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Stockholders Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Monroe County Bank will be held at the bank on Tuesday morning, Jan, Sth. 1918 at ten o'clock, for the purpose of electing Board of Directors and transacting such other business as may come be- fore the meeting.
 JAS. s. MITCHELL, Dec. 8. 1917 Secretary.
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EtiQustte.

There is an ancient saying that "One should never speak of rope to man whose father was hanged" and there is great deal implied in those few words. In effect, is meant that subjects of conversation should be carefully in- troduced where persons present are not known to e certain extent; that is, that nothing untoward has happened. publicly, at least, that would make any unusual subject apply too openly to anyone especially.
The Brinkley argus., 1917-12-21
w. A. Spicer's Father Dies

At the home of his son, w. A. Spicer, manager of the Ameri' can Handle Go, in East Brinkley' on Tuesday afternoon, J. W. Spicer. aged 73, died of pneumo- nia after a short illness.
 The burial was at Greenway at the family burial ground on Wednesday,
 The deceased leaves three chll- dren, w. A. Spicer of this city, c. o. Spicer and Mrs. Emma Laws of Greenway.
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GETTING SOLDIERS
 IN MONROE COUNTY
The Cost is $l.62 Per Han for the 75 Selective Draft
 Men So Far Accepted.

According to the figures com- piled by the Government the cost of the 75 soldiers Monroe county has furnished on the first draft is $1.62 per man. This cost is the third lowest in the entire state. The lowest was Lee county with not cents ex- pense. Grant county came next with 9Sc per man and then came Monroe county with $1.62.
 In Garland county. the county which Hot Springs and the Hot Springs Spirit" appearantly do- mates, the cost was S49.09 per man.
 The registrants of Monroe county numbered l847 and Mon roe county's quota on the first call was l73 men,
 This speaks we'll for Sheriff Milwee and his co-workers on the Monroe County Exemption Board.
 THE QUESTIONABLE
 The new Questionaire was was mailed to all of the regis trants of Monroe county on the 18th and with it's 25O questions when answered will give to the Government such an insight in to the real life and obligations of each registrant that it will be enabled to do the right thing by the men. It is the most won-
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The Brinkley argus., 1917-12-21
Franks of Memory.

In Brander Matthews volume of rec ollections he repeats Mark Twain's statement that at certain age he was able to remember some things that had happened and many that had not, and when he got little older he would remember none but the latter.
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4 LITTLE SERMON FOR TO-DAY

ard grounded oDe. be able all breddth Dhich knoDedg filled all fhe fitness GodEPH iii I79
 Love that passeth knowledge, thee need; /
 Pour in the heavenly sunshine fill my heart;
 Scattering the cloud, the doubing. and the dread,-
 The joy unspeakable impart.
 H. BoNAR. ITO examine it's evidence is not to try Christianity; to admire it's martyrs is not to try Christianity; to = compare and estimate it's teachers is not to try Christianity; to attend it's rites and services with Mahomean puncuaty is not to try know Christianity But for week. for day to have lived in the at mophere of faith and love to God of tenderness to man. have behed earth annhate and heaven opened to the prophetic hope to have evermore revealed be- hind the complicated troubles of this strange mysterious e the unchanged smile of eternal Friend and thing that is difficult to solved by that reposng trust which is higher and better ttan reason-o have known and felt ths will not say d lie, but for single bless ed hour tdt indeed to ha made experiment of Chris tianity.
 VIM. ARCHER BUTLER.
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TH[ ARGUS ROLL OF HONOR

Pm thankful indeed the many kind friends who have been thoughtful coming forward and paying their subscp ons up thro 19S The kind words that have been b those who have paid makes their money worth par than of century ve publishing ARGUS love the big family of readers week They like big family to love dear old Brinkley'' Monroe people have been kind mine forgetfu my faults and mistakes and Pm hoping happest Christmas ever yet.
 Here's message of good from my esteemed friend Rob Lanford former B1nkey boy He Division Supt of Union Seed Fertilizer Co., headquarters Memphis Pm printing portion of his letter because shows plainly the spirit of the noble he his many Brnkey friends this and hence Pm taking the liberty of publishing portion the letter in which he check his subscription Dec. 31, 1918 It is follows:
 T often think of Brnkley and the good old days spent there during my boyhood, and ''oh my how many sweethearts had of them married and passed to their reward, but the thoughts of my dear old acquainances of years past in Dear Old Brnkey'' shall ever be to something could not do without You know the memory of mans childhood his friends and his home town Is sweet and prayer is that all of shall so conduct lives that there will be separation when have all past the river to the higher and better home, that home eternal in the Heaven.
 With much love to yourself and Mir. F., am
 Your friend,
 BOB LANFoRD' HAS BEEN AN ARGUS SUBSCRIBER FOR OVER 36 YEARS From my esteemed friend Forbess of Hickory Ridge, this:
 Here's my s1 50 for the ARGUS up to Dec 3l. 1919. This makes 36 years have been taking the ARGUS want it to for it is just like get ting letter from my home every week. We wouldn't do without it for any price,
 Your friend
 M. Y. FoRBEss.' Some old day may the just why love this with during the early fights against whiskey Bnkley and day he proved himself true friend Geo. C. Smith of Wheatley handed check pay up 1919 and sad The folks at home can't without the ARGUS'
 THE CoLoRED SUBSCRIBERS RESPOND L. H. Hays, of good coored subscribers came in and he down the cash Feb l. 1919 said T the editor smile enjoy reading the ARGUS and want it to continue coming to me" Since last week these have paid up hro the 1918
 Luther McCreght City
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

said the doctor But II is nothing Sc
rious."
BY this ti.ns Hap was wide awake.
really awake. II took a little time to
untangle his thoughts for him.
"Everything's all right, old man"
said the stranger. you fell out of
the seat--you've got bump on your
head-and you were a little looney for
awhile But we sot you TO your folks
all right. Well, guess I'll be running
along"
But Aunt Ada insisted that the
stranger, who was a travelling sales
man unable TO get home for the holt
day, should spend New Years Day
with them instead of at the hotel.
Hap was so much better that he was
able to take little walk that after
noon. In stationery store he stopped
and bought a book.
The next day was New Years. That
morning before they went downstairs
Hap opened the package.
i've been thinking" he said to May.
that | wasn't so blamed looney, after
all, when | got that bump on the head.
Maybe I've got more sense that way
than this way"
"Why. how you talk! Are you--are
you feeling bad again?'
mo. but I've been thinking that we
run our house and cur household ex-
penses about Ike they ran that rail
road. We aren't keeping any account
of what we spend. and we have just
about enough coal and water to keep
us going, without knowing whore we
can get more, It's just good luck that
has kept us from having wreck.
Now. here's an account book. and we're
= Ing to run on schedule after this
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
The Swedes buy Meriem from
kovudoo, and in fighting over
her Malbihn kills Jensen.
(TO BE CONTINUED
BUILD SHIP IN FIVE MONTHS
Others of British Standardized Type
to Be Turned Out In About
Sixteen Weeks Time.

The first of the standardized mer-
chant ships built to order for the Brit
ish government recently went through
successful trials of a very exhaustive
character, says the Scientific Ameri-
can. The type has been designed TO
provide good carso-carrier, in the
shortest time, and with the least ex-
penditure of material. The keel of
this trial ship was laid last February,
and In less than six months the ship
was completed, loaded and ready for
trial
The standardized vessels. which are
of 5000 tons capacity, are built in two
types-one a single-deck for grain and
the other two-deck ship for general
cargo II is also intended to build two
similar types, each of 5000 and 5000
tons carrying capacity. Not only the
bulls but the engines are standardized.
They have extra large hatchways to
facilitate quick loading and discharg
ing--a most important feature. The
first vessel was built in five months
time, and 1t is expected that future
vessels will be turned out In from
four to four-and-one-half months
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

fleetest and most doughty warriors OF
the tribe set out In pursuit of Korak
and Akut but a few minutes after
they had left the scene of the Killers
many depredations.
The little party of warriors was led
by KoyudOo, the chief, a middle aged
savage of exceptional cunning and
bravery. 1t was he who first came
within sight of the quarry which they
had followed for hours by the mys-
FERROUS methods of their almost I'M
canny powers of observation, intuition
and even scent
The white youth and the white maid
stood alone in the jungle when they
were discovered by Kovudoo's band.
Akut had been made king of his ape
tribe, and Korak. to Akut's sorrow,
had left him to dwell with Meriem in
the jungle. One of Kovudoo's men
leaned close TO the ear of his chief.
Look :" he whispered and pointed
to something that dangled at the girls
side. when my brother and l were
slaves in the village of the sheik my
brother made that thing for the sheiks
little daughter. She played with It al
ways and called lt after my brother,
whose name is Geeka. just before We
escaped some one came and struck
down the sheik, stealing his daughter
away. If this is she the sheik will pay
you well for her return"
Korak's arm had gone around the
shoulders of Meriem. And then from
behind him broke hideOus bedlam of
savage war cries, and score of
shrieking blacks were upon them.
Korak turned to give battle. Meriem
with her own light spear stood by his
side. An avalanche of barbed missiles
few about them. One pierced Korak's
shoulder, another his leg, and he went
down.
Meriem was unscathed for the blacks
had Intentionally spared her. Now
they rushed forward to finish Korak
and make good the girls capture. But
as they came there came also from an
other point in the jungle the great
Akut and at his heels the huge bulls
of his new kingdom.
Snarling and roaring, they rushed
upon the black warriors when they
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

that man ate man. and she had ex-
pected to be eaten. but she lad been
with them for some time now, ard no
harm had befallen her.
She did not know that a runner had
been dispatched TO the distant village
of the Sheik to barter with him for
ransom. She did not know, nor did
kovudoo, that the runner had never
reached his destination; that he had
fallen in with the safari of Jensen
and Malbihn and with the talk
ativeness of native hal UNI
folded his whole mission to the
black servants of the two Swedes.
These had not been long in retailing
the matter TO their masters. and the
result was that when the runner left
their camp TO continue his journey he
had scarce passed from sight before
there came the report of a rifle, and
he rolled llfeless into the underbrush
with bullet hole in his back.
A few moments later MGlbihn
strolled back into the encampment,
where he went TO some pains to LET 1t
be known that he had had shot at
a fine buck and missed. The Swedes
knew that their men hated them and
that an overt act against kovudoo
would quickly be carried TO the chief
at the first opportunity. Nor were they
sufficiently strong in either guns or
loyal followers to risk antagonizing
the willy old chief.
The next day the Swedes set out for
KovudOo's village, bent ON securing pos
session of the person of the white girl
whom Kovudoo's runner had told them
lay captive in the chiefs village. How
they were to accomplish their end
they did not know. Force was out of
the question, ii ough they would not
have hesitated ID use 1t had they pos
sessed It.
In former years they had marched
roughshod over enormous areas. TAX
ing toll by brute force even when kind
Illness or diplomacy would have &C.
complished more. But now they were
in bad straits--so bad that they had
not shown their true colors scarce
twice In a year. and then only when
they came upon an isolated weak viii
lage.
Kovudoo was not of these. and,
though his village was in a way re-
mote from the more populous district
to the north, his power was such that
he maintained an acknowledged suze-
rainty over the thin thread of villages
which connected him with the savage
lords to the north.
To have antagonized him would have
spelled ruin for the Swedes. II would
have meant that they might never
reach civilization by the northern
route. To the west the village of the
sheik lay directly in their path, barring
them effectually. To the east the trail
was unknown TO them. and to the
south there was no trail.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

farmer. He was madden than the
dickens too"
But why mint the engineer see TO
It that the fireman had enough coal2''
THE engineer hadn't ought TO say
anything. He didn't have enough wa
ter. 1t was wonder he didn't have
Il blowup. He was just running along,
and never watching the water-guage.
and getting water whenever he could,
but not knowing very far ahead when
he could get IT,"
well this must be a fine crew on
this old milk train, But where was
the conductor all this timer
'Why, the conductor didn't know
we was late until a few minutes ago
when | told him. You see. he wasn't
keeping any particular account of the
time. He figured that we was on the
right road and that sooner or later we
would git there"
Some railroad" thought Hap TO
himself, and In u few moments fell Off
to sleep again.
He's looking at you. Aunt Ada"
said May.
He's going to he all right" said the
stranger He's coming out of it."
"0h. I'm so glad" exclaimed May
and, to the stranger Il can't thank you
enough for all your kindness"
He must have hit the arm of the
seat when that jolt threw him out. "
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
New Years Fable.

Once upon time there was man
and his wife who decided to start the
New Year right He agreed never to
come home late with large assOrt-
tnent Of mixed drinks. She agreed
never TO speak q cross word TO him.
He agreed to give her money whenever
she asked for It. She agreed never TO
spend money fOOIlshly. Both agreed
never TO quarrel. On Saturday night
he came home very late and very I'm
steady. whereupon his wife called him
mean old good-for-nothing brute and
demanded $50 He told her she couldn't
have IS cents and wanted to know
what she did with the other money.
She admitted she had squandered II
foollshly on afternoon highbaii5 and
tariE and other fOolIshment, and then
ther had the biggest fight Of their lives.
Moral What else do you expect Of
two human belngsf
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

saw the mischief they had already
ger of coming 10 close quarters with
these mighty ape men. seized Meriem
and called upon his warriors to retreat.
For time the apes followed them,
and several of the blacks were badly
mauled and one killed before they sue
ceeded in escaping. Nor would they
have got off thus easily had Akut not
been more concerned with the cOndi-
ton of the wounded Korak than with
the fate of the girl, upon whom he had
always looked as more or less of an
interloper and an unquestioned bur
den.
Korak lay bleeding and unconscious
when Akut reached his side. The great
ape tore the heavy spears from his
flesh, licked the wounds and then car
ried his friend TO the lofty shelter that
Korak had constructed for Meriem.
Further than this the brute could do
nothing. Nature must accomplish the
rest unaided or Korak must die.
He did not die, however. For days
he lay helpless with fever, while Akut
and the apes hunted close by that they
might protect him from such birds and
beasts as might reach his lofty retreat.
Occasionally Akut brought him juicy
fruits which helped to slake his thirst
and allay his fever. and little by little
his powerful constitution Overcame the
effects of the spear thrusts. The
wounds healed and his strength re-
turned.
All during his rational moments as
he had lain upon the soft furs which
lined Meriem's nest he had suffered
more acutely from fears for Meriem
than from the pain of his own wounds.
For her he must live: for her he must
regain his strength that he might set
out in search of her. But it was many
a day before strength returned TO him.
Aferiem, bound and under heavy
guard in KOvudoo's own hut, had no
doubt but that KOrak would come
back and still less that he would cas-
lily free her.
So now IS she lay waiting Tor MIN
she dreamed Of him and q all that he
meant to her. She compared him with
the sheik, her father, and at the
thought Of the stern. grizzled old Arab
she shuddered. Even the savage blacks
had been less harsh to her than he.
S-ot understanding their tongue. she
could not guess what purpose they had
in keeping her prisoner. She knew
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
superstitIons About Salt.

1t is a curious fact that, from the
earliest times. many superstitions have
chung about the use of salt There is
much evidence in Holy Writ for cere-
monlal uses of it. The Mosaic law
commands that every oblation Of meat
..ffered shall be seasoned with salt, a
command that is given, with varia-
lions. in various books of the Bible.
such as Levitt cus 2:13 and Ezekiel
1874 In the old days salt was put
into a chiId's mouth in baptism. and
in some countries to this day the Gus
tom is followed of throwing a pinch Of
il into holy water to ward OF the evil
spirit
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

every train on this road runs 50 much
sloWe r than every other train, that
no train can ever overtake any other"
Then. II there isn't any wreck"
asked Hap, whats the trouble?"
@Well, to begin with" replied the
stranger, "the fireman is TO blame
When we started out Re didn't figure
on how much coal he was likely to
need. Consequence was. we run out
Of coal right in the middle Of the
night"
what did we dol"
ave stopped and got some from a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

~ Happizzez Hazard had
aimed to give him Bible
name out of the ordinary. and her aim
was certainly good. II was hard TO
spell, and hard TO pronounce; and
pronounced properly, 1t sounded very
much like soda fountain clerk max
ing fizz, But the boys shortened this
unusual Gognomen to Hap"
III, Tap Hazards were married on
New Years Day, Hap very happily
Suggesting, that that would be a good
way TO start the New Year right.
As New Years Day again approach
ed Mays Aunt Ada, at whose house in
Columbus the Hazards were married
thought II would be a fine idea to ask
the young couple back home to spend
their wedding anniversary. Hap and
May delightfully."- accepted, and wrote
that they would leave Hometown for
Columbus on the 10Th. II was now
the 2Sth, and May decided IL would be
well to begin to pack. or at least TO
decide what she would wear and what
she would take. 1t made her rather
proud of her forehandedness.
"And, Hap" she said. you might go
by the depot and get the tickets, and
a couple of lowers, and everything, so
we shall be all ready to start tomor-
row. That will be easy to do"
Gosh" exclaimed Hap. his pipe
falling from his mouth, easy to do?
Say, do you know / never thought
about those gOl-darned ticketsY' He
showed both hands into his pockets.
"How much do you suppose they VIII
be? / don't believe ] have enough
money. II know we spent a lot for
Christmas"
Hap had $S.11. May had SO she had
left out of her last weeks money.
There was $50 in the little drawer Of
the kitchen cabinet. and So in bills
behind the picture of April Jones in
the sitting room. That made $22.9l {;
and Hap knew he could draw few
dollars in advance down at the shop
he had done 1t before.
He found it was too late to get low
ers. and they missed that train any
way, for the time had been changed.
and the train now went through half
an hour earlier-when 1t was on time
and this time II was. He managed
to find an upper on the slow train for
May, but he had TO sit up IN the smoker
himself.
Hap did not sleep very well. The
train stopped and started and jerked
and bumped. 1t must have been near
morning. after an unusually heavy jolt,
that Hap distinctly overheard fellow
passenger say:
yep. ii doesn't look much like we
would get into Columbus before New
Years night"
whats the matter7" he inquired,
suddenly sitting up. "a wreckT
"Nope." said the passenger, a fat
man across the aisle Hap had observed
before he fell Off to slumber. Nope,
1t amt wreck. On this gosh-1inged
road they can't never have ii wreck"
"Why not? Is ii so safer
"No, IL amt so safe. But they
couldn't have collision because all
the trains run east one day and west
the next"
That's funny. Whit II you want to
get TO Columbus on Wednesday,
"Then you have TO go east to Pitts
burgh on Tuesday and come west to
Columbus the next day"
Hap tried hard to figure this ont,
but finally gave it up as a little deep.
But" he said, "they could have a
rear-end collision. anyway.
mo" said the stranger. they
couldn't nuther. Y'see." he explained
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26

A very acceptable message TO send
with your card to a friend on New
Years morning Is the following senti-
ment:
Now what Is here?
A word OF cheer
To herald In another year.
MAY all its days be free Of blame
A little nobler than your aimI
MAY all It's labOrs be contest
A little better than your best
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
wanchus Have Beans to Burn.

Bean-cake is cheaper than coal at
Hardin, Manchuria, 1ad the Chinese
there are now using it as fuel. says the
japan Chronicle. Coal costs 30 kopeks
q pood and bean-cake only 70 kopeks,
while il is contended the latI.r throws
out more heat. As all the btan mills
have large stocks on hand and are in
creasing them daily. there IS q ten
dency for its use as fuel to spread.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
TOLD IN FIGURES
Britain has 5.OOO,OO working Womer

Britain has 100000 working women
Hawaii has two mountains 14,0OO
feet high.
Holland makes 100000 pounds OF
soap yearly.
wisconsin's 1917 potato crop is 49,
100000 bushels.
United States 1916 stone output was
valued at STOOL 500.
Italy normally exports $500 tons OF
red clover seed yearly.
United States last year exported ST.
$50, $50 worth Of stone and imported
s959, 397 worth.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
How 70 Do Things.

As the New Year comes and gently beck
ons
And bids you Journey yet another mile
I hope that tear and sorrow. fear and
shadow.
WIN he forgotten for little while
For God Is wise and good. and all things
blessed
win surely come TO US, some soon. some
late.
II we but learn each mornings holy les
son.
And IN the evening smile. and hope. and
walt
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
NATURALLY, AFTER THEY TRAVEL TOGETHER AWHILE,
LOVE DEVELOPS BETWEEN JACK AND MERlEM

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