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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

Representatives of Spain, Switzer-
land, Holland, Denmark and Norway
are going TO meet Swedish representa-
fives in Stockholm for conference on
war and peace at Sweden's invitation.
Some acceptances already have been
received. The invitation for the par
ley was issued at the instance of King
Gustaf, and the picked representatives
viii meet here with the ministers OF
the six remaining neutral countries OF
Europe. Such conference was
planned once before, but II fell
through. Now the parley seems GER
tain. The scope of the contemplated
conference will be far greater than
discussion of food and shipping diff
culties. The delegates will endeavor
10 formulate measures by which the
six countries expect TO gain voice in
the peace conference between the bel
ligerents whenever ii shall come. Rep
resentatives of the six neutral govern
ments also will discuss measures
which prevent their countries being,
by any pretext or vancouver, dragged
into the war. A proposal of this sub
ject for discussion was included In
Swedens invitation. In short, the six
governments propose to organize moth
ing less than a peace league for mu-
tual protection. 1t Is an lend OF the
war" measure. So far the cablegram.
In this connection it should be men-
toned that the governments of the
allies have refused to grant passports
to the delegates who were TO attend
the socialist peace conference In
Stockholm. BY this policy the allies
have clearly indicated that they are
not in sympathy with the peace move
ments staged from time TO time in
Scandinavia. and if such a conference
as the one outlined in the above cable
gram is attempted II will no doubt be
far from pleasing TO the governments
of the allies.
The wife of a workingman at Jon
koping. who is thirty years old, has
had II children She had nine before,
and this summer gave birth to trip
lets.
The only centenarian in Tarmland
is Karl Johnson Edgren of Ransater.
He is still light of foot and is in the
habit of doing some work in fields and
meadows.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
NORWAY.

DR.. Christian L. LANCE, general sec
rotary of the interparliamentary union,
who is a Norwegian and has his head
quarters at Kristiania, has just made
the third round of the different Euro
pean groups that he has undertaken
since the beginning Of war, and, after
conferences at Petrograd. Berlin, Vi
emma and Berne, has conferred with
the Netherlands group of the Interpar-
liamentary union at The Hague. you
may imagine the difficulties connected
with the maintenance of the union and
its work In these times" he remarked,
when l mention that the executive
committee Is composed of an English
man, a Belgian, a Dutchman, an Aus
trian and a German. The close partic-
ipation of members of the various
groups in the political life OF their re-
spective countries puts an attempt at
any plenary gathering or direct CO.
operation out of the question. albeit
the three Scandinavian groups CON
tinue to meet periodically. our main
concern for the present is the main
tenance of the union intact, so that
when peace comes we may be ready to
at once re-establish contact and coop
crate in the reconstruction of interna-
tional life and the development of in
ts~aational organization" The position
of his own country, Norway, Doctor
LANCE described as exceedingly difficult.
aIaf ay ha
said. food has risen IS per cent in
price, which exactly corresponds with
the increase in the cost of living In
Germany. The reason for this is that
we are so largely dependent on for
eign supplies: a third of Norway's food
has TO be imported. Her shipping
losses have been exceedingly heavy
and her feet shows great shrinkage
as compared with its dimensions at the
outbreak of the war. Shipowners'
losses are made good financially, but,
so far as the country and its economic
life are concerned, the money cannot
make up for the sunken ships and the
lost trade which they represent.
Whereas, before the war wealth was
pretty evenly distributed there, the
war has created new moneyed class,
but over against this comparatively
small group of rich people there is
great mass of the nation weighed
down by the burdens the war has i'm
posed. Norway has come off better
than most If not all other European
neutrals in the matter of mobilization
expenses, for her geographical posi-
ton secures to her much greater
safety. Nevertheless. those expenses
are exceedingly heavy. The chances of
Norway getting into complications
with either of the belligerent parties
at present appear very slight" added
Doctor Lange. 1.-THE clouds of last
years acute crisis have passed over"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
Now She's Anorv.

He-I wonder what the meaning of
that picture Isl The youth and the
maiden are in a tender attitude.
She-Oh don't you see7 He has
just asked her to marry him, aud she
is accepting him. How sweet What
does the artist call the pieture7
He Cooking abouD-Oh. l see. It's
"Sold."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
SKIN T0RTURES
That Itch, Burn and Scale Quickly Re.
lieVed by cutieura-TrizI Free.

1t takes about ten minutes to prove
that a hot bath with Cuticura Soap
followed by gentle applications OF
Cuticura Ointment will afford relief
and point to speedy healment of
eczemas, feelings and irritations. They
are ideal for all toilet purposes.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura. Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

Mulford-Your wife used to sing
and play great deal. I have not
heard her lately.
StllfOrd-Since We have had chill
dren she has had no time.
Mulford-Ah. children are such
blessing l-Everybody's Magazine.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
A Sad Memory.

Awaiting herself of her ecclesiastical
privileges. the clergyman's wife asked
questions which. coming from anybody
else. would have been thought imperti-
nent.
Il presume you carry memento OF
some kind IN that lOcket you wear?
she said.
ayes, na'am." said the parish0ner.
1T is a lock of my husbands hair"
But your husband is still alive" the
lady exclaimed.
Eyes, ma am. but his hair is gone"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
Once Was ENOUGH.

''fy wife never rouses me up to cut
the grass before breakfast"
as that so2"
eyes; she tried it once and l was
so sleepy that / ran the lawn mower
all over her flower beds.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
The Flour Beetle.

The so-called weevil is the early
form for species Of beetle that breeds
In -four or meal. often rendering 1t IN
fit for food. II is sometimes called
the -four beetle. The only way 10 keep
it out of -four is TO keep the -four care
fully closed and protected.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
Job for Carpenter.

Johns father left his watch for
John. aged six, to take to the jewelers.
to be fixed. as the case would not stay
closed and the crystal was broken.
When the jeweler asked him what he
wante done John replied: Put in &
new window and shut the door"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
<. A. eraves 70 be lnterned.

Kansas City. Ho.. Aug. 24-Instruc-
tons 10 intern Kari Armgnard Graves
self-styled international spy were re-
celyed here from Washington by Fran
cis NJ Wilson, United States district
attorney.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
Biq Words.

Little Girl-The doctor Sc d man.
ma must take a constitutional every
morning. What does that mean?
Little Boy-That means walking.
Little Girl-Then why didn't he say
so7
Little Boy-I don't know, but l
guess may be If he called it that he
couldn't charge for IT,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
Iowa Farmers Are Arrested.

Cedar Rapids, Ia. Aug. 23-Wil-
Ham Detlefson. German Of Coggon.
Ia, and John Zunbach Of Ryan, Ia.
both farmers. were arrested by United
States qrshal f. X. Monroe on
charges having used disloyal talk.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

Helena Mont. Aug. 23.-Tons Of
burma beans containing strycbnlne
shipped ia dealers. have been ordered
destroyed by the state board Of health.
Federal authorities believe German
agents are responsible.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
SWEDEN.

A Lapp convention In TrOndhiem,
Norway, last winter gave a fresh inn
petus to the Scandinavian Lapp move
nlent. Next winter general Lapp
convention for Sweden and Norway is
TO meet at Ostersund Sweden, for the
purpose of discussing laws regarding
the nomadic Lapps. The Swedish gov
eminent will contribute $500 to the
general expenses of this convention,
which proves that it is looked upon
with favor by the authorities of the
country.
The pro-German portion of the
Stockholm press republfshed with evil
dent satisfaction Geographic dis
patch to the Berliner Tageblatt re-
porting anti-conscription riots in the
United States. The police, the dis
patch said, were compelled to re-
store order in Cleveland and Chicago.
Resistance to consumption is declared
also to be especially vigorous in Mon
treal.
In Breared parish. Halland, an in
teresting as well as useful find was
made in a bog at q depth of about one
yard. 1t was an oak tree which must
have been dead for q good many thou
sand wears. 1t was so sound. however,
that 1t was sawed up and used for the
making of furniture. Enough lumber
was saved to make three ordinary car
loads.
The fishermen Of Blekinge are fac
ing starvation on account Of the scar
city of oil for their fishing motors
When a motor goes far out 10 sea for
herring a trip requires from seven to
eight gallons of gasoline, and now
they can hardly obtain more than half
as much as they need to keep up their
business.
The MarieIund and Tronarp estates.
HalIand, which consist of about 1.4oO
acres of fine agricultural land, are TO
be divided up into a number Of small
farms.
An interesting SANDSTONE inscrip-
ton" has been discovered at Biskop-
skulla. There are pictures Of q hu-
man beings arranged in a straight row
running east and west. The inscrip-
ton must have been made before the
introduction of runie letters In Scan
dinavia.
Y. Qwarfodt Of Karlskrona. empha-
sized the celebration Of the thirtieth
anniversary Of his wedding and his
removal from the city by donating
s27. 600 to the city for charitable pur-
poses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
DENMARK.

The result of the special stock census
of February 20, 1917, has been pub
lished. 1t shows that there were $685.
600 horses. including the colts, as
against $4,000 at the same time in
1915. This made an increase of 3D.
600, or As per cent. There were p
$4,000 head of cattle (2,290,OOO in
1870, or only about 10000 less than
at the beginning OF the war. Number
of hogs, 1881 600 f1,9S3,000 last year,.
a decrease of about one-tenth Of per
cent. The decrease since the begin
ming of the war has been over 20 per
cent. Sheep and lambs, 270oO0, an
increase of 1900, or 6 per cent, in
one year The exports of meat and
dairy products have been enormous
ever since the beginning of the war,
and ii was a great surprise to the
world in general TO find that only in
the case of hogs has the number OF
animals been materially reduced. The
cost and the difficulty of obtaining
American corn explains the slump in
the number of hogs.
Large parts of the country are
threatened with a failure of the crops.
Only in Sjalland was there a normal
rainfall in June. Copenhagen and Vi
entity have had only two rainy days
for several months. The gardeners
cannot obtain oil for running their irri-
eating plants. and large fields and gar
dens are drying up. Only one-fourth
of the normal quantity of vegetables
has been shipped into the city. Straw
berries, for instance. are twice as eX-
pensive as last year. Rain must come
soon, or the fruit crop viii be lost.
Danish farmers living close to the
German boundary line complain bitter
Iy of the difficulties put in their way
whenever they need, TO cross the line.
In the first place pass costs $3.50.
In the second place, all kinds of trou-
BILE is trumped up when the pass is
to be used On the other hand, Ger
mans who cross the line seem to find
it easy to pass into Denmark.
The city of Copenhagen had to take
care of $50 families who failed to find
quarters to live in Most of them
were assigned rooms in public school
houses.
In bog at Skive was found an Urn
containing 1920 amber pearls.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
Perfect Draft Reoord Made.

louisville KY. Aug. 24-Larue
county. KY the birthplace Of Abraham
Lincoln. made perfect record in the
draft, according TO the official list. La
rue county's quota for the National
army was 1872 men.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
Aristocratlc NeInhhorhood.

Real Estate Agent-There are re
strictions on the property. You cannot
keep hens Dor dog that traces his an
cestrv Dach for less than three genera
tons.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

A plain. blunt man has TO have q
good many daughters 10 get used 20
calling The meal they have after get
ting married a breakfast.-Columbus
TO- Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

slave you any suggestions TO make
about our new house, dearG"
''Yes. | wish you'd have the key
holes made larger"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

A Photographic process for print
ing textiles or wallpaper has been in
vented in England.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
His Theory.

docs your husband subscribe to the
theory that kissing transmits germs ~
mo; he thinks that germs are most
ly transmitted by money, and is very
careful not to hand me any,"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

A factory IN which radlum IS being
produced has been opened Ia Scotland
by a Scotch chemist.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
Its ADVANTAGE.

"Beauty IS but skin deep"
But then you can't skin ugly peo-
PIE to see the good underneath"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENiNGS IN r AR OFF
NORTHLAND.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the scandinavlans
in America.

Scandinavian countries are expected
10 hold a conference soon at which
the main point of discussion will be
the effect Of Americas entrance into
the war. INFORMATION 10 this effect
has reached Washington through Off
cial channels.
Almost one thousand Scandinavian
ships have been destroyed by mines or
torpedoes since the beginning of the
war, the number up to date being
about 600 for Norway, 1877 for Den
mark, and 146 for Sweden. The whole
number Of seamen lost is about 500.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

Some young men would get along
better If they had less point to their
shoes and little more in their CONVEX
sation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

When a fool doesn't act like a fool
he fools a lot of other people.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

A representative of the Belgians
has been raising money in Norway for
his unfortunate countrymen, and he
received more aid than he had ex-
pected from such poor" country.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29
Doing His Best.

She-Are you a freshman?
He (cOnfused)-I try to be.-Bru-
nonian.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

Y. Qwarfodt Of Karlskrona, empha-
sized the celebration Of the thirtieth
anniversary Of his wedding and his
removal from the city by donating
$1,000 to the city FOR charitable pur-
poses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

In bog at Skive was found an Urn
containing 1920 amber pearls.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

The wife of workingman at Jon
koping. who is thirty years old, has
had II children. She had nine before,
and this summer gave birth to trip
let's.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

The MarieIund and Tronarp estates.
HaIIand, which consist of about 1.400
acres of fine agricultural land. are TO
be divided up into a number Of small
farms
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

The only centenarian in Farmland
is Karl Johnson Edgren Of Ransater.
He is still light of foot and is in the
habit of doing some work in fields and
meadows.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

The city of Copenhagen had to take
care of $50 families who failed to find
quarters TO live in. Most of them
were assigned rooms in public school
houses.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-29

In April, 1916, Louis Smith, 90 New
St., Hackensack, N. j., said: Words
fail to describe the misery / endured
from kidney complaint. In my work l
have to do a lot of heavy lifting and
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-12

RESTAURANT AND HOTEL FOR
SALE-$aO puts you in business.
Care of ARGUS.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-12

such a message as the men OF
Brinkley land the entire county
as for that needed, but didn't
get, for there were only about
% or 80 men present in the au-
dience and 20 or more of them
were farmers. To be accurate,
there was just ONE man who
sells and buys the products of
the farm, in that audience.
AS Mr.. Knapp drove home his
mighty lessons in country and
community development it is a
pity indeed that those men of
Brinkley who are solely respon-
sible for Brinkley's growth and
development, likewise its back
wardness, were too busy" to
be there. l say too busy" for
surely it couldn't be that they
didn't care to hear a man of Mr..
Knapp's rank, position and abil-
ity. who has the supervision of
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-12

ural address, that he is going to
make good.
This is DIR. Brough's opportu-
nifty as well as Arkansas. and
should DR.. Brough be successful
in steering clear of the infiu-
ence of the petty politicians who
have disgraced the regime OF
other governors and be able to
gather around him MEN real
MEN as he is want to do, Ark
ansas will, during his regime,
be made to take place at the head
of the first rank of all the states
of the Union.
Here's to the NEW Governor,
and may he bring Arkansas into
her ownl
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-12

the expenditure of many millions
of their dollars in agricultural
development thru the South.
The action Of the busy"
Brinkley men in their inatten-
ton to Mr.. Knapp of the u. S.
Government is a marked con-
trast, to the action of other men
in other cities and towns, where
hundreds of the busiest men
flock to hear him. Mr.. Knapp
came down from Washington to
visit Arkansas for only a few
days during the present Profita-
BILE Farming Campaign, and
Brinkley was one of FIVE cities
he visited while in Arkansas.
At Little Rock and the other
points he visited, the men were
NOT too busy.
To those who have watched
other Arkansas cities and towns
go ahead" of Brinkley in leaps
and bounds in the race of pro-
gress and city building during
the past 20 years, and wondered
why it is that brinkley hasn't
kept pace, while they with less
! natural advantages, have doub-
led and quadrupled their popula-
ton, it is plain that the reason
is that our men are too busy"
to learn how to build a city.
In Mr.. Knapp's address he
laid stress on the absolute ne
cessity of team work" in COM
munity building and Pm re-
GREETING exceedingly that our
clever men failed to hear it.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-12
INTERNATIONAL
SUNA6YS(1O0L
LESSON

>ByeE. o. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union :
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-12

Tell 'em yon saw II IN the Argus
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-12
Effect Of Language.

Few people have ever dreamed how
great is the effect Of the employment
of language upon mankind. Now and
then we are face to face with persons
who suffer from olor-blindness, and
we recognize that the affairs of life
trade generally, travel and warfare
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES never be left to
persons who suffer from this abnor-
mality. Yet the whole Of human life
In communities seems to be conducted
by persons who have no language
sense, who have no understanding Of
the words they employ or who are en-
shaved by meanings that have been at
tached falsely to words for genera
tions.-New York Morning Telegraph.
TnIl ,em Won saw IT In tho HQlJa
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-12
Tax Collectors Notice

Notice is hereby given that |
will attend with the tax books OF
Monroe County, at the following
times and places in Monroe
County, Arkansas. for the pur-
pose of collecting the State.
County, Road, School and other
taxes to be by me collected for
the year 1916, viz:
Lawrenceville, jackson TWP.
Monday, January Is, 1917.
| jackson Store, Montgomery
Twp, Tuesday. Jan. Is.
| Womack's Store, Smalley TWP
Wednesday, Jan. II.
| Holly Grove, Duncan TWP.
Thurs, Fri. and Sat-, Jan. Is,
10 and 20.
Palmer, Cleburne Twp, Mon
day. Jan. %.
Raymond, Raymond Twp.
Tuesday, Jan. %.
Blackton, Hindman TWP.
Wednesday, Jan. "a.
Monroe. Cypress Ridge TWP.
Thursday, Jan, rs!
Waldrop's Store, Richland
Twp, Friday, Jan, 26.
Gent, Greenfield Twp. Satur-
day, Jan. l27.\
Sain's School House, Dickson
Twp. Monday, Jan. 20.
Brinkley, Brinkley Twp, Tues.
and Wed, Jan. 80 and 81, Thurs.
and Fri, Feb. ! and 2.
Keevil, Keevil Twp, Saturday.
Feb. 3.
Harris Store, Pine Ridge Twp,
Monday. Feb. 5.
Roe, lRoc-Roe Twp, Tuesday,
Feb. 6.
After which time | will be at
the Collector S office at the court
house in the town of Clarendon
with the tax books up to and in
Guiding the 10th day of April
Taxes may be paid up to that
date without penalty, hut after
the 10th day of April the penal
ty as required by law will pe
charged al 6elinquents, This 9Th
day of Dec, 1916.
r. F. MILWEE,
Collector of Monroe County. Ark.
N. b All parties wishing t.
pay on real estate will please
bring their old tax receipts OF
proper description of their lands
or lots.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-12
The SANE BUSY" BRINKLFY.

On Wednesday morning at 10
O'Clock at the school auditorium,
the people of the north end of
the county had an opportunity
of hearing, in splendid address,
81 Bradford Knapp. of Wash
n. D.. c., liz charge of the
Agricultural Extension
x in the South.
Ae opportunity was a golden
one, for Mr.. Knapp had just
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-12
ARKANSAS new GOVERNOR
Now IT'S Gov. Brough.

Now IT'S Gov. Brough.
And what blessed thought il
is that it is no longer, Coy. Hays
A more miserable, disgrace
full, misft, never dishonored the
state than Hays, and never was
there time when the state SC
felt the need of man of Dr.
Brough's type as just nov.
The opportunity is golden fol
Gov. Brough right now and I'm
believing from the spirit he ha.
shown and the tone of his inaug
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-12
High Grade Rabbit Metal
for Sale at a Bargain

The ARGUS has a limited
quantity of extra high grade
nickle alloy babbit which will go
at Is cts. per1b. to clean out.
Phone, write or call for it.
The ARGUS.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-01-12

Piles Cured'il 0 to ID Days.
Your druggist will refund money if PAZo
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching
Blind, bleeding or Protrudng Piles in to ID days
The first application gives Ease and Rest. SOC.