The Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, January 24, 1913
Vol. 12, No. 42
After You Have Failed at Everything Else You Can Still Be a Successful Pessimist
URGES ATTENDANCE
AT SUNDAY SCHOOL
Prominent Teacher Points Out
Some Benefits to be Derived
From Study of Bible
( contributed)
Every thinking man, when he
thinks, realizes what a very large
number of people tend to forget
that the teachings of the Bible are
so interwoven and entwined with
our whole civic and social life,
that it would be literally—I do not
mean figuratively, I mean literally
—impossible for us to figure to
ourselves what that life would be
if these teachings were removed.
Almost every man who has, by
his life work, added to the sum of
human achievement of which our
people are proud—almost every
such man has based his life work
largely upon the teachings of the
Bible.
Lincoln—sad, patient kindly
Lincoln, who, after bearing upon
his weary shoulders for four years,
a greater burden than that borne
by any other man of the nineteen
th century, laid down his life for
the people whom, living, he had
served so well-built up his entire
reading upon his early study of
the Bible.
Our Sunday School system is
one of the best methods of teach
ing the young mind the truths of
the Bible, and it is the inevitable
duty of the parents to place their
children under the influence of the
Sunday School.
Your children are very near and
dear to you. Give them the best
training possible, trusting that the
best will come back to you.
Newark has three good Sunday
Schools. If you are not a member
of the Sunday School, then why
not enroll as soon as convenient?
Of all the criminals in Arkansas
only two per cent are from the
Sunday School; then put vour
children in Sunday School; no’t to
keep them from being criminals
but to teach them to be good.
If we read the Bible aright we
read a book which teaches us to
go forth and do the work of the
Lord; to do the work of the Lord
in the world as we find it; to try
to make things better in this world,
even if only a little better, because
we have lived in it. E. E. E.
BETTER MARKET FOR
STOCK IN ARKANSAS
Opening of New Packing Plant in
Little Rock Means /Tuch
To Stock Raisers
The first shipment to the new
Weil packing plant of a carload of
fat hogs yesterday means much to
Little Rock and really much more
to the state at large. It gives to
Little Rock a new industry em
ploying a number of men, but it
gives to the state an impetus to
the stock raising industry by fur
nishing a home market. In this
climate where cattle may forage
all winter, where corn may be
raised in abundance and where
various kinds of green forage
crops will grow practically all the
year round, no reason remains
why Arkansas should not become
a great stock-growing state. The
one objection of distance from
market is removed. Probably
more stock is raised in the state
now than the citizen of Little
Rock thinks, but much more will
be with a convenient home mar
ket. Some have failed in that
line of industry because the cost
of shipping to Chicago or Kansas
City has been too great to make
cattle growing profitable, and in
addition, they allege they have
had to accept the arbitrary prices
fixed by the big packers or lose
still more by shipping the stock
back to await a .better market.
With a ready market in Little
Rock, easy of access from all parts
of the state, the stock-growing in
dustry in Arkansas should at once
take on new life.—Arkansas
Gazette.
GO TO PADDLING
Set your stakes for some definite
improvement on your place this
year. Alter the fences to make
the fields more convenient; re
model the inside of the barn to
save every step possible; put
another window where it will let
the sun into the sitting room;
change the garden patch so that
it will be nearer the kitchen door;
set some new rose bushes and
some early peaches and apples.
Stop drifting along in the “good
enough” way, and go to paddling.
— Southern Agriculturist.
rr/S SAFE fN
Deposit your money in our han k; you feel se
cure because it is in a sole place. It will you l'eel
happy to know that some <lay, if j\ Itl’SISHSS
CllA^SC^ll ai'ises, you can sjo to the hank and find
yrour money where you left it. The jtossession of
a hank account not only (jives you prest iije in your
community hut with YU U It S li h T. ISeijin ttt once
to put away just a portion of what you are now
lettinu (jc in extravagance.
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SENATOR T. J. RANEY
Who was defeated for President of the Senate and Lieutenant-Gov
ernor, though his defeat means victory and honor.
DEFEAT DOES NOT
WEAKEN RANEY
Made Clean and Honorable Fight
and Lost Rather Than to
Surrender Principle
Senator T. J. Raney though de
feated for President of the Senate
by three votes has the satisfaction
of having had more supporters in
his headquarters than either of
his opponents. He opened head
quarters at the Hotel Marion and
had the support of the following
Senators: Ashley, Ferguson,
Christian, Overman, Woods, White
Going, McBee, Wasson, Rodgers
of Howard, Friedell, Lundy and
Owens. They were the indepen
dent men of the Senate who could
not be changed by the administra
tion, nor by any special interests,
and they will have considerable to
say and do in the present senate.
Senator Oldham, a relative of
Govenor Robinson, had the fol
lowing Senators in his headquar
ters: Tolar, Deaton, Harris, Moore,
Philips, Rogers of Benton, Great
house, Futrel, Carl Lee, Ilolt,
Jacobson and Miles.
Senator Martin of Conway had
the following Senators in his head
quarters: Covington, McCall,
Smith, Calvert, Hughes and Cler
get. Senator Raney, having more
votes than either of his opponents,
would not consider going to either
of his opponents, and they remain
ed in headquarters until the Mar
tin support was delivered to Old
ham, it is a matter of fact that the
success of any man in state poli
tics depends on his inclina tion to
give up his personal rights and
surrender to some state politician,
to be used as a tool to advance
the political ambitions of some one
desiring higher office or surrender
himself to the liquor interests. It
was very thoroughly demonstrat
ed that Senator Raney could not
do either, as he was a strong Brun
didge man and had always
been a staunch prohibiHonest
from principle, and though I
defated, every honest man
knows that there is honor and
victory in such defeats.
While he was defeated, it is very
evident that he has many friends
in the senate, as he and his friends
have been leading an apparently
successful %ht to refer the selec
tion of a United State Senator to
the people in a primary election.
Senator Raney believes in let
ting the people rule, and has made
a strong fight to that end. The.
resolution to refer the selection
of a Senator to the people came
up in the senate again Monday
and was defeated by one vote,
Mr. Oldham casting the deciding
vote against the resolution. How- j
ever, those who favor submitting 1
the matter to the people have not
given up the fight and will bring1
i the matter to a final test when the
house and senate meet in joint
session next Tuesday to ballot on
the election of a senator.
MENINGITIS IN
JACKSON COUNTY
Three Deaths Within 48 Hours at
Jacksonport—Authorities
Take Prompt Action
Jacksonport, Jan. 20.—Three
deaths from meningitis within 48
hours have occured in Jackson
port, and all those who have been
exposed to the dreaded disease
have been placed under rigid
quarantine by the town authori
ties. County Judge C. B. Coe is
keeping in close touch with the
situation and will established a
quarantine if conditions demand
it.
It is said the disease was brought
to Jacksonport by mill workers
who fled from the Lepanto dis
trict. Some of them are said to
have walked 20 and 30 miles to
elude the quarantine established
over that district by state health
officials.
The first death was that of the
six-year-old son of John Yarberry,
who died Friday 36 hours after
being stricken.
The eight-year-old son of a stave
mill employe named Stokes died
Saturday afternoon after and even
shorter illness.
Mrs Sherman Miller, aged 38,
the third victim, was stricken Sat
urday and died this morning.
ENLARGE FENCE DISTRICT
A petition is being prepared
and will be circulated asking the
legislature to change the boun
dary line of the Big Bottom Fence
District so as to take in Newark
and some adjacent territory. It is
proposed to begin at a point where
the present fence crosses the town
ship line between Magness and Big
Bottom and run north on the town
ship line to the south line of Wy
cough township; thence east on
the township line, keeping on the
south side of the public road, to a
point at the northwest corner of
J. D. Magness’ farm, where the
proposed new fence will intersect
the line of fence now enclosing
the district.
A mass meeting of those inter
ested will be held at the Mayor’s
Office tomorrow (Saturday) after
noon at 2 o’clock to consider the
matter.
OFFICER DIES OF WOUNDS
Jonesboro, Jan. 21.—Deputy
Sheriff J. P. Chandler of Poinsett
county, wao was shot while at
tempting to arrest a negro at Ty
ronza, died here today.
AGED PHYSICIAN
ANSWERS CALL
Dr. h. W. Vaughan Passes
Away at the Advanced Age
of 84 Years
Dr. H. W. Vaughan died Sun
day night at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. G. W. Merriwether
in the Dota neighborhood, after
an illness extending over a period
of several weeks.
In the death of I)r. Vaughan
the county has lost one of its pio
neer physicians, and a man who
has been one of the county’s
most useful citizens.
Dr. Vaughan was horn in North
Carolina, July 16, 1828. He was
reared in Fayette county, Ten
nessee, and was educated at
Somerville, where in 1849, he be
gan the study of medicine, and
later attended the Louisville Med
ical College. He came to Arkan
sas in 1852, locating in Searcy
county, but removed to Indepen
dence county in 1856 and located
at Sulphur Rock, where he was
for years the only college practi
tioner, and enjoyed an extensive
and lucrative practice. Except
one year, which he spent in Kan
sas, he had resided in Sulphur
Rock continuously for more than
half a century, and all those years,
up until he retired from active
practice a few years ago, were de
voted to the practice of medicine.
Dr. Vaughan was married twice;
the first time to Miss Maria L. Tur
ney, who was a native of Indepen
dence county, and who died in
1873. Of this union four children
were born: Ella V., Solon L.,
Phoebe M., and Clarence P., all of
whom except Dr. S. L. Vaughan
survive him. Besides the three
surviving children,heleaves twelve
grand children and five great
grand children.
Dr. Vaughan was a man of ex
cellent habits, fine moral character
and sturdy constitution, and he
continued to be active in his ac
customed pursuits till long past
the age at which men ordinarily
drop out of the ranks of the work
ers. Although he was a member
of no church, he exemplified by
his upright and honorable life, the
teachings of the Golden Rule and
unfailingly evinced a practical
piety that marked him as a man
who believed in doing good for
the sake of humanity, and not in
the fear of the anger and venge
ENDORSE OLDFIELD;
FAVOR A PRIMARY
Hass fleeting at Batesviile Adopts
Resolution Favoring Sena
torial Primary
A mass meeting of representa
tive Democrats of the county wi.s
held at the court house at Bates
ville last Saturday to discuss the
senatorial situation.
R. K. McHenry of this place was
elected chairman and E. A. Hodges
of Batesviile was elected secretary.
Speeches were made by quite a
number, all of whom expressed
themselves in favor of a primary.
After considerable discussion, the
following resolution was adopted.
“Whereas, many of his friends
from all parts of the state have
solicited our fellow citizen, Hon.
W. A. Oldfield, to announce as a
candidate for the United Statts
Senate, and the newspapers bring
the information that he may de
cide to enter the race;
“Resolved, That we, his friends
and neighbors, who know him
best, without his knowledge or
planning, in mass meeting assem
bled, take pleasure in assuring the
whole state that he is in every
way capable and worth of that
high office, and in the event that
he announces his candidacy for
that position we are enthusiastical
ly for him knowing that no better
or wiser choice could be made, and
that he will as he ever has, prove
true and faithful to the people’s
interests.
“Be it resolved, That it is the
desire of the democracy of Inde
pendence county that a primary
election be held throughout the
state for the purpose of nominat
ing a candidate for the office of
United States senator for the long
term, and that our senator and
represenative in the General As
sembly are instructed to work and
vote to that end.”
ance of a higher power.
The remains were buried Mon
day afternoon at the Sulphur
Rock cemetery, the ceremonies
being marked by that simplicity
and unostentatious manner that
characterized his life while living.
His best monument will be the
good report that he has left in the
community in which he has lived
for more than fifty years.
Ladies visiting cards at The
Journal office.
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The E N\ F and Flanders Cars are
$300 cheaper and $500 better
Builders Supplies, Lime, Cement,
Plaster, Furniture, Stoves, Ranges,
Wagons, Buggies and Machinery.
. MAXFIELD
Batesville, Ark.
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