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The Brinkley argus., 1913-09-12

ten and Phoenix-like the proud health resort of our sister state will rebuild and a brighter. bet ter built and more beautiful city will mark the smoking ruins of today.
 Fire and floods, when they once gain control, baffle the mighty efforts of men. The winds aided the flames in the destruction of Hot Springs. It was fortunate that the business section was spared.
 Hot Springs is peculiary a tourists town. There are per- manent residents and fixed busi- ness interests, but most of the business of the city is contribut- ed by tourists.
 The tourists who made the town in the past will remake it in the future. It is a Mecca for the sick. rendezvous for the overworked and weary. It is a sanitarium given by God to the suffering sick of this country.
 Such a resort cannot for any length of time remain like it is today, and even before the smoke ceased to blow over the black ened ruins, plans for rebuilding were being drawn.
 This is an indication of the pluck, courage and enterprise of Hot Springs.
 The immediate wants are more imperative. Neighboring towns have been liberal with their con- tributions. Little Rock being nearest has offered to do a great deal and will, no doubt, do a great deal more. Sister towns have been quick to come to the rescue, and within the week satisfactory arrangements will be completed to care for the homeless while they plan to build new homes for the future.
 Hot Springs may suffer today but Hot Springs will smile to- Commercial Appeal.
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The Daily Live Stock Reporter told the other day of the sale of some Arkansas steer at $6. 90 per hundred, and commented on this as "a very good price for Arkan- sas steers in the quarantine divis- ion" Just below were reports of Missouri steers selling for $S. 40 and $8. 50 per hundred. The mor- al is. that we need to get rid of the quarantine line and to get better cattle in Arkansas.
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THE MUDDY CROSSINGS

What is to be done with the present mountain of dirt that or naments the different streets of Brinkley, where sewers are be- ing put?
 The crossings on some of the streets are submerged under the dirt, which since the rain has be- come mud of the stickiest varie- ty. The surplus dirt in the streets possibly will be put back in the sewer trench sometime in the near future. but that does not remedy the present muddy crossings.
 The proper authorities should see that at least the street cross ings are cleared of the mud.
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ROAD FORMALLY OPENED
County Judges Meet and Declare Cache River
 Road Completed

On Tuesday morning at 1:3O o'clock, Judges T. G. Trice. of this county, and J. R. Screeton, of Prairie County, met on the bridge at the county line at Brassfeld and, shaking hands, formally declared the stretch of the Cross-State Highway through Monroe and Prairie Counties open and ready for the logging party.
 The recent heavy rains in parts of the state will doubt lessly delay the party in their trip across the state. Strenuous efforts are being made to keep the road in good condition so that there may be as little
 delay as possible.
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A BLOCKADED CROSSING

The switch engine of the Rock Island blockades the Main street crossing and causes no little annoyance and delay to traffic of : every kind every day. On Mon day there was at least twenty people and quitea few wagons and teams tied up at the cross ing, waiting till the railroad people saw fit to break the string of cars and let them pass. We believe there is an ordinance against a street crossing being .blockaded over a certain length of time. and this ordinance is daily violated. The people who have to wait. are irl the main, those who are on their way to dinner, and as most of them have only a limited time for noon, it causes them unnecessary delay.
 This hl6ckading of crossings should be stopped. and the proper officials should see that the railroad respects the rights of people who have to cross at this place.
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The Wrong Term

Here is one that was told by Senator Wm. Hughes of New Jersey, the other afternoon in demonstrating that when a man wants to lucidly express himself he cannot be too careful in pick ing out the right brand of lan- guage.
 One Sunday morning sometime ago, according to the senator, the parson of a small church in one of the back counties tenderly announced that he had received a call from another field. At the conclusion of the service the par son was approached by one of the deacons.
 T have been thinking about the announcement you made, parson, said the deacon. Are they offering you any more mon- ey in that new field?"
 ''Oh, yes, brother" ," was the prompt rejoind CT of the parson "$3OO."
 Well, l don't know as blame you, parson, thoughtfully re. turned the deacon, but in mak. ing the announcement you didn't use the right term. That ism i a call, it's a raise. 7
The Brinkley argus., 1913-09-12
Arkansas News of Past Week

Attorney General Moose has handed down~an opinion to the effect that each peddling wagon driven in the state must be issu- ed a license to peddle.
 Arrangements have been made to entertain the Arkansas Lousi- ana Laundrymen's Association in Little Rock, September 27 and |28.
 Dr. E. R. Long, for twenty years president of Arkansas Col lege at Batesville, left Saturday for Sherman. Texas, where he has accepted the chair of Bible Philosophy in one of the largest Presbyterian colleges in the southwest.
 The rain of Monday did quite a bit of damage to the country around Argenta. Several bridges were washed away and people were forced to detour through woods along log roads to reach the city.
 Marcus and John Harris were cleared in the Clark County Court of the charge of having killed their father, Monday. The evi- dence was purely circumstantial. In a friendly scuffle with open knives, Friday, between Homer Atchison and Walter Huffman, two young men of Newport, At chison was stabbed between two l lof his ribs. His condition at first Twas not regarded as serious, but
 may probably cause his death downing to an internal bleeding l He is a boy of character and rep
 utation and the affair is much re lgretted by his friends, and espec |ially by Huffman.
 l Batesville is to have a new
 depot. The material is being
 placed upon the ground. ant
 water from the city mains hal
 been piped to the lot. The new
 depot is to be a modern one, ant
 built of pressed brick, trimmet lin Batesville marble. The olt
 depot will be used as a freigh
 depot.
 A large bridge between Mile and Higden. on the Missouri ant North Arkansas Railroad, wa destroyed by fire Friday nigh and delayed freight traffic unit 5 Sunday evening. A special trai1 was run from Searcy.to the seen
The Brinkley argus., 1913-09-12
Subscripsssas Price $50 Per Year
We wonder whether the Board of Health or Jack Frost will get first whack at our prolific weed crop. Somebody had better hur- rv.

The nose ring may be a dis tinct novelty on the stage, but it has long been favorably known on the farm. Arkansas Demo Crat. Nose rings on the farm are worn mostly by hogs. We wonder if they are worn on the stage by their human brothers.
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of the fire to transfer pass.. on the sou tn bound Sparks from an engine is s,'. ed to have caused the fire.
 A deal of considerable ;,n,. ance in real estate, was closss Weiner last Friday. IA bs known as the Weiner Hone sold. the consideration something like $4, GOO.
 Hot Springs suffered a s7. .o GOO fire last Friday Practies| one part of the city was M out, including the High sch,
 The Police Judge and Chief of Police at Jonesboro !, having a regular parrot monkey time. They have ,;. their grievances in the co,, and now want the public to which is right.
 The annual reunion of ldd settlers was pulled off at Ha, Saturday, over 5000 people VI in attendance. Judge Lankfo,| of DeValls Bluff was one of tl speakers. The Baxter County Fair closl at Buford last Saturday. Larl crowds attended all the five da, and many vuaelble premium were awarded.
 Eureka Springs has appoint, la committee to find the cost | furnishing the city with wat from Blue Springs, nine mfl distant.
 l After a separation of twent four years Rev. s. A. Blakemol aged 69, and his son met accident at Rogers last Saturds l The father believed his son South America, and the $ thought his father dead. I younger Blakely recently nov J to Rogers. while his. father liv at Pea Ridge.
 The Confederate pension W rants of Greene County, hs
 been received and are now bel distributed, among 142 pensi
 CTS in that county. the amo being a total of S9. 720.
 Although about sixty m from the big fire in Hot Spril Friday afternoon, it was seen Pine Bluff.
The Brinkley argus., 1913-09-12
Cover Crops

l What is a cover crop? It is a crop of grass that will grow during the late fall, winter and early spring, and cover the land and keep..the rain from washing the soil and teaching of the same, and exhausting the plant food contained in the soil. A cover crop is a good thing. and will pay well as a protection to the land.
 However, a good cover crop will pay well as a pasturage grass and two purposes. Il have been urging the farmers to look after their grass and hay crops this year. You may have done so. If you have you are fortun- ate, for hay goes a long way as feed. and feed is going to be high next year. Arkansas prairie hay is quoted on the market now $10 per ton; Oklahoma prairie hay at $l7; alfalfa at $1O and wheat bran and corn chops at from $29 to $33 per ton. So the hay crop has been and is an i'm portant one in Arkansas. 1 hope the farmers of Arkansas have saved good hay crops and will have feed for their stock. It certainly is hard on a cottou raiser to have to give up part of the money made in raising cotton for hay and stock food. because he will be paying more than it would have cost him to raise it.. But cotton has a hold on the people and it is hard to break it loose.
 As to the cover crop, it will pc needed for the stock this winter. There are several good cover crops. But clover is one of the best. It mixes in we'll with bermuda, and will die out in the spring about the time the latter comes out strong, thus making by this combination almost a con- t. ',,us pasture. Crimson clover and vetch are fine. The latter makes a better cover crop and the former makes a better winter pasture and soil builder. Rye is also good as cover crop and winter pasture. Rape makes a good winter pasture for hogs, but is not a legume and does not store nitrogen like the others. 1 urge that try you some of these winter cover crops, and give the hogs, cattle and other stock the benefit. Good pasture. hay crops. forage and live stock will pay far better than raising cotton or any other staple crop, and will in addition build up the soil on the farm and make good farms out of bad ones. You can plant rye, bur blower or vetch between the cotton rows and make a good winter pasturage and cover crop. Of course it is better to properly prepare seed bed and SOW it in the open, and would give you better results.
 hope the Arkansas farmer will give attention to alfalfa this season. It will grow in almost any of the soils we have. Prepare the land well and SOW plenty of feed. Alfalfa will produce better results than any other crop we can grow in the state. I hope you will make an extra effort to get start, if it is not more than an acre.
 Begin early this fall to prepare for next years crop. Get your land in shape to break this fall, and when you break your land, try blowing it about two inches deeper than it was plowed last year. It will make a good bed for holding moisture next year.
The Brinkley argus., 1913-09-12
Holly Grove News
NEWS ON ROUTE ?.

NEWS ON ROUTE ?. We had a very nice rain Sun. day. which was greatly appreci- ated.
 Our people are quite busy now picking cotton. Rev. c. w. Johnson, of Holly
The Brinkley argus., 1913-09-12

H. R. Simpson has Just re- turned from a trip through sev- eral of the southern states and says that he likes Arkansas bet ter than any of the states he saw while away.
The Brinkley argus., 1913-09-12
Strange.

Strange.
 Strange things happen The other evening we were kept awake for an hour or so by two men arguing cer- tain question and for once the man with the loud voice was right.
The Brinkley argus., 1913-09-12
How They Began Life

How They Began Life
 Henry Willard was a reporter.
 Elihu Burritt was blacksmith.
 Benjamin Franklin was a Ipri nter.
 Jay Gould was a book agent.
 A. T. Stewart was a school tea cher.
 A braham Lincoln was a rail splitter. James J. Hill began as a TO ustabout.
 Cornelius Vanderbilt } fired his: own boat. John Wanamaker began life at '$1. 9 a week.
 Andrew Carnegie began life at $2. 50 a week.
 ohn Jacob Astor sold apples iii the street.
The Brinkley argus., 1913-09-12
Other Pastures.

Space is limited and it is i'm possible to enumerate all of thu good things offered, but it will b' well to bear in mind that If yot visit but one fair in 1913, let tha' be the Tri-Stade Fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-16
SETH WILLIAMS RELIEF CORPS
Places Markers on Graves ct Sists's
And Holds Services.

Seth Williams Relief Corps, in ac-
cordanee with its usual custom, visit
ed, last Thursday afternoon, the Va =
rious cemeteries of the city, to dec
crate the graves of departed sisters
The Corps does not decorate these
graves on Memorial day because the
members think that the veterans OF
the civil War should have every await
able flower on that day, SO they OBJ
serve their Memorial day two weeks
later. This year the exercises were
especially impress, rs the new marE-
crs were dedicated. The markers are
simple. but we'll adapted To the pur-
nose as they have holder for
wreath. They bear the date OF the
organization of the Corps, lSa2
The services were held at the up
per entrance of Mount Pleasant celne-
terry, and were presided over by a. Is
Perkins, commander of Seth Williams
Post. G.. A. r. 4 beautiful service,
composed by Mrs. Katherine Brown,
president of the Relief Corps, was
carried out by the officers of the
CORPS. then each sisters grave was
marked and decorated. After the dec
Grafton the Corps returned to Grand
Army hall, where a delicious supper
was served by the sisters unable TO
go to the cemetery, with Mrs. NeiAe
Tibbetts, chairman of the committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-16
Will Soon Be Placed in
Augusta City Hall,
Made Of Metal Taken from The
Destroyed BaiIIeship.
Mayor Hewhert Is Notified OF the
Gift to the City.

Mayor Newbert is in receipt of a
letter from the navy department at
Washington, advising that his request
for an assignment Of a Maine Me-
mortal Tablet has been approved, and
that the tablet VIII he shipped forth
With. nv an act Of Congress limit
ed number of these memorial tablets
will he made from metal recovered
from. the battle@hip Maine, for as
Sgnment under certain conditions TO
municipalities, patriotic societies, etc.
It l. understood that no more than
1900 Of these tablets will he made. The
tablet ASSIGNED to Augusta will, by
order Of the city council, he placed in
CITY hall. These tablets are about
13 by Is inches in size, and weigh
about u pounds each. The first che
cast was shipped TO Raleigh, y. g,
the home OF Josephus Daniels. score
tcry Of the navy
Much material, including brass.
bronze and copper. was removed from
the deck. ana authority was granted
by Congress to have it made into tab :
let's, the cost to be met by those re
ceiyfnae them Several aculptors sub
mitted designs, ana on the iec'i.t-
mendatian of the fine arts commits
sion the design by Charles keck OF
New York was accepted. IN this de-
sign appears in bas- relief the figure
of a woman with bowed head and
out stretched arm. hearing shield
with the inscription patriotism and
Devotion" Just above the extended
arm is inscribed In Memofiam. Be
low the arm in bas-relief is a part
Of the hull of The Maine. as it looked
after the explosion. and beneath Is
the inscription IL S. S. Maine. De
straved in Havana HARDER, Feb. II,
1895" Across The lower edge of the
tablet are the words, "Fhis tablet IS
cast frem metal recovered from ~
Maine" The tablet is copyrighted -
Mr. Keck.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-16
NOT BECOMING
FOR YOUTH
Unsiehtly Grey and FADED Hair

Why not have beautiful, dark, glossy,
natural colored hair, full of life and
beauty-keep yourself young looking
and fascinating? Its SO easy and
Simple to do if you will get bottle of
Hays Hair Health today. You'll notice
change after one or two applications
how quickly the grey hairs vanish
how glossy, full of life and vitality
Hays Hair Health will keep your hair.
Don't waste time. get bottle today.
Your druggist is selling more Hays
Hair Health than all others, because
he knows it's the most satisfactory,
the incest and cleanest to use and
really does restore color to grey hair.
Free: Sign this adv. and take it to the
following druggists and get soc. bot
tie OF Hays Hair Health and a Csc.
cake of Harfina Soap for Soc; or 81. 90
bottle of Hays Hair Health and two
.3c. cakes of Harfina Seao r-co for 8,
MurphS, BoMoiten, webster & Co..
Coughlin. Kenney. Gardiner: Beane's
Drug Store; Ward.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-16
BELFAST.

An enthusiastic meeting of the Belfast
Baseball Association was held, Friday
night, at the office of Orrin j. Dckey,
and matters of interest discussed. 1t Is
hoped to get a team together, next week.
and have league game. on saturday,
in Belfast on the Congress street
grounds. Several committees will report
at a meeting, on " ednesday night. and
a number of applications to play on the
team have been received and are being
considered
\ well-attcnded meeting of the Waldo
County Agricultural Society was held,
Friday night, and plans discussed for the
fair which will be held in August. The
premium books are ready for the printer
and will be out within 10 days. Space on
the Midway is being booked already and
everything looks promising. The track
will be fixed up in many places and re-
pairs made where necessary. Secretary
Preston will look after the advertising
and tickets and II. c. Buzzell who has
charge of the stake races. reported good
progress. There is talking of laying ont
a diamond and making bali games a
feature of the program.
A cruise was discussed at n meeting of
the Belfast Yacht Club to include Il trip
down the bay with clambake and after
noon of sports. 1t is planned to invite
all motor boat owners, regardless OF
membership. and the affair will be stag. :"
Commodore Decrow. Capt Barr and
Francis y. Pendeton We're made n COM
mittee to make all arrangements for the
affair. Another meeting will be held. on
Friday night when the committee will
report.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-16

The bad luck which had attend the
Sig. Sautelle circus at intervals during
its tour through Maine had evidently
not entirely deserted it on it's arrival
Augusta, for ON Saturday morning, II
was learned that one of the elephants
was dead The animal was one of tbs
smaller ones of the herd. and is said t.
have been sick while the show was at
Ellsworth, Friday. In speaking OF tn
death of the animal one of the show
men said that the elephant was one OF
a lot that had recently arrived in Am
erica, and was taken out on the road
before it had become aeclimated to this
country, which was probably the cause
of its sickness and death. The re-
mains of the animal were taken along
when the show left, late Saturday
night, for New Hampshire, and were
to be buried there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-16
USED COMFORT POWDER
FOURTEEN YEARS,
FINDS NOTHING BETTER

Mrs. w. G.. Confer writes from Ashe-
vile. n. c.: Il have used Comfort
Powder daily for over IA years and
Just cannot do without it. / took six
boxes to Panama With me but run out
of it on board ship and the minute l
struck New York I sent out for two
cans. / can't find any other powder
that will half way do. To heal and
comfort the skin there is nothing like
Comfort Powder" Physicians, Train
ed Nurses ard Hospitals everywhere
do not hesitate to give Comfort Pow
der most unqualified endorsement BE
sure you get the genuine with sigma
tire of f. s. SlSyes on box.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-16
HaIIOWeII Water Commissioners
Water Pipe
Hallowell, Me-, June 5, 1913.

Hallowell, Me, June 5, 1913.
Sealed proposals. endorsed ''Halloweli
Water Commissioners, pipe-laying, Hal
done in Hallowell. Kennebec County,
Maine, will be received by G. G. Wall
Chairman Board of Water Commission
p NJ, work to commence on demand
after July !. 1918. at the discretion of the
Water Commissioners:
l. To lay about 200 feet of 6" water
& To lay about 500 feet of A. water
pipe.
3. To set gates.
To set hydrants.
5. To eXcavate rock.
Work to be done under the following
lutte and lead viii be delivered on the
ground by the Water commissioners.
Proposals to cover trenching in earth
and rock, laying and caulkinS pipe in
trench, setting such gates and hydrants
as may be, needed. and the back-tillingg
of material exeavated Cover to top OF
Contractor to repair all lcaky joints for
one year after completion of contract
f tor rock w II Dc tb amo no
nal diameter of pipe. Depth, six Inches
below bottom of pipe. Length, actual
Boulders measuring one-half yard
claSsed as rock
Each bid must be aecomp aft ,ol BY
p peItfa to eheek n Val sRe Iu ch9 al
A bond in the sum of five hundred dol
lars, with sureties, approved by the
Water Commissioners. for the faithful
performance of the contract in q. work.
manlike manner, will be required.
Further information, plans and specifi-
cations may be obtained from g. q.
The right is reserved to said Water
Commissioners to reject any or all bids.
Chairman of Hallowell Water Commits
Showers n1nosdff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-16

\ party of Augusta ladies chartered
one of the large ears of the Maine
Transportation Co., Sunday, and lett
in the morning for New Meadows Inn,
where they enjoyed one of that hos
telry's famous dinners, and later III the
afternoon returned to this city Ihe
day was ideal, and with the ride
through some of the most beautiful
country in Maine. together with the
dinner. they enjoyed one of the best
outings possible. The members OF tile
party were Mrs. Lawrence j. Golgan'
Mrs. Charles Murphy. Mrs. Frank
Murphy. Miss Alice Murphy, Miss
Mary Murphy Miss Josephine Gatfneii
Miss Elizabeth O'Connor, Miss Mar
garet Dunn, Miss Agnes, Miss Amy
Burns and others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-16

Sunday was day of activity among
the shippers of the Augusta Yacht
Club fleet, and several of the craft
made runs down the river during the
day. Vice Commodore Hopkins and
family on the Nokomis. and Capt. Roy
Small and family ON the Ardena, left
during the morning for Swan Island,
Richmond, where they enjoyed a pic
ME dinner and passed the afternoon,
and Capt. Harry Southland on the Onie
made a run to Pittston, during the day.
Capt. Frank Halpin was also OFT with
the Molly A.. getting her into rum
ming condition, and Capt. Joe paquin
also had a party out
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-16

Deputy Sheriffs Edwin Bullock of
Windsor and Weston Lewis of Angus
Ia We're out in the Togus district, sun
day morning, and rounded up one os-
car Johnson, one of the alleged rum
sellers of that district. The two dep
uties started out on their hunt at
about 2 o'clock in the morning, and
claim to have later secured evidence
against Johnson of single sale of
intoxicating liquor Hd was brought
into AuSusta and furnished bonds for
appearance. at 9 o'clock, this tMou-
day) morning, before the municipal
court