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lla ve nearly as much.


 out doubt one of the prettiest spots in Monroe county for real country life, and here our friends, Gordon & Wellborn are planning to harvest about 20 acres of Nancy Hall sweet potatoes. This is the largest crop of sweets in the south end. They are go- ing to build a big potato house as is also June Davidson at Holly Grove. The run back home was a pleasant one and thus finished up the day.
 TRIP TO MAXWELL
 Owing to the rainy spell and bad roads the ARGUS motor didn't go to Marvell in August as I had planned but the trip Saturday was an unusually pleasant one.
 Pulling out of Brinkley at 8:3O Saturday morning the run was made to J. Coleman Palmer's pretty plantation home. 5 miles southeast of Blackton. without stopping. In the absence of a thermos case of good pure cool water I always try to go to Mir. Palmer's for my water stop as he has an old fashioned cistern of good, pure water. This time I would have stopped anyway to ask him about the pretty sight just across the lane from his pretty two story brick home. There was a field of new mown hay all piled in pretty and regularly arranged piles which were each capped with a white water proof cloth. It was an un- usual and pretty sight and prov ed to be 75 acres of Lespedeza in perfect state with a yield of 75 acres-75 tons of Lespedeza in Monroe county. Surely a change is coming. There are two autos that put up and call the Palmer Plantation" Chats the ARGUS name for the Palmer farm) home. One belongs to Mir. Palmer and the other to his son, John. Any farmer in Mon- roe county who grows 75 tons of Lespedeza hay is naturally en- titled to ride in and own an auto, but we must be on the road. At exactly II o'clock Marvell is reached making the running time from Brinkley at just 2 hours and 30 minutes.
 Marvell is the only town of it's kind in all Arkansas. Its kind" is good but just now they are catching their breath after a long wait for prosperity but it is coming and their will be lot of business there now in a few weeks. There were those who told me that the negro tenants and farmers had been busy every day since they finished their crops and that nearly all of lem had money. Said one to me I know of one negro near here who has made and saved up $1OO in cash but he won't spend a nickle of it for he says de white folks say dat de panic is on and dey ain't gwin to furnish us next year so de nigger better sabe his money" This fever has spread among all classes and when they get hold of mail order houses ads they decide they can save money by sending off for goods and they are doing l it."
 But there are busy times down in Phillips county in politics. Candidates are thicker down there than fees on a dogs back. The automobiles are running here and there over the country and as a crowd of Marvell men were talking each spoke of the brand of wet goods they carried along under the cushion of the car as a sort of road easier ol shock absorber. There are quite a number of Marvell men who don't like the system" of get. ting votes thro' the booze bottle and sooner or later there will be | c eolooo ,,ov ;r Db;l1;pc oc,,pfv fv
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REPORT OF CONDITION OF BANK 0F BRINklEy

At the Close of Business sept. 2, 1915.
 RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts .....$ 52.557.92 Loans on Real Estate. ..... 23,851S9 Loans on Cotton ..... 337.O0 Other Bonds and Securities, Including State Warrants, County and City Scrip..... 1,257.6S Furniture and Fixtures. .... 2,5O0.0O Banking House ........... 10,5O0.00 Other Real Estate .... 11,143.O0 Due from Banks Not Re
 serve Agents .......... 2,4sO.76 Cash Items .......... 515.99 Cash and Due from Reserve
 Banks 2s.ss7.Os
 Total ...............S S12S,85 43
 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock, Paid Up :. ..$ 25,000.0O Surplus Fund, Certified .... 2.50O.OO Undivided Profits, Net .... 6,340.9S Bills Payable ............. 20,OOO.00 Dividends Unpaid ......... 1925 Individual Deposits, Includ- ing Public Funds ....... 51,307.71 Time Certificates of Deposit 23,21274 Cashiers Checks ......... 473.75 IOtal $lzo, ,S5l. .43 State of Arkansas, SS. County of Monroe. We, Andrew Flora, president, and F. Lee Major, cashier, of the above named bank, do s0lemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of our knowledge and belief. Andrew Flora, President. F. Lee Major, Cashier Attest:
 James Gum. G. Otis Boyle. E. D. Mcknight. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of September. 1915. My commission expires February 20, 1916.
 (SeaD Sigd Bacharach. Notary Public.
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h Ihp Farmers Of mOn- N
 roe County, Ark.

It is . known fact that line of railroad. alone has eied 50 solid loads of fine peaches out of Arkansas t year. which averaged the about $3OO % nk-or the enormous of SLIPS OOO-besdes several tssand carloads of apples cherries pums straw b1rriss md other fruits.
 Tere is no why the farmers of Monroe County d not make this millions out of the fruit business just - aae as growers other sections Your location soil and
 facilities be surpassed by other section in IT. state.
 We ae speciality of supplying the commercial orchard ; +le various fruit sections of the United States We ,y cuatouoers with first class at wholesale Those
 inereed write for prices in hundred five hundred an1 U6Gnnd ios.
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REPORT OF CONDITION OF MONROE COUNTY BANK

At the Close of Business Sept. 2, 1915.
 RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts .$72,84213 Loans on Real Estate ...... 9,967.2S Overdrafts, Secured and Un-
 secured 32.49 Other Bonds and Securities,
 Including State Warrants,
 County and City Scrip. ... 3,095.60 Furniture and Fixtures. .... 1888. 25 Other Real Estate ....... 35O.O0 Cash Items ........... 43.00 Cash and Due from Reserve
 Banks 11,35613 Other Resources as follows 195.42 Total .$99, ISIS. 30
 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock, Paid Up -. .$2O 1000. % Surplus Fund, Certified .... 2,217.59 Bills Payable .............. 100000 Individual Deposits, Includ-
 ing Public Funds ........ 38,322.4 Time Certificates of Deposit 19,247.60 Cashiers Checks ......... 31.70 1OtAL .'.. %S0,cA0.oV State of Arkansas,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1915-08-05

In the matter of lingerie one may
choose between much-trimmed or lit
tle-trimmed garments, providing they
are made of sheer, wellwoven cotton
or linen fabrics. The great majority
are made of cotton because it is cheap
er than linen, is just as good-looking.
and does not muss SO easily. Linen is
thought to be more durable and is
therefore sometimes selected for lin
gerie which is to be hand-embroidered.
By comparison with cotton fabrics,
such as fine voiles, woven of hard
twisted thread, durability lies rather
in favor Of cotton. >.
THE best known tub fabrics include
nainsook, batiste, long cloth, wolfe,
null, lawn and the fine cotton crepes.
One of the first three named is chosen
for the great bulk of all lingerie.
An empire gown of nainsook, with
body and sleeves of narrow val inser-
ton, is pictured here A narrow bead
ing is set at the top and bottom of the
body and serves to carry the narrow
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Some one advised me to take Lydia z,
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Ihad
taken so much medicine and my doctor
said he could do me no good so / toldmy
husband he might get me bottle and l
would try it. By the time / had taken
It felt better. I continued its use, and
now am we'll and strong.
81 have always recommended your
medicine ever since was SO wonder
fully benefited by it and ] hope this
letter will be the means of saving some
other poor woman from suffering. -
Mrs. MARTHA SEAvEY, Box 1144,
Unionville, Missouri.
The makers Of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound have thousands Of
such letters as that above - they tell
the truth, else they could not have been
obtained for love or money. This med
icine is no stranger = it has stood the
test for years.
If there are any complications y0u
do rot understand write to Lydia 3.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (confiGentiaD
Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman and
held in strict confidence.
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Dome of st. Pauls.

The origin of the famous dome OF
st. Pauls, which has puzzled London
architects for many generations, APP
pears to have been solved by ex-
perts of the Royal Asiatic society.
They now say it was copied from the
fourteenth century wooden dome OF
the Great Mosque at Damascus. Thus
is has had pagan origin, distinctive
ly indicated by it's inner and outer
shell. When Timur, the Asiatic con.
queror, sacked Damascus, at the close
Of the fourteenth century, he carried
the idea of the Great Mosque back
home. The dome spread over Persia,
and appeared in India in the six
teenth century The Persians covered
their domes with gilded tiles, which
sometimes can be seen flashing
thirty miles away. The Persians dis
covered how "a really large dome
could, be- set over square chamber,
problem the Romans failed to solve.
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Hard Water.

Do you realize how hard water 1s
when a boat sails through it at full
speed? Water passing at fifty miles
an hour is not the limpid liquid we are
accustomed to battle in. IL you put
your arm overheard from hydro
plane, running fifty miles an hour, and
strike a wave crest. the probability Ia
that you will break your arm or wrist.
because at that speed the water has
not time to give, or even to change
shape, and striking 1t is like striking
SO much metal. If q swordsman
should enter one OF the great hydraSr
lie quarries, where stream of water.
under enormous head, is used to wash
down hillsides, and attempt to cut
into one of those streams. his sword
would fly in pieces without being able
to penetrate the water. The stream
Is like a bar of iron.-YuuSh's Com
panion.
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Now that the filmiest OF laces are
made by wonderful machinery and are
SO plentiful and so cheap, every WON
an should indulge herself in a dainty
negligee. If ever there lived WON
an without a longing for this strictly
feminine and most luxurious of be-
lOngings she must have been feeble
minded, for every well-balanced daugh-
ter of Eve acknowledges their fascina-
ton
The most enticing Of negligees are
made of crepe de chine or thin, sup
pie silk, with laces and ribbons.
Color plays so important a part in
the makeup of these garments that
the fabric is the second consideration.
All the beautiful and rich colors may
be set down as available. and the more
f1owerlike the better Also the more
friily and frivolous and altogether ir-
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why there are many VITO are kept
waiting and from marrying, we should
learn. Whom first we love we seldom
we'd" There Is. indeed, more truth
than poetry in this plant. The first
young man who presents himself
might well be considered very inter
esting study to the unsophisticated
maiden. She has an idea that she is
In duty bound to fall fervently in love
with her first constant admirer. Her
world of companions had been small.
She has not been brought in contact
with other young men Because of
not being out of her teens, she has
not come In contact and conversed
with any of them.
She has not the ieast knowledge of
the kind of man she would fancy most
and love afterward. She has no one
to contrast him with. 1t is therefore
more difficult to discern il they are
suited for each other or not; what
faults there are, or good qualities
There comes parting of their ways.
Another sutton puts in an appearance
the following year.
She has grown wiser in the ways 0t
men who make for happiness. There
is no mistaking her own heart when,
after a year or SOS courtship the ques-
ton is popped. She believes In certain
indications which seems to warn her
OF defects and ficklenes-; and straight
way, keeping to her -'esolve not to
waste another year, she discourages
his advances and is heart free and
fancy whole.
So the years glide by of her youth
time. Instead of being the wife of
congenial, thrifty, loving mate, she
fears she is for all time to come to
live and wait with regret alone. Only
is a disconnected life barely avoided
when some one of her early lovers
unfortunately loses his helpmate and
makes lasting appeal for her to wed
and brighten the lonely home. Happy
is she who, while not jumping at the
first sutton, wisely makes her choice
by not waiting too long.
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dropped him for Roy. l am sure he
would never cause you any jealousy"
Distressed as Eunice was, the sug-
gestion was too ludicrous. ,.
"Oh, my, no-dear old Walter? He's
good as gold, but he never thought OF
me in any way except as his sisters
friend. Why, Walter cares more for
, rare birds egg or new butterfly
specimen than he does for all the
women in the world. But Roy-oh,
It's hard to lose faith in him after we
we're so happy" and Eunice wept on
her friends shoulder, the latter try
ing to console her and promising to
help out some way in the situation.
But how? Mrs Tresham obviously
questioned herself as she started
homewards, and then-along came
Patty
Never was a friend and adviser
more welcomed Unexpected, too, but
then Patty was always bobbing in at
odd minutes in her queer, erratic,
Hashing way.
why, my dear grill" cried Mrs.
rresham unanimously. "Who ever ex-
pected to see you?"
Didn't you invite me last year,"
81 did; and certainly reinvite you
aow!" declared Mrs. Tresham enthusi-
astically. with lively. remembrance
Of this "eyerybody's friend who had
TIL Of ho
lar queen.
There had been but one Patty, and
she lust came along" A new, strange
student found a wise and powerful
chaperone in Patty; the homesick
were petted and nursed into content
by this bright, heartsome creature,
who had never had home of her
own.
When Patty chirped the robins used
to sit around and call back, she had
so sweet and compelling MARBLE.
Should Patty whistle to dispirited
dog, the animal straightway plucked
up hope and courage and went into
spasm of delight, tracing an end to
it's hunger in the promising twinkle OF
Patty's eye.
She was twenty-four, but petite, and
looked sixteen. Patty had the wisdom
of forty-six. She had come to visit
her old school friend just in the nick
| of time, it seemed, for next morning
Mrs. Tresham told her about the
troubles of mourning Eunice, and
Patty's clever eyes sparkled
"a naughty boy-tiff-hearts sun
dered-oh, dear me! I'll have to try
and mend all that. Just as soon as l
get through looking over those won
derful specimens of beetles that won
derful brother of yours half showed me
yesterday, I'll take a run down to
Brook Haven and look over the
ground"
why, you speak pretty fine of that
dull, self-centered brother of mine.
Patty!" smiled Mrs. Tresham.
Walter" replied Patty effusively.
II dote on him! He's the most sensi-
BILE, and therefore the most interest
ing young man have met ii year"
IL declared" Walter told his sister
in his grave, matter-of-fact way after
Patty had gone, this Patty of yours
is the most congenial and original
young lady ever knew"
"Shes original. yes" smiled Mrs
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WOMAN WHO WAITS.

7 sit and wait for YOU, Gear, my dear.
Nov the sun is low;
From the far-oh Town the path runs clear
And the way you know
The cid. ole way that brought you here
IN the long ago.
It is all very well 10 talk Of not
6eing In hurry TO wed; that young
woman should summer and winter a
year, or many more, the eager lover
who lays siege to her heart. Yet, there
are Justly many sides TO be considered
for those who intend to step to the al
tar some day.
Single people, especially young wom-
zen, are not sufficiently self-willed to
disregard the opinion of well-meaning
friends who instill their own expert
Iences into their unknowing minds.
but when there is a long period Of
waiting in prospect, and beaux come
ia-knocking at her door, her girlish
yArdor should not De checked by jolly
ang her into the belief that better
zones will come along, more to her
advantage, if she bides her time and
waits.
I Opportunity, il has been said,
knocks at the door but once In life
time for some. Others scarcely know
ryghat 1t is not to be noticed. They
Keep q constant list Of bright, enter
tanning young men who are only too
glad to pass a lively evening at their
slTssides in winter and lounge content
iedly in a cozy nook on the cool porch
An summers twilight.
If we are !, take the words of one
of the Oldest poets for evidence as 70
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ing description of it, was disappoint-
ed. whey had been lured by the
promise of large, roomy place. flood
ed with golden sunshine by day and
swept by cooling breezes by night and
spacious ground for the children to
play in. There were no signs to keep
off the grass. The table was to be laden
with fresh vegetables and fruits, which
Ehe boarders could actually watch
growing, and as for pure milk and
fresh eggs, they should accompany
the other good things as matter of
course.
Hubby was content to suffer in the
heat of the city, sleep on lounge on
the screened back porch hearing that
the family was comfortably situated
and enjoying the benefits of the COun-
try to the full. It's az unlucky omen
TO the wife If her little daughter offers
TO relieve her for once from writing
the daily letter home to papa. Chill
dren are too honest to be deceptive. A
single glance through it's pages
showed the situation of affairs I'VE
are not having a bit of good time" the
letter read 1.-The four of us have
big room divided off by curtains. The
sun shines into our eyes through the
thin curtains early in the morning and
we can't sleep any more. It's dread
fully hot because we have to keep the
windows tight shut, if We opened
&hem the shelters would come In and
blister US. There isn't spear of
grass here, all clay, so we cannot run
about the grounds. We we're to have
eggs for breakfast for the first time.
but over night they turned into the
cutest, dearest little yellow chicks
There's q doctor here who, says milk
would put us all on cur feet again,
but no one viii sell ma any. Ma al
ways wanted TO get nice and thin;
Nou wouldn't know her, she's got so
skinny Bobby and l used to love
hominy, lsut we don't like it any more;
Et's hominy and sorghum for break
fast, sorghum and hominy for lunch.
and fried hominy crumpets With
prunes for dinner or else turnips and
boiled cabbage.
I'VE haven't had change of dresses.
for mother won't unpack the trunks.
There's little boy here with dread
fully red face. Bobby was playing
with him long time before ma saw
them. She was awfu1ly scared. be-
fieving the boy was coming down with
the measles, but he was only in pain
from eating little green apples off the
trees In the orchard He did want
fruit so much.
allow / wish we were back in our
nice, cool home where we could have
pur own rooms, and soft, white little
beds, and all we wanted of good things
10 eat. You can't come any too soon
TO suit Bobby and met take us
away from here"
The husband and father arrived on
the very next train. 1t is rarely that
the family that has suffered SO many
hardships insists upon finding another
Boarding place, all are usually we'll
pleased to cut the vacation short, and
get back TO the comforts and joys of
home, sweet home.
Moral: Don't take The alluring ads
about summer board for truth. In
kpect the places where you are to take
the children. if it be possible. All is
not gold that glitters.
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responsible the design. the better the
negligee seems to fulfill its destirY-
which is just to be pretty.
These house gowns are easy to
make, as may be gathered from the
very good example shown in the pic
ture. A long, plated skirt is set on
to a short baby waist having elbow
sleeves covered with rows of plating
that are edged with narrow lace. A
wide ribbon girdle, with rosette bow
at the front, is tackled over the join
ing of me waist and skirt.
A coatee of shadow lace, with draped
sleeve, adds the final touch of dainti-
ness and new style feature at the
same time. Light pink crepe and
cream-white lace make as good a
color combination as any. but oEe
may consider becomingness and en-
vironment and choose whatever Is
most pleasing.
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satin ribbon that adjusts the gown ts
the figure. 1t is finished with an edg
ing of val. The sleeves are made sep
arately and decorated with beading
edged with val. Ribbon is run in the
beading and tied in little bows, with
hanging loops and ends, by way OF
dainty decoration.
The three little figures sketched in
the picture suggest gowns more sim
ply trimmed but equally pretty. Each
borrows the refinement of lace and the
glow of color in ribbons, and each Is
gracefully cut. Thus they embody at
fractions that merit the interest and
the admiration that women always &C.
cord tasteful lingerie.
Crepe de chine and wash silks are
having considerable vogue in under
garments, but they are merely extra
luxurious and not more satisfying than
the garments of cotton that emerge
from the laundry time after time as
good as new.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
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Daylidht-Savino Scheme.

Considerable attention is now being
given throughout Canada to a So
called daylight-saying scheme. The
movement in Halifax is in accord with
an effort all over the dominion to
have the clocks put back one hour on
April l each year, continuing to some
autumn month, in order to give more
daylight for work and pleasure. Meet
ings are now being held all over Can
ada with view to bringing the mat
ter to the attention of the federal par
lament at its next session. The Hall
fax committee is composed Of repre-
sentatiyes of the city council. trades
and labor council, and wholesale and
retail merchants.
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BUILT A MONUMENT,
The Best Sort In the World.

"A monument built by and from
Postum" is the way an Illinois man
describes himself. He says:
For years I was a coffee drinker
until at last I became a terrible sur
ferer from dyspepsia, constipation.
headaches and indigestion.
1.-THE different kinds Of medicine
tried did not cure me, and finally some
one told me to leave off coffee and
take up Postum. I was fortunate In
having the Postum made strictly ac-
cording to directions on the pkg, so
that from the start I liked 1t.
Gradually my condition changed.
The old troubles disappeared and
began to feel we'll again. My appetite
became good and I could digest food.
Now l am restored to strength and
health, can sleep sound all night ana
awake with fresh and rested body.
81 am really a monument built by
Postum, for ! was a physical wreck.
distressed in body and mind, and am
now a strong, healthy man. / know
exactly what made the change; II was
leaving of coffee and using Postum.
Name given by Postum Co., BATHS
Creek, Mich. Read "Ths Road to wen
ville," in pkgs.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal--the original form-
must be well boiled. 15c and Zoo PACK
ages.
Instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly in cup OF hot wa
ter. and with cream and sugar, mAkes
q delicious beverage instantly. SOC and
soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers.
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Rainy Day Clothes.

There was a day. when rain meant
unbecoming and unattractive clothes.
And that day was not so very long
ago. There were some becoming
rainy day clothes then, to be sure, but
unless one looked well in tan water
PROCEED covert or gabardine coat, or
in oilskins, or in rubber coat of some
kind. one did not appear to advantage
in the rain.
Nowadays there are all sorts OF
pretty and becoming rainy day clothes
OF course, the topcoat that is abso-