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The Newark journal., 1905-10-27
SOME STATISTICS ON
THE WHISKY QUESTION
Rev. L Martin Makes Few More
Remarks on the Whisky Traf-
fc and its Evil Effets.
To The Newark Journal:

/ IL 1Ilb AtNGGk
In the year 1920 estimates Of
the drink traffic was S765, 900, 600.
Besides this the indirect losses
from drink through loss of work
by hard drinkers, and poor work
manship, of the drinking classes;
deaths from drunkiness, and pov
erty and crime induced by drink
/ for the same year, reached the
sum of S453, 900, 900. This makes
a total loss of SLIPS, 1000, 900 in
one year to the country because of
strong drink. Is it good financial
policy to permit loss of nearly
one and one quarter billion of dol
lars to the people in order that
the government may gain in rev.
enue 1927, 263, 974 The revenue
for 1890 rs | am informed was
this amount. We cannot measure
in dollars and cents the bitter
tears, heart aches, children's cries
for the neeessaries of life, bro
ken hearted woman who once Join
ed her destiny with what she was
| led to believe was noble hearted
man, whom she thought would
make any kind of a sacrifice for
her comforts. Now perhaps she
sits shivering with cold and hun
ger, with her innocent and de-
pendent children, looking up into
her face, wet with tears tracing
down her sad cheeks. Oh, how
she regrets the sad situation. 1t
may be she turned away from par
entail advice. Girls, let me say to
you, for your own good and hap
piness, be careful about your
choice of a partner for life, re-
Wondering that all that glitters Is
not gold.
Could you know the history of
the inmates of the prison YOU
would fluid, in my opinion, nine
tenths or more would say drink is
the cause.
| am glad that most of the great
railroads are requiring their EN-
ployes to be sober and temperate
men. They have learned that
men who drink cannot be depend
ed upon. They are unsafe. If
they are not safe for the railroads
neither are they safe to run the
Ship of State. Then can any one
blame me for saying that | will
not vote for whiskey man know
ingIyl And it will take more than
Mr.. Hindman has slid vet to con-
vince me that am wrong.
This is a question that concerns
|
The Newark journal., 1905-10-27
BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.

Prairie Grove, Oct. 20. While
a number of boys were squirrel
hunting yesterday a short dista nee
from town, Ed Mars, son of G..
O.. Marrs of this place, was acct
dentally shot in the arm and side,
receiving a whole load of squirrel
shot. Physicians say the wounds
are very serious. Owing to the
fact that all the boys were run
ming and shooting at a squirrel it
is not known who fired the shot.
The Newark journal., 1905-10-27
Real Estate For Sale.
Some Bargains in Desirable Farm and City Property
Offered by Craig s Henderson,

No. ?. so acres good bottom land 1
miles NE. Newark; half subject to
overflow, balance above highwater;
40 acres in cultivation. Fine land and
bargain.
No. p. 279 acre farm adjoining
Paroquet 40 acres in cultivation, 20
acres in pasture; one Groom frame
and one broom box house on place.
Good well, two pumps, three barns,
two good orchards of 30 bearing trees;
land not in cultivation has good TIM
Der.
IS. 100 acre farm with 10 improved
good orchard of 300 trees, good room
frame house and good barn; everlast-
ing spring.
90. 10 acres in northeast part of
town, all under good fence; good ,
room box house with brick fiues; good
well of water, barn, garden; orchard
eof 10 bearing trees OF apples; also
pears, peaches and grapes.
81. 440 acres mile north of Paro-
~quet; l40 acres IN cultivation: go acres
under fence; pastures, of 100 acres
and of 10 acres; broom and Broom
houses, good barns, pumps and plenty
of water; three-t0urths mile of river
front; ferry landing on place; makes
three f0urths to IA bale OF cotton and
hftC lant
Price fifty-fve hundred dollars.
No. ~. New groom house with
God barn and smokehouse. fine water
and all modern convenienees. located
two blocks from school building, and
near Baptist church. One of the most
desirable locations in town, and will
DE sold at a bargain.
NO. %. l40 acre farm, 50 acres in
cultivation; good timber on land not
in cultivati1n; three broom houses
good we'll and spring, . acre orchard
Located miles north of Newark.
mile from Black River Academy, mile
from church and in good neighborhood
Small creek runs through the farm
No. 81. One block beautiful resi-.
dence lots just north Of school build.
ing. Very desirable property and a
bargain.
4 No. GA. 40 acres good land one mile
asiSfleastof Magness. 30 acres in cul-
iyation doubfe box house with hall;
good we'll good barn; good spring of
water andnice young orchard.
No. 90. 1870 acres good bottom land;
20 in cultivation; good two-room house
and good barn; one mile from railroad
station. $40 per acre; cash, balance
to suit purchaser.
No. 66 80 acres rich, aliuyia land,
Black riyer;25 acres in cultivation, bal
ance in pasturage. This land over
flows and is very rich. Timber will
sell for SO per acre. Will be sold for
cash, balance on your own time.
No. 81 so acres good land with good
Broom house and good barn; 30 acres
in cultivation, balance timber, 90 acres
fenced. Makes bale of cotton and 80
bushels corn per acre. So per acre; !
cash. balance on your own time.
No, IS. SO acres good land, all under
fence, good Broom house. 80 pcreS in
cultivation, balance in pasture; good
barn. Sl5 per acre cash. balauce to
suit purchaser.
CeosO- &. +
The Newark journal., 1905-10-27
NOTICE.

Those knowing themselves in
debted to the estate of DIR. j. T..
Miller are respectfully notified to
make settlement by the first of
November, 1905, with j. II. Will
son, my collector.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. LEoRA G.. MILLER,
Administrators.
The journal onp wear one dollar
The Newark journal., 1905-10-27

every citizen in the country. No
one, ] care not how much they fa-
vor whiskey, wants their families
or friends to be caught in the trap
of the drink habit. Now, you who
want whiskey just think. honestly,
If you want to see your children
under its influence. OF course
not. | ask you not to give others
childred a chance TO be a victim
by voting it in your town or our
country. | have said before that
| do not believe any man will be
for whiskey if you will remove the
revenue. The saloon men them
selves will not be for whiskey.
The good Book says, The love of
money is the root of all evil, " and
| believe that it is the love of
money that makes men for whis-
key Take away the profit and it
will reduce the whiskey men to
scant numbers. There might be a
few who would favor it for their
'stomach's sake," but they are
very few.
/ have read Mr.. Hindman's ar
ticle and will say | think the most
of it would suit better to be deliy
cred to class of medical students
than to the general public. | am
not ready to accept near ali he
says about the raising of strong
soldiers, etc.
He undertook to justify the
whiskey business. | answered him
and asked him to meet me in II
written discussion through The
Journal, the proposition to present
clear cut position, which he had
virtually advocated. | believed
from the first that he desired to
have more or less personalities,
and his venom against prohis, as
he calls them and his hatred to
ward preachers has cropped out
in most every article that he has
written.
He tells us something of his fam
lily history. In this Uncle John
has no advantage of me. My faith
er had eleven brothers and if any
of them were ever drunk | do not
know it. There are five brothers
of us, and none are drunkards.
But there is II principle in what
| am cohtending for, and | am
ready to discuss the issue with
any man who will take the oppo-
site side. As Uncle John assumed
to be on that side, | asked him to
discuss the question, bus he choose
not to do SO. So | say | consider
it square back down. If he
wishes to lecture on obstretics or
science, he should get a professors
chair in some college. But | am
still ready to discuss the issue with
him. Yours uncompromislngly,
against the whiskey traffic.
J. !. MARTIN.
The Newark journal., 1905-10-27

No. 80. so acres Big Bottom land
y miles from Newark; go acres in cul
tivation, , acres in alfalfa; grows bale
OF cotton to the acre.
NO 81. , acres incest residence
property in north part of town; good
well and garden on place.
80. 100 acre farm 3 miles north OF
town, l40 acres in cultivation, 20 acres
good timber, no rocks, room log
house and room frame house, good
well, and nice young orchard.
No. 80. 529 acres fine bottom land:
mile river front on Black river; 900
acres under fence; POO acres fine cane
land; valuable white oak timber Oh
land.
No. 81. Block of incest residence
property in Newark, near schoo
building.
No. b. Block nice residence prop
erty in west side Newark, | block from
school building.
No. II. 40 acres numbered land 3 mi
north of Newark; good hill land and
nice location for small fruit farm.
No. 30. Block residence property in
north part of town; so bearing apple
trees on place; choice residence prop
erty
63. 7o-acre farm with 30 acres clear
ed, good Broom house with stone
chimney. and good we'll and barn; also
, room house; grows half bale of cot
ton per acre; 3 miles north Of town.
No. IS. 10 acres timbered land Oh
Village creek, miles from Newport
fine land; valuable white oak timber
ON place.
43. 800 acres good bottom land, 2S0
acres in timber; so acres in timothy
good room house; good barn and out
buildings; good orchard; loo acres il
pasture; improvements good; located
3 miles from Newark; a fine stock
farm. Price five thousand dollars
10. room house and l acre land il
north edge of city, ut bargain.
46 acres nice residence property
in north edge of city; beautiful loca.
ton, and genuine bargain.
-. 1000 acres fine river bottom lane
on Black river, lying on both sides OF
railroad; over 200 acres in cultivation.
400 acres in pasture; good timber, :;
miles river front, railroad station and
switch on place, all good farming lanc
and has natural drainage, fine for cot.
ton, and would make as fine stock
farm as any of its size in the South.
No SO. Fine bottom farm of 10
acres on White river six miles from
Newark and 81 miles above Jackson
port: 50 acres in cultivation; good four
room house, good barn and other out
buildings, and orchard of 100 trees;
fine land and will grow bale of cotton
or - bushels corn per acre, and is only
half-mile from school house.
No TO- Good 4-room house and six
acres of land. all in cultivation, one
mile west of Newark; fine location for
nice home and good poultry or fruit
farm; good water, and small orchard.
No. -. al acres timber land on
Black river, half-mile of river front
fine cane land.
The Newark journal., 1905-10-27
SHORT ITEMS FROM
ALL OVER THE STATE
Items of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers.

Coal is being sold in Russellville
at So. so ton.
The addition to St. Bernard's
Hospital, at Jonesboro, has been
finished.
A bank will be organized at
Bradford, and the CONTRACT for it's
building has been let.
Louis Hoffman, who lived near
holland, was killed by a falling
tree while cutting bolts few
days ago.
1t has been found necessary to-
close the school at West Fork for
two weeks on account of an cpl
demic of diphtheria.
The Industrial Gas Construction
Company of Chicago has asked a.
thirty-year gas franchise of the
Jonesboro City Council.
B. f. Mills, who lives near
Vaughn, Benton county, has an
orchard of Is acres from which be
has sold 1888 worth of apples this
fall.
The three year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ham OF
Fayetteville was fatally burned as
the result of playing with some
matches.
John Robinson was caught in
the machinery of cotton gin at
Kenyon one day last week and his
body was so badly mangled that
he died in a few hours.
George Stubblefeld of Dalton
has placed on exhibition at Poca-
hontas a pumpkin which is FIVE
feet and two inches in circumfer-
ence and weighs Is pounds.
w. f. Osborn, a visitor from
Syracuse, n. T.. jumped from the
second story window of rooming
house at Hot Springs. He fell
head foremost and his neck was
broken, resulting in instant death.
In attempting to alight from q
passenger train at Texarkana be-
fore it had stopped, Mrs. A. j.
Rush of Amity was thrown under
the wheels and her head crushed
to a pulp. Death resulted instant
ly.
Minnie Reichenbach, aged IL
years, residing eight miles south
east of Stuttgart, was kicked by a
horse and killed. She went out tor
drive the horse away from hay
stack and as she came near the an
imal it kicked, striking her on the
side of the head.
Andrew Harrod of Little Rock,
aged Is, made an effort to take
his life by swallowing large dose
of chloroform. The attempt was
made in Old Concordia Hall, where
a dance was in progress. Har-
rods act is said to have been caus-
ed by love affair.
The Sheridan Headlight says
that Sheridan is coming to Il the
front as one of the best towns in
the state, and that the solid block
of new brick buildings, when fin
ished, will be lasting monument
to what the business men of the
community have done in few
The Newark journal., 1905-10-27
You Can Prevent sick-Headacne

when you feel il first coming on by taking =
Ramon's Pill at once 1t removes the poison thai
causes the trouble. guaranteed cure, ana
money refunded If not satisfied. Is cents
The Newark journal., 1905-10-27

The Journal one year, one dollar.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-07

RACING WITH A TRAIN.-Representa
tive Clayton tells the following story
Of a Georgia mountaineer who had
never seen the steam cars"
Wishing to verify the tales Of Won
der he had heard, the Georgian made
his way on foot to the nearest railway
station to behold the marvel. 1t ap-
pears that, arriving somewhat ahead
Of the time scheduled for the passing
Of the next train, the mountaineer
tarried impatiently near the tracks, so
that the thing might not steal by him
unawares.
The time hanging heavily on his
hands, he started down the tracks, to
meet the train just as it was rounding
a curve. Turning about, the Georgian
ran along the track as If for his life.
The engineer footed the whistle and
the brakes were applied. This gave
the mountaineer time to reach the sta
ton ahead Of the train.
You fool" shouted some one to
him. why didn't you cut across?"
Cut across?" Indignantly repeated
the Georgia man. That would have
been a fine thing to do, wouldn't 1t?
Why, If / had struck the plowed ground
the blamed thing certainly would have
caught mel"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-07

This contest is to be open to all
white public school teachers Of York
county, who may have been engaged
in teaching within three months pre-
vious to December %. or who may
have charge Of a school at the present
time, or at any time previous to
April 10.
Until March l, each coupon will be
good for one vote. Including March
/, and until March 81. each coupon
will be good for 10 votes.
On each ballot there will be a date,
concurrent with the issue Of the paper
In which the ballot appears, and 1t Is
stipulated that no ballot will be count
ed after 1t is more than ten days old.
Mr.. John E. Carroll, superintendent
of education has consented to act as
Judge of this election, and all ballots
must be sent to him, either by hand.
or by mail in envelopes marked,
"ENoUIRER's Gold Watch contest
Mr.. Carroll will revise the returns
semi weekly, publishing on Tuesdays
and Fridays statements Of the voting
as it stood at IL o'clock noon on the
days previous.
The last Of the series Of coupons
will be published in the issue Of THE
ENQUIRER for March 81, and all votes
must be in the hands Of Mr.. Carroll by
noon Of April s.
The watch, which Is a beauty. may
be seen on exhibition at T. w. Speck
Jewelry store.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-07
Just a Ruse.

Miss Oakley was serving tea In her
studio one afternoon when the word
"ruse" came up. Every one had some
episode about an odd and successful
ruse to narrate. Miss Oakley said:
"I, too, recall a ruse that succeeded
wonderfully, an unexpected and origi-
nal ruse that a friend Of mine en-
ployed.
MY friend, Philadelphia woman,
had recently for a visitor an elderly
uncle from the country. He was
good old man, an intelligent and sensi-
tive old man, but his table manners
were not-ahem-up to the mark.
my friend could not think of TAX
ing her uncle to task about his table
manners; If she had 1t would have
broken the poor old gentleman's heart.
Instead of taking him to task she en-
ployed a ruse upon him. Her ruse,
which was quite successful, eliminated
like this:
Mary says the uncle at dinner,
this here knife Of mine tastes soapy.
"'Very we'll, uncle. You shall nave
another
1.-The second knife comes. The un-
Gle, with a grimace, again remarks:
"'Soapy, too, Mary, just like the first
knife was
My friend frowned.
Its too bad, uncle she said. But
city servants are so careless. Try eat
ing with your fork. Maybe that's
clean."-Philadelph Bulletin.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-07

FATALIsM AMoNI THE WELsH.-An
epidemic of scarlet fever, which is rag
ing at Cogninan, near Aberystwyth,
Wales owes much of its virulence to
the spirit Of fatalism which prevails
among the Welsh.
The people believe that If they are
fated to catch the fever no precautions
will save them from it, and that, on
the other hand, they can come in con-
tact with 1t with impunity If 1t Is not
their fate to be infected.
This spirit of fatalism Is shown by
the Welsh custom of holding "wylno--
sau," or prayer meetings. at the house
Of dead person.
The friends of the dead crowd into
the house and remain for an hour or
two regardless of the cause Of death.
At the end Of the service they march
in procession around the coffin to take
last look.
Although ministers Of religion and
members of public bodies have uttered
vehement protests, the custom of the
"wylnosau" continues to flourish, and
in more than one instance it has been
proved to be directly responsible for
the spread of the infection.-London
Express.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-07
humorous department
The Joker's Joke.

Elson T. Thurber Of Detroit, who
was once a newspaper man chat
CITY, but who has abandoned that fivId
and taken to the prosiac occupation OF
selling flavOring extracts, was at the
Plankington house, the. center OF
story-telling group.
"The head of our firm had a trying
experience last Fourth Of July" said
Mr.. Thurber, as the conversation
slackened. He thought he would play
a funny joke on his family, so day
or so before the holiday he bought one
of these candy boxes made In imita-
tion of a cannon cracker. He secreted
this In the pantry, where he thought
it would be safe.
But his little son, about years old,
discovered the firecracker, and also
discovered that 1t was filled with can
DIV. So he helped himself to the con-
tents and finally, finding the box emp
ty. he made way with 1t and substitute
ed a real cannon cracker.
Fourth Of July came and the head
of the family, smiling broadly at his
approaching joke, came down stairs
and placing his big firecracker in the
middle Of the breakfast table. Then,
regardless of his wife's expostulations'
touched a match to the fuse, never
thinking but what it was the candy
box on the table.
His son and heir astutely vanished
from the scene about this time. In
about thirty seconds there was an ex-
plosion that wrecked a once happy
breakfast table, and one hour later the
worst spanked boy in Detroit had Sob
bingly confessed to an irate father why
the joke had failed."-Milwaukee Sen
tinel.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-07

A HARD-LUcK SToRY.-"I have just
heard a real hard-luck story from one
Of my constituents" said Judge Bart
lett Of Georgia to the Houston Chroni-
Gle man. There has been consider
able snow In Georgia and my constitu-
ent, who lives in a prohibition county,
was going to a dance. He had to
drive fifteen miles. He sent to an ad-
joining county for a quart Of whisky.
On the night of the dance he decided
to save the whisky until the long, cold
drive home.
Before he went into the house he
looked around for a place to hide his
treasure. He saw a pile of brush
nearby, and going over to it took the
precious quart and pushed it under
the brush. In about one second he
heard a muff1ed splash. He had tried
to hide, perhaps. the only quart of
whisky in the county in an abandon
ed WELL"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-07
sey, who died there on Sunday night,
a r7 ,,oors Mr. Jaroma Rohin.

sey, who died there on Sunday night,
aged 81 years. Mr.. Jerome Robin
son and daughter. Miss Georgia Harris
of Cowpens, are the guests this week
Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Spencer Mr..
Robinson holds the distinction Of hav-
ing laid the first crossties on this di-
vision Of the Southern and also OF
placing the first telegraph poles on the
division. Mr.. Thos. r. Shuford came
down yesterday from Patterson
Springs, Cleveland county, where his
family is spending some time with his
father, Mr.. ]. ]. Shuford. His little
daughter Pauline Is seriously Ill with
pneumonia and on that account he Will
return today. He contemplates NOV
ing to California at an early date....
At the Aome Of her brother-in-law, Mr..
S. M. Wilson, in the Pisgah neighbor-
hood, Wednesday morning, Miss Lou
Love died Of pneumonia, after a brief
illness. The funeral was held yester-
day morning at IL o'clock at Old Pis-
gah, Rev. r. M. Stephenson conduct
ing the services. Deceased was about
55 years Of age and was a sister OF
Mrs. Wilson. She was member OF
the A. R. P. church. -. "A 14-month-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Lee
Rhyme, died at their home at the Old
Mil Tuesday and was buried in the
city cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. E. L. Balm conducted the funeral
services. go. On Friday. Jan. II, Mr..
Arthur Crowder and Miss Eta Rob-
erts, both of Gastonia, were married at
Glover, Squire S. NJ. Faires officiating.
On Saturday the 2Sth, Squire Faires
performed the marriage ceremony for
Mr.. James Cant and Miss Margaret
Isenhower at the brides home in Clo-
yer. AT the home Of her mother,
Mrs. Ann Holland at Long Creek
church one mile from Dallas. Miss
Alice Holland died Monday Of tubercu-
losis of the lungs after long illness.
Funeral services were conducted at
the home by Rev. ]. l. Vipperman az
ter which the body was brought here
for interment in the city cemetery.
Deceased was a daughter Of the late
Mr.. Julius Holland and was about 80
years Of age. 49,. Having sold his fine
mountain farm In Ashe county, Rev.
]. ]. c. Anders has moved back to
Gastonia, for a season anyhow. He
and Mrs. Anders will remain in Gas
tonia with their son, DR.. Anders. until
spring. Their many friends here well
come them back.