The Newark Journal
' PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
O. F. Craig. Editor
Entered at the post office at Newark,
Arkansas, as second class mail matter
The Michigan legislature, by a
vote of 75 to 19, has just passed a
bill for the submission of a con
stititional amendment granting
woman’s suffrage in that state.
There has been a decided im
provment in the Newport Demo
crat under the new management
since it was changed to a morning
paper, and it is now quite a newsy
sheet. _
Governor Donag’ney’s statement
regarding his defeat, published on
page two, is an open, honest, man
ly statement, and is well worthy
of a careful reading by every citi
zen, regardless of past preferences.
Friends of Congressman Oldfield
are glad to note the substantial
endorsement given him by the1
people of the entire district in the
recent election. He carried every
county in the district except his
opponent’s home county.
Fiddling Bob Taylor, senior sen
ator from Tennessee, who died in
Washington last Sunday, was
known and loved all over the
South, and few public men en
joyed a greater degree of the
public confidence than he.
Editor J. J. May of the Crowley
Ridge Chronicle who was defeated
for tax assessor of St. Francis
county, says:
“If you don’t beleive that more
than half the voters in Arkansas
are direct decendants of Ananias,
just ask some of the defeated can- j
didates.” _
J. C. Williams, an old Confeder
erate soldier, 72 years old, left his
home at Louisville, Tex., a few
days ago to walk to Macon, Ga.,
to attend the annual re-union.
When it comes to a matter of pure
grit, there’s no one on earth who
has anything on these old boys
who wore the gray.
Reports from Little Rock say
that Hon. Joe T. Robinson will in
sist upon the insertion of a local
option plank in the Democratic
state platform when the conven
tion meets in June. This will be
cheering news to those rank state
widers who so enthusiastically
supported Mr. Robinson.
Speaking of neat little packages
how is this, from the Salem Sun?
“We are hopeful that the soul
lives after the dissolution from the
body. We would like for the angel
spirits of some of our present tight
wads to look down on Salem in
the sweet bye and bye and see the
transformation that will take place
when enterprise takes a deep firm
hold. ______________
Thank God every morning when
you get up that you have some
thing to do that day which must
be done whether you like it or not.
deing forced to work, and forced
to do your best, will breed in you
temperance and self-control, dilli
gence and strength of will, cheer
fulness and content, and a hun
dred virtues which the idle never
know. Charles Kingsley.
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Written for The Journal.
It was a cold bleak day. The north
wind shrieked and tore and, moaned
in broken strains through th* branches
of the old pine.
I sat by the window and watched it
whirl the snow in blinding1 gusts un
til the earth was wrapped in a man
tle of white.
The outside looked cold and cheer
less indeed; but within was warmth
and cheer. I took a book as was my
usual costoin and began to read; and
while reading I fell asleep.
The book l read from was “Roman
Mythology,” a system of fabulous
opinins and doctrines respecting the
deities which the heathen nations have
believed to preside over the world, or
to influence its affairs, which prob
ably accounts for the following dream:
I thought I was conveyed by Mer
cury, an embassador into the presence
of Jupiter, who was called the father
of men and Gods, and was placed at
the head of the entire creation. He
was of majestic appearance, seated on
throne with a sceptre in one hand and
thunder bolts in the other.
On his left hand stands “Pluto,”
the grim stern ruler over Hades. In
one hand he held a fork, and in the
other the keys Of Hell. From his de
scription he must be “well qualified
for his position, being inexorable and
deaf to supplication and an object of
aversion and hatred to both Gods and
men.”
On the right hand of Jupiter stood
Neptune, with wings on his hat, san
dals on his feet, and carried a wand
or staff. His duty being to convey
those worthy, into Elysian, or the
abode of the blessed.
I was told by Mercury that Jupiter
was to judge women that day. There
being several of the sex lately arrived
who had not yet hadrtlieir mansions
assigned them.
1 confess I was surprised to hear him
ask every one of them the same ques
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tion, namely, “whatlmve you l»een do
ing’’? This question being asked the
whole assembly, they stared at one
another and seemed not to know what
to answer.
Jupiter then inU rrogattyl them sep
arately. “Madam” says he to the first
one of them. You have been upon the
earth about fifty years. What have
you been doing'there all this while?
She poised her head in an altitude of
thoughtfulness for a few minutes then
answered. “Doing?” she says why
really r haven't done much of any- ■
thing. I've been the unlucky spouse of j
a gentleman who was a “jiner”. “A
jiner says Jupiter.” Yes, one of them |
pesky fools thats always a jinin’ j
something and he jined so many lodges !
that he never lodged at home any, and j
some of 'em he jined two or three tmes j
and it jest took me all the tims^ry mg
to keep up with his whereabouts that 1 1
had no time for doing any thing else ]
When she had finished speaking.!u* |
piter beckoned to the keeper on his j
left to take her into custody.
And you madam says the judge to a j
woman with a soft lanquishing air. I
think you set out for this place in |
your nine and twentieth year. What j
have you been doing all the while?
Well says she I had a great deal of
business on iny hands.
The first twelve years of my life were |
taken up in dressing a jointed baby. ]
and all the remaining part of it in go j
ing to balls, parties and theatres and j
in reading dime novels, plays and ro
mances.
“Very well says Jupiter, Pluto will
escort you to your future residence. ”
The next was a plain country woman.
Well madam what have you been do
ing these sixty years you've lived in
the world? To which the matron re
plied. I've been the wife of a husband
who was as dear to me in his old age
as in his youth, I have been the moth
er of eight children whom I endeavor
ed to bring up in everything that was
good.
My son is blest by the poor and be
loved by everyone that knows him.
Six of my daughters have homes of
their own and are good cooks and
housekeepers. The youngest I've left
to look after her Pa and take care of
the house in mV absence. Jupiter
smiled at the simplicity of the good
woman, and ordered the keeper of
Elysium to take her into his care.
He no sooner touched her than her
wrinkles vanished, her eyes sparkled,
her cheeks glowed with blushes and
.she appeared a picture of health and
beauty.
t A young woman, observing that tins
officer was so great a beautifier, long
ed to tie in his hands, so pressing
through the crowd she was the next
to appear at the ‘‘Bar of Justice,” and
was asked what she had been doing
the live and thirty years she had pass
ed in the world. ‘‘I have endeavored,
said she, ever since I came to the years
of discretion to make myself lovely
and gain admirers. In order to do
this, I passed my time in bottling up
May dews, inventing whitewashes,
mixing colors, curling my hair, mak
ing rats and pud's, suiting' my com
plexion, consulting my glass and—”
Jupiter, not waiting to hear her out,
gave Pluto the sign to take her away.
‘‘And you, fair lady, what have you
been doing these live and twenty
years?”
“I’ve been doing no harm, I assure
you,” she said.
‘‘That is well,” said Jupiter, “but
what good have you been doing?”
The lady was confused at this ques
tion, and did not know what to an
swer. The two keepers rushed out to
seize her, the one to convey her to
Elysiem and the other to carry her
away to llades. But Jupiter, seeing
her confusion, bade them both turn
her loose and set her aside for exam
ination, when he was more at leisure.
An old woman of a proud and sour
look presented herself at the Bar, and
was asked what she had been doing.
“Truly, 1 lived three score and ten
years in a very wicked world. 1 was
so angry at the way people did that I
spent most of my last years in con
demning the follies of the times, and
condemning the conduct of people
around me, in order to deter those I
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PBCPOBUU AMEHDMlCnT TO T*S
CONSTITUTION OT TKB STATS
OF ARKANSAS.
Notice hereby given that the fol
lowing j*iint r. dution proposing an
amendment to the State Constitution,
eras pa - sod by tiie General Assembly at
t*< rt gulnr session of 1911. and that
the same wijj be submitted to the
electro a of the State at the next
genera) election, to be held Monday.
September 9, 1912, for adoption or in
jectlon.
Froposed Amendment No. 11.
That the following article shall be
proposed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of tin* State of Arkansns,
which, when agreed to by a majority of
all the members elected to eui li House
and adopted by a majority of the elec
tors of the State voting at the next
general election for senators and rep
'esenu. lives. shall become a part of the
Constitution of Arkansas.
"Every male citizen of the I'nited
States, or every male person who has
•1 . lared his intention of becoming a
•Itizcn of the same, of the age of
twenty-one years or upward. Who has
resided in the Strte twelve months, in
the county six months, and In the pre
cinct, town or ward one month next
preceding any election at which he may
propose to vote, and who is able to read
and Interpret, or interpret when read
to him. if he is prevented from read
ing the came by reason of any physi
cal disability, any section of the Consti
tution of the State of Arkansas, except
such persons as may. for the commis
sion of sonic felony, be deprived of the
light to vote by law passed by the Gen
eral Assembly, and who shall exhibit a
poll tax receipt or other evidence that
he has paid iiis poll tax at the time of
collecting taxes next preceding such
election, shall be allowed to vote at any
election held in the State of Arkansas;
but no person who was, on January 1,
|b;ii. or at any time prior thereto, en
titled to vote under the Constitution or
statutes of any State in the United
States, wherein he then resided, and no
male person of foreign birth who was
naturalized prior to the adoption of
tills amendment, and no lineal descend
ant of such person, who shall possess
the other qualifications described in this
article, shall be denied the right to
vote because of his inability to so read
and interpret selections of the Consti
tution of this Stat«; provided, ttiat male
persons who make satisfactory proof
that they have attained the age of
twentv-one years since the time
for assessing the taxes for the
year next preceding the year in
which the election at which he
may propose to vote Is hel', and pos
set. . s the Other qualifications required
by this article shall he permitted to
vote; and, provided, further, that the
said tax receipt shall he so marked by
dated stamp or other written endorse- I
ment by the Judges of election to whom
it may first be presented, as to pre
■ nt the holder thereof from voting
more than once at any election.
The judges of eld tioii shall enforce
the provis ns of this article and shall
i.e the judges of the qualifications of
electors."
The above resolution was filed in the
office of the Secretary of State on
March 16, 1911.
Kach elector may vote for or against
tiie above amendment
Witness my official signature this
12th day of February, 1912.
EARLE VV. HODGES.
Secretary of State.
(Seal.)
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conversed with from falling into like
errors. ”
“Very well,” said Jupiter, “butdid
you keep the same watchful eye over
your own actions?”
“Why, no,” said she, “I was so
taken up with publishing the faults of
others that 1 had no time to consider
myself.”
“Madam, please file olT to the left
and make room for that venerable
matron who stands behind you.”
“Old gentlewoman, I think you are
four-score. You've heard the ques
tion: ‘What have you been doing so
long in the world?’ ”
“Oh, sir. I’ve been doing what I
should not have done, hut I had made
a firm resolution to have changed my
life if I had not been snatched off by
an untimely end.”
“Madam, you will please follow
your leader.” said ho.
1 was then surprised with a distant
sound of a whole troup of females,
who came forward, laughing, singing
and dancing. I was very anxious to
know the reception they would meet
with, but on their nearer approach the
noise grew so great that it awakened
me. I sat some time relleeting upon
the oddness of my dream, and could
not forbear asking my own heart what
l was doing. 1 answered myself that
1 was writing to The Journal; and T
recommend to my readers the same
short examination.
if we frequently do this it will check
us in the idle moments of life and en
courage us to engage only in those
pursuits that are virtuous and laud
able. In other words, it will alienate
that guilt which the best of people have
reason to acknowledge in their daily
confessions, of leaving undone those
things which they ought to have done,
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