The Newark Journal
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FOR THE NEWLY MARRIED
Some Good Thoughts for Those Jus1
Starting Out in Life
Dear Editor: I want to sphak just
a few words to the young farmer who
has found the sweetest girl in the world,
and has used the last dollar in his
pocket to pay the marriage fee.
Don’t move in with the old folks.
Either her old folks or your own will
make you lose that sense of responsi
bility that is the most essential ele
ment of success.
Buy a home. Start your new re
lationship under your own roof. It
may be years and years before you
have a clear title, but you will win out
finally if you are in dead earnest.
You can be making improvements
every year that will mean money in
your pocke: that would mean nothing
to you on rented land.
Go into the battle of life whole-heart
ed and determined to conquer.
Set out a vineyard and orchard,
asparagus and horseradish beds.
Many things can be done in the first
golden glow of life if we start right.
Bet the wife have her flower garden,
her beautiful vine arbor and her own
yard of roses. Give her an interest
in outdoor life and keep the bloom in
her cheeks.
Name your farm some appropriate
name and have the home printer print
you a nice little lot of stationery with
your name and the name of your farm
on it. Take a few good papers that
will help you both in the everyday
problems of life and bring new thoughts
to your fireside.
Steer clear of debt and sin. Never
owe more than you are financially re
sponsible for.
Never do a thing that cannot bear
the light. Earn whatever you can, but
do not make money your God.
_if you must choose between love and
money, choose love. Keep intact that
priceless treasure, the heart of your
wife.
Now a word to the young wife: You
have won the love of a good man, the
most precious possession of woman
kind. Strive to keep that love. It is
your all. If you lose it nothing re
mains but years of dull drudgery,
pain and sorrow, and final despair.
If you keep this love it will brighten
all the dark days, and turn the sorrows
into joys.
i » ?* mens* ii' au > aim jm-an*
ant, just as you did when your good
man came a-courting you.
By and by, when there are other
claimants for your love and care, you
will have established your hold on
your husband's heart, and you will
1)6 to him more and more precious as
he years go by with noiseless tread,
leaving threads of silver in your hair,
Above all else, love him and let him
know that you love him: glory in life's
beautiful legacy of love. Only the
homeless and those bereft of love can
appreciate a home and loving hearts.
In the country near to nature's heart,
serving nature’s God, life is worth
living, and hope dwells eternal in the
breast. Uncle Silas.
FARM FOR SALE
Good farm of HU) acres near High
Rock, 11 miles north of Batesville, 75
acres in cultivation 25 acres of which
is tine creek bottom land which grows
75 bushels of corn per acre. Good
frame dwelling with two tenant houses.
Two orchards with an abundant varie
ty of fruits. Good oak, hickory and
cedar timber on land not in cultiva
tion. Fine water, both well and spring,
with tine creek running through farm.
Good mill-site on fHrin. Fine cave
near dwelling where 1<),<XH) pushels of
vegetables may be kept the year round.
■Convenient to school and church.
Will Ik* sold cheap and on easy terms.
Henderson Real Estate Co., Newark
Ark.
THE BUSY TEN DOLLAR BILL
Mr. Brown keeps a boarding house.
Around his table sat his wife, Mrs.
Brown: the village milliner, Mrs. An
Andrews; Mr. Black, the baker; Mr.
Jordon, a carpenter, and Mr. Hadley
a Hour, feed and luml>er merchant.
Mr. Brown took ten dollars out of his
pocket and handed it to Mrs. Brown
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, September 4, 1908
DON’T FORGET THE STATE ELECTION, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
with tiie remark that there was $10 to
ward the $20 he promised her. Mrs.
Brown handed the Bill to Mrs. An
drews, the milliner saying: “That
pays for my new bonnet.” Mrs. An
drews in turn passed it to Mr. Jordan,
remarking- that it would pay for the
carpenter work he had done for her.
Mr.Jordan handed ittoMr. Hadley,re
requesting his receipted bill for flour-,
feed and lumber. Mr. Hadley gave
the bill hack to Mr. Brown, saying:
“That pays $10 on my board.” Mr.
Brown again passed it to Mrs. Brown,
remarking that he had now paid her
the $20 he had promised her. She in
turn paid Mr. Black to settle her bread
and pastry account. Mr. Black hand
ed it to Mr. Hadley, asking credit for
the amount on his flour hill. Mr.
Hadley again returned it to Mr.
Brown, with the remark that it settled
that month's board, whereupon Mr.
Brown put it back in his pocket,observ
ing that he had not supposed a green
back would go so far.
But suppose Mrs. Brown had sent
to a mail order house for her new
bonnet, then the $10 would have gone
out of town and never come back.
The moral: Spend your money at
home.-—Exchange.
BURGLAR CARRIED EXPLOSIVES
—
Guion, Aug. 30. Armed with nitro
glycerin and carrying a hunch of keys,
a man who gave his name as Peabody,
was captured by City Marshall Quinn
last night just as he was in the act of
enterining the postoffice here. JI is ac
complice made escape and is still at
large.
When searched, the keys, explos
ives, a lump of wax and a piece of
soap was found on his person.
The only information he would give
was that his name is Peadbod, but a
diary amomg his effects, written in
shorthand, contained much informa
tion concerning his record this year
in Arkansas, Ohio, Indiana and Geor
gia. It is believed that he is implicat
ed in several robberies that have taken
place in the state during the past few
months.
ANNOUNCEMENT
To the Voters of the Third Judical
District of Arkansas:
1 hereby announce my candidacy for
the office of Judge for the Third Judical
District of Arkansas, to fill the un
expired term of Judge F. D. Fulker
son, resigned, at the election to be
held at the same time with the general
election, September 14th. 190S.
Thirty-nine years of residence and
thirty-four years of the practice of my
profession in this District, make my
life, both personal and professional,
an open book. On that record 1 solicit
your support, promising a faithful
discharge of the duties incumbent on
me, if elected. Charles Coffin.
Batesville, Ark., Aug. 24, 1908.
GROWTH OF RICE IN ARKANSAS
In 1904, seventy acres of rice was
raised in Arkansas as an experiment,
yielding 5,225 bushels.
This year the acreage is 10,000,
which it is estimated will yield half a
million bushels.
The Stuttgart rice mill, the only one
in the state, declared a dividend of 50
per cent on its first year’s earnings.
Rice culture thus becomes one of the
fixed and profitable industries of the
state, utilizing lands that have been
pronounced worthless for other crops.
It is one of the state’s biggest as
sets, and will grow larger and more
important every year.—Little Rock
Democrat.
NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Compilations made in the office of
the state superintendent of public in
struction at Little Rock, show that the
cost of new school houses erected lust
year in Arkansas almost doubles that
of the previous year, the total value
of houses erected last year being:
$754,716.44. The figures for 1906 are
$448,100.24. The average value of the
new houses has gradually increased
for the past three years, being $1,561
in 1906, $1,678 for 1907, and $2,458 for
the past year.
COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Program for Meeting to be Held at
Batesville Saturday Sept. 12
The Independence County Teachers’
Association will meet at Batesville,
Ark., on Saturday, September 12,
1908. Every teacher in the county
is expected to be in attendance. The
following is tin* program:
MORNING SESSION
10:00-10:15—Ojmning Exercises.
10:15-10:30—President's Address.
10:30-11:00—Paper, “How to Prevent
Whispering in School,’- W. E. Dodd.
Discussion led by Ed. Martin.
11:00-11:10—Recess.
11:10-11:40—‘ * What 1 have done
with the graded course of study for
Rural schools,” Miss Ella Albright.
Discussion led by W. B. Morris.
11:40-12:40—Miscellaneous business.
12:00-1:00— -Recess.
A FTERNCX >N S ES SION
1:00-l:30—'The importance of teachers
being organized, J. T. Powell. Dis
cussion led by C. W. Aldridge.
1:30-2:00—Paper, “How to secure
the best attendence,” Miss Lula Lene
han.
Song'—Maie Quartette.
Declamation—“The New South"
Victor Wade.
2:15-2:30— Relation of the public
school to the Sunday school, Sidney
Pickens.
2:30:3:00—'The use and abuse ol
prizes and rewards in school, M.
Myers. Discussion led by W. J.
Jernigan.
Miss Doelie Aydelotte,
Earl Wade,
W. T. Jernioan,
('ornmittee.
The I'egular public examination will
be held at Batesville on Thursday and
Friday, September IT and 18, 1008.
The examination will begin promptly
at 8:30 a. m. Sidney Pickens,
County Examiner.
WOMAN KILLS HER HUSBAND
Jonesboro, Aug. .31.—Arch Pickett,
a well-known resident of Jonesboro,
was shot and killed late this afternoon
by his wife at the Pickett family resi
dence. Mrs. Pickett was arrested and
placed in jail here tonight. She ad
mits killing her husband and says she
did it because he was mean to her.
The shooting occured about 4:3(
this afternoon. No ore witnessed it,
but immediately after the pistol shots
were heard Pickett was seen to stag
ger toward his house, dropping dead
just as he reached it. and within a few
moments afterward Mrs. Pickett and
her stepfather, Frank Gregson. were
seendriving from the house in a buggy.
Constable Mark Philips started in
pursuit of the couple and arrested
both at the home of Mr. Gregson, six
miles north of Jonesboro.
COUNTY UNION MEETING
The Independence County Union, F.
E. ,v C. U. of A., will meet in regular
session with Beeler Union No. 1558,
one mile Southwest of Elmo, on Fri
day and Saturday, Septeml»er lltli
and 12th, 1!H)H.
At this meeting" will l>e had the elec
tion of the officers for the ensuing
year and such other business as may
properly come before the body.
Each local in the county is request
ed to send full delegation. A good
meeting is anticipated.
J. Stkwakt, Pres.
W. D. Bulling ton, Sec.-Treas.
AUNT SALLIE MARTIN DEAD
Mrs. Sallie Martin died at her home
near Cord last Friday. She was 8t
years old and had been very feeble foi
some time. She leaves one daughter,
Mrs. W. P. Churchill. She was a
good woman and will be greatly miss
ed by her many friends. The remains
were buried Saturday at Hopewell.
ELDER MARTIN’S REPORT
Elder Josiah Martin, independent
missionary for the Independence
Missionary Baptist Association, sub
mits the following report of his work
for the past year:
Dear Breathren, Sisters and all
whom it may concern:
I have just closed my work for the
present association year. I have serv
ed three churches as pastor, to-wit:
Corinth, Macedonia and Pleasant
Valley, and served Liberty church six
months. Resides this I have given 25
days to mission work, preached 25
sermons, traved 241 miles, received
from the people for said mission work
$12.tK). 1 have witnessed very few con
versions. This seems to be a very
peculiar year. The churches seem to be
cold and careless and fail to realize
that they are “the light of the'world,"
and that it is impossible to interest
and arouse the world while the church
is cold and uninterested.
I am devoting the most of my time i
to preaching, and would willingly de
vote my entire time preaching for the
destitute, could I be supported. 1 only
ask that my time be made good. 1
have been called for at a number of
destitute points this year, hut could
not go. Oh! Brethren and Sisters,
awake! Trim your lamps. Let your
lights so shine that your own children,
with others, may he attracted thereby
from the paths of sin and la: made the
children of God.
Josia h Martin.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
The public school interests of the
country is just now receiving a great
deal of attention, but yet it does not
receive the attention and study that it
should from the class of people who
need it most. There are thousands of
boys and girls in Arkansas today who
are not receiving the benefits of the
public schools that they should, that
the founders of the system intended
that they should receive. They are
the children of the poor, or of t^ose
who do not realize the benefits of an
education. This class is numerous in
every community, and they seldom re
ceive any attention from their more
fortunate neighbors, who are intent
upon their own plans of life, not re
alizing that they can not get away
from the influence of their less fortun
ate fellows. When this matter
is looked at from this viewpoint
by the more fortunate who can send
their children to school they will take
more interest in providing means for
their less fortunate neighbor's children
to attend school.—Brinkley Citizen.
IN MEMORIAM
Eula Lawhon was born September
(>, 1901, and died August 25, 1008. We
only had Eula a few years with us,
but we all loved her so much. Slit'
was so bright and good and lovable,
but God looked down and took her to
the glory world there to walk the
golden streets of the New Jerusalem
with her two grandmothers. We can
not hear tier sweet voice here any
more, but we know she is singing with
the angels.
As Eula can't come back, I want to
say, be faithful children, and some
sweet day we will meet her where there
will be no more tears, sorrow pain, or
death. Her grand papa.
W. R. Lawhon.
TIMELY ADVICE
Stop grumbling. Get up two hours
earlier in the morning, and do
something out of your regular profes
sion. Mind your own business and
with all your might let other people’s
alone. Live within your means. Talk
less of your own peculiar gifts and
virtues, and more of those of your
friends and neighbors. Be cheerful.
Fulfill your promises. Pay your debts.
Be yourself all you would see in
others. Be good, do good and atop
grumbling.—Ex.
TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS
If your district needs desks, black
boards or school furniture of any kind,
call and get my prices. I handle the
best desk made and can make prices
as low as the lowest. A. A. Hender
son, Newark, Ark.
Voi. 8. No. 37
SULPHUR ROCK HAPPENINGS
Items of Interest Picked up at the Hub
of White River Township
Sulphur Hock, Sept. 1.—Miss Lotie
Grover of Batesvillc spent Saturday
night and Sunday in our city the guest
of Misses Eulah and Beulah Owens.
Dr Vaughan came in home Tues
day from I)ota where he had been
visiting hi* daughter, Mrs. Geo.
Merriwether, for several days.
Miss Lillian Skinner of Batesville
spent several days visiting Miss
Lockey Nothern, returning to her
home Tuesday.
Misses I'nie and Julia Churchill
and Delia Lane of Charlotte spent
Monday night in our city and attended
church.
Miss. Ethel Hogan of Salado s]ient
part of last week with her cousin,
Rena Cunningham of this place.
J. C. Martin has his new gin almost
completed, and it will he ready for
operation in a few days.
Mrs. Sarah Braden is spending a
few days in Little Rock visiting
her son and wife.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hogue of New
port spent Sunday with W. R. Rice
and family.
Sam Ashley, who has been sick for
several weeks is no better at this
writing.
Miss Maud Moore who has been
sick several days is improving rapidly.
Presiding Elder Skinner is doing
some good preaching here this week.
L. H. Edwards and family were,
down from Charlotte Tuesday.
Rev. Kelly went to Batesville Mon
day.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Charlotte, Sept. 1 Mr. and Airs.
W. I). Baker intend to start io Texas
the first of next week where they ex
pect to make their future home.
Mrs. Daisy Williams of Salem stop
ped oft at Sulphur Rock on her way
home to visit her cousin, Mrs. W. F.
W by man.
Buster Yutes, the three-year-old son
of John Yates, was real sick the latter’
part of last week.
Miss Luara Kent is visiting her sis
ter Mrs. Annie Kent at Black Rock.
Miss Pnie Churchill is visiting
friends at Sulphur Rock tins week.
SCHOOL DIRECTORS MEETING
The school directors of the county
held their annual meeting, at Bates
ville la>t Saturday. About 50 or tiO
of the iiest directors of the county were
in attendance, representing about one
third of the school districts.
The program, as previously publish
ed, was carried out. This is the third
meeting of this kind that has been held
in the county. The meeting will be,
held at Batesville again on the last
Saturday in August of next year, it
is hoped that the directors of the coun
ty will all be at the next meeting.
Hon. .J. <J. Stroud was elected
president: Dr. L. E. Reeves, vice-presi
dent, and W. J. Caldwell, secretary.
BOLL WEEVIL RUINING CROP
Wilton, Aug. 29.—An examination
of the cotton conditions in Sevier and
Little Itiver counties, lias been com
pleted by P. S. Kinsworthy, who de
clares that the crop has been badly
damaged by the boll weevil, he esti
mating that the damage at this timo
is equivalent to a third of the crop.
He declares that at least one-half of the
center crop and of the top crop is
ruined.
LABOR DAY PROCLAMATION
Governor Pindall issued a procla
mation Monday recommending that
Monday, September 7, be observed
throughout the state as a legal holi
day.
DISTRICT UNION MEETING
Northeast District Union of Inde
jiendence county will meet with New
ark Union the lirst Saturday in Sep
tember. John Caldwell, Sec.