The Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July 28, 1905.
Vol. 5. No. 31.
JOHN HINDMAN ON THE
VIRTUES OF ALCOHOL
Says Nothing Was Created In Vain
And Alcohol Properly Used is
Beneficial to Mankind.
Mr. Kditor:- Please give me
room in your valuable paper to
continue the chapter that 1 started
last week. All things that were
■created were created for a purpose,
alcohol being no exception to that
rule.
The human family, or in other
words, mankind, is somewhat dif
ferently constituted to what the
balance of living creation is. Man
was created dual, or double. He
■consists of two selves; that is,
physical and mental, separate, yet
working in conjunction, the physi
cal self meeting the requirements
of manual labor, the mental self
supervising and conducting the
actions of the co-laborer and twin
companion. Both require nourish
ment. If the physical self be
worked to exhaustion, and the
mental self has not been overtaxed,
it is in a semi-dormant condition
and does not require the amount
of nurishment, nor in all cases, the
kind that is required by physical
exhaustion.
The physical self is composed of
tame, muscle and sinew of the
casket (the body) in which the
twins dwell. The foods to supply
it require the essentials to build
up these parts, made weak and
worn by exhaustion. The physi
cal twin has hands and feet, the
.^ mental twin has not. Yet at his
•ommand the world’s machinery
.move'';" ' t armies pass in review
in obedience to their country’s
call; ships plow the ocean wide; he
talks from nadir to zenith, and
nearly from pole to pole.
1 his is the urain power, The
mental self. It requires some of
the food of its brother, and some
of a more refined nature. The
Creator created these two broth
ers. He also created food to suit
their needs, and under normal
conditions and the dictates of na
ture it will never be abused. This
much for our dual selves. Now
Jet us look back over the broad
vista of time and human events,
■wherein we can see the footprints
of the Creator, as He moved, not
as a man, but as an all-absorbing
■expanse of glory and light distrib
uting the necessaries of life for
his creatures on earth as to him
seemed best. And mark ye, Ho
did not omit alcohol. To begin,
we will pay a passing tribute to
the memory and history of one ol
our patron saints, Noah, by name,
and a renowned boat builder, who
after l>eing tossed for some time
by the turbulent waves of the
briny deep, ran aground on the
peak of Mount Ararat. Being
nearly out of provisions for him
self and family, as well as his
menagerie, he was sorely pressed
—his mental self being taxed t<
the utmost. His wife could not
tell him what to do, she being en
gaged otherwise, probably keeping
the skunk and rattlesnake apart.
She could tell him nothing, onl.y
that they had struck “dry” land.
His fi rst impulse was to plant ft
vineyard. He seemed to know
that in its fruits lay the solution
of his dilemma. His vines grew:
they bloomed; they bore fruit, and
by the Divine hand they were im
pregnated with alcohol, dormant
in the first condition, but by Di
vine inspiration, a la building the
boat. The man was taught to ex
tract the pure mental food which
has been one of the prime motors
of the world’s success. Well, the
probability is, that Noah drank
i some before it got fully “ripe,’’
enough so, though, that a few
| “jags” of it caused him to see
j that there was a good range, and
that he had better turn his ani
mals loose. Well after the lees
put on more “vim” it is said that
I he got too much of it, which, ac
: cording to some of our Divines, is
j the cause of the “nigger.” They
; don't tell us, however, who got
j drunk that caused the Malay, the
Mongolian and the Indian to be iri
j evidence. Guess they “just
grew ”
W ell, adieu for about a week.
Happy dreams to you. Don’t
dream of snakes though: it's a bad
John Hindman.
omen.
DEMOCRAT BURNED OUT
One Man Burned to Death and Prop
erty Loss is Estimated at
About $180,000.
Little Kock, July 24. —The new
| plant of the Arkansas Democrat
j Company, conceded to be one of
! the best equipped in the South,
was completely destroyed by lire
last nijjflit. The loss is about $180,
000; insurance in the neighborhood
of $100,000.
Dan Taylor, a stereotyper, who
slept in the stereotyping room on
the third floor, lost his life in the
tire. His body was recovered to
1 day. The fire is supposed to have
started in the basement and is be
lieved to be of incendiary origin.
The vault, a heavy brick structure
passing through the building from
the basement to the roof, with
doors on each floor was completely
gutted, and all the books and valu
able papers of the company, in
I eluding book accounts amounting
to about $15,000 was a complete
loss.
Among the other great losses
sustained is a mass of State print
ing, some of which was about
ready for delivery. This was
stored in the bindery on the sec
ond floor, and consisted of two
volumes of Arkansas Supreme
Court reports and the acts of the
last legislature, all of which must
now be printed from the begin
ning.
The new building was a three
story and basement brick struc
ture, built especially for a com
plete printing establishment with
the bindery in connection. It was
occupied last fall, and in all par
ticulars was as finely equipped
anti arranged as any printing plant
in the South.
The loss is estimated by W. S.
Mitchell, president of the com
pany, at about $180,000, all told,
and the insurance about $100,000.
PICNIC AT FORD S SPRING.
There will be a picnic at Ford’s
Spring, (iainesboro township, on
I Saturday, August 5th. If you
want a good time, come one and
all and bring well tilled baskets so
that none will leave hungry.
Abundance of cold water, shade
and other things necessary to
| make everybody comfortable and
| happy. There will be lemonade
and cold drink stands swings and
! everything else to make you hap
i py, so come and have a good time.
Jamks Fokd.
If you want fire or life insur
ance see E. B. Chesser at the Bank
of Newark.
Mrs. C. D. McCord who has
been visiting relatives in the Dota
neighborhood, left Monday for her
home at Carlisle, 111.
The Batesville District confer
ence of the Methodist church, con
vened at Sulphur Rock yesterday,
and will continue in session today
and tomorrow.
Wanted.—Three stenographers
at once, also three up-to-date type
writing machines, so 1 can keep
excuses written for my children.
1 want to send them to school and
they are required by the board of
directors to carry their pockets
full of those credentials and wj^
are very anxious to please them.
Apply to hi. M. Edgar.
John Allen, formerly a citizen
of this place, but who has spent
the past twelve years in various
parts of the country, arrived a few
days ago to visit his sister, Mrs.
M. E. Burt, of the Magnessneigh
borhood. Newark has changed
considerably since lie last saw it
twelve years ago, but he linds
many congenial spirits among his
old time friends
For Sale—One five room one
story house, one five room two
story house and one eight-room
two-story house, a good well.
I smoke house, and barn and one
acre of land with each house.
North of school building. Would
sell one or two of them. 1 also
have other real estate bargains in
Newark property. If you want
to buy do not fail to see me. T.
J. Raney.
The ball games at Newport be
tween the Newport and Prescott
teams, resulted in a disastrous de
feat for Prescott in each of the
four games played, the score stand
ing 7 to 0; 13 to 8; G to 1 and 3 to
1. The Prescott team had agreed
to come to Newark for a series of
three games, but having met such
a disastrous defeat at Newport,
they were unwilling to tackle
Newark, and refused to play.
SIX FEVER VICTinS.
The announcement has been
made in New Orleans that there
have been six deaths from yellow
fever and seventeen cases report
ed. Additional deaths are expect
ed. The city is being thorough
ly cleaned in the most drastic
manner, and the health officials
declare their belief that the dis
ease can be stamped out right
where it is and there will be no
general spread of the epidemic.
The fruit steamers from Central
American ports have been put
out of business. The quarantine
of other states has been made
more rigid.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that over
j seers for the various road districts
of Independence county have been
i selected by the county judge for
j the coming year. The names of
' the appointees will be given out
when the proper time comes. This
notice is driven that no trouble and
time will be spent in preparing
and presenting petitions to the
county court in this connection.
In selecting the appointees the
county judge has taken care to
select, in his opinion, the best and
most competent men in road build-1
ing and an early announcement of
the fact that eaid appointees have j
been selected, is to avoid worry
and contention in the matter here
after:
The judge does not consider this
a personal matter to himself but
believes that the course taken here-1
in will better serve the various
road districts ot‘ the county and
lessen the contentions that are al-;
ways the result of petitions.
Given under my hand this ‘24th
day of July, 1905.
S. B, Wycouoh,
County .1 udge.
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ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
Items of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers.
Hats are said to be destroying
corn in the fields in Little River
county.
A contract has been awarded at
Berryville for a new public school
building to cost $10,000.
Mollie (ireen was found dead at
Hot Springs Monday. The cause
of her death is not known.
Judge \V. L. Davis, father of
Governor Davis has been quite
sick at his home at Russellville,
but is improving.
Mat, the 10'year-old son of
Mack Cunningham of Centre Point
accidentally shot himself while out
hunting. Amputation of his right
arm was necessary.
Marion, the six-year-old son son
of I). L. Johnson, near Centre
Point, was shot in the thigh by
the accidental discharge of a pis- j
tol which his older brother was
handling.
The dead body of a well-dressed
.young man was found floating in
White riuer near Des Arc a few
days ago. The body could not be
identified and was buried on the
river bank.
doe Ileon, while attempting to
board a fast freight at Black liock
last Sunday, fell under the wheels
and both legs were cut off just
above the knees. He died a few
hours later.
The wife and five-year-old
daughter of Cebe DeShields of
Lead Hill were drowned in West
Sugar Loaf creek, Marion county,
a few days ago, while attempting
to cross the stream.
Miss Oakla Kedwine of Marshal
was bitten on the right forefinger
by a chicken snake which had
found its way into the clothes
closet of her room. The wound
on her finger was quite painful,
but the snake being non-poisonous
; nothing serious resulted.
Patrick Buckley, an employe of
i the Fort Smith chair factory was
j found in a dying condition Sun
: day morning by the side of the
railroad track near Alma. He
had been struck a blow over the
; head with some blunt instrument,
fracturing the skull, and his right
1 foot was seAered by the train. He
died in a few hours.
PURPOSES OF FARMERS
UNION BRIEFLY STATED
A. H. Saylors, State Delegate, Tersely
Outlines Objects and Teachings
of Farmers Union
Mr. Editor:- Let me speak a.
few words through The Journal
in regard to the Farmers Union.
The purposes of the Farmer*
Union is the co-operation of th*
conservative, the honest and th«
determined, and when properly
carried out, means justice, equity
and equality. The Farmers Un
ion is a co-operation by agricul
turists for good and right; for
equality and justice. Business
contests may be incidental to these
great ends, but it can never sup
plant them as the objects of the
order, since justice and equality
are everlasting principles, and
this issue the Farmers Union can
eternally be made by the farmer*
the great reserve force of the fu
ture, which shall by wise and con
servative methods meet error and
justice in every shape and form.
As such the Union is worthy of
the most sincere and generous,
support of every honest man. It
is a cause upon which every good
citizen, as well as every member
of the Union should ask the bless
ings of the Divine Ruler of th«
universe. Every man should
work for the cause.
l>;t us make no war against any
honest and legitimate profession,
calling or business. We know
that the prosperity of each is the
prosperity of all.
We wage no war on any of the
great industries of the people by
which honest men earn bread.
When we meet such let us take
them by the hand and hail them
as brothers. Whatever hurts any
of the great army of bread win
ners of the land injures all. We
have rights and should not l>e
afraid or ashamed to put forth our
opinions, wishes and demands,
touching matters which concern
the great agricultural interests.
This view of the purposes of
the Farmers Union shows it wor
thy of the best efforts of every
meml>er, and enables us to com
prehend the expression often made
that “it is a great educational
movement,” because it must de
pend upon education.
The above taken collectively
gives an idea of the objects and
purposes of the Farmers Union as
I see them. It will justify the
greatest sacrifices for the good of
the Union. It will stimulate to
renewed exertion in the face of
defeat, and insure caution when
flushed with success.
It bids us use any laudable and
effective agency to secure the tri
umph of right and justice, and it.
heeds not the silly cries that prej
udice has brought from the teach
ings of the doctrines of sectional
hatred. In all that we do and say
let us remember its declaration of
principles:
1st. This institution is based
upon the principles of equity, jus
tice and the Golden liule.
2nd. To discourage the mort
gage and credit system.
•Ird. To assist members in buy
ing and selling.
4th. To educate the agricultur
al classes in the science of agricul
ture.
5th. To teach farmers to crop
no more than they can cultivate*
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