The Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence*County, Arkansas, Friday, September 27, 1912
Vol. 12, No. 25
When a man gets to a point where he can see no need of improvement, mentally, morally or financially, he might as well call in the undertaker
STATE HIGH SCHOOL
OPENS OCTOBER 14
Free Tuition Offered High School
Students and Teachers of
Independence County
The Newark High School which
under the new state high school
law was made a State High School
will open on Monday, October 14.
Under the terms of the agree
ment by which this school receives
aid from the state it will admit to
the high school classes, without
payment for tuiton, all pupils of
the county who have completed
the common school course, as well
as all licensed teachers of the coun
ty. The authorities of the school
have also agreed to see that good
boarding places may be had at
reasonable rates.
State normal training high
schools, offering a full academic
course and two years of special
study and training in teaching un
der special teachers are located at
Mountain Home, Eureka Springs,
Bentonville, Hot Springs, Para
gould, Hope, Pine Bluff, Texar
kana, Blytneville, Camden, Mena,
Little Rock, Fort Smith and Ei
Dorado.
All teachers of the state and all
pupils of high school grades are
- eligible to attend any of these
schools free, provided they sign an
agreement to teach in the schools
of the state on completion of the
course.
Any information regarding the
State High School at Newark will
be cheerfully furnished by the
Principal J. B. Stewart or the pres
ident or secretary of the school
board, and all parties interested in
the progress of education are urged
to lend their assistance and co-op
eration to this school.
VICKERS-TILLEY
A. E. Vickers and Miss Lena
Tilley were married Sunday after
. noon at the home of the bride’s
parents, two miles north of town,
Squire A. H. Saylors officiating.
They are worthy young people
and The Journal joins their friends
' * in extending good wishes.
CATTLE RAISING IN
QUARANTINE AREA
independenct County Dealer han
dicapped on Account of Short
Restricted Season
Editor Journal:—Bevlieing you
are progressive I desire to submit
the following with reference to
the farming interests of Indepen
dence county particularly, but
which will apply wfith equal force
to any Arkansas county similarly
interested.
The one crop system of cotton
must go; the raising and feeding
of live stock must take its place.
No system of farming is well bal
: anced without live stock raising.
This refers to maintaining fertili
ty of the soil. Any system of farm
ing that will maintain the fertility
of the soil will also maintain the
financial stability of the communi
iy.
However, the system of crops j
and handling of live stock must j
: be done on a basis that will enable ;
! the farmer to compete in the mar-1
kets of the world. The only way
that the Independence county
farmer can compete with the farm
ers of the corn belt will be by rais
’ ing and feeding cattle and hogs
under as nearly similar conditions
as possible. The first thing essen
tial in this direction would be to
accomplish the raising of the gov
ernment quarantine — the one
greatest drawback to the cattle
industry in this section. No first
class stockman will attempt the
cattle industry in quarantine terri
tory. Most of the cattle from
quarantine territory are grass-fed
cattle, the handling and marketing
of which require no special device.
The fancy corn-fed beef cattle
are confined to the corn belt states;
these cattle are fed by up-to-date
farmers, who never feed cattle
without hogs to follow. The most
profitable hog raising is to fatten
after cattle. The most profitable
cattle feeding is in open territory
with no restrictions as to when to
buy, sell or ship.
In quaratine territory, however,
we are limited to three months
open season out of twelve. So the
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tienth or sickness, or juir nnlookeil for calamity
that may hefall him. If yon have not realized this
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THE PEOPLE'S TURM NOW!
—J. E. Jiuruhy in Journal. Portland, Or*.
feeder north of the quarantine has
four chances to the Independence
county feeder’s one. If the pas
tures dry up in open territory, the
farmer has a market tor his cattle
anywhere he can find a buyer. If
a drougth strikes quarantine terri
tory the cattle must be sold in
quarantine territory or if they go
to the great stock markets and
must be butchered. Every time dry
weather comes it runs the cattle
of Independence county off the
range to market, thus causing
hundreds of dollars to be uselessly
sacrificed —dollars that would, if
the live stock industry was devel
oped under safe and sane condi
tions, make Independence county
so prosperous that the failure of a
cotton crop would cause no back
ward step. If safe and sane busi
ness methods were used in regard
to cattle raising, then there
would be hundreds of buyers j
from the corn belt to where there 1
is one now. If safe and sane
methods prevailed, every head '
shipped out of Independence coun
ty recently on account of the 1
drougth would have found its way
to a corn belt farmer’s feed lot at
a good price—$10 to $12 per head
more than they brought. :
Until the quarantine is raised 1
the profitable raising of hogs and
cattle in Independence county is
out of the question. Because
cattle cannot be handled profitably;
this shuts out hog feeding on a 1
large scale so there is no money in
feeding corn directly to hogs. No .
up to date feeder attempts it. (
It therefore follows that the ban i
on the cattle industry must be ]
removed and the profitable raising
of hogs will follow.
1 he raising 01 good stock de
velops character. To raise good
stock requires good caff1. A good
farmer will give his stock the best
of care, and he is an example in
his community so that others rise
to higher thinking and higher
things with him. He finds that
through the medium of restricted
stock raising his financial condition
is improved; from a borrower he
becomes a lender of money. The
comforts of life for which he has
wished so long will fast become
actualities. The sons and daugh
ters can look forward to a life full
of possibilities and opportunities
hence happiness. School houses
will be better and schools better
taught.
The slavery of cotton, the thing 1
that has stinted many a Southern
brow and deprived many a little
child a chance in life, will forever
lose its grip when the farmers - of
Independence county get together
on this quarantine restriction and
remove it. Yours truly,
\Y. D. Gray.
HELP FIGHT THE TICK
To The Farmers: — We have
come to the season when the cat
tle tick does its deadly work of
poisoning cattle and producing the
Texas fever.
Cattle are good property and are
going to be worth more, and if
vou value yours keep them free
from ticks now.
To the man who compares pres
ent conditions with those of this
time last year, it is plain that the
cattle tick was the cause of the
heavy loss last season. Some cattle
have died throughout the country
but the loss to date has been light
due to the fact that the severe
:old of last winter greatly reduced
:he number of ticks.
This fact makes the work of
omplete eradication much lighter
han we had expected and more
horough work will be done.
1 urge upon every one to co-op
irate with J. S. Griffin, the State
nspector, for the lower part of
)ur county and we can very near
y eradicate the tick by cold weath
;r. One cow saved will repay us
nany times for the time and
rouble of dipping.
Help your neighbor in this work
md let’s make cattle raising a pay
ng feature of our farming.
Yours truly,
M. M. Rutherford.
Commissioner.
JOBBERS SENT UP FOR YEAR
Newport, Sept. 20 —Frank Clark
tnd Frank Ferrel, both young men
>f good appearance were allowed
o plead guilty to charges of grand
arceny today, although they had
)een originally charged with burg-j
ary. Each was sentenced to ore
fear in the Arkansas ‘penitentiary!
i-ginning April 1, 1912, at which
;ime they were placed in jail. They
vere charged with having broken
nto the Wilman Mercantile Com-;
rany’s store at Diaz last spring.
NEGRO KILLED IN WRECK
Newport, Sept. 22.—Sam Neal,
i negro, was killed and five other
negroes injured when Rock Island
Teight No. 682 was wrecked about,
7:20 o’clock last night about four;
miles southeast of Newport. The j
:rain was making average time;
tvhen a car near the center of the
train, from some unknown cause,
left the track, ditching six carsbe
Irind. Neal’s body was not found
until this morning, being buried
in the wreckage.
CALL NEW PASTOR
Rev. A. D. Cullom of Judsonia
has been called to the pastorate of
the Baptist church, and will preach
here on the third Sunday in each
month.
ALL DAY SONG
SERVICE HELD
Singing Association holds Suc
cessful Quarterly Convention
at Sulphur Rock
Sulphur Rock, Sept. 23.—Yester
day was a day long to be remem
bered in this little town. Quite a
large crowd assembled at the city
hall (the churches being too small)
for the Quarterly Singing Conven
tion. Several classes were present
and rendered some very fine vocal
music, which was very much en
joyed and highly appreciated by
all present. Special mention should
be made of Prof. G. W. Wyatt’s
class from Rosie. This class was
barred from the contest on ac
count of its belonging to another
district but its singing was very
fine and inspiring. Following is
the programe as rendered.
The house was called to ordci
by President A. B. Duff, and an
nouncements were made pertain
ing to the convention.
Opening Song, “Over There’
led by Sulphur Rock class, after
which invocation by Rev. W. E.
Turner.
Singing continued by Sulphur
Rock, with “We shall see the King
Some Day” and “The Fight is on.”
Rosie class followed with “When
we Rise,” “Stars in my Crown”
and “Ring the message out.”
Mt. Zion class continued the
morning program by singing “The
Haven of Rest,” “The Wonderful
Message” and “That Beautiful
Land.”
At 2 o’clock the program was
resumed, and the audience was
treated to a short talk by Presi
dent Duff. The next order of the
day was the selection of a place
for the spring convention. Lone
Dak was selected as the place for
the next convention.
The Rosie class sang, “If you
will” and “We shall be Gathered.”
The contest for the banner was
then begun by the Mt. Zion class
singing “Gladsome News,” “Tell
Sinners Salvation is Free” and
‘Send them the Light,” after
which Sulphur Rock class sang
‘Ever the Same,” “The Field is
the W'orld,” and “All Hail lmman
ael. Next came the Lone Oak
tlass and inspiringly rendered the
following songs “Evening Light,”
‘Are you counting the cost?” and
‘Called as Reapers.”
The Rosie class being barred
ARKANSAS FARMS
PAY BIG DIVIDENDS
Government Statistics Show Rc
markable Earnings of Ark
sas Farm Investments
According to government census
reports, agriculture is more profit
able in Arkansas than in any other
state in the union.
For the ten-year period from
1900 to 1910, the average value of
farm products per acre in Arkan
sas was $22.04; in Illinois $17.24;
in Iowa $14.52; in Indiada $16 35;
in Ohio $17.62. That is to say, the
value of farm products per acre in
Arkansas represented a gross re
turn of about 160 per cent upon
the average value of an acre,
which, in 1910, was $14; while the
average value of farm products in
the other states named, represent
ed a gross return of only 10 to 15
per cent on the average value of
land in those states.
The production of farm crops in
Arkansas gives the farmer a net
profit of 50 to 75 per cent on the
value of his land, while the farmer
of Iowa and Illinois (the tv\o
strongest agricultural states in the
North) earns but three to five per
! cent net on the average value of
his land.
The same report shows that
Arkansas gained 164 per cent in
rural population, while Illinois
gained but three-tenths of one per
cent, Indiana lost five per cent,
Ohio lost 1A per cent, and Iowa
lost seven per cent.
In the Northern states, pork
costs the farmer four to five cents
a pound, while the cost of its pro
duction in Arkansas is If to 21
cents per pound.
from the contest, owing to the
fact that they belong to a differ
ent association, now entertained
the audience with a number of
beautiful selections, which, judg
ing from the ovation given them
at the close, was highly enjoyed.
The Mt. Zion class then sang
“What Shall our Record Be,”
“Beautiful Home,” and “Drifting
On,” after which Sulphur Rock
class sang “Reapers are Needed,”
“Soldiers of the Cross” and “A
song of Victory.” By request Mt.
Zion class sang “The Drunkards
Child.”
The banner was awardel to the
Sulphur Rock class.
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