The Newark Journal J
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY ^
O. F. Craig. Editor
Entered at the post office at Newark, I
Arkansas, as second class mail matter ^
We can soon begin cussing the
legislature.
After we have failed at every- ^
thing else we can still be a suc
cessful pessimist.
The Journal most sincerely
wishes you a Happy and a Pros
perous New Year.
The only reform that really
works all the time is the growing
demand for better men and better
women. __
Arkansas farmers have received
the highest price for hogs this
year that have been paid since the
war. Raise more hogs and cattle.
An Ohio man has bought a 1200
acre farm in Craighead county
which he will convert into a stock
farm. With the elimination of the
fever tick, there is no better state
in the union than Arkansas for
raising stock of all kinds.
Think of the other fellow—put
yourself in his place, be the place
high or low, and you will find that
you will be more charitable. If
he tries to “do” you, just seriously
ask yourself if you are not trying
to “do” him, or someone else.
Six members of the Boys Corn
Club in this state grew more than
100 bushels of corn per acre this
year, Willie Brown of Ashley coun
ty leading, with a yield of 172
bushels. There is a valuable object
lesson to the older farmers in the
work being done by these boys.
Let’s stop envying those who
have what we call advantages,
and put our time and strength to
cultivating a desire for the best
things. We are in the lap of op
portunity. We only need to be
wide awake and eager to make
the most of everything that comes
our way.
The country has witnessed the
elevation of a schoolmaster to the
Presidency, and now we are to
witness the transformation of a
President into a schoolmaster.
When the former Prof. Wilson
enters the White House in March,
former President Taft will accept
a professorship in Yale University,
at New Haven, Conn. Truly this
is a democratic nation.
The people of the state of New
York have just voted a bond issue
of fifty million dollars to complete
a system of good roads. Fifty
million dollars had already been
spent since work was commenced
three years ago. This seems an
enormous sum to spend on the
oads in a state that is generally '
relieved to already have the best (
roads in the country, but it shows:
he trend of public sentiment on
;his very important matter. Our 1
next legislature should make some
provisions whereby the more pro
gressive counties or communities
of Arkansas could begin road
building under some better system
than they now have.
The supreme court has declared
invalid the proposed amendment
to the state constitution permit
ting the issuance of bonds for im
provement purposes. Arkansas is
the only state in the union in
wrhich bonds cannot be issued for
this purpose, and we may expect
to see Arkansas continue to lag
behind in matter of public im
provements until this obstacle to
progress is removed.
If the Arkansas penitentiary,
under the lease system, is “a burn
ing, seething hell,” and the pris
oners are put there to satisfy the
greed of certain contractors, as
Governor Donaghey put it, that
executive is fully justified in re
leasing prisoners. No state should
permit long-term imprisonment of
men and women for trivial infrac
tions of the lawr, even if the pem
tentiary board does have to buy $7
wrorth of clothes for every prisoner
liberated.—Memphis Scimitar.
We have all of us heard of it,
longed for it, felt the need of it—
but how many of us practice tak
ing an hour from the busy work
of the day for quiet undisturbed
thought, rest and uplift? The
strength and poise to be gained by
doing this can hardly be estimated.
, It is something no one can put in
to words for the enlightenment of
another. But once felt, this un
conscious balancing of mental and
physical powers becomes a price
less remedy for the prevalent ills of
nervousness, morbidness and oth
ers that rise from the overtaxing
of mind or body. It is a medicine
far more potent than any doled
out by physician or pharmacist.
Though to be had ‘‘without money
and without price,” like so many
of the most gracious gifts of the
Eternal Power, it is truly priceless.
It is easy to prove its benefits—
try it. —Southern Agriculturist.
FREE TO EACH FARMER
Come in and pay your subscrip
tion to The Journal and we will
send you free for one year the Ar
kansas Homestead, the State’s farm
paper, which is read by more than
30,000 Arkansas farmers and is en
dorsed by every agricultural au
thority. The women and children
will enjoy reading the Homestead
and the paper will give you a
hundred helps in your farm work.
Renew now or bring us a new sub
scription.
ARKANSAS
PEARLS
We have an
extra large as
sortment of
Solid Silver
Ware.
WATCHES
JEWELRY
Diamonds at
L Special prices
I Hand Painted
f China and Cut
Glass.
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RULES GOVERNING
PARCELS POST MAIL
Postmaster General Issues Rules
For New Service Which
Goes Into Effect Jan.l
Postmaster General Hitchcock
has made public the rules and reg
ulations promulgated for the gui
dance of the public in making use
of the parcel post system which
goes into effect January 1. The
new system will be effective
throughout the entire country at
the same time and will effect every
post office, city, town, rural route,
and all mail transportation in
every section of the United States.
Every precaution will be taken
by the postoffice department to
have the mails moved with the
usual dispatch, and all postmasters,
superintendents and inspectors
have been directed to familiarize
themselves and their subordinates
with every phase of the new sys
tem.
Mr. Hitchcock expresses the
wish that the public familiarize it
self with the nature of the new
service before attempting to use
it. Information is now avalable
to any postoffice in the country.
The regulations provide that
parcels of merchandise including
farm and factory products (but no
books and printed matter) of al
most every description up to 11
pounds in weight and measuring
six feet in length and girth com
bined,except those calculated to do
injury to the mails in transit, may
be mailed at any postoffice for de
livery to any address in the coun
try. Delivery will be made to the
homes of people living on rura
and star routes as wrell as those
living in cities and towns where
there is delivery by carrier. Where
there is at present no delivery by
carrier the parcels will go to the
postoffice, as is the case with ordi
nary mail.
For a fee of 10 cents a parcel
may be insured and if the parcel
is lost in the mails an indemnity
to the amount of its value not to
exceed $50 will be paid to the
sender. The law provides for the
use in parcel-post system a set of
stamps of twelve denomination?!
Parcel-post maps, with accompay
ing guides, are to be sold to the
public at their cost, 75 cents,
through the chief clerk of the post
office department.
According to regulations gov
erning the parcels, post system,
perishable articles may be sent
through the mails only under spe
cific restrictions as to their con
tents and the distance they are to
be sent.
Butter, lard, fish, fresh meats,
vegetables, dressed fowls, berries
and similar articles lit.ely to decay
may be sent for short distances
when securely packed. Eggs will
be accepted for local delivery when
properly packed in a container;
and for any distance when each
egg is seperately packed in a se
cure manner.
No restriction is placed on the
mailing of salted dried, smoked
and cured meats, but fresh meat
will be transported only within
the first zone.
Fragile articles, including millin
ery, toys, musical instruments and
articles of glass in whole or in
part must be securely packed and
marked “fragile.”
Articles that may not be sent
by parcel post include intoxicating!
liquors of all kinds, poisonsous ani
mals, insects or reptiles, explosives
of every kind, inflammable artcles,
including matches, infernal ma
chines, pistols or revolvers, disease
germs, and obscene, defamatory
or scurrilous matter now prohibit
ed by law, live or dead animals or
birds, or live poultry, ra v hides or j
pelts, or anything having a bad
order.
Books and printed matter may ‘
not be forwarded at parcel post
rates, but only at the pound rates
of third class matter.
A parcels post map together
with postage rates, and much
other valuable information is pub
lished on page 6 of this issue.
TO EVERYBODY
We extend our sincere invitation to visit our store and
inspect our full line of a complete and well selected
stock of dry goods, ladies' and misses coats, shoes,
clothing and hats. Will appreciate your patronage and
we are anxious to please you with quality and price.
You will find us to be the lowest priced house in New
ark. Come to see me. I will save you money. I
thank you all for past favors and solict a continuance
of same
M. S. FISHER
NEWARK, ARK.
DOCK DRIVER MUST HANG
Date Set for Execution Jan. 31 —
W ill Appeal Case
Walnut Ridge, Dec. 21.—Judge
Jeffreys today at 1 o’clock sentenc
ed Dock Driver to be hanged, and
set the day of execution for Jan.
31. As Driver heard the sentence
he showed no emotion whatever,
and seems perfectly indifferent to
the situation. His attorney, G. L.
Grant, gave notice that he would
take an appeal to the supreme
court.
Driver shot and killed City Mar
shal Biggers here during a street
carnival about two months ago.
AUSTIN-SANDEFUR
J. R. Austin of this place and
Miss Dora Sandefur were quietly
married at the home of the bride’s
parents in the Dota neighborhood
last Sunday, Rev. G. L. Fink offi
ciating.
They are well known and most
excellent young people and The
Journal most heartily joins their
many friends in wishing for them j
a full measure of all the good
things of life.
NEGRO HELD FOR FORGERY
Batesville, Dec. 23. — Arthur
Earle, a negro, was arrested Satur
day by Sheriff Fike on a charge
of forgery. It is alleged the
negro, who acted as porter in the
offices of several white men, forg
ed checks for various small
amounts by tracing the signatures, j
The negro does not deny his guilt.
Tell ’em you saw it in The Journal
State or Ohio, city of Toutno, I
Luca* County. (
Fhan'K J. Cheney makes oath that he la senior
partner of the llrm of K. J. Cheney A; Co., doing
I) ,slnc-N 111 the city of Toledo, County and State
Aforesaid, and that Raid firm will pay the sum ..!
OSH UI'.NDRF.D DOLLARS for each and every
raw of Catarrh that cannot be cureu oy the use of
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHKNKY
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence,
tnls fifli day ot December. A. I>. t*»«.
i ,— A. VV . (iLhAM Id,
| SEAL j. Notary Ft blic.
Hall s Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally and aetr
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of thi
system. Send for testimonials, free. „
r. .1. CHUNKY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by ntt Prwrelsts. 7 5c.
?'ake Hall'S Family Fills for constipation.
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We have just opened a NEW MEA I MARKE T
and GROCERY and are prepared to supply
your table with the very best eatables the
market affords. We buy only choice animals
for butchering, and our meats are handled
with a special care. We have a nice line of
groceries that are strictly new and fresh.
Our Breakfast Delivery
Will bring you meat fresh and fine right
from the block. Phone orders given prompt
attention.
McSpadden & Co.
PHONE 77
NEWARK, ARK.
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HERRINGTON & SON
ALL KINDS OF
GROCERIES
FRESH MEATS AND ICE
Chops, Bran and Oats
Highest Market Price Paid for All Kinds
of Country Produce
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just a little Better and Cheaper
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Who have worms, who are sickly, restless or irritable; those who eat too much
sweet stuff, who suffer from colic or irregular bowel movements, will grow
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As a corrective for disorders in the stomach or bowels, for clear
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years upwards.
Oet the Oenulnc with the Figure ■■ 3” In Red on Froot Label.
Sold by Druggists. Price $1.00 per bottle.
NbW aRK DKUU CO., Speciul Agent
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