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The Newark journal., 1910-07-29
Happenings of Local Interest

W. I. Morris returned Wednes-
day from Searcy where he spent a
few days looking after business. and
attending circuit court.
Mrs. W. w. Jernigan and Miss
Ruby Poe returned Tuesday night
from Pleasant Plains where they
attended the meeting of the INDIE
pendence County Sunday School
Association.
Mayor Boyce of Newport has
been doing some cleaning up along
a much needed line in that town,
and it is said that he has about
succeeded in wiping out the red
light district.
w. L. Jones, former citizen
of this county, but now resident
of Houston, Tex, is spending a
few days here meeting old friends.
He has lived in Texas a umber
of years and thinks it fine
country.
Dick Edgar deserves little
special credit for the unceasing
interest he has taken in the move
ment for a Trades Day in Newark.
Dick is one of the real live wires
of Newark and having had oppor-
tunities for seeing the benefits of
the Trades Days in other towns,
he knows and appreciates their
value. He was one of the first to
agitate the movement for a Trades
Day in Newark and we believe the
movement has taken tangible form
largely through his efforts.
The Newark journal., 1910-07-29
NOTES FROM THE NORTH
John Jones Writes Breezy Letter
From Granite City, III

Editor journal. Harvesting is
all over, and with fair weather
threshing will be completed soon.
This has been one of the most un-
favorable seasons for farming for
many years, being too wet and
cool. Potatoes are almost failure,
and many farmers are talking of
disseminating growing them, as
this is the third consecutive failure
with prices ranging from forty to
fifty cents per bushel at present
with prospects of only a slight
raise in the future. Wheat is rather
poor yield and mostly thirdclass,
but bringing from ninety-eight to
one dollar and six cents. Hay ~
extra good, as the wet season
seems to be suitable for this crop,
except harvesting, which has been
very perplexlng.
Wages are two dollars per day
and labores are in demand. Potato
digging ranges from seven to nine
cents per bushel and man handy
with the hoe can hull out from
thirty to forty bushels, making a
very remunerative days wages. An
other week or ten days will close
the potato season, but open the
broom corn harvest, which pays
two dollars per day. After that,
corn cutting begins and man
skilled with the knife and possess
ing ample backbone can easily
make from three to four dollars
per day. Then wheat sowing will
be in order.
This is very progressive coun-
try with telephones in every house
and numerous electric cars in ev-
cry direction, and pleasure resorts
without number, besides both riv-
ers and railroad excursions, on
which one can take pleasure and
recreation for the small sum of
twenty five cents. All the parks
are crowded evenings and Sundays,
which is the most convenient time
for those who earn their bread by
the sweat of their brow. Yesterday
was our hottest day. one hundred
and ten. followed by a drop of
thirty degrees in few hours ac-
companied with an electrical storm.
JNo. L. JONES
Granite City, ILL.,, July 26.
The Newark journal., 1910-07-29
- DON'T STAY AWAY AND BE LONESOME
COTE TO THE PICNIC AND BE HAPPY!

sold to G.. Fl. Cook by deed of date
March 18th, 1909, and now recorded in
Book $50 on page 521 of the Rec
ords of Deeds in the Recorders office
of independence County, Arkansas,
and described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the southwest corner
of the southwest quarter of the north
west quarter of Section l3, Twp Ii, N.
r. 4, W., for starting point; thence
north IS rods; thence east 10 rods to
stone for corner; thence south 80 rods
to line of said quarter section for
corner; thence west 10 rods to place of
beginning, containing 30 acres, more
or less, and leaving in the part to he
sold ITO acres, more or less. Said
land to be sold in 40 acre tracts or
fractional parts thereof; and the pur-
chaser or purchasers of said land will
be required to execute notes with APP
proved security, and a lien will be re-
tanned on said land for the purchase
money. GEO. L. BEvENS,
Commissioner.
Given this July 18th, 1910.
The Newark journal., 1910-07-29
SKETCHES FROM SALADO
Doings of the Week Among Our
Neighbors Across the White
A nice rain Saturday.

A nice rain Saturday.
II. G. Wycough is sick this week
from exertion and overhead
Several of our citizens attended
the picnic at Sulphur Rock last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker of
Big Bottom came over visiting
Friday.
Spince Alton and family from
Relief township, were here Sunday
after visiting relatives in the is
land.
Mr.. Editor, hold reserved seats
at the big neutrality-suspicious. for
the delegation from Salado, for we
aim to be there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Smith, of
St. Louis, arrived Sunday on a
few days visit to Mrs. Smiths
mother, Mrs. j. w. Cook.
j. A. lancaster is having his
residence reprinted, which adds
greatly to the appearance of it. r.
II. Scott is doing the work.
Fred Rutledge and Andy Nixon,
two young boys, gave their par
ents the dodge last week and
are now in Texas. Boys there's no
place like home.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Ellington
who have made their home in St.
Louis the past year, came In
Thursday on a ten days visit.
They will return about August 1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Pratt, who
left here last year and have made
their home at Cleveland, Ohio, re-
turned Saturday on a visit TO Mrs.
Pratt's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
NJ. Trammell.
w. II. Allen of our township
threshed 274 bushels of wheat to
the acre from his crop this season.
At this rate a farmer can have
biscuit to eat without going to the
store after them.
Saturday evening at s O'Clock,
Mr.. Joe Evans and Miss Jeffrey
Thomas, were united in marriage
at the residence of the brides par
ents in Salado. Only few of the
relatives to both parties were pres
ent. They are deserving young
people, aud we wish them pros
perity and happiness.
The Newark journal., 1910-07-29
TRADES DAY FOR NEWARK
Citizens Organize and Will Have
Trades Day September 2nd

A meeting was held at the city
hall Monday night for the purpose
of discussing the advisability of
establishing Trades Day in New
ark. The meeting was we'll at
tended by the representative bust
ness men of the town.
Il. r. Ration was elected tenn
porary chairman, and {. M. Ed
wards temporary secretary. 1t
was decided, after a general dis
cussion, to defer the permanent
organization until Tuesday night,
when another meeting was held
and permanent organization effect
ed by electing Mr.. Ration as chair
man, Will Duvall secretary and
G.. 2. Vaughan treasurer. The
following were elected as adver-
Using committee and advisory
board: 4. K. Moore, o. L. Craig,
j. |. Sturdivant and G.. NJ. Fields.
The first Friday in each month
was chosen as Trades Day, the
first to be held on the first Friday
in September.
The sum of $40 has been sub
scribed for the purpose of defray-
ing the advertising and other ex-
penses. The list is still open for
contributions, and Secretary Du-
vail states that he would be glad
to have any others who indorse the
movement for Greater and Bet
ter Newark call on him and con-
tribute whatever sum they may
feel disposed to give. The Jour
nal believes this is a good thing
and hopes there will be a liberal
response to his invitation.
Large posters will be out within
a few days announcing full details
of the first Trades Day, to be held
on Friday, September 2.
The Newark journal., 1910-07-29
Newark, independence Friday,
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest From the Hub
of White River Township

Squire G.. Z. Pickens of Dota
was in town Monday.
Miss Ella Sanders came up from
Newport Sunday to visit her
mother, Mrs. q. A. Sanders.
7. NJ. Nelson has bought the
place known as the G.. A. Ashley
property from w. B. Knight.
Rev. John Dye and wife OF
Searcy spent few days with Mr..
and Mrs. J. H. Moore last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gibson of
Batesville spent Saturday night
and Sunday here with homefoIks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradshaw and
two little sons, of Little Rock,
spent last week in our city visiting
relatives.
Pete Grammar left Saturday for
Argenta where he has accepted a
position as switchman for the rail
road company.
Mrs. Ludia Ashley and daught-
er, who have been visiting rel
atiyes here, left for their home at
Chattanooga Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wash Browning,
after spending a few days here
with relatives returned to their
home Saturday at Auvergne.
Mrs. Fannie Conn of Oklahoma
is spending a few days here with
relatives and will go from here to
Calico Rock to visit her daughter.
Hazel, the little son of Rev. w.
f. Wayman, had the misfortune
to get his arm broken Saturday.
He is doing nicely at this writing.
Henry Pearson and wife, form
erly of this county, but who have
resided in Southern Texas several
years, came in Saturday to visit
the lady's mother Mrs. Gregory.
Rev. r. l.. Rodgers, pastor of
the Cumberland Presbyterian
church at Paragould, spent few
hours here Monday. He was on
bis way to Dota to assist in pro-
tracted meeting at Hopewell.
Judge O. w. Scarborough was
up from Newport Saturday and
attended the |. O. 0. f. Lodge at
Sharp in the afternoon and night
together with j. H. Emerson, S.
E. Wells, j. M. Gossett and j. G.
Gibson of this place.
The young people enjoyed a
party and ice cream supper at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith
Saturday night. All present ex-
pressed themselves as having spent
a most delightful time in that ele-
CANT home. We hope to enjoy
more occasions like that.
The Newark journal., 1910-07-29

The Journal received just a lit
tie too late for this issue an excel
lent article on the Congressional
Libary at Washington, from our
good friend Geo. Wright who has
a good position in the capital city.
This is the greatest library on the
western hemisphere, if not in the
world, and we are sure our many
readers will enjoy the article next
week.
The Newark journal., 1910-07-29
TIMBER LAND FOR SALE.

100 acres finest pine timber land
in Baxter county seven miles from
railroad. Plenty of timber sur
rounding to make good run for
mill. White River Land & In
vestment Co., Newark, Ark.
The Newark journal., 1910-07-29
FARM FOR SALE

For Sale. A nice little farm of
so acres, near Dota, with so acres
in cultivation, good small frame
house, painted. good fence and all
improvements good. White River
Land & Investment Co., Newark,
Ark.
The Newark journal., 1910-07-29
CHARGED WITH ROBBERY

Arthur Barefield was given a
preliminary trial at Newport Tues
day on charge of holding up and
robbing Geo. McCary, the Iron
Mountain ticket agent, and was
bound over to the grand jury in
the sum of $500.
The Newark journal., 1910-07-29
AGED LADY DEAD

Mrs. j. b. II. Gray died at her
home near Hickory Valley Tues
day from injuries received from
falling from horse several days
ago. She was the widow of the
late Burrel Gray, and was GA
years old.
The Newark journal., 1910-07-29

| have reduction of 50 to IS
per suit on summer goods. Call and
examine my line. M. G. Magness.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-07

The accompanying interesting pho
tograph represents the latest contrl-
button to archaeology, by Dow Gov
ington, the distinguished American
Psychologist. The stone, which has
now been added to the Ptolemaic COL
lection at the Cairo Museum. is de-
clared to be the very altar used by
King Dionysis. PtolemX> Auletes KILL.
the father of Cleopatra.
The stone is a plush gray basalt,
or hard stone, and measures about
four feet each way. On it's pedestal,
which is prominently placed. it stands
some seven feet high. The two parts
into which it is broken are fortunately
ccunterparts. An important part which
is missing Mr.. Covington will try to
recover, but the inscriptions are for
tunately complete. The stone was
rebound by him in April last while ex-
aiming the ancient ruins of Koptos At
Kuft, just this side of Luxor. It had
lain visible in the temple ruins there
for many years.
Ptolemy Athletes XIII, or Neos
Dionysis. was a son of Lathyros. He
was driven from the throne in So B. c.,
but rsinstated by Gabinius. the Ro-
man proconsul in Syria. Diodorus
visited Egypt during this reign, also
the temple of Kom Ombo was finished
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-07
GATHERINGS CHINA FOUND

Josiah Wedgwood was commissioned
by Catherine the Great of Russia to
make for her a dinner service, land
to paint in black enamel upon every
piece different view of the palaces,
seats OF tie nobility and other re-
markuble places in the British king
DOM" The views numbered 1000, and
the service consisted of 1900 pieces.
The great potter received just over
$4,000 for his work, but he got little
profit from it, for the production of
the service cost him very nearly as
much as that sum. The frogs on the
service are an allusion to the mans Of
the palace for which it was desigaed,
LA Grenouilliere," now part of
Tsarskoe Selo palace. One man p&snt-
ed the whole 1900 of them and re-
ceived 212d or Sd for each. For a
long time the service was lost to
sight. Now, thanks to the energy and
the patience of DR.. G. C. William1on,
800 pieces have been recovered f<om
the pantries of the imperial palace of
Peterho1 and are now in showcase.
There is a story that certain Russians
did not believe that any part of the
service could exist, owing to Gather
Inc the Greats habit of thro1ing
china at her servants. On the piece
here pictured is painted a view OF
the cenal and Gothic tower in the
duke 1T Argyll's garden at Whittoe.
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Including Gymnasium and Open
Air Cafe on Upper Deck.
steamers Being Built at Belfast Sur.
pass Largest Afloat in Tonnage
All Modern Conveniences
to Be Found,

London.-Despite measures to in
sure secrecy, plans of the two man.
moth liners, Olympic and Titanic, be-
Ing built at Belfast for the White Star
Company, have been disclosed. In the
matter Of size they will eclipse the
Mauritania and Lusitania by not less
than $4,000 tons, their tonnage being
$4,000, against the $4,000 of the two
Cunarders.
The steamers are destined for the
Southampton-New York service, and
will be the finest on the water in the
matter of equipment and decoration.
One OF the upper decks is to be in
closed to serve as a ballroom or skat-
Ing rink. The boats will have not
only extended suites of rooms but
complete fats, which will make it pos
sible to cross the Atlantic while en-
1oying all the privacy of home.
They will be the first steamers con-
tanning cabins with private shower
baths attached. In addition there will
be a great swimming bath aboard
both vessels large enough to permit
diving. A gymnasium will be found
on each.
A veranda cafe will be built on one
OF the upper decks far astern, looking
out over the sea and about fifty feet
above the water. It will have exposed
rafters entwined with vines and the
sides will be latticed effects, to make
the illusion Of cafe at the seaside
as complete as possible. Another
novelty will be grillroom suggesting
an old English chophouse, with high
backed stalls of ancient oak and
broad, low tables. A garden will be
on the sun deck and in the winter it
will be protected by a glass roof
The new vessels will have a dis
placement Of $4,000 tons. They are to
be about $40 feet long, with beam Of
80 feet, and the boat deck will be
more than sixty feet above the water.
Feither will be high power boat,
nor are their lines designed for great
speed, 81 knots being the average
aimed at. Their carrying capacity
will exceed that of any vessel afloat
by at least one-third. Each will carry
under normal conditions more than
5000 persons.
A feature of the design is that they
will each have four tunnels and only
one mast. The tunnels will be so large
that two double-decked street cars
would easily pass through each side
BY side. A combination of turbine and
reciprocating engines will propel the
vessels. The total cost of the two will
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-07

and the present temples of Esna and
Dendera were begun.
Cleopatra Isl B. CO. was left by
her father, Auletes, joint heir with her
brother Ptolemy XVI. under the guard
ianship of the Roman senate. She
was exiled, and Pompey was murder
ed with Ptolemy's consent. Caesar,
after long struggle in the course Of
which Ptolemy was drowned in the
Nile, reinstated Cleopatra, but gave
her as a colleague another brother.
Ptolemy XIV, whom she murdered.
Caesarion, her son by Caesar, was
then appointed co-regent. On the
death of Caesar. Antony, who had
summoned the Queen to Tarsus to
answer for having allowed her force
to take the side Of Brutus and Cassius
at Phillippi fell a victim to her
charms, and passed the greater part of
the next nine years with her in idle
ness. During this time Octavianus,
afterward Augustus, was gradually
rising in power, and on the Roman
senate declaring Antony on enemy to
the state, he marched against Egypt,
defeated the combined naval force Of
Antony and Cleopatra at Actium, and
took Alexandria. Antony and Cleo
patra both committed suicide, and
Egypt became Roman province gov
erned by projects.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-07

According to revised estimates" by
the geological survey, the coal re-
naming in the United States amounts
to some three thousand billion short
tons. The figures are inconceivable
but what they signify can be readily
understood. In word, the supply Is
sufficient to last for more than 1000
years; presumably, at that, allowing
something for present wasteful meth.
DDS of production. To be sure, some
thing less than one-half of the supply
Is accessible only with difficulty, &C.
cording to known methods of extrac-
ton. Still, with whatever exceptions,
the revised estimates give more
hopeful outlook than the public had
been led to believe were possible from
figures heretofore submitted.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-07
Oiscoverer. Believes Il Will Furnish
Narcotic TO Take Place Of
Those Now Known.

Washington.-While making a trip
through the southwestern part of New
Mexico Herbert w. Wolcott Of Alamo
eordo, N. NJ. found a grass from
which he believes a narcotic may be
extracted which will take the place
of those now known to medical
science.
THE grass is known as sleepy
grass to the natives Of New Mexico
near the Apache reservation" said
Mr.. Wolcott. Cattle and horses will
eat it the first time they see It. It
makes them fall to the ground in their
tracks and lie in a state Of coma for
two days. When they wake up they
have no i'll effects from the opiate.
But they will never eat IL again; in
fact, they will run away II It Is offered
to them.
The sleepy: grass 10 not to DE
confused With sths loco weed The
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-07
ERECTS PRIVATE SHOW HOUSE
california Poet Constructs Open All
Theater Tor Production Of
His Own Plays.

Berkeley. Cal. An open air theate.
In a naturel hollow amid the trees
adjoining his home in the Claremont
section Of this city is being built by
Charles Keller, the poet. The new
theater will have a fiat piece of stone
Of large size as a stage and will have
a seating capacity Of about 500.
Keller plans to produce his own
plays in the theater. as we'll as those
OF his friends who have talent as
playwrights. The auditorium Of the
theater, which is surrounded by trees
around the natural hollow, is cut out
of the solid ground. the seats being
in tiers like the Greek theater on the
campus. The approach to the theater
is over a rustic bridge.
Keller expects to have the theater
completed in short time and pls}as
to give night production of Z new
play.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-07

awful apparition, as he thought it was,
would do him some terrible harm. He
explained that the bear was as white
as snow and looked for all the world
like the ghost of bear, but that it
seemed not to be afraid If him, but
rather defied him when he tried to
brighten it. 1t was then that he con-
cluded that he was facing something
more than an ordinary denizen of the
forest, and he hiked for home.
Curiously enough, the experience Of
young Smoke has given rise to a lot
OF weird tales recalling the strange
disappearance of old and rich John
Rohn, several years ago, mystery
that aroused statewide .nterest be-
cause of its odd features.
The community has in 1t several
families of half-breeds, white and
negro mixed, and these are the most
superstitious kind of people imagin-
able. At the time of the disappear
ance of old man Rohn these folk told
of the queerest of sights and of
sounds, and of the fitting of white
doves in the night time, and the
strange bawling of cows far into the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-07
WOOD MUSHROOMS FOR FOOD
Japanese Method Consists Of Cutting
Down Trees on Which the
Spores Settle.

The japanese have an interesting
method Ct growing a kind OF mush-
room known as the wood mushroom,
agaricus thitake.
This SPECIES, which is much priced
as a food in Japan, is related to the
so-called honey fungus, species very
destructive to tho roots Of trees and
woody plants. The later species Is
one Of the causes of phosphorescence
in decaying wood.
The Japanese method of growing
their mushroom seems to consist en-
tirely in preparing the ground for it.
A coppice of red oak, beech or chest
nut Of some 80 years growth Is cut
down lust AFTER the fall of the leaf.
The wood 10 tben left lying for 100
days.
It is then cut into lengths Of three
or four feet and the logs are lacerated
with large pruning knives. Spores set
tie on the wounded parts and the my.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-07
Miss Binnie Clark Addresses Confer
ence Of English Workers on
Canadian Experiences.

London-An English girl who has
successfully farmed $50 acres in
Canada related her experiences to the
conference of the National Union Of
Women Workers at Portsmouth. A
whole session. under the presidency
Of Lady Knightley of Fawsley, was
devoted to discussing openings for
English women beyond the seas.
Tall, slender and good looking,
gracefully dressed in black and white,
Miss Binnie Clark scarcely looked as
if she had combined the duties OF
farmer and housewife, had plowed her
own land and tended without help OF
any kind II horses and cattle and a
number of pigs through whole win
ter.
She is an enthusiastic advocate Of
Canadian land as an investment for
English women, and is now agitating
for that extension Of the Canadian
free land grant to women. At present
homesteads for women other than
widows of the heads of families are
against the law of Canada, though, &C
cording to Miss Binnie Clark, 1t IL the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-07

1t will astoni sh many to learn from
government reports that the Indians
are increasing in number instead of
decreasing, and that they are becom-
ing more self-supporting. This graft
flying improvement is laid to the
greater facilities afforded for the edu-
cation of boys and girls in the govern
ment schols and in the system of ap-
portioning lands, says the Baltimore
American. 1t Is time that some meas
ure of justice were being meted out to
the original possessors of the land and
efforts made to turn them from row.
Ing savages into useful and self-re-
speeding citizens.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-01-07

Chicago man, to whom was de-
MED lease in an apartment because
he had children, is suing his landlord
under the law which declares land
lords may not refuse to rent to fam
lilies with children. If that law stands
the test of court decision it will sur
prise some people, says the Milwau-
kee Wisconsin. While man with
children must have a place to keep
them, yet the owner of property
should have the right to refuse to
rent his property to anyone whom he
considers undesirable.