The Newark Journal.
published In The Famous Big Bottom Country, where Alfalfa Is king.
$1 Per Annum.
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, May 26, 1905.
Vol. 5. No. 22.
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WORK OF FARMERS UNION
A riember of the Union Writes
of the Objects and Purposes
of the Organization.
To The Newark Journal.
The question today is shall we
have competition or shall we have
dangerous and destructive co-oper
ation in the form of trusts in the
hands of the selfish few, or one
combination of all for the good of
all' “United we stand, divided
we will fall,'' holds good on the
economic or industrial field as else
where. Is truth and justice more
dangerous than strife and fraud(
“Take no thought for the morrow;
lay up no treasures on earth.”
How hard or impossible under
present conditions; hut under the
rules and regulations of the Farm
ers Union these preceos could be
literally observed.
A Gospel sermon, according to
Uhrist, is a message of righteous
ness, helpfulness, and love. He
told us we must show our love of
God by our love of man, and that
we must treat each other as we
wish God to treat us, a$ our con
dition after death depends on the
way we treated our fellow man in
life. His message through the
Gospel is this: “Let us love, not
in word, neither in tongue, but in
deed and in truth."
1 he farmers l won starts with
brotherhood ami the unity of the
human race, and comes not as a
remedy for the existing evil of so
** ciety, but as a code of principles
for a new society. It means that
every human being is to be well
housed, clothed, fed and educated.
It means that every one is to re
ceive full value for Ids or her la
bor. It means to change labor
from a curse to a blessing, and the
lot of the laborer from poverty
and hardship to fullness, freedom
and gladness of life. Moreover,
Jesus teaches us to p:ay “ I'hy
kingdom come thy will be done on
earth as it is in heaven.’’ Are the
poor always to lie with us even in
heaven ? If not why should the
poor always be with us here on
earth, if llis will is done on earth
as it is in heaven? Has Satan been
misquoting Scriptures and misrep
resenting Jesus to you from the
false pulpit all these years? It is
under private capitalism, which,
like Judas, betrays the Christ and
his bretheren, that we always have
the ikk>r with us, because the poor
always and everywhere makes the
wealth of millions; the profits of
the few making millionaires by the
hundreds and paupers by the
thousands.
The poor cannot lind their free
dom in a free field and a fair fight,
for they are not free so long as
compelled to light for anything.
The individual is free only when
he is liberated from lighting, that
he may live for the common good
in company with his brothers.
But did not Jesus say “Ye have
the iMior always with you” is a
question frequently raised by blind
victims of capitalism. Let us see
who first raised this question and
to whom Jesus made that state
ment. When Mary, the sister of
Martha, annointed the feet of Je
sus at her home in Bethany, it was
Judas Iscariot, who was to betray
Him, who said, “Why was not
this ointment sold for three hun
dred pence and given to the poor?”
Not that he cared for the poor,but
because lie was a thief. Then said
.fesus, "The poor ye always have
with you.” But, even if we take
the usual meaning1 given to this
statement of Jesus, does it mean
that the Jews, at that time in a
back-slidden and disobedient con
dition, always had the poor among
them?
Are the poor to remain poor
throughout the human race? If
so, what does Jesus mean when lie
says, "See ye the kingdom of
heaven first and Ilis righteousness,
and all these things shall be add
ed?” People have been following
blind leaders so long, instead of
following Christ, that nearly every
thing is wrong, or in the wrong
place, but many people are so
blind or so far lost, mentally and
spiritually, that they do not realize
this, and continue to talk about
living the alleged golden rule un
der present conditions. But the
golden rule of our days is simply
the rule of gold. Do unto others
as you would have them to do un
to you, may be a theory of to-day,
but the practice is to do others be
fore they have a chance to do you.
If a thief enters your home to
steal, will you apply the golden
rule and let him do unto you as
you would like to be done unto if
you were a thief and in his place?
The peculiarity about the Golden
Rule is that one man can’t follow
it alone. It must work both ways.
If a man seeks your life or seeks
to rob you the golden rule will not
work. We observe the golden
rule towards our fellow men but
not towards our mastermen, and
we cannot until our masters are
abolished. This is in accord with
Jesus when he said, "Call no man
master.”
The fundamental principles of
the Farmers’ Union is that every
man and woman shall have the full
benefit of his or her labor. All
we can hope to do is to do the best
we can under the present condi
tions.
1 will close asking all farmers to |
consider these conditions and turn
in with the overtures of mercy and
join the Farmers' Union and all j
go hand in hand and hold out for
our rights. Your brother,
8am Curtis.
THE CROP REPORT.
The government crop report for
Arkansas for the week ending May
'2'1 says:
“The temperature was slightly
below normal during the week,
with much more than the usual
amount of cloudy weather, and
with fairly generally, and in some
localities heavy, rains the latter
part. The forepart of the week
was generally favorable for farm
work and considerable progress
was made in planting, but owing
to excessive and continued rains,
farmers are much behind with
their work, and some planting is
yet to be done and all crops are
needing cultivation badly. Cotton
planting is about 80 per cent com
pleted; the early planted is up to
fair to good stand, and chopping
has begun in many sections; owing
to wet weather and lack of sun-1
shine some cotton is reported as!
dying. Corn is not all planted; it j
made little progress during the!
week, and is turning yellow in!
some sections; the crops would bej
greatly benefited by sunshine and
cultivation. Wheat, oats and pas- j
tures are doing well. Potatoes are
less promising than earlier in the]
season.
L. S. Littlefield of Wynne, who
has been visiting his brother, W.
J. Littlefield, returned home Sun
day.
The young people enjoyed a
lawn party Wednesday night at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. (i.
(>. Magness.
Wanted—At once, a big lot of
country bacon, hams and lard.
Will pay the highest market price.
W. J. Littlefield.
After June 1st the Iron Moun
tain will run excursions to Oregon
Flats every Saturday and Sunday,
at one fare for the round trip.
James and Charley Harrelson
and lb R. Bullington of Black
River township, were transacting
business in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Eliza (iuynn, of Newport,
who came up to attend the funeral
of her cousin, Mrs. W. L. Hall,
returned home yesterday morning.
Don’t fail to read Maxfields’ big
advertisement on the fourth page
of today’s paper. They are clos
ing out their stock to go out of
business and are offering some
bargains that will interest you.
Mrs. W. L. Hall died very sud
denly and unexpectedly at the
family residence in this city Sun
day night She was a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Saylors, and
leaves a husband and three child- |
ron to mourn her death. The fun
eral took place Monday afternoon
at the 'Funstall graveyard.
For Sale One five room one
story house, one five room two
story house and one eight-room
two-story house, a good well,
smoke house, and barn and one
acre of land with each house.
North of school building. Would
sell one or two of, them. I also
have other real estate bargains in
Newark property. If you want
to buy do not fail to see me. T.
J. Raney.
OAK MILL ITEMS.
Miss Mattie Harnett is very low
with congestion.
Chari,y Christian thinks the best
plan is to go visiting while it rains.
Crops are doing very well in our
neighborhood have plenty of
grass and water.
Clara Merriwether lost a tine
horse Saturday night. It died
from eating too much wheat.
Uncle Zibc Barber says’ he has
seen a good many springs, but he
never saw one like this before.
Dr. Vaughan who has been very
low for several days at the home
of his drughter, Mrs. J. X. Merri
wether, is improving.
All who are interested in the
Tunstall graveyard are requested to
meet the second Saturday in June
for the purpose of cleaning off and
decorating the graves.
The Oak Hill Farmers’ Union
meets the second and fourth Satur
day nights in each month. Our
officers are: F. M. Barnett, pres
ident; S. J. Curtis, vice president;
L. P. Halcombe, secretary; P. S.
Fortune, conductor; A. D. Engles,
door keeper, and d. M. Hurley
chaplain. We have good a attend
ance.
A baby girl put in its appear
ance at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Hurley a few days ago; tin*
first for about ten years. Mr.
Hurley has a smile all over his
face.
The farmers have quit farming
and gone to squirrel hunting. If
they can't kill them with their
guns they catch them. George
Witt caught one the other day,
then it caught him, and now he
has a sore finger.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES.
Hon. T. d, ltaney of Newark
was in town Tuesday.
Doc Caldwell was seen in town
Sunday trying his new buggy.
Misses Ethel Griffin and Valena
Hogue were shopping here Tues
day.
Mrs. Dawson and children of
Guyon are visiting Mrs. Braden
this week.
Mrs. d. C. Gibson who has been
quite sick for several days is slow
ly improving.
A. P. Yates of Charlotte spent
Sunday night in town, the guest
of d. K. Rawlings.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Anderson
attended Children’s Day services
at Mooretield Sunday.
Mrs. Maud Allen of Newark vis
ited her mother, Mrs. Liz/, ie
Vaughan, here Saturday.
Miss Archie Fetzer of Cushman
came down Tuesday morning to
visit friends at this place.
Martin N Smith received a car
of cypress shingles last week anti
have sold all but a few thousand.
Quite a number ot the young
people from here attended the
Children’s Day exercises at Moore,
field Sunday.
Mrs. Ideas Wright and children
returned from Brinkley Sunday
where she spent several days visit
ing relatives.
Quite a number of young peo
ple of Newark passed through
town Sunday on their way to
Mooretield to attend the'Children’s
1 )a.v services.
Messrs J. C. Gibson and Sidney
Pickens went to Batesville Mon
day, and on account of the wash
out up the road did not return
until Tuesday.
Vaughan and Clara Meriwether
of Dota were in town Tuesday.
They report Dr. H. W. Vaughan,
who has been very sick for some
time, is slowly recovering.
Mr. and Mrs. doe D. Magness
came in Monday from Hot Springs
where hey spent a few days very
pleasantly. They will be here a
few days with doe’s mother.
STATE NEWS ITEHS.
President Roosevelt will visit
Little Rock October 12.
Three more cases of smallpox
have developed at Vellville.
Drilling for oil continues near
Bentonville, and the prospects are
hopeful.
The roundhouse to be built at
Cotter will accommodate fifty lo
comotives.
Plans have been adopted at De
Queen for a new puplic school
building to cost $12,500.
Emmett Whitted, 12, lost one of
his hands by coming in contact
i with a stave saw at Daleville.
CLERK LEAVES WITH $10,008
Wesley E. Parker of Hot Springs.
Absconds With Big Wad of
National Bank Notes.
Hot Springs, May 23.- A sen
sation was caused here today by
the announcement that Wesley K.
Parker, exchange clerk of the
Arkansas National Bank had ab
sconded with $10,000.
The information was given out
today by President C. X. Kix of
the bank, who says Parker left
last Tuesday.
Parker was sent to the bank
with three packages which were
I entrusted to him. Two of these
were sent to outside banks, the
| other, containing mutilated Iwvnk
notes, was to be sent to the sub
j treasury at St. Louis.
The mutilaed money waa deposit
ed in the postotfice. The other
two packages, containing five
thousand dollars each in new bank
notes, were appropriated by Par
ker, who skipped out with them
His wife received one thousand
dollars Saturday from him, sent
from Memphis, which she turned
over to the bank immediately.
The whereabouts of Parker is
unknown, and no clue has been
given regarding his movements.
! beyond the receipt of the money
by his wife.
The loss of the money by the
bank is fully covered by insur
ance.
MAG NESS JY1USINGS.
John Sisk was up from Newark:
Tuesday.
Mrs. Lee Walker has been on
the sick list for the past week.
Fifty-nine votes were polled at
our school election last Saturday.
Uncle Dick Walker of the Point
was in our burg one day this week.
Marshal Pascoc of Newark was
! in our town a few minutes Tues
day.
Allen Tomlinson of Oil Trough
is visiting his mother, Mrs. B. F.
I < hvens.
What has become of the “horse
; shoe pitchers?” Can’t you find
j them Alfred?
Jessie Fowler of Wideman vis
ited Magncss a few days the first
part of the week.
Miss Annie Johns of near
Mooretield was visiting in Mag ness
a few days this week.
Most of the young people of
| Magness attended Children’s Day
j services at Mooretield last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Burnes and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. Arch
Robinson near Newark last Sun
day.
Uncle Hugh Wright and grand
son, Peter G rammer, of Sulphur
Rock, were trading with our mer
j chants Monday.
Chas. Walden of Batesville was
in our town Wednesday distribut
| ing some advertising matter for
i the Theo. Max field & Company’s
big store.
While trying to hold his horse,
which was a little unruly, J. B.
Bullard was thrown to the ground
with such force that two of his
ribs were broken.
Mrs. Hershel Miller is the
champion fish chtcher” of this
I part of the woods. On last Fri
day evening she caught, a catfish
! that weighed 2s pounds.
I Benton makes faces.