NOTES FROM THE WAYSIDE
Jtev. J. I- Martin ^Vrites Interesting
ly of a Trip Through the West
ern Part of Arkansas.
Editor The Journal:
After the General Association
adjourned I left Little Rock on
the 9th of November over the
Chocktaw route and after a run of
120 miles, landed at Magizine, one
of the test towns west of Little
* Kock on this line in the state. I
was pastor here in 1894; and have
met many old friends. The town
has grown to about 1,200. Magi
zine Academy is located here, and
seems to be doing well. They
have just completed a splendid
brick public school building and
have opened school, all of which
speaks well for the interprise of
the town. 1 spent the night with
Ilro. Esby, a merchant. Next day
1 wanted to go out in the country,
so 1 secured a horse, but she had
some serious objections to carry
ing me, and after jumping around
greatly to the discomfort of the
rider a few moments, 160 pounds
avoirdupois was on the ground,
and she seemed perfectly satisfied.
1 concluded not to mount again,
and returned her to the owner
with many thanks.
1 spent the night with Bro. W.
II. Olive and next day, November
11, he carried me to New Prospect
church where I preached several
times. 1 also visited and preach
ed at Kevilee. 1 assisted in a meet
ing here in 1S91, but many have
been the changes since then. I
returned to Magizine and went on
the noon train to Blue Mountain,
where 1 preached the night of the
loth to a very good sized congre
gation, fur a short notice. Here I
met many friends of other days.
This is right under the shadow of
the towering Magizine mountain.
November 16 at 9:30 a. m. Bro.
J. E. Nann had his mules saddled
and fed and his wife had prepared
us a good lunch. We started to
the top of this wonderful moun
tain. It is four miles, and for the
most part steep and rocky. There
has been about $2,000 spent on
this road, and $2,000 more could
be very well spent, and then it
would not be too good a road. We
traveled to all points of the com
|l>ass. The growth is oak, pine,
'hickory and chinquapin. As we
neared the top, the timber gets
more scruby. After two hours
we reached the summit. It was a
beautiful day, but too smoky to
have as good a view as we would
like to have, but we had some nice
views any way. There is a nice
hotel up here which, runs only in
summer. My guide told me that
on a clear day we could have seen
Paris, Magizine, Booneville and
the Arkansas river. After a short
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This mountain is 2,800 feet above
sea level and I guess about 2,000
feet above Blue Mountain station.
We went to a spring, walking
clown under a towering bluff 75
or 100 feet high and eat our lunch.
The sun never shines at this place,
as it is on the north side of the
mountain. After lunch we climb
ed up through what is called
“Needle’s Eye,” a crevice in the
bluff of rock where there is
just room to squeeze through and
we were back on top again. Look
ing east a short distance we could
see Campbell’s Bluff, and north
east hundreds of feet below, and
six or eight miles away, was Flat
Top Mountain, a good farming
country.
We visited Cucumber Spring,
but it was dry. We next visited
“Idlers Height,” and from it we
could see Revilee valley. We saw
where the bluff had crumnled off
iu a number of places, especially
on the north side.
We began the descent at 2 p. m.
and at 4 we were back Blue Moun
tain station, having hail a splendid
trip and one that will be remem
bered with pleasure. I am endebt
ed to Bro. J. K. Nann, both for
conveyance and companionship.
If any of your readers ever come
this way it will be a day well
spent to take this trip. I hope if
1 ever pass this way in the spring
time to visit the top again, for
that is the best time to make the
trip, as the vision will be better.
1 am off for Oklahoma. AN ill
write more from out there.
J. I. Martin.
A Runaway Bicycle,
Terminated with an ugly cut on
the leg of J. B. Orner, Franklin
Grove, 111. It developed a stub
born ulcer unyielding to doctors
and remedies for four years,
j Then Bueklen’s Arnica Salve
cured. It’s just as good for burns,
scalds, skin erudtions and piles.
25c, at J. I. Sturdivant's Drug
Store.
$10,000 FIRE AT WEINER.
The general store of Branford
& Atchison at Weiner, about
twenty miles south of Jonesboro,
was totally destroyed by fire Fri
day afternoon. llieDunaing ana
stock were valued at $10,000 and
was insured for only $3,000. rl he
origin of the fire is unknown. 1 he
building was a brick structure and
was thought to have been fire
proof.
Disastrous Wrecks.
Curelcssuess is responsible for
many a railway wreck and the
same cause are making human
wrecks of sufferers from throat
and lung troubles. But since the
advent of Dr. King’s New Discov
ery for consumption, coughs and
colds, even the worst cases can
tie cured, and hopeless resignation
is no longer necessary. Mrs. Lois
Cragg of Dorchester, Mass., is
one of many whose life was saved
by Dr. King's New Discovery.
This great remedy is guaranteed
for all throat and lung diseases by
J. I. Sturdivant. Druggist. Price
50c, and $1.00. Trial bottles free.
Crazy Spring in Fulton County.
About one mile east of the Fris
co Kailroed track and four miles
north of Thayer, is a crazy spring,
called so because of its peculiar
actions. It goes dry, or rather
disappears, once every hour. It
boils up and throws forth and im
mense volume of water, and in a
short space of time goes absolute
ly dry. Several years ago some
follow was found dead near this
spring. He had probably commit
ted suicide. IIis throat was cut
from ear to ear. Many are so
foolish as to look back to this sad
event for the cause of the action
of the spring, and it is hardly nee
essary to say that such are badly
mistaken. J. H. Ramsey, Eph
Perkins and JelT Vaughan discov
covered this crazy spring twenty
years ago, and ten years before
the suicide caine upon the scene,
they were in the woods making
boards, and going to the spring
for water, Vaughan found the
spring dry. Returning later Ram
sy found it running. The action of
the spring might have caused the
fellow to kill himself, but the kill
ing had nothing to do with the
spring.—Mammoth Spriug Demo
crat.
Not a Sick Day Since.
*4 was taken severely sick with
kidney trouble. I tried all sorts
of medicines, none of which re
lieved me. Ore day I saw an ad.
of your Electric Bitters and de
termined to try that. After tak
ing a few doses I felt relieved,
and soon thereafter was entirely
cured, and have not seen a sick
day since, Neighbors of mine
have been cured of rheumatism
neuralgia, liver and kidney troub
les and general debility.” ThiJ
is what B. F. Bass, of Fremont
N. C. writes. Only 50 cents at
J. I. Sturdivant’s. Druggist
WEALTH OF KING COTTON
South Produces the World’s Cotton
and Could Easily Dictate
Her Own Prices.
A writer in the World’s Work
*rues following concerning the
cotton growing industry of the
South, which shows that the South
ern fanners could easily command
their own price for the fleecy stap
le if they but possessed the back
bone to do so.
J It is hardly too much to say
| that cotton is now the basis of the
dominant industry of the world.
In their primary forms, iron and
steel products represent a value of
0,d> $1,<00,000,000 yearly, while
the estimated value of the world’s
annual output of cotton goods is
82,000,000,000. Twice as much
cotton as wool is produced, and
three-fourths of the world’s cotton
supply is grown in the southern
section of the United States.
Twice the world’s total gold pro
duct last year would have been re
quired to pay Southern farmers
for lint and seed; three-fourths of
the capital stock of all the Nation
ul l.nnh. ! .i 1 . 1 1 ,
‘u me country wo mu nave
been inadequate. Among our
American export crops, cotton
towers pre-eminent,with $350,000
000,000 in value for the year end
ing June 30, 1903 (1904 would
make a better showing), against
less than $600,000,000,000 for all
other agricultural exports. In
other words, take all other animal
and vegetable products exported
any year—wheat, corn, barley,
oats, rye, flour, meal, oatmeal,
fruits, vegetables, liquors, tobac
co, wine, cattle, hogs, horses,
sheep, beef, pork, mutton, butter,
cheese, canned goods, lard, oils,
wool, timber, naval stores, Cc c.—
the entire contribution, except cot
ton furnished the outside world by
every American farm, ranch and
forest, from Maine to California,
from Michigan to Texas, from
Alaska to Hawaii—take all this,
and, with the proceeds of one
year’s cotton and cotton-seed ex
| ports, and a safe mortgage given
on the next year’s, the southern
cotton grower cpuld buy the whole
colossal aggregation, and still have
a surplus of more than $100,000,
000 left as pin-money, and as a
margin of safety for the mort
gage. g
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF
Center Point, Ark., Nov. IS.—
Louis Bono, a young man, travel
ing with a company of friends in
wagons, from Texas to Morrilton,
in this state, shot himself accident
ally in the right arm and side yes
terday afternoon, at this place.
Seeing some quail near the road,
he pulled his shotgun from the
wagon with the muzzle of the gun
toward him, and in doing so the
gun was discharged and the entire
load, consisting of No. 8 shot, took
effect in his arm and side. He
says that he did not know the gun
was loaded. The wounds, while
quite painful, are not considered
muu.
CONSTABLE WOUNDED.
Harrison. Ark., Nov. 18.—Will
Alexander, constable of Harrison
township, while unloading some
wood yesterday, dropped his pis
tol the hammer of which struck
the wood, causing the weapon to
explode, a bullet striking him just
above the heart, The doctors say
the ball struck the shoulder blade
and ranged downward It can not
yet be determined whether it will
prove fatal or not, but it is a very
dangerous 'wmind.^_
Warrants amounting to over
*21 ooo were recently drawn on
the state capitol fund. The prin
cipal warrants were issued in fav
or of Caldwell & Drake, contract
ors Arkansas Brick and Manufac
turing ComPany’ for matcria1’ a“d
George R. *lann’ architecL 1
Real Estate Bargains
For Sale By
CRAIG & HENDERSON
No. 1. 80 acres good land l m from
Newark, on railroad; 40 acres cleared;
23 in cultivation; good bottom land
and a bargain.
No. 2. 80 acres good bottom land 4
miles N.-E. Newark; half subject to
overflow, balance above highwater;
40 acres in cultivation. Fine land and
a bargain.
No. 5. ^40 acres good land } mi. N.
of Paroquet; 50 acres in cultivation;
3 good houses on farm with good
pumps; 00 acres in pasture; excellent
cotton land and good timber on land
not in cultivation. Can be bought for
ten dollars an acre.
No. 6. Half interest in 250 acres
cane pasture land | mile from Jack
sonport; under fence; finest cane land
on White river; very cheap.
No. 7. 48 acres i mile from Paro
quet; 35 acres rich river bottom land;
15 acres above overflow; good timber.
A bargain.
No 10. 40 acres good timber land
2 miles from Newark; would make tine
cotton land.
No. 11. 2 acres of land and good
4 room house in Paroquet, all under
fence and well improved. Big bargain.
No. 12. Nice 5 room residence and
4 lots near Methodist church; one of
the most beautiful places in Newark.
Very cheap.
o. 15. 160 acres tine land in the
famous Big Bottom country; makes a
bale of cotton and 75 to 100 bushels of
corn to the acre. Fine farm and in
a few years will be worth 10 thousand
dollars, but if taken at once can be
bought for about half that amount.
o. 17. Two nice residence lots one
block north of public school building;
nicest residence p«operty in town and
a bargain.
o. 18. 400 acres tine Big Bottom
farming land; 200 acres in cultivation;
4 houses on place; makes a bale of cot
ton to the acre, "’ell improved farm
and a genuine bargain if taken at once.
o. 21. 279 acre farm adjoining
Paroquet, 40acres in cultivation, 20
acres in pasture; one 6-rooin frame
and one 2-room box house on place.
Good well, two pumps, three barns,
two good orchards of 5o bearing trees;
land not in cultivation has good tim
ber.
No. 22. 75 acre creek bottom farm,
with 55 acres in cultivation; one 4
room and one 2-room house; two good
barns and other out buildings. Makes
half bale of cotton and 30 bushels corn
to the acre; two miles from Newark.
No. 23. 87 acre creek bottom farm,
two miles from Newark with 67 acres
in cultivation; two 2-room houses
with good chimneys; everlasting wat
ter; makes half bale cotton to the
acre.
No. 24. 20 acres half mile north of
Newark, 15 acres in cultivation; excel
lent location for truck or poultry farm.
o. 25. ll acres half mile north of
town; good 5-room house, barn, orch
ard, good out buildings and two wells.
56. 160 acre farm with 40 improved
good orchard of 300 trees, good 7 room
frame house and good barn; everlast
ing spring.
57. 117 acres creek bottom land 2
miles uorth of town; 35 acres in culii
vation; good hill land, grows 40 bush
els corn and half bale cotton per acre,
59. 2 acres ground and good 5 room
house in north edge of town; good im
provements and line water.
60. 10 acres in northeast part of
town, all under good fence; good 3
room box house with brick flues; good
well of water, barn, garden; orchard
of 75 bearing trees of apples; also
pears, peaches and grapes.
REGISTERED
Mens Walkover Shoes
Sold Only By
FRED. D. WHITING,
Newark, - Arkansas.
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no. 26. 140 acre farm, 80 acres in
cultivation; good timber mi land nofc
in cultivation; three 2-roout houses,
good well and spring, 24 acre orchard.
Located 8 miles north of Newark, 1
mile from Black River Academy, mile
from church and in good neighborhood.
Small creek runs through the farm.
no. 27. One block beautiful resi
dence lots just north of school build
ing. Very desirable property and a
bargain.
no. 80. 40 acres timber land 6 miles
southwest of Oil Trough store, good
white oak timber; Trice $60,
no. 40. 80 acres timber lahd on
Departee creek, half river bottom and
half upland; tine tract of land and
has good timber on it.
no. 41. 55 acres bottom land on
Black river adjoining railroad; very
high and seldom overflows; all in tim
her, line piece of land and a bargain.
no. 53. 80 acres Big Bottom land
24 miles from Newark; 60 acres in cul
tivation, 3 acres in alfalfa; grows bale
j or cotton to the acre.
no. 37. 2 acres nicest residence
property in north part of town; good
well and garden on place.
55. 160 acre farm 3 miles north of
town, 140 acres in cultivation, 20 acres
good timber, no rocks, 5 room log
house and 4 room frame house, good
well, and nice young orchard.
No. 28. 12 acres fine Big Bottom,
land,mile and a half from Newark,all
in cultivation: makes bale of cotton
per acre.
No. 29. 16 acres half mile north of
Magness; 3 room house, good barn and
orchard.
no. 30. 529 acres fine bottom lanjl;
mile river-front on Black river; 300
acres under fence; 200 acres tine cane
land; valuable white oak timber on
land.
No. 31. Block of nicest residence
property in Newark, near schoo
building.
No. 32. Block nice residence prop
erty in west side Newark, 1 block from
school building.
no. 42. 8 acres timbered land 3 mi.
north of Newark; good hill land and
nice location for small fruit farm.
no. 33. Block residence property in
north part of town; 80 bearing apple
trees od place; choice residence prop
erty.
no. 34. 40 acres timbered land in
Big Bottom, half mile east of Akron.
Very cheap.
no. 35. 99 acres 2 miles north of
Newark, 70 acres in cultivation, 2-sto
ry 5-room house, good outbuildings,
barns, 20 acre pasture and tine youn
orchard.
o. 36. Nice 5-room residence 2
blocks from depot, very desirable lo
cation.
o, 38. 40 acres timbered land on
Village creek, 2 miles from Newport,
tine land; valuable white oak timber
on place.
43. 360 acres good bottom land, 290
acres in timber; 80 acres in timothy;
good 4 room house; good barn and out
buildings; good orchard; 100 acres In
pasture; improvements good; located
3 miles from Newark; a tine stock
farm. Price five thousand dollars.
45. 2 room house and 1 acre land in
north edge of city, at a bargain.
46. 3 acres nice residence property
in north edge of city; beautiful loca
tion, and genuine bargain.
47. Good 5 room house and 1 acre
land in west edge of town: convenient
to school; desirable location; cheap.
48. 80 acres in the manganese belt*
2 miles northwest of Cushman;healtby
location; springs in abbndance.
49. 40 acres timbered land 8 miles
north of Batesville in the manganese
belt; soil rich from mineral.
50. 2 acres tine residence proj>erty
in north part of town; 4 blocks from
school building; tine orchard of about
?5 bearing trees; nice location.
52. 1400 acres tine river bottom land
>n Black river, lying on both sides of
•ailroad; over 200 acres in cultivation;
100 acres in pasture; good timber, 3
niles river front, railroad station and
■witch on place, all good farming land
aid lias natural drainage, tine for cot
on, and would make as tine stock
arm as any of its size in the South.
52. 240 acres tine land in the famous
iig Bottom country, half mile frotn
s'ewark; makes a bale of cotton and
0 to 100 bushels corn per acre; 25 acres
n alfalfa yielding 7 to 8 tons per acre
very year.
54. 120 acre farm, 55 in cultivation,
nd under good fence, good six room
louse and a 2 room house, good barn
nd plenty of water, located 4* mites
torth of town.
CRAIG & HENDERSON
Newark, - Arkansas.