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The Newark journal., 1908-02-07

MRS. EARNEST HOCHMUTH, 17ol WI Maple St., Des Moines, Iowa writes: "Two years ago our HtIe boy, Herman, was taken down with scarlet fever. He took cold with it, and in. stead of the eruptions coming to the surface they affected his lungs and stomach. For weeks we watched by his bedside, hardly expecting him tc live from one hour to the next.
 tFinally he became little better and was able to situp. Then he commenced to cough, and in spite of everything we could do he seemed to get worse all the time. His coughing spells would lasf until he was completely exhausted, and his lungs hurt him a great deal. Every. body thought he had consumption.
 "one day, while at the drug store, my husband saw a Pergna almanac and hroughtit home. We read in it per feet description of his case and we thought we would try Peruna. We bought a bottle, quit verything else, and began giving him Peruna.
 "By the time two- thirds of the bottle was used the cough had almost gone. After he had taken two bottles he was perfectly cured. He has not seen a sick day since and is hearty, healthy boy.
 "We shall always praise Peruna, for 1t saved our boy's life."
 Man-a-lin the Ideal Laxative. Ask Your Druggist for q Free
 Peruna Almanac for 1908
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DR. PAScOE'S SPEECH
Continued from page l

|
 have taken my last glass of rum.
 After interpreting the above beauti 1 ful lines It leaves Us in no doubt as to the cause leading to his downfall. Now, as l before stated, intemperance does not alone consist of drinking too much alcohol or whiskey, but may come from looking, talking or acting in such manner as to convey to others a disrespectful and unmanly person. An unknown author wrote and pinned to skeleton in a museum in the city of London the very striking and in- qniringly lines. entitled Hines on a Skeleton" :" which if some little girl will come upon the stage and assist me in order to make them more inn pressive, I will render to you. To thoroughly appreciate the efforts put forth by this unknown poet, it will be better for the time being to trespass upon this little girl and imagine her skeleton the thing 1 assure you she is at this time very much unlike: Behold this ruin! Twas a skull once
 of etherial spirit full,
 This narrow cell was life's retreat This space was thoughts mysterious seat
 What beauteous pictures filled this spot, What dreams of pleasure long forgot; Nor love nor joy nor hope nor fear Have left one trace of record here Beneath this mouldering canopy once
 shone,
 The bright and busy eye
 But start not at the dismal void. If social love that eye employed, If with no lawless fire it gleamed But through the dews of kindness
 beamed;
 That eye shall be forever bright When stars and sun have lost their
 light.
 Within this silent cavern hung The ready, swift and tuneful tongue. If it from lying words refrained And where it could not praise was
 chained,
 If bold in virtues cause it spoke Yet gentle concord never broke. That tuneful tongue shall plead for thee When death unveils eternity. Say did these fingers delve the mind Or with the envied rubies shine; To hew the rock or wear the gem, Can nothing now avail to them. But if the page of truth they sought Or comfort to mourner brought: These hands richer need may claim, Than all that waits on wealth or fame. Avails it little whether bare or shod These feet the path of duty trod, If from the bowers of joy they fled To soothe affiietions humble bed: These feet with Angels wings shall vie And tread the palace of the sky
 Ladies and gentlemen I wish I were able with beautiful language and the powers of an orator to present to you tonight my feelings and emotions after having forgotten great many things intended saying and feeling very much like the negro who said there is no harm to run when you are scared, now offer my apologies for having trespassed upon your kindness and attention. I thank you very much.
The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
ANNOUNCEMENT

The Ladies Aid Society of Cord de sire to inform the public that they will give a concert at the Cord school house on the evening of February %, 1908, beginning at o'clock, the pro- ceeds to be used for the benefit of the church. Everybody respectfully in- vited. Admission: Adults l5, cents: children 10 cents.
The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
BUSINESS FOR SALE

Owing to Mr. Alexander's absence at Hot Springs since September, and will probably have to remain all win ter, so he cannot look after the busi- ness, we offer our business at Sulphur Rock for sale at bargain. Well sell on terms to suit the purchaser. Alex ander X Travis, Sulphur Rock, Ark
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Keeping Open House

Everybody is welcome when we feel good; and we feel that way only when our digestive organs are working prop erly. pr. Kings New Life Pills regu- late the action of stomach, liver and bowels so perfectly one can't help feel ing good when he uses these pills. 25c at J. 1. Sturdivant's drug store.
The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK

We are authorized to announce Armie Hodges as candidate for Circuit Clerk, subject to the action of the democratic party.
 We are authorized to announce Geo. Bevens as candidate for Circuit Clerk, subject to the action of the democratic party.
The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
FOR SHERIFF

We are authorized to announce A. L. Dunlap as candidate for d second term as Sheriff subject to the action of the Democratic party.
 We are authorized to announce ]. A. Kaneaster as a candidate for Sheriff subject to the action of the Democratic party.
The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
FOR COUNTY CLERK

We are authorized to announce AL bert Sims as candidate for a second term as County Clerk, subject to the action of the Democratic party.
The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR CONGRESS

We are authorized to announce w. A. oldheld, of Independence county, as a candidate for Congress. subject to the action of the Democratic party.
 We are authorized to announce NJ. J. Manning, of Monroe county, as q candidate for Congress. subject to the action of the Democratic party.
The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
NOTARY PUBLIC

Notary work of all kinds done in careful and correct manner by A. A. Henderson at the Merchants and Planters Bank.
The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
WOOD FOR SALE

Good wood for either cooking or heating purposes for sale, and can be delivered on short notice. Ash X Sons, Newark, Ark. 2-1-S
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FOR TAX COLLECTOR

We are authorized to announce W. T. Gray as a candidate for reelection as Tax Collector, subject to the action of the Democratic party.
 We are authorized to announce w. C. Mims as candidate for Tax Col leetor, subject to the Democratic pri- mary.
The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
FOR SURVEYOR

We are authorized to announce Oscar Warren as a candidate for County Surveyor, subject to the action of the Democratic party.
The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
COTTON RECEIPTS

The total cotton receipts ap to Aoon yesterday were l l,1el bales, and It was selling al l0t eeats.
The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
MAGNESS TOWNSHIP

We are authorized to announce B. B. B. Owens as candidate for Road Overseer of Magness township subject to the Democratic primary.
The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
Immense Grasshonner.

The largest insect in the world is probably a grasshopper found in the Karoo desert, in South Africa. It has a ten-inch spread of wing.
The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
FOR ROAD OvERSEER

We are authorized to announce D.. c. Lane as candidate for Road Overseer of Big Bottom township, sub- ]ect to the Democratic primary.
The Newark journal., 1908-02-07
BLACK RIVER TOWNSHIP

We are authorized to announce w. A. Parr as a candidate for Road Overseer of Black River township, subject to the Democratic primary.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-18
Nevermore.

When n. G.. Wells. the English nov
elist. was In Boston, he praised Poe at
a dinner.
Il think hardly of your New England
writer's" he said, for their contempt
Of Poe. i shall never be able to forget
that Emerson called him that jingle
man.. Today a thousand read Poe
when one reads Emerson, and not to
know Poe's work is rather a disgrace.
There Is a little mn"
Mr.. Wells smiled.
1T Is rather a poorly conducted little
inn," he said, but the landlady gets
every visitor to write something about
1t in a kind OF autograph album that
she keeps on her drawing-room table.
"One visitor wrote In the album
many years o
"'Quoth the
THE landlady did not understand
that quotation. She was not as well up
in her Poe as h should have been.
And ever since that time she has shown
the cryptic line to every guest, e~ntreat-
ing him TO tell her, IL he can, It's mean
ing.
But the guests are always too polite
to tell her. They pretend they do not
know. And hence, year after year to
every visitor that the poor land
lady with her album gives herself
away
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-18
Where and What 10 curacaof

From the New York Times.
1t Is an island less than 80 miles off the
Paraguayan peninsula and within less
than a days voyage OF some of the prin-
cipal ports Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Por-
to Cabello and LaGuayra. says the Phila-
delphia North American. 1t Is less than
800 miles from the Caribbean entrance OF
the Panama canal. A direct line drawn
TO from Portsmouth. New York and Nor
folk traverscs Haiti and Santo Domingo.
II contains 30 squar miles. and possesses
I'm the Schoolgirl or st. Ann's bay a bar
Dor having an area Of over rs square miles
and a remarkable average depth of LEO
feet. entrance TO which. Is only obtained
through a channe less than 600 feet wide,
Curacao has about 30 900 inhabitants, 1000
OF whom are whites. While the color line
I'm society and Industry is strictly observed.
the blacks are OF a superior quality, both
on account OF their origin and because ed
ucation on the island In compulsory. b
80 schools nave annual attendance of over
5000 pupils, or one-sixth of the entire pop
ulation. Curacao Is also one OF the most
beautiful places In the world. The Their
mometer huctuates between 70 degrees and
So degrees. There are cool winds day and
night from the sea. The atmosphere Ia
dry and lung diseases are there
Little rain falls on the island, but large
quantities or water are preserved In els
terms, u~ncontaminated by dust. There is
no fire department on the island. None rs
necessary. The buildings there are all
stone or brick.
The chief wealth Of the island is due TO
It's function as a sort OF clearing house for
commodities between North and south
America. It's products, maize. beans,
pulse and cattle are comparatively unim-
| p~ortant. although 1t has a growing Indus
try In sea salt and phosphate of lime,
which is capable OF large Development
with proper financial aid.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-18
Compulsory votinu.

Compulsory voting has to be dis
cussed about so much, and the subject
has just beer revived by the advocacy
OF the idea by a Connecticut college
president. He would ave men com
PEELED to go TO the polls and vote,
thinking that by such means many or
the abuses which surround the suffrage
would be eliminated and that govern
ment would be improved. What q man
does after he reaches the ballot box Is
quite as important as whether he goes
there-more important, indeed, In some
aspects. II a man goes to the ballot
box and votes for bad and Incompetent
candidates he had better stay away,
for he becomes a positive detriment to
good government. A fair presumption
would be that a citizen who lacked suf-
ficient interest 10 vote OF his own Volt
ton would not be very particular about
the character OF his vote IL he were
forced to vote. Law might make him
go to the polling place, and even to
place a ballot In the box No law
could possibly Insure hat he would
vote wisely or even decently.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-18
INVALID'S SAD PLIGHT.

After Innammafory Rheumatism,
Hair Came Ont, Skin Peeled, and
Red Sores Developed-Only Cuti-
cnra Proved Successful.
About four years ago / had a very
severe attack Of infiammatory rheuma-
.ism. My skin peeled, and the high
fever played havoc with my hair,
which came ont In punches. also had
three large bed sores on my back. /
did not gain very rapidly, and my ap-
petite was very poor. / tried many
sure cures but they were Of little
help, and until I tried Cuticura Re-
solvent l had had no real relief. Then
my complexion cleared and Dol / felt
better. The bed sores went very soon
after a few applications OF Cuticura
Ointment, and when l used Cuticura
Soap and Ointment for my hair 1t be-
gan to regain its former glossy appear
ance. Mrs. Lavina j.. Henderson, 1873
Broad ST, Stamford. Conn, March 6
and IL, 1907
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-18
A CHRISTMAS ROMANCE
IN SHOWS OF SWEDEN

AS she sat thinking, in perplexed silence
the landscape changed. and they were
suddenly in the midst of a dense pine for.
est. Still and solemn stood those tall
pines. wrapped In snowy garments. In.
voluntarily. Louise drew nearer TO thu
baron.
They look like ghosts, she whispered.
and how quiet il is here-even the bella
seem mufflad!"
Yes the young man answered, with Q
smile; one could easily imagine that IL
was In this forest the witches used 10
dance on Christmas night before the Chris
tian church bells banished them forever.
Hark! do you hear the bells - he suddenly
asked.
In fact, a clear. ringing bell tone broke
the stiffness. Ii pealed out ~joyously-
blithely.
In a few moments more Fritjof had car
RED them out OF the white forest and up
TO the country church from which shafts
or light streamed out OF every window
and through the open door. The church
plateau was t~hronged with horses and
sleighs. A groom stood waiting TO take
Fritjof. and the baron and Louise entered
the warm church, where the rest OF the
party were already seated.
Louise had often been to the church be-
fore, so the strange wooden figures of the
saints. left from the Catholic times. were
quite familiar 10 her. But she found the
old church very beautiful in the light from
the many candles, While the figure OF the
Christ, modelled by Thorwaldsen, seemed
TO stand forth in added beauty beside the
lighted altar. In reverence she bowed her
head and prayed. A hushed silence pre-.
vailed in the church. The few late COM
ers tiptoed In and seated themselves noise
lessly. All heads were barred in a silent
prayer. Suddenly the stiffness was broken
by a jubilant burst Of music from the
deep toned organ. and then the whole con-
gregation rose and intoned the beautiful
hymn, "A Little Child in Bethlehem"
A strange, Joyous feeling entered into
the girls heart, as she joined her voice
with the baron's deep tones, and with a
sudden bright smile she slipped her hand
into the b%aron's, which closed firmly
over 1t. One warm look passed between
them, and the compac for life was closed
for these two young people, who were 80
far apart as to country family n lam
guage, but so closely united by the little
Christ child. bern so many years before.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-18
WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
4 buy Furs 4 Hides. Write for catalog 105
N. w. Hide & Fur Co., Minneapolis, Mimi.
As to Resianing at Seventy.
Erom the Providence Journal

HlOlli AAS u NSHAN $500
When Rev. William r. Huntington.
rector of Grace church, New York, hav-
ing reached his ~seventieth birthday,
submitted his resignation to h vestry
he followed the immemorial tradition
that puts a special emphasis on the at
tainment OF mans three score years
and ia tradition that President
Dwight, of Yale university, gave heed
to by Withdrawing from h active work
OF that institution. and to which other
men have likewise yielded. even when
they felt hat their mental faculties
were unimpaired. But resigning at 20
may be overdone. There Is no uni
versal rule in the matter. While some
men are old at 60, Others are well fitted
as ever at 20 for tasks In which ripe
experience and mature judgment are
requisite. DIR. Huntington's church
took this view OF his qualifications,
and not only declined to accept his
resignation, but gave him a check for
$40. 600.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-18
CHRISTMAS SWEETS.

Holiday Fudge-This fudge differs
from the ordinary product in that fresh
Is used in connection with
the nuts, while in place Of chocolate
maple sugar is the chief ingredient.
The cocoanut should be perfectly fresh
and cut in tiny strips, almost shaved.
Take one cup and a half OF grated
maple sugar and half a cup of cream.
Let this boil until the syrup will spin
a hair, add to 1t butter about the size
of a walnut, and When well mixed beat
II until 1t begins to grain. Then add
half q cup or nut meats, chopped me-
dunn fine, and half a cup OF cocoa
nut. Turn into creased pan and when
COO, not cold. mark out In squares.
Peanut Brittle-One cup of dark mo-
lasses, one cup OF lar brown sugar,
one tablespoon OF vinegar, one table,
spoon of butter, boil together until the
mixture is crisp when dropped into cold
water. Add to this a scant
ful OF baking soda and mix thoroughly.
Have ready two cups OF shelled and
freshly roasted peanuts, split them In
halves, cover the bottom of shallow
pans and over them pour the candy.
Set in a very cold place where il will
harden In a few minutes.
Old Fashioned Molasses Candy-One
cup Of brown sugar, two cups OF New
~ WIG ldpItODoOH VI
butter, one tablespoon OF vinegar. This
mixture should be boiled without stir
ring any more than necessary, and
should be cooked until IL Is brittle when
dropped into cold water. Then pour
into creased tins and let stand until
ii can be handled comfortably. Now
begins the pulling process. Cover the
hands with a good coating OF -four, or
butter II preferred, and pull the candy
until ii liz too stiff to be worked any
longer; then place 1t on a board and
cut or break into small pieces.
Butter Scotch-This is a very simple
OF sugar. n cup Of molasses and one
half cup OF butter. Boil steadily for
about 20 minutes, take off and pour
very thin into butter pans.
Niger Heads-Two cups OF brown
sugar, two-thirds OF a cup of sweet
cream. n tablespoon Of butter. Boil
for about Is minutes. Strain this
through a sieve n add to il one tea
spoon of pure vanilla extract. Thick en-
with freshly grated ~cocoanut. Drop I'm
small balls or cakes on well creased
paper In tins, and stand in a moderate
over to dry.
Cream Taffy-Four cups of soft
white sugar, two cups OF water, one
half cup OF vinegar, one tablespoon OF
butter. Boil all together until 1t hard
n In cold water, then flavor with
either vanilla or lemon, as preferred.
This candy should be pulled until per-
fectly white.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-18
Misleading the Newspapers.
From the Duluth Herald.

From the Duluth Herald.
There is pending in the Vermont leg
itiature a bill which provides a fine Of
50 to SIS for giving false information
to a newspaper.
1t ought to pass, n similar laws
ought to be adopted in every state;
only the penalty might be made more
severe. Every newspaper, perhaps. has
been made h victim Of practical jokes
by lowminfed ard vicious individuals
who, getting their ideas OF humor out
OF the comic supplement, no doubt,
think ii a fine thing to expose their
friends to embarrassment and chagrin.
SO they send to the newspaper notices
of the engagement or marriage OF men
and women who may, perhaps, be bit
ter enemies, or contTive some other
story, innocent upon its face, which
carries a concealed sting. Even with
the most rigid care, such false news
items occasionally creep into print. and
neither the victims nor the newspapers
have any adequate remedy.
About the only thing that would stop
this practice is to catch one or two OF
these Katzenjammer practical jokers,
ard make examples of them. That
can't be done unless a penalty is pro-
Vided by law. So Vermont ought to
pass the pending bill, and the other
states, including Minnesota, ought to
follow Its example.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-18
He Was Puzzled.

IL was all very we'll for political
speakers to make classical illusions In
their speeches, but the thing may be
carried too far.
Somebody was making a speech once
no matter when-and was embellish-
ing his stirring periods with plentiful
evidence Of his knowledge of Shake
speare More and more excited he
grew; more and more gems, from the
Bard OF Avon's works poured from his
heated lips. And. as he progressed in
his Grafton, an individual sitting on the
first bench just below the platform
grew more and more puzzled.
AT last this individual could stand 1t
no longer. He eaned toward the man
next him.
Say" lie whispered hoarsely, II
can't figure II out"
"What?"
lis he a republican or a democrat? -
"Who?'
The man this speech is about."
"What man do o mean?"
Hamlet"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-18
CURING BACON.

Bacon is now more used han ham for
broiling or frying. as II Is considered more
digestible than any other part OF the pork.
Pigs for making II should be young and
small, but healthy. Feed them up rapidly
on corn TIL they weigh about $50 pounds.
When killed and cold all through, cut the
sides into strips three or four inches wide:
then put them for six weeks into a brine
made thus: For 100 pounds OF meat use
six pounds OF salt. two pounds OF brown
sugar and four ounces OF saltpeter. with
water enough to cover the meat when
closely packed In a clean. sweet cask. Boii.
skim and cool. Sprinkle "A thin layer Of
salt into the bottom OF the barrel. Pack
the meat, skin side down. and be sure the
whole 10 covered with brine. At the end
OF six weeks take up the meat and smoke
IL till IL is u tan color. Sew into bags.
and whitewash them. Store i'm a dry, cool
place. or pack away In dry hickory wood
ashes.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-18
The SaNanes-

From the Minneapolis Journal
Many stories have been told OF the
iu~dicrous mistakes OF negro orators.
Here is n for which Governor Claude
swanson, OF Virginia, is responsible.
In a small Virginia town a pompous
negro was delivering "a Fourth of July
address to an audience of colored folks.
He said:
my colored fellow citizens: We have
occasion TO be proud Of the Fourth of
July. 1t was on the Fourth Of July,
tT96, that Christopher Columbus landed
on Plymouth Rock and proclaimed
freedom, liberty and independence to
ell mankind. And what was they do
Ing down here in Virginny at that
time? They had their feet on the black
man's neck a hollerin', Sick senter ty-
rannibus.'
MY colored fellow citizens, this Is
"A great country. 1t is the proudest
nation the sun ever shine upon. But
If these dimmercrats git into power
here they'll do like they done in Rome.
Look at Rome. nee the proud master
of the land and the mistress of the
sea, with her once proud citizens,
which was Caesar, Olympus, Demons
themes and others too numerous toe
mention. Then these dimmercrats got
into power here and what is she to-
day? Overrun by Greeks, Canadians
and other savages."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-18

Charles f. Wells. who has been called
the ground hog senator OF West Vir-
ginia. because he once introduced a
bill advocating the changing OF Ground
Hog day from February 2 TO July 4,
was staying over night at the Grand
hotel OF a budding West Virginia vii
lage not long since.
He was awakened in the morning
by heavy pounding OF his door, and
the voice OF the old man night clerk
saying, Five o'clock! Better get up
or you'll miss your train"
Mr.. Wells didn't intend to catch a
morning train and hadn't given any in
structions that he should be called at
the unearthly hour of s O'clock, 81 he
paid no attention to the old mans
early morning greeting and was asleep
again almost Immediately.
In about Is minutes he was again
awakened by the pounding on his door
and heard the voice Of the old man
saying apologetically, Don't get up.
| wrapped on the wrong door"