THE NEWARK JOURNAL
Published Weekly
3. F. CRAI6, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
Entered at the post office at Newark,
Ark., as second class mail.
Effects of the New
Prohibition Law
Arkansas’ new prohibition
law, which went into effect
January 1, doesn’t seem to have
sprung very many leaks so far.
If blind tiger operators are
doing anything they have suc
ceeded in keeping it awfully
quiet, and there have been very
few arrests for bootlegging in
any part of the state.
It was freely predicted that
blind tigers and bootleggers
would flourish in Little Rock,
but the following from the Ark
ansas Democrat indicates that
such is not the case.
“Intoxicating liquors were so
completely lapped up on the
final day of grace, December
31, that only the faintest echo
of the last wet night has been
heard around police headquar
ters, with the result that even
on the first day after the
throat-moistening taverns hung
up “Nobody Home” signs, only
one “drunk” was booked on
the police blotter. The police
batting average for imbibers
“jugged” on drunk chargessuf
fered an awful slump, until the
final day of the first week of
the New Year—when two new
cases were unearthed and the
grand total of “drunks” for the
initial week of January swelled
only to three. The police record
is almost as barren of “drunk”
charges as a desert is of water
lilies. It takes careful perusaltc
locate the blots on the blotter.
“Sons and daughters of Ham
if drunk at all, were able to se
cret themselves away from the
usual haunts of the polce.as the
three cases found on the firsl
week of the year all were a
gainst whites, two men and one
woman.
“Not one bootlegger hasbeei
caught, and no rumors have cir
culated to the effect that anj
are operating.”
J. (). Wasson who recently
disposed of the Bald Knot
Eagle, is now connected with
the Sheridan Headlight, ol
Sheridan. Mr. Wasson is a
splendid young newspaper mar
and gave the people of Bald
Knob the best paper that towr
ever had. His many friends re
gret to see him leave North Ark
ansas.
We have noticed in orchards
that fruit trees in which clubs
were lodged always produced
good fruit, and judging from
the “billies” that Dr. Brough
and Mr. McRae are hurling at
Earle W. Hodges, one plainly
sees who the strong man is in
the governor’s race. But their
“billies” won’t jar the fruit
loose.—Imboden Journal.
The three R’s are important
but so are the three G’s—grit,
git and gumption. Git’s the
thing that gets us there; grit’s
the thing that keeps us there,
and gumption tells us what to
do while we are there.
Mr. Taft recently declared
himself in favor of a straight
out Republican nominee for
President. Sounds like the first
toot of the steam roller.
England is considering con
scripting bachelors. On the
theory probably that every man
should be made to fight some
where.
Are you waiting for Oppor
tunity to come all the way, or
are you going to meet it half
way?
The h price of gasoline
«eems ha:c no effect upon
the tpesd of Arkansas’ new
waterw agon.
Are you a knocker or a boost
er? Classify yourself.
Get a Statement
From The Journal?
The Journal has often said
that we have the best paying
list of subscribers of any paper
in Arkansas. There is no joke
about this, either; it’s true as
Gospel. Usually they keep
paid right up, and many of
them a year in advance. But
the past two years have been
unusually hard ones, on account
of the drouth last year and the
overflow this year, and we find
that quite a number of our sub
cribers have gotten behind. So
as fast as we can get to them,
we are mailing out statements
to all subscribers in arrears.We
hope all who can do so will re
spond promptly. The Journal
has incurred heavy expenses in
putting in new machinery and
we have heavy obligations to
meet that will make it necessary
for us to collect as closely as
up promptly, as you have al
ways done. A dollar or two is a
ismall amount but when sever
al hundred or a thousand per
sons owe us a dollar ortwoeach
it amounts to a good deal to us.
If you get a statement and
find an error in it, remember
you have only to call our atten
tion to it and we will gladly
correct it.
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V. O. GRAY FOR
TAX COLLECTOR
The announcement of V. O.
Gray of Barren township as a
candidate for tax collector ap
pears in today’s paper.
Mr. Gray was born and rais
ed in Independence county and
comes of one of the oldest and
'best families of the county.
He has been engaged in far
ing all his life; is an active and
energetic young man and is well
fitted for the duties of the of
fice.
He has never held office nor
never sought office before and
pledges himself if elected by
the people to discharge the du
ties of the office in a manner
satisfactory to all.
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PORTER’S BLACKSMITH
i SHOP OPEN AGAIN
After having been closed up
for some time on account of the
serious accident to my hand,
my blacksmith shop is now op
en again. I have secured the
1 services of a first class all-round
workman who has had 30 years
experience in general black
smithing and who is also an ex
pert horse shoer, and I am now
in position to handle all work
promptly and in first class
shape. W. L. PORTER.
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CARD OF THANKS
W e wish to express our sin
cere thanks to the manyfriends
who rendered deeds of kindness
during the sickness and death
of our beloved father, J. W.
Outlaw. May the choicest of
blessings be ever theirs.
J. L. OUTLAW,
J. C. OUTLAW.
O. E. OUTLAW,
MRS. MARY PR1DMORE,
His Children.
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OFF EASY
First Burglar—I cracked a
[lawyer’s house the other night,
and the lawyer was there with
| a gun ready for me. He advised
me ter get out.
Second Ditto—Yer got off
easy; them guys generally
charges big money when they
gives advice.
EMBRYONIC SLEUTH
"I’m sorry to have to do this”
said Johnny, as he spread the
jam on the cat’s face, “but I
can’t have suspicion pointingits
finger at me,”—Everybody’s.
RAILROAD TIME CARD
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Iron Mountain Trains Pass
Newark as Follows
Westbound
No. 210_7:10 a. m.
I No. 246_12:25 p. m.
No. 232_9:43 p. m.
Eastbound
No. 231_6:01 a. m.
No. 245_9:00 a. m.
jNo. 209._„6:43 p. m.
Broad-Minded
Democrat
It is said that Champ Clark
is to nominate Woodrow Wil
son at the national Democratic
convention in St. Louis next
June.
When we go back to the
scenes enacted at the Baltimore
I convention three years ago last
summer, and remember haw
Clark had the nomination almost
'in his hand and saw' it whipped
away from him in favor of Wil
son, we understand better what
his new role must mean to the
Missourian.To nominate his suc
cessful rival for a second term
takes a high order of self sac
rifice and nobility of character.
Verf few' men could successful
ly measure up to his standard.
It may be said by those not
in accord with the Clark politics
that his real resentment was
not against Wilson—who mere
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES
MIDWINTER NUMBER
There is no more noted news
paper annual than the Midwin
ter Number of the Los Angeles
Times, whose joyous issue for
1916 is just at hand. Southern
California has so many unique
fascinations that a newspaper
which reflects them is in aclass
by itself, and the “Midwinter”
is so classified by everyone who
sees it. It is made up of five
beautiful magazines in addition
to the usual news sheets. Five
| magazines of thirty-two pages
each, with art covers, all print
led on fine book paper in bright
colors. The art work is surpas
I singly fine and the text is illu
minating. One can visualize the
I charms of the Southwest by
looking through its publication.
It tells one everything he wants
| to know about the resources,
prosperity i nd delights of the
Southland—the climate, the
crops, the industries, the habit?
of life and cost of living,the pe
cularties of each town and coun
ty, the financial conditions and
business prospects, tourist ac
comodations and openings foi
settlers. It is truthful and sin
cere as well as dressed in a
beautiful garb. Gen. Otis doe?
his state great service in issuing
such a noble annual.
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LAGRIPPE
What is this that creeps upon
me,
That with gripping pain doth
stun me,
And with chills doth overrun
me,
And with fever burns each
pore ?
With my head and back both
aching,
While each bone feels as if
breaking,
What disease is thisl’mtaking?
Just Lagrippe—and nothing
more.
What is this that keeps me
burning,
Keeps me aching, keeps me
turning,
And for rest doth keep me
yearning,
While I’m sad, and sick, and
sore ?
Like a vice each nerve it’s grip
ping,
Like a buzz-saw through me
ripping,
It’s Lagrippe—and nothing
more.
Nothing for it I am taking.
Stops the burning or the shak
ing,
Keeping me both sick and
sore;
While with hate I do abjure it.
Finding naught of drug to cure
it,
1 must grunt while I endure it.
Only grunt—-and nothing
more.
—,f. L. Brown.
RESIDENCE FOR SALE
Good six room frame resi
dence, with hall, two porches
good well ot water, smoke
house and barn. Convenient
to business part of town. Will
sell cheap. Newark Real Es
tate Company.
ly took what was offered to him
—but against Bryan, who pull
ed the strings of the memorable
meeting. And this is true. It was
the s hadow of William Jen
nings Bryan’s hand that darken
ed the path of the candidate
from Missouri. But the resent
ment of the; average man would
have lapped over very poig
nantly to the beneficiary of the
other man’s contrivance or in
trigue,or whatever one may call
it. That Champ Clark has been
able to rise superior to this sort
of feeling shows the fine clay of
/which he is pottered and marks
ihim as a broad-minded, patriot
ic American.
When he shows himself big
enough to nominate Wilson for
a second term even his enemies
will have “to quit kickin’ his
dawg aroun'.”
REGULATING OTHERS
The desire to have other peo
ple live according to our ideasj
seems to be inherent in many of
us. No one can explain why we
are not willing to let other peo
ple live their lives as they see
fit, but so radical do some of us
become in regulating others
that we try to force them by
law to live as we think they
should live. It may be that this
is a survival in us of the old
Puritan idea that each man is
his brother’s keeper. It is easy
o see to what absurdities wc
would come if this idea was put
into effect. Each of us would
try to regulate our neighbors’
conduct, and they, in turn
would try to regulate ours ac
cording to their ideas. The in
evitable conflict would be pro
ductive of more evils than we
originally tried to overcome.No
man is good enough, or so cer
tain in his virtue that he can
force other men to be like him.
The very fact that he does try
to do so shows tnat, he is like
the Pharisee who prayed at the
front of the temple and called
all men to witness hewasagood
and just man. To be self-satis
fied with our own virtue is ego
tism—not virtue. To try to force
other people to be virtuous as
we think we are virtuous, is the
j height of egotism and pride
which is one of the great sins.
The rulers v»ho persecuted the
j early Christians were trying by
law to force their beliefs on an
unwilling body of men who be
lieved differently. The result
was the martydrom of thous
ands of good men and women.
Christ suffered and died be
cause he insisted on living His
life as he chose and not as the
Jewish rulers wished Him to.
The whole Christian world has
been built onthisdetermination.
DR. BROUGH AT SALEM
Dr. C. II. Brough, candidate
for governor, addressed the peo
ple at the court house here last
Thursday afternoon. The weath
er was not good and not a large
crowd was present. Dr. Brough
used quite a bit of his time lam
basting Earle YV. Hodges, one
jof his opponents, but in this re
spect we do not believe he made
| many votes. The people up here
| know Mr. Hodges and are for
{him. I)r. Brough is an eminent
| gentleman and a good speaker,
land many of' our people would
'be glad to supporth him if Mr.
Hodges was not in the race.—
Salem Sun.
WOMAN SHOOTS HERSELF
Pine Bluff, Jan, 7.—Mrs. J.
M. Guant, aged about 54 years,
shot herself through the right
|temple early this afternoon at
her home and now lies at the
point of death. Attending phy
sicians say she has not regained
consciousness and that death is
a matter of a few hours only.
Mrs. Gaunt has been despon
dent since the di'.dh ofherhus
: i>anb J ' 1 • ’unf t ho wa
killed b: * train t the Gotten
Belt abcut u : are, agoatSor
rels Switch, near here, while he
held the position of trainmaster
I of the Cotton Belt.
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EVERYTHING
IN LUMBER
Sash,
Doors,
Blinds,
Screens,
Glass,
Lime,
Cement,
Brick,
Wagons,
Furniture,
You win by being able to get
anything you want here when
you want it.
You win by being able to get
it at a price that is always con
sistent with the quality of the
material.
You win by trading with a
firm that backs up every state
ment it makes, that stands be
hind every dollar’s worth it
sells.
You win in every way when
you buy your lumber and other
material from us.
NEWARK LUMBER CO
Newark, Arkansas
ESjKSESS'SIRa
FINE FARM FOR SALE
We have for sale a tract of 450 acres
of the finest land in Big Bottom, lying be
tween White and Black Rivers near Jack
sonport and convenient of access to that
place. Sixty acres of land in cultivation, is
the most fertile, and produces more stuff
than any land in Big Bottom. Fine cane
pasture of 350 acres under good woven
wire fence and will support several hun
dred head of stock the year round. More
than 1,000 bearing pecan trees on the place
About 400 acres of this place is susceptible
of cultivation and when cleared and put in
cultivation, which can be done at an ex
pense of $10 per acre the land is easily
worth $60 an acre. Can be bought now for
$18 per acre.
HENDERSON REAL ESTATE COMPANY
H. Hawthorne, Manager
Newark, Arkansas
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