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The broad ax., 1916-08-12
Our First Free School.

The first free school established In
the United States was in the province
Of Massachusetts Bay In the year 1641
by order Of the general colonial court.
In 1647 the same authority declared
that free schools should be established
within every town having fifty house
holders under penalty of fine Of SIS.
This fine was doubled by a declaration
made In 1871 and again doubled In
1853.
The broad ax., 1916-08-12
COLoRS EMPLOYED ON FARM.
Barnhart Tells How He Made the
Whole Place Yellow and White.

Barnhart Tells How He Made the
Whole Place Yellow and White.
Reading, Pa.-Henry A. Barnhart
of Indiana told the committee of the
state board of agriculture. in session
here. of his efforts in behalf of the
artistic side OF farming.
He illustrated this by citing that his
big barns and outbuildings are all
painted yellow. with white trimmings:
the farmhouse is painted white. with
yellow trimmings; the cattle have the
same yellow color. because they are
Guernseys: not horse is used except
he is yellow and has white mark on
his head and white feet The shepherd
dog is yellow. with white band
around his neck: there are yellow col
ored chickens. yellow cOlored squirrels
the place being known as the Color
Scheme Farm of Indiana"
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Heavy Holes.

Mrs. Newell would like pound Of
yeur best cheese.
Groceries, ma'am-
Mrs. Eewed Examining it,-Why,
this cheese is full Of holes.
Groceries. ma'am; that's the way
It comes.
Mrs. Newed-Wen. / don't want any
e It I'm not going to pay for q pound
Of cheese that contains hah pound Of
helesi
The broad ax., 1916-08-12
BORN WITH EIGHT TEETH.

Baby Also Brought Into World q Suf-
ficient Quantity of Hair.
Pittsburgh.-A baby boy born with
eight teeth and Samsonian locks has
the attention of all Undercliff. The
boy has been named Alvin Leroy King
and is the son of Mr. and Mrs Leroy
King.
When the baby opened his mouth for
his first lusty yell the nurse was sur
prised to see four teeth each in upper
and lower jaws The child's head was
covered with black hair Ever since
the King home has been an attraction
for mothers. fathers and children call
ing to see the baby
The broad ax., 1916-08-12
When Twins Came Along He Asked
For License, Which Was
Granted.

Olympia, Wash.-A man in Vancou-
yer has a motor driven baby carriage
and has applied to the secretary of
state for a license to operate 1t. He
wrote as follows:
"a short time ago 1 took out L.
cense for a motor attachment for BIZ
cycle, and now 1 want to transfer that
motor to a baby carriage that / pur-
chased when twins were born into my
family. May do this without taking
out q new license"
1. NJ. Howell, secretary Of state, IL,
his reply to the proud though anxious
father replied that the transfer would
be allowed.
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Quite Deliberate.

Il am glad to say" remarked Mr..
seekton. that ! never spoke q hasty
word to you"
rather gently; I'm willing to give you
credit for net hurrying about any
thing"
The broad ax., 1916-08-12
WOMEN NOT REAL ANGLERS.
New York Commissioner Pratt, There
fore, Would Let EN- Fish Free.

INV u0TR
fore, Would Let EN- Fish Free.
Albany, \. Y.-"Women." says Con-
servation Commissioner Pratt, do not
constitute factor of Importance In the
fishing situation"
Therefore Mr.. Pratt recommends that
the fair sex. as are children under six
teen years OF age. be exempt from the
provisions Of his bill to compel fisher
men to take out an annual license cost
ing S110.
at Is not desired" he adds. ito put
any burden upon these young fisher
men"
Under the bill a license is not re-
quired to catch suckers, bullheads, carp
or other plebeian fish. but to catch fish
propagated by the state the $L10 fee
must be paid.
The broad ax., 1916-08-12
Protects Tame Jack Rabbit

Bloomingdale. lnd.-William B. Leon
ard has inserted a notice in the news
papers requesting his friends and
neighbors not to harm bis pet Kansas
Jack rabbit The rabbit has the run of
the Leonard farm. but Is so domesti.
Gated that II returns at night to sleep
In the kitchen
The broad ax., 1916-08-12
Lead Soldiers.

$50 you are playing with your sol
diers, wTnie?" said the caller
Yes, ma'am."
"Thsy seem very heavy soldiers.
Yes, z,a'am. They're On their way
home from the war and they've got Q
lot az lad In 'en."-Ynkers statss-
man,
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Gsktk,q IN Debt.

Poverty rs hard. but debt IL horrible.
A man might a. well have a smoky
house and q scolding wife. which ere
said to b the two worst evils of eur
nte.-SpurEeoa.
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Not Too Thick.

Arc the fish thick heref"
well, not too thick. sir" answered
the native. We have to use this hke
partly for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Csa-
nsrJournal
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Warranted Net to Fail.

Doctor-Your wife needs outdoor ex-
ercise more than anything else. Hus-
band-But she won't 60 out What
am I to dof Destructive her plenty
Of money 10 shop With.
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FjM Ehtd,

MadCs-Did yea have anything %
talk absut at the club neetingf Mar
5erie-Lsesi On account Of the sesrD
tAers wse ealy three Of NJ prssest-
JuAgA
The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-04
Another sore spot is our mail

Another sore spot is our mail service and the lack of a depot. As I understand all our mail goes to Brinkley and lays over and that some of our mail is delayed in Brinkley as much as "A hours and our mail from the north passes thro' our own little city and is brought back from Brink ley hours after we should have received it. We wish you would explain how that sore spot can be eradicated.
 Again the district went to a great deal of expense last year to fit up for a Domestic Science Course which we believe was a great step but alas for our ex- pense for a full equipment and a special teacher, only about 4 or 5 were studying this course when school closed.
 The boys were told if they made certain grades they might take Domestic Science and some of the boys straightway said they would make it a point to fall down in their grades so they would not be put in the Domestic Science room. So you see it was mel allsred n F spriza not a nec11ity and the childgt no didn't wish to take tho c6ssSe didn't do so despite the earnest entreaties of some of the mothers to allow or cause their children to take the course.
 Now we are looking to the directors this school year to see that the Domestic Science Course be used in our school for the benefits it will confer on the
The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-04
New Band Instructor

The band organization has been successful in securing a |very talented instructor. MT. Joe Reitano, of the famous |Wynne band. who will take charge of the senior band, and also organize and instruct the |the junior band.
 The Instructor will be here Tuesday. August 8. to start the first series of instruction to the lsenior band.
 All new members desiring to be a member of the junior band Twill report to the leader the in 'strument they want to learn at .7:45 D. m. on the above date. The members of the band who have been appointed to collect
 the subscriptions will be given
 
 d murdered receipt book. which
 has been registered in the Secre- tary and Traasurer's book. Upon
 receiving the promised amount
 signed for, on the pledge card,
 he will give a printed form Of receipt and signed by the collect or. for each weekly amount paid. We hope that all that have promised to support the
 band will kindly have the amount
 ready when the collector calls. ! Boom Crash Bang Every. body push the hand and we vsi'
 have the best hand in the deas old land of Arknnsan.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-04

Flat Fork News of Wheasle,

The sick folks of this country are some better now.
 Pete Vaughan, of Howell. was visiting old friends and relatives in our country last week.
 Mir. Autrey, the Veterinarian of Goodwin, came down to Albert Williams last Thursday to attend to a sick horse.
 Mrs. Ollie Butler has been visiting her sister. Mrs. Lena Williams for the past few days
 The Baptist protracted meet ing closed last Thursday night at Posey school house. Rev. Weeks will begin his meeting again the the first Sunday night in August. Preaching at the Posey school house by the Methodist pastor, Rev. McKelvy. the first sunday in August.
 For carpenter work. write, phone or call
 w. J. Thompson Esq. i Wheatley. Ark. CORRESPONDENT.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-04

future fathers and mothers of our neighborhood not merely as an award for good lessons. Our school is small, about p Il believe was the daily attendance last year. and we feel that wo efficien teachers can handle it but if it takes 8 third to give all our chil dren lessons in cooking. table manners, etc. let's have it. We have the money tho I say two good teachers will do more good than a dozen slow. easy ones who just wish to do enough to , hold their job.
 Respectfully Yours ''GRoUCHY. .
The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-04
Tent Neiehborhood
Zent, Ark. Aug. 3rd, 1916

Zent, Ark. Aug. 3rd, 1916 Dear ARGUS:
 We have read so much about bur good things out here that I've think it time to speak of |some of the community sore |spots as the progressive farm Ter" puts it.
 I'm writing this prompted by |the saying that an ounce of crltl- |cism is worth a pound of praise land not that I wish to infer that IA Reader" misrepresents in those accounts of our good things but he merely leaves out some of |the sore spots that we think can be eradicated.
 The progressive farmer goes lon to say that whatever the sore
 spot may be. the point IS that there is no real reason for its
 continued existence. Just a little community leadership and community cooperation and the
 vii is cured.
 Now one U cur sors spets is |the lack of | church (both house land organization and I blush to mention it but actually we have Inc Sunday School. We have a |good organ. song books, children. |parents, Bibles. money and a mice school house in which to |me ct and no Sunday School. l |sometimes wonder what the Zent |parents will answer in that great |day when questioned concerning |the religious training their chll- |dren received in this community.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-04

CAPT. w. w. FOLSOM DIED JULY 31, 1916
 HOPE, ARKANSAS

Lacking just 2l days reaching 80 of age Capt w. w. Folsom, died Monday night July 3ls at h home in Hope Ark, after several weeks illness.
 The old old father died just like he lived brave and peaceful With his right hand graspng mine and left soothing his fever forehead he crossed the river into the Great Beyond surrounded by those who loved him best
 He father and truer more noble more honorable gentle and greater spirited lived than he Never my life did hear of him doing thing that would reflect on the Christian life he always lived
 Capt w. w. Folsom was born in Charlotte N C. Aug. q, 836 Moved with his parents Columbia Tenn at the of years outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted and went out in the 9th Tennessee fight for the Confederacy
 He served the full time of the war and was wounded many carving several of the in his body
 time of his death He out of the war as Captain and his record was of bravery and honor.
 At the close the he entered business in Mississippi and was married my mother then Miss Annie Johnson who died and was buried in Hope, Sept. 21 a1897
 Moving Arkansas 1875 after few years in St Francis land Cross he moved to Bnkley in 1877 to publish the Brnkley Times Brnkey at that time not dry town and father made fight with for morality and right aoanst the whiskey Bnky which resulted in one night burning his office which then located he occupied by Dr. Meningitis residence Leaving Brnkey 1880 father moved to Augusta then the leading town f Eastern Arkansas there began publishing the Vdette
 True convictions father never failed to take stand flor things thought right and openly fought in his paper things considered This he did in the face c the bitter
 and most opposition which threatened his
 AFT he had enjoyed the prvedges of seeing the principles r which e fe1e presa Augusta and Woodruff country the voted out etc md had IF business way With his paper he sold and moved to Hope Ark In buying he Hope Gazette he has conducted snce the same hp plane always standing openly for the right and oeng the compromising allowing dollars and cents thng to influence him in the matters of principle.
 Some 12 years ago father married his second wife Anne yorheis Columbia Tenn who with his three brothers tree sisters Henry Thos and Macomb and Mrs. Rebecca Simmons all of Bnkley and Mrs. John Jenkins of Beebe Miss Jennie Folsom of Wynne and only daughter Mrs w Yarbrough of Memphis and myself only, survive him.
 That father was appreciated for what he did and stood for very plain witnessed the expressions of love and shown during his late illness and at his death and funeral by the hundreds of people in Hope.
 The funeral was conducted from the family residence in Tuesday afternoon and the nerment at the beautiful Hill Cemetery with honors by the Confederate Veterans
The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-04
Fisher and Neighboring
 Country News

Everyone seems happy and en-| 1oying life if the weather is al little warm.
 Mrs. Wm. Davis and children left Friday for Hickory Ridge. where they will visit her. parents, Mir. and Mrs. N. VI FOrbess.
 Promptly at 7:3O o'clock Sum- day evening very pretty we'd ding was solemized at the home of the bride. Mrs. M. E. Lawson, who was happily united i nj marriage to MT. A. Jacks, off Clarendon, Rev. s. D. Sawyers, officiating. The wedding was well attended by their many friends and relatives. We all' join in wishing for Mir. and Mrs. Jacks mary years of happiness, and prosperity.
 Miss Laurine Oliphant. our
 school teacher, spent Friday, night and Saturday at her home, at Cypert. She reports a very|
  pleasant visit.
 Besides boarding the school
 teacher and fattening hogs on, skinned milk w. H. Move isl now furnishing our R. F. D. man a quart of milk which he stops and drinks every day. HeI seems to enjoy it and thinks he
 will be able to drink half a
 gallon in few more days.
 Quite a number of the people
 from this place spent last Friday in helping to clear off the ceme- tery next to the Saine schnol
 house. The ladies prepared
 lunch which they spread and
 spent a very enjoyable and profit ahle day. The work was not 1gits completed but we expect to finlsh 1t the tweith of this 
 A very interesting game of ball was played between the| Fisher and Shady Grove base ball teams. Fisher was the) lucky winner. Hurrah for Fish-| CT! Everyone enjoyed the game| unless it was Orand Whitted. who fell and got his knee badly| sprained. He is much better| now and thinks he will be able| to play again soon.
 Orland Whitted who had. for| quite a while. been planning al pleasant trip to Monroe Sunday decided that morning that he| could not go because he had i'm, portant business at Wheatley.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-04

eNheaever You Need 0eneral Tensc
 Take 0r0ve'S The old Standard Grove J4ste1ess ehi11 Tonic ie equally vnlu9b e q aneroa I0aic bGcenae ' 911c ene uun tncWn pen1e peer 1a.!
 1. ss ss 2 Iss ss.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-04

Ounties. l believe and
 this country could be
 ould develope more good 6advance progress more
 other enterprise from )hat it would eradicate )ria, insects of all kind E dead land, the best
 have. to life. Then htry will bloom as the
 emigrants will come kcvements will set up, Der class of people will ttracted that our child |be educated at home le fact that we will |d roads, schools and } Your friend
 0. L. Walker.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-04

Tell 'sm you saw # h the ArsuA
The Brinkley argus., 1916-08-04

you saw It In tine Arsue
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,.r an,vers Judge 'efsenlee

,dipg MT. Green.aT nn;srs .
 bings ahead for '',;I, nf'Sn, say
 mroe county i, win 'iv ;n
 ,.y what l th,nk raa ma
 'sr progress of | Monroe lon, 9e
 1, yprinkley Twill fail to
 ,bould do- nro.
 a this country 45 years years |.s # as Col. Green,
 If we had good
 Dd roads in our mn If the county and
 st par, we could talk
 ;n;ng bridges ana
 bringing in unde- like tho e ne
 Why I don't agree Is that our county IS per cent. All, or [e bridges in the coun- (pd a great per cent lm- l for instance the Bayou Iidge going to Cotton 4 that was rebuilt 1t hg thousands of dollars |ey but as it is, she can |uch.
 ,eenlee is a good man ,ticular friend of mine nand Trlce to agltate ,riation to build bridges ! to Brassfeld would |srupting Monroe coun- ldge Trice, you are a yer man but the day flo a tax on the people e county to bridge ,sche, Bayou DeView g sloughs on that route nish bankrupting the d you will long be re-I
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-01
STRAW VOTE SHOWS
WILSON MAJORITY
RESIDENT HAS LEAD ON HUGHES
OF II ELECTORAL VOTES,
sALLoTINa SHOWS.

If the straw votes being taken IN
i.he thousands Of drug stores through
out the United States by the Rexall
organization, are taken as an indica
tion. President Wilson will be re-elect-
ed by good-sized majority.
At the Owl Drug Store, Where the
returns from the balloting are being
received, the figures show that Wilson,
at the present time, has II electoral
otes more than necessary to elect him.
In the northern and other states, ex-
elusive of the South, thus far 94,S27
ballots have been cast for Hughes,
while Wilson has received SS,S14. In
the southern states, Hughes has receiv-
ed 15,64S, and Wilson 61,51S.
Z In the Southern States. given to
President Wilson by the straw ballot
ing. he will receive liz. and in the
|rest Of the country, los. Only 266
Ielectoral votes are necessary to elect.
The bal'oting figures gives New
York, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois to
Hughes. All of these states are de-
Iclared doubtful by many political lead
Iers, while the Democrats claim that
! they have more than an even chance
lof carrying a mapority of them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-01
WILL CLEAR DOCKET
AT COMING COURT
BUT ONE MURDER CASE sc.--
uLEp TO COME UP FOR TRIAL
AFTER MONDAY.

Judge Johnson expects 10 clear the
Forrest county criminal docket at the
term of the court which opens next
Monday.
He also believes that he will be able
ito rid the docket of a lot of the civil
cases which are now on the books.
While the number of criminal cases
is not as large as it has been at
previous November terms. there are
many important ones to be disposed
I'of. only. one murder trial, however,
appears on the docket, that being that
iiof Walter Harper. charged with Kill
ling Watson Boone. The negroes be-
feame involved in an argument last
Ispring, and Harper is said to have
lstabbed Boone several times. Boone
laater died. and the murder indictment
Twas brought in against him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-01
They Are Teaching
Buzz Wagons To
Drink from Troughs|
FARMER SEES FINISHING TOUCH
PUT ON PLAN TO FINALLY
DO AWAY VIII HORSES.

q A farmer stood on Main Street, with
his back TO the court house this after.
noon, watching the automobiles whiz
by, and gazing wistfully at the iron
drinking trough on the side of the
street, erected for horses.
ut does fellow good to see one
Of these old troughs nowadays, when
these pesly buzz wagons are drivin'
the poor old hoss off the streets, off
the country roads, and out of the
ploughed fields he remarked.
Just then motorist drove UP in
front of the trough, took dipper
from under the seat, and began pour
,ing water from the horses sacred
fountain into the mouth-like funneled
snoot of the radiator.
The engine chugged as though salts
fed with its drink and sped on down
the street. The farmer stood staring
into the trough in astonishment q mo-
ment, and then exclaimed:
"Well, I'll be iiggered. They amt
satisfied with driving the poor old hoss
out of business; they're even teach
ing them darn things to drink out of
his troughs."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-01

burg on the night of the burglary, and
on the following morning. Other wit
nesses were to have been introduced
to show that Golden was in Hatties
burg for two or three days preceding
and following the burglary.
The case did not. come up for trial,
however, as the Jackson police were
not ready. It is doubtful whether a
hearing ever will be given, and it is
more than probable that the charges
will be dropped and nothing further
ever heard of them. &
When the handkerchief which led
to the arrest of the lumberman was
discovered, the Jackson police wired
practically every laundry in Missis.
sippi, Louisiana and Alabama, asking
if they had records of the mark found
on the piece Of cloth. The PhoeniS
Laundry here answered that it was
that of Mr.. Golden. The police came
here, found Mr.. Golden in Mobile
asked that he be arrested and held
for their arrival. and then carried him
back to Jackson. I,
When lthe prisoner introduced the
Hattiesburg men to show that he was
| Continued on Page Fcur.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-01
Hattiesburg Man Proves Alibi; Released
+ii. ++.+ #+|
On Own Recognizance on Burglary Charge

P. M. Golden, Hattiesburg repre-
sentative of the Joyce-Watkins Com-
pany, of Chicago, one of the largest
crosstie organizations in the United
States, who was arrested by the po-
ice of Mobile on technical charge,
md later taken to jackson on a charge
If burglary, has been released on his
own recognizance, and returned TO
Iattiesburg today.
The only bit of alleged evidence
which the Jackson police used in work
ing up their case against Golden, was
handkerchief found by the side of
The safe of the Downing-Locke Com
,any in that city, the morning follow.
ng the blowing of the safe, on 0cto.
,er 22. This handkerchief carried the
same laundry mark as that of Golden.
The arrest of Golden came as the
yreatest surprise to South MISSISSIPPI
81, Alabama and Louisiana lumbermen,
who have had dealings with the man.
Golden went to Jackson with the
chief of police He took with him /,
ID. Campbell, manager Of the Hotel
Hattiesburg, and George Turner, head
waiter there, who were to have testi
| fed to the mans presence in Hatties
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-01
GETS S53.6O
FROM ONE RESIDENCE
ENTERS THREE ROOMS, GOES
THROUGH THREE PAIRS OF
TROUSERS AND ESCAPES.

The home Of w. T. Herren, at 800
iBuschman street, was burglarized some
time after 2 o'clock this morning, and
one of the most thorough robberies
which has been brought to the at
tention Of the police in months, oc-
|curred.
Entering the residence through the
dining room, by opening screen, the
burglar went into The three rooms oc'
cupied by the three men in the house.
went through the trousers Of each; and
made his exit through the dining room
latter having carefully closed tne
screen.
From the trousers Of Mr. Herren, $is
Twas obtained. entering the room occu
pied by S. G. Lea, the man obtained
| Ss5 in cash. These trousers were lei
Ion the dining room table. The burgia
:. then entered the room Of D. Q. Lea
.lJr and carried to the front steps nj
trousers, after having taken so cents
a can Of smoking tobacco, and q pac
/ Df cigarettes from them
u On the dresser in Mr.. Herren's roof
were q watch and diamond rims
/ (which we're not molested.
RI b. S. Lea, u.s., stated today that tn
. robbery was committed after 2 o'cloc
5 lhis morning, as he returned home ha
tan hour before that time.
w The police believe that the man
i sponsibIe for numerous other robberi'
i on River Avenue recently. made Ia
nights haul. "a
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-11-01
PASTOR RUSSELL DIES
| ON WAY TO NEW YORK
wELL-KNoWN DIVINE succuMBs
TO HEART TROUBLE
ON TRAIN.

Canadian, Tex Nov 1.II-Charies
lTaze Russell, known as Pastor Rus
sell. an independent minister and
prominent author Of studies on the
Scriptures, died yesterday on Santa
Fe train en- route from Los Angeles to
New York. Heart disease was given
as the cause of death,
Pastor Russell complained of feel
ing i'll shortly after leaving Los An
geles, his secretary, Menta Sturgeon
said. and gradually grew worse.
The end came while the train was
stopped at PauAa Tex near here
IThe body is being shipped TO Kansas
| CITY. Mo.