NOME ENDORSEMENT OF W. P. SMITH
To the Voters of the Third Judicial
District: —
In issuing and sending you this our
endorsement of the candidacy of our
friend and neighbor the Hon. W. P.
Smith for the office of Prosecuting
Attorney of our District, we do so
with a full knowledge and apprecia
tion of the standard of integrity and
ability that any man to successfully
fill this position must measure up to.
No man should be asked to da any
thing without yon are first able to
give him a reason for your request,
and when we ask each voter to sup
port Mr. Smith in this race we give
you the following reason for our re
quest:
First—We believe the first and
most, important qualification for any
man to fill any office is ABSOLUTF
honesty, integrity, and cleanness 'n
his private life. These qualities we
say to you we know Billie Smith to
possess.
Second—We believe that before
any man should be elected Prosecut
ing Attorney he should be known to
have the legal ability to cope with
the Bar of the District on every part
of the ground; hold his own in a
single handed fight, as a Prosecuting
Attorney has always to make, and be
able to enforce the criminal law.
From our long acquaintance with Mr.
Smith in the courts we say to you
that he can do all these things; and
if elected WILL do them.
Third—We appreciate a self-made
man; we believe you do too. We
knew •‘Bill” Smith when a ragged
boy, he hoed and plowed from early
morn until late at night helping to
support a widowed mother, and at
the same time gain an education for
himself. A man who thus helys him
self we believe should be helped.
Won't you help us help him? If you
will, vote for him; he is worthy of
your support.
Fourth—We feel that in all fair
ness and Justice Lawrence county
should have one of our judicial offi
cers; she has always been strongly
Democratic, and given her full sup
port to the other counties’ candidates
for judicial places; she never had i
Judge, and only the Prosecuting At
torney once and that was when Hion
Charles Coffin filled that place di
rectly after the war; Lawrence coun
ty wants the place this time; she
wants Mr. Smith elected; its her
right and she asks you to help her
get it. Vote for Mr. Smith.
Fifth—We are all standing spon
sor for Mr. Smith being worthy, con
sistent., Christian gentleman; a life
long Democrat of the "Old School; "
a man with boundless energy and
abundant ability to make a Prose
uting Attorney of whom the Dis
trict can be justly proud.
In conclusion, we say to you that
we aer taking this interest in Mr.
Smith’s campaign without his so
licitation and without even his knowl
edge, and ask you to please stand
with ns on March 27th and help us
elect, him.
U. A. Ldnasey, eaiior; j. i. scon;
L. C. Craig, minister; B. A. Spradlin,
teacher; R. J. Cooper, mayor; J. C.
Land, R. M. Johnson, S. T. Benning
field, Atty.; A. S. Irby, Atty.; C. T.
Burns, Atty.; T. T. Trimble, minis
ter; W. A. Cunningham, Atty.; Pon
der A: Ponder, Attys.; J. N. Childers,
Atty.; and others.
Endorsed by the Lawrence County
Democratic Central Committee:
Whereas, W. P. Smith, who has
for many years been a citizen of this
county, and
Whereas, he has announced as a
candidate for Prosecuting Attorney
of the Third Judicial District of Ark
ansas, and,
Whereas, by his untiring devotion
to his clients, and attention to busi
ness, he has gained the reputation of
being one of the best lawyers in this
section of the State;
Therefore, be it resolved by the
Democratic Central Committee of
Lawrence County, that we endorse
his candidacy and recommend him to
the voters of the district as worthy
of their confidence and support.
DeWilt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills
FOR BACKACHE
?
GOV. DONASHER
AT OIL TROUGH
Oil Trough, March 16.—Oov, Geo
W. Donaghey spoke here this morn
ing to a large crowd and was given a
good hearing.
He drove over from Newark and
was met at the river by a large dele
gation of citizens, headed by the
Jackson Camp W. O. W. Oornet
Band, and was escorted to town
! where he was greeted by the largest
crowd ever assembled in Oil Trough
to hear a public address. The crowd
could not begin to get inside the
building, and a stand was arranged I
outside, in order that all might hear |
him.
The governor was introduced by
Squire Joe L. Outlaw, and spoke for
one hour in plain Donaghey fashion,
telling what he had done for the
state and what he would do if elect
ed again.
He openly challenged any Robin
son man present to know where Mr.
Robinson had ever, during the twelve
years he had been in Congress, done
a single thing for the benefit of the
people. He said Robinson was charg
ing him with wanting a third term,
and the governor said Mr. Robinson
was asking for a seventh term.
He was frequently applauded, and
It is the general opinion that when
he left, he left a Donaghey crowd.
JOHN AND JIM AND
SCHOOL BOY TRICKS!
Yes, James, I well remember that |
old stove-pipe you told us about, j
sometime ago, and also remember all!
those young people you mentioned,
and must say that many of those
{ school days, were some of my hap
) piest days. You and the boys you
name were a few years older than me
and were in more ups and downs In
boyhood life than we little tots. But
many events that transpired alon,"
then are as vivid as if it only happen
ed yesterday.
The last term of school that 1 went |
i ■ I
to your father—we lived across Dota
creek, George and Jim, Buck Fetzer
and I walked from Logan township
to old Shady Grove every day and at
tended that school. It was in the
uinmer months and almost every
evening for some time on coming to
the creek on our way home we would
go in bathing. Small as we were,
this was very dangerouse, so one
evening father, knowing of our loit
ering, told me not to go In the creek
any more; if I did he would have to
whip me. A good promise was made
and at the time 1 thought it would be
lasting. Jim and George still per
sisted in their evening swim, I set
ting by looking on. This went on a
few days but the temptation was too
great, so one evening on reaching the
creek the boys insisted on me going
in with them. So in I went, little
thinking of someone being in hiding.
When I got home father was there—
and what he did to' me was good and
a plenty.
* oor James and George have long
since passed >off the stage of action
to the Great eByond. Not knowing
but few of our boyhood pranks, a few
days ago I walked over to one of my
sisters, where mother is making her
home at present, to see mother. I
knew she knew considerable of your
boyhood days. My business was soon
told, but the answer she gave me was
quite lengthy, all of which I will not
try to relate. * * *
After the war the men returned
home and settled down to work.'
They resurrected the old tan yards
and went to making leather again
One you and your brothers, while
cutting and cording bark, peeled the
bark from a forked log. This was
taken and cut in rude image of a
man, and with burned coal, a face
was made, and striped as for coat
and pants, and was stood up against
the log near the roadside. This im
age was named "Ku Klux.” A fev
days afterward father and I were
squirrel hunting and happened to
f ome up facing the image. He spoke
to me to wait. I, thinking he was
ring to kill a squirrel, when the gun
tired instead of a squirrel, it was the
image that lie had gotten plump be
tween the eyes. Pa told mother
what he had done, but nothing more
was thought of it until a short time
afterward. One day mother was at
a neighbors, Bill Austin’s. While
there your brother Tom came up and
she overheard a conversation be
tween them in which he was telling
Austin about someone shooting his
Kii Klux. Mother kept quiet and I
guess your brother, Tom, never did
know- who shot his Ku Klux.
Until this day mother has a deep
friendship for the Jernigan family—
a friendship formed many years ago
through the kindness shown her by
old Parson Jernigan and family.
J. W. SCOTT,
Salado, Ark,
March 1 8.
REPEAL THE TICK LAW
If you are interested and really
want to repeal the Tick Law, get up
a Referendum Petition with eight
per cent of the voters on it and send
it to the Secretary of State at Little
Hock.
The legislature will not meet un
til the second Monday in January,
1913, which is nearly a year off.
Klecting Representatives ton this is
sue may never bring about the re
peal of the law, but a petition will
cause the matter to be brought be
fore the people at the coniing Sep
tember election.
Don’t depend on electing Repre
sentatives to repeal the law’, if you
want it repealed, but get busy with
your petitions, and let the people
settle it, then you know it will be
settled.
Brown Broad and Beana.
The story of brown bread and baked
beana Is more interesting and im
portant than local historians appear
to think. Perhaps the most incisive
record of Boston brown bread Is the
entry in the selectmen's records, Jan
uary 7, 1746, or January 18, 1747 (n.
a.). It calls brown bread that which
has a good proportion of Indian meal.
June 20, 1764, the selectmen ordered
that the proportion of Indian meal in
brown bread must not exceed one
ball. The use of Indian meal In bread
Is mentioned In the selectmen’s or
der of October 29, 1722. Apparently
the use ob Indian meal as a substitute
for wheat flour was due to poverty.
Or is there any evidence to show such
a use of Indian meal in the seven
teenth century? The term ‘‘brown
bread” is mediaeval, but had nothing
to do with Indian meal, it seems, un
til Major Thwlng acted In 1747. H#
was a famous man.
KIND HEARTED MRS. BILLY
Hat Experience In Subway In Which
Element of Gratitude Waa
Lacking.
On one of the Intermittent warm
days of this winter a certain Mrs.
Upper-Westend, who is as kind-heart
ed as she is handsome and well
dressed, took a Subway train down
town to call at her husb&nd’a office
and go to luncheon with him'.
“I've had another experience, Billy,’*
she said to her husband upon reach
ing her destination. "There waa a
poorly dressed woman sitting next to
me in the train, and when she got up
to leave I saw that she bad left her
fur on the seat and I called to her.
Now wouldn’t you have thought aha
would have been grateful to me? Not
a bit. That's aN you get for telling
people they’ve lost something. She
gave me the queerest, moat disagree
able look, and at first I thought she
wouldn't come back. It made nae
cross, so I only waved my hand at the
fur, and she snatched It up and went
off without even saying thank you.
"You needn't look so queer, Billy, I
suppose you think I am meddling
again, but you wouldn't have let her
go off without her fur! It was such
a pretty one, too. It is surprising
what good things some poor people
wear.”
You shouiaTi t leave off your own
fur even If It is a warm day," re
marked Mr. Billy, dryly, and Mrs.
Billy, throwing a hasty glanca over
her pretty self and her belongings,
answered with a little shriek:
"Oh,. I only threw It over my arm
You don’t suppose that It was my new
Christmas fur that that horrid womha
went ofljylth, Blllyf’
And that was Just what had hap
pened.
ADVERTISED LETTERS
The following is a.Uftt af /W<fers"rer
mai'mg uncalled for in the Newark
v«
po^office Mch 1, 1012
Nellie Casson
Jno. T. Hays
G. A. Halsey
B. G Hill
Herman H. Jones
tylrs. Lee
teo. Lumpkins
-s. Geo. A. Payne
|?cibert Smith
JaO. Vletes
liee Whaley
nht called for in 30 days will he
sent If., Hie dead letter ofllee at Wash
D. C. When calling for above
letter^ say advertised.
T. M Harkelson, P.m.
EVERYBODY HAS SEEN
See him again on the 27th
and be sure you leave his
name unscratched. He
makes you but one prom
ise, to-wit: To do his full
duty, faithfully, honestly
and efficiently.
He Will Appreciate
Your Support
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Which Shall It Be?
March 27, 1912, the Voters Will Say By
Their Ballots Which of the Four Candidates
For the Office of
CIRCUIT CLERK
THEY PREFER SHALL SERVE THE
5,000 CITIZENS
Of Independence County in That Im
portant Office for the Ensuing Term
The Combined Interests of More Than 5,000
Citizens, Taxpayers and Land-Owners Cer
tainly Outweighes the Claims of any Can
didate. Vote for the Han You Think Host
Competent. Should you flake me Your Choice
I Shall Accept the Honor With Deepest
Gratitude, and Will Show my Appreciation
By Faithful Service to Each and Every Pa
tron of the Office
JOE A. KENNARD