The Newark Journal
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O. F. Craig. Editor
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1007
The Journal heartily agrees with
the Sharp ('ounty Record in the fol
lowing: “Between < la wye Donaghev,
Bob Robert MeFarlane and William
Friday Kirby this paper has absolute
ly no choice. They are three evils, in
either of whom a United States gov
ernment search warrant could not dis
cover a trace of broad minded, patrio
tic statesmanship. They are men with
demogogic hobbies,whose thoughts run
more to self and self-aggrandizement
than to the welfare of this great State
and the prosperity and happiness of
her people.’’_
Some fellow who is ashamed of his
daddy is contributing* a series of ar
ticles to the Batesville Guard, in which
he professes to believe that there is a
popular clamor sweeping* over the
country for a return to the old fashion
ed township and county conventions
for nominating a candidate for Con
gress. Funny, isn’t it, what queer
noises some old geesers can hear when
they get their imagination oiled up
and in good working order? We
haven't heard a single man express
himself in favor of such a method of
nominating a candidate for congress.
So far as our experience and observa
tion goes, these old-fashioned conven
tions are the very essence of fraud,
and the people became thoroughly dis
gusted with them before they were abol
ished. We don’t wonder at the gentle
man’s continued efforts to conceal his
identity. _
The Newport Democrat attempts to
lay the blame for all the murders re
cently committed in Jackson county
upon the pistol toter. The pistol toter
is an evil that should be suppressed,
but if we mistake not, bad booze lias
been the cause of these murders. So
far as we can rembmber, there has not
been a murder committed in Jackson
county in a number of years when the
murdered and the murderer were both |
duly sober. In fact, our observation [
lias been that there are very few mur
ders ever committed anywhere by men ’
who are duly sober. When a man |
gets a few drinks of bad whisky in j
him, lie is ready then, if he has a fan-j
cied grievance against anybody, to i
settle up old scores, and he no more
hesitates to shoot down his antagonist
trian he* would to kill a dog1. Bad liquor
flows too freely in Jackson county for
the moral welfare of her people, and
she will have to do a little cleaning up
alon^r this line before the moral at
mosphere clears up to any yreat ex
tent.
CAN A GAMBLER BE HONEST?
The Louisville < 'ourier-Journal de
clares that it is just as fond of the
jfambler fls of the preacher, and thinks
it just as easy for a man to be an
honest e-ambler as an honest preacher
and that it respects the honest yambler
just as much as it does the honest
preacher. The Memphis Commercial
Appeal then reproduces the editorial
and adds its endorsement.
Now, we are not surprised at the
Courier-Journal and the Commercial
Appeal t-hinkinw as much of the gam
blers as they do of other men:because j
men of evil and corrupt motives, men
of lowidealsand of sour and preverted I
dispositions, whose sole object in life !
is to <>'et money, regardless of how or j
where it comes from, are apt to admire j
the successful ‘■'ambler, because he j
often, at one fell swoop, cleans up as
much hard cash as the average man
can make at honest labor in five or
ten years.
Judging from the Courier-Journal
and the Commercial Appeal’s own
statements, they doubtless admire this
kind of a gambler above all men. be
because he is able to claim possession
of more money with less effort than
any other man. On the same principle
we might say the muggott admires the
buzzard because the buzzard is able
to take up more carrion than the form
er.
The Journal has serious doubts
about there ever bein'*- an “honest”
gambler, because the profession itself
is not honest, any more than horse
stealing or bank-robbery is honest,
therefore it is impossible for a man to
gamble and be honest. When a gam
bler takes money from his fellow man
he takes it without giving anything- in
return, and money secured from any
source without giving adequate returns
therefor cannot l>e honst money. The
professional gambler and the profes
sional bank robber are on an equal
footing, so far as honesty is concerned:
the only difference being- that some
people will take chances on letting the
gambler get their money when they
will not take chances with the robber.
A man cannot follow a dishonest
profession and be honest, and more
than he can lay hold of his own boot
straps and lift himself out of the mire,
[ and when the Courier-Joural announces
! that it admires the gambler as much
as it does any other man. it only re
veals its true self to the world, thereby
lowering its own self in the estimation
of honest men of all classes, and has
not added one whit to the respectabili
ty of the gambler or his profession.
SULPHUR ROCK HAPPENINGS
(Coniinued from page 1)
Shelby Shaver of Shelbyville drove
down a ear load of cattle Monday for
shipment.
Mrs. Minnie Pigg of Cotter was
visiting relatives and friends here
Monday.
Miss-Sue Braden is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Berry Best, at Newport.
Quite a number from here attended
church at the Gap Sunday.
Sam Bevens went to Newark Tues
day on business. ,
Several new students entered school
here Monday.
LARGEST GIRLS IN THE WORLD
There is on exhibition here this week
two Arkansas girls, who claim to be
the largest for their ages in the word,
and we have heard of no disputants to
the claim. They are the daughters of
Mr. and Mrs. Speer, of Green county,
and were raised on a farm near Para
gould. They are bright, intelligent
girls and seem good natured and
pleasant. The oldest one of the sisters
is 14 years of age and weighs ;>!)(>
pounds: the other is a baby of four
years and weighs 112 pounds.—Brink
ley (‘itizen.
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DON’T
MISJUDGE
The correct test of a Drug
Store is the manner in
which Prescriptions and
Medicines are prepared.
The public has a right to
demand competent, con
scientious and faithful
service in every instance
where life or health is
involved. To meet this
demand has been the con
stant effort of tliis store.
How well we have suc
ceeded is proven by the
constant increase in our
business. The number of
people who intrust us
with their prescriptions
and other drug wants is
continually increasing.
The public appreciates
our effort to give better
drugs and better service
than any store in town.
NEWARK DRUG COMPANY \
Jas. B. Ketchem, rtgr.
The Meat You Eat
Should be fresh, clean, properly selected and
carefully handled, otherwise it is dangerous. We
kill none but the most choice live stock, and
have an experienced butcher who knows just
how' to cut the best steaks. The things you eat
play an important part in the health and happi
ness of your family, and you should be very care
ful to buy only the best and freshest goods when
buying groceries. Our entire stock is fresh and
clean and you get the very best in town when
you buy here. Phone No. 100. Free delivery.
W. C. MIMS ^
Merchants and Planters Bank Building
NEWARK, V. Y. Y. ARKANSAS
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER |0
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A MOST TOUCHING APPEAL
falls short of its desired effect if ad
dressed to a small cr#wd of interested
listeners. Mr. Business Man, are
you wasting your ammunition on the
small crowd that would trade with
vou anyway, or do you want to reach
those who are not particularly inter
ested in your business? If you do,
make your appeal for trade to the
largest and most intelligent
audience in your commun
ity, the readers of this
paper. Tlvcy have count
less wants. Your ads will
be read bv them, and they
will become your custom
ers. Trv it and see.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL ITEMS
Mrs. W. G. Rosebrough came
down from Batesville Wednesday to
join lier husband who lias been -here
on professional business for several
days.
A very nice and well selected stock
of fall goods has been arriving daily
at M. S. Fisher's for the last few days
and he cordially invites his many
friends and patrons to call and look
through his immense stock of bargains.
The application of the Bank of
Newark to become a national bank
has been approved by the comptroller
of the currency at Washington, and
the bank will bee-in business under the
name of the First National about the
first of the year.
M. M. Stewart passed through town
Wednesday en route to his home at
Batesville from a trip up on Black
river where his pearling fleet is at
work, near Poplar Bluff. Mack says
there is a good pearl for him some
where and he is going to find it.
in the circuit court at Newport, Jea n
Morrow of Batesville, was awarded
damages against the Iron Mountain
Raiload Company in the sum of $1,000.
Morrow was shot by a special officer
of the railroad company at Hoxie in
and brought suit, with the above
result.
A Sunday school was recently or
ganized at Paroquet school house with
a membership of 47. W. H. Jones is
superintendent, Miss Mary Staggs
secretary, and Mrs. Rollins and Mrs.
Mollie Arnold are teachers. Services
are held at two o'clock every Sunday
afternoon.
Sheriff Dunlap placed Henry Crouch,
a pauper, on the poor farm Tuesday.
Crouch was bitten by a snake thirty
three years ago and has been an in
valid ever since. For three years he
has been unable to walk. He is near
ly sixty years old and has lived with
Mrs. George Glenn, a daughter, near
the Izard county line, who is herself
very poor.—Batesville Guard.
COTTON RECEIPTS
The total cotton receipts up to noon
yesterday were 4!t bales, and it was
selling at lli cents. The total re
ceipt to the saye date last year were
bales, and the price at that time
was 10i cents.
E. B. CHESSER
Notary Public
Bonded by American Surety Co.*
of New York City
OFFICE IN BANK OF NEWARK
•I. It. ALEXANDER
LAWYER
Will practice in all courts: write fire
insurance for the Capital and
best life insurance
Office on Residence Property
NEWARK, :: :: ARKANSAS
C W Martin R M Hodges
Phone No 46 Phone No 25
MARTIN & HODGES
Physicians and Surgeons
Office hours—8 to 10 a. m. and 1 to 3
p. m. Rooms 1 and 2 Madness
Building. Rhone 40.
NEWARK, ARKANSAS!
WILLIAM N. LEWIS
Writes Fire, Life and Accident lnsur»
ance in Best Old Line Companies
Representing the New York Life and
1' idelity Mutual; the Hartford, Amer
ican, Rochester-German, Michigan
Commercial, etc.; and the Con
tinental Casualty Company.
Newark,
Arkansas
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