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The Newark Journa
published In The Famous white River Country. Where Alfalfa Is king
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, April 30, 1909
Vol. 9. No. 3
BROTHER BROWN S HEN
Contributor Says She Has Set on Rot
ten Eggs Until They Stink
EditorThe Journal: Brother Brown,
our representative, has paraded him
self before the public gaze again, in
his usual and all important way, and
in an article in reply to “Johnnie,”
says that he desires to enlighten an
“unknown quantity etc.,’’ and also
makes an attempt to answer some of
the questions that were propounded to
him in a former issue of The Journal.
When the questions were asked, they
temporarly knocked all the wind out
of the reservoir of his legislative
equilibrium, but he has taken several
weeks to patch it up and now comes
out in defense of his shattered record
and in making his explanation he
goes deeper and deeper into the mire.
Now let us take a view of his patch
ing of that old wind hag and see if his
■explanation will hold reason and good
sense. By way of illustrating his
position, he speaks of a setting hen,
but let us take that same old hen and
see if it will not better apply to the
opposite of our brother's contention.
Let us suppose that the members of the
legislature are the hen, the good laws
we need are the eggs, and the people
of Arkansas are the fellow who is set
ting the hen on the eggs. All right;
three weeks is the time provided by
nature for hatching the eggs and sixty
days is the time that the constitution
of Arkansas has provided for the
session of the legislature.
What sort of a fool would it take to
■continue a hen on eggs after she had
set for the usual time and had hatched
no chickens? Have you fellows hat h
anv good laws of a general nature
since you have been over there, if so.
please just state what they are? If
you can not hatch any good measures
in the constitutional limit, there is
- -bound to l>e a strong suspicion in the
minds of your constituents that you
can not if you stay there two years.
Then, too, you know that the longer a
hen sets on rotten eggs, the more rot
ten the eggs become, and the fellow
who will continue a hen on these sort
■of eggs is a fool for the want of sense.
Brother Brown, I hope you can make
the application in this illustration, as
you seem to havehadthe wrong view all
the time, hut if you can not by reason
of a deficiency of your mental capacity,
just step over and call on honest Will
Thompson and he can show you the
point.
Brother Brown says that he did not
know that a motion was going to be
made to extend the session and could
therefore have no time to seek the ad
vice of his eonstiuents on the subject.
What an awful, awful admission! Do
you know that every legislature for
the past quarter of a century has had
the question of extending the session
before it, and yet Brother Brown says
he didn’t know that such a motion was
going to be made in time to ask his
constituents for their approval of his
voting himself ''some more pay.”
But now Brother Brown comes along
and gets in behind the whiskey men to
justify his aets and says that it was a
trick of the whiskey men. The writer
is as much opposed to whiskey as is
Brother Brown, but is not going to
violate that principle of justifying one
wrong by reference to other wrongs
♦lone by other people.
All the good people are in favor of
Brother Brown's "State Capitol egg,
School Text Book egg, Penitentiary
Question egg and last but not least a
Prohibition Measure egg,” but the
same good ]>eop]e in a large majority
think that the present ropresenatives
have set on those eggs until they have
become damnably rotten, and that the
fluid legislators ought to quit wasting
time and money and come home.
Do you know that the State Capitol
egg has become so rotten that we can
smell it one hundred miles away from
where the hen is setting? Didn’t they
pass a measure to discharge Judge
Jno. B. McC’aleb, along with the other
member* of the capital commission, a
citizen of our county, a man who has
gone in and out before the people of
Arkansas for the last quarter of a
century, and whose character and in
tegrity as a private citizen and as a
public servant is as spotless as purity
itself? They have cast the ermine of
suspicion about him when no conduct
t
of his ever merited such an act as they
have passed. Brother Brown, I puess
this is part of that $10,000 worth of
work that you mention in your article
that had to he finished?
“Who steals my purse, steals trash;
'twas somethin"-, nothin",
’Twas mine, ’tis" his, and has been
slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my pood
name,
Hobs me of that which not enriches
him,
••\nu maKes me poor inaeea.
Brother Brown, hie was a better poet
than you who wrote these lines. Ah!
but you say “I did not vote for this
measure.” Perhaps you did not,
Brother Brown, in a direct way, but
you must rememlier there are two ways
in which a thing can be done, to-wit:
direct and indirect, and a man who
wants to cover up his tracks as he
goes will always choose the indirect.
So you and one other member of the
legislature cast your votes to extend
the session, when you could have voted
against it and saved the extension,
and when you did you were indirectly
voting for just such acts as discharged
our beloved citizen from the capitol
commission without showing to the
people of your state a single act that
this good man ever did to warrant his
discharge.
It seems that Brother Brown criti
cizes ‘‘Johnnie” for not knowing some
tilings that he ought to know and yet
Brother Brown admits that he did not
know that the extension question was
going to come up. All who believe
that Brother Brown did not know a
long time ago that the extension ques
tion was coming up, please stand on
your heads.
Of course it must In* admitted that
the ‘‘old hen” is going to set down
there as long as she can, no matter
how many rocks and sticks are put in
the nest, liecause that is the “nater" of
the fowl. Brother Brown should not
allow himself to assume too much and
suggest that Governor Donaghey
would have to call an extra session.
If the Governor should do that and
call that old hen back to set again,
then Brother Brown would not lie re
sponsible for his acts.
Now in conlusion. it is a well known
fact that truth is truth wherever you
find it ami it does not get its validity
from the man who says it. The writer
does not desire to be egotistic enough
to parade before the public as a writer
and this is the reason his name is not
signed. Brother Brown did not deny
a single allegation that was made in
the article to which he refers in his
last parade, so, if truths are stated,
what difference does it make who said
them? It is principles, and not tier
sons, that most concern us. Brother
Brown might profit some and
be more highly esteemed by his fellow
citizens if he will refrain from show
ing his name so much public print.
Bohiuk.
GOOD REPORTS SUBMITTED
Methodist Quarterly Conference shows
Church in Prosperous Condition
The second quarterly conference was
held at the Methodist church Monday,
Presiding Elder A. F. Skinner comine
on Saturday morning and remaining
till Monday. He did some tine work
both in the pulpit and chair, lb* is
in good favor with our people. The
reports were good, both as to the
spiritual and financial, there being
$131.71 paid to the support of the min
istry this quarter, $21fi.10 for parson
age and $27 for church improvement,
and $13.83 for aid to the Brinkley
church, making a total of $388.54, l>e
side what has l>een contributed for
Sunday school and incidentals. This
shows a healthy condition of church
matters. Let all take courage and go
ahead for greater and better things.
The delegates elected to the district
conference which is to l»e held here
some time in July, are I). Lane,
Frank Adams, T. J. Raney and H. E.
Hawthorne. Alternates: John Austin.
R. T. Magness, \V. 1). Magness and
F. C. Hoyt.
DISTRICT UNION MEETING
The Northeast District Farmers
Union of I ndependence county will
meet with Mountain Gap Union on
Saturday, June 1.
George Ward. President,
John Calijwkl' , Secretary.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest Picked up at the Hut
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock. April 18.—In th*
state spelling contest held at Little
Rock last week. Jud Bullington, a
Sulphur' Rock hoy and a pupil in our
school here, won tirst prize, $15 it
gold and a silver loving cup for the
school. He won over other contes
tants from hi^h schools over the state
We are proud of Jud and our school
Mrs. Winfield Jernigan and Miss
Valeria Hogue of Newark attended the
lecture at the Methodist church deliv
ered by Miss Mindeling of Ohio on the
Sunday school work.
Warren Lawrence and J. C. Gibson
sj>ent Monday night at Charlotte and
assisted in the initiation of '24 members
into the I. O. O. F. Lodge at that
place.
Prof. Sidney Pickens and sister,
Miss Victora, went to Dota Tuesday
afternoon to visit their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. P. Pickens.
Rev. C. F. Hively, J. W. Lawrence
and J. G. Gibson attended the I. O.
O. F. dinner at Charlotte Saturday
and report a good time.
Mrs. Runyan, who has been visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Parks for two
weeks, returned to her home at Hot
Springs Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Malcomb Moore of
Moorelield spent a few hours in town
Monday evening and heard Rev. Dow
ling lecture.
The Masons had a big meeting here
Saturday night, said to lie the largest
turnout they ever had in the Hall at
this place,
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Rice and moth
er and son, Emit, went to Newport
Sunday to visit his niece, Mrs. Claud
Hogue.
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Lindsey of
Charlotte sjtent Saturday here the
guest of J. K. Rawlings and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Aldridge of Cave City
spent Saturday and Sunday with their
daughter, Mrs. Dallas Wood.
Miss Ena Ashley of Cushman came
down Sunday to spend a few days with
her friend Miss Cora Moore.
Mrs. A1 Stogsdil and children left
Tuesday for Newport where they expect
to reside in the future.
Mrs. F. M. Barnett, who spent sev
eral days here last week, returned
home Saturday.
Mrs. Elam Bevens and children of
Heber are visiting Dr. Bevens and
family.
Peel McCook who is working at
Newport visited home folks Sunday.
Geo. Saphro of Newport came up
Tuesday to visit a friend.
Mrs. Will Waldrip of Magness was
in town Monday.
THE SCHOOL ELECTION
Superintendent Cook Sending Out In
struction as to County Supervision
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion George B. < 'ook of Little Hock i.«
sending out to county examiners of the
various counties of the state1 copies ol
the county sujiervision act, which re
((Hires the submission of the question
at tlie next school election in order
that a county superintendent may lx
voted on at the next general election
which is to lx1 held the 15th of May:
He sends to each county examiner a
copy of a proposed ballot for and
against county su|x;rvision, for school
director, county uniformity and for
school tax, which he asks them to havn
scattered over the county and spoken
of in the papers so the jx-ople will lx
able to vote intelligently upon the sub
ject when it comes before them or
election day.
His instructions are as follows:
You will note by reading the second
paragraph of the first section of tht
enclosed copy of thecounty supervision
act that this question must be submit
ted at the coming school election ir
order to elect a county sujrerintendenl
at the general election next year.
If you desire to push this important
matter I would suggest that you send
out at once information to the direct
ors of your county, instruct them tc
place “For and Against County Super
vision'' in the election notices, have
favorable articles published in your
local newspapers and have printed
and send to each district a sufficient
numl>er of ballots somewhat after the
following sugestion:
BALLOT
Annual School Election
May 15, 19(11).
For Director—
For Tax.mills.
Against Tax.
For County Supervision.
Against County Supervision.
For County, Uniformity.
Against County Uniformity.
For_months school in addition
to three months.
FOUND DEAD IN BED
E. W. Windham Found Dead at Hazel
Hotel in Newport Saturday
Saturday morning E. W. Windham,
traveling representative of the Mis
souri-Moline Plow Co. of St. Louis,
registered and was assigned a room
at the New Hazel fcotttl at Newport.
The man had been drinking hut there
was nothing to call attention to the
seriousness of his condition when he
went to his room Saturday afternoort
at 4 o'clock. lie did not respond to
a Sunday morning call but the sus
picions as to his condition were not
aroused until late Sunday afternoon
when an entrance was forced to the
room he occupied. The man was
found dead in his bed and it was the
opinion of medical attendants that he
had been dead for about twelve hours.
Mr. Windham was a well built man
of middle age, of a decided brunette
type, and was 5 feet and ? inches tall.
His home was in Reynolds, Ga..
w'here the remains were taken Mon
day night for burial.
Mr. Windham was nsukjng his first
trip for his house in this territory,
though he had for some time been
connected with the general office in
St. Louis, and is known to the local
agency of the Missouri-Moline Co.
through correspondence.
The verdict of the coroner’s jury
was that the deceased came to his
death from some unknown cause.
There is no suspicion of suicide.
BROWN JURY HUNG
Brown Murder Case in Circuit Court
Results in Hung Jury
The case of the State vs Tom Brown
charged with murder in the second de
gree for killing Matt Cox, near this
place last March, was taken up in the
circuit court at Batesville Monday.
It was a hard-fought legal Hattie,
with Prosecutor Jeffery and his able
assistant Geo. I/. Grant for the state,
and Attorney J. R. Alexander of this
place and Capt. Ernest Neill of Bates
ville for the defense.
The case was given to the jury at
5:15 Tuesday evening, and after con
sidering the case until noon Wednes
day without being able to agree upon
a verdict, the jury reported that it was
hopelessly hung. The jury was dis*
charged and the case continued to the
next term.
Bond was fixed at $1,000. Brown
was returned to jail to await the giv
ing of a satisfactory bond which it is
though he will he able to do within a
few da vs.
"TRUCK GROWERS TO MEET
Important Meeting of Newark Associ
ation to be Held May 8.
A meeting of the Newark Fruit and
Truck Growers Association will be
held at the Hatton Hull in this city on
Saturday, May 8, at 2 p. m., for the
purpose of considering some matters
of vital importance to the potato
j growers.
All members of the Association,
especially those who are growing po
tatoes, are urgently requested to be
present at this meeting.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Notary work of all kinds done in a
.careful and correct manner by A. A.
Henderson at the Merchants and
i Planters# Bank.
GRAND JURY ADJOURNS
Work Finished and Jury Submits Re
port to the Court
After having l»een in session three
weeks, the grand jury finished its in
quisitorial duties and adjourned
Saturday, submitting the following re
port to the court.
To the ITon. ('has. Coffin, Judge of the
Third Judical District:
We, the grand jury of the Indepen
dence county circuit court for the
spring term, 1901), having completed
our work, submit the following re
port:
We have inquired into all criminal
offenses of which we had knowledge or
received information; first, the cases
of every person confined in the county
jail or out on bail to await our action
and in every instance, where, in our
judgment, the evidence was sufficient,
we returned bills of indictment.
We have examined 215 witnesses
and have returned 01 indictments. We
have, by committee, visited the county
poor farm and find therein twenty in
mates, seventeen whites and three col
ored: nine males and eleven females.
We find them well and all report they
have been well fed and kindly treated;
we find the buildings, etc., seemingly
in good repair.
We have visited the county jail in
a body and tind it in good sanitary
condition and the prisoners say that
they are well fed and cared for.
We have, by committee, examined
the magistrates reports and find all
have made reports according to law
except J. H. Fetzer, K. T. Crow and
G. B. Johnston, the last two named
having been in office only a short
timer.
We tind the court house in good re
pair except a few leaks in the roof
which we recommend be repaired at
once.
We endorse, the county judge's ac
tion in placing toilets in court house
and recommend that a separate closet
be provided for the colored people.
We desire to thank the court and
officers thereof for their courteous
treatment of this grand jury.
All of which we respectfully submit
and ask to Vm? discharged.
The following resolution was offer
ed and adopted and ordered made a
part of the report, viz: It having
been brought to the attention of this
grand jury that certain fees collected
by some of our county officials, which,
in our opinion, belong to the county,
have been withheld and not accounted
for, we recommend that the prosecut
ing attorney make an examination
into this matter and if necessary bring
suit for the recovery of such monies.
This examination to date hack to the
statute of limitation.
A. A. Webber, Foreman.
M. E. Moore, Clerk.
PREACHER CARRIED SAMPLES
Thought Minister Was Prepared To
Administer Taste of Hereafter
A minister who lias been doing mis
sionary work in India recently return
ed to New York for a visit. He was
a guest at a well-known hotel where
everything pleased him except the
very torrid sauces and spices to which
he had become accustomed in the Far
East,says Success Magazine. Fortun
ately he had brought with him a sup
ply of his favorite comdiments, and
bv arranging with the head waiter
these were placed on his table. < >ne
day another guest saw the apj>eti/.ing
bottle on his neighbor's table and
asked the waiter to give him some of
“that sauce. ”
“ I’m sorry, sir, said the waiter,
“but it is the private property of this
gentleman," The minister, however,
overheard the other's request, and
told the waiter to pass the bottle.
The stranger poured some of the
mixture on his meat and took a lilieral
mouthful. After a moment he turned
with tears in his eyes to to the minis
ter.
“You’re a minister of the Gospel?’’
“Yes, sir.”
“And you preach hell and damna
tion?”
“Yes,” admitted the minister.
“Well, you’re the first minister L
ever met who carried samples’.”