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New Britain herald., 1915-04-28
POPULAR COMEDY AT
POLLS NEXT WEEK

When 1.-THE Big Idea" is classed as
an unusual play, 1t is very properly
classified, for in no play of recent
date has so much in the dramatic
field been included. Comedy, farce,
real melodrama and tragedy are all
included in this Cohan & Harris sue
cess. The young man is about to COM
nit suicide to raise funds to cover
his fathers shortage at his bank, his
life insurance being sufficient to pay
this Then the girl learns Of the young
mans position and inspires him to
writc the story of his position into a
play and sell it for IL sum that will
make good the fathers shorta ge.
From this time on the audience sees
a play being written and acted at the
same time-a most novel and unique
idea. The final act of tho play is
reserved for the final act of THE Big
Idea" when they sell their manuscript
to a producer.
It has been said that the play is
based upon fact, which makes it so
much the more gripping and absorb
ing. The characters are real people
who work out their own salvation in
their own way. 1t is not freakish in
any sense of the word. Everywhere
1t has been received as one of the
most unusual plays ever written and
it's authors, Clayton Hamilton and A.
E. Thomas have given the stage one of
it's real original productions. The
Poll Players have scored very heavily
in this play already, Miss Skirvin and
and Mr.. Hollingsworth playing the
leading roles with fine effect and the
other favorites have prominent parts.
1t is adequately staged.
Next week the Players will present
Che ever popular comedy Mrs. Wigs
of the Cabbage Patch"
New Britain herald., 1915-04-28
Fads and Fashions

Pockets trim a great many skirts
and coats.
white daisies.
Chinchilla is actually being used
on spring wraps.
1t is impossible to have children's
dresses too simple.
Hats have leghorn crowns with
transparent brims.
Growing girls are wearing boyish-
looking Norfolk suits.
The pendant is a necessary part
Of the evening costume.
A few of the new hats are trimmed
only on the crown.
Ravens wing blue Is a great ia
vorite among the blues.
Buttons are a predominating fea-
ture of the new costumes.
Black and white plaids and checks
are more and more popular.
Even the two-year-old baby may
have pockets on her dress.
Dagger-like orname nts are the
newest thing for the coifure.
Combine the old blue serge suit
with striped or plain taffeta.
Sashes are sometimes of chiffon
gauze braided with soutache.
Striped silk and-leather pocket
books are the latest fashion.
Figured foulard Innings are seen
in plain serge separate coats.
Fashion favors the black veil
worn with a white straw hat.
Plain blouses are Slightly relieved
from severity by corded seams.
The suit coat may be of contrast
ing color, worn with a dark skirt.
The tailored linen waists with
hand embroidery are back again.
Hats suggesting the Glengarry
touue are worn by smart looking girls.
A startling model in black taft
feta has half the skirt in white cloth.
Old rose is seen in some of tho
gayest and most charming parasols.
Embroidered linen, fine tulle and |
batiste are all seen in the new neck |
wear.
Indian turban hats of draped taf-
feta are finished on one side with a
flower.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-28
JOHNNY JONES is
MAKING A BIG HIT

Little Johnny Jones" makes the
biggest hit of the season for the
Lyceum Players and the audiences
which have seen the performances
given thus far do not hesitate in say
ing that it is just as enjoyable as when
originally produced by the author and
actor George M. Cohan. Mr. Birch
scores a great hit in the character of
Jones'" Miss Galloway IS decidedly
chic in her costume under the role of
the Earl of Bloomsbury. and the
coy little French maid. The patrons
also like the new characters in roles
this week. Miss Bottoms singing and
dancing are as usual, a big nit. Par
ticularly pleasing are the settings
which are on the par Of excellence
found in the usual New York produc-
tons There Is big demand for
seats, which indicates the popularity
of musical presentations and also the
very satisfactory manner IN which
these attractions are staged. The
musical attractions, by reason of the
high royalties, the special scenic
effects, special costumes and aug
mcnted company Of chorus singers
and dancers, and orchestra are the
most expensive that the management
has undertaken and the patrons
should show their appreciation by at
tending.
For the next week the mana cement
offers another high class musical at
traction, presenting another of George
M. Cohan's great musical successes,
Fifty Miles From Boston, It, like
Cohan's other musical shows,
possesses a speed of action that is de-
lightfully pleasing and Il run Of
original comedy such as only Conan
can produce. AS this attraction will
mark the closing week of the seasons
engagement for the Players there will
be special features at the different
performances during the last week
New Britain herald., 1915-04-28
Misinforming Children

has q
told casually
a
setting peoples houses
children worked solutions
think likely result
o
The child quistve develops
70
he
&c What a
3 o " q child.
impressionabe Information often
n
t
leave impression
t
ne
of
a
knowledge.
call o "A chnd's
child should him stone?
music supposedly approval but with real intention Of
buying then o week end
bundles especially
a
10
'unwrappng
New Britain herald., 1915-04-28
MOdiSh Clothes Are Condemned AS
Reason for Marital Unhappness
Women Buy Garments They Cannot Afford and 1t Has
All Become Dizzy Scramble After These
Silly Things

! as pretty, and, I think, more becom-
| ing. Let me show you some of the
| ducky things we have made, and
J she went into the other room and
| brought back wraps OF chiffon, paint
| ed, exquisitely draped, combining col
| ors in a way that we had not thought
| possible in America. There were cur
! ious wraps, which were short, and
were to be copied in deerskin and
worn, with high boots and no skirt,
| for motoring.
I'VE are not faslliona ble." explained
Virginia. 1--WE never have a pattern
N the house We are to make things
that are artistic and becoming. We
have no rules except just that one.'
But won't it be difficult for per-
son to choose the type of garm ent
which is becoming to her, and to stick
to that?" asked, land will variety be
eliminated?"
Dear, no" said Paul; that would
be odious. Variety is life. But there
won't be any set variety, which really
makes for spasmodic monotony. There
will be almost as many different styles
as there are people, and SO each one
may change as often as she wants, but
no oftener.
Paris is not as bad as we are here.
Paris makes its gowns for Americans.
The only fashionable French people
are the actresses and the demi-mon-
DANES. The ladies do not change their
costumes from season to season and
do not wear the freaky things which
we grasp in all eagerness. There a
gentlewoman will wear a gown for
three, four and five years if it is pref
ty and not worn ont. She would not
think of banishinr it simply because
she had worn it last year. Oh, no. They
are sensible.
And I do wish we would stop ini-
tating Paris. Why, we can do splendid
things. This has been shown decisively
in the exhibition at the School of Fine
and Applied Arts. You know, any step
alone helps. We soon will be working
alone, even if the beginning seems
very bad.
But all that does not concern the
Paul and Virginia shop. You see, we
are making only children's clothes,
and wrappy things and tennis blouses
and smocks for grown people" She
held up a childs dress for my in
spection. It was of crepe, a simple.
comfortable, short wasted frock hand
pClIlSt III llO"SIS, dllu INEXPENSIVE H.
What do you think of the Polymu-
RE? ?" she was asked.
I'VE are going to enter the contest
she answered. and then smiled. "Of
course, if that means to keep on the
same dress all day. I think it is messy.
But if it is merely an aid to the abol-
ition of fashions. an attempt to find
simplicity which is more suited to the
American business woman's mode Of
life, it is very fine"
Thus. while Paul and Virginia, one
"a mother and a suffragist and the
other q suffragist but not a mother,
are not reformers, they have hopes OF
a time when, attired in robes of Greek
simplicity, women will cease wilfully
throwing away time which should he
devoted to nobler pursuits than plan
ming furbelOWs.
II II,
New Britain herald., 1915-04-28

Best Butter SAC Id. Russell Bros
advt.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-28
Household Notes.
IGzIc-

Cook carrots and beeiB whole.
then skin and slice.
Soak wiltcd vegetables in cold
water to freshen them.
Cotton the same shade is better
to mend gloves with than silk.
Cake tins may be creased with
raraffin and the cake will not stick.
Vegetables with a strong odor
should be cooked i'm plenty OF water.
old paint stains on a carpet camy
be dissolved with spirits OF turpenJ
tine.
If coat hangers rust. they may
he covered with rafIia put on with
crochet stitch.
Golden yellow Chinese silk cur
tains delightful in room with
cool north light.
An excellent gift for a friend Iiv7
ing in the country is small table,
for tea or sowing or writing.
Best Butter SAC Id. Russell BroE-
alIt
New Britain herald., 1915-04-28

An excellent home supper or
lunch can be prepared with hearty
sandwiches for the chief dish.
To be absolutely sure that car
bolic solution will not burn, use one
part acid to twenty parts water.
Before scaling fish you should
dip them in boiling water for
moment; they will scale much more
easily.
An aluminium strainer that stands
on it's own feet in the sink is a
handy thing to have for washing let
tuce ect.
The old-fashioned -four starch is
excellent and it will never stick to the
irons if care is taken to boil ii for
five minutes.
When the tireless cooker is not
in use, the lid should be kept up. and
the lids of the utensils wiped out and
allowed to dry.
When the butter won't come put
a little honey in the cream-a tea
spoonful to a gallon of cream. 1t
works wonders.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-28

Best Butter SAC Id. Russell Bros
adVt.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-28

WILL LOINS Or ELDOW SLEEVES.
The tucked blouse with soft rolling
collar is one of the prettiest possible and
favorite. This one is madC of white
crepe de chine with collar and cuffs of
Bulgarian silk, but the same model is
good for wolfe and nalquisette, for linen
and batiste, for all the materials that ale
used for blouses and that are thin enough
to be tucked. White wolfe with collar and
cuffs of colored would be very pretty and
very smart, and all white with the collar
and cuffs embroidered would be hand
some and again collar and cuffs of eponge
on white wolfe would make handsome
and fashionable effect. The tucks are
alternately wide and narrow and there
are shoulder straps that conceal the seams.
Women who like high neck always can
adjust a chenisette Of net under such a
waist but the rolling collar is feature of
the season. -. -. 49,. o..
For the medium size, the blouse will
require 3ss yards of material IL, IN
yards SO or 21s yards a. inches wide, with
sS yard II for the collar and cuffs.
The pattern of the blouse 1864 is cut in
sizes from 81 to AZ inches bust me asure.
/ will be mailed to any address by the
sashion Department of this paper, on
eceipt of ten c:aits.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-28
MRS. LESLIE CARTER
is COMING TO FOX'S

Elaborate preparations for the VEN
tilating and cooling of the auditori-
UNI at F'oxs are in the works, and the
managemen is endeavoring to make
the theater the coolest in New Eng
land. The motion picture program for
today and tomorrow is an excellent
one, that savors of the higher priced
theaters throughout the country, and
is made up of the latest chapter Of
THE Exploits of Elaine the serial
motion picture story that you like SO
we'll, and Max Figman, the popular
comedian supported by Lolita Robert
son in Jack Chanty" dramatized
from the novel by Hubert Footner.
Jack Chanty" is virile American
tale of the big outdoors, the story is
always brisk in action, never lags,
and by a judicious grouping of scenes
and situations fraught with romance
and adventure, the masterpiece film
producers have produced an interest
ing play founded upon one of the
IN ost widely read novels which depict
life of red-blooded men and cravens,
of a woman's love and a mans hate
enacted in the heart of the forests
and on the rugged sides of the Sierra
Madre.
1.-THE Heart of Maryland" a five
part production with Mrs. Leslie Car
ter in her original role comes to Fox's
the last two days of this week. For
tho making of this big picture, twelve
hundred soldiers, several thousand CT
villains, sixty principal actors and
three hundred and fifty horses were
used. A church was built and COM
pletely equipped and then demolish ed
by explosion and fire. 1t is one of
the most thrilling screen productions
to date and has been referred to by
New York newspapers as the screens
biggest success. 1t was selected above
all others to open the New York Hip
podrome March goth. to inaugurate
a policy in the largest playhouse in the
country.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-28

The finest butter in the land fresh
made sweet and delicious, SAC ib.,
3 lbs, for 500 Russell Bros.-advt.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15
Rev. T.J. Brickell Lectures
 in McCrOry

T. J. Brickell, of Brinkley. de- livered an interesting lecture Sunday night to an extremely large audience at fhe Methodist church. on marriage. The lec- ture which is Bro. Brickells own, was good. and was well re- ceived. He offered good advice to prospective victims, :" but as he said, he came to late for some of us.
 As a result of the lecture w. H.. Jimerson had to build two fires Monday morning and left town on the first train out. Many of his witty remarks are being used by our people this week. = McCrory News.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15

preparing to put in the greatest crops in 1915 that has ever been known in this territory.
 This week w. Dawson one of the Hunter rice growers is load ing out his crop of rice which he has sold at $1.O5 per bushei. A number of the farmers are plow- ing and preparing already for the crop. All are planning to raise enough of feed to run their places and this will mean much in itself.
 Altogether the entire Hunter territory is booming and bids fair to have the best year in our entire history. Hunter is grow ing and it will soon be that when you. want anything you can get it at Hunter.
 FARMER
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15
Monroe County Farmers
 Who Want Roads.

Jan. II, 1915.
 Since my last letter to the ARGUS The value of good:roads to nonabutting property own- CTS" l have noticed quite lot of comments on the roads and have talked to several citizens concerning same which prompts me to write a few more lines.
 Everybody 1 have talked to wanted good roads built right away and think the presentleg lature should do something in the way of enacting laws that will enable the county to have drainage and roads, in a way that will eliminate all graft in the handling of funds for same. We would like to see the Cross State Highway built and also a good first class road from Brinkley to Clarendon. The
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15
The Second Congression-
 al Corn Club Prize

The news has been received that the End cash prize of $50 offered by Congressman w. A. Oldfield of this district, in the Boys Corn Club Contest, was wen by the late Oscar Miley, of Keevil township, this county.
 Young Miley was the son of our esteemed farmer friend, Jas. H. Miley, living s miles South of Brinkley near the Military road.
 The sad part of the news is that the promising young lad was taken sick and died a few months ago before knowing that he had won this prize.
 The yield of young Miley in winning the prizes was 88.8 bu. of corn on an acre of ground without fertilization. The corn was of the Bloody Butcher variety.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15

All over America at this time a most aggressive Campaign for Nation wide prohibition is being conducted. Never in the history of the Nation were so many men of Nation wide reputation en- gagged in the fight against the saloon and whiskey interests as just now. In practically every state in the Union the same active fight is being waged against the whiskey and brewery forces who are making desper- ate struggle for the life of the grog shop.
 Among the speakers of Nation
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15

The idea of a single chicken selling for more than two bales of cotton sounds queer to Mon- roe County cotton grower who has spent a life time in the fool ish efforts of getting rich rais- ing cotton.
 The rooster shown above is a Buff Orphington and was raised by Brinkley man who is a poultry fancier. He started in the poultry businese on a limit ed scale but by care and atten- tion in a few years built up a poultry yard that was known all over the southwest because of the superior grade of prize win ming fowls that he raised. The rooster shown above was one of the prize winners at the greatest poultry show ever held in the southwest.
 The poultry business was merely a past time occupation for the gentleman above refer ed to but so successful were his efforts that he was forced to give it up rather than allow his real business to suffer. He stayed with it long enough to know however that there is money big profit in the business and advises any man or woman who wishes to take up a line that will pay and always bring the ready cash, to try the poultry business in Brinkley. But this gentleman would warn all who contemplate it. that it's not 8 lazy persons job it's work that demands care and attention, hustling early and late.
 Who is that Brinkley man who sold the chicken for $5O?'' is question in your mind as you read this article.
 By accident we found 1t out that this champion chicken raiser is none other than Rev. w. I. Thurman pastor of the Presby- terian church who knows 9 REAL chicken by sight as well as taste.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15

Miss Lurah Carter returned to her home in Cotton Plant this week after several days visit here with friends.
 MT. and Mrs. D. F. Keath, of Marvell are here spending this week with relatives.
 Messrs Joe and Bob Howard were called to Union City, Tenn. this week on account of the ill., ness of their sister.
 Mrs. Robt. Nance and chil- dren left yesterday for Little Rock to visit her mother. Mrs. w. w. Dutton.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15
ANOTHER $500 REWARD
LOST BLACK HORSE


 The above reward will be gladly paid for any information leading to recovery of one pretty black pony built horse, stolen from my lot southeast of Brink ley at the Alfrey Spur. Nov. 16. Horse is about 9 years old. IA hands high and has one white stocking hind foot.
 For reward phone. write or call on MT. Elmo Chaney. Brink ey or Ella Davis, owner.
 Brinkley, Ark.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15

wide repute is Dr. A. J. Barton of Texas who has been assigned certain dates in Arkansas by the N ational Organization. Dr. Barton will speak in Brinkley on next Wednesday night Jan. Oth. at the Baptist church in a Union rally. Every man, woman and child in Brinkley should hear Dr. Barton. Even the advocates of the open saloon in Brinkley should hear him. They can learn a lot from him and can hear the news from the enemy's campaign first handed. Be sure to come and hear him.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15

 Tell 'sm you saw 1t In the Argue
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15
Busy Prosperous Times
 Around Hunter

The sunshine of the past week
 has caused a general getting busy of the farmers. The rice growers have gone to work cleaning away the slashes and under brush around their farms
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15

farmers along this road all say they favor paying a tax to get this done. Most all are tired of the present system of road build ing and a good many voted for the last road tax simply because they felt the county's road debt should be paid from it. About nine out of ten farmers along the military road that l have talked to are in favor of issuing bonds to build sure enough road. Anyone interest ed in good roads and desire any information concerning the de- partment's experience and ad- vice concerning roads can get same by writing the Sec'y. of Agriculture at Washington.
 l have in recent articles shown experiments in Virginia, Miss issippi and other places in road building.
 As drainage and road building is something badly needed here now and the time has come to do something let's not let it pass by too lightly.
 Very truly
 Wm. J. Johnston. County Correspondent U. S. Dept. Agriculture.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15
Iely Times inBus- Eness Men s Meeting
|unual Election of Officers Tuesday Night [cites Big Interest. The Red Ticket Wins
 by Close Margin

the establishment of a special road district for the Brinkley territory.
 It was unanimously voted that the Legislature should be asked to pass a special act to this end and tn. Road Legisla- tive Committee composed ot Elmo Chaney, c. F. Greenlee and F. T. Murphy were instruct ed to take charge of and push same to completion. President Gum announced that G. Otis Bogle would be added to this committee.
 ] The matter of calling a meet ing of the farmers and land owners of the North end of the county for the purpose of plan- ing for the planting, marketing and selling of some cash pro- ducing products this spring and summer was discussed and it was unanimously agreed that the Secretary should arrange for such a meeting at which the Agricultural Commissioners of the various railroads and truck and market buyers of the cities should be asked to be present and assist in planning for cash producing crop this spring and summer.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15

;yeliest meeting ct the
 Commercial League
 d was that of Tuesday
 st. Some 50 or 50 of bgressive business men Attendance
 rst thirty minutes of the
 uas taken up by the
 of officers. A special been printed and J. served as custo-
 the ballot box. The
 ballot was as follows: |FoR PRESIDENT l Vote for one]
 as. Gum, Blues klmo Clancy, Reds (FoR VIcE.PREs. l Vote for one] has. Duff, Blues !. w. Dutton, Reds |FoR TREASURER (enry Wolf
 FoR DIRECTORS |[Vote for four] E. T. J. Stout, Blues ! A. Witt, Reds ! c. Simmons, Blue ! T. Murphy. Reds ] D. Henley, Blues ] F. Greenlee, Reds enj. Emmons, Blues rank Andrews. Reds
 lvdtry was purely g pne but the interest was The Red Ticket won Pse majority, the votes  by Messrs. p, J. H. Stack and J. ent Gum in a very ttle speech thanked the |Or their kindnesses to |e President and asked greater things for his !. In a modest way limed any credit for for the work of the but gave all honor to 2 H. R. Simpson, whom D had been solely re- for all of the good re- pmplished.
 matters of importance pught up, among them
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15
ANDREW FLORA, President
 JAMES CUNN, SR.. Vice Presi


 Brinkey Arkansas
 l2, 1915 Dear Fr
 to you kindness me, to Brinkley, during been you onfidence appreciated. with pleasure that recommend successor F. Major reliable, honest, orable, cashier, is worthy of the o public.
 Trusting the pleasant relations tinue, ,
 v.r, ,'ra, yours. 4
 K. H.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15
NATIONAL PROHIBITION FIGHT

Aggressive Campaign Be. ing Conducted All Over America at this Time,
 for Nation Wide
 Prohibition
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15

0. c. Remley spout Sunday at his home in Forrest City.
The Brinkley argus., 1915-01-15
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lpply d once the wonderful old reliable DR
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