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The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21
Flat Fork News of Wheatiey

Our crops are looking better since the rain. While we need more rain. we have lots of mos quitoes here and lots of sickness. Mrs. J. M. Vaughan, who is sick with slow fever, is not do- ing so well. We all hope she will soon be able to be up again. John Bush and family have moved over to the Ed Tayor place.
 The rice crops are fine down here.
 Archie Owens and mother visited MT. and Mrs. w. J. finders Sunday.
 While Albert Williams and family were on a visit Sunday, their dog left home and visised around a few days and came back home.
 CORRESPONDENT.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21

IF there is any one need great CT than another at this time in Erinkley it is an organization of our citizens for the work of building a bigger. brighter, bet ter Brinkley. During the past few years the writer has had occasion to visit in nearly every city and town in Arkansas and can see the results of organized effort on the one side and the result of the lack of it, on the other. This week he visited in the city of Hope. Some dozen years ago Hope, was about the most on-progressive town in all the state. To-day it is one of the finest and most progressive little cities in all the south. Hopes progress was not a mere happening. It was the direct result of united organized effort at community and city building.
 
 Brinkley has suffered immeasur- able loss because of the selfish and short sighted policy of those who ought to be leaders in the work of city building. We need to get together, plan and work for a 4 B town. overlook each others frailities and faults and
The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21
Hunter News

Miss Thelma Hysmith, of Cotton Plant, is visiting rela- tives here this week.
 We are sorry to note that Miss Maudie Vining is on the sick list this week.
 Everyone who attended the league social Wednesday evening seemed to have a delightful time.
 Mrs. Otis Mcconnell was glv- en a shower last Monday even- ing.
 LOST: - Wednesday evening some where between 8 and Il o'clock one butterfly of hope and about 1 dozen assorted hair pins. The owner will know them If she sees them, so look out Sudle Ruth and Ella.
 Remember Club Girls that our next meeting is going to be a picnic, so be ready.
 Master Harrell Caple is trying to be we'll enough to start for Kentucky Saturday. but we can't tell yet as he has been very sick the past week.
 Otis Mcconnell played ball with Cotton Plant Wednesday and Thursday.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. E. Jackson,
The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21
Keep On Dipping

Over 700 dipping vats in countries where no systematic regulatory work is being done speaks volumes for the progress sive spirit of Arkansas farmers who are determined to quit pay ing the awful tax of twenty dol lar for each head of cattle. In a few countries very few farmers are grumbling about the five cens tax when they are actually pay ing twenty dollars to keep the ticks. Government figures show at much difference in the value of northern and southern cattle.
 We have one of the finest cattle growing districts in America where all clovers and grasses do we'll with long open seasons and short feeding season. The Exten- sion Division of the Univerity of Arkansas and U. s. Departement of Agriculture is devoting much money and the time of many county agents and the specialists to this work in cooperation with the U. s. Bureau Animal Industry and with the State Sanitary Board. Send for bulletins but let every body promote the dipping of all cattle below the quarantine.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21

THE business men of Brinkley' can well afford to spend their time. energy and money to see that the campaign of progress is carried on among the farmers. The $i00, 900 lost by hog cholera during the past year is loss both to the farmer and to the the merchants and it behooyes us to show 'em'' how to avoid this loss.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21
Not AIways Sign of Appendicitis.
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That pain at what doctors call Mo Burney's point" is not, as generally be- Heved, proof of appendicitis, was de- onstrated before a Texas medical so- ciety recently by Dr. P. I. Nixon of San Antonio in an address published in the Medical Record. Doctor Nixon told the history of several cases in which operations proved the diagno- SIS Of appendicitis to have been erro- neous, and of one in which an explora~ tory operation proved appendicitis to be the trouble when there was no pain over McBurney's point. This is sit uated low down on the right side of the abdomen. It takes a combina- tion of several different symptoms to warrant certain diagnosis of appen- dicitis.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21

of Fisher, are visiting friends in Hunter this week.
 Miss Glazier, the vocal and music teacher of Hunter, will give her recital next week.
 Sherman Walters was in Cot ton Plant Thursday and Friday.
 Miss Mary Emma Quisenberry in visiting friends in Memphis.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21
Origin of Slang.

London Answers steps out to prove that great part of the slang of our day came originally from the social and shop talk of seafaring men. We are amazed at the writer's display of transformation. Everybody knows that no slang ever came from any place except Shakespeare and the Bi- ble.-Kansas City Star
The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21
When They're Absent.

We are against betting on the sub lime moral principle that of all the dern guessers who~teli you what a Tool bet you made, not one ever comes around when you have won to say what a chump he Milwaukee Journal.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21
When Filling a Fountain Pen.

TO prevent annoyance from air bubbles, use narrow, tapering pieces or plotting paper, cut small enough to reach easily into the barrel of the pen. When touched with one of these blot ter points, the bubbles disappear and others do not form.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21

Prairie View R. & L. Go. !" w. P. Dawson and Jas. Engle Props, Hunter, Ark.
 The White Farm," owned by o. l.. Walker, 2}s miles South west of Brinkley.
 Hill Acres Farm owned by Mrs. J. B. Dunlap and son.
 Wine GIen," la mile west of Brinkley, on R. l., G. F. Stephens, Owner.
 Altamont Rice & Stock Farm, Geo. Hillemann. Owner, and F. H. Cole, Mgr, Hilleman, Ark.
 Long View Farm" Felix Whitted, Prop, 3 miles north of Wheatley.
 Tell 'em you saw ,t In the Arcu.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21
c'z t&|El> p

THE signs of the times are that Brinkley is to have new water supply and it is to be no let up until we get the exact right kind of water.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21

learn the lesson that real hap piness and usefulness comes only with service to others.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21
Names of Farms Around
 Brinkley

Quite a number of our pro- gressive farm owners around Brinkley have already named their farms. The ARGUS would like to print under this head each and every one as it is named. Kindly send in the name of your farm and those of your friends that it may be added to this list
 Tell lem you saw It In the Argus.
 Fair Haven Farm" owned by A. N. Gibbs.
 "The P. &. P. Ranch," owned by Penrod and Prouty and managed by Henry Loewer.
 The Eden Plantation" own- ed by Wm. Tait.
 ''The Ilawade Farm" owned by w. D. Wade.
 "The Oaks. owned by o. H. Cooper.
 "The Davy Crockett Farm, ' owned by J. $. Crockett.
 "Westview," owned by Gus Simpson.
 Sunny Slope Farm" owned by Woodie Cooper.
 The Oaks" owned by Ed Rriar.
 Fair View Farm owned by Alex Oelschlager.
 "Chicheto Rice Farm" owned by A. N. Gibbs, 1 mile east of Zent.
 "Glen Echo" formerly the Theilbar place, now owned by A. N. Gibbs.
 Film Farm" owned by P. F 
 "Gustavus Farm" owned by MT. and Mrs. w. T. Elledge and managed by P. F. Elledge.
 The St. Clair Rice Farm, :" owned by Forth Bros. and op- erated by Henry Schaefer.
 The Cozy Corner Farm" on Pea Ridge, owned and controlled by MT. and Mrs. Jack Gray.
 "The Rosedale Farm" owned by MT. and Mrs. Dan o. Camp. bell, of Keevil.
 Lone Star Ranch" owned by Travis and Greenlee and managed by 0. o. Travis, Mon- roe, Ark.
 "Tippecanoe Farm" owned by Harshbarger and Staley and managed by J. M. Dickson.
 "Fairview Stock Farm" w. Hinton, Proprietor.
 Pleasant Ridge Rice Planta- tion, "3.a miles east of Zent, own ed by w. B. Decker, of Fair bury, H., and managed by w. w. Owens. G
 "Edgewood," rice farm south west of Hunter, owned by Albert Francis and family.
 40 Oaks" southwest of Brinkley, owned by J. c. Cash.
 ''Endwell stock and rice farm" one mile east of Hunter owned by H. l.. Baker, managed by D. Frederick.
 ''The Herbel Rice Ranch, |" T. J. Herbel, Mgr, Brinkley.
 "Clark's Stock Farm, Jno. G. Clark, Mgr, Brinkley.
 "Oak Lawn Farm" owned by Mrs. c. F. Greenlee, southeast of Brinkley.
 70. K. Farm" owned by Mrs. J. c. Moshier.
 ''3 Oaks Farm" owned by Henry Cobb.
 Weatherby Ranch. 8 miles South of Wheatley, D. H. Smith, Manager.
The Brinkley argus., 1916-07-21
The Strong Withstand the Heat Of
 Summer Better Than the Weak

: Old people who are feeble, and younger people who are weak will be strengthened and enabled to go through the depress- ing heat of summer by taking regularly Crove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It purifcs and enriches the blood and builds up the whole system. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
MiUdis Would Be Shocked
 To See His Studio NOW
Change Comes Over Habitat of Great Victorian Artist-Wax Candles For Light, Colored Shades and Black Velvet Carpet and Hangings. Here "Art' Holds Sway-NOtable
 People Gather
By LADY MARY

London, November 1L-It is curious how in art as in dress, literature, drama and every other movement in the world, things revolve in cycles and what is fashionable during one epoch becomes hopelessly demode in the period that follows. My thoughts rather followed this trend the other evening when l was sitting on a heap of oriental cush- Ions placed on a black, velvet carpet covering the floor of what had been about 50 years ago, the studio of Sir John Millais, P R. A. In those days Mlllais was regarded as one of the great artists of the world and "'rhe Hugenot's Farewell" "Bubbes, "Ophela" and various other canvases by the president of the Royal academy were looked upon as masterpieces. But that was in the last century and time has wrought enor- nous differences in public taste and in- tellectual development.
 At any rate, No. 7, Cromwell Place South Kensington, where Millais painted some of his most famous pictures, is no longer regarded with any special awe, and Is at present devoted to the most modern and subtle uses to which the camera can be placed, for it is a sort of high temple of photographic art and anything that denotes the somewhat anaemic elegance of re-Raphaelistic ex- precision has been carefully expunged.
 l am perfectly sure that the late Mil- lais would have held up his hands in horror had he been able to visualize in advance the present decorative qualities of his early Victorian home. The studio
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03

the old Greek. Euripides, would not have written The gods hate busy bodies."
 But suppose you see an ignoramus going to the devil with his life sim ply because he does not know better" Beth asked.
 Well I still think 1t would be better to let him go to the devil in his own way" Tom rejoined. Because there is a chance that he might try to resist his down hill slide and win his salvation. Whereas, if you in- sisted on saving him you'd have to go on living the rest of his life for him"
 But the main objection to your putting into peoples private affairs is that you always add to their prob- lems instead of helping them" Tom continued And that is not due to stupidity on your part. It simply comes down to this-a man who Is trying to swim ashore will make better progress if he is let alone than If some one else comes be- hind and tries to push him.
 Tt makes all the difference whether the swimmer calls for help or not If he does. he gives himself up to the movements of the rescuer If he in- sists on swimming by himself inter ference, no matter how well meant, only cramps his movements And that applies to people trying to swim in their own sea of troubles. The Temples were swimming through their troubles with their own stroke. Then you came along and tried to make them swim your way. It's just such things Beth, that make people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
HER SIDE--ANID HIS
THE LET-ALONE POLICY
By ZOE BECkLEY

And, when you come down to 1t, every man and woman can or should set tie the most private affairs of his life or hers. I don't believe in the state bringing up children instead of let ting the mother do the job. And the same applies to letting each of us attend to our own children of life our troubles. The ones of whom the offspring was born is best fitted to take care of it."
 No such thing. in nine cases out of 10v' exclaimed Beth, "Nine-ou of 10 mothers, especially the young ones, are infinitely more ignorant about the care of children than the nurses they hire. So with people. Nine peo- pie out of 10 know themselves less than they know about their favorite society or matinee idols And they show 1t in the way they bungle at solving their own problems"
 And it's been so since the begin ming of time" Tom retorted But you haven't noticed nature switch ing from the idea of the mother suck ling and rearing it's young, have you? If that idea were inferior at bottom, all the breeds that made that mis- take habitually would have been killed out by the others. And that goes for interfering with peoples personal and private problems. If that had been the superior solution,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03

rom woodford was astonshed az the revelation of his wife as a wom- an with a mission. It amazed him, too. to realize the "busybody' could be acting from the same motive as the savior. It touched him most of all to see in Beth a loneliness which not even he could dissipate, but which she was willing to suffer for the sake of what she considered her mission the loneliness of the despised and misunderstood missionary.
 Why, Beth, you have made me see that you have a pretty deep basis for your way of looking and reacting on things" he said with sincere sym pathy T see now that whole re- ligions, philosophies, social and eco- homie systems. like socialism, are at bottom what those who oppose it would call putting in But there is an equally deep-down principle or instinct in man which insists on be- ing let alone. And it is that feeling that will always fight the putting in, no matter how well intentioned the butter in may be.
 q suppose deep down there must be something right and common sen sible about. this 1et-me- -settle-my- own-job' attitude or it would have got ten q black eye long before this.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03

party" which has given me an oppor- tunity for comparing things that are past with things that are present would have probably scandalized his sense of de- corum' in those days when he built the huge square room with it's top lights and it's northern exposure and it's entirely unimaginative and correctly uninterest- ing fireplace.
 STUDIO IS DIFFERENT
 Imagine now, in place of the cold cor rectness of the classic long ago, a huge room lighted only by wax candles and a couple of melon shaped silk lanterns of deep heliotrope color, through which the light filtered very softly. Imagine also the black velvet carpet the piles of cushions of queer oriental cooring and here and there a streak of vivid orange embroidery in some Chi nese design upon the wall, 8 piano pushed out toward the middle of the room, with just little glow of light falling on a man playing some very modern Russian music by Scariabine, the sort of music that requires a special mood on the part of listeners and in terpreter before 1t can be thoroughly understood. Groups of people were sit ting about in the dim light; a couple of officers in khaki with the red tabs showing their staff rank making a note of color, while the glint of a woman's s satin dress and the gleam of a white neck here and there brought out high lights of extraordinary value from the general picture. It was all very un- usual and very interesting and expressed modern London and certain section
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
An Enlarging Class
From the Toledo Blade.

There are now so many retired farmers that they might be spoken of as a class. In innumerable villages and small towns they control the balance of political power, command the form and quality of public improvements and sway the local point of view.
 In the city mans mind, retirement all ways means riches. Many of the retired farmers are rich. But probably the most of them fall far short of that envied lot. They have farms or other properties which bring them few hundred dollars a year. and as their tastes are simple. their impulse to scatter money lavishly and foolishly altogether paralyzed. they live happily upon sums that the city man would waste in few short months. They are our greatest examples of common sense and thrift.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
A Useless Visitor

From the WashingtOn Star.
 Say, young feller," said Bronco Bob, ''have you got gun on you?"
 NO, sir'' replied the man with the brand new cowboy uniform. T was told that it was better to be unarmed, so as to avoid any impression that was seek ing quarrel"
 "Well, that's big disappointment I needed a brand new gun an thought you'd be bringin' along at least pair of 'efn. Don't you let anything like this occur again."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
Much It Mattered
From life

T TITI INTEl
 She said: There is SO much that I want tO do yet. I have SO many splendid men fiends and ] cannot bear the thought ot giving them all up; of course. what mean is that our freedom would be gone in the sense that it exists between us now.
 He said I love you,
 She said: Somehow the problem of mar riage seems to be so much more compli- cated than ever before. Everybodys time is taken up so, and we stumble into the most dreadful pitfalls just because We haven't had the opportunity to think.
 He said: ] love you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03

say, Good Lord, deliver US from our friendsf"
 And Beth Woodford for once was silent.
 Keeping House" will appear in to- morrow's A Age-IIerald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
Sample
From the Cleveland Lea

From the Cleveland Leader.
 George, didn't keep his engagement with me last night" said the girl who was betrothed to him.
 'Td give him a piece of my mind." said her mother.
 Just little sample of married li;e. suggested father &x .a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-03
On the Warpath

Auto Dealer-Do you know how many cars I have sold this week?
 New Clerk-Seventeeu
 Auto Dealer-See here. have you been looking into the books?
 New Clerk-No, sir.
 Auto Dealer-Then how did you guess it exactly7
 New ClerS-Because there have been just that many fellows looking for you this afternoon with blood in their eyes.
 American canned salmon is favora . bly, known throughout the entire world. The exports of it amount to sT,0O0, 900 a year.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-12-09
auiIdinas.

Buildings are contrivances which sur
round trouble. despair. pleasure. enter
tainment. business. incidence and
plumbing.
Buildings are built with brick. NOR
tar. cement. wood. steel and mort.
cages. 1t also takes sand to build
buildings. hut they should not be built
on snnd.
Some buildings are public and some
are private. Public buildings are
usually very imposing. and usually the
public has been imposed upon to build
them. Private buildings are frequent
~ private In name only. especially II
occupied by several inquisitive women
Such buildings are made up Of large
number OF stories and most Of them
are without foundation.
Rats. mice. fires. earthquakes and
rent collectors are buildings worst
enemies.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-12-09
ORIGIN OF THE PERlscoPE.
The Rejecting spyoIass Used at the
Siege Of sebastopol.


Speaking of the origin of the perl
scope. the following extract from the
writings of the well known inventor Of
Peppers Ghost" gives the credit to
the clerical profession. Pepper wrote
soon after the Crimean war:
During the siege Of Sebastopol num-
bers Of our best artillerymen were con-
tinually picked of by the enemy's rifles
as well MS by cannon shot. and In order
to Pat stop to the fooIhartliness and
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF the men. a very in
genious contrivance was invented by
the Rev. William Taylor. the cOadju-
tor Of Mr.. Denison In constructing the
first Big Ben bell. 1t was called the
rejecting spyglass. and by Its simple
construction rendered the exposure OF
tile sailors and soldiers who would look
over the parapet or other parts OF the
works to observe the effect Of their
shots perfectly unnecessary. while an
other form was constructed for the
purpose Of allowing the gunner to lay
or aim his gun In safety.
1.-THE instruments were shown to
Lord Panmure. who was 30 convinced
of the Importance of the invention TINT
he Immediately commissioned the Rev.
William Taylor to have number Of
these telescopes constructed. and II
the siege had not terminated just at
the time the invention was to have
been used no doubt a great saving of
the valuable lives OF the skilled artil-
lerymen would have been Effected
London Express.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-12-09
INFLAmmAsLE BOMBS.
Substances Used In the Making Of
These Deadly Explosives.

Substances Used In the Making Of
These Deadly Explosives.
+. The incendiary bomb used by the
Zeppelin aircraft. a. rule. is conical.
Of ten inch diameter at the base. wrap
ped round with tarred rope and having
a metal handle at the apex. The base
Is fat cup. into which pierced metal
funnel Is fitted. having the Ignition de-
vice and handle fitted at the top.
The funnel is generally oiled with
thermit. The latter. upon ignition. gen
crates intense heat and by the time Of
the conclusion has taken the form Of
molten metal. having the extraOrdi-
nary high temperature of 5000 degrees
F.. The molten metal is spread by the
conclusion.
Outside the funnel Is a padding of a
highly int1ammable or resinous mate
rial. bound on with an inhammable
form Of rope. The resinous material
creates n pungent smoke.
There Is generally some melted white
phosphorus in the bottom Of the cap.
which develops nauseous fumes. In
some cases celluloid clippings are add
ed. and occasionally small quantity
Of gaAollne. -rhiladelphia Press.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1916-12-09
A LITERARY RIDDLE.
why Does . Woman Write Differently
From q Mani

why Does q Woman Write Differently
From Mani
Why Is 1t that you can always tell .
story written by a man from one writ
ten by a womana I saw the thing put
to a rather severe test within the last
month. with results that were star
Ting.
Ten men and women, all OF whom do
considerable novel reading. had had
dinner together. One Of the men asked
the question l put at the top Of these
paragraphs. He was in his own home
and went to some trouble to prove that
the sex Of authors 10 an easy thing to
determine.
Giving to each Of the nine others IL
pencil and piece Of paper. the host pro-
ceeded to read extracts from twenty
different books and magazines, select.
ing parts In which proper names would
not identify the story. As he read each
person wrote down his guess ~ to
whether the author was man or q
woman.
OF the $50 answers made by the
nine persons to the twenty tests all but
eight were correct. As he kept the
books from which he read concealed
It was Impossible to get aid with the
eye.
But. although everybody guessed right
almost every time. no one could still
give good definition of the conun-
drum. Why does woman write diff
ferently from a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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