The Newark Journal
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Published In The Famous Whij^- River Country. Where Alfalfa Is King
Newark, Independence County. Arkansas, Friday, July 2, ld()9
Vol. 0. No. 12
PUNISHING A BAD BOY
A Lesson For Indulgent Parents
and Thoughtless Boys
The following from the Country
Gentleman is worthy of thought
ful consideration.
When a man came down from
his ofi.ce in a small city to the curb
where he had left his bicycle, he
found, instead of his wheel, a dis
reputable old rattletrap, and he
immediately notitied the police.
He was able to buy a dozen
wheels if he desired, but he had an
idea that the thief was not a stran
ger, and urged the officers to be
particularly active. After several
weeks a boy was arrested. The
father of the boy hastened to the
man’s office and inquired what
sum of money would settla the
case, but found that the owner of
the wheel was not in the market
for a bribe. Ho informed the
father that the case would be heard
in court, where it belonged, and
the l»oy would have to take the
penalty for his misdeed. Then the
mother tried tears and hysterics,
but the gentleman was obdurate.
Nettled by the mother’s remark
that he was a bachelor and knew
nothing about raising children,
the gentleman expressed himself
clearly and forcefully.
“Madam,” he said, “it is be
cause 1 want your son to have a
chance in the world that I am de
termined to prosecute this case. 1
have investigated a little and find
that since childhood he has been
under no restraint. He has dis
turbed public and religious gath
erings, committed petty thefts,
been out many nights until after
midnight, and neither of his par
ents knew where he spent the
time. He has been a truant at
school, disobedient at home and at
school, profane and vulgar, with
out any steps being taken to re
strain him, and now I intend that
he shall have a chance to make a
* good citizen before it is too late.”
To the Reform School that boy
went, and not only did it benefit
the boy in the case, but it stirred
things up in that town to such an
extent that fathers and mothers
began to sit up and take notice.
They suddenly discovered that the
next boy to get a chance in the
Reform School might be nearer
home, and it came to be quite the
thing to get the youngsters home
by dark, or know where they were
and what they were doing. And
mothers realized as never before
that the time to begin training was
in bab.yhood, and they gave more
attention to home rule. Mothers
who had considered themselves
models of indulgence with their
children, suddenly learned that
firmness and discipline are needed
as well. It was a new idea in the
I community that a boy with an in
dulgent mother, and a father who
was too kind to punish, had no
chance to develop into a good citi
zen; but after a while they saw the
reasonableness of the thing, and
profited by it.
Whether the boy turns out well
or bad remains to be seen. The in
stitution that shelters him has the
reputation for turning out good
citizens, and the bachelor who was
instrumental in placing him there
is hoping he may see the boy
transformed into an honest and
wholesome member of society. It
has been done with such lads, and
it is not too much to expect that it
will be done again. At any rate,
for the first time since he came into
: the world, he is learning to respect
law and order, and to see that
[others have rights as well as him
self. Under wise, kindly, strict
discipline, he may learn self-con
trol and how to make his life use
ful, and that is more than he ever
had at home.
MARRIAGE LICENSE
M. L. Dickey, aged 19, to Miss
Hattie Reeves, 18.
Fred K. Crunk, 27, to Miss
Florence T. Howard, 26.
William Cline, 30, to Miss Ce
lestia Hapman, 31.
James Henry, 25, to Miss Ida
Smith, 19.
C. R. Churchwell, 27, to Miss
Mary L. Matheny, 17.
Homer S. Edwards, 2b, to Miss
Harriet Lee Weaver, 2\
Ed Martin, 34, to Miss Kate
Bell, 2S.
C. M. Meisenheimer, 40, to Miss
Clara Jane Fielder, 19.
DECISION IN RANEY CASE
A decision in the case of T. J.
Raney vs. F. M. Brannon was
handed down by Judge Humphries
of the chancery court last Friday,
the case being decided in favor of
the defendant Brannon. The suit
involves the title to some valuable
farming lands in Big Bottom, near
Newark, which formerly belonged
to Mrs. Raney’s father, a brother
of the defendant, and is alleged to
have passed into the defendant’s
possession through fraud. An ap
peal will be taken to the supreme
court.
PURPOSES OF A BANK
The purpose of a bank is to be useful
and helpful to a community; to facilitate
business by the exchange and extension of
credits, thereby making it possible to carry
on a vast amount of business with a com
paratively small amount of actual cash.
It is wrong to hoard moneS' and bury
it in some old cellar and thereby take it
entirely out of circulation.
Bring it to this bank, where it will be
much safer and will help to earn you more
money, and yet be at your command.
MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK
W. D. Megness, President
A. A. Henderson, Cashier
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UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS
Judge Pearce Will Issue Appoint
ments For !7 Students
I desire to announce to the
! young men and young women ot
Independence county that I am
now ready to issue beneficiary ap
pointments to the State University
to as many as desire them. These
scholarships entitle the holder to
free tuition in all departments at
Fayetteville except music and art.
A matriculation fee of #10 is
charged upon entrance. All stu
dents who live nt the dormitories
are charged an annual fee of #5.
The University is delightfully
situated, with large and beautiful
buildings, surrounded by a beau
tiful campus and magnificent shade
trees. Located in the heart of the
Ozark mountains, with unsurpass
ed scenery, 1500 feet above the
sea, supplied with sewerage sys
tem, electric lights and pure water
from the head waters of White
river, Fayetteville is one of the
most heathful towns in the world.
During the last six years the Uni
versity has had an average of more
than 1,000 students a year, and
during that time there have been
only three fatal cases of sickness
among them,oi one for every 2000.
The University is now in the
most prosperous period of its his
tory and is one of the strongest
institutions in the South and West.
It has a faculty of 77 skilled spe
cialists trained in the best univer
sities of America and Europe. It
has ten literary and scientific stu
dent societies and the largest col
lege V. M. C. A. in the Southwest.
Both the Y. M. J. A. and the Y.
W. C. A. have salaried secretaries
who devote their entire time to
the spiritual training of the stu
dents. There are three dormitories
for young men and one for young
women in charge of competent
matrons. Board in the dormitories
last year, including light, heat,
bath and laundry, was #12 50 per
month.
The Military Department, under
a United States Army officer, is
the second best in the United
States, and the cadet band is the
best. There is a splendid hospital
in charge of a graduate nurse, free
to students. There is a large stu
dent labor fund, besides many
young men and young women find
employment in the best of homes
where they earn their board.
There were nearly 1200 students
enrolled last year at Fayetteville,
and in dune 71 were graduated
with Bachelor’s degrees, two re
ceived Master’s degrees and 32
completed the Normal course.
Nearly all of these graduates have
secured lucrative and responsible
lAWlliKJUK.
The University is our institu
tion, supported by our taxes and
wo are entitled to its benefits.
Last year our county had only
four students there. This year 1
hope our county will have a larger
representation there than ever lie
fore. We are entitled to seventeen
scholarships.
For catalogue and other infor
mation address Jno. N. Tillman,
President, Fayetteville, Ark.
Cun. L. Pkakok,
Coupty J tidgc.
EARLY WEDDING
Horner. S. Edwards of Evening
Shade and Miss I Iarriet Weaver of
Batesville were married at the
Episcopal church in Iiatesville at
4:30 o'clock last Saturday morn
ing. They left on the early morn
ning train for a bridal tour tc
points in Oklahoma.
TENNESSEE IS DRY
The state-wide prohibition law
went into effect in Tennessee at l'_
o’clock Wednesday night.
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TALKS TO FARMERS
Uncle 5ilas Discusses Matters Per
taining to the Common Good
“Lay tip something for a rainy
day.” This is old, hut good ad
vice. We should save something
while we are young, so we can
have it to save us when we are old.
There is one man that I have
but little sympathy for, and that
is the one who will slip to my corn
crib in the dark hours of night and
carry off a sack full of corn. He
is not only stealing from me, but
from my wife and children as well.
Build your wife a good stone or
concrete well house. This can be
done in many localities very cheap
and the benefits to be derived from
it are many. I built one for my
wife a few years ago and every
thing has been pleasant about the
I house since.
If all the farmers had good
fences and gates about the place, it
would save a great deal of uneasi
ness and worry, and often hard
; words.
It is said that the devil never
takes a vacation. If we expect to
make a success at anything, we
will have to be as industrious as
the devil.
The man who is always looking
for the worst, makes his neigh
bors feel bad when he is in their
company. We should always look
for the best, whether we get it or
not, for we have troubles enough
at best.
Statistics show that the acreage
of corn is materially' increased
this year. This is a long step in
the right direction. The farmer
who is eternally out of corn is
nearly always out of everything
| else.
I believe man commits a sin in
I exhausting the soil and then turn
ing it outside for nature to rebuild
again. God put everything here
for our use and benefit and if we
misuse it we have done wrong.
Life insurance is all right. We
had just as well invest our money
in life insurance as to invest it in
land or stock, for we are not apt
to take any of it with us when we
leave here.
Every farmer should take three
j or four good farm papers and one
or two poultry journals. They
should take two political papers,
and read them all. The man who
never reads a paper, is one who is
apt to believe an editor never tells
the truth except when he speaks
of his empty till.
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want We should pinch ourselves
while we are young, so that want
will not pinch us when we are old.
God never intended for us to
live independent of the world. Jf
He had He would have endowed
us with all the powers with which
mankind is gifted. We depend up
on the men of all avocations to do
the things for us that we cannot
do for ourselves doctors, lawyers
and all.
A poor home is better than no
home. We should invest our sav
ings in a home as soon as possible.
Every crop mortgage and almost
all others given, is injurious to
I every man, woman and child in
the country. Don’t mortgage,
especially for speculative purpos
es or to make a display of this
i world’s goods. Uncle Sii.as.
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CORD CHRONICLES
A fine rain fell here last Friday.
The Sunday schools of our com
munity are doing nicely.
The graveyard working will be
on the 24th of July. Everybody
j come.
Miss Ada Winston, who has
been sick for several days, is im
proving.
Mrs. Ada, Miss Sailie and Tom
Nuckolls of Cave City were visit
ing relatives at this place Saturday
and Sunday.
Elbert Jernigan of Charlotte
was transacting business here Sat
urday.
Alvin Pickens of Dota still fills
his regular appointments at Mr.
Nuckolls’.
Miss Cinda Crosser of Evening'
Shade is visiting relatives and
friends at this place.
Rev. Thompson filled his regu
lar appointment at Hopewell Sat
: unlay night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McLain of
Cave City were visiting relatives
here Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Itosalee Pickens, who has
been sick at her mother’s for four
weeks, was able to go home Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Reeves of
Dota spent Saturday night here,
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. N. A.
Winston.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Brown of
Dota spent Sunday here visiting
the lady’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. L. Baker.
THE FOURTH AT EUJIN
Dear Editor:—We are to cele
brate the Fourth at the Ray schoo
house by having preaching in the
forenoon, with dinner on the
ground and singing and recitations
by the little folks in the afternoon.
We cordially invite The Journal
and its many readers. Everybody
; welcome, but we especially invite
the Center Grove and Cord classes
of Christian Harmony singers.
Plenty of water on the ground
for all purposes. Come and let’s
l spend the day in devotional services
of our Lord. B. O. Chaw,
Tad Bkadlky.
FIRST BALE OF COTTON
The first bale of cotton of the
11)09 crop was sold at Houston,
Tex., Monday. The bale was from
Hidalgo county, weighed 36.S
pounds and sold for $425, or a
little more than $1.15 per pound.
KILLED BY TRAIN
A. G. Friend, an Iron Moun
tain fireman, was run over and
killed by passenger train No 5 at
Hoxie Monday morning. He
leaves a widow and two children.
FARriERS UNION PICNIC
A big picnic and barbercue will
be given by the Farmers Union
at Surrounded Hill, in Oil Trough
township, on the 3rd of July.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest From the 1
of White River Township
Mrs. Polk W ood has been sick
for several days.
Dan Moore went to Olyphant
on business Tuesday.
Miss Nannie Morgan spent ^Sun
day with home folks at Moorefield.
Virgil Harden left Wednesday
night for Missouri to visit his
uncle.
Mrs. A. M. Sullard of Newport
is visiting her brother, J. P. Sink
this week.
Horn—To Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Harks, on last Sunday, a line ten
pound son.
The meeting at the H&ptht
church did not close last Sunday,
as was expected.
Ed Martin left Monday night
for Hot Springs and be accom
panied heme in a few days by
Rev. and Mrs. das. F. dernigan
of Newark attended tho funeral of
little Ernestine Way man Tuesday.
l)r. W. H. Vaughan spent Sat
urday and Sunday at Dota visiting
his daughter, Mrs. G. W. Meri
wether.
Little Miss Lucy Hevens of
Batesville is here, visiting her
grand parents. Dr. and Mrs. T, A.
Hevens.
Mesdames Lindsey and Moore
of Charlotte attended the funeral
of little Ernestine Wayman hero
Tuesday.
Mrs. L. C. Partney and son,
Clyde, of Hillsboro, Mo., are here
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Tom
Baygents.
d. C. Gibson and daughters,
Misses Fannie and ()la, attended
the Childrens Day services at
Pleasant Hill Sunday.
Mrs. W. A. Lindsey of Holly
Grove and Mrs. Malcomb Moore
of Moorefield were the guests of
Squire and Mrs. W. T. Anderson
Tuesday.
Grandma Meriwether died Fri
day at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. S. D. Maxwell. The remains
were buried at the Sulphur Rock
cemetery.
Ernestine, the little 15-months
, old daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Wr.
F. Wayman, died Monday night
i and was buried Tuesday evening,
Rev. das. F. dernigan of Newark
conducting the funeral services.
dames H. Jimerson has bought
the Dorr Mercantile Company’s
stock of general merchandise at
this place and will take charge of
the business on the 15th of July.
He will be glad to have his friends
| call on him.
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