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The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
Commercial Printing of All Kinds Neatly
and Promptly Done at The Journal Office
sle, 900 FIRE AT FoRDYCE

Fordyce, June ia fire starting
at 2:30 O'Clock this morning destroyed
four brick buildings on Main street,
causing damage of over S1S, 900, only
partially covered by insurance.
Three brick buildings belonging to
E. A. Acruman were burned, the loss
being about So, 900, with no insurance.
Smith Bros, proprietors of the Tri-
County Advocate, lost their building
with the complete newspaper plant, the
damage being $500. Insurance 49,
500.
The Culpepper Cafe lost $1,000, in
surance 81 900.
The Cattle Theater loss is about
$500, no insurance.
L. A. Smith, who conducted gen.
eral mercantile business in one of the
Acruman buildings, lost 50, 200, par
italy covered by insurance.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES

Charlotte, June 15.-Mrs. Rebecca
Moore and children visited the former +
parents, Mr.. and Mrs G.. w. Yates
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Billiard, of Pleasant Hill, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Estelie
Thomson, who is very sick.
Several from here attended the un-
yelling at Center Grove Sunday.
Ewing Lane who has a position at
Lockhart is at home this week.
G. J. Lindsey and Will Baker went
to Batesville Monday.
J. G. McGill made bosiness trip to
Batesville Saturday.
There are several on the sick list
this week.
The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
States Cotton Crop.

Regardless of the fact that the Ar
kensas river is above food stage and
thousands of acres of cotton from Fort
Smith to the mouth of the river have
been inundated, the majority of plant
ers in the state have nothing to COM
plain about It is estimated that not
more than ten per cent of the cotton
lands of the state are subject to over.
flow. and of this percentage all is not
under water.
The upland cotton is in fine shape
While rains have not been extensive
in the state within the last ten days,
there has been enough rainfall to keep
the staple from suffering At this par.
ticular time of the year planters say
that rain is not needed except in occa-
sional showers. Later in the season.
when the cotton is in bloom, heavier
rains are more beneficial to the crop.
The situation in the flooded districts
is now very acute. The cotton under
water has probably been destroyed,
and the season is getting so far adj
vanced that replanting will be only an
experiment.
The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
Asks That He Be Placed In Jail

The first step taken toward essab-
fishing the guilt or innocence OF one
Of the men who have been suspected
Of having criminally assaulted Miss
Yadie Trout, the f7-year-old daughter
Of Tom Trout, near KILLER recently,
was taken late Sunday afternoon when
RUDE Ellsworth, "a brother-in-law of
he girl arrived in Van Buren, from
KILLER and, going TO the home of Sher-
II Miller, asking 70 be locked up for
protection, claiming that he was in
danger of being killed, and that as he
was innocent, he could not afford to
| fee
Almost from the commission of the
crime that aroused the entire county
Ellsworth was suspected by those liv.
| ing in the vicinity where the crime was
committed. Knowing this and realiz-
ng the feeling of the community
against him, he preferred to surrender
| himself at once. and accompanied by
! representative Walter Haley and two
or three of his neighbors, he gave him
self up. He was taken before Justice
Harp, in the Prairie Grove Heghbor-
| hood, and given preliminary hear
ing Monday afternoon. He appeared
think that he would have no trou-
Die III proving an alibi
| Ellsworth would have been arrested
by Sheriff Miller the day following
he outrage. but for The fact that he
claimed that he could prove his where
abouts at the time the assault was
committed. As the victim of the as
sault was unable to see the mans face
by reason of the mask he wore, there
is some doubt as to whether she will
be able to identify anyone as her as.
sailant.
The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
YOUNG MAN DROWNED

Frank f. Willis, Jr., fell from gaso-
line launch and was drowned recently
In White river at Beaver, near Eureka
Springs. The accident occurred where
a Sunday school picnic was being held.
Proctor Johnson, a companion, at
tempted to rescure Willis and was
dragged under the water. He was
taken from the water unconscious.
Willis was 81 years old and was born
and lived his entire life at Eureka
Springs.
The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
van Buren,, July 27-2s; cleburne. July

van Buren,, July 27-2S; Cleburne. July
1890
The cotton school" will be held
at Conway this summer 1t is thought
that between rs and 100 young men OF
the state. members of the Farmers
Union, will attend the school. at which
the Farmers Union work and methods
will be taught.
All OF the members of the COM
mitee were present at the meeting in
Little Rock Saturday. The committee
adjourned to meet there July l, for
the purpose of taking up further mat
tiers in connection with the Farmers
Union campaign. y
The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
oWAMPINE-is a Laxative
compound guaranteed to cure
Chllls, BadColds and LaGrippe
NOTICE TO TEACHERS

Notice is hereby given than a
Teachers lnstitutewill be held at Bates
yllle' Ark, beginning Monday, June
8, l9oo, and continuing one week. All
teachers are required by law to attend.
Inc attention of teachers is called to
the fact that renewals of certificates
can be made only at the close of the
June Institutes.
Inc regular quarterly examination
Will be held at Batesville on Thursday
and Friday, June Is and 10.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of May, 1908. SIDNEY prckrNs
County Examiner.
The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
Threet Is Arrested.

Dispatches have been received stat
ing that Robert Threel of Ritzville,
Wash. has been arrested at Lind,
Wash. on the charge of having com
the month of February, 1907. The dis
patches say Threel broke down, after
his arrest, and admitted he was the
man wanted
Although the dispatches give the
mans name as Threel, ii is said to
be Threet, and is entered as such in
the secretary of states Office. where a
proclamation was entered about year
ago offering reward for the capture
of Threet
The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
NEWS OF
| ARKANSAS I
s---------SMF ,-.'----'--'ss
Farmers Union plans Campaign


The Executive Committee of the Ar
kansas Farmers Union met in Little
Rock Saturday afternoon and COM
pleted arrangements for the campaign
to be made by the members OF the
union in Arkansas during the COM
Ing summer and also for the annual
summer school to be held for the ben
eft of young union farmers of the
state
A number of prominent Farmers
Union speakers of Arkansas and other
states will campaign the state during
the summer in the interest of the
Farmers Union. For the purpose of
systematizing the campaign. the lat
ter will be conducted by judicial dis
tricts. The names of the speakers
will be announced later The dates
on which the speakers viii appear in
the various counties Will be as fol-
lows:
District No Polk county, July g.
T; Sewer, July 49, Little River. July
10-11; Miller. July 1914; Lafayette.
July 1916; Hampstead, July 1918;
Howard, July 2O-21; Pike, July 22-23;
Nevada. July 24-25; Clark, July 27-2s.
District No columbia county
July SIS; Ouaehita, July 9-10-11;
Union, July 1914; Calhoun. July 1916;
Dallas. July IT'S; Hot Spring. July
2o-2f. Montgomery. July 24-25; Car
land, July 27.2S; Saline, July 1880
District No. 3-Grant county, July e.
Z. Jefferson. July SO; Cleveland, July
10-11; Bradley. July 1914; Ashley
July 1911; Chicot, July IS; Drew,
July 20-21; Lincoln. July %; Arkan-
sas, July 24-25; Lonoke, July 27-2S-29.
District No. Phillips county, July
CT; Monroe, July SO; Lee July 1911;
st. Francis, July 1914; Cross. July 10
10; Poinsett. July 1918; Wooruff, July
20-21; Prairie. July 23-2425; White.
27-2S-29
District No mississippi county,
July CTS; Craighead July 9-10-11;
Green. July 1874; Clay. July 1916;
Randolph, July 1913; Lawrence, July
2o-2i-22; Fulton. July 24-25; Sharp.
July 27.2s-29.
District No. 6-scott county. July g.
n, Sebastian, July 1910; south Frank
lin, July 1914; Logan, July 16-l7-1S;
Yell, July 2o-21-22; Perry, July 1924:
west Pulaski, July 25; north Pulaski.
July 27-28; Conway, July 2a-30.
District No. Carroll county, July
6-7, Benton, July SO; Madison. July
10-11; Washington, July 13-14-15;
Crawford. July 1917; north Franklin,
July IS; Johnson. July 1928; New
ton. July 24-25; Pope, July 27-2S-29.
District No. S-Jackson county, July
6-7-S; Independence, July 9-10.11,
Stone, July 1914; lizard, July 1916;
Baxter, July 1918; Marion. July 20-2l;
Boone, July 22-23, Searcy, July 2s-25:
The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
NOTICE

I want to say to the good people of
our school district: AT the next regu-
lar meeting of our Board, Saturday
June p, | will tender my resignation
to the Board, with all books and
papers belonging to our district and
will not be connected with the district
in any way farther. Thanking the
people for the hearty support they
have given me in trying to build a
school in Newark.
E. II. WILLIAMSON.
The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
Damage of s5o,ooo to the Potato Crop

The first ear of potatoes shipped
from Fort Smith TO St Louis was rails
ed near Paris. The buyers there say
the stock showed the effect of excess
sive rains. There has been less rain
about Paris than at Fort Smith and
digging is now general there.
Conditions at Fort Smith are very
unsettled. Il is estimated that one-half
of the crop within 10 miles of the city
has been destroyed by floods, Much
bottom land has been under water for
three weeks and the loss in shat Vi
cinity on potatoes alone is estimated
al $4,000 The Eastern markets are
all unsettled. and local growers have
concluded to wait until the ground
dries out before beginning to dig. II
is not believed that more than 700
cars Will be shipped this season.
The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
ADVERTISING RATES
FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1908
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For Congressman, Second District
w. A. OLDFIELD.
For Prosecuting Attorney
r. +. JEFFERY.
For Representative
w. NJ. THOMPSON.
J. L. BROWN.
For County Judge
Gull. L. PEARCE.
For Circuit Clerk =
GEO. BEvENS.
For County Clerk
ALBERT SIMS
For Sheriff
ALBERT L. DUNLAP
For Collector
WINFRED T. GRAY.
For Assessor
G. NJ. FILM.
For Treasurer
FRANKLIN PERRIN.
For surveyor
OSCAR WARREN.
For Coroner
r. L. FILM.
The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
a GOLD COLLAR

1t is mighty sorry shoss" that
won't pull on a cold collar. In fact,
he is not reliable. Moral; tits equal
ly as sorry church member who
won't work in cold collar of Sunday
in and Sunday out, of such church
work as is to be done the year round.
Are you that church member? Look
at it, and see if it is not you?-Ex.
The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
CHARGED With Dynamitino Fish.

Grover Suite was fined $50 in a
Justice of the peace court at Heber
Saturday on the charge of dynamiting
fish He denied the charge and appeal
ed the case to the Cleburne County
Circuit Court.
The Newark journal., 1908-06-19
NOTARY PUBLIC

Notary work of all kinds done in a
careful and correct manner by A. A.
Henderson at the Merchants and
Planters Bank.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
FINE WORDS BRING pLAuDlrs.
Simplicity of Style Generally Unap
preciated by Readers.

The girl graduate. flushed and smil-
ing. seated herself beside her father in
the automobile and patted the pale
blue bow of ribbon on her essay
did you like my essay. father?"
Your commencement essay upon
LIES Higher Calls he said, seemed
to me to be teo-too. But listen.
Here is an autograph letter of John
Ruskin's that 1 bought this morning
for SIT. Maybe, If you had read this
letter before writing your essay it
would have been better
Then the father read the letter
aloud, while the young girl listened
with scornful and sour air.
~ was obliged to write too young,
when l knew only half truths, and
was eager to set them forth by what I
thought fine words. People used to
call me good writer then; now they
say can't write at all. because, for
instance. If think anybody's house il
on fire I only say. Sir your house Is
on fire. where formerly l used to say,
Sir. the abode in which you probably
passed the delightful days Of youth is
in a state of inflammation and every
body used to like the effect of the two
p's in probably passed. ard the two
d's In delightful days"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
Queer Bird Friendship.

am deeply interested in watching
the strange companionship Of one Of
the largest black and white woodpeck-
ers with red crown I have ever seen
and a sparrow. For two weeks they
have been about the yard constantly
together and seem to be the very best
Of friends. In front Of the window
where l am writing they spend q
great deal Of their time in dead
horse chestnut tree. Near the top Of
one of the trunks is q very large hole.
While Mr.. Woodpecker goes in to find
some delicacy, Lady Sparrow flies
about the top chirping merrily. By
their actions when Mr.. Woodpecker
comes out he must drop . "goodie"
down Lady Sparrow's throat. I have
never seen his mate around or any
other sparrow when they are together.
Just these two, who are so different in
every way and still seem to be such
good friends. Wherever he goes she
follows, always flying about the tree
where he is working.-Exchange
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
FORMS OF SPORT IN suRmAA.
Popularity Of Bull Racino-Pusll'sts
Strike with Their Eyes Shut.

A form of speculation not generally
known in England but very popular
In Burmah is bull racing. A certain
native sportsman Is the owner Of one
of these bulls, for which he has re-
fused an offer of 10000 rupees. 1t has
won several races and is looked after
and as carefully tended as a Derby
favorite. The owner values 1t at U.s.
900 rupees. and 1t is said 1t brings
him in an annual income Of from 49,
900 to $4,000 rupees. 1t is carefully
guarded by four men lest 1t may be
got at and "doctored."
Burmans also patronize boxing
eagerly, but the art can scarcely be
practiced according to Queensberry
rules, for we are told by provincial
reporter that he has observed that
"even the best boxers strike out with
their eyes tightly shut, and II they do
hit each other 1t is more by chance
than anything else. "-Calcutta States
man.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
Editorial.

The New Era this week is in a
very unfortunate position. Ready
prepared literature, known to the
trade as plate, is used in all coun-
try papers to fill space otherwise
not in use, no advertisement. news
or editorial matter being obtain
able. The New Era ordered ship
ped a. fresh stock of this type some
time ago, but the shipment has not
arrived before our stock was ex-
hausted and we are compelled this
week to reprint some already pub
lished. We tender our regrets and
assure the public every effort will
be made to trace and secure the
lost shipment before next weeks
paper is printed.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
REALLY WAS A SIMPLE MATTER.
Prisoners AcquittaI Not Astonishing
Under the Circumstances.

1.-THE Allen" said New York poll
tician, took a cynical view of man.
kind. For one thing, he did not be-
lieve in trial by jury. Humanity, he
would say, was too corrupt to admit OF
your getting ~ good men and true In
a jury box together. Then he would
tell his ham story.
"A chap, the story ran, was indicted
for stealing 4 multitude Of hams
some 600 or 700.
1.-THE trial came. The evidence
against the chap was overwhelming.
fIis lawyer leaned to him and whis-
pered:
"'You are 4 gone goose There 10
nothing for me to do
But the prisoner smiled and re-
piled:
"'Just you get up there. please. and
make a speech abusing all the wit
nesses. Considering the size of your
foe, you lose heart pretty quickly
80 the lawyer made most abusive
speech. But the Judge summed up
powerfully against the ham stealer.
After an absence Of five minutes, how
ever, the jury brought In verdict OF
not guilty
"'Well, 1 can't understand It, said
the prisoners lawyer, as he left the
court arm in arm with his client.
"I can,' said the other, with his
calm smile. Every man on the jury
had one of the hams.'"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
Hi, Incorrect DIAGNOSIS.

He was not regular travelling man,
or the break he made at little Mis-
souri, hotel never would have occurred.
The waitress limped up to him with
the graceful gait of . crippled duck,
and said:
STEAK pork chops ham an eggs an
cole,meats."
Not hearing anything in the tele-
scoped sentence that appealed to his
city-bred appetite, and not realizing
the limitations of the hotel, he looked
up and asked:
Have you got frogs legs?"
"Nah!" said the waitress, indignant
". oomatiz!"-Chicago News.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
ION hlmself.n

A house painter in a New Hamp-
shire village was proceeding down
the main street" one day when he
was accosted by a fellow townsman.
Hello, Toni" called the latter.
why, thought you were working on
old Spinner's house today"
II was about to commence the job"
said the painter, when the old man
picked a quarrel with me. He said
he'd put the paint on himself"
do you think he'll do it,"
WELL" said the painter, with .
smile, when passed Just now, that Is
where he had put great deal Of IT,"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
Australian Accent.

We follow England very closely.
We speak of lifts" as an Englishman
does, and not Of Elevators" as the
American, but we have "paddocks" in
stead of Fields" and Greeks" instead
of streams" and scrubs" instead Of
woods" and "pannikins" and quart
pots" and billy tea" at picnics and
all sorts OF lovely Australian things,
which make one perfectly homesick
to think about. All the same, am
never homesick for the crude Aus.
fraliap accent.-The British Aus
tralian.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
PRECISION OF ARTILLERY FIRE
Exact Science Employed in Methods
Of Modern Gunners.

How do We hit with mortars? An
observer near the shore who sees the
target communicates the horizontal
and vertical angle at which to lay the
mortar and the instant of time in
which to fire, and the gun does tho
rest
II you were standing at the center
Of large clock dial laid fiat on the
ground, and wanted to hit with =
baseball man walking around on the
outside, you would notice how long 1t
took the man to get from l to II, and
again from II to III; then you would
decide whether, If the ball were
thrown over point half way between
Nv and V just as he arrived opposite
w, the man and the ball would reach
the same spot at the same time-it be-
ing understood, Of course, that he
maintained uniform speed and direc-
ton and that the ball was thrown with
proper force.
Instruments give US the range and
observations, and mechanical devices
give US the range differences, increas-
ing or decreasing by certain short In
tervals of time, too short for ship of
any size to escape by attempting to
change direction or speed. Our OBJ
servers circle has $4,000 divisions
Capt. Howell in Scientific American.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
Great Display to 30 Held.

A great pageant of Darkness and
Light" a series Of descriptive repre-
sensations Of famous scenes in the
history Of missions, is being arranged
for the exhibition of the London Mis-
sionary society to be held in London
next June, an affair for which 10000
helpers have enlisted.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-11-26
PhYsIcal hardahlna

Its pity that the bands tour Is .
failure, but don't be too much cast
down. Come, face the music"
How can l, when I'm backing III"
Baltimore American
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-05

NO MORE WILL THE
ROD BE SPARED AND
THE CHILD SPOILED
Special Committee of the New York
School Board Decides Corporal
Punishment Is a Good
Thing

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-That the rod will
again become an integral part of educa-
tion in New York city is expected as the
result of an investigation made by a
special committee of the school board.
1t is expected that the committee will
report in favor of corporal punishment
under certain restrictions. Not only have
the teachers of New York been asked re-
garding their opinions on corporal pun
ishment, but the committee has asked and
received opinions from hundreds of teach
ers in almost every city In America.
These teachers are Overwhelmingly in
favor of restricted corporal punishment.
In twenty-six of the thirty-nine largest
cities in the country, the committee
learns, corporal punishment is allowed
and the Investigations Of DR.. Elmer z.
Brown, United States commissioner of
education, led that official to express the
opinion that corporal punishment judi
ciously administered is productive Of the
best results In most of the large cities.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-05
ARMS SMUGGLED FROM
THIS COAST TO CHINA
Influential Resident Of Napa Has Been
Arrested with TrunkIoad of
Weapons in His Pos
session
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.-That sma'
arms in large quantities have been SNUG
gled Into the interior of China from this
city has come to the notice of the inn
perial consul at this point, Sun SEE Yee
The information came in the form of an
official notice from Viceroy Chang Of
Canton.
An influential Chinese of Napa, Cal,
named Lee Ming Fai was arrested in tina
city with a trunkload of small arms and
copious ammunition for the same in his
possession. He was set free because of
his age and the Influence behind him. An
edict was issued shortly afterward by
the viceroy, making it capital offense
to import weapons of any kind into the
interior of China.
Notices concerning the edict are posted
in the local Chinatown, and Chinese leav-
ing here for home are warned against
taking arms with them. The ediet is TO
guard against the possibility of the boxers
being equipped and armed for anothe,
outbreak.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-05
ANOTHER OFFICER
IN CHICAGO SHOT
SEEKING MONEYS SLAYER, Po.
LIcEMAN is WOUNDED
While Detective Lay on His Death
bed, Comrade Was Fatally
Hurt in Fight with
Thugs

By Associated Press
CHICAGO, Jan. Awhile City Detee-
tive William r. Mooney was lying on his
deathbed in Grace hospital last night.
just after identifying the thief who shot
him down on Thursday, another police
man was shot and fatally wounded by an
other thief, under circumstances almost
identical with the Mooney case.
The first of the two victims Detective
Mooney, died early today The second
victim was Patrolman Michael ID. Gala
han. While on the hunt for two COM
panions of MONEYS assailant, Callahan
met the detectives fate. Like Mooney,
ne accosted little group of men on a
street corner and inquired their business;
like Mooney, his reply was from re-
volver; and. like Mooney, he fell with a
bullet wound in his abdomen from which
his recovery is considered impossible.
So similar were the two attacks that
had not Mooney positively identified as
his assailant James P. Mclean, who was
arrested yesterday, there would have been
suspicion that the same man fired both
shots.
Similar in other respects, the two
crimes were alike in that every men,
ber of the two gangs the two police
men encountered-three in one, four In
the other-has been captured. Mortally
injured as he was, Callahan fired bull
let which wounded a companion of his
assailant, then grappled with him and
clung to him until police assistance
came. Through his first captive the
other members of yesterdays holdup
gang, including David Anderson, whom
all blamed for the shooting, were taken
into custody. Anderson's companion,
who was injured. probably fatally, is
Albert McCagg.