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THE NEWARK JOURNAL
Published Every Friday
0. F. CRAIG, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
Entered at the post office at Newark, i
Ark., as second class mail.
NEWSPAPERS and
THE PEOPLE
The Journal believes it has as
many real, sincere friends and
well wishers as any paper ever
had among the people whom it
circulates and serves. Still, we
sometimes feel that our work and
our efforts are not really appre
ciated, and we wonder if the in
cessant toil and labor nec
essary to publish a good paper in
a small town is really worth while.
There are a few people who
consider the newspapers not only
of no value, but a sort of neces- i
sary evil. But in spite of all this
we know that the real value of
the newspapers cannot be esti- j
mated in dollars and cents, and
allong this line we commend to
our readers the following editorial
from the Arkansas Gazette.
“The Gazette desires to call the
attention of the people of Arkan
sas to the aid now being given by
the press of the state to various
departments of the state govern- j
ment. It is a proper aid and one
the newspapers are glad to give,
but in calling attention to it the
Gazett e also desires to call atten- !
tion to the efforts made in the [
last legislature to destroy the
newspaper business through the
Covington bill and to the effort to
take away from the country news
papers certain public printing
which should go to them, not so
much for the good of the news
papers as for the public good.
“Until the state’s bureau of
mines, manufactures and agricul
ture began using the newspapers
the bureau was of little value to
Arkansas. Not only the daily
newspapers but the weekly news
papers in Arkansas have matters
of interest to landowners and
farmers in almost ever issue. It
is valuable information, but it is
valuable only because, through
the agency of the newspapers, it
can be given to the landowners
and farmers. The University of
Arkansas, and various other edu
cational institutions, are being
aided by the newspapers of the
state; and without the newspapers
Gov. Hays’ good roadf plan would
have been a failure.
“There are newspapers which
push the liberty of the press to the
verge of license, but there is none
such in Arkansas and there are few
such in this country. The people
generally realize the good done by
the newspapers and should make
lawmakers realize it Publicity is
is the one and only power capable
of making certain crooked men
walk straight. What thinking
man will deny that without the
press in the United Mates our
scheme of government would have
been a failure? Without publicity
it would have been possible for
conscienceless and scheming men
to take charge of our government
The press is the last and strongest
bulwark of the people.”
STATE FINANCES
The Sharp County Record last
week took a column and a half to
reply to what The Journal recent
ly said about the state tax rate
having being lowered during Gov.
Davis' last administration, and yet
the Record said only one thing
that has any connection with the
present “depleted condition of the
state treasury,” to which the
Record apparently takes a fiend
ish delight in pointing. That
statement is this:
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Ready For The
Fall Business
I have the greatest and best stock of
merchandise this fall that I have ever
had. There are so many bright, new,
fancy and serviceable goods that 1 am
at a loss to know what to call your
special attention to, but I want you to
Come and See for Yourself
1 Guarantee to Make the Price Right
as Well as the Quality
I have ’em all backed off the board when it comes
to New, Nobby and Up-to-date goods. My stock
of Shoes, Dress Goods, Cloaks, Skirts, etc., is
RIGHT UP-TO-THE- MINUTE, and you will find
that you can save money by trading here.
Our Grocery Department
This department is where you save money the
year round, and you will find that this is still the
RIGHT PLACE to buy Groceries, when it comes
to PRICE and QUALITY. Many other things too
numerous to mention, and the price is always
right. Weights and measures guaranteed, i want
prat' •fetiahiess •&’ LAIR land ARK' rfikh.C
Trade here and save money. You can do it.
J. G. EDWARDS
Newark, Arkansas
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“Whatever tax rate could be I
made to meet the expenses of state
government during the adminis
tration of Governor Davis could |
be made to meet the expenses of
state government today.”
That is exactly the trouble.
The state has not had the benefit
of as high a tax rate, by nearly
one fourth, as it had during the
Davis admistratrations. If the
revenue the state has lost during
the last seven years by reason of
the one-half mill reduction in the
tax rate, was now available, the
state could meet all its obligations
and still have a substantial sur
plus left.
The Journal takes no stock in
the Record’s charge that the pres
ent condtions were brought about
by corrupt politics and that the
state is now in the hands of graft
ers and boodlers.
Any man with good common
horse sense knows that it enSts
more to run any kind of business
now than it did a few years ago,
and it is only natural that the legi
timate expenses of conducting the
State government will increase as
the state progresses. We haven’t
the figures at hand to verify it,
but we venture to say that twenty
years ago the cost of administer
ing the State government was at
least one-fourth less than it is now.
And twenty years from now the
State’s expenses will be consider
ably more than they are now.
But this does not signify that
State officials twenty years ago
were men of more integrity or that
they were more honorable in their
dealings with the people and the
peoples’ money than are state offi
cials are today.
Financing the State govern
ment is just like financing any
other business. If a man starts
out to run a sorghum mill, and it
costs him $100 a month to run it,
the mill must make $100 a month
or he can’t pay expenses. If he is
making sorghum for 121 cents a
gallon and only realizing a small
surplus over and above running
expenses, it is very plain, if he is
a good business man, that he
will not reduce the price of mak
ing sorghum to 10 cents a gallon
and still expect to pay expenses
and lay by a surplus.
The Journal takes no stock in
the Record’s pessmistic wail about
incometency, and corrupt politics,
and we refuse to beleive that Ark
sas is going to the dogs.
There's absolutely nothing
wrong with Arkansas except that
she has been making sorghum too
cheap. _________
W’hen a newspaper man gives
you a lot of free advertising in or
der to boom some church enter
tainment or Sunday school enter
prise or the various other things
in which vou are interested, savs
an exchange, keep track of the
number of lines that are printed
week after week, and multiply
that numher by the regular adver
tising rates charged by the paper,
then compare the results with the
actual value of any favor you get
from any other firm or individual.
Then consider the fact that adver
tising and circulation are the only
two things the paper has to sell
and you will see that the newspa
per man is the most liberal giver
in your town. Instead of this be
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people who should know these
things, they are generally the first
to kick against the paner if it
should happen lu overtook some
little matter they are interested in.
...A community 'S.knownJ.irgely.
by its schools and churches.
Our Fall Goods are Here!
2036
We are now agents
for and have instock
the celebrated Live
Model Kabo Corsets.
CALL FOR A KABO
Our Stock of New Fall and
Winter Goods is Now in
and Ready For Your In
spection. Call and see them
We have a full stock of EVERYTHING
needed to fit up the ENTIRE FAMILY
for Winter wear. These goods were
selected in St. Louis by our own buy
er personally, and were bought at the
VERY CLOSEST PRICES OBTAIN
ABLE, and we are sure that a visit to
our store will convince you that we
are prepared to serve you in a most
satisfactory and economical manner.
JUST ARRIVED
A Car of Hunt’s Best Flour
Made of new wheat
MOORE BROS.
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
You Will Be Interested in Our Prices
am
Sometimes opportunity knocks
at a man’s door and he don't hear
it because he is doing so much
knocking himself.
It will soon be time to plant;
trees along the streets. Let’s not
neglect tree planting day.
Old King Cotton is a gay old
gent these days.
FEEL RIGHT ALL
OF THE TIME
Don’t Let Periodical Spells ofLazy
Liver Ruin Your Temper and
Spoil your Work
If your liver doesn’t behave
right all the time—if it sometimes
stops working and you become bil
ious and headachy—don’t take cal
omel, but try Dodson’s LiverTone.
You are safe in taking Dodson’s
Liver Tone. It’s a harmless, pleas
ant vegetable remedy that starts
the liver without stirring up your
whole svstem as calomel often
does. It is especially good for
children who need a liver tonic
once in a while, but who should
not be dosed with strong drugs.
Dodson’s Liver Tone is sold by
the Newark Drug Co. This store
guarantees it with a clean open
and shut guarantee—your money
back with a smile if it fails to sat
isfy you. Price 50 cents a bottle,
and your money is as safe as if
you had it in your pocket. If you
need the medicine you need it bad
ly—if it doesn’t satisfy you—your
money back. Buy a bottle from
the Newark Drug Co. today under
this guarantee. (Adv.)
Malaria or Shills & Fever
Prescription No. 6fs6 is prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS A FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
if takcn*then as a tonic the Fever will not
return. It acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c
Dll. S. A. DKENNEK
Physician and Surgeon
Office, rooms 1 and 2
Allen building
NEWARK, ARKASNAS
DR. A. A. EVANS
Physician and Surgeon
Office in New Masonic Building
Phones: Office 4fi, residence lb
NEWARK ! ARKANSAS
A. L. MH L VRD
Physician and Surgeon
L___OB —
NEWARK. : ARKANSAS
READY TO SERVE YOU
We have a complete stock of Rough
and Dressed Lumber, Shingles, Brick
Sash Doors, Lime, Nails and almost
anything you need in the buildingline.
We also have a complete assortment
of General hardware and Harness,and
we invite you to come and see us when
you need anythihg in these lines. We
treat you right and appreciate your
patronage.
NEWARK LUMBER CO
Newark, Arkansas
ADAMS BROS.
Cotton ar)d Corn Buyers
And Dealers in General Merchandise.
tST To the Farmers ---We want vrur produce, and will pay
you the highest market price in cash or trade.
Newark,.Arkansas
YUm*-* Unma 0OnAI* Gives T°u the reading matter 1*
m mmG & B m which you have the greatest in
■i « m ... -1—nwi i i terest—the home news. Itseveij
issue will prove a welcome visitor to every member of the family, It
should head your list of newspaper and periodical subscriptions.
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THE JOURNAL
--a place where printing is done
just a little Better and Cheaper
WHITE’S
CREAM
VERMIFUGE!
FOR CHILDREN.
It destroys worms and para
sites; strengthens the. stomach
i bowt Is, and quickly restores
l ilth, vigor and cheerful spirits.
Price 26c per Qottle.
Jaa. F. Ballard, Prop., St.Loula.Mo.
NEWARK DRUG COMPANY
WARNING ORDER
Independence Chancery Court, De
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Ida Bell Porter, Plaintiff,vs.James
E. Porter, Defendant.
The defendant James E. Porter is
warned to appear in this court within
thirty days and answer the complaint
of the plaintiff.
Given under my hand and seal this
September 12, 1913.
Jas. T. Ev.vrs, Clerk
I JR .AWrsndrr, a tty for piatnittt,
1. J' Matheny, A tty for non-resident
defendant.