COMMON GROUND
Some say the government should run
The milroads far and near;
While others say in scorn “Nay, nay;
Don’t give us that bum steer.”
Some say t hat Bryan's hedging since
He met the unexpected;
Some think no one will vote for him,
Some swear he’ll he elected;
And all agree
That Bryan’ll be
The nominee
Some say our spelling must be changed
Some think it’s good enoug;
Some say that Cannon is inspired;
Soma say that he’s a bluff.
Some hold that pennyroyal is
A ’skeeter cure; can’t beat it!
One half the world say it's a fake;
The blooming ’skeeters eat it.
But ail agree
That Brvan’U be
The Democratic nominee
Race suicide we often hear,
Is threatening the nation;
While others say our danger is
From trust and corporation.
However we may differ on
All themes of daily life.
Like chorus girls and cabbage snakes,
That till the land with strife,
We can all agree
On this by Gee!
That Bryan’ll be
The nominee!
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STATE HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD
Items of General Interest Gathered
Fresh F'rom the Columns of
the Daily Papers,
Ttje state blind school at Little
Rock will open October 3.
G. J. Sanford died at Helena
Sunday night from an overdose of
morphine.
The rice crop is being harvested
in Prairie and Lonoke counties
and is making a good yield.
Imboden is to have a system of
1 waterworks, the mains, pipes, tire
j plugs and other necessary equip
ment having already been pur
: chased.
Henry Bell was convicted of
murder in the first degree Tues
day at Ozark on the charge of kill
I ing Constable Will Jones near
; Van Buren ten years ago.
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie
M. Shaw is making speeches this
week in the Fourth congressional
district in behalf of the Republi
! can candidate for Congress.
William J. Bryan was in Little
i Rock twenty minutes Wednesday
| and delivered a short speech from
! the rear platform of his car, which
! was listened to by 2,000 people.
Will Stafford was almost instant
I ly killed near Caruth by the fall
! ing of a limb of a tree. He was
j felling a tree, which struck and!
broke the limb of another tree. ,
The limb fell upon Stafford’s head,
crushing the skull in two places. '
He died in a few minutes.
The property of the Kelley I
Lumber Company at Homan, con- j
sisting of mill, timber lands and
tramroad, was sold by order of the
Federal court at Texarkana Wed
nesday. it was bought by W. F.
Wood of Chicago, the price paid
being $4-0,000. A few months ago
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Don’t let the fact escape your attention
that we are in the market with the Chat
tanooga Hancock Double Disc Plow for
the Fall plowing and sowing. Remember
also that we sell the Chattanooga Cane
Mill, best on the market. We have anoth
er car each of the Luedinghaus and Ow
ensboro Wagons to arrive within the next
few days. Come to see us, or send us
your orders. We always treat you right
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BARNETT BKSS. MERC. COMPANY
THE BIG STORE
BATESVILLE, ARK
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the property was estimated to be
worth.$150,000.
Charles Osborne of Jonesboro,
while hunting at Hood’s lake, ac
cidentally shot himself in the left
hand. The hand was badly lacer
ated and had to be amputated at
the wrist.
Last Sunday at Hardy a fast
freight ran into the rear of anoth
er freight which was waiting for
orders. Three cars of meat and
lard and a car of cattle were
wrecked. The wreckage took tire
and the loss is estimated at *50,
000. None of the trainmen were
injured.
Jim Russell, a young white man,
was convicied of murder in the
first degree in the circuit court at
Mountain Home a few days ago,
on a charge of killing his wife, and
has been sentenced to hang Fri
day, December 7.
A MONSTER APPLE
S. .Sims of Boone county, Ark
ansas, who owns an orchard near
Harrison, is said to have grown
this year the largest apple ever
produced in the Ozark region. It
measures 17 inches in circumfer
ence and weighs nearly *J<i ounces.
Several persons offered as much
is two dollars for the apple. It
was sent to the Kansas Commis
sioner of Agriculture at Topeka.
There is only one way to make a success in the mercantile business today. The time has gone
by when sharp practice and dickering will succeed. The people today know which side of their
bread is buttered, and competition is so sharp that the merchant who seeks to take advantage of
his customers may as well prepare to go out of business. It requires a great deal of study to keep
the right kind of a store; one must know all kinds of goods, and this knowledge does not come ex
cept from experience. We employ only the best help—those who know their business and what our
trade requires. Every article we offer for sale has passed the most rigorous tests and we guaran
tee everything we sell to be the very best of its kind.
FOR EVERY
!a word about shoes
There is only one full line of Shoes
which is made in the proper manner and
» that is Courtney’s. They are made with
$ the solid top leather extending entirely
J under the tip and sewed to the sole with
» the tip. Other shoes are not made this
{way. Come in and we will show you at
a glance why we sell Courtney’s Shoes
in preference to all others. We have a
full line and can shoe your entire family.
DRYG0C 3S and FURNiSHINGS
We invite you to come and see for
yourself what an elegant line of Fall
goods we are opening. Everyday we
practice the same scrutiny of the quali
ty, and we guarantee everything.
— —LINERY
This department is overflowing with
all the newest things in Millinery ever
shown in Newark. Ready-to-wear hats
now on sale.
THE BEST IN GROCERIES
Our groceries are our pride. It is said
that the way to a man’s heart is
through his stomach, and we are pre
pared to furnish the means. Those who
deal with us regularly are our best
friends, and that is a pretty good sign.
You never hear any complaint against
this store, because we are always glad
to make anything right that may even
seem wrong.
Come to the Leading Store and Let Us Prove What We Have
Said. There’s a Reason For it.
SISK, HULSEY & HADDOCK
WE BUY COTTON the storethat leads NEWARK, ARKANSAS
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