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We take this opportunity of wishing you a Merry Christmas
and to thank you for your patronage the past year
And We Would Remind You That We are Prepared to Supply Your Wants
in Anything in the Line of General Merchandise at 25 per cent Less Than
Present Wholesale Prices. So Come and Get the Bargains While They Last
Thanking you, one and all, for your liberal patronge the past year, and hoping
for a continuance of the same the coming year, we are
Your Friends,
M. S. FISHER & SAYLORS
Newark, Arkansas
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y N. H. S. NOTES V
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The “German measles” are
raging among the school child
ren, causing many to be absent
from school.
Miss Mazillah Brown, a 1916
graduate, who is attending
Chillicothe Business College,
visited the school Monday.
On account of the inclement
weather the Dramatic Club met
Friday afternoon, instead o’
the regular meeting time.
Eura Cole, Lena Foster, Eun
ice Fausel, Bert Holderby and
French Roe were absent Mon
day.
On account of the bad wea
ther the Cheny Concert Com
pany failed to appear Satur
day. It is billed for the 20th.
Below is Chapter Two of
“Students’ Lament” written by
Miss Meryle Rodman. Chap
ter three will be written by
Master Ben £ox.
STUDENT’S LAMENT.
Chapter Two
Bill Joins the Eata Bita Py
Bill’s parents had always
looked upon this fraternal or
ganization with contempt.
They \\ c-c an innocent kind
of people who saw nothing
good in anything except th>
church. They had inherited
Puritian doctrines of religion,
and I have heard it rumored
that Bill said “I have my share
of the church and want to join
' this club.” Bill was fortunately
Messed with good advantages.
His parents wanted to give
their only sor, an education.
Bill was now in high school
and had begun to show evi
dence of his popularity among
his classmates Bill at the age
of fourteen. I am told, was the
recognized leader of his ??hool
associates.
But I must get back to the
Eata Bita Py fraternity. This
was a secret organization of
which only a few selected
students could belong. Bill de
sired to become a member so
he was initiated and given the
first degree. He was rejoicing
over his late accomplishment
when he was informed that be
must sing a solo on the public
square.
Here he almost regretD J his
membership of the club for he
had never sung and to sing in
public was horrible. But he
knew he must do it. He select
ed a song and spent many rest
less nights and sleepless hours
in learning it. When the time
came he found that he must
dress to suit the occasion, or
the song. This required a very
large hat with bright colored
bands, a turkey red suit, with
harmonizing accessories, and
shoes of the Dutch fashion.
So arrayed in this outlandish
costume, was led to the square
by his friends. Taking his
place, and with a quivering
body, he folded his arms in the
latest fashion, drew a long
breath and from the center of
the crowd came the melodious
voice of Bill in the song, entit
led “Thompson Murphy’s Old
Gray Mule.”
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iWATCHMAN FOUND DEAD
Williford, Dec. 10.—Gus R.
Richter, night watchman at the
Greenville store and quarry,
was found dead at his post ear
ly yesterday morning. Death
| is believed to have been caus
ed by gas poisioning
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Trade with the merchants
who advertise in the Journal.
The Journal for good printing.
PAROQUET ITEMS U
Paroquet, Dec- 12.—Judge
Jimerson of Sulphur Rock
spent Wednesday here looking
over the roads and bridges.
Mrs. T. F. Brown arrived
home Saturday morning from
St. Louis where she had spent
a week with her father and sis
ters.
A 12-inch snow fell here
Friday evening and the boys
are having a fine time rabbit
hunting.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Line
bough of Wycough township
spent part of the week here
visitinf relatives.
Mrs. Laura Lovejoy returned
home from Newark Saturday.
Joe East of Newport spent
Saturday and Sunday here vis
iting his family.
Mrs. James Roach of near
Hoopole Landing was here Sun
day en route home from New
port.
Mrs. Maude Dailey spent
Monday morning at Newark
John Barber made a business
trip to Newark Monday.
W. A. Shanks went to New
port on business Monday.
Seth Lewallen made a busi
ness trip to Newark Monday.
Mrs. J. O- Phillips returned
to her home at Little Rock
Tuesday.
Henry Johnson spent Mon
| day night at Newport.
C. C- Whisnant made a
business trip to Newark Tues
‘ day.
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MANY LITTLES
MAKE A MUCH
How would you like to sit
down at your desk, run ovei
your accounts, and absorb thi
knowledge that anywhere from
one to five hundred people
were indebted to you in sums
varying from 50 cents to $5?
And how would you like to
meet those good people day by
day without their ever thinking
of offering you the small
amount due. you?
And how would you like to
see these same good people
paying their other bills prompt
ly month by month and again
forgetting yours?
And wouldn’t you just revel
in the knowledge that all of
these small amounts combin
ed, if suddenly collected up,
would swell your bank account
to the tune of $500 or $1,000?
When you reach the point
where you can appreciate the
grim humor of such a condition
and keep right on smiling you
will have qualified yourself
for the life of a country editor.
FIRE AT JACKSONPORT
Jacksonport was visited by
a serious fire Sunday after
noon, when two stores and
three small cottages were de
stroyed. The business buildings
were occupied by th*' Ander
son go eery and the Grant store.
The cottages were occupied by
negroes.
The residence of Joe Bridger
close by, caught several times
but the fire was extinguished.
The property was a >otal
loss, no insurance being ar
ried.
NO USE
Mistress—‘Jane, I saw the
milkman kiss you this morning,
In the future I will take the
milk in.
Jane—“’Twouldn’t be no
use mum. He’s promised never
to kiss anybody but me.”
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1 Thu Journal for good printing
RAISING BREAD AND MEAT
Could farmers of the South
west seriously consider a more
important matter? Bread is
no more necessary to our living
than meat; if we buy our flour
and buy our meat, how1 much
of our living do we raise at
home?
The time has come when we
cannot afford to buy bread and
meat at present prices if we
can produce these necessities
on our farms- Under present
marketing methods when so
many heavy charges must be
paid by the producer and the
consumer the production of
these foocks seem to be highh
desirable.
It sholud not be a very dif
ficult matter to beign raising
pigs for the meat supply
providing one has pasture and
some feed. Pigs grow very
fast under favorable conditions
and a few well cared for will
soon make pork.
Corn and wheat for bread
are very important. By grow
ing these cereals for bread one
not only saves the cost of mar
keting but has better bread as
a rule, for he can take better
care of the breadstuff than
many dealers who handle these
I commodities.
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