The Newark journal., 1908-01-31

Rev. and Mrs. Jas. F. Jernigan spent Tuesday very pleasantly with Mr. and Mrs. w. D. Magness, at Magness.
 Strayed-One black horse about nine years old, blind in right eye, wavy mane and tail and has hoof scar on right front foot. Liberal reward will be paid for return of same to ". c. Mims, Newark, Ark.
 For Sale.-Nice home of ten acres. between Newark and Magness: good five-room house, good large log barn, fine we'll of water, good smokehouse and small orchard. Will be sold at a bargain. Apply to Henderson Real Estate Company.
 D. C. Lane announces in today's paper as a candidate for road overseer of Big Bottom township. Mr. Lane is one of the townships best citizens. fully capable of making good over- seer and in the event of his election the people are assured of good service.
 Strayed-One four-year-old sorrel mare, with white face and three white feet; straight on back; tail trimmed out short. Had on small bell when last seen, about the 20th of December Was raised near Newark. Will pay $l0 reward for her return, or for infor- nation leading to her recovery. w. B. Michaels, Newark, Ark.
 By reference to our announcement column it will be seen that Hon. 1. J. Matheny of Batesville is a candidate for representative, subject to the Democratic primary. Mr. Matheny represented this county in the legisla- ture of 1903 and his record is well known to the people. He is at present deputy prosecuting attorney for this county, and is one of Batesville's most promising young lawyers.
 The United States is the only coun- try in which the son of the poorest mechanic or laboring man may become it's ruler and where the daughter of farmer may become the wife of presi- dent and the mother of senators. It is the only country where all earthly honors are within the reach of every citizen and where it depends upon the individual himself whether he will be senator or a street-sweeper, rail- road president or railroad section hand, millionaire or pauper, a gen. eral or policeman, banker or a bankrupt.
 The first quarterly conference for Newark station NJ. E. Church, South, was held at the church Monday morn ing, Presiding Elder Skinner in the chair. There was a good attendance of the official members, and the reports submitted show eommendable pro- gress in the work of the church. The financial report shows Sl27.35 collected for the support of the ministry, S9.SO for relief of the poor and Sl4.90 for temperance, during the first quarter. There have been four additions to the church during the same period, mak- ing the total membership now some thing over two hundred.
 How many of our readers can tell us what the stripes on the barber pole signify? You see the pole with its shop back of the pole, but here the knoledge of the average person ceases. In the early days barbers Sid the bleeding for the community when sur geons were not as plentiful as now. The first thing thought necessary, way down to the time of George Washing tons death, was that any patient should be bled Tap him, and take few ounces of blood from him, no mat ter how weak he might be. When Washington was at the last gasp, the fools bled him. We'll, the red stripes on barber pole mean the red ban dages that barbers bound over the wounds caused by bleeding people. That's all. When they got through with a man, and had tapped him, like hard maple tree in February, he was patched up and bandaged till his arms