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The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-01

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 IF the present miserable and impossible condition of the roads of Monroe county but serve to drive a lesson home to the coun- try people who are paying the greatest penalty of all in having no roads, then there's a consola- tion in it after all. If the coun- try people ever wake up to the fact that they could solve the road situation in one years time there will be something doing.
 In some counties in Arkansas permanent macadam roads have been built for just about $2, 800 per mile and the country people living along these roads had the
 pleasure of seeing their lands jump in valuation to double what it was, with no roads. In Mon roe county if we were to issue
 and sell bonds to build perma- nent roads, more than one-half of all the taxes required to pay off these bonds would come from resident property owners. One half of the remaining half or one-fourth of the cost would fall on the big land owners living in the towns. who get theirs
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in rents and increassd ysIuations on the work of those who live in the country, improve the lands and incidentally suffer all of the sacrifices and hardships attend ant upon living in the country in Monroe County. There's no other way on earth of getting roads but by buying them. Politicians build lem but ths politicians roads are all built in the air and are paved with promises. There's never been a road built any other way than by putting up the cash for 1t and if the man on the farms of Monroe county get the scales off their eyes they are some day going to vote to build perma- nent roads and when they do three-fourths of the cost of building will be paid by those who are now getting all of the profits and none of the hard ships of the present miserable conditions.
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THE U. s. Government has recently made an appropriation of more than half a million dollars to stamp out hog cholera. Strange things happen. More than half a million dollars to stop the loss of the lives of the hogs of America and yet this same Government accepting money from people as tax to kill, impOverish and otherwise injure the human race, thro' whiskey license.
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IF you belong to the quitters you'll get the blues, pull in your horns and join the calamity howlers. If you believe in get ting up and hustling. in over coming obstacles and in making things come to pass in the face of opposition and diversity,
 you'll smile, get busy and know that there's better times ahead.
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Political Announcements

The ARGUS is authorized to announce Frank Federer as a candidate for Mayor at the Special election, Jan. Ant. 1915.
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The ARGUS is authorized to announce Jas. Grant as a candi- date for Mayor at the Special election, Jan. 4th, 1915.
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A Brinkley man of marriage able age answered an ad in a St. Louis paper a few days ago. The ad was:
 "WANTED:-A young man can make from $25 to $40 per week handling Mde. McCabes Corset. Address 4725 Olive St.
 A copy of the young mans letter answering the ad was handed the ARGUS man by one who found it where he had been using the typewriter. It read as follows:
 Pm 22 years old, have a job but that kind of a job will suit me better if the lady doesn't wear over size 30. Send partic- ulars and oblige
 Yours truly
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Benefit of Roads to Non abutting Property
 Owners

The road d-building specialists of the department, in Bulletin No. 136, entitled Highway Bonds" have the following to say about the benefit of a well, constructed highway to property owners whose property is not directly on the road to be i'm proved:
 In planning the highway system or the main market roads it will be found necessary to omit many roads the improve ment of which is greatly desired by abutting land owners. The fact that such property holders must pay a tax for the bond issue is only an apparent in- justice, for if the highway system is well planned the en- tire county will feel the benefits of the improvement. As rule, main market roads reach the majority of producing areas, and when they are improved all land values tend to increase.
 The fact that cities and larger towns are frequently taxed for bond issues in build highways outside of their own limits is sometimes made point of de- bate in bond elections. It is argued that because large part of the county wealth is within the corporrte limit of such cities and towns highway bond money should also be used to construct their streets. It is even urged that the expendi ture should be made proportionate to the asses sed valuation within the city linn lits. If the proceeds of highway bond issues were distributed in this way, their purposes in many cases would be defeated. The primary object of the county highway bond issue is to build county market roads and not to improve city streets, although a high percentage of the assessed valuation may be city property. 1t is now known that the eXpen- allure of city taxes on country roads is a sound principle and that it is one of the best features of State aid for highways In Massachusetts the city of Boston pays possibly 40 per cent of the total State highway fund, but not mile of State-aid highway has been built within it's limits. New York City also pays about 60 per cent of the cost of the State highway bonds. Some State laws prohibit the expendi- ture of proceeds of State high way bonds within corporate lim- its of cities or town.
 The improvement of market roads results in improved mark eting conditions, which benefits the city. Most cities are essenti- ally dependent upon the sur rouning country for their pros perity and development. The de- velopment of suburban property for residence purposes is also dependent upon highway condit- ions, and it is becoming evident yearly that whatever makes for an increase in rural population must be encouraged. Since the introduction of motor traffic country highways are used to an increasing extent by city resi- dents. In fact, the cost of main taining many country highways has been greatly increased by the presence of city-owned motor vehicles. The general advance in facilities for doing country business from town headquarters when roads are improved is nc |inconsiderable factor in the commercial life of the communi
 ty.
 Cnecial Election Notice
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Just About Town

1 must confess that 1 was sur. prised at the generous Christmas spirit that 1 saw displayed ir Brinkley during the past holi- days. Nearly every body seemed to be thinking of some one else and the spirit of making others happy was prevalent among people of every walk of life.
 Taken as a whole there can't t be found on earth a more free hearted liberal spirited people than the people of "dear old Brinkley." I've been living among them for the past 25 years and feel like 1 know 'en pretty well.
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Special Election Notice

Notice is hereby given that an election will be held in the city of Brinkley, Arkansas, on Tues day Jan., 5th. 1915 for the pur- pose of the election of
 One Mayor
 One City Clerk
 One Alderman for 1st ward.
 One Alderman in End ward. The polling places for the various wards will be as follows:
 1st ward Woodfin's Store End ward d-City Hall 3rd ward--Pugh's Mill. A. K. Cameron, Mayor. Attest:
 F. E. Sapp, City Clerk. Nov. "A, 1914 St. Whenever You Need General Tonic Take Groves The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE| and IRON. It,acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 centsI
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4 R1k kANSAl

A new section of Arkansas has by the Missouri and North ArkaIlS' Opportunities for the farmer, nls' timber man. Good land at low p'H is no malaria in this section. ~ of good spring water. Land values ing daily. This is the highlands " Write for free booklet, sOak Leav'' ing full information
 Jay Herr. General Passens6
 \ Harrison. Ark.
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The ARGUS 1nVlCoS any y-2nu All pastors and churches to use. this departments regularly each week for making sheir announcements. publishing congregational news. etc. Please send in the copy by Tuesday of each week-Ed.s
 Ar THE BAPTIST CHURCH
 Sunday School 9:46 a. m. Preaching 1ls00a.- m. |B. Y. F. U. 6:30 p m. Prayer Mtg. Wednesday z :20p-m.
 By the time you read these notes the old year will be a thing of the past. The new year will be upon us. We wish for all a very Happy New Year. We have been among you just one year. You have been kind to us, and we appreciate every thing you have done for us. We tried to serve you as best we could. If we have wronged any man we begsyour pardon. it has been of the, head and not of the heart. We wish for every per son in Brinkley a most Prosper ous New Year. May we, all work together during theycoming year to make Brinkley not. only the best-town in the State from a commercialand business stand point, but also .froma moral and spiritual standpoint. es,.
 Our Sunday School Christmas exercise passed off very nicely.
 We had to have. them on Christmas night instead f Christmas eve on account of the rain. Everyone present seemed to enjoy them. We thank every one who helped to make. them 3 success.
 The record of the Sunday School for the past month was unusually good. The following are on the Honor Roll for the month: George David Bowen. Frances Sharp Bogle. Nila Liv- ingston. Tranquilla Bogle, Ella Frances Chaney. Ruth Flora, Viola Rose, Mrs. Bettie Aikman. Mrs. T. J. Draper, Carrie Louise Rusher. F. J. Major. Donald Best, Mrs. Elmo, Chaney. F. H. Ford, Mrs. J. H. Coleman, David Bowen. Miss Clyde Mitchell, Kathleen Flora. Dave lr
 Cooper, J. H. Coleman and Mrs. A. Flora. This is quite an .in- crease over the proceeding months. Now for ahe New Year we want to see how many will make perfect records.
 We will have the Sunday School and sB. Y. P. u. services next Sunday as usual. Will have the preaching service ,at l o'clock. but none in the even ing, as .the pastor leaves that afternodn for Missouri where he lizA4
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Among the Churches

The ARGUS invites any and all pastors and churches to use. this departments regularly each week for making sheir announcements. publishing congregational news. etc. Please send in the copy by Tuesday of each week k-Ed. -
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LESSON TEXT-Judges 7:7-19.
 GOLDEN TEXT-I will heal tneir Dack- sliding, will love them freeiy.-Hos. i'''
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goes to be in a s,, Institute for two ,.s.,

goes to be in a s,s3 institute for two vs, will be no preacAisl | hour Sunday week,
 ular services on the sl| again. We hope to, tendance of the 1 next Sunday morniir Sunday of the Nes also because it is ,k.j the observance of ths ' of the Lord s Supp(,, 5 notmake a sspeeial, there.
 Next Sunday . \, S'nisersaEy ,Sfs &,l pastor and we ss
 have you present H1 review the work A year and plan fosa year. WILL YOU N0I1
 James Henry CoIe
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-08

Egypt the central Of the Nile reached
a point OF skill scarcely attempted in
this country.
The ancient people turned these
flood tigers into friends OF man. They
handled the surplus water scientific
ally. so as 10 enrich the land
Engineers say that much OF the
levee building along the Mississippi
has been worse than useless. The
people OF one district build dikes that
may save themselves for a time. but
are destructive 10 those little farther
down the stream. The scientific thing
10 do, apparently, would be 10 allow
the water TO spread out in certain
basins.
If the owners Of land did not want
this done, il is asserted that il would
pay the United States To. buy the land.
After A period of 30 TO so years. the
river. by flowing more regularly. could
be made 10 deepen its channel. The
land of the basins where the flood
waters were stored, would be so en-
riched that the government could sell
it and make money on the whole
transaction
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-08
FORWARD-LOOKING PRESIDEN-
TTAIISMS

Former Pres't Theodore Roosevelt
has no idea at the present time that
he will take any part in the next
presidential race. He believes that
he has made too many political enc
mics TO be available again as a presi-
dental candidate. He is not, how
ever, promising anybody that he is
through with the presidential game.
Once he did that
The road is open at the present time
for the reactionary wing of the re-
publican party TO trot out their favor
ties At the head of the list, of
course, is Boies Penrose of Pennsyl-
vania, who showed stronger than any
other old line republican at the cleo
ton last November. Next to him
comes Myron r. Herrick, who has
been looked over by the big Wall
street bankers and by them endorsed.
Then comes James X. Mann. republic
can house leader from Illinois; GOV.
Charles S. Whitman as a possible IA
vorite son for the Empire state of
New York, which states electoral vote
always figures so largely in a presi-
Dental campaign; Sen. John w.
Weeks of Massachusetts,. a business
man endorsed by bankers and bust
ness men. Among the other possible
favorite sons to be offered by their
respective states may be Charles War
rem Fairbanks and James +. Watson
of Indiana, Samuel w. Mccall of Mas
sachusetts. Warren @. Harding and
Theodore r. Burton of Ohio, Sen.
William Alden Smith Of Michigan.
William e Borah of Idaho, Albert p.
Cummins OF Iowa, and Robert VI. La
Toilette of Wisconsin.
The fact that Roosevelt is disin-
clined 10 run does not mean neces-
sarily that the progressive party will
not have a candidate. The managers
OF the progressive party are awaiting
developments The organization is
being held together and will be held
together to see what sort OF candi-
date is nominated by the republicans.
The function OF the progressive party
may be again 20 defeat the republican
candidate. and such a function may
prove again TO he not at all bad
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-08
JAPAN'S FEELING.

John G. Worley. who has just re-
turned 10 this country after 10 years
spent as a missionary at Matsuyma.
Japan. declares that the common peo-
pie of that country regard America
as their best friend and that the eX-
listing treaties with Great Britain have
not altered that feeling.
The magnanimity the Japanese dis
played when they prepared a national
exhibit for the Panama Pacific expo
sitiOn. such as no worlds fair has ever
Witnessed easily far superior TO that
of any other nation represented there,
is a striking illustration of that feel
ing, for it must be remembered that
this exhibit has been in process of
preparation for. some years and was
being assembled just at the time
when the anti-Japanese agitation in
California was at its height.
That some day the commercial in
terests of the two nations may clash
is probable, in fact certain. eventual
ly. But Japan as a nation is now in
her own affairs. There is hardly a
possibility that any difference could
arise which could not and would not
be settled by diplomacy, or as a fur
Their resort. arbitration. Neither ia
pan nor the United States wants war
with one another nor could either
possibly profit thereby.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-08
MmIIAMs SOUND ADVICE.

Prof. William II. Taft is out with
q statement regarding the crisis which
may at any moment confront the
United States as a result of the Euro
pean embroglio which for moderation
of utterance and patriotic sensible
advice is a gem of the first water.
IL is a situation demanding. the
highest form of statesmanship and
patriotism which, as Taft remarks.
neither pride nor monetary passion
should influence"
Personal differences must be set
aside, political Affiliations forgot. and
the people Of this country, regardless
of what European origin, stand united
in support Of whatever policy the ad-
ministration may adopt. II is mat
ter OF Generalization that in time
of trial Taft is big enough TO stand By
the opposite party. right or wrong.
for his countrys welfare.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-08
HIGH SOCIETY.

President Wilson in an address the
other day at a Berea college meeting.
compared the ways of the simple
mountain folks with those Of high So
ciety. THE airs OF the select are oft
en- amusing said the president.
The value of the services rendered
by the circle called society" is the
subject OF many differences of opin-
ion. Undoubtedly society people do a
very large amount of philanthropic
work. But there is a disposition
among the men of these circles to
shunt these tasks off on the women.
When man acquires a million dol
lars, one would think ne could well
spare from money making some time
for philanthrOpic causes.
Some of them To- But the great
majority think they can serve the
human race by proxy
Probably the most serious charge to
be made against high society is its
waste of time. The whirligis of teas,
balls receptions, continues summer
and winter. 1t is hard work. cOnsum-
ing vitality, and rendering no adequate
return
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-08
THE HARM DONE BY FLOODS.

Every return OF spring weather
brings the news OF damage by floods
along the nations great rivers. The
attitude OF congress and the public
is like the oft repeated story OF the
man whose roof leaked He did not
mend it when il rained. because IL was
500 wet 20 work on IL. and when IL
didn't rain. the roof was all right.
The public seems 20 think that the
floods are an injury only 20 the -com-
Inunity directly affected. But as sew
eral Of the recent Mississippi river
freshets have each caused damage es-
tlmated az ss0.0oO.000 or more. this
destruction is tax on the whole
country. II affects national prosperity
much more than evils that attract
greater attention.
Scientists say that the people Of
1900 years ago We're much more eff
clent in handling their rivers. Flood
damage was a great problem even in
those DAYS. III is said that the de-
structive rising OF the Tiber were one
OF the principal causes OF the decline
and fall OF the Roman empire. In
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-08

Two views are held among school
teachers and superintendent. as to
what shall be done with pupils who
fail to keep up The old time teacher
was rather inclined 10 pass them
along The student, it was argued.
would lose interest il compelled TO
drop back into another class lie had
probably got about all that can be
had out of that grade or stage Of his
work lie will get more TO let him go
ON than he will TO make him grind
over the same work again.
4 few years ago there was wide
spread impression that good athlete
could slip through almost any college.
OF recent years both in colleges and
high schools. there seems TO be a
stricter feeling about scholarship re-
Quirements for athletes
THAT many of the colleges are now
imposing severe tests was suggested
by the news reports Of the past week,
10 the effect that III Cornell uniNer-
sity. IA men have been dropped as
result OF the mid-year exams Also
iss others were placed on probation
and denied many privileges.
Probably some students do lose
heart on being dropped back. Also
the better portion of the class, who are
allowed 10 go on. make q distinct gain
by parting company with the slug
cards. An indolent pupil is mere bag
gage Explaining things 10 him.
which ne should have worked out for
himself. robs the rest OF the class OF
valuable time They all tend 10 drop
10 his low standard Bright pupils
compare their work with his. and are
satisfied with mediocre perform
ance.
The experience OF slipping along
easily hy the tests OF school or ccl-
iege must denoralize student IL
viii not be thus when ne gets into
business. There competition win have
It's effect. his inefficiency viii quickly
ae eliminated. and he viii dror into
the Jack eIdias OF life. Is needs in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-08
wAKENED BY WAR.

We are given 10 ponder over the
rather astonishing statement OF
millionaire scion Of a multi-millicn-
aire family that he is indebted to the
European war in that it prevented his
annual pilgrimage abroad. compelling
him 10 substitute a journey through
America. thereby directing his atten-
ton for the first time" 10 the wealth
of scenic beauty and innumerable
points OF interest with which this
country rewards the traveller
Curious isn't It?
The mania for foreign travel runs
riot necessitating a worlds war to
check
The dollars which the wealthy fam
lilies Of America pour each year into
the Golfers OF European inn and shop
keepers would feed the families OF a
million laborers. And yet ii takes
nothing less than al international
calamity TO open their eyes 10 that
fact. to awake in them the realization
OF the glories OF their native land. Sad
commentary on the innate patriotism
and national pride of the wealthy
classes
II would be interesting TO know Just
what proportion OF these have seen
the grandeurs Of Niagara falls, Vel
lowstOne park. the Grand Canyon of
Arizona, the Petrihed forest. etc
any of which is unsurpassed by any
thing Europe offers for their blase at
fanfinn
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-08
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Reminders From the Columns
OF HE Daily Tines

Rev. Father Nugent OF Iowa lee
tured in ST Patrick's church on tenn
perance.
Miss Anne Archbod Of DenvCs is a
guest of Miss Nae Miller.
Budd Doble. the horsemau, visited
his daughter at 81. Mary's.
Cards have been issued BY Mr.. and
Mrs Eugene 3. Morey for the mar
riage of their daughter. Uretta. TO
Akin Moore.
= daughter was horn 10 Mr and
AIRS. George Markham of Clay town
ship.
The Eastern Star ladies entertain
ed ~ Masonic hall
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas 4. DuSdale
were given 4 surprise party.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-08
THE POOR FOREIGN EDITOR

The fate OF the Austrian editor
makes US much more contented with
our lowly lot.
Two hours before publication, the
Vienna editor has To- submit his pa
per 10 the war censors. who blue
pencil his war opinions 10 suit their
views. or make him get out an entire
new issue It's wonder that they
cont have 10 open asylUms for editors
and composing room foremen- In
deed. war is terrible.