Santa Claus’ Real headquarters
IS AT THE 310 STORE OF i
Barnett Brothers Mercantile Company
Batesville, Arkansas
Where Will be Found the Largest Assortments of
Toys of All Kinds, Dolls, Cut Glass, Gloves, Handkerchiefs, etc
Record Grouch Gets
Bigger and Bigger
The editor of the Sharp
County Record brought out his
grouch against Congressman
Oldfield and displayed it all
over the front page of his pa
per last week.
It reminded one ol a futile
but ferocious attempt of a pole
cate to puke all over art' ele
phant.
Now, that happens to be con
siderable puke, and from about
as dirty, stinking little animal
as we can conveniently call to
mind just now. Rut for real old
rotten venom, such as was dis-J
played by the Record, the com
parison doesn’t do justice to the j
case.
Rut if the Record thinkssuch
rotten and odious attacks as
this will detract from the popu
larity or dim the brilliant and j
able record that Mr. Oldfield
has made in congress, then the
editor of that paper issuffering
from a delusion that could be
equalled by that of a diarrhea
red gutter rat attempting to
cover the Washington monu
ment with fertilizer
And the editor of the Sharp
County Record has gotten him
self in an attitude that makes
him about that ridiculous.
The Record’s strenous denial
that it ever asked any favors
of Congressman Oldfield proves
nothing in behalf of its foul
and unwarranted attack upon
him.
The fact remains, and iseven j
admitted by the Record, that it
enthusiastically supported him
up until two years ago. It is aj
self-evident fact, admitted by j
everybody except a few disap
pointed place-seekers, that Mr.
Oldfield has won greater re
cognition in congress in the
past two years, than ever be
fore.
as ms receni election 10
membership on the Ways and
Means Committe, the most im-!
portant and most powerful com
mittee in congress—was this
just a hollow mockery that
doesn’t mean anything—a sort
of vaudeville stunt pulled off
by the greatest men in congress
just to tickle Kill’s vanity?
Bryan’s strong indorsement
of Mr. Oldfield,published in the
Commoner on more than one
occasion—was that just a joke
Mr. Bryan sprung on the public
merely to fill up his paper?
M hen some of the adminis
tration leaders were in confer
ence at the national capital just
before congress convened, and
sent for Mr. Oldfield to join in
the conference—do you s’pose
they had 13 present and want
ed Bill just to break the hoo
doo?
On the various occasions j
when President Wilson has in
vited Mr. Old fie Id totheWhitej
House to discuss pending legis-1
lation with him—do you reckon
Presdent Wilson was kiddin’;
Bill and just wanted to see if!
Bill had brass enough (o < "in1
r.e if b Mo t the 1 up Ccu”-]
ty l:i rJ 6u!d ; 2:11 atr.it '
it?
Or is it possible that Mr.Old- i
field has President Wilson, W. j
'jJV Sp*eaVyr Ci&spjT
Clark and all the congressmen
fooled? Is it possible that this
is so, and that nobody but the
editor of the Sharp County Rec
ord and his friend up at Bates
v'ille knows just what sort of a
:lirty whelp Bill is?
As before stated, it is a well
known fact that the Record
supported Congressman Old
field up until two years ago.
He has won m roeerocgsppdfad
Fie has won more recognition
n congress since that time than
le ever won before ,and this
'act is admitted by everybody.
5fet the Sharp County Record
ioins into a dirty fight on him
ind is silly enough to believe
t can fool the people into
hinking that it is doing so from
principle.
But what we wnat to know
is, why don’t the Record come
dean and tell just what Old
field has done, or has failed to
:lo, that has so lowered him in
it’s esitmation?
Oldfield’s record is an open
book, and as a pubic servant he
is subject to criticism when he
violates the confidence of the
people or goes contrary totheir
best interests.
If the Record knows of in
stances where Oldfield has
been direlict in the discharge of
his official duty, why does it
not point out the specific in
stances, tell the people about it
plainly and boldly and quit
slinging barnyard slime at him?
THE TEACHERS HELP
The rural pubic school has a
great opportunity in opening
the way to our rural homes. It
can get the attention of moth
ers, fathers and children when
other means fail.Why not use it
it as a social center through
which which the people may
improve their farms,, homes,
and the social life of the com
munity?
The school is the logical
place to begin work for the
benefit of education and gener
al information on farming. The
pupils and parents maybcinte
ested. The boys’ and girls’clubs
can do more to disseminate in
formation and inspiration for
better farming than the lectur
es of the experts and the bul
letins. many of which are valu
able.
Every school in the country
should be headquarters for
farmers’ institutes, boys’ and
girls’ clubs, demonstrations on
practical agricultural subject*
and every teacher should be ;i
director of extension in trying
to reach the homes of the pupils
and parents.
Could all the teachers of the
Southwest be induced to take
an activei nterest in bettei
farming, better rural societj
and better rural citizenship at
well as better schools, the wort
of rural progress would be
greatly hastened. When the
people see a vision of better ru
ral life and learn how to pro
duce more and market it bettei
then they will provide bettei
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and then compare goods and
prices. Morgan’s Five & Ter
Cdnt NVw'jfortJ
Grandpa Wilson And
Mrs. Galt Married
Washington, Dec. 19.—Presi
dent Wilson and Mrs. Edith
Bolling Galt were married at
18:30 o’clock last night and left
afterward to spend theirhoney
moon at Hot Springs, Va. The
president and his bride travel
ed in a private car attached to
a special train leaving Washing
ton at 11:10 o’clock.
The president dined as usual
at the White House at 7o’clock
with his daughters and after
ward drove to his bride’s home,
about a mile from the executive
mansion. A cold, driving rain,
which swept the city all day,
] cleared off at sunset and the
evening was cool and pleasant.
Because the wedding arrange
ments and the hour of the cere
mony had been kept a close se
cret there were few on the
streets about the White House,
but near the bride’s home the
crowd was held back by police
lines spread during the after
noon.
Everything was in readiness
for the ceremony when the
president arrived and it pro
ceeded wthout music. Neither
the president nor Mrs. Galt had
any attendants and there were
no ushers or flower girls. Nei
ther the army,navy,nor the dip
lomatic corps was represented,
land the occassion wasessential
ly what both had wished it to
be—a home wedding.
President Wilson is 59 and
his bride 43 years of age.
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The Journal is authorized to
announce the following candi
dates, subject to the Democra
tic Primary to be held in March
1916:
For Congressman—
W. A. OLDFIELD
A. G. GRAY
For Representative—
JAS. K. YORK
Z. T. GRIFFIN
L. F. (Fate) JOHNSON
For Sheriff—
NOAH HARRIS
LAWRENCE RUDDELL
T. F. SHELL
For Circuit Clerk—
R. F. ADAMS
GEO. L. BEVENS
For County Clerk—
E. R. HOOPER
For County Judge—
T. M. WALDRIP
S. C. KNIGHT
For Tax Assessor—
LESLIE LINDSEY
W. N. HARDISTER
For Tax Collector—
BURT ARNOLD
S. D. LINDSEY
G. O. MAGNESS
I or County Jveaaurei —
W. R. 'ESTBROCk
For Road Overseer—Magness
Township
T. RcWAIvU£IP
Arkansas Cotton Crop
Very Much Reduced
The government reportonthe
amount of cotton ginned in Ar
kansas up to December 1,shows
the crop to be 184,852 bales
short of the amount ginned up
to December 1 last year.
The report shows a total of
655,343 bales for 1915, a9 a
gainst a total of 840,295 for
1914.
The totals for the various
counties in this section of the
state is given below.
County 1915 1914
Cleburne _2302_4630
Craighead __10487 __11414
Fulton _886_1409
Greene_6044__9086
Independence_5158_6599
Izard _2123_2916
Jackson _22810 __20910
Lawrence_ 13741 __14742
Randolph_4766_722 a
sharp _1926_2734
White _12033 __17724
Woodruff_18138 __ 17933
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THE DEAD TOWN
Did you ever go into a town j
and, as you stepped from the ;
train, have it strike you sudden- j
Iv that the town was dead? i
Have you ever had a town de-!
scribed to you a a“dead”town? j
Have you ever stopped to anal
yze just what is meant by these ;
words “dead town?” In the last
analysis they mean just one
thing—and that is that the mer
chants of the town don’t adver
tise.
A dead town hascertainposi
tive aspects of demise which are
as bald as a piece of crepe hang
ing on the door of a private
house. The storekeepers seem
to be vying with each other to
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CHRISTIAN
Sunday School 10 a. m. A.
C. Eller, Supt. Preaching
First Sunday in every month
at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. First
day meeting, every Sunday.
R. E. Hayden, Pastor
BAPTIST
Sunday School 10:30 a. m.
R. M. Galloway, Superintend
ent. Preacing on the sec
ond Sunday 11 a. m. and 8
p. m. Prayer meeting, Wed
nesday Evenings. B. Y. P. U.
Sunday, 7 p. m.
W. E. Sherrill, Pastor.
METHODIST
Sunday School, 10 a. m. F.
C. Hoyt, Supt. Preaching 11
a. m. and 8 p. m. Special
Music by trained voices. Wo
man’s Missionary Society meets
first and last Tuesdays of each
month. Board of Stewards
meet te last Saturday night of
each month. We bid you a
hearty welcome to all our ser
vices and invite you to wor
ship with us
L. B. Hankins, A. B., Pastor
S. L KNIGHT
Attorney at Law
Office in Raney Building
Practice in all courts
NeWark, ....... Arkans. r.
see which will win the first
prize as the town grouch..I you
talked with them they knock
the town, they knocked busi
ness, they knocked the mail or
der house. They were continual
ly complaining that other peo
ple did business and made mon
ey but that they didn’t seem to
be able to sell anything. They
guessed it was the town. Yes,
that was it—the town. If you
asked that merchant if he ad
vertised, he would have looked
at you with amazement. What
was the use of advertising when
business was so bad? People
who had money to spend, he
would tell you, were sending it
to the mail order houses. No, he
would say he didn’t advertise.
He wouldn’t throw good mon
ey after bad. On the other hand,
go into a live town and what
will you see? The merchants
have attractive displays in their
stores. The nevvsapers are filled
with big announcements of spe
cial sales or low priced goods.
They are not afraid of the mail
order houses because they have
the same means to reach the
people — advertising — that
makes the mail order house
great. The merchantshavetheir
local association for mutual
help, and behind the association
the local newspaper is pushing,
pushing, pushing. Everybody
is working and everybody is
happy and boosting. If you want
a live town get behindthe news
paper and help boost the town.
Forget the timeworn arguments
that the paper is a dead one.
The paper is alive enough ifthe
people are alive. The suresttest
of a live town is a live newspa
per and the n wspapers can’t
be alive unless the town boost
ers do their share.
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1 THERE’S NONE
1 1 BETTER THAN
9 j ROBIN RED BREAST
l | FLOUR
Because it is milled by the most scientific
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through layers of fine silk to insure eveness of
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cause it will give you absolute, genuine satisfac
tion.
ASK YOUR GROCER FOR ROBIN RED
BREAST FLOUR; if be hasn’t it he gan get it
very quickly and he will be glad to do so be
cause he cannot help but realize that it is the
best real value in flour that your money can buy
Arkadelphia
Milling Company
One of the world’s finest and most scientific
flour mills
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