The Newark Journal.
One Dollar Per Annum.
NEWARK, ARKANSAS. FRIDAY MARCH 28, 1902.
Vol. 2 No. 13.
STATE NEWS NOTES
lappenings of a Week Gathered
From Various Parts of
the State.
Mrs. Dr. Fordham, a well
inown female physician of Hot
spring, was robbed of 11,960 by
pickpockets.
Cy Tanner, colored, was eon
•'icted of murder in the first de
cree at the lecent term of circuit
:ourt at Forrest City and sen
enced to hang May 2.
Mrs. 11. F. Dyer, wife of one of
he oldest and most prominent
usiness men of Rodgers, satur
ted her clothing with kerosene
nd then set lire to them. She
vas fatally burned.
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Child Killeb by a Mule
Fayetteville, March 24.—The lit
le 4-year-old child of Mr. E. 1).
iloone of this county followed its
father into the barnyard and was
attacked by a vicious mule. The
child's skull was fractured, eaus
ng death in a short time.
Road Completed to Renter’s Bluff.
Batesville, March 22.—The first
twenty miles of ihe extension of
‘he Iron Mountain railroad Ins
ten completed to Rentei’s Bluff
and the tiist train ran over the
new road today. A telegraph
otli( a has been put in at Renter's
Bluff, and two thousand men
have been employed to cover the
next twenty miles, which is ex
pected to he completed by June 1.
The road will extend through the
mineral licit of Nmth Arkansas
and to Carthage, Mo.
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Distressing Accident.
Green Forest, March 18.—
Thomas Myers, who lived at Den
ver, Ark., lost his life Fiiday
under very distressing circum
stances. lie was on his way home
with some new mowing machinery
when, fmm some unknown cause,
Ids wagon turned over on a hill
side. A part of the machinery
fell across Meyers' neck, breaking
it and killing him instantly. He
was a well-known and highly re
spected citizen.
Shot himself Through the Head
Hot Springs. MuivIj 20.—Fred
Winters, book-keeper in the ste^
ward's department of the Arli
ngton hotel, committed suicide
last night on the Hot Springs
inouutian by shooting himself in
the head, i I is body was discovered
today by pedestrians. The cor
oner’s inquest brought out the
fact that Winters bad been on a
proctracted spree and on several
occasions lately had threatened to
kill himself. He f ame from Lon
don. England, and his brother,
William A. Winters, has been
cabled an account of his death.
He was about 35 years of age and
was extremely popular with his
friends.
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SULPHUR ROCK ROCKETS.
[BY X. Y. Z.j
Success to “Old Cotton Top.”
The schools are moving along
nicely. New students enter al
most daily.
The candidates for congress
were here Tuesday making
speeches to the dear people.
Ld Bowen and Miss Maud Stri
der, of near Newport, were visit
ing the Misses Strider Sunday.
Thomas. Baygents surprised his
friends Sunday morning by bring
ing home a bran new wife. Luck
to ye, Thomas.
Herbert Coe, of Campbell, vis
ited Herbeit Hurley Saturday
and Sunday. Was Hurley all he
was visiting ? Nit!
Hon. Felix \1. Hanley, Candi
da* e for railroad commissioner,
was here a few days ago, looking
after his interests. We aie fer
nenst” the railroad commission,
consequently we not for Hanley.
Armstrong Hodges, who has
been attending school at Shelby
ville, Ky., returned home Satur
day somewhat impaired in health,
Prof. John A. Wilkes has
moved his family to Newark,
where he will reside in future,
i Had move, John, you'll take tne
croup.
Some of the young folks went
fishing Monday, but the bait was
frostbitten und the fish wouldn’t
bite. Potted ham and crackets
sufficed for eatables.
George llartsfield went up to
Batesville Monday and mlisled in
the army and is now a defender
of Old Glory. Good for George.
May he return a major general.
Uncle Hill, the Ground Hog,
has hied himself to the mountains
(of Hepsedam we suppose) where
the lion roareth and the whong
doodle uioaneth and the toot of
the locomotive is not heard, but
will lie p. d. q.
Co!. ,J,.mes Rutherford, of up
per White River township, was
here Tuesday and had a word to
say about polities and in defense
of deems Kay Jones and his round
hale c itton trust. Of course
Jones is IT ( ? ? ? V)
There is some talk of a survey
being made from a point south of
town near or through the town to
a point west, near where the:
Batesville and Sulphur Rock road
crosses the railroad, with the]
view of avoiding the sharp curve
and heavy grade west of the pres
ent depot. Let "er come,
Practically Starving.
“After using a few bottles of
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure my wife
received perfect and permanent
relief from a severe and chronic
case of stomach trouble,” says J.
R Holly, real es'.ale, insurance
and loan agent, of Macomb, III.
“Before using Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure she could not eat ail ordi
nary meal without intense suffer
ing. She is now entirely cured.
Several physicians and many reni
dies had failed to give relief.”
You don't have to diet. Eat any
good food you want, but don't
overload the stomach, Kodol
I Dyspepsia Cure will digest it for
you. J. 1. Sturdivant.
CORD CHRONICLES.
Right smart sickness.
Tom Hess has a right sick
child.
Dr. (Jrtglcr is kept buisy most
of the time.
Garden and potato planting
time is here.
Clara Merriwether, of Dota,
was in town Wednesday.
I. C, Nuckols made a husiuess
trip to Newport Tuesday.
Ask Will Mi I Ur if he thinks he
could sell a joint of stove pipe.
Nute Hliar has accepted a posi
tion with I. C. Nuckolls as sales
man.
('lark Hall made mince meat of
a dog Sunday morning. The dog
was said to he mad.
Aunt Nancv Reeves, who has
keen right sick with the grippe,
is able to he up again.
Our town was visited last Sat
urday by five large hears, which
was quite a show to the children.
Robert Cargill killed a nice hog
last Monday evening, cut it up
and put it up on the house to
le-ol before salting. Next morn
ing it was found that there was a
shoulder, a middling, the head
and both haras gone. He says he!
is proud they left him the back
; bone and ribs.
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TO THE
The following affidavit
are commended to the pul
Know All Men by These Presents:
I, Laura Simons, wife of James
Simons, deceased, do solemnly swear
that the report that Ben Adams rob
bed me and my children, is untrue.
No man, father, brother or anyone,
could have been better to me and my
children. When we were without a
home he gave us shelter; when with
out corn, he gave us bread.
At the time of my husband's death
he was indebted to John W. Glenn. I
know not how much, but more than 1
was able to pay In the settlement he
gave me one mule. One had died and
never was paid for; a part was paid,
but not all, by halt. And he also said
if it took all of my corn to pay the
rent he would give me corn out of his
own crib.
He did, for he took my mule and
kept it all winter, sent it home when
plow time came and sent me ten bush
els of corn also. 1 took sick soon after
my husband’s death, with pneumonia,
lie got a doctor and medicine and paid
for t he same out of his own means. I
could never ask a man to be better to
me than Ben Adams has been.
Then, gentlemen, let me recommend
to you an honest, trustworthy gentle
man: a man whose ears a-e ever open
to the cries of the poor and needy; a
man, who, if elected, will discharge
the duties of his office with credit to
himself and his constituents.
I beg leave to remain, as ever, his
friend, Laura Simons.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
tliis, the 14th day of March, 1902.
Thomas Jones,
Justice of the Peace.
COULD MANNA WIN?
Some of the republican press
are already considering the pro
bability of Senator Ilanna making
a successful race for the presi
dency. They deal with the que
stion as though it is already be
yond question that he will seek
the republican nomination. But
they express doubt that, after ob
taining :t, lie could carry the ticket
to viotoiy.
It i s koiucwuui noieworiny,
also, that the papers that so ex
press them-selves do not seem to
he partisans of President Roose
velt. Indeed, several of them,
and especially The New York
Press, radically disagree with
some of his polices. They appear
sure that a proper candidate
would he elected and maintain
republican supremacy, hut plainly
indicate that Senator Hanna is not
that proper candidate. Undoub
tedly if the republican party is to
preseive its preseut attitude to
ward the trust, the protected in
terests, ship subsidies and col
onial-imperialism iii the Phil
ippines, no man has a more log
ical claim upon the nomination
for president than Senator
Hanna. He is the eheifest apostle
of all that present day republi
canism means. He would be an
ideal rich man’s candidate and is a
trust magnate of the past-master's
degree. The voters who beleive in
the light of the money powers to
rule and rob the many at its ple
asure and leisure will all rally
around the standard of the great
Bralitn of Bloodledom !
The democrats of the country,
while knowing Senator Hanna as
a resourceful and sleepless fighter
during the McKinley campaigns,
will not look upon his nomination
for the presidency by the republi
cans with disfavor. The only fear
we can have concerning him is
that the patty will have too much
sense to make him their candidate!
—Atlanta Constitution.
Surgeon’s Knife Not Needed.
Surgery is no longer necessary1
to (‘lire (dies. DeWitt’s Witch |
Hazel Salvo cures such cases at ;
once, removing the necessity for
dangerous, painful and expensive
operations. For scalds, cuts,
burns, wounds, bruises, sores and
skin diseases it has no equal. Be
ware of counterfeits. J. 1. Sturdi
vant.
PUBLIC:
s speak for themselves and
die for consideration:
i To all Whom it May Concern:
I, It. II. Grisham, testify that the
report going the rounds that Ben
Adams robbed Laura Simons is
groundless and untrue.
The morning that James Simons
died I went to Newark and, after see
ing the condition of things, I set
about preparing for the burial of the
deceased, James Simons. In the mean
time, John W. Glenn had telephoned
to Mr. Beane to stop the payment of
everything and to get the check lie
had given Simons the evening before.
Ben Adams came in at that time and
' 1 asked him if I would have to bear
j the expense of the burial, and lie said
| that if Glenn didn't allow it he would
1 pay the same out of his own pocket.
We brought Janus to my house and
Adams took Simons’ team home with
him and kept the same all winter and
sent them home a few days ago with
ten bushels of corn with them.
Some time after Janies Simons died
Laura Simons, wife of the deceased,
took sick with pneumonia. Adams
furnished her a doctor and medicine
aud paid for it out of his own pocket.
If, at any time, Ben Adams found
that she (Laura Simons) was without
food, lie either brought it or sent it to
iier. lie did this several times to my
personal knowledge.
Then, let me recomend him to you
as an honest, trustworthy gentleman.
his
R. II. x Grisham.
mark.
Witness: W. C. Wkavkr.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 14th day of March 1902.
Thomas Jonks,
Justice of the Reace.
THE NEWSPAPER MAN.
As a factor in fostering every
local enterprise, and as one who
devotes his whole time and tal
ents to the upbuilding of the com
munity, the country editor is uni
que and important, and 1 deem it
an especial privilege to pay a
merited tribute It) his worth.
Every enterprise pi ejected,
every scheme unfolded, that will
awaken his fellow-citizens to bus
iness activity, receives his en
thusiastic support and the fruits
of his pen add wealth and honor
to his constituents.
The country editor possesses a
pride in his town that no one else
can possibly feel. His paper is an
index of the progressiveness of
his baliwick, which he is anxious
to show off to the best advantage
If a cotton mill, oil mill, gin
nery, broom factory or brewery
is to be built, the influence of the
country editor is first secured to
boom the project and enlist the
much desired stockholder under
his banner. If the court house or
jail is growing old and dilapidated,
the beauties and benifits of new
public buildings are set forth in
such eloquent words that prop
erty holders deem it a happy priv
ilege to be taxed to elect them.
Should the town be devastated
by fire nothing short of pressed
brick and terra cotta will suit the
editor’s advanced views as to the
proper material to be used m re
building and his persuasive plea
insures an issue of bonds to equip
the town with a system of water
works and an up-to date fire dep
artment.
Though he rarely occupies the
amen corner in church, when new
buildings are required the country
editor is one of the most enth
usiastic workers in securing
handsome places of worship foi
the people. In the interest of
education he enlists for life, and
by the influence he commands,
makes it possible for every child
in the community to receive pub
lic school education. With a zeal
that is wondeiful to behold, he
assists in making govenors, eon
gressmen, judges, senatms and
representatives of his friends,
and is rewarded with numerous
packages of garden seed that re
fuse to yield the kind of plant
advertised on tne table. He in
sures the veelectiou of the sheriff
by heralding sc uie haiibieadth
| adventure?? whereby the vigilant
officiul caught some luckless bur
glar asleep at the switch.
While it is ui.piofessional for
the physician to advertise, the
editor never fails to praise the
wonderful dexterity with which
he saws off some man's leg or
causes some luckless drummer to
be relieved from the grip.
Should John Butler have an un
usually good crop of cotton and
corn, the editor sings his praises
without stint and strengthens the
farmer’s credit with the country
merchant.
Every girl in hiscommuuity who
becomes a btidets the loveliest
that ever wore orange blossoms
and the bridegroom is the bravest
and handsomest thing that ever
came down the pik°.
It the mothers of the community
were allowed to vote the editor
could get any office lie wanted,
as ho makes it a point to call every
baby a bouncing 10-pounder and
when he reads it the happy father
wears a smile that illuminates his
countenance the whole length of
a cotton furrow*
For this untiring devotion, this
labor of love, the editor is en
titled to a generous reward,Every
man in the community should
make it a point to take his coun
ty paper, whether he takes any
oilier 01 not. Every lawyer, phy
sician, school teacher or pro
fessional man of any kind should
keep a standing card in his home
paper and pay liberally for it.
w-iemer uicy reel mat mey art*
directly benefited or not. The
merchants, hotel ami hording
houses should he the ino»t liberal
patrons, as they are the ones who
reap the greatest returns. It is
wrong for any community to com
pel its editor to dun them for
subscrptions which should be
cheerfully paid in advance, not
haled hay, fodder and shucks,
hut in good honest silver dollars,
| having a nieny ring that will j
make the editor smile audibly.
As a general thing, the country
'editor is a good natured, big
heaited uinn who loves to labor
for others and contents himself
with remunerations far below his j
worth.He labors hard, even if he j
often leaps not, and as lie passes
through this vale of tears, where
true merit often goes unrewarded,
ho may gain comfort from the
fact that there aie no records to
show that an editor ever went to
the penitentiary or to hades, and
though his reward may be small
while on earth, there awaits for
him a crown heieafler that fades
not away and which is beyond the
ieach of delinquent subscribers.
Supposed Suicide
The hody of Harriet Williams,
colored, was taken from the lake
tlii*4 morning by Coroner Bishop,
who proceeded to hold an inquest.
As no marks of violence were
found oh the body, it is supposed
that she committed suicide. She
was subject to fits of insanity and
some two or three weeks ago she, |
in company with other members*
of her family, started tor home in
a wagon and when near the
bridge she jumped out and ran. 1
As this was not an unusual occur
rance, the other members of the
family went homo without her,
supposing that she had coucludeu >
to stay in town with Some oi her
friends. Her son took charge of
the remains and will give them
burial.— Newport Herald.
A Pointer For Inventors.
If you wish your patent busi
ness properly and promptly done
send it to Swift & Co., opposite
U. S. Patent Office, Washington,
D. C. They have no dissatisfied
clients. Write them for then
confidential letter; a postal card
will bring it, aud it may he worth
money to you. Sco their adver
tisement elscwheie in this paper.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Item* of General Interest Gather*
From Four Corners of
the Union.
Germany has ordered seed oats
from Texas, the first instance of
the kind in the Southwest.
Both Dunn’s and Bradstreet’s
review of trade say that conditions
show much improvement all over
the country.
Ex-President Cleveland says he
is “not at all troubled'’ about the
bitter personal attack upon him
by Editor \\\ J. Bryan.
An adopted daughter of Frank
Conger, who was found when a
babe in a wreck where both her
parents perished, inherits a
fortune.
Andrew Carnegie has branched
out in a new tield, and will devote
some of his money to the invalid
telegraphers. lie was once an
operator himself.
For the lirst time in three years
the exjxjrt trade of the United
(States shows a decrease, a condition
due to home demand and a reduced
demand in foreign markets.
Heavy shipments of Texas oil
are to be made into the coal re
gions and manufacturing centers
of Pennsylvania. It is predicted
that oil will soon solve the smoke
nuisance problem.
Stewart Fife has been acquitted
in the Richardson case. A joyful
demonstration by his friends fol
lowed the | verdict. Prosecuting
Attorney Boohcr says that the ease
is closed so far as he is concerned.
The Sheriff of Macon county,
Missouri, has received a letter
from a converted burglar in Cali
fornia, who is willing to come
back to Missouri and suffer the
penalty of a robbery he committed
years ago.
Doctor W. S. Scott of Texas
has tiled a complaint with the
State Department against General
Clayton, American Ambassador to
Mexico, alleging he did not afford
him protection in the matter of a
claim.
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Could Not Breathe.
Coughs, colds, croup,grip,bron
chitis, other throat and lung
troubles are quickly cured by One
Minute Cough Cure is not n mere
expectoiant, which gives only tem
porary relief. It softens and Inju
ries the mucus, draws out the in
flamation and removes the cause
of the disease. Absolutely safe.
Acts at once. “One Minute Co<>gb
Cure will do all that is claimed
for it” says Justice of the Peace
J. Q. Hood, Crosby, Miss. “My
wife could not get her breath and
was relieved by the first dose. It
has been a benefit tc all my fnmi
ly.” J. 1. Sturdivant.
She Flogged Him.
Blanch Boise, a nurse, horse
whiped the Mayor of Topeka be
cause the saloons in that town
have not been closed. She threat
ens to also horsewhip Governor
Stanley.
For the Complexion
The complexion always suffers
from biliousness or constipation.
Unless the bowels are kept open
the impurities from the body ap
pear in the form of unsightly
eruptions DeWitt’s Little Early
Kisers keep the liver and bowels
in healthy condition anu remove
the cause of such troubles. (J. E.
Hooper, of Albany, Ga.,says “I
took De Witt’s Little Early Kisers
for biliousness and they were just
what 1 needed- I aui feeling bet
ter now than iu years.” Never
gripe or distress. Safe, thorough
and gentle. The ,,e y best pills.
J. I. Sturdivant.