The Newark journal.
ne Dollar Per Annum.
NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28, 1002.
Vol. 2 No. 48.
X OF THANKSGIVING
Ye Olden Tymc” the Day was
More Generally Observed
Than it isToday.
Yesterday was Thanksgiving
<1 a little sketch on how it was
■served in the early days might
ove of some interest. Thanks
ving Day was instituted by the
ily settlers of this country after
spending a season of hardships,
ae privations of which cannot be
accurrately reckoned by the poo
do of today.
The starved New Englane col
my had watched in vain lor the
hips bringing supplies to our
shores, (daunt frames and p did
faces told the story of the awful
winter just over. At last a sail
was sighted ; grateful hearts re
deed that again there was food,
edic’ne and clothes for the cnl
dsts.
The spring opened au-piciously,
ue fanners planted their seed and
tilled the soil with willing hands
and happy he ti ts. Tim good house
wives tended the gardens with re
newed zeal as can only lie felt af
ter great deprecation of comforts.
Autumn .days drew nigh for the
harvest. Then it was that Gov.
Bradford issued a call for Ids peo
ple to assemble in God's bouse to
give thanks for the blessings of
that .\ear, and toi llis protection
in hotiis of sorrow. Thus has
come to us our Thanksgiving day.
Ours i-> the only country that
sets apart one day fer devout
ilmuktulness for blessings be
stowed and the early years saw
this day observed more strictly
than now. The people were more
homogenous in their tasks. The*
war tor Independence made our
forefalhei s cling closely together,
and llie descendants of those who
* xpcriciiecd that awful winter,
did not even give up l lie memory
of the first Thanksgiving. "In ye
olden tymo” gay maidens and
youths looked forward to the oc
casion as the one great time of the
year. Many matrimonial vows
were taken and Cupid played hav
oc with hearts. The gude woman”
had her finest turkeys, miuse and
pumpkin pies served on a table
loaded with countless oilier good
things, around which fai all the
family kin. Most of these had
come from the morning church
service, where the preacher re
A HEALTH POLICY
The system is, from natural
causes, debilitated or run-down
both in the spring and fall. The
seasons’ ctiauges are always a tax
on the human organism. The
blood becomes impure in the
spring, and vitality lags in the fall.
A little care, a little assistance,
and nature will do the rest, as it is
always trying to maintain health.
Frequently the weakest organ will
show the most disorder, and this
often leads to wrong treatment.
For the debilitated conditions
of spring or fall, or any other
time, for that matter, the right
thing to do is to build up the
whole system. It is not your stom
ach, or liver, or nerves alone that
cause the trouble; you are weak
ened all over and must have re
newed strength and vitality. These
nPi'^TSK y°« cannot get so
* quickly or surely or
fcOr safely as by using
Dr. HARTER’S
IRON TONIC
When you use Dr. Harter’s Iren
Tonic you are helping to renew
the vigor of every liber of your
body. You are cleansing and en
riching your blood; you are
strengthening your stomach and
increasingtho digestive fluids; you
are building up and renewing the
activity of your kidneys and liver;
and you are feeding and revitaliz
ing your nervous system. You
cannot do this without getting
well, and you cannot take Pr. Har
ter’s Iron Tonic without doing it.
Chicago, III., Nov. 26,1901.
The Dr. Harter Medicine Co., Dayton. O.
Gentlemen :~I unhesitatingly recom
mend Dr. Harter’s Ir-m Tonic, as I
firmly believe it is the beet tonic on the
market to day. Kv<tv spring and lall!
ray system seems to’be in need ot a I
tonie, and for the past three yeuis 11
nave faircn a bottle of your tonic twice]
' 1 ■ F i OKS,
Jfepretmd f.i - to the iUiauis Legislature
1351 Osgood Kt„ Chicago.
counted t heir early trials, and how
God had brought them safely
thiough them.
Great sheaves of grain, fruit
and vegetables were exhibited as
evidences ot the year’s prospetity.
The lips of pastor and congrega
tion poured forth words of thanks
giving in prayer and song. And
thus has the custom been handed
down, and now it extends where
ever waves the stars and stripes.
Circumstances has changed the
spirit of the day in localities, hut
the observance of Thanksgiving
is needed now as in the past.
Let us hope no danger signal is
needed now, to warn Americans
that they are deflecting from the
ideas laid down in early days by
our forefathers. Speed the day
when the waving flags on Thanks
giving day will bring a spirit of
universal thankfulness and let us
pray that our nation may return
to its early principles of truth
and justice, (for nations drunk
with riches and power forget the
spirit of thankfulness) lest, ere
long, it meet the. fate of Babylon,
Greece and Home. Long may
Thanksgiving reign as a day ot
devotion, remembrance of the
poor, happy feasting, and inno
cent amusements.
New Road for Newark.
Doctor.I. 11. .Myers, one of the
promoters of the Arkansas North
ern Railroad has the following1 to
say of the road in the last issue of
the Manufactures Record: The pro
posed line is to begin at a point
near the southern Missouri state
line, about two degrees west of the
fifth meridian, and will run thence
in a southern l.v direction through
Randolph, Lawrence, Independ
ence and Jackson counties, and
along the ‘flat woods' or second
bank in the foothills west of Black
river, and passing through Poca
hontas. Black: Rock, Powhatan,
Calamine, Cord, Newark, .Jackson
port and other towns. The con
struction will depend upon the at
titude the people take along the
line. The route is on almost level
soil, with but little rock, the dis
tance about H>o miles."
There seems to he no doubt but
that the road will go through New
ark. in fact, our people could not
well afford to let it pass anywhere
near us without coming through
the town. This road will be the
making of Newark and we hope
t hat the day is not far distant when
the actual work of construction
will begin. The people of Newark
owe Dr. Myers a debt of gratitude
for his work in behalf of the town
in assist i ng to get the road through
this place.
Items of Interest.
Five members of a prominent
San Antonio, Tex-, family are ly
ing at the point £of death from
poisoned milk.
The Socialists made immense
gams at the recent election, in
some quarters scorningan increase
of 200 per cent.
It is stated that a gang of rob
bers held up a train near Daven
port, la., Saturday morning and
escaped with $20,000.
Russian merchants are becom
ing greatly interested in the
World's Fair, and will urge the
Government to extend its plans
for an exhibit.
The American Federation of
Labor, in convention at New Or
leans, unanimously re-elected
Samuel dumpers president. Bos
ton will get the next convention.
England is fortifying the Brit
ish West Indies, it is believed,
with an eye to being prepale I for
any eventualities'which may arise
from the construction of tnc Pan
ama C mal.
The commission appointed to
inquire into the causes of the an
thracite coal strike and try to bring
about a settlement adjourned un
til December 3 to give operators
mi m opportunity to
ecu a i .igicciiienl independent
go ro
n. S. FISHER
FOR BARGAINS!
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Happenings of Local Interest
The thanks of The Journal are
due Mrs.l’err.v Barnes for a basket
of nice turnips.
Dr. J. A. Williamson has our:
thanks for a dollar to extend his
subscription one year.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. (lire, of ,
Dota, spent Saturday night and i
[Sunday here visiting friends.
Tillman Tate, orders his name
enrolled on our list and also orders
the Commercial Appeal one year.
L. M. Dowell was transacting
business in town Saturday and
brought The Journal a bushel of
tine turnips.
Oliver Hawkins dropped in Fri
day, deposited a dollar with the
cashier and had his name enrolled
on our subscription list.
Cholera has broken out again at
Manilla, the latest reports sa.\ the
epidemic is increasing, with about
thirty new cases every day.
lion. C. M. Flinn's residence at
Jamestown narrowly escaped be
ing destroyed by tire a few nights
ago. The lire started in the kitchen
just after the family htul retired
tk.nr A :A•’»AAA?„
for the night but, fortunately, was
discovered in time to prevent any
serious damage.
J. C. Ixnvis and wife returned a
few days ago from .Sulphur Rock,
where Mr. Lewis put a new roof
on the public school building.
A Kentucky paper states that a
woman of that state is drawing
four pensions, as the widow of
four different veterans of the civil
war.
W. 11. Bowman orders his name
enrolled on our subscription list
ind wants The Commoner sent to
his address one year. We comply
with pleasure.
J. II. Clark came over from
Elgin last Saturday, where lie is
now at work, and reports that the
bulk of the cotton crop is gat hered,
in that community.
Ii. R. Roy nor called Saturday
md had his name enrolled on our
growing subscription list. Mr.
Roy nor has been so unfortunate as
to lose his eyesight during the past
few years. There was no apparent
•ause for this most unfortunate oe
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currency that ho i« aware of. His
| eyes began to fail and gradually
| grew worse until he finally went
blind.
F. M. Allen and W. J. Church
man, good citizens of Elgin, were
in town on business Friday and
called to renew old acquaintances
| with The Journal editor.
C. R. Duff, who went from here
to St Louis last Winter, writes that
he has a good position up there,
; and expects to spend the t’hrist
| mas holidays with his friends in
. Newark.
C. I. Pickens, a good friend of !
The Journal from Hazel Grove,
j spent Saturday in town, on route
home from Little Rock where he
attended the meetingof the Mason
| ic Grand Lodge.
M. R. Leggett, of Mooretiold,
has been investing in Rig Bottom
land recently, but it seems that
there is something about the
White school house near the Point
that is more attractive than laud:
j at least his horse has been noticed
grazing around there a good deal
of late.
Jud Hunter, conductor on the
branch local, went to Batesville
| Saturday morning, expecting to
take up his former run in a few
| days, lie is very frail, having just
recovered from a siege with ty
! phoid fever, during which time he
was at home in Little Rock.—New
port Independent.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rodgers and
family, formerly of Elgin, are
now citizens of Newark, having
moved in last, week. The editor
has been personally acquainted
with Mr. Rodgers for a number of
: years and knows him to be an up
right, honorable citizen. The Jour
nal extends them a cordial wcl
; come.
State Convict Farm.
At ;i moetiilg of the state peni
tentiary board Friday it was de
cided to purchase t lie Cummings
plantation of Lincoln county tor
a state convict farm. The pur
chase; price was $140,000, of which
$30,(.00 is to lie paid in ca-li at
once, $10,000 on January 1, 1003,
$30,000 on January 1, 1004 and
$50,000 on January 1, 1905, out of
the proceeds of convict labor, as
provided in the act of the legisla
ture authorizing the purchase of a
convict farm.
Governor Davis was the only
member of tbe penitentiary board
that opposed the purchase and he
announced that he would send a
vigorous message to the legislature
on the subject and endeavor to
effect legislative cancellation of
thr purchase. The State Auditor
T. C. Monroe, Secretary of State
J. W. Crockett, Attorney Gene
ral G. W. Mtuphy and Agricultu
ral Commissioner II. T. Bradford,
all members ot the penitentiary
board, were in favor of the pur
chase. They express themselves
as being well satisfied that the
| state has secured a suitable tract
for the pm pose and at a bargain.
The properly purchased by tho
state was owned by F. Urquehart
and the sum of $30,000 represent
ing the initial payment, has been
paid over by M. 1). L, Cook, finan
cial agent of the state peniten
tiary. acting under orders from
the board.—Little liock Gazette.
How’s This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any ease of Catarrh
that cannot lw? cured by Hall’s
Catarrh Cute. F. J. Cheney&■ Co ,
Toledo. (>. We, the undersigned,
have known F. J. Cheney for the
last 15 years, and believe hint per
fectly honorable in .all business
transactions and financially able j
to carry out any obligations made
I by their firm West & Truax,
Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, O. j
Walding, Kini.au & Marvin,
W holesale Druggists. Toledo, U. j
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon tl.c
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent. free.
ITiee 75c, per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Hall’s Family Fills'
> ate the best.
CORRUPTION A POLITICS
Hon. W. J. Bryan Speaks Plainly
Against Corrupt Use of
Money in Politics.
The growing use of money in
politics is an evil which demands
immediate and serious considera
tion. No one acquainted with the
facts can believe that the large
campaign funds expended every
where by the republicans and in
some sections by the democratic
reorganizers are either necessary
or legitimate, in one voting pre
cinct ol Nebraska the republicans
boasted that they spent more than
one hundred dollars. As there
aie only a.few more than one
hundred voters in the precinct re
ferred to it would mean a cam
paign fund of about $200,000 for
Nebraska alone if the same effort
was made in all the precincts.
There are certain proper and
legitimate expenses which cannot
he avoided, but it is a notorious
fact that huge sums are used for
purposes which cannot he defend
ed. Men are hired to “wotk”
when it is known that the money
is intended for their votes ; homo
are hired to stay at home, while
still others are bought outright.
As a rule, the large campaign
funds are collected from corpora
tions that have favors to ask at
the hands of the government ancl
the money is subscribed in return
tor assurances that make it im
possible for the party receiving
the same to doits duty to the
people.
l lie use of large funds gives a
great advantage to the party which
the coi poralions support. For in
stance. in Nebraska ihe republi
cans offered this year to furnish
trunspoitation to any college buy
or other person away from borne
who would return home and vote
the republican ticket. In a close
legislative or congressional contest
tli« voters thus returned at the
committee's expense might turn
the scale, not to speak of tlie ef
fect of tins offer on the mind of a
person away from home and anx
ious to visit his family.
In the heat of a campaign a
strong partisan might rejoice in
the fact that his patty had the
largest campaign fund,but no lover
of bis country can, on reflection,
doubt the corrupting influence of
immense campaign funds drawn
from insolent and arrogant mon
opolies.
instead of trying to imitate tho
republicans in the matter of ex
penditure the democrats should
appeal to the conscience of fair
minded and well-meaning repub
licans and win them over by clean
and honest political methods.—
The Commoner.
Badly
Shattered Nerves
and Weak Heart.
Too Nervous to Sleep
or R.est.
Dr.Miles’Heart Cure and
Nervine Cured Me.
A shattered nervous system nearly always
leads to some affection of the heart, espec
ially where the p itient's heart is weak from
hereditary or other causes. Dr. Miles’ Heart
Cure is not only a great heart regulator, but
it is a blood tonic which speedily corrects
and regulates the heart's action, enriches the
blood and improves the circulation. It wiil
build you up just as it did Mr. Crawford
whose letter follows, and greatly improve
your general health:
“1 have been so greatly benefited by Dr.
Miles’ Nervine and Heart Cure that I freely
recommend them as the best remedies for
the diseases they are recommended to cure.
When 1 began taking these medicines I
weighed scarcely 140 pounds, my nerves
were badly shattered ana my heart troubled
me a great deal. 1 had pain in mv left arm
and shoulder, had difficulty in sleeping <n
my left side, had frequent smothering spells
and my heart would Sutter snd palpitate.
I could eat scarcely any kind of food without
suffering great distress, and was so restless
and nervous that I slept little night or day.
Now 1 am never bothered with my heart,
my nerves are steady as s die, I sleep well,
eat welt and weigh 163 pounds. 1 nm happy
now and am trying to make back the money
1 spent for doctors who did me no good
while I was ill."—T. R. Crawford, Center,
Texas.
Ail druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tle Dr. Miles’ Remedies, trend for free hook
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Di. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.