The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous Big Bottom Country, Where Alfalfa is King.
$! Per Annum.
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, September 29, 1905.
Vol. 5. No. 40.
All Printed
At Home.
JOHN HINDMAN ON THE
PROHIBITION PROBLEM
He Replies to Some Statements Made
by Rev. J. I. Martin on This
Absorbing Topic.
To The Newark Journal:
Rev. Martin’s communication
in The Journal of the 22nd, inst., i
found me in bed sick. However
I guess there is about that much j
difference between us and I will
try to sit up long enough to take
a passing notice of some of his re
marks. In the first place, he stops
long enough to curry and groom
the editor; well I don’t blame you,
Mr. Martin, he is a pretty good
sort of a fellow, and I would hate
To see him deluged in a shower of
mud. Mr. Martin says that 1 en
deavor to cast odium upon those
whom I choose to call Prohis.
Poor fellows, they ought to have
nothing cast on them but the man
tle of pity. Oh, well, Mr. Mar
tin, the odium that 1 cast is not
intended to be of the pole can var
iety. Mr. Martin next takes a
passing notice of what I said con
•cerning individuality; on that I
have nothing to take back. Next,
he takes exceptions to something
that I said about “Viceroys.” If
the shoe pinches, you can wear it,
or go bare footed, as I don't in
tend to buy you another pair. He
next comes to the “gulping
■down'’ business. As 1 said before,
I did not expect Prohis to believe
what 1 said, as, unfortunately,
they are not built in a way for the
^ storing of good logic, Mr. Mar
tin gratuituously informs the peo
ple that I had the temerity, at one
time, to run for office in Indepen
dence county. Well, Mr. Martin,
I thank you for remembering that
—1 had nearly forgotten it. 1 am
truly glad that my friends renum
ber these things for me, ns it may,
sit some time in the dim future, he
of incalculable benelit to posteri
ty. And. be it remembered by
all whom it may concern, that I
made the canvass purely for my
““health”—and other things too j
tedious to mention. 1 polled the
full vote of my party but not of
my social friends by a long shot.
Mr. Martin wants to know if I
will stick to my party. My party
consists of i, myself, and me. You
are darned right, Mr. Martin, 1
intend to stick to my party. (My
party is somewhat changed now to
what it was when I ran for office).
He says further, “And I trust
that the people will never give any |
man of his ideas the privilege to
make more liberal laws than we
now have, as they are more liberal
now than we need’” He seems
to think that men of my stripe
would make laws that would be
too liberal. You are right, my
friend, for if there is any one
thing more than another that I
stand for, it is certainly for the
very utmost liberty of man, wo
man and child. How his ideas
smatter of the old Puritan Blue
Laws; how inquisitorial! 1 am
glad that Mr. Martin lives here in
the land of the free and home of
the brave, but his ideas should be
relegated back about three or four
hundred years. Such ideas are
dangerous to your liberties. It
will pay you to watch them.
I did not mean to say that all
preachers are hypocritical in their
preaching, because there are some
good, jolly fellows amongst them;}
some who do not hesitate to take!
a few swallows for the stomach’s
sake, .you know.
As to mourning over the
“wrecks” of drunken sons, Mr.
Martin says I need not go beyond
the borders of Newark to find
them, and seems to be astonished
at my asking such a question, but
he has too much respect for thei r
families to answer the question.
Now, Mr. Martin, I don't know
of any such cases in Newark, so
please write me a private letter
giving the desired information,
and, “honest In jin, “ 1 will return
you the postage, as well as pay
you well for the time that it takes
to write it. 1 would like to know
who the mourners are, it might be
that 1 could be of some help in
consoling their poor, broken
hearts.
Yes, there has been, and are
yet, good men in the ministry; yes
good and noble men; but 1 do
doubt the honesty of those who
wear the livery of the church and |
preach politics from the pulpit. It
is hard to keep from accusing such
of hypocricy.
He wants to know what kind of,
a community I would rather live j
in. Well, now, I guess that is a
home shot. I have never lived in
a community where there were no
saloons. Hut 1 find that 1 am not
a drunkard, and I have raised live
boys to manhood, and none of
them are drunkards. And further,
there are over ninety-eight per
cent of my neighbors who are not
drunkards. No, thank you, 1 don't
care about changing my location;
1 might get into a community
where stinginess, backbiting and
pig-headedness would be the rul
ing fashion. No sir, thank you, I
would rather stay where I am bet
ter acquainted.
Mr. Martin prerers to let tne
old religious persecutions go; well
1 don't want to hurt a friend, so 1
will not bear down on the raided
places. But he was the iirst man
to inject the word “infidel” into
this business, now he is the first to
want to crawl out, by trying to
dodge what 1 said in regard to
them, which was this: “That if
the protestant religion was any
improvement on the old Jesuit or
Romam Catholic religion, they
had only infidels to the mother
church to thank for it.” But he
says that I had better notice the
records before going into a dis
cussion of this sort. Now, as to
records, and being posted, I could
tell him things that would do his
poor soul good, even on his dying
bed. My religion has no devil in
it, therefore, l fear no hell.
Mr Martin says, “Resolved:
That saloons stand for good citi
zenship, and the foundation of
good character.” And then has
the “cheek” to want me to defend
it. Not-much, Mr. Martin. Hands
free for your Uncle John. You
will have to change the bait. No
sir, no mud slinging bouts for me,
brain matter is too precious for
me to be going around pouring it
into sindins. My wash-woman
says: “See heah, if yuse gwine to
frow mud and “tings” ’round heah
wid dese heah preachers, you can
jis move yo’ washin’, or pa mo
for it.” So you see it is a “ground
hog” case with me. So, to save
money and wear clean clothes, 1
will throw no mud and “things.”
1 may write more on the subject
after 1 get well; 1 can’t make it
intertaining now.
Obligations to The Journal.
John Hindman.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Jackson
came up from Dos Arc Tuesday to
spend a few days visiting relatives
and friends.
Perkins Lawton left Monday
nifjflit for Bicknell, Ind., where he
has secured a position, and will
remain some time.
Presiding Elder das. F. Jerni
gan passed through town Tuesday,
en route to Jacksonport to hold
the fourth quarterly conference
for the Jacksonport circuit.
You can buy any yard of calico
in our house for five cents, and
tine laces at 3, 4 and 5 cents a
yard that are worth twice the
price. Fred 1). Whiting & Co.
Holland’s Magazine, published
at Dallas, Texas, is rapidly taking
a high place in magazinedom as
the most fitting Southern repre
sentative of magazine literature.
For Kent—Farm of 220 acres,
110 acres in cultivation and 110 to
clear; 2-V miles southeast of New
ark; want balance of land cleared.
Write C. A. McKaig, Eldorado,
Kan.
County Judge Boyce has decid
ed to allow the additional cost of
$2,800 so that our jatPwiJl be built
entirely of Batesville marble. Jack
son county will have the distinc
tion of having the only marble
jail building in the state.—New
port News.
Rev. (r. L. Fink arrived home
Wednesday evening from Cord
where he held the most successful
revival reported during the sum
mer. There were 43 conversions.
A sketch of the meeting was hand
ed us yesterday morning, but was
unavoidably left over until next
week.
T. B. Keeney, one of Magness
township’s prominent young far
mers, was transacting business in
town Monday and called to renew
for The Journal, lie recently re
turned from a trip up through the
northern part of the state and
says the farmers through that part
of the country have tine corn
crops, but the cotton crop is rath
er short.
Deputy Sheriff Oeo. L. Robin
son has returned to Newport from
his trip to Fresno, Cal., where he
went to secure the return of a man
supposed to be Robert Chesner, a
member of the Olyphant train
robbery gang, who shot and killed
Conductor McNally in 1893. Ches
ner went free by the habeas cor
pus route and Robinson came
home alone.
The Missouri Pacific and the St.
Louis, Iron Mountain and South
ern Railway system, owned and
controlled by the Could interests,
will after October 1 be merged in
to one system so far as the operat
ing departments are concerned,
and the name, “St. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern” will be
dropped. The entire aggregation
of roads now composing both sys
tems will hereafter l>e known as
the Missouri Pacific, and all loco
motives and cars bearing the name
“Iron Mountain” we be re letter
ed “Missouri Pacific” as fast as
they go into the shops.
Uncle John Hindman has been
on the sick list for the past sever
al days.
G. O. Madness and F. C. Hoyt
went out to Rutherford Wednes
day on business.
The seven-weeks-old babe of
.Mr. and .Mrs. Arnold Todd died
Saturday morning.
G. F. Grosser returned Wed
nesday evening from a business
trip to Little Rock.
The darkies will baptize a num
ber of converts Sunday out, near
Chamberlain’s ferry.
Mrs. Eliza Guynn of Newport
spent a few days in the city this
week visiting relatives.
Going to Newport? You will
tind good roads by the Point ferry.
Fred Nugent, ferryman.
W. E. Lee who has been run
ning a skating rink here left yes
terday morning for Cotter.
Grandma Hurt has arrived home
from a pleasant visit with relatives
out at the Dota neighborhood.
The new styles of men's, boy’s
and children's hats and caps for
Fall wear are now here. Fred 1).
Whiting tSc Co.
Miss Hettie Brooks has been
dangerously sick for the past
week, but was reported a little
better yesterday.
G. W. Owens of Denton, Tex.,
will hereafter read The .Journal,
through the courtesy of Dr. M. B.
Owens of Magness.
Up to noon yesterday there had
been 76 bales of cottoa marketed
here, against 119 at the same date
last season. Price, yesterday, 10c.
S. W. Moore of Smithville, dis
trict deputy for the Woodmen of
the World, spent Tuesday in
town, and went over to Oil
Trough Wednesday where he will
probably organize a Camp of the
order.
The local Farmers’ Union has
elected the following delegates to
the County Union which convenes
today at Elmo and will be in ses
sion today and tomorrow: J. M.
Magness, A. H. Saylors, ,7. II.
Murphy, ,1. N. Black and A.
Hammonds. The annual election
of county officers takes place at this
meeting of the Union and the
meeting is expected to be a very
interesting one.
For Sale—One five room one
story house, one five room two
story house ami one eight-room
two-story house, a good well,
smoke house, and barn and one
acre of land with each house.
North of school building. Would
sell one or two of them. I also
have other real estate bargains in
Newark property. If you want
to buy do not fail to see me. T.
J. Raney.
LITTLE WILLIE SMITH.
The Angel of Death has once
more visited our community and
claimed as its victim little Willie
Smith, the two-year-old son Mr.
and Mrs. George Smith.
He departed this life September
1 ID, 1605, after a short illness with
typhoid fever.
When our life and work is done,
And we come to our Hob' State
We’ll find our lriends and dear ones
Waiting for us at the golden gate.
A Fkibnix
j Magness, Ark. Sept 26, 1905.
THE WEEKS DOINGS
AT SULPHUR ROCK
Short Local Items of Interest Picked!.
Up at the Metropolis of White
River Township.
Clint Northern spent Sunday
here with home folks.
Miss Hula Moore of Batesville
spent Sunday at home.
Ewing Lane of Charlotte enter
ed school here Tuesday.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. John
Moore, the 20th, a fine girl.
A line son was born unto Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Kyler the 22nd.
Miss Maggie Ellis of Hamlin
came in Tuesday to enter school.
.1. C. Gibson is slowly recover
ing from a ten days attack of fe
ver.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Adams of
Newark vitited relatives here last
week.
Charlie Bone of Batesville spent
Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. R. H.
Hodges and family.
Miss Ola Jernigan who is teach
ing at Batesville spent Saturday
and Sunday here with home folks.
Prof. George Wright is real sick
at this writing and his brother,
Charlie, is teaching for him this
week.
The first bale of cotton was
brought here last week by Sam
Brooks and sold to the W. R. Rice
Mercantile Company for lOi
cents.
Miss Archie Fetzer left for her
home at Cushman Saturday and
was accompanied by Miss Kate
Hodges who will spend the week
with her.
Sid Sims aud wife of near Elgin
who have been visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Harden for several
days, are spending this week at
Batesville with Mr. and Mrs. Geo
Young.
Berr.v Best of Newport and Mist*
Jessie Braden of this place were
married Thursday of last week at
Newport. They left for Little
Rock and other points to be gone
several days.
Presiding Elder J. F. Jernigan
was mingling with his many
friends here last week. He re
ports good meetings all over the
district—36 conversions at Kosia
where Rev. J. D. Kelly of Bethes
day assisted him.
Among those who went to the
camp meeting at Gray’s Spring
Sunday were: Messers Sam Sev
ens, Jim and Dye Moore, Boone
Tully, Clyde Wilson, Shay Ow
ens, Winfield Jernigan, Farris*
Rice, and Misses Lizzie and Willie
Moore, Vonnye and Nettye Bev
ens, Nettye Hodges, Vela Jerni
gan, Narcie Rice and Mrs. Eva.
Cunningham.
NEGRO FOR U. S. HARSHAL.
Pine Bluff, Sept. 23.—The lie
publican Central Committee of
Jefferson county met here this af
ternoon and nominated Ferd Ha
vis, a negro, to succeed A. S. Fow
ler as United States marshal for
the eastern district of Arkansas.
Ferd Havis was appointed by
President McKinley as postmaster
here eight years ago, but the sen
ate refused to eontirm the appoint
ment and Louis Altheimer was ap
pointed and confirmed. Four years
latter Havis was again recom
mended, but Fred C. Furth, the
present posmaster, received the
appointment over the Republican,
committee’s recommendation.