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They All Mean Well.

"What's the natter asAeu
young doctor Of patient VINO ..
extremely pessimistic resaIuias
chances. "Oh. I don't know ~
hut / feel that shall neva
through here" "Nonsense, n! p
nonsense. Why, your case t. acso'
~ the same as an illness ! bad y
ago. Yet look at me-strone ~. ..a1
ss ever'r eyes" replied the psa1
"but then I expect you nsu
doctor
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-27
MRS, G, ", WILLIAMS
HAD GIVEN UP HOPE
Her Family Was Told BY
Doctors That She Would
Die and Children
Were Summoned
to Her Bed.
side

MANY wonderful endorsements
have been given Tanlac, but the
statement made by Mrs. G. W.
Williams, of Gadsden. Alabama.
is in many respects SO remark
able as to be almost incredible.
Her complete statement follows:
For nearly fifteen years |
have had kidney trouble. also
had stomach trouble and suffered
from nervous indigestion. l
could take no nourishment except
a little sweet milk, and would
have palpitation of the heart and
nervous headaches and terrible
pains in my sides and back. / got
so weak had to take to my bed.
and I stayed there Is months.
Doctors called two or three times
a day, but l kept getting worse
and fell off until l was almost a
skeleton and had to be turned in
bed, and only weighed 90 pounds.
my husband spent more than
$500 trying to get me well.
Finally, l got so bad | was told
that I could live only a few days.
| believed, of course, that was
going to die, and told my hus-
band to telegraph Thomasvill, N.
G., for my son and to Atlanta
and Birmingham for my other
children.
when my daughter-in-law,
Mrs. R. C. Nelson arrived from
Atlanta, she begged father to
get me Tanlac. He went right
down to Vance's Drug Store and
got me a bottle. I began taking
it and on the second day began
to get hungry and asked for
something to eat. They gave it
to me, and it agreed with me,
and l haye been eating ever
since. After a short time l got
so l could eat, anything l wanted
and just as much as | wanted.
After this I improved right
along. and 1T wasn't any time
hardly before i was out of bed.
1t Just seemed like the more Tan
lac | took theibetter | got. and ]
have actually gained 48 pounds
in weight. | sleep good now,
and am not nervous any more
like | was. Yes, | feel almost
as well as ever felt in my life
and am doing nearly all of my
housework and milk the COW
and churn the milk.
After | got able to go about,
/ visited my daughter, Mrs.
Short. at Ensley, Alabama, and
have just returned from trip &c
the store. | don't do anything
but talk about Tanlac. All of
my neighbors are talking about
it, too, and think it is wonder
full how this medicine has helped
me-"
Tanlac is sold in Brinkley ex-
clusiyely by M. B. Converse; in
Clarendon by w. E. Everett; in
Holly Grove by the Holly Grove
Drug Co.; in Hunter by Hunter
Drug & Mercantile Co.; and in
Gent by P. r. Anderson, and in
Duncan by C. R. Gordon.
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For Further Particulars, Address
A. $: BAYNE 9 {! CO. g.,
BRINKLEY ARKANSAS Office in Craenle buhdl

spotted heifer, with horns, age
about 2 years, marked swallow
fork underbit in right ear, swal-
low fork and overbit in left ear.
For reward address or phone
C. F. COVEY,
Jan. 2, 1914 Keevil, Ark.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-04-27
piles Cured IN 81 u DAYS

Your druggist win refhnd iloney il PAzo
OINTMENT fails toNcure any case OF itching.
Blind, Bleeding Pfotruding Piles in s TO ID days
The first application gives Ease and Rest SOC.
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SIS Reward
STOLEN HORSE

/ will cheerfully pay $25. 90 re-
ward for any information leading
to the recovery of lost horse and
arrest of thief.
Horse was a bright bay and
was taken from pasture 3 miles
north of Brinkley about Nov. 8.
Was branded with slight brand
on left shoulder with pm. Had
black points and was about 70
wears old. For reward apply to
or address
FRANK w. OWEN,
Rrinkley, Ark.
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BRINKLEY, ARKANSAS


hundrm
factory plants
y-ourho The
yhaso neof tn aees institute
Brnke has
who make
Brinkey S the o o
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stately pines
entire State.
people.
WHERE?

Tn Fae+ Rrnk]ev about of business section
south of Island coal chute Look at as 60 by
on the train. We invite Inspection
WHY?
We decided to sacrifice this beautiful Park Addition give the
colored people chance home in our growing little
city, Come and enjoy OF the good Things OF lie with U.s.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04
General Joffre Honored.

Paris.-In addition to a decree Gre
ating General Joffre a marshal of
France, President Poincare has signed
another revoking the DEGREES of De-
cember 2, 1915, and December 13, 1916.
The first of these appointed Marshal
Joffre commander in chief of all the
French forces except those in the col
onies and Morocco, the second said
General Joffre, commander in chief
of the French forces, will act as tech
nical adviser to the government in all
matters concerning the direction of
the war"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04
FOREIGN WHEAT CROPS LOW.
Argentine Oats and Linseed Produc-
tions Show Failures.

Washington.-More exact details on
world crops figures than were contain
ed in press dispatches from Rome CIV
ing estimates of the International In
stitute of Agriculture were received
from the institute January 1 by the
department of agriculture as follows:
Argentina-Wheat, 77,394,000 BUSH
els, decrease of 55.2 per cent from
last year; oats, 33,610,000 bushels, a
decrease of 55.4 per cent; linseed, s.
100000 bushels, decrease of 868 per
cent.
Observation-Disclosures, 148,926,O00 BUSH
els, an increase of 4 per cent over last
year
France-Wheat, 214,624,000 bushels,
decrease of 81 per cent from last
year; oats, 2S4,396,OOO, an increase of
1872 per. cent; barley, 39,405,00O bush
els, an increase of "a per cent.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04
BLAZE in QUEBEC TOWN TRAPS
FEEHLE-MINDED IN BUILD
ING--LEAP TO DEATH.
PATIENTS OF AN ASYLUM
Inmates Crouch in Terror at Windows
as Flames Near-Sister Perishes-
in Attempt to Save Grls--
Mercury 20 Below Zero.

Montreal.-Forty-si women were
burned to death in a fire that de-
stroyed st. Ferdinand de Halifax asy-
lum at st. Ferdinand de Halifax, Me-
gantic county, Quebec, late Saturday
night.
Patients Of the asylum, of whom
there were 180, were all women.
st. Ferdinand de Halifax is in an
almost inaccessible section of the
province, and communication on Sun
day is poor.
inmates Were Asleep.
Meager reports obtained from avail
able sources give no intimation Of the
cause of the fire, which started while
the inmates were asleep and appar-
emily spread rapidly.
The asylum, which housed female
idiots, virtually was without protec-
tion from fire. The inmates of the
asylum were uncomfortable and many
of them were said to have leaped
from high windows. Others in be-
wilderment crouched in terror near
the windows until the flames caught
them
Dies in Rescue Attempt.
A sister died trying to rescue sew
eral girls who were trapped by the
flames.
Owing to the intensely cold wealth
er, the mercury registering 20 below
zero, the water in the hydrants about
the building was frozen and little
could be done to stay the progress
of the flames.
Many women who fled in terror
were located by villagers who took
them to their homes.
Close Call for Convent.
Thirty girls who were students at
convent adjoining the asylum, which
also was burned, are said to have
had narrow escapes.
The property damage is estimated
at 100000
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04
r. r. Conference Fails.

New York.-Conferences between
representatives of the railroads and
the four brotherhoods of railway en-.
ployes at which were discussed the
possibilities of a settlement of the g.
hour controversy were discontinued
abruptly Saturday when it became ap-
parent an agreement could not be ar
rived at. 1t was announced by both
sides that there would be no more
meetings until after the United States
supreme court hands down its decision
on the constitutionality of the Adam
son act.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04
OFFER BRANDED WAR MANEu-
YER, EMPTY AND INslNcERE,
FOR FRESH HORRORS.
BOUND TO CRUSH GERMANY
Blame for 30 Bloody Months Laid on
Central Powers squareIy-cite
Belgian SIavery-Is Decision
by Entente Allies.

Paris.-In reply to the proffer Of
Germany and her allies for a peace
conference the entente allies, in a
collective note, declare that they
refuse to consider a proposal which
is empty and insincere." The note
was handed to the American ambas
sador, William Graves Sharp, Satur-
day by Premier BRAND and was made
public simultaneously in London and
Paris.
sist that no peace is possible so long
as they have not secured reparation
for violated rights and liberties and
the free existence of small states and
have not brought about settlement
for the future security of the world
The note declares that the proposal
of the central powers is not an offer
of peace, but war maneuver."
The note does not specifically out
line definite war aims of any of the
entente governments except Belgium.
Before the war, it is pointed out, Bel
gium asked for nothing but to live in
harmony with her neighbors. Assail-
ed in spite of the treaties guarantee
ing her invoilability, Belgium, the
note says, has taken up arms to de-
fend her independence and "her neu-
trality violated by Germany"
Want No German Peace.
The note, which is the joint act of
the allied nations, declares that the
present strife was desired, provoked
and declared by Germany and Aus
tria-Hungary and that Germany made
no effort to bring about pacific So
luton of the trouble between Serbia
and Austria Hungary, as did Great
Britain, France and Russia.
A peace concluded upon the Ger
man idea would only be to increase
the advantage of the central powers,
says the note, while disasters caused
by the war demand penalties, repara-
tions and guarantees.
The German overtures are describ-
ed as calculated attempt to influ-
ence the future course of the war and
to end it by imposing a German
peace. The overtures also are said
to have the effect of intimidating
neutral public opinion, as we'll as to
stiffen opinion in the central powers.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04
OUR WEALTH WORLD SUPREME.
National Bank Resources Gain Four
Billion in Two Years.

Billion in Two Years.
Washington.-Reso of national
banks of the United States have in
creased more than s4,000,00O 900 dur
ing the last two years and now aggre-
gate $15,52O,OOO,O 900, exceeding by
about $1,OOO,0OO,O0O the total resources
of the Bank of England, the Bank of
France, the Bank of Russia, the Ger
man reichsbank, the Bank of Italy, the
Bank Of Spain, the bank of The Meth
erlands, the Bank of Denmark, the
Swiss National bank and the Imperial
Bank of Japan combined.
In statement based upon returns
from the last bank call, November II,
the comptroller calls attention to the
fact that the increase has been at the
rate Of approximately 18 per cent
year during the last two years, as COM
pared with 6 per cent year for the
10-year period from 1904 to 1914, and
that the total resources are at present
more than double what they were 10
years ago.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04
The West Won.

Pasadena, Cal.-The west triumph
ed over the east here Monday for
the second time in the second annual
post-season football game, when the
husky University of Oregon eleven de-
feated the speedy and more expert
enced University of Pennsylvania
team by a score of Ia to 0. Wash
ington State college defeated Brown
university here last year by like
score.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04
Charles Hughes Honored.

New York.-Charles E. Hughes has
been elected president of the Legal
Aid society to fill the vacancy caused
by the recent resignation of Arthur
Won Briesen. Mr. Hughes has been a
member of the organization for many
years and in 1911 became an honorary
vice president.
The purpose of the society is "to
render legal aid, gratuitously, if neces-
sary, to all who may appear worthy
thereof and who are unable to procure
assistance elsewhere and to promote
measures for their protection"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04
cARRANzA ASKS TROOPS RECALL
Writes Commission for Modification
of Protocoi-Avoids Reputation.

of Protocol-Avoids Reputation.
Washington.-One more appeal for
modification of the protocol providing
for the withdrawal of American troops
from Mexico is made by General Car
ranaa in a message delivered to Sec
retary Lane Saturday by Luis Cabre-
ra, chairman of the Mexican members
or the joint commission. The Mexican
first chief replied to the insistent Am
erican demand that the protocol signed
by his spokesman at Atlantic City be
ratified, with an S00-word document,
in which he failed to accede to the de-
mand, but refrained from writing any
thing that could be construed as a flat
reputation.
The latest suggestions for changes
in the agreement now will be consid-
cred by the three American represent
atives-Secretary Lane, j. r. Mott
and Judge George Gray.
This week a joint session of the
Mexican-American commission will be
held, at which the Americans will give
the Mexicans their answer, and on it's
nature depends the future course of
the commissioners, who were direct
ed more than four months ago to ef-
feet, if possible, the adjustment of
questions at issue between the two
countries.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
A strike Of union teamsters id San
Francisco has been averted. w 4s

A strike Of union teamsters Id San
Francisco has been averted Ss
The launching of the 7200-ton turbine
freighter Thordis will take place at
San Francisco, January 6. The ship
is owned in Norway.
Elwood Mead, international author
ity on irrigation, has been offered and
has declined the presidency OF the
eleventh district farm loan bank.
Members of the California Press as
sociation are in favor of fighting the
high cost of news print paper by in
creasing subscription and advertising
rates.
T. Cernoni, held in Oregon City, Ore,
on a charge of murder for having slain
Samuel Sacchetti during quarrel De-
cember 8, last, hanged himself in his
cell Saturday.
Denial of all details of a dynamiting
conspiracy was made on the witness
stand Saturday by Charles G. Crowley,
private detective, who, with German
Consul General Franz Bopp and con-
sular aides, is on trial in the United
States district court on charges of vio-
lation of United States neutrality.
Milton A. Morgan, arrested ir Port
land by United States postoffice in
spectors on charge of having sent
a bomb through the mails from Algo-
ma, Wash, to John F. Meisner at Alba
ny, Ore, was given preliminary hear
ing and held for trial in bonds of $500.
Morgan claimed an alibi and produced
several witnesses, who said they had
seen him in Portland at the time the
bomb was mailed. Morgan served a
sentence in the Oregon penitentiary
under the alias of Paul G.. Williams,
and while there was an intimate of
Otto Hooker, who escaped and was
shot by officers after his presence un-
der Meisner's house was betrayed by
Meisner.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04
$500 Reward for Bomb Suspects.

Salt Lake City, Utah.-The Ogden
Commercial club has added $4,000 to
the reward offered for the apprehen-
sion of the bomb plotters who attempt
ed to blow up the residence of Gov
ernor Spry Christmas day This, with
the amounts offered by the city and
the county and individual subscrip-
tions, brings the reward money to
$780,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEM.
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSYREADERS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to All the People.

President Wilson was 60 years OLD
Dec. %.
The Canadian parliament will open
January 18 at Ottawa.
Bread and flour tickets will be is
sued in Sweden from January Is.
For the first time in nearly three
months ship flying the Russian flag
tied up at New York Dec. 20.
Don R. Almy of New York was re-
elected eminent supreme archon OF
the Sigma Epsilon college fraternity
recently.
The number of civilians assassinat.
ed in East Prussia in 1914 during the
Russian invasion, totaled 6048, OF
whom 80 were women.
Argentina's military system is serv-
ing as model for the universal ser
vice bill being drafted by our commit
tee of the army general staff.
A group of leading men at Zurich
has telegraphed congratulations to
President Wilson as result Of his
taking the initiative in behalf of peace.
Although the year 1916 was one Of
record breaking traffic and earnings,
new mileage built was the smallest,
with the exception of 1915, since the
civil war.
Answering strong popular demand
the president of police at Berlin issued
an order permitting restaurants and
places of amusement to keep open New
Years night until 1 o'clock.
The death of one of the 81 persons
injured in the recent tornado in Ar
kansas and the finding of two more
bodies in wreckage near Pine Bluff in
creased the storms death roll to H.
The appointment of the Bank of
England as agent of the federal re-
serve bank Of New York is likely to be
followed by the conclusion of similar
arrangement with the Bank of France.
In an attempt to move wire which
had broken and was hanging loose
from pole, William J. Hardy 38 years
old, short-cirtuited the hanging wire
with live one and was electrocuted
at Toronto recently.
Retail merchants of Texas are in
favor of an embargo against the ex-
portation of food from the United
States, according to w. J. Edgecombe
of San Antonio, secretary of the Re-
tail Merchants association of Texas.
A contract for 100 heavy freight To-
comotives from Paris was closed re-
Gently by the Baldwin Locomotive Co.
of Philadelphia, according to an an
nouncement The contract amounts to
about $4,OO0,0OO, and is supplementary
to the contract for 40 locomotives plac-
ed by the same railroad several weeks
ago.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04
G. N. CRACK TRAIN WRECKED.
Engine Turns Sorersault at Wilson
Creek-TWo Are Hurt.

Great Northern train No. /, the Ori-
entail Limited, westbound, was wreck
ed entering the yards at Wilson Creek
January 1, seriously, but not fatally,
injuring Engineer Edward Anderson
and Fireman Frank Levine No pas
sengers were injured
The train was running about 25
miles an hour entering the yards
when it struck an open or defective
switch and left the track.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04
Newfoundland Dry.

st. Johns, N. F.-January 1 the
whole island of Newfoundland went
dry" a prohibition act becoming eff.
fective.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-01-04

Pop, what do we mean by econ
omy?"
Spending money in such a way as
not to get any fun out of it, my son.
Judge.
The Washington times., 1917-04-25
DISTRICT DAY AT
WELFARE EXHIBIT
Event Under Auspices of Ma
tionaI Congress of Mothers
in Convention Here.

Today Is District day at the Child
Welfare exhibit held In the auditor
ium Of Woodward & Lothrop's. under
the auspices of the National Congress
of oMthers and Parent-Teacher asso-
Citations, meeting here at the Raleigh
In twenty-first annual convention.
Delegates from thirty-three OF the
forty organized States, embracing
nearly 100000 women, are present at
the exhibit John Dolph, president
OF the Central GKarden Committee,
will speak on the welfare OF children:
F. G. Gamble, OF the Department of
Agriculture, will tell the mothers how
to care for milk, and Mrs. John Lang
worthy, OF Chicago, will also speak
The Paretn-Teacher Association Of
the southwest, headed by Mrs. Millard
r. Thompson, and MIS-. Charles A.
Bohannon, will be in charge.
This mornings session of the con-
vention was taken up by reports OF
officers describing the growth OF the
national association.
A tea will be given In honor OF the
officers and delegates by the principal
of the National School of Domestic
Art and Sciences at 1850 Wisconsin
avenue, from 4 until 6 today.
What the women OF the United
states could and should DO while this
country is at war was described by
Mrs, Frederic Schoff, president OF the
congress-, at the initial meeting Of
the convention last night.
Throughout the meeting a strain
of patriotism ran, breaking forth into
applause repeatedly. The pledge of
loyalty to the President was again
renewed. AS a finale to the meeting
the entire audience sang america"
For the first time in the history OF
the organization, equal suffrage was
Endorsed.
National prohibition was strongly
urged.
Mothers were also urged to visit
camps to protect the morals Of the
soldiers.
Commissioner Newman welcomed
the delegates
The close relation between the
home, teacher, and student was out
lined by Superintendent Of Schools
Thurston.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president Of
the local branch, welcomed the dele
gates for that association
The Washington times., 1917-04-25
1872 DAUGHTERS
MEET IN HARMONY
Officers Reelected BY Accla-
nation at Session at .
New Willard.

Harmony and patriotism blended
this morning at the session of the
National Council, United States
Daughters OF 1912, at the Willard.
Universal military training was in
dorsed and copies OF a resolution sent
to members OF Congress urging them
to vote for a democratic war"
One hundred and ninety-five bal
lots were cast. But they were cast
by reclamation in the reelection Of
five national council officers. The
nominating speeches were remark
able for their brevity.
Oflcers Elected.
The reelected officers will serve
two years. They are:
Mrs. Robert Hall wiles, Chicago,
president national; Mrs. James d.
Iglehart and Miss Martha H. Nc
Innes. vice presidents; Mrs. Robert ].
Johnston, Iowa, recording secretary,
and Mrs. l. NJ. Leighton. curator.
Mrs. @. M. Brumbaugh, OF the Dis
trict, introduced the resolution in
dorsing universal military training.
This afternoon the Daughters, the
routine business and scheduled Ques-
tions disposed of. will meet to draft
plans for their part in the national
defense.
Mrs. Sidney BaIlou, Of the women's
section of the Navy League. will
speak on national preparedness.
Patriotic Demonstration.
The annual dinner OF the Daugh-
ters at the willard last night proved
to be a patriotic demonstration Songs
of the allies were sung between patri.
otic speeches,
The dinner hall was elaborateIy
decorated with the national colors
and intermingled were the colors Of
France, Great Britain, and Belgium e
Thomas s. Hopkins said the war
with Germany Is needed to keep the
nation strong.
Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey. new
head OF the d. A R. made a plea for
support OF the Government
Mrs. Robert Hall Wiles, president
national, was toastmistress. Greet.
ings from hereditary patriotic socio-
ties were read by Thomas Smell Hop
kins, past president OF the Society
of Mayflower Descendants; Miss Stella
Rickett Hardy, vice president, First
Families OF Virginia; Mrs. Sioussat,
second vice president, Colonial Danes
of America: Mrs. Thomas K Noble,
national president, Daughters of
Founders and Patriots; II. L A. Greve,
of Ohio; Edwin F. Sweet, assistant
secretary Of commerce, and Miss N.
Louise Hedge.
Speaker Clark, Minority Leader
Mann, and Congressman Cannon were
scheduled to speak. but could not at
tend.