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The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
PLEASANT CArlP HUNT

Will and Bone Lane, James and
FEATHER Laster, Willie bearing,
James and Lige Jackson spent a
few days last week on a camp hunt
on Grassy Slough south of White
river and report jolly good time.
In a squirrel killing contest the
members of the party have the fol-
lowing number of squirrels to their
credit: Will Lane, 1; Will Dear
ing, 5; Bone Lane, II; Lige Jack
son, Ia; Heather Laster, Is; James
Jackson, 33. James Laster pre-
ferred fishing and landed seven of
the fnny tribe.
James Laster and Will Lane
performed the culinary duties and
it goes without saying that the
party was we'll fed.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
LITTLE ROCK COTTON REPORT

The annual cotton statement of
the Little Rock Board of Trade
for the season of 1908-1909, which
ended Tuesday has been compiled
and printed. The total receipts for
the year were 271, 756, against H.
SIT bales of the year before. The
cotton had value of $12, ia, 400,
against SO, 675, los year ago. The
increase in the number of bales re-
eeived amounted to "a, 239 and the
gain in money was 50, 1885, S2. The
average price of middling cotton
for the season was 10 lie cents,
against 10 ga a year ago.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
CHILD DIES SUDDENLY

Paul Knox Martin, the two year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Martin, died very suddenly at
their home at Sulphur Rock on
Thursday of last week.
The little fellow was sitting on
the floor eating some candy when
his mother heard him make a Pc
culiar noise and upon reaching him
found him gasping for breath.
She telephoned for a physician,
but the little one was dead when
the physician arrived. The cause of
death is not known, but it is sup
posed that it was either from chok-
ing or poisoning.
The remains were buried Satur-
day at Sulphur Rock.
The little fellow was Mr.. and
Mrs. Martins only child, and
their many friends deeply sympa-
thize with them in their sad be-
reavement.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest From the Hub
of White River Township

Mrs. w. B. Nothern moved to
Batesville Wednesday.
Mrs. Lindsey of Charlotte spent
Wednesday here, the guest of Mrs.
W. F. Wayman.
w. B. Knight and two little
daughters, Ona and Gertrude. went
to Cushman Tuesday.
J. U. Martin ginned his first
bale of cotton for the season Mon
day. 1t was brought in by Price
Summons.
Mrs. JEFF Morgan and daughter.
Miss Sallie, of Salado, were in town
Tuesday, making preparations to
move here.
Squire w. I. Anderson m ade a
business trip to Creswell and Cali
CO Rock Monday, and bought two
cars of lumber.
j. P. Sink is having some i'm
provements made on his residence.
A Mr.. Lowry, of Jackson county,
is doing the work.
Prof. o. T. Jernigan began a
seven months school at Charlotte
Monday, and moved his family
there Wednesday.
DIR. and Mrs. 7. A. Bevens re-
turned Sunday from Quitman,
where they had been for two weeks
attending their son, Elan, who
died Friday of typhoid fever.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
SCHOOL TAX PAYS ITSELF
Fertile Lands of no Value Where
ignorance Prevails

Probably in every community
which votes local tax for schools,
land values in a very few years
advance to double the amount of
school-tax money voted. And
this is but one of a hundred ways
in which better schools pay for
themselves many times over.
The whole life of the commune
ty is richer and finer wherever
there is good school at its cen
ter; the citizens feel a pride in it
such as they never felt before, and
everything in the neighborhood
begins to catch step with the new
standard of progress thus set up.
1t is not the fertility of land
alone that makes it valuable; it is
the intelligence of the community
in which it is situated.
Land in Africa today is more
fertile than the average Southern
farmer ever saw, but it is practi-
ally worthless because of an ignor-
ant population, while land in Bel
GUM, originally little more than q
sand-waste, has become intensely
valuable by reason of the presence
of an intelligent population, and
intensely fertile by reason of the
wise methods of cultivation prac-
ticed by these intelligent farmers.
Even if a man has no boy or
girl to send, the school tax invest
ment is good one for any prop
erty owner because of the increase
in values that always result from
the presence of an intelligent cit
zenship. Southern Farm Gazette.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
ARKANSAS BEATS KLONDYKE
Fortunes Picked Up in Pearls in
This Part of the State

1t is not only the diamond fields
of Pike county that furnish for
tunes ready to be picked up be-
tween the thumb and forefnger.
Arkansas pearls, some of great
value, have been found in this sec
ton of the state this year.
About the luckiest of all was q
negro named Massey, who found a
pearl in White river near New
port which he sold to Memphis
buyer for $4,000.
Near Corning, in Black river,
j. B. Bolton found a pearl which
he sold for $4,000. In the same
vicinity George Cobb and George
Hensley found valuable pearls
which they readily sold at good
prices.
Near Pocahontas, Capt. Wibb
Conner took an S0-grain pearl
from Current river, the value of
which was 81, 900. Abe Keel
found a pearl in Black river near
Pocahontas which be sold for ST..
900. Three other fine pearls of
considerable value have been found
near Pocahontas this summer.
Several small gems were found
in Black river near Black Rock
during the summer.
Near Bald Knob, A. NJ. Whit
low found a pearl which he sold
for 5000.
All these pearls have been found
in North Arkansas, in this imme-
date section of the state, and does
not include the several hundred
small pearls that have been found
and sold at prices ranging from q
few dollars up to one hundred.
There seems to be an irresista BILE
charm about the work of pearl
fishing, which draws men from all
walks of life to the river banks.
Even when no valuable gems are
found, the persistent hunter gen.
orally cleans up at least a fair sal
airy for his time through the find
ing and marketing of smaller
pearls.
The government has recently
recognized the Importance of the
pearl-fshing industry, and it is
said that steps will be taken to
propagate the industry in this Sec
ton of the state.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Program For rIeeting to be Held
at Batesville Sept. IL

The Independence County
Teachers Association will meet at
Batesville, on Saturday, Septem-
Der IL, 1909. 1t is expected that
every teacher will be. present. The
following program has been ar
ranged.
School Improvement-Sidney
Wells.
Six Reasons Why | Teach School
Miss Ella Albright and Miss
Virginia Peden.
Why Arkansas Needs CompuI-
sorry School Law. T. Powell
and O. T. Richardson.
How to Pacify the Opposing
Elements of Rural School-B. F.
Cash and Miss Jessamine Perrin.
Adaptability of the Teacher
Frank Albright and T. G. Hardin.
Methods of Punishment-Miss
Ray Powell and j. X. Rawlings.
Self Government of Pupils-W.
I. Jernigan and Arthur Porter.
Grafton Esse Esteb.
Reasons For and Against Award
ing Prizes-W. E. Dodd and Miss
MARCIA Love.
The regular quarterly examina-
ton will be held at Batesville on
Thursday and Friday, September
10 and II, 1909.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
Stoner, on the 30th, fine boy.

Stoner, on the 30th, a fine boy.
Several of the young people at
tended church at Convenience Sun
day night.
Rev. Curry began a series of
meetings at the Christian church
here Friday night.
Misses Gunz4la Wilson and
Maude Henderson of Newark are
visiting friends here this week.
R. r Reeves and daughter, Miss
Jessie, of Newark, visited the
formers daughter, Mrs. Joe lent,
Sunday and Monday.
Richard Kennedy, who has
position at Grand Glaize, came up
Sunday to attend the singing and
visit relatives few days.
Mrs. Callie Baker, and children
who have been visiting relatives
here for some time, left Monday
for their home at Edna, Texas.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
THOUSAND DOLLAR PRIZE
Opportunity For Some Arkansas
Boy to Win Distinction

An unusually attractive prize of
a $1,000 loving cup is offered by
the Kellogg Toasted Corn Flkae
Co. to be awarded at the National
Corn Show in Omaha this winter.
The prize winning exhibits of the
state contests of the Boys Corn
Clubs held in connection with the
Arkansas State Fair, October 7 to
10, at Hot Springs. will be for
warded to the National Exposition
and it is possible that this splen-
did prize may be awarded to some
Arkansas boy.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTICE

l desire to visit and preach at
each church in the independence
Baptist Association this year, and
will be at the following places on
the dates given. If you desire SER
vices arrange accordingly.
Newark, Monday night, Sep
TENDER 6; Spring Creek, Tuesday
night, September {; Cushman,
Wednesday night, September 8;
Sulphur Rock, Thursday night,
September 8.
Thi. completes the round to all
the churches in the Association.
G. l.. FINK, Missionary.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
FINE FART FOR SALE

Fine Oil Trough farm near
Huntington for sale at a bargain.
1S5 acres; 140 acres in cultivation
three houses, two barns and all
improvements good. Will pay u
per cent on investment in rent.
See or write White River Land &
Investment Co., Newark, Ark.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
COUNTY UNION rIEETING

The Independence County Farm
ers Union will meet at Sharp
Methodist church three-fourths of
a mile southeast of Center Hall, on
the first Friday and Saturday in
September, 1909. All locals are
requested to send full delegation
as much business of importance
will come before this meeting; also
the election of officers for the en-
suing year.
T. L. SUEBERTH, Sec.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our thanks
and appreciation to our friends for
their kindness and attention DUR
ing the brief illness and death of
our dear child, Paul Knox.
May the richest blessings of our
Heavenly Father, who is able to
abundantly reward, rest upon you
all. MIR. AND Mrs. FRED MARTIN.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
PRIZES FOR CORN AND HAY

Special premiums for corn and
hay are announced by the Tri-
State Fair for its second annual
exhibition at Memphis, Tenn,
Sept. 2Sth-Oct. 9th. The two
crops are as important to the South
as cotton. and should, in a short
while, bring thousands to the
pockets of Southern farm owners.
Prizes for corn clubs aud for hay
will be feature, and some liberal
premiums are offered.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
MARRIAGE LICENSE

County Clerk Sims has issued
the following marriage license dur
ing the past week.
r. M. Dobbs, AZ, of Newport,
to Mrs. Hettie Hoket, 25, of Hazel
Grove.
L. H. Smith. as, to Mrs. Mary
Bates, 43, both of Sandtown.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
CHARLOTTE CIPHERS

Prof. j. G. Albright of Cave
City was here Tuesday.
Quite a large crowd attended
the singing here Sunday.
Joe Provence of Maxyille visit
ed relatives here last week.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Curt
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
LADIES' COLLARS AND BELTS

| have just received complete
assortment of Ladies' Collars and
Belts in all the new and latest
styles and strictly up-to- date in
every respect. Ladies invited to
call and see them. r. l.. GoAD.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
r1AGNIFICENT PARADE

1t is said that the grand parade
on opening day of the Arkansas
State Fair will be the most mag
nificent spectacle of the kind ever
witnessed in the South.
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03
COULDN'T COMMIT SUICIDE

Dependency over the discour-
aging crop prospects caused an
Oklahoma man to attempt suicide
a few days ago. He went to the
The Newark journal., 1909-09-03

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-20
SAVACES MURDER CREW
LURE CAPTAIN INTO
 NATIVE HUT
After Telling Him With Knives. They Row to Ship. slay Sailors and Make Vessel Fu-
 neral Pyre.

Victoria. B. C., Oct. 1s.-Further de. tails of the massacres In New Britain last month received by the steamer Mariana today, are to the effect that Captain Lindsay of the ship Ketch Ra- baul. and ten of his crew were mur- dered and burned
 The trading vessel was footed and burned.
 Captain Linsay. prominent in the New Britain trade, was off the coast of New Britain, about 200 miles from Herbertshorne. When he anchored his ship at night, the natives invited him to come ashore. Captain Lindsay went ashore and was escorted to big ua- tive house where about hundi ed blacks were gathered.
 As he stepped in he was struck down from behind with a spear and the blacks sprang upon him with knives. He fell bleeding from scores of wounds and was hacked to death. The body was then dragged out to the beach and burned. The fiotilla of canoes then went off to the vessel. The ten men of the crew were slaughtered. While they lay on the deck, mortally wound- ed, a raid was made on tho stores and kerosene poured over the deck and ret on fire. making the ship funeral pyre.
 Natives reported the occurr sncc to the captain of the steamer Canecog He at once steamed for HerbArtshorne and reported 1t. A German punitive ex- petition as being prepared when the Canecog left the islands.
 report was also brought iron the islands that the French recruiting : Ketch Guadeloupe of forty tons was attacked and wrecked by blacks Tn the New Hebrides at the same time,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-20
CAPITAL CITY LABORERs
 DENoUNCE MURDER

Washington, Oct. 19.-Resolutions | fiercely denouncing the "murdef" of l Francisco Ferrer. the Spanish revolu- 1 tionist, who recently was condemned
 by courtmartial and shot in Barcelona were adopted at today's session of the executive council of the American Fed | eration of Labor.
 l We on our personal behalf as wei as in che names of Arner;ca's workers and the whole people" the resolution declares. express our Intense indigna- | tion, horror and our strongest protest against the murder of Francisco Fer
 Ter by direction of the Spanish Gov ernment."
 Taken in connection with the action
 of the Supreme Court of the District
 of Columbia in sentencing President Gompers, Secretary Morrison and John Mitchell of the American Federation of Labor to serve terms in jail for con-
 tempt of court, the concluding para graph of the resolution Is looked upon here as significant.
 The resolution declares that i've take this occasion of the military murder of a man whose real offending vas speaking. writing and teaching human ity to become more wise, more free and more liberty loving. to remind the people of our own country that the lib- erty of the citizen Is only secure wh sn trial by jury and in open court for any alleged offense inovlving punishment
 Is guaranteed.
 The resolutions go on to declare that
 "the cause of free speech. free press and free education has found in Ferrer
 another martyr. the more regrettable in an age where ecivilization boasts of
 having replaced the tortures and bru- tality of mediaevalism by toleration. and freedom and enlightenment. The belief Is expressed that Profess
 sor Ferrer will take rank with all those who have done the greatest service for humanity. "A noble company If
 martyrs and cause in which a man might we'll give hts life" the resolu- tions continue. did tyranny require jt. Like Jefferson. Washington and Lin coin of our own county, he iabored and teught and suffered that the peo-
 pie might have wisdom and be wor- thy of freedom.
 In its preamble to the resolutions the
 Executive Council declares that the ex- ecution of Professor Ferrer has arous-
 ed the strongest indignation of all just,
 liberty loving and broad minded nren of the civilized world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-20
-----------------------~------ MISSION CONFERENCE OPENS.
Southern Methodist Ministers Discus
 TndustrfnI Problems

1m0u3GFIMA EEUWAtm8
 Charlotte, N. C.. Oct. IS.-Prominel 1t Methodist minitsers and laymen from eleven Southern conferences gathered here tonight for the Home Mission Con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, called to consider the relations of the church to the indus trial problems.
 The conference was called to order tonight in Tryoni Street Church, Rev. Dr. John R. Nelson, secretary of the home division of the Board of Mis- sions, presiding. Dr. Nelson. who ie- livered the opening address. The Prob lens of Home Mission,"' stated the ob. feet of the conference and gave com prehensive review of the difnculties that beset the laborer in the home mission field, laying especial stress upon the problem of reaching the peo- pie of the cotton mill settlements. which is just now the most serious one confronting this department of the church.
 D. J. zoIlicoffer. M. D.. of Weldon. N. C., in an address on The Layman and Home Missions" went over prac- ticaliy the same ground from the lay mans standpoint.
 Tomorrow morning the conference will devote itself to survey of the field" at which time representatives Of inc hoard of missions from every South ern conference will present to the con fererace the conditions as to mill sat- clement work obtaining in each par ticular section and then the conference will 5devote itself to discussing ways and means to meet these conditions and toffer solutions of the problems presented.
 Prayer was publicly offered by the conference tonight for the recovery of pr. James H.. Carlisle, president emer- ltus of wofford College, who is In ex- trefnis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-20
CANNON HITS INSURGENTS
VIGOROUSLY DENIES DEAL WITH
 TAMMANY HALL.
Gives Reason for Dropping Represen- tattve Fowler and Says Cummins VIII Join Brynn fer
 Tariff Revision.

Elgin. H., Oct. ls.--Speaker Joseph C.. Cannon tonight attacked the Re. publican insurgents in Congress and defended himself against various at- tacks in vehement two-hour address before the Illinois Mayors Association.
 Speaker Cannon vigorously denied that his election as speaker was brought about through deal with Tammany Hall and the speaker also asserted that Representative Fowler 0i New. Jersey. was dropped as Chairman of the House Currency and Bank Cos mittee, because of his refusal to re- port to the House the emergency cur rency measure.
 T was over In Iowa last week." said Speaker Cannon. land found that 1t if an open secret there that Senator Cum mins purposes to join hands with Bry- an and he says that the agitation will not stop and they will appeal to the people until the tartff Is revised accord ing to his notions.
 .'In this campaign to be waged by Senator Cunmins, the sssue appears to be whether seven Senators and the twenty members of the House who voted against the tariff be the Republi- can party or whether the majority oi the Republican members of Congress and the President make up the Repub. itcan party.
 These people. under the leadershil nf Senator Cummins and Senator La Toilette, call themselves Republicans but if they are. then am somethins else"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-20
ENDS LIFE AT HIS CLUB
ILL HEALTH BELIEVED TO HAVE
 BEEN CAUSE.
Dead Man Formerly Engaged in Cot- ton Businens in selma---Almost Nervous Wreck from Bus
 fness Cares.

Columbus. Ga. Oct. 19.--Ferdinand
 B. Lange. a member of . prominent
 family of this city, committed suicide
 today by shooting himself. He had
 been dead several honrs when his
 body was found in the basement of
 the Muscogee Club here with bull
 let hole through the head. Dependency because of I'll health Is supposed to have prompted the
 deed. MT. Lange wns formerly engag- ed in tho cotton business in Selma, Ala.
 Lange had been with J. B. Hoist
 and Company since he was a boy and took charge of the Selma office of the company this fall. He returned home Sunday almost e nervous wreck from business cares and i'll health and from his actions his friends feared sui- eide. He bought a pistol today. went quietly into the basemen of the Mus cogee Club house through the back entrance. and killed himself. the re- port of the pistol being so muffled
 that 1t was not heard in the club rooms.
 From the hour that he disappeared this morning his family and friends
 and the police had been making a dil-
 igent search for him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-20
Inysde Europe.n Hou.e..

New York, Oct. 1s.--A reversal of the usual--the inyasion. of Europe by an American Opera Company--is an- nouneed by the Metropolitan Opera Company in an official statement given out today. With the close of the sea son in New York. the principal ele- ments of the Metropolitan Opera Com- pany. it's greatest artists. chorus. scen- cry. costumes. accessories. etc, will be taken to Paris, there to appear during May and June, 1910 in a series of Ital- ian operas at the Chatelet Theatre. the largest in Paris.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-20
un. rn,th i'm nr. caor.

Copenhagen. Oct 19.-The steamer Godthab in command of Captain schou- Nbie has arrived here. Captain Schou- bic reports that Knud Rasmussen, the explorer who Is now in Greenland. af- ter examining thirty-five Cape York Eskimos who had seen Dr. Cooks Es- kimo companions, is quite convinced that pr. Cook reached the pole He says that Rasmussen Is willing to go to the United States with the two Es- kimos, Etukishook and Ahwelah. whe were Dr. Cooks sole companions In the latter part of his expedition. Has mussen, however. the captain states had not hir.self seen Etukishook and AhWelah
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-20
BODY oF MISS ST. JEAN.

Police Inspector Tells of His Evidence
 Fall River. Mass, Oct. is--Police h. spector Medley. who is at work on the Tiverton7 murder case. made the toi- lowing announcement today;
 "we have discovered. blood stained furniture and other articles. which es-- tablishes the fact in our minds. beyond a reasonable doubt. that an operation upon Miss Amelia St. Jean. of W0On- socket, R. l., was perforwed unsuccess- fully in the office of Prof Frank Eils. on Bedford street, week ago last Friday afternoon and that she died there and the body was subsequently dismemberei in that shop.
 "A vehicle was then procured and the body was taken to the town of Tiverton, across the Rhode Island boundary, and there distributed along the highway known as the Bulger Marsh road"
 Inspector Medley declined to indicate
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-20
BRIDGE BUILDERS MEET.
Hatlway Construction Men Hold Con vention In Jacksonville.

Hatlway Construction Men Hold Con-
 vention In Jacksonville.
 Jacksonville. Fla, Oct. 19.--With a large and representative attendance of members. the American Railway Bridge and Builders Association began its nineteenth annual convention under the most favorable circumstances in this city today.
 As the members filed into the audi torium of the Windsor Hotel. for the initial meeting this morning, a negro quartette began singing . series of Southern songs.
 The Mayor of the city and prominent members of the board of trade deliv- cred addresses of welcome, which were responded to by officers of the associa- ton. Tonight the members of the as- sociation were the guests of the Lum- Der Dealers Association on steam boat ride up the St. Johns river.
 The entertainment features will com clude with a trip to St. Augustine and points down the picturesque East coast.
 The Supply Mems Association. which is meeting jointly with the American Railway Bridge and Builders Associa- tion. will hold an executive session to- morrow morning. when officers for the ensuing year will be chosen. Both as- sociations will be in session three days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-20
DICKINSON SELLS HOME.
War secretary's Country Place Changes Hands.

Nashville, Tenn, Oct. 19,--J. M. Dickinson. Secretary of War. today sold his country seat. Belle Meade" four miles west of here, to J. O. Leake. a Nashville capitalist. The place com prises 400 acres of land and the price was $110oo Belle Meade was made famous as a nursery for thoroughbred horses by its former owner, the late General W. H. Jackson.
 Secretary Dickinson's son. overton. has been manager of the place for his father, but ill-health has forced the young mans retirement from such an active life and hc will go with his mother to Washington in a few days 10 make their home there during the Secretary's incumbency of office. The deal for Belle Meade was closed today by wire by Secretary Dickinson. who is with President Taft at the farm of Charles P. Taft. near Corpus Christi, Tex.