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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY DECEMBER 5, 1902.
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RURAL MAIL DELIVERY
Estimated Cost of Complete Sys
tem Would be About
$24,000,000.
A. W. Machen, general superin
tendent of the United Sta'es mail
service, has placed in the hands
of First Assistant Postmaster
General Wynne, a comprehensive
report containing recommenda
tions regarding free mail delivery
and a statement of what a com
plete rural service would cost the
country annually.
The annual gross cost of a com
plete rural free service through
out the United States will approx
imate $24,000,000,according to the
report of Mr. Maclien.
The remaining 700,000 square
miles not now covered by a ruial
free del’very service will require
26.000 or 27,000 carriers, in addi
tion to those now employed unk
ing the entire force when the ex
tension of the service is complet
ed, within tlie next llnee years,
40,000. After this extension is
completed the annual rate of in
crease in theappropriations is ex
pected not to exceed 8 or 0 per
cent, the rate maintained in other
branches of the postal service. To
extend the service 12,000 routes a
year until it becomes universal,
the report says, will require such
largely increased appropriations
that the annual postal deficit for
the next two or three years will
li'.o h reach $8,000,000 or $10,000,
000, if not more ; but when the
service is completed the addition
al revenue will soon reduce the
Jeticils to present figures, if it
does not wipe them out. •
In the fiscal year I9C2, 12,103
petitions for the service were til j
e l, making a total on July l of
22,646, which exceeded by over
2.000 the whole number in the
preceding four years. .Since July
petition* received have averaged
( ver 6"0 a month. With the
amount required for routes to be- i
gin December 1, 111 . entire appro
priation has b:en absorbed, leav- |
ing on December 1 fully 1,700 j
routes for which no appropiiu-i
lion is available. This number
will probably be increase 1 by J.m
u iry 1 to at least 2,500.
Mr. Wynne and Mr. Muelien
say that to comply with the de
mands of the people and of mein
Good Health
and pure blood are inseparable. If
your blood is bad, your health must suf
fer. Poor blood allows the body to lose
vitality just as a poor fire under the
boiler allows the steam to run down.
From poor blood to impure blood is but
a step, and impure blood is mother to a
large percentage of human ills. Dr.
Harter’s Iron Tonic is an antidote for
both poor and impure blood, for it is
both a builder and purifier — a food
and a medicine. It is the best combi
nation of the kind known to medical
seance, and its success for nearly half
a century has led to its endorsement by
thousands of medical men who have
been unable to find a substitute.
Dr. Harter’s
Iron Tonic
will Insure you against the many evils resulting
from Impure blood. Scrofula, pimples, blotches,
kidney disorders, rheumatism, trout, dyspepsia,
female weakness, antemia, chlorosis, etc., are a
fow of them: but the greatest evil, the greatest
danger, is the general weakening of the whole
system, which affords an opening for every
passing disease.
t
The following Is only one of the thousands of
testimonials wo have received:
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 10. tool.
"I commenced using Dr. Harter's Iron Tonlo
when prostrate from a severe attaok of rheuma
tism. After using three botUes all traces of
this disease were completely eradicated from my
system, and my general health was restored.
As a blood purifier Dr. Harter’s Iron Tonlo
has no equal, and I most sincerely recommend
,i to all persons suffering from Indigestion,
fatigue, rheumatism, and the many weakened
dltlon* of the system produced by impover
ished blood.” Margarite F. Yeazell.
No. too Second Ave.
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ter's Iron Tonic has our
"Crescent” trade-mark on
the label. Don’t accept a
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Makers else of Dr. Harter's Will Clierrv Ritters,
end other well k no-n Dr. llerter Medicines.
FOR BALE EVERTW2S23.
I
bcrs of congress the department
will require an additional appro
pi iation ; otherwise further estab
lishment of the service will be
deferred until July next. If ad
ditional funds are granted, 15,000
rural free delivery letter carriers
will be in active service by May 1.
The estimates call for ten divi
sion superintendents, an increase
of three.
General News Items.
Kentucky will have a big school
display at the St. Louis World’s
Fair.
Two children tried to start a lire*
with kerosene at Elkhart, ind.,
and were burned to death.
Seven men were killed and fif
teen seriously injured by the ex
plosion of a boiler in Swift & Co.’s
plant at Chicago.
Fourteen men were killed and
eleven seriously shot during the
deer season in Minnesota, Wiscon
sin and Michigan.
William Murray was arrested in
Dunlap, Tenn., on the charge of
murdering a man at Williamsburg,
III., twenty-eight years ago.
A strange disease is killing the
hogs of Boone county by the hund
reds. About 1,000 have died in
the last few days. Veterinary sur
geons are completely puzzled.
The strike in the anthracite coal
regions gave a wonderful impetus
to the mining of bituminous coal.
It is estimated that this year four
times as much soft coal will be,
mined.
Since the South African War
has taught the Boers the value of
American mules they have begun
to buy the animals m our markets.
The trade is heavy at Kansas City.
Not enough coal has been ship
ped into New York City in any
one day since the strike ended to J
supply that day's demand. The
fuel shortage is being keenly felt
the country over and great distress
is predicted when real cold weath- j
or sets in.
The Republican Congress.
Notwithstanding the short time
at the disposal of the Fifty-seventh
Congress an earnest effort will be
made to pass the Fowler currency
bill, a meastfl-e so iniquitous that
the republicans dared not consider
it when an election was pending.
The anti anarchy bill will also be
taken up and, it is predicted pass
ed. Appropriations on the usual
extravagant scale of republican
majorities will be made and, with
a depleted treasury, the members
of the Fifty-seventh Congress will
seek their homes with the know
ledge of having performed tlie
duties for which they were elec
ted.
Bank Organized at Heber.
He her Dee. 1.—The cleburne
county bank has been organized
here, with a capital stock of $10,
000 and will open for business Jan
uary 1. The officers are: J. R.
Baker, president; A. J. McCullum,
vice president, and 11. F. Fix cash
ier.
Young Man Killed by Train.
Texarkana, Dec. 1.—Newton
Taylor, aged ‘20, son of Thomas L.
Fay lor, an old resident, was struck
by a Kansas City Southern passen
ger train on Front street today
and instantly killed. The whole
to]) of his head was knocked off
and blood and brains scattered for
a distance of several yards along
the track.
Huntsville Swept by Fire.
Huntsville, the county seat of
Madison county, and a town of
about six hundred population, was
almost totally destroyed by fire
early Sunday morning. The court
house, with most of the county
records, was burned. A total of
fourteen business houses were burn
ed, among them being the Madi
son County Bank.
Happenings of Local Interest
S. C. Beane returned Sunday ^
from a business trip to Fayette
ville. *
John W. (Bonn, of Batesville,
was looking" after business here >
Friday.
George L. Green orders his
name enrolled on our growing sub
scription list
There was a big crowd of people
in town Saturday and the merchants
all did a good business.
W. It. Fausel returned Sunday
from a mule buying trip over this,
White and Lawrence counties.
W. I). Jackson deposited a dol
lar with the head guy Saturday to
advance his subscription a year.
It seems to be impossible to get
cars to ship anything in and the
streets are still blockaded with cot
ton.
F. M. Barnes dropped in a few
days ago and left a dollar in our
treasury to extend his subscription
a year. He has recently moved
back to Oil Trough and orders his
paper sent to that place.
. I). R. Reeves was transacting
business in town Saturday and had
his name enrolled on our growing j
subscription list.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Martin
are rejoicing over the arrival of a
nine-pound son, born unto them
Friday of last week.
Miss Archie Fetzer left Satur
day for Olyphant ajid will teach
the winter school at Hindman
school house, nehr that place.
Weliavn’t heard anything about
a Christmas tree. This is a matter
of great importance to the little
folks and should not be neglected.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Jennings,
of White River township* were in
town Friday and went down on the
local to Newport to visit tiui lady’s
brother.
T. B. Jackson lias sold his in
terest in the livery stable business
to John Barksdale. W. D. Jack
son still retains his interest, and
the business will hereafter be run
under the firm name of Jackson &
Barksdale. See their card in an
other col umu.
KRONE
NEW STORE
NEW GOODS
LOWEST PRICES. |
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Attorney S. A. Moore transac
ted business at Searcy the first of
the week.
The Journal is under obligations
to E. J. Magness tor a dollar on
subscription.
Leslie Gibson orders The Jour
nal sent to an old friend, Chester
Arthur, of Denton, Tex., for six
months.
T. J. Raney, the promising
young insurance man, advanced
his subscription $1.50 worth a few
days ago.
Griffith & Morrow have just re
ceived the largest and best assort
ed stock of pocket and table cut
lery every brought to Newark.
We notice in the Salem Banner
that Rev. 1. M. I'ssery, formerly
of this place, is holding a meeting
at that place and is stiring the peo
ple up considerably.
W. A. Troy, of Magncss, was
in town Friday and deposited a
dollar in the cash drawer to extend
his own and his father's subscrip
tion each six months.
Newark continues to be the best
cotton market in this section and
the farmer who brings his cotton
here can rest assured that he will
always get the highest price.
President Roosevelt, in a per
sonal letter to a South Carolina
man, explains that he will not re
fuse to appoint any candidate for
office solely on account of hiseolor.
The newly-elected railroad com
missioners, Hons. B. li. Hudgins
of Harrison, J. W. Phillips of
Newport and J. E. Hampton of
I'ordyce, will take active charge
of affairs in that office on or about
January 12.
Gen. W. II. Haynes of the Ark
ansas State Guard has completed a
roster of the regiments of the
guard. General Haynes reports
that aside from the general officers
and general staff, embracing fifty
four officers, the organization con
sists of two full regiments of in
fantry, six separate companies of
infantry; a battalion, troops A and
B, of cavalry; and a battery of
light artillery. The total member
ship is about 2,000 men.
«J. E. Travis, of White Rivet
township, was in town Saturday
and ordered The .Journal sent to
his brother, Charley Travis, of
Mayfield, Ivy. Mr. Travis reports
that they have gathered about 2,
000 bushels of corn this season and
have at least 2,000 bushels more
to gather 'yet T^ey are making
about 65 bushels of corn to the
acre, and, iu fact, their crons of
both corn and cotton is exceeding
ly fine. They have forty acres in
cotton and Mr. Travis reports that
they have picked forty-six bales
and expect tb get seven bales more.
This will make fifty-three bales
from forty acres. That is what
we call good farming.
Deafness Cannot be Cured,
by local applications as they can
not reach the diseased portion of
llie eai. There is . only one way to
cure deafness, and that is by con
stitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inflamed condition
of the mucous lining of the Eus
tachian Tube. When this tube is
inflamedyou haven rambling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when it
is entirely closed, Deafness is the
result, and unless the iiiflunmu
ti<>n can he taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condi
tion, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by Catarrh, which is noth
ing but an inflamed condition of
the mucous «ui faces. Wo will give
One Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot becuied by Hall e Cu
turrh Cure. Send for circulars,
free. F. J. Cheney a Co., Toledo,
Ohio. Sold by Diuggists, 75c.
Hall’s Family Fills ara the best.
A lll'MPEK CORN CROP
More Than 2 1-2 Billion Bushels
of Corn Were Raised in
the U.S. This Year.
The present season’s yield of
corn will be in excess of 2,500,000,
000 bushels—the largest com crop
ever produced in the United
States. These figures exceed those
of Iasi year by fully 1,000,000,000
bushels. It is a “bumper” ciop
we have to be thankful tor this
year, and the beneficent result
should be manifest in the country
at large, and in no respect more
than upon railroad transportation.
Kvcry box car will be called into
requisition, and a more solid Oasis
will be given to our much vaunted
prospei ity.
The foregoing statistics are those
of the agricultural department at
Washington, and with the single
exception of wheat, this usually
reliable authority presents crop
estimates, that could not well be
more satisfactory. While there is
a falling off in this season’s wheat
figures, it is not sufficiently largo
to materially affect the price of
flou*'. Next to corn and wheat,
perhaps the general consumer is
more interested in reasonably
priced potatoes than in the price
of other food stufis. The Ameri
can people are great consumers
of Ireland’s staple food crop, and
when the succulent tuber is high,
i' touches the popular stomach.
People ought not to have !<• buy
potatoes in paper sack- tit - - -
ter. The presents crop lonouin
to quite 100,000,000 bushels, m
fully one-third more than last sea
son's yield. The long deficiency
in hay and oats will tic termina
ted by a crop above the average
in quality and quantity Oats will
measure 98*.(532,000 husbcl* m
1902, against 730,808,721 hush
in 1901- The average of h
acie is given at a little more :
a ton and a halt against
one fourth tons last simmi , ; ;
an average of 1.29 for t; p
ten years. This should also Inc.
a good effect on the live stock
market, in common with corn.
JRye and barley also show a sub
stantial increase, while fruit is
unusually abundant. Apples will
no longer command fancy prices.
Foreign crop statistics for the
year are not yet available, but
from the condition of staple ce
reals in other parts of the globe,
it is likely that America will have
an ample export cutlet for any
overplus. On the whole, our ag
ricultural prosperity is a matter
for national congratulation.
Mental
Strain AffectedGen
eral Health.
Doctor’s Doses WeaK«
ened Stomach.
Dr. Miles’ Nervine Cured
Me.
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ami sweet sleep to the tired brain worn out
with the carts and anxieties of the sick rooru.
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I last illness some years ago. I assisted in
nursing my husband for nearly three months
when ne departed this life and the mental
I strain I think caused my trouble. Aside
from extreme nervousness my trouble com
! menced with sore thioat and neuralgia. My
j physician gave me purgative doses which
! weakened me very much and my stomach
for a tune seemed inactive. Mental strain
and the dormant condition of my stomach
soon told upon my general health. I had
little appetite and was soon forced to stay in
ted a greater part of the time. Within a
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; until completely cured. My faith in Dr.
Miles’ Remedies has been strengthened by
experience of other people, ourdaughter hav
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results in a case of para ysis and a friend to
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, large degree. I wish you continued success.”
; —Mrs. Frances Coffman, Dayton, Va.
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