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The Brinkley argus., 1913-08-08
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 Fine rains, crops looking nice and plenty of work for everyone, make Keevil look good.
 Mrs Tom Daily visited friends and relatives in Brinkley Friday.
 MT. and Mrs. J. A. Weatherby left Saturday .afternoon on a visit with friends and relatives in Lawson, Ark.
 Mrs. M. w. Hull, of Little Rock, is here the guest of her son, Lem Alverson.
 Mrs. Elvie Carter and children who have been visiting for sometime in Monroe, returned home Saturday.
 Mrs. Frank Mitchell, of Heber, returned to his home Friday. He has been with us about six months and during his stay, has made many warm friends who regret to see him leave. Weep not little ones, for ere the chill ing winds of Autumn blow, he will-oh, you know.
 MT. and Mrs. Sam Thompson attended services in Brinkley Sunday.
 Mrs. w. J. Wick is visiting in Rector, Ark. this week.
 Miss Myrtle Wyrick was the guest of Mrs. Will Teddford Fri day night.
 Miss Ola Wick was shopping in Clarendon the first of the week.
 Mrs. Hambris and Miss Essie King, of Des Ark. and Eula Gill, Clarendon, are the guests of Mrs. James Young this week.
 Chas. Covey and family are visiting friends and relatives in Brooklen.
 Miss Ola Wick was the guest of Mrs. Lenard Woods Sunday.
 Miss Ettie Jefferies visited Miss Agnes Rose Saturday and Sunday.
 Mrs. Albert Campbell is con- fined to her room with mumps. We hope her a speedy recovery. Misses Myrtle Myrick, Agnes Rose, Ida Klucener, and Ola Wick will be among those who
The Brinkley argus., 1913-08-08
A PAT ON THE BACK

4 pat on the back IS a wonderful thing lIrglVes man courage to whistle and sing; When hope IS departing, the outlook is grim pat on the back then says volumes to him. It whispers: Keep at it! Ire doing all right Just dig iryour toes and get busy and fight there's one man behind you-go to it, old man; One pal that is sure that you can, that you can' pat on the back from stranger or friend when your Jaw starts to sag and your knees start
 to bend
 VIII bring you right up with new courage and grit. And you'll keep on the fight when you were going
 to quit.
 You'll feel it. you'll hear it yes actually hear it. For hours saying: ring in, old fellow, don't fear it. That isn't so hard as it looks. Be man. There's fellow back there who believes that you
 can.
 Just pat on the back. And for days and for days No matter how far you may roam, it still stays By your side; and matter how hard be your fight It's whispering always You'll come out alright" There's fellow back there who is believing in you Expectng each minute to see you through With your colors still flying and leading your clan! And the first thing you know you are saying, "can. Q, pat on the back is wonderful thing, The touch of it's magic I've known it to bring Back hopes that were fleeing and strength that
 seemed gone And smiles that had vanished; and urge man on When 1t seemed that he couldn't one step advance
 nore
 Ti he conquered And that's what I'm singing for; If you poor brother whose nerves out of whack Just step up and give him pat on the back
 Detroit Free Press
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Mark Twain's First $5

A friend of Mark Twain once asked him if he remembered the first money he earned.
 Yes" he said, Tt was at school, and a very painful rec ollection iti is, too. There was a rule in our school that any boy marking his desk, either with pencil or knife, would be chas- tized publicly before the whole school or pay a fine of $5.y Besides the rule there was a ruler; l knew it because l had felt it; it was a darned good one, too.
 "One day l had to tell my father that I had broken the rule and had to pay a fine or take a public whipping and he said:
 Sam, it would be too bad to have the name of Clemens dis graced before the whole school, so I'll pay the fine. But l don't want you to lose anything, so come up stairs.
 "A few minutes later came down with a bad feeling and the $5, and l decided that as 1 had been punished once and got used to it, l would not mind getting the other licking in school. So did and kept the $5.
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articles but dreading to ask for the money. l have known good women who would pick tAeir chance to ask for money. just - { their husband would be leaving the house in hurry. They would do this in order U mako the disagreable fuss sIlorter. Men, who are extrem ly kind and considerate with theif wives in most things are often eoE{s temptibly mean when it comes to money matters. They don't seem to realize how it huniliates their wife to have to TX for every 50 cents. $1.00 or 6. O0,| that she gets for actual needs. besides having to tell him just to' a penny what she Want 1t for, and maybe then be mat with n
 ''growl" and complaint This same man will go to town a1d| buy lunches, beer and cicnrs -for| himself and friends. for he lik2l
 to be called good fellow. < He will come home at nifht and have a quarrel with his wife, he.| cause she had bought q ten cerN pair of stockings from a be6l
 peddler that happened to pSss He will spend fooIishly in oric day more money than his wife would spend in a year Why n
 1t that men are so afraid @to fr5S1l their wives with mos Iio
 they trust them implic( Wit61 everything else, for TT 0r}1l ~ usually more economi1 th6 men would be in nan ng 6i| house and home affairs d m viding for the children
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s. I. \. Meeting

The School Improvement As sociation met at the home of Mrs. $. c. Webber, on Friday last, Aug. 1st. On account of threat ing rain there were but a few present, tho a pleasant time was enjoyed by those who were present. Dainty refreshments were served after which they adjourned to meet on Sept. 5th:. at the home of Mrs. A. k. Hammons.
The Brinkley argus., 1913-08-08
Allendale Organizes s. l. A.

The citizens of the Allendale school met last Friday night at the school house and organized a School Improvement Associa- tion and elected John H. Simp- son, president; A. A. Moorehead, vice-president and Miss Sarah Moorehead, secretary. Fifty members were enrolled, and the Association has every promise of success.
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Court of Common Pleas

A session of the Monroe Coun- ty Common Pleas Court was held at Clarendon this week. County Judge T. c. Trice presiding. Several cases from Brinkley were disposed of, among which were the following:
 Bank of Brinkley vs. c. H. Vanravenswaay; judgement by default for $500 and cost.
 w. E. Butler vs. Vim. Fels; judgement for plaintiff for $134. 55; motion to appeal filed.
 G. Otis Bogle vs. c. H. Van ravensway; judgement by default for $850. with costs.
The Brinkley argus., 1913-08-08
Nice Resident Lot At A
 Bargain

A nice resident, corner lot l35 foot front facing east. on South Main Street 100 it. deep, 3 l-2 blocks from post-office with gran olith walk. An ideal building lot for one large residence or two smaller ones. Title perfect. Will be sold cheap for cash. or on part pay plan. Apply to F. at Argus office, or phone 56 or 55.
The Brinkley argus., 1913-08-08
To Build New School House

The contract for the erectionof a $l. 200. school building at Fitz- hugh's school district two and a half miles southwest.of Brinkley, has been let to M. B. Folsom and R. K. Summit, and the material is being placed on the ground and actual construction will begin at once on the structure which will be modern rural school build ing and a credit to the people of the district.
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UP AT sEARcY
The Town-the Crop and Other Conditions as Compared to This
 County

Leaving Brinkley at5:25 in the
 afternoon on last Wednesday the
 ARGUS man and better half were
 Rock Island passengers for Scar.
 cy where we went for few days
 visit to old friends. The triE
 from Brinkley to Searcy by this
 route requires change of trains
 at DeValls Bluff. This is the
 Searcy and Des Arc branch of
 the Rock Island, and it has been
 awared the leather medal for be-
 ing the toughest piece of railsoad
 in Arkansas if not in the South.
 The trip requires about two
 hours and thirty minutes, and
 with the exception of few
 miles is thro a rough, poor soiled
 country that is perhaps more
 backward in every way than any
 strip of country in Eastern Ark ansas. The cotton all along the
 route with but few exceptions is extremely small, appearantly pooly worked and looks as if it would require z or 8 acres to make a bale.
 The city of Searcy was once the resort city of Arkansas, hav- ing the famous White Sulphur Springs, Iron Springs, etc, which attracted thousands of visitors every year for the curetive and cuperative powers of this fine mineral waters. But four years ago, these springs went dry, and the only thing left to remind a person is the beautiful Spring Park, which is kept up in nice shape. as is also the streets, commons, and resident property, under the direction of Searcy's Mayor.
 A visitor is not in Searcy long before they will hear of Searcy's s Mayor a MT. Greer, whom you will hear discussed and cussed. The real backbone element of Searcy are saying, He is the best Mayor Searcy ever had, the best Mayor in all Arkansas, etc. ]" While the knockers. kickers, and "tearers down" don't like him because he has seen fit to issue a clean up" order and then en- force it to the letter. He makes no distinction. but tells lem all, that they MUST not only cut the weeds on their premises, but must keep them cut. keep all old cisterns screened, lime and dis infect closets. etc. He fines lem if they don't. and of course there are some who .'cus'' him. but these are few. and are not deter ing the Mayor in his efforts to assist the White County Health Officer, sDr. J. B. drammer, in making Searcy a real 'spotless town'. l think it is the cleanest and most sanitary town have ever visited in Arkansas. as I was shown over the city by the County Health Officer, Dr. J. B. GrammerI found that besides knowing how to "clean up'' a city he also was an expert farm CT, driving out to a 240 acre farm, just a mile east of Searcy was surprised to find his crops of cotton and corn as fine as have been seeing on bottom lands. On many acres of this land Doctor Grammer will make from 40 to 50 bushels of corn and a bale of cotton to the acre. It takes mixture of brain with brawn to accomplish such results on White County's old hill lands.
 The visit to Searcy was a most enjoyable one in every way in as much as it was our pleasure to mix and mingle with some of the dearest friends the writer has on earth.
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L. |. Brooltsll ( 2 Miasouri man. llar l & E ~ the far1n q w. of Brinkley TT will u,oy
The Brinkley argus., 1913-08-08

Another Trulsm. Nobody loves to do a fat mans wash.
The Brinkley argus., 1913-08-08

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The Brinkley argus., 1913-08-08

MONROE COUNTY.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21
SHOWS
IN T0TTENVILLE
Theatre to be Erected In
Eureka Place.
Saccial to the EVENING NEWS.

SUf0idL TO Inc PENING " u VS..
TottenVille, March 21.-Totten-
Vile is going to have a moving pic
ture theatre according to the an
nouncement made today through a
real estate transaction made by H.
r. Hubbard, real estate agent of
Broadway, Tottenville.
w. w. Laird of Brooklyn, formerly
of the north shore of the island has
purchased a plot of ground in
Eureka place, near Main street, from
William F. Pepper, on which be pro-
poses to erect a fire-proof building
and open a first class moving picture
house. The building is to be thoro-
ughly up to date in every respect.
Plans are being drawn and as soon
as they are ready they will be given
out to contractors to estimate On.
The property Is about 70 feet front
and 100 feet deep. For some time
several parties have been after q site
for a moving picture place in Totem
Vile, but this is the first that really
has purchased any property and
made plans to erect a building for
the purpose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laird well-known
the north and south shores of the
island and their many friends are
pleased that they are returning to
the island again after several years
residence in Brooklyn.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21
DOUBLE TRACK
To Be BUILT
Between Pleasant Plains and
Prince Bay.
.pecial 10 the EKENLNG NEWS.

Special TO tbe EVENING NEWS.
~Tottenville, March 21.-Follow-
ing the inspection of the various di-
visions of the Staten Island Rapid
Transit by President Daniel Will
lard of the Baltimore and Ohio a
week ago, comes the announcement
that the Amboy division from Prince
Bay to Pleasant Plains will be double
tracked. President willard, it is
understood gave instructions to
this effect on this trip and for the
erection of a new station at Prince
Bay.
When this double tracking is com
pleted there will only by left a short
section between Huguenot and An
nadale which will have a single
track. Between Huguenot and Prince
Bay ove the new bridge OF the
crossing In Amboy venue there
is now practically a double track
completed. President Willard also
gave instructions to install the same
electric automatic signal system over
this new double track, as is now in
use in all other parts of the island.
A new signal and switch tower
was about to be erected at Pleasant
Plains, but since the visit of Presi-
dent Willard that work has been
abandoned. When this double
track is completed commuters and
passengers along the line will find
1t more convenient than to have to
wait at a switch to allow another
train to pass. 1t is expected hat
actual work viii be started within
a short time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21
GRAND JURY HANDS IN
N OF INDICTMENTS
speciaI to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the NE VS.
~Tottenville. March 21:-When the
grand jury convened at Richmond
this week, after a weeks adjourn
ment they took up several cases for
consideration. Besides this they
handed in fourteen indictments TO
County Judge j. Harry Herman. One
of the Indictments found by the
grand jury was that against Gryth
Nyirsztos, Il Romanian of Shore road
Rossville, who broke into the par
sonage of s. PauPs Methodist Epls-
copal church in Amboy avenue, Tot
~tenville, Saturday night, March L,
while Rev. II. Eugene Curtis. pastor
of the church and his wife were out.
Nyirsztos, who was caught in the
house has been locked up in the
county Jail ever since, His trial Will
probably be set down for this com
ing week. along with a number Of
sther criminal cases.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bedell nave
taken up their residence in Huegue-
not Park.
Frank Humphrey, of Prince Bay
was in town yesterday.
David F. Coleman, of Amboy ave
nue., is confined to his home, Ill.
Charles Brown. of Metuchen, VISIT
ed here yesterday.
Harry Osborn. of Port Monmouth,
N. J., is the guest of his brother'
Frank Osborn, here.
o. Beauvaris, of Main street, has
gone north on a business trip.
Another one of the series of after
noon teas for the benefit of Wash
ington Council, Daughters OF LIB
erty, was held yesterday at the home
of Mrs. F.. Palmer, of Broadway.
Because of the fog yesterday af-
ernoon on New York bay, all trains
were delayed about twenty minutes
In TnttpnVi11a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21
STATEN ISLAND NEWS
MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF
GEORGE LEAVITT MERE

SpecioI to the EVENING NEWS.
Tottenyille, March 21.-Many
friends and relatives attended the
funeral service of George s. Leayitt
at his late residence. $50 Sleight
avenue, T|ottenville. last night. A
large delegation of fellow workmeu
from the Staten Island Rapid Tran
sit shops at Clifton attended in a
body. Rev. A. F.. Funk, foreign sec
rotary of the Christian Alliance, Of
ficiated. He was assisted by Rev.
Frank Boyd of Ossining and Rev.
David Mcdowell. Jesse r. Slaight
sang Jesus is All the World to
Me-" and Saved by Grace" Rev.
Mr.. Boyd sang Just When / Need
Him Most" Many floral tributes
were received. Employees of the Cliff
ton shops sen a large pillow.
Interment took place in Bethel
cemetery this morning. The bearers
were: William Sellers, of Perth
Amboy, Peter Peterson, Christian
Peterson, George Role, Harry Smith
and Rev. Frank Boyd.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21
fTaiI, Sticky Child
Restored To Health by Vinol-A Let
ter to Mothers.

Anxious mothers often wonder why
their children are so pale, thin and ner-
yous and have so little appetite, For
the benefit of such mothers in this vi
entity We publish the following letter,
j. Edmund Miller, New Haven,
Conn, says: "My little daughter ever
since her birth had been frail and
sickly, and was a constant source of
worriment. Several months ago we
commenced to give her Vinol. | imme-
diately noted an improvement in her
health and appearance, and from the
good it has lone her l can truly say 1t
will do all you claim"
This child 8 recovery was due to the
combined action of the medicinal ele-
ments extracted from Gods hvers,-
combined with the blood making and
strength creating properties Of tonic
iron, which are contained in Vinol.
Vinol win build up and strengthen
delicate children, old people, and eht
weak, rundown and debilitated. We re-
turn the money In every case where 1t
fails. Lauer Drug Co., Perth Amboy,
n. /
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21
CLEVER CAPTURE OF THIEF
SHORTLY AFTER ROBBERY

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
T~ottenVille March 21-Morris Cliff
ford, of 1888 East Sixty-Fourth street,
Manhattan, charged with burglary,
is locked up in the county Jail at
Richmond without bail to await
the action OF the grand jury.
Clifford was trailed from Manhat-
tan Wednesday morning by Patrol
men Burgess and Lennon of the
West Forty-Seyenth street station to
Staten Island. The two policemen
lost track of him at the ferry, but
less than an hour afterward they
were rewarded in his capture.
The Church of Our Lady of Good
Council of Stapleton was robbed
early in the morning and gold chali-
ces and seven rolls of altar linen
worth $1,000 were taken. While
standing In Eighth avenue, Manhat-
tan, the policemen saw q man loiter-
ing and were attracted by his appear
ance, which agreed with that of a
criminal for whom they were look
ing. They followed him. Arriving
on the island a lively chase began.
The thief eluded them. Convinced
that he would return to Manhattan
they waited at the ferry. Just as
the 2 O'Clock boat was to leave for
Manhattan, the policemen saw the
man hurry aboard with a suit case
and his coat pocket bulged. The
policemen arrested him and upon ex-
aiming the contents Of the suit case
found the articles said to have been
stolen. The prisoner was taken to
the 8Oth precinct and locked up. In
court he was identified by Rev.
Father Cunningham and Father
| Daley as a man who had been en-
ployed at the church as a general
utility man and who three weeks ago
was discharged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21
ATTENDANCE At
THE LECTURE.
Shows Increase for Past
Two Months.
lpeetal TO Tho grENINe VIEWS.

<pecfal TO tho EVENING NEWS.
T~ottenville, aMrch 21:-RichmoBd
did itself proud durig the months OF
January and February so far as the
attendance at the public lectures was
concerned. These months made up
the second course Of the season of
1929. and the attendance was
1924 as compared with 11,766 for
the same time in 1874 gain of
5,176. The number of lectures given
was 102. or eight less than last year.
The average attendance, however,
jumped up from 107 to 166. a gain
of So persons to each lecture. or
more than fifty per cent. over the
same period for last year. Only one
borough, the Bronx, where the aver
age increased ga, made a better
showing. The total attendance for
the city for these months was $685.
$40, an increase of 1865. From
the opening of the season last Oc-
tober until the end of February, the
total attendance for the city was
8O6.640, an advance of 103,544.
Perhaps the features Of the lecture
programme in Richmond next week
will be the lecture on THE Work of
the Health Department" to be given
by former Commissioner of Health,
DR.. Thomas Darlington, at Public
School No. IS, Pennsylvania avenue,
Rosebank, Tuesday night.
At Public School No. 6, Rossyille
avenue. Rossville, Monday night,
Eugene Schoen will lecture on "Ital-
ian and German C%athedrals." The
same night at the Great Kills Nora
Wan church, Hillside avenue, Great
Kills, John c. Welsh will speak on
"The War and Navy Departments. "
Travels in a swamp will be the
subject Of a lecture by Edward F.
Bigelow, al No. IL Steuben street,
Concord, Tuesday night. At No. l6
Broadway, West New Brighton, also
on Tuesday night, Samuel Alden Per-
rine will give his highly interesting
talk on Under the Roof of the
World" This will be illustrated by
stereopticon views. songs, costumes,
war implements and strange exhibits.
Thursday nights lectures will be
at Public School No. 8, School street,
Prince Bay, and at No. 80 Fisk ave
nue., West New Brighton. At the
former, James A. Cruihshank will
ltCtuIt vi CdlhpluS out' liz cihOi
will be by Benjamin c. Gutenberg, on
Life Victorious: Mastering the En-
Vironments.'
Five lectures will be given Friday
night, two on travel, two on music
and II on biography. At the Curtis
High School, st. Marks place and
Hamilton avenue, New Brighton,
Henry Collins Walsh will speak on
Morocco and It's People" Strange
sights in Ceylon," viii be the subject
of DIT. Resale Slaughter's talk at No.
1-Aeademy place, Tottenville. At
No. IA, Broad and Brook streets,
Stapleton, Mrs. Curli Lenborn Smith
will lecture on Edward Grieg and
the Scandinavian Songs" Lewis E.
Armstrong win have Folk Songs of
Scandinavia" at No. 20, Richmond
Turnpike, Linoleumville, as his sub
ject. The other lecture will be at
No. 20, Hebertoh avenue, Port Rich
mond, where George ], Corey will
tell of George Washington and His
Times"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21

Mrs. Frederick Dawson visited IN
Perth Amboy yesterday.
Mrs. J. Atkinson has returned TO
Gravesend. l.. I. after a visit in
Great Kills.
Many were at the lecture in pub
lie school No. 8 last night, given by
Ernest Reed on THE Picturesque
Hudson" The lecture was tllustrat-
ed by stereopticon views.
u. s. Grant Lodge, Colored
Knights of Pythias, met in Zion hall
Wednesday night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21
PLEASANT PLAINS

Mrs. Harry Bruggerman and son
Alfred have returned from a visit in
Manhattan.
John II. Newstead, of Prince Bay,
was in Tottenyille last night.
Henry J. Latourette was a Perth
Amboy visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. @. Androvette are
home again after having spent the
winter with their daughter, Mrs.
John Knobel, in Port Richmond.
Richard Townsend is out again
after an operation for appendicitis at
the s. r. Smith Infirmary.
George Marshall was q visitor in
Tottenville yesterday.
Mrs. Bernard Lltkenhause has re-
covered from a recent illness.
William H. Bedell, of Huguenot,
visited in T~ottenville last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21
PawIutz Gets Of With Fine.

SpeCtUE 20 Tie ME- VS..
~Tottenville, March 21:-August
Pawlutz, a baker of "a Main street,
T~ottenville, who was convicted of
assault in the third degree by a jury
in the county court at Richmond,
Wednesday, "a yesterday sentenced
to pay a fine of $25 or spend the
anne number of days in Jail, by
County Judge j. Harvey Herman.
Mrs. Pawlutz, who was in court, paid
the fine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21
Sacred Cantata Tonight,
a., EUENTMH NEIVg

SDecfuI 60 tie I'VE WIS.
Tottenville, March 2l:-'Olivet
to Calvary a sacred cantata, by
j.. H. Maunder, will be rendered by
the choir of Bethel NJ. e. church, at
the church tonight. The choir will
be assisted by a stringed quartet.
The soloist will be Jesse Sleight,
tenor, and Walter e. Sharrot, bari
tone. j. Ehrig, of Brooklyn, will
be the cellist in the quartet. Andrew
NJ. Sprague, choir master, is the
musical director. A silver offering
| will be taken.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21
HARDLY ~PreaantahIs.

A greatly d~isheveled bargain hunter
approached a small cigar stand which
she mistook for a street railway sta
ton and inquired Of a clerk:
Can / go to Niles this way?'
wen, you can all right replied the
clerk, "but If | were In your place I'd
fix up a bit. youngstown Telegram.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-21

Kitty-Why are you SO glum, dearT
Marie-Jack made an awful threat
last night when rejected him.
Kitty-What-to shoot himselff
Marie-Oh, worse than that. He said
he'd never propose 10 me again.-New
York Sun.