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The Newark Journal.
Vol. 3, No. 41.
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday October 9, 1903.
$1 Per Annum
THE NEW FARMER
He is a Han of Inteligence and
Takes Pride in His Busi
ness and his Home.
From the Texas Farm and Ranch.
We have all heard of, and many
of us have been personally acquaint
ed with, the “old-fashioned far
mer,” who believed that the only
qualification for his business that a
farmer needed was to have been !
the son of an old-fashioned farmer!
and born on a farm. As for “book
larnin,” of course teachers, and
lawyers had to have it; but far
mers didn't need anything of the
sort, except to read and write, for
he must consult the almanac for
the phases of the moon and to see
if “the sign” is right for planting. 1
As to studying sciences, farmers
had neither time nor use for any
t
such nonsense. As he hau been
taught, plowing and hoeing and
harvesting was all a farmer need
to know, and all this he could learn
by seeing it done, or by actually
doing it. As to the whys and where
fores of any sort of farm work, it
was a useless waste of time to both
er his head about such things. The
old-fashioned farmer can be found
in places even in this enlightened
day—men whose hereditary char
acteristics and opinions could not
be changed by any array of object
lessons. As a man’s stature or the
color of his eyes or hair cannot be
changed by argument or evidence,
so are hereditary prejudices inera
dicable. But the old-fashioned
farmers are rapidly disappearing.
Soon they will all bo dead of
old age or inanition, and the places
where they were we will find the
stirring, energetic new-fashioned
farmer. The old bow-backed, fraz
zled-out farmer, who is superan
nuated before middle life from the
effort to over-come obstacles by
“main strength and awkwardness”
just as a chicken-thief pulls a hen
off the roost, lias no reasonable ex
cuse for his condition, unless it be
that he prefers to carry in his per
son the curse of Adam, rath or than
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to straighten himself up like a man
and require his head to help his
hands. Fortunately, the old-fash
ioned farmer is disappearing by
the operation of nature; for he
cannot lire always. On the con
trary, he gets rid of his youth ear
ly in life, and gradually fades away.
It cannot be said that the new
fashioned farmer has taken his
place, for the up-to-date, new-fash
ioned farmer wouldn't have his
old run-down place, or he would
make it over, and obliterate the
tracks of his woe-begone predeces
sor. and this could not be termed
filling the place of the old-fash
ioned farmer. The new-fashion
ed farmers may not out number
the old, but knowledge, vigor and
success puts him in the majority
as to results. The old-fashioned
farmer was, and what there is left
of him still is, a plodder. The new
fashioned farmer avails himself of
every modern improvement in
methods and implements, attends
farmers’ institutes reads agricul
tural books, papers and bulletins,
but does not necessarily believe
everything he sees in print, but
consiners the source, and exercis
es his judgment, discriminating as
best he can between fact and fiction.
He also exercises a well-educated
judgment as to reliability of per
sons and papers. lie may not be
graduate of an agricultural college,
but he has eyes to see, ears to hear,
and a desire to know, and such a
man will acquire knowledge, re
gardless of obstacles which it is
his delight to overcome. Such a
man is usually well-developed
physically, mentally, morally. He
raises first-class live stock, which
lie takes pride in using, showing
to his neighbors, or at fairs, or
selling. If he has not a comfort
able home and a happy family, it
is lieeause he has not had time to
develop his estate; but be will al
ways be found on the road to sure
success along this line, and provi
dence permitting, he will be found
at the top of the hill of success in
due time. He does not exhaust
his effort in growing crops and
stock and marketing his products,
but home comforts and ornamen
tation claims a portion of his labor,
time and study. If he breeds an
extra fine horse, he does not give
all his attention to trainingtho an
imal, but his children are trained
with even more care and affection
than the finest animal. These new
fashioned farmers can be found all
over the country; but at farmers’
institutes, and at farmers’ congress
es they ma.v be seen in largo num
bers; and when seen they are in
stantly recognized as the hope of
the country. The greatest produ
cers of wealth, and the firmest sup
porters of the laws, and beyond
question tlm only large class of cit
izens who always favor prudent
and honest government, for they
compose the,only inportant class
who ask no special favors at the
expense of others, and who cannot
be benefited by partial laws or
political corruption of any kind.
When the new-fasluoned farmers
predominate, as they will, the per
petuity of free institutions will be
assured, and the intellectual and
moral status of the country will l>e
built up after praiseworthy models
and made perpental. The new
fashioned farmer has faith in his
business, faith in his farm, faith in
himself, aud can, when called on,
[continued on page 8*]
Prof. B. F. Cash of Logan town
ship was transacting business in
town Saturday.
John I). Witt orders The Jour
nal sent to his brother, G. W.
Witt, of Campbell, I. T.
Mrs. S. A. Moore returned a
few days ago from a pleasant visit
with relatives at Dec Arc.
Mrs. O. F. Craig and Miss Leo
na Magness spent Friday night
with friends near Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Travis and
daughter, Miss Zora, of White
1 River township, were shopping in
the city Saturday.
Mrs. Dove PM wards orders The
Journal sent to Mrs. Oretha Rob
ertson of Corning for one year.
We comply with pleasure.
Clint P'oster of White River
township was in town Saturday
and ordered The Journal sent to
Ned Kennedy of Strawberry.
Mrs. Lizzie Steehnon returned
to her home at .Jamestown last
Friday, after a pleasant visit here
with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hulsey.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Covington
and daughter, Miss Gertrude, of
White River township, were at
tending to business in town Sat
urday.
A. S. Poynor of White River
township was looking after busi
ness in town a few days ago and
ordered his name enrolled on our
subscription list.
Sheri IF R. W. Bandy, and Depu
ty Lockard Bandy, took six priso
ners to the penitentiary this after
noon. ()f the number, four were
white and two colored. They were
convicted of crimes and given sen
tences as follows: Bud Rager, col
ored, horse stealing, one year;
Chas. Strong, colored, murder in
the second degree, fifteen years;
Chas. Ferrell, white, horse steal
ing one year; Hubbert Head,
white, criminal assult, three years;
Joe and Will Clinton, white, horse
stealing, live years each. The last
tyvo are brothers. L. D. Boon, who
is under sentence of two years for
criminal assult, will be taken down
Monday. He was held over in or
der to give him time to make some
Walkover Mens Shoes
Sold Only By
FRED. D. WHITING,
| Newark, - Arkansas.
arrangements for the care of his
children.—Newport Herald.
New line of crockery, churns,
etc, just received at F. M. Martin
& Son's.
W. C. Owens, a good citizen of
White River township, was trans
acting business in town Monday
and had his name enrolled on our
subscription list.
The Newark and Cave City ball
teams crossed bats at Sulphur Rock
Friday and played an interesting
game. The Newark team carried off
the honors, the result being 14 to
IS in favor of Newark.
Capt. R. R. Reeves of Oil
Trough was in town a few days
ago and informed The Journal man I
that lie was 60 years old on the!
lirst day of October. The captain
gets around as spry as a young
man and does not appear to be ov
er 40 or 47 years old.
William Hooper died at Salado
Tuesday morning at the age of 104
years. Mr. Hooper came to Inde
pendence county in 1842 and at
one time lived in Batesville. Dur
ing his residence here all the busi
ness of the town was carried on
down near the river and the courts
were held in the little brick court
house which has long since disap
peared. lie came from Tennes.se
and lived near Salado during the
past fifty years.—Batesville Bee.
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The renders of this paper will
be pleased to learn that there is
at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in all
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fraternity. Catarrh being a consti
tutional disease, requires a consti
tutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh
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rectly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying tlie foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient
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have so much faith in its curative
powers, that they offer one Hun
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Get a Kimball
Kimball organs are acknowledg
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You can buy one by paying a
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month, or one-third down and
balance in six months. See O. F.
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A good second hand gin stand
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Our little daughter had an al
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who had consumption in an ad
vanced stage, also used this won
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CONTRACT AWARDED
Stewart Bros., the Newport Con
tractors Will Put up the
New School Building
'I ho directors have awarded the
contract for building the public
school building to Stewart Bros.,
the well known Newport, contrac
tors, and work on the building will
be commenced immediately.
The building will be a handsome
two story structure, built of brick,
and will consist of six rooms, three
below and three above. The build
ing will 1)0 +8 x 54 feet. The con
tract has already been signed up
and the contractors will begin the
work of putting the material on
the ground by the first of next
week. The building is to be com
pleted by the first of Febuary.
We All Would.
The following is a small hoy’s
composition on a duck: ‘'Theduck
is a low heavy set bird, composed
chiefly of meat and feathers. He
is a mighty poor singer, having a
coarse voice caused by getting so
many frogs in his neck. He likes
the water and carries a toy balloon
in his stomach, which he fills with
air on going in swimming over his
head to keep from sinking. lie
can quack loud, but can't sing a
little bit. Some doctors are called
quacks because they are cheap
clucks. A duck has only two legs
and they are set so far back on bis
running gears by nature she near
ly missed his liody. A quack doc
tor has only two legs, but they are
on his body low down. His bill is
not so broad as a duck’s Hut a heap
longer and a lot harder to pay.
Some ducks when they get big have
curls in their tails and are called
drakes. Drakes don't have to set
nor hatch, but just go in.swimming
and eat. If 1 wore going to l»e a.
duck I'd rather be a drake every
time.
Cheap homes for sale on easy
terms. Call on or address James
Blount, Pleasant Plains, Ark.
Jaws
Tightly Locked From
Nervous Spasms.
Physicians Could
Not Prevent Fits.
Dr. Miles’Nervine Cured
My Wife.
Dr. Miles’ Neivine has been successfully
tried tn thousands of cases of nervous disor
ders, but never1,has it mude a better record than
when used in the treatment of fits or spasms.
Thousands of testimonials prove this and in
nearly every instance the writer has stated
that tne fits ceased after the first dose of Ner
vine was given. The statement is repeated
in the following:
"Seven years ago my wife commenced
having spasms or fits and I called in my
home physician and he said she was paia
lyzed. He rubbed her with salt water and
gave her calomel and she eventually got
some better, but in a short time she had
another attick. She was confined to her
bed for three months and the doctor could
not help her. She had fits frequently, some
times very severe. Her hands would cramp
so we could not open them and she finally
got so her jaws would become locked.
Finally I saw the doctor was doing her no
good and ordered a bottle of Dr. Miles' Re
storative Nervine. She received so milch
benefit from the first bottle that I got some
more. She has taken a number ol bottles
but has never had a fit since taking the first
dose. She also thinks very highly of Dr.
Miles’ Nerve and l iver Pills and is never
without them. If there is any way of mak
ing this testimonial stronger do so because
of the good the Dr. Miles Restorative Nerv
ine did mv wife.”—VVm. Y. Allin, P. M.,
Elkville, Miss.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
l tie Dr. Miles’ Remedies. Send for free book
: on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Addres*
Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhrut, lad.