The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1908-06-05

opedhlHS VI SIdnihhdii mere Is the
remark of one sheepherder to another.
said to be the most ungrammatical
sentence in existence: "Is them Sleeps
yourn?n
Mr. and Mrs. f. J. Magness and
children, Lena and Wallace, returned
Monday from Searcy where they spent
day or two visiting Mr.. and Mrs
g. O. Magness.
Miss Maud Griffin, who has been
teaching in the public school at this
place, has been elected as one of the
teachers for the Walnut Ridge public
schools for the coming year.
Crops throughout this part of the
county are looking well, so the farm
ers say, and the prospects for good
crop are considerably better than they
have been at this time in several years.
Are you insured against sickness
and accidents? If not, see A. A. Hen
derson and take out a sick and acct
dent policy. The cost is only 81 to
81 so per month, and in case of sick
ness you draw ST. 30 to Sl5 per week.
The delinquent tax sale will take
place at the court house at Batesville
next Monday. There are 287 tracts of
land to be sold, including the town
lots in Batesville, Newark, Sulphur
Rock, jamestown, Magness and Cush-
man.
Rev. J. L. Brown and daughter,
Miss Lena, of Charlotte spent Sun
day in town en- route home from Noun
tain Home where Rev. Brown partici-
pated in the closing exercises of Noun
tain Home College. He preached an
excellent sermon to good congrega-
ton at the Baptist church here Sun
day night.
A. NJ. Edgar returned Friday from
Sulphur, Okla, where he spent several
days. He was so we'll pleased with
the town that he bought property and
expects to move out there some time
in the near future. MIR. Edgar is one
of the<town's most progressive citizens
and his many friends here regret to
learn of his intention to leave New
ark.
Rev. w. F. Wayman of Sulphur
Rock filled the pulpit at the Methodist
church at the Sunday night service.
He preached at Charlotte in the morn
ing. He has regular appointment
at Lebanan the third Sunday in each
month, so it will be seen that while he
has not been assigned to any regular
work, he is by no means idle, and is
doing good work.
During the thunder storm Friday
morning about o'clock the residence
of G.. r. landlord of this city was
struck by lightning, but did very little
damage. 1t hit the roof on one side,
knocking a slight hole and ran across
the roof, tearing up the shingles slight
ly. Members of the family were awake
at the time, but did not feel any shock.
The smell of birthstone was quite pre-
yalent, however. Batesville Guard
The term printers devil as applied
to the boy who does the choring
afound printing Office has peculiar
romantic history. In early days print
ing was styled the ''black art and
printers were supposed to be in league
with Satan. But it was in the time of
Aldus Minutius in Venice that the
matter took a serious turn. This was
the famous printer who first published
the Greek and Roman classics. He
took into his employ a negro boy who
was homeless on the streets of Venice
The people later become to look upon
the boy as an imp from Satan because
he assisted in printing. Mobs collect
ell about the Office and were about to
wreck it, when the boy was brought
forward and exhibited showing that
he was flesh and blood; but he was
still called "the printers devil'' and
every boy in his position ever SINCE
has been so called.