The Newark Journal
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
O. F. Craig. Editor
Entered at the post oflice at Newark,
Arkansas, as second class mail matter
A RAPE FIEND IN HEAVEN
Over at Jonesboro a demon
known as Tom Powell is under
sentence of death for having com
mitted one of the most revolting
crimes of modem history—a fiend- (
ish, ghoulish and brutal criminal
assault upon his own daughter.
The human imagination can
hardly conceive of anything more
revolting; and the story* the wom
an tells of the fearful treatment
she was forced to submit to from
this most ghoulish and fiendish of
unnatural fathers would make
even the jurors who acquitted
Earl Dill at Little Rock hang their
heads in utter disgust.
Powell is a white man of ordi
nary intelligence, but his life has
been rather of the reckless or
der—the kind that gives no thought
to the making of a real life—a
man whose whole life influences
have been more degrading than
uplifting. But he had never been
considered a man of real criminal
instincts, or of such a depraved
nature that he would commit the
unmentionable crime of which he
has been proven guilty.
But so unutterably ghoulish
and brutish was his crime that
his daughter—child of his own
flesh and blood—has issued a pub
lic statement appealing to the peo
ple not to sign a petition for the
commutation of his sentence to
life imprisonment. She pleads
with the people to let him hang
and says she wants to be present
at the execution and see him die
at the end of a rope.
Horror of horrors! Can the hu
man mind conceive of anything
worse than that?
And yet Powell says he is ready
to die—ready to meet God—and
is going to Heaven!
Shades of Judas! We wonder
how a man like that would feel in
Heaven!
And we wonder if the angels
will feel perfectly safe after he
gets there, and if they will not
want a couple of big cops to follow
him around for a few days to see
if it is safe to permit him to run
at large.
If only the pure in heart shall
see God, what chance is there for
a man whose life proves that his
soul is as black as an imp of hades?
Can a man spend his whole life
in doing evil, and in causing oth
ers to do evil, and then after he
sees death staring him in the face,
become so changed that he is a tit
subject for Heaven?
If a man is judged by the fruit
he bears, we wonder if Tom's crop
will look good to Saint Peter?
It occurs to us that the natural
and immutable laws of God are
that certain causes produce certain
effects. If that be true, and if a
man’s life is such that it sets into
motion, and keeps in motion, caus
es that produce evil effects, both
upon his own life and upon the
lives of others, will God set aside
that law for the benefit of a
scrawny and scurvy little scamp
who could have lived better if he
had tried? Will God do that, even
if a fellow does beg for mercy
when he sees death coming?
If you were ever a boy, did you
ever get in mischief that dad warn
ed you not to? And did you ever
try keeping it up after dad had re
peatedly warned you to behave,
and even defiantly going on with
the mischief until you saw dad
coming with a hickory sprout?
And what did dad do?
The preachers say Tom is all
right; that his ticket is good, and
that he will go straight through
without any delays, changes or
transfers, and will be put off right
at the gate of Saint Peter who
will show him nvcry courtesy due
a gentleman.
We confess that we don’t know.
Put if a man like Powell can get
in, we are a little afraid things1
are going to be considerably
crowded.
And we hope Saint Peter will
have the green pastures all fenced
off into divisions and sub-divisions
and that he will give Tom, Jack
Trammel, the Dill jury and old
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FOR WOMEN GIVEN FREE
So many Of the Ills of women are due
to habitual constipation, probably be
cause of their false modesty on the sub
ject, that their attention cannot be too
: trongiy called to the Importance of keep
ing the bowels open. It Is always Impor
tant to do that, regardless of the sex, but
It is especially important in women.
From the time the girl begins to men
rtruate until menstruation ceases sho lias
always vastly better prospectB of coming
through healthy if she watches her bowi-i
movements. If you find yourself consti
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take a small dose of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup
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Mrs. Katherine Haberstroh of McKees
Hocks. Pa., and Mrs. A B. Herrick of
Wheeler. Mich., tv ho was almost para
lyzed In h‘-r stomach and bowels, are now
cured by the use of this remedy. A free
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ees 1 *r. Caldwell, and after you are con
meed of its merits buy it of your dr
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Dr. Caldwell does not feel that t! •
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There will be a big picnic at
Eaves Spring Saturday, July 15.
Stand privileges $2; doll racks,
$1; swings, $1. Everbody cor
dially invited to attend.
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man Bill Breckenridge of Ken
tucky a lot over on one side with
plenty of good juicy grass in it
and with a good strong barbed
wire fence around it.
SOMf OBSERVATIONS
Newport has been roundly prais
ed by the newspapers for the ex
cellent Fourth of July celebration
recently given in that city.
The affair was a big success and
Newport deserves all the praise
she has received. There were two
things about the celebration that
impressed us. One was the absence
of drunk men, and the other the
absence of any comforts or con
veniences for the visitors. There
was not a single shade or seat pro
vided anywhere, not even a public
rest room where a tired mother
could go for a few minutes rest,
and the people were forced to
stand up on the streets all day or
go to a hotel. We do not mention
this as a specific criticism of New
port — possibly the same thing
would have happened in any other
town. But it is an injustice for
any town to invite people to come
within its borders to any big pub
lic gathering like this, and then
fail to make at least some provi
sions for their comfort.
As to the absence of drunks, we
do not know how the liquor people
of Newport are going to account
for that. Of course, it is a well
known fact (?) that prohibition
doesn’t prohibit. But if you were
ever in Newport on a special occa
sion during the saloon regime, just
let your mind’s eye run back over
the scenes you witnessed and con
trast them with conditions on the
Fourth when there were at least
4,000 or 5,000 people in Newport
and not a single drunk man was
seen on the streets.
What are we going to do about
building the 13atesville-to-Ne\vport
pike, suggested by The Journal |
some time ago? Everybody we j
have heard mention it says its a ;
good thing and the route a most I
feasible one. C. P. Vaughan, who
owns land adjoining the river at
Paroquet, says he will put in a fer
ry and contribute $25 to a fund to
build the road. Cashier E. H. Ches
ser of the First National Bank will
contribute $25 and there are
doubtless many others who will
contribute liberally to the cause.
If we want the road now is an op
portune time to push the matter,
as the people will soon be at leisure
and would then doubtless be glad
to contribute liberally of their la
bor. What are we going to do
about it?
Sixty-three million barrels of
beer were sold in the United
States during the twelve months
ending June 30 last. The whiskey
bill of the United States for the
year was $116,973,000. This is an
increase of 61 per cent in the
amount of beer and an increase of
51 per cent in the amount of
whiskey consumed over the pro
ceeding year. The prohibition
movement has therefore had at
least some effect upon the liquor
trade, as the annual increase in
population is about 21 per cent,
and the increase in the amount ofi
liquor consumed is only about 52
per cent. _
An Oklahoma man committed
suicide recently because he had
made a bad horse trade. We have
heard lots of bad things charged
up to horse traders but this is a
little out of the ordinary.
There are many
so-called “finest",
“XXXX” and “best*
Flours, but the aristocrat
of them all is
“GOLD LEAF’
FLOUR
A flour of exquisite fineness
and quality, made of soft
whole-grained. selected
wheat, by the famous Hun
garian Process, in mills of
up-to-the-minute equipment
For more than 40yeurs,
a favorite with Southern
Housewives.
Order it of your Grocer
CAPE COUNTY
There are people in this town
and in every town who are not en
titled to credit, and they should he
required to plank down the cash
before any kind of service is per
formed for them or they are per
mitted to take goods from any
store. Nothing so harasses a man
as to have the profits of his labors
scattered among a lot of fellows
who will not pay their debts. The
noblest work of God is the man
who pays his debts promptly and
cheerfully. The man who doesn’t
pay his debts will never join Abra
ham on the other shore, even if
his prayers jar the shingles off
the roof.
A committee of Sulphur Rock
citizens have issued a call for a
meeting to he held at that place
for the purpose of making arrang
ments for growing strawberries.
The soil in this portion of the
county will grow line berries, and
it is our opinion that berry-grow
i ig with proper and intelligent
management, will bring a greater
measure of prosperity to the people
of this section than any other line
of agricultural pursuits. We hope
they will push the matter with all
the energy they can command.
The Tennessee legislature has
adjourned, after having been in
session 115 days. It is a law of
nature that everything must event
ually came to an end, but th'e peo
ple of Tennessee doubtless thought
the legislature was going to repeal
this law.
IS HE TALKING ABOUT US?
Hardy is one of the oldest towns
along this part of the Frisco and
has less concrete walks and streets
in poorest conditions of any of the
towns. Why? you ask. One of the
causes is, most of the taxes colli. -
ed in the corporation tire taken up
in salaries of the officials of the
town. Hardy Herald.
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ill EVERY LITTLE GIRL IN NEWARK S
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I have a most interesting puzzle for you -Jj
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it neatly and brings me the largest list of /p
\ti people who will need a new stove or range i\\
\tl l will give free the handsome little Buck’s ft'
Junior Range now on exhibition in my
front window, here’s fun for you. ^
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If you are so unfortunate as to need or want to buy
a monument of any kind, design or price, from S0.50
up, it will be to your interest to figure with me. I5en
ficiaries of \\ . (). \Y. Lodges should not promise her
work until she has had time to fully decide just what
she wants. Some agents will call in a few days and
make you think you have to select your work at
once. You have 10 days to make your selection.
1 build more \Y. (). \Y monument- than mv other
shop in the State, and can furnish t.ranite, Vermont,
Georgia, Italian and Batesville Marble, li. K. Haw
thorne will make you prices at Newark, and Mr. R.
Rounders will call on you as fast as he can aroond ov
er the county. Have vour work done at home.
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