Vol. 4, No. 12.
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday Harch 18, 1904.
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ROAD TO LONG LIFE
Book on “How to Live a Hundred
Yiars” Will be Published in
a Short Time.
It is said that quite a large book
is to be issued shortly, in which
people will be authoritatively told]
bow to live a hundred years. Such
publications as this one purports
to be, proceed on the theory that
t'e world is full of people who
have a keen desire to live a hun
dred years, and it will set forth,
with the usual particularity, the
diet and daily regimen of those j
who have succeeded in living to
celebrate their centennial.
« There have been such books be
^ -tee, and they have achieved a
oc irity out of all proportion to
* lue of the information they
>:• .mined. In age, as well as youth,
what is one man’s meat is another
man’s poison. Some of those who
live to very great age boast that
they have been habitual users of
tobacco in one form or another,
and some have credited their lon
gevity to the fact that they never
missed taking their dram three
times a day. On the other hand,
some have attributed their long
life and good health to the fact]
that .they never used tobacco or
tasted a toddy. Hy taking a little
pains, you can pile up evidence on
both sides of the great question of
total abstinence, ami you will be
no farther advanced toward real
knowledge of what is necessary to
a long life than you were before.
There are certain sound princi
ples that will lit every nature, but
these are so broad in their charac
ter and so general in their appliea
K tion that temperament and individ
ual idiosonerasy play no part'in
the result. It is not necessary for
a young man to be very wise to I
discover that morality is as good
for the body as it is for the soul:
nor need he be old to understand
that what is sinful is also unhealth
ful, and where the rule fails to
hold good, as in the case of one
who is born to chronic ailliction, it
will be found that the victim is
suffering from the sinful excesses1
of some of his ancestors, or from :
some ahscure violation of the laws
of health.
It would perlmps ho a happy j
thing if the children of men could j
all reach the age of five score.with
all their faculties unimpaired, and j
with their energy and enthusiasm
as potent as ever; but as this seems
to be impossible, the wisest atti
tude is to regard the whole matter
from the standpoint of the Christ
ian philosopher, who feels that he
is in the hands of a merciful Prov
idence. Should he have a long and
happy life, his gratitude will be
poured out accordingly, and should
he die, he will know that the event
will come in the nick of time.
There are some who have a trem- j
ndous appetite for living on at j
whatever cost to tljeir friends and j
familiars. They seem never to be
satiated with the commonplaces of
this world, and they cling to the
houghs of life as closely as a shriv
eled peach. They lose interest in
what goes on about them, and have
no thought hut to exist. They
wear away the patience of love it
self, and by their fretfulness and
their irritability find themselves at
last exiles in a world that has no
further use for them.
On the other hand, there are
men who grow old gracefully, and
who welcome the passing years
with a zest that would do credit to
youth. They treat time blithely
and are blithely treated in return.
Their inquisitiveness is made
wholesome by a touch of good hu
mor, and they cheer bravely at ev
ery forward movement that is
made in the history of the worl 1
All such men should live to be a
hundred, but no doubt they get a
great deal more out of life than
the centenarians who totter feebly
on the brink of the great beyond.
flore Riots.
Disturbances of Strikers are not
nearly as grave as an individual
disorder of the system. Overwork,
loss of sleep, nervous tension will
be followed by utter collapse, un
less a reliable remedy is immedi
ately employed. There's nothing
so efficient to cure disorders of the
liver or kidneys as Electric Bitters.
It's a wonderful tonic, and effec
tive nervine and the greatest all
around medicine for run down
systems. It dispels nervousness,
rheumatism and neuralgia and ex
pels malaria germs. Only 50c,
and satisfaction guaranteed by J.
I. Sturdivant. Druggist.
The Sign Language.
An editor who is learning to set
type has found a few unused sorts
in the cap case. Here is the re
sult: The of our girls
are small, tapering and beautifully
shaped: their i i i are as brilliant
as ***; they are without || in this
or in any other S: their frowns are
like ft, and their 123456 excite
!!!! of pleasure. Head this closely;
do not f its readability, and try
—■— the situation. ^
Tragedy Averted.
“Just in the nick of time our
little boy was saved'1 writes Mrs.
W. Watkins of Pleasant City, Oh
io. “Pneumonia had played sad
havoc with him and a terrible
cough set in besides. Doctors
treated him, but he grew worse
every day. At length we tried
Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption, and our darling was
saved. He’s now sound, and well."
Everybody ought to know, it's
the only sure cure for coughs,
colds and all lung diseases. Guar
anteed by J. I. Sturdivant. Drug
gist. Price 50c and $1.00. 'Trial
bottles free.
Woman Jumps From Train.
Texarkana, March 12. Mrs.
Sullivan, wife of a farmer living
at Ogden, thirty miles north of
here, after taking a Kansas City
Southern train for this point this
afternoon, became hysterical from
nervousness, and, in spite of the
efforts of other passengers to pre
vent her, deliberately jumped from
the train while it was making twen
ty-five miles an hour. She was af
terwards pieked up in an uncon
scious condition, and it is thought
she may die. Her right shoulder
is broken, and it is thought she
sustained serious internal injuries.
Cured Consumption.
Mrs. B. \Y. Evans, Charwater,
Kan., writes: “My husband lay
sick for three months. The doc
tors said he had quick consump
tion. We procured a bottle of Bal
lard’s Horehound Syrup, and it
cured him. That was six years
ago and since then we have always
kept a bottle in the house. We
cannot do without it. For coughs
and colds it has no equal." 25e,
50c and $1.00. Sold by J.I.Sturdi
vant.
VOICE FROM HOME
Paper Published in (jov. Davis’
Home Town Speaks Very Dis
paragingly of Him.
The Rnssellvill > Record which is
[published in Governor Davis’
I home town, lms the following to
say of the governor in its last
week’s issu< .
"Wh >n Gov. Da\ is addressed
the people a short t,i ;m; ago at tins
place lie told u pitiful story about
poor little Easter Warren who had
lost a hand and a foot by a rail
road accident. He almost shed
tears as he mimicked the little
child's cries of pain. A judgment
for *40,000 was reversed by the
supreme court. Gov. Davis told
us that delay after delay was had
so that this child never received a
penny from the railroad oompany.
lie continues to tell this, when the
facts are that the railroad company
paid $3,000. This was exposed at
the convention of Wood Clubs,
where the attorney who represent
ed the railroad company and the
attorney who represented the littie
child were both present. Indeed
this campaign is a battle between
falsehood and truth. The gover
nor's fame first began by" telling a
falsehood about the anti-trust de
cision. llis success in gaining
prominence by that deception
made him so bold that he lias now
undertaken to deceive the people
into believing that all the other
state officers except himself are
bad men, so that lie is not on speak
ing terms with them. His great
est deception, most injurious to
the democratic party, is that we
have two kinds of democrats, a
trust democrat and an anti-trust
democrat. How long will he suc
ceed to advance his own political
interests by falsehood? His last
and greatest deception is practiced
on himself. He has deceived Jeff
Davis into the belief that the peo
ple of Arkansas will continue to
tolerate a hypocrite.”
The Journal does not want it un
derstood that we are fighting Gov.
Davis any more than we are
Judge Wood, and we would not
knowingly misrepresent either of
them, for Heaven knows their of
ficial records are had enough with
out any misrepresentations, but
we cannot 1 Train from publishing
the above merely to show how the
governor stands at home.
The Best Cough Syrup.
S. L. Apple, ex-Prolate Judge,
Ottawa < Kansas, writes:
“This is to say that 1 have used
Hilliard's llorehound .Syrup for
years, and that I do not hesitate to
recommend it as the best cough
syrup 1 have ever used.” 25c. 50c
and Sl.o0. Sold by.J. I. Sturdi
vant. Druggist.
Final Round-up in Benton.
Little Rock, March 12 —(tov.
Davis has announced that he will
spend the last week of the cam
paign in Benton and Washington
counties, lie is making desperate
efforts to carry Benton county,
which is the home of Senator Ber
ry. If he succeeds it. is tilt' gener
al opinion that Benton county will
greatly lessen its chances of nam
ing the next United States senator.
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Negro Will Be Hanged.
Walnut Ridge, March 11.—The.
large court room at \\ alnut Ridge
was packed today with people to
witness the trial of Bill Jones, a
h
negro, charg'd with murdering
Asbury Hoskins, a negro, on De
cember 15 last. The trial began
at 10 o'clock a. m.. and at .‘>.30 a
verdict of guilty of murder it) the
first degree was rendered. Jones
will be hanged on April 15.
This will be the first official
hanging that has taken place in
Lawrence county in thirty years.
I (i t*. He. Ith, \ »gor and Tone*
I t m is a noon for sufferers
ir lit an« amia. By its use the blood
i> quickly regenerated and the col
or becomes normal. The drooping
strength is revived. The languar
is diminished. Health, vigor and
i tone predominate. New life and
' happy activity results. Mrs. Belle
! H. Sliirel, Middlesborough. Ills.,
writes: “I have been troubled with
| liver complaint and poor blood,
and have found nothing to benefit
me like Herbine. I hope never to
be without it. I have wished that
i had known of it in my husband’s
j lifetime.” 50c. Sold by J. I.
Sturdivant. Druggist.
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How To Hunt Coons.
The old timers of Randolph
county think they know all about
coon hunting, but a traveling man
who was in Pocahontas the other
day told some of them a new way.
j The hunters, he said, “should sup
ply themselves with a few Roman
candles on starting out and when
a coon is ‘treed’ shoot up in the
1 branches. The colored lights will
cause the coon to make a jump for
the ground every time. There is
nothing I enjoy more than hunting
coons,’’ he said, “and I always
'take a package of Roman candles
i with me when I go.’’
Some Suggestions.
I would like to suggest some
questions that might be propound
ed by the judges to voters in the
! coming primary, as follows:
“Will you support the nominees
! of this election?”
If he answers “Yes,” theft ask
“Will you support the nominee
of the democratic national conven
| tion for president.”
If he quibbles or hesitates about
answering, just tell him to stand
I aside. J. N. Tomlinson.
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It Saved Mis Leg.
P. A. Dan forth of LaGrange,
j (in., suffered for six months with
•i frightful running sore on his leg;
but writes that Bucklen's Arnica
Salve wholly cured it in five days.
For ulcers, wounds, piles, it’s the
best salve in the world. Cure
guaranteed. Only 25 cts. Sold
by J. I. Sturdivant. Druggist.
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| Charred Remains Found in Ruins.
Camden. March 12.—Informa
tiei re-yhed here today of the
I li ning of the planer building and
drying kiln belonging to S. A.
Graves at Buena Vista, nine miles
south-west of Camden. After the
flames died down, a body was seen
in the ruins, which proved to be
that of Colbert Adams, a sixteen
year-old step son of C. B. Ilieks,
who lives four miles north of that
! place. The head and both legs of
the boy below the knees were
i burned off.
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Public Speaking.
The county candidates will ad
dress the voters at the following
places on the dates mentioned and
respectfully invite the people to
come out and hear them.
Beihesda, Monday, March 21.
Cushman, Tuesday, ” 22.
Hickory Valley, Wednesday,
March 23.
Brewers' School House, Thurs
day, March 21
Batesville Friday,
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A BRIGHT FUTURE
Prominent Mineralogist Speaks in
Glowing Terms of the Fu
ture of Arkansas.
“If I were a young man, with
the whole world to select from, l
would select either the Indian 'Ter
ritory or Arkansas to settle in,’’
said Prof. C. F. Z. Caraeristi, the
noted mining expert, at the St.
Charles Hotel, says the New Or
leans Picayune. “Arkansas is
hound to dev elop into one of tho
most important mineral common
wealths in the Union in a few
years, while the Territory, with
its valuable coal deposit, will
broaded out, and become a second
bonanza.”
Mr. Caraeristi stated that he had
no particular object in view in ex
pressing himself as he did about
the promised wealth of Arkansas
and the Indian Territory. lie gave
the facts as the.\ exist, and after a
careful examination of the condi
tions. The prospects for getting
inexhaustible iron ore in the Trav
jeler State are extremely encourag
ing and from the observations he
i has made there he has no hesitancy
in stating that Arkansas will soon
be producing more ore than tho
whole state of Alabama.
“In the next decade Arkansas
and tin* Indian Territory will make
| the greatest advancement of any
states in the Union,” resumed the
wellknown mineralogist. “Tho
i state will go forward with its zinc
; fields, while the Territory has suf
ficient coal to supply all the rail
roads in Mexico and the west for
’ years to come.
“A bright, intelligent fellow has
all the chance in the world in those
| states. The place is not now con
gested, as many other common
wealths are, hence the opportuni
ties. Personally, 1 think the fut
ure very bright, and all it will take
to develop Arkansas’ vast natural
resources will be a little time and
capital. ”
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Working Overtime.
Eight hour laws are ignored by
those tireless, little workers—Dr.
King’s New Life Pills. Millions
are alway s at work, night and clay,
j curing indigestion, billiousness,
i constipation, sick headache and all
stomach, liver and bowel troubles.
Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only
25c at Sturdivant's drug store.
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Pardon Record.
Since January 1, 1904, the num
l ber of pardons granted by Gover
j nor Davis is seventeen. In the
corresponding peroid last year the
| number was thirty-six.
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Invaluable for Rheumatism.
1 have been suffering for the
past few years with a severe at
! tack of rheumatism and found that
Ballard’s Snow Liniment was the
| only thing that gave me satisfac
tion and tended to alleviate my
j pains. March 24th, 1902, John
! C. Degnan, Kinsman, Ills. 25c,
50c and SI.00 at J. I. Sturdivant's
drug store.
Reduced Rates to Dallas.
Account of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church meeting at
Dallas, Tex., May 27. the Iron
| Mountain route will sell tickets to
Dallas on May 10 to 19 at one fare
plus S2 for round trip with final
, retjurn limit to and including May
W F. a Hoyt, Agent.