ntricacies OF incubation,
and were amongst the first to use in.
cubators for the Matching OF hens
eggs, long before such machines were
made in this country. AT one time a
considerable business was done in
this style OF spawn hatching-Week.
ly Scotchman.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-12
REAL GARDEN is NECESSITY
Demand for Flrst.cIass Vegetables Is
Almost Everywhere Unsatisfied
In Southern States.

Almost every farm has some sort Of
a garden. but the great majority
have been regarded In a careless way
and given but little attention, and as
consequence have never yielded
anything to compare with we'll.
made garden. The trucking and mar.
ket garden industry. while 1t has been
a great thing in some sections, 1t as
yet poorly developed in most OF the
south, although the demand for first.
class vegetables is almost everywhere
unsatisfied.
With the proper understanding Of
the possibilities Of home gardening
in adding to the pleasures OF farm
life. and the profits to be made from
market gardening. the South will no
doubt become noted as a land Of gar.
dens. The time has come for the real
garden to set aside the old makeshift
garden. which was in summer little
patch OF beans and roasting ears, and
in the fall afforded few collards and
turnips. The real garden will be a
well-cared for plat Of land. where can
be and where will be grown n variety
af vegetables through long season.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-12
FIGHTING sEA.sIcKNEss

At last. 1t Is claimed, sea.sickness is
going to be abolished. The gyroscope
is what Is relied upon to accomplish
this exceedingly desirable consumma-
ton. You install a graduated selec-
tion Of these scientific double spin
ning-tops aboard your ship. and forth.
with she ceases to roll or pitch.
So, at least. says the inventor OF
the apparatus; but the ordinary indi-
vidual will probably "hae his doots.
He has heard the same story before.
For instance, there was the famous
anti-sea.sick steamer. Bessemer. with
its adjustable swinging saloon
which. 1t was intended. should always
preserve a horizontal floor. AS mat.
ter Of fact. the Bessemer rolled worse
than any tramp.
Yet another attempt to overcome
the evil was that made by French.
man named Bazin. In effect, his idea
was to construct steamer on wheels.
Not paddle-wheels. be 1t understood.
but semi-submerged hollow steel discs,
which should roll partly through and
partly over the water, bearing the YES
sci with them. Alas for his hopes !!
The roller boat proved impracticable
even in smooth water, while In rough,
for which 1t was specially designed. II
simply would not 20 at all.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-12
LAKE DRIES, THEN REFILLs

Near Lorrach. in the Black Forest
is the strangest lake In the world. II
is called the Eichener See. and Is per
fectly dry for from ten to thirteen
years at a time. after which periods
subterranean springs refill the lake
without any previous warning. flooding
and destroying any crops that have
been planted. The soil In the bed oil
the lake is very productive. but the
farmers and peasants never know In
what year their work will be useless
and their young crops drowned" A
few weeks ago the Eichener See, after
having been dry for the last ten years,
began refllling with water. which In
the deepest part Is now fifteen feet
the average depth being twelve feet
The waters Of the lake generally re-
main year or two, and then gradual
ly disappear into the earth. leaving Q
rich soil behind.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-12
STRIVE FOR GREATER TEXAS
Boys and Girls Clubs Formed for Pur.
pose Of Interesting Youths In
Agricultural Work.
By H. II. WILLIAMS. Assistant State
Agent In Charge OF Club Work.

(By II. II. WILLIAMS, Assistant State
Agent In Charge OF Club Work.
The purpose Of the boys and girls
club work OF Texas, which embraces
what Is sometimes known locally as
boys corn. cotton. milo and girls can.
ming clubs. ETC.. is to interest and as.
sist boys and girls In the study OF
live stock raising. agriculture. home
economics, ETC.. and thus benefit them
In their preparation for life's work.
The work is strictly educational. and
the purpose Of an educational work
should be to teach the boys and girls
TO be home builders. No nation has
ever achieved permanent greatness un.
less its greatness was based upon the
substantial citizen. Club work among
men and women Of all classes has
been potential factor In the develop.
ment of civilization and Is proving no
less effective in promoting the agricul.
tural and intellectual education Of the
youth. The short history OF club work
In this state is sufficient demonstra.
ton to show what can be accom-.
plished In increasing the productive
ness OF Texas. One Of the purposes
is to teach the boys and girls to pro-
duce greater crop at less expense.
and at the same time maintain or in.
crease the fertility Of the soil.
This work OF our Texas youths has
beneficial influence on the social life
Of the farm. The great men and
women OF our nation are constantly
discussing why boys and girls leave
the farm and are agitating the back
to the farm movement 1t Is the con.
sensus OF opinion that there will be a
continued preference OF farm boys
and girls for the city until rural edu.
cation and social life on the farm are
revolutionized. How may this be &C.
complished. There are many methods
by which great results can be attained
to this end. Perhaps the greatest re.
suits can be accomplished through the
cooperative work Of the boys and
girls. The boys and girls club work
teaches the fundamental principles Of
better farming by bringing them In
direct contact with the process OF pro
duction. The watch word is learn to
do by doing. or no less importance
is the fact that It gives them inspira
ton and love for the soil and farm
life and tends to dignity labor by the
demonstration that there is honor ai
well as profit In properly applied
labor.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-12

Paying cash increases the purchas-
ing power OF the dollar.
II our memories were as short as
those Of our children. we should all
be happier.
Love enlarges our field Of useful.
ness. our hate narrows 1t to the low
est limits.
Pure, unadulterated honesty Is bred
In the bone-it is not the result of
education.
Mothers have memories OF only the
good in their children-they always
forget the bad.
II We constantly deny pleasure to
others. the time will come when none
will come to US.
1t is a poor compliment to be able
to say nothing better Of man than
He is good.hearted."
The man who boasts watch my
smoke seldom has any but the fire
Of vanity In his heart.
The man who claims he never
makes mistake Is either blind with
egotism. or llar-generally both.
Emerson said Of Lincoln: His
heart was as large as the world. yet
It had no room In 1t for the memory
OF a wrong"
Wisdom turks In queer places
many congressman has become "a
nous by enlarging the ideas he pick
ed up at the Grocery Store Country
club.
Many OF us do not learn the secret
Of right living until 1t is too late to
count for much-still single day
rightly lived is better than a lifetime
OF error.
Some Of our good friends who are
selling their homesteads at high
prices, to buy new land at low prices.
may find that more acres do not bring
greater contentment.
To develop strong plant we pinch
of the useless shoots, and to develop
a strong character in child we must
check any tendency towards things
that will not bear good fruit in later
years.
One reason why some children ap.
pear stupid is because their parents
never allow their minds to develop
naturally, but beginning at the cradle
mold their thoughts Into their own
narrow views.
The Raymer enterprise., 1913-06-12
SHARING WITH HIRED HELP
Farmer Would Find II Profitable to Re-
ward Generously Results Of Little
Cooperation.

One of the evoluuons In modern
business methods Is the installation Of
the so-called profltsharing plan Of dis
tributing share of the profits Of a
business among the employees who
have helped to make those profits. A
large number Of the largest business
institutions in the country have In
augurated this highly commendable
plan Of giving the laborer his due re-
ward for faithful service. The bust
ness man reaps his reward by being
able to secure more efficient and con-
scienuous service from employees. The
scheme simply injects little person.
ality and human sentiment into sordid
business affairs and makes a man a
little less Of a machine.
The suggestion has been made that
the profit-sharing idea might profit.
ably be extended to the farm and this
appears to US to be good suggestion.
says the Farm and Home. For in.
stance, II your hired man gives to you
unusually good service and is willing
to do more than the fair thing by you.
why can you not stimulate this spirit
by promising in advance a cash bonus
or share Of the proceeds Of the crop
In return for this aid? Extend this
plan to the boys. Would 1t not pay
you to reward generously the results
OF little cooperation? Set reason
able mark for the yield Of your corn
field or the output Of the dairy barn.
To the boy or man who can increase
the average, offer share Of such in.
crease. This is only one OF many
ways In which you can apply this
proht-sharing idea. II you keep books,
and you should do this. 1t is easy to
figure out such scheme.
The farmer Is capitalist and q
business man in certain sense. The
soil is his capital. He accumulated
this capital partly by hard work and
partly because Providence permitted
him to live in country and in a day
when he could by thrift acquire such
capital. But the farmer owes a Ger.
tain debt to his co-laborers whose
only capital is labor. Give these CO
laborers a square deal. The profit.
sharing plan affords this opportunity
and 1t costs nothing because 1t gives
you greater efficiency. Give the good
wife. the boys and girls, and the hired
man. all OF whom help you to make a
success Of farming. their share of the
results of their labor.