THE HfJTTIG NEWS.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY
VOL. VII. NO. 30
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 1313.
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Crop Mortgages and the Credit System.
One of the blighting influence?
upon farming in this State for a
great many years in the past has
been the credit system with the
crop mortgage accompaniment
The furnishing or credit merchant I
is not blamable. He supplies a
demand. In reality the crop mort- j
gage is more responsible ’ for the I
system than anything else, and il j
is the system after all that is hurt- !
ful. The credit merchant who'
sells goods on a credit and depends
upon the outcome of the crop and
the product of the labor of the j
costumer and his family, frequently
i." not always, takes the risk on the
weather, on the crop conditions,
the final yield, and all the misfor
tunes a d adversities incident to
the making of a crop, including the
sickness that may prevail. Nec
essarily he charges a big profit, for
he does not know how much of the
accounts he will have to lose on
acco’. nt of the customers failing to
make enough to pay up in the fall
He must charge enough profit so
that after losing a part he will have
enough to make him whole from
those who are able and do pay.
Otherwise he would fail, as many
do anyway.
Thus it will be seen that the
successful costumers of a furnish-1
merchant who are able to pay their
accounts in full must pay a profit j
large enough to include’the loss or,
account of those who do not pay. |
It is manifestly hard for any farmer
to make a success, or even any
thing more than a meager living!
and pay the high prices, big profits
and high rate of interest on Ins
supplies that is required by the
credit or crop mortgage system,
and it is safe ;o say not many do
make more than a bear living, that
way.
Under the crop mortg ge system
the farmer cannot farm as he likes.
He is forced by the terms of the
mortgage to plant a certain amount
to cotton whether he wants to or
not. He cannot raise crops accord
ing to his own judgement, but me t
do his farming according to the
terms of the mortgage, and plant
a sufficient acreage to cotton to
give some assurance of paving his
accouct from that source.
I hope the farmers will help their
brother larmers who are held down
by the crop mortgage system to
wean themselves, or free them
selves from it. Some need to be
freed, while others need to be
weaned from it. Now is the time
to break away from the system.
Make up your mind to undergo any
hardship endurable to get free from
it next year. The first of January
or soon thereafter will be time to
make arrangements for next year.
Try and make some other arrange
ments. Cultivate less land, or
make some different arrangements
so that you will get away from the
credit system. You can never
succeed underwit. It is a blight on
southern farming, and I hope to see
the d iy come when there will be
no furnishing business and no rr p
mortgage to sustain it. The mer
chants as well as the farmers will
be better off, and it will mean much
to the State.
Yours very truly
JbHN H Page,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
A Painless tteadai he
Is there such a thing as Painless .
Headache, Painless Neuralgia
Painless Rheumatism, Hunt's;
Lightning Oil will make the pain go
away, and the suffering cease.
That's why Hunt's Lightning Oil is
so popular, and praised so much.
Ask your druggist.
W. M. Ramsey for Tax Assessor.
The News this week carries the
announcement of W. M. Ramsey
who is a candidate for the office of
Tax Assessor of Union county
subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic primary in March.
Mr. Ramsey or Billie as he it
known to his many friends, is a
native of this county and was for a
number of years in the stave arid
timber buisness which required a
thoruogh knowledge of land num
bers. lines and values, which know
ledge is needed by the man who
holds this office. He also has the
other necessary qualifications such
as education and penmanship that
go to make a good officer.
He is a young man i high toned
gentleman and a good citizen and if
elected to this important office to
faithfully perform the du'ties con
nected with it in a courteous and
business manner
He will appreciate your support
and if elected will make the people
a good tax assessor.
Notirn.
The Union Saw Mill Company
will pav $50.00 as a reward to any
one, not in its employ, who will fur
nish information from which any
inrson shall be co v ;ted of depre
jating or trespassing upon the tim
ber of said Company.
This lrt, day of February. 1 906
Union Saw Mill. Co.
By F. W. Scott.
Secy, and Treas
What is Good fur Headache
One lady says aft-m suffering;
dreadfully for about seven years,
she tried Hunt's Lightning Oih
which almost instantly relieved her
and has been entirely free from
those dreadful headaches sin>e.
Ask your druggist.
County and Probate Clerk.
In our annovncement column
this week we gladly place that of
T. W. Hudson of El Dorado, the
present efficient deputy County
and Prohate Clerk as a candidate
for that office. Mr. Hudson is
capable in every way to fill this im
portant office as ha has had the
necessary experience. He was
birn and reared on a farm thre
m les south of Hillsboro, this c o arrty
he has spent all his life there with
the exception of four years in
College. He has lived a true and
tried Democrat all his life. He is
a young man and this is his first
venture into politics. He has beeti
employed as Deputy County Clerk
since November 1. 1912, and at
the time for the next change in
office he will have had two years
experience in the office he is now
seeking. As to how he performed
his duties as such Deputy he leaves
it to the people to say'. It is his
aim to make business dealings in
this office a pleasure and we be
lieve those who have transacted
business with him will bear us ou!
in this assertion as he is alway
there and ready to serve the public
with courtesy. He is asking the
suppoit of his fellow democrats
strictly on his merits. He has no
fight to make against his opponents
for fie considers them ali good clean
ge tlemen. As to hi: honor hon-1
esty and integrity, we refer you to
any man in Johnson township or |
any nusiness mmi in El Dorado.
Owing to his duties as Deputy
C irk it be impossible for Mm to get
out among the people before Jan
uary. but after that time he shad
endeavor to see as many as pos
sible and then Iet them be the sole
judge as to who they want to fill
this important position. In the
meantime we wart you not too be
hasty in making promises and give
his candidacy a fair consideration
before castmg your vote at the
primary election.
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Officers Slayer to Die December 12.
It required but 32 minutes dr
liberation for d jury in tlie Circuit
Court at Hamburg on Nov. 6 tt
find Ed King, a young negro, guilty
of first degree murder for the kill
mg of Deputy Sheriff William
Woods on October 17.
A special session of the Ashley
Countv Circuit Court had been
called to try the negro. This was
due to the fact that feeling against
the negro there was intense.
Judge W. H. Wells of Monticello
prounou'ced the death sentence
on Kin ' Friday. Under the Ark
ansas la'*', the judge has no discre
tion and must sentence King to be
electrocuted.
This is the negro who was cap
tured near here by Marshal T. F.
Ashcroft and his deputy J. W.
Perritt and the trial and sentence
a record maker for c'iminal courts
in this state.
Pain. I’ain. I’.iin.
To those who suffer PAIN, let
us Sciv Hunt's Lightning Oil is truly
wonderful in the way it destroys
pain. So many praise it that you
cannot doubt. You simply rub it
on. and the pain go -s away.
Hiimc Mbsion Sourly
The Woman’s Homo Mission
Societv met at the Church Monday
afternoon with twelve mem hers
and Mr-s. Deal. Mrs. Reagan and
Rev. Rushing as visitors. Meeting
led by Mrs. Chas. Saxe, scripture
lesson 12th chapter of Roman's.
Prayer by Rev. Rushing, songs
"Pass Me Not’ "Take Time to bo
Holy” and "Tell Me the Story of
Jesus.” This being memory day
several interesting readings and
quotations were given.
Missionary Union Mot.
The Woman's Missionary Union
met with Mrs. W. H. Moore Tues
alternoon at th usual hair, meet
ing opened with scripture reading
31st Psalm by Mrs. Crockett
Prayer by Mrs. Voss We met
with Mrs. Moore for the purpose
of collecting the- fancy work for the
Baz iar to be given on. Th triksgiving
by the Baptist ladies in connection
with a Thanksgiving dinner. The
members will please get their fancy
work together at Mrs. Moore's at
their earliest convenience The
Missionary Tea will meet with Mrs
M. L. Phillips on next Tuesday.
Everybody cordially invited to be
present.
Mdklnq Wooden Shoes in This Country.
Officials of the U. S. forest ser
vice say that a large amoutit of
beech wood is now usid in 'll is
country in the manufacture of
wooden shoes similiar to those in
use in Hollmd. They report that
these shoes are rapidly coming into
favor.and that the wooden shoe
industry is gi owing apace. A pair
of these shoes costs 60 to 70 cents
and lasts about two years. They
are well suited foi the wear of those
employed in cold, wet or hot places
and in places where the footwear
i. subject'd to unusually rough
usage. Hitherto such shoes have
been importeu from Holland. Peo
ple woulint use wooden shresof
course unless they were cheap and
durable, as they are hard on the
feet. _
A novel cure for the drink habit
is being successfully used in Swed
en. Dipsomaniacs are taken in
charge and fed almost exclusive'y
on bread steeped in wine. In less
than a fortnight, it is said, that
they loathe the very tight and
smell of liquor and usually become
total abstainers. The same treat
ment is used in Russia with like
good results.
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It makes far-away friends next-door
neighbors.
In times of emergency it is the home's
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Why not let us install a Bell Telephone in
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C. L. NORWOOD. Manager,
El Dorado. Ark.
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"My brother's death was a great
loss to the community in which he
lived.”
low’s tha'?”
"He owed everybody in town.”
"My brother is a lucky chap.
He fall down stairs with 20 glasses
jf beer and never spilled a drop.”
"How aid he ever do it?"
"Just kept 1 is mouth closed."
"My sister has matrimonia s
I pepsia.”
j " What 5-that?"
"Her husband doesn’t agre* with
| her." _ i
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"Y m’re pre'tv smart vou are”
Oh. I've a brother smarter than
I am. He knew the day he was
I ^oing to die."
"Is that so.”
Yes. the judge told him."
"Do you think a man could live
Christian life cm $6 a week."
! "That's the only kind of a life he
; ould live."
"What's your husband’s usual
loom?"
"Ah ait thi i m "
"Now, Willi ■ il on>’ yard Co. Is
■n cents anti two yn i ,-osttv n
v cents, what's the dilY-'ienoe be
tween the two yard'-?"
"One f ance."
"Officer. arrest mv husband.
I He's nearly killing me."
"All right, madam, but tall me.
iow long this has been going on?”
"About an hour.”
"You should have .called me
,, -.uonci."
tj Oh. it wasn’t necessary’ T ha of
I >1' the best of it until ju^t now."
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"I’m sorry .to* hear that you’re
i going to move aftar having fived
i here eight months. What is the
; trouble?"
"I've just discovered there’s no
' vay of getting water in the hath
! tub." _
"I see Mrs. Jones has a IN
j mousine.”
Poor woman! The last time I
i saw her she had a carbuncle.”
"Mamma always kisses prP»
goodbye when he goes to work I
asked my papa why he did it and
he said:"
"Oh. that's just a habit."
"Oh. papa.” said l, the nulkmsn
has the same habit.”
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