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The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
DROWNS TRYING
 TO SAVE GIRL

Benton, July 11.-W. D. Bard, a well known telegraph operator of Little Rock, and Miss Elsie Busick, aged 16, of Benton, were drowned in the Saline river at Benton this af- ternoon. He formerly worked in the Western Union office at Memphis.
 MT. Bard, who had gone to Benton for a days outing, was passing along the bank of the river when he heard Miss Bu- sick, who was bathing, cry for help. He plunged into the wa ter to rescue her and had pro- ceeded but a few feet when he stepped into a deep hole and sank out of sight. The bodies were recovered shortly after the accident occurred.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
HELD TO GRAND JURY

Newport, July 10. Frank PeWitt, charged with killing Tom Bridges near Tuckerman two weeks ago, today was held to the Grand Jury after a pre- iiminary heaing before Justice Tver. Attorney C. M. Erwin. attorney for PeWitt, introduced only one witness and sought to prove that Pewitt shot Brid- ges when the latter threatened him. However, witnesses for the state testified that Pewitt shot Bridges after an argument with Bridges wife about a crop.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
BANKS CONSOLIDATE

Mountain View, July B. Arrangements have been made by the majority of the stock holders of the Stone County Bank and Farmers Bank ofthis place to consolidate the two. Both are capitalized at$10,000 The consolidated bank will be capitalized at $20,00O. Savage Mabry, now president of the Farmers Bank, will be presi- dent of the consolidated insti- tuition, and Albert Lancaster, now cashier of the Stone Coun- ty Bank, will be cashier.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
Greatest Var Loan
 in History of World

Subscriptions to the greatest war loan in the history of the world were closed at London, England, last Saturday.
 The exact amountofthe loan is not known but it is believed to be five billion dollars. The amount was raised in three weeks. Some of this issue of war bonds were offered in the United States but it is said that the subscriptions from this country were very small.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
SPEED GETS GOOD
 BUSINESS PROPERTY

The Heber Jacksonian of last week publishes the follow ing item concerning a former of Newark who is now a resident of Heber Springs.
 Another important business deal was made in Heber Springs this week when N. A. Speed traded his residence on Main street and Meat Market Building to W. ]. Short for the B. J. Allen building which is located on Main street also. Mr. Speed will move his Meat Mar ket to the Allen building and continue in the same business. He will occupy one side of the building and Frank Hay wood will move his grocery business in the other side"
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
FIRST BALE GINNED

Brownsville, Tex, July 10. The first bale of cotton of the 1915 season was ginned today at Lyford, Tex, near here and shipped to the Hous- ton Cotton Exchange late to- day. It came omseveral farms and weighs about 300 pounds. This is the third successive year that Lyford has shipped the first bale of the seasons cotton crop in the United States.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
LOVE AFFAIR IS
 CAUSEOF SUICIDE
Is Year Old Girl at Shirley
 Ends Life Because of Objec- tions to Youths Attentions.

Shirley, July 12.-Rose Higgins, the 15 year old dau- ghter of w. J. Huggins, who lives four miles south of Shir- ley, ended her life thismorning at , o'clock by shooting her self in the forehead with her fathers .22-caliber rifle. She was housekeeper for her fath- CT and the other children, her mother having died several days ago. She arose at 1 o'clock and cooked break fast for her father and the other children. Her father had gone to the lot to catch his mule, preparatory to going to the field to blow. The girl left the other children at the table eating in the kitchen and went into an adjoining room, where she found the rifle and shother self. She lived about three hours.
 It is reported that the girl was keeping company with a young man in the neighbor- hood to whom her father ob- jected, and ti is believed that she became melancholy.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15

The Journal has no inclina- tion to argue with the Bald Knob Eagle over the greatness or the ability of MT. Bryan. Some of the Eagles own argu- ments against Bryan only tend b show the greatness of the man and the firmness of his character But we would re- mind the Eagle that it requires no great amount of brains. ta- lent, ability or culture for a person to harp on the alleged shortcomings of a public man. The easiest thing in the world to manufacture-and the mak- inc of which requires less ma- chinery, less brains, less talent. less capital and less motive power are the faults, we find in others.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
TO AUDIT BOOKS
 OF JACKSON COUNTY

Newport, July 10.-County Judge W D. McClain has em- ployed three expert account ants of a Memphis auditing concern to audit the books of every county office ofthiscoun- ty. The accountants have al- ready taken up their work. be- ginning with the settlement of taxes recently made by Collect or McCuistion with County Clerk Geo. R. Robinson.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
62 IN REFORM SCHOOL

There are now 62 boys in the State Reform School at Little Rock, according to a re port just issued. The boys are doing considerable farming this season, having 35 acres, mostly in garden. They will raise about loo bushels of onions, 100 bushels of Irish potatoes and two hundred bushels of sweet potatoes, be- sides other vegetables, for use in the institution.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
FINE YIELD OF POTATOES

PHI. Hulsey of the Dunning- ton neighborhood reports the best yield of Irish potatoes of plot of grou o ndnetaoishro the season. He planted small plot of ground on the old Hull sey farm last spring, planting two bushels of seed potatoes of the Triumph variety. When he dug them a few days ago he secured 30 bushels of fine large potatoes.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
MINERS RETURN TO WORK

Joplin, Mo-, July 12.-fhe strike of nearly 5000 miners, which began here two weeks ago, ended today when at every mine in the district the men asked for their places at the old wage scale. The miners have not asked recognition of their new union.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
NEW FLOUR MILL

Imboden, July 12.-The Wilson Mercantile Company is operating a new flour mill of the Midget Marvel system, having a capacty of 9 barrels a day. The wheat crop in this section is large.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15

They are opening new town up the White River road. But what we are interested in is boosting the best town on the line-already open and doing business. and which of fers greater opportunitiesthan any town on the line between Newport and Aurora.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15

Let Us brag q little. In the present European war the Germans and Austrians com blned have destroyed or cap tared less than one British boat day, while during the war of 1912 our valiant sea roVers did such damage to Eng lisb shipping that the appal- ling sum total at the end of the war that the figures are scarcely believable-something over 2,000. With the material Ve have on hand we can lick the world, but what's the use? It is doing itself up as fast as t ean.-Nebraska State Jour nal.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15

The billion-bushel wheat crop now being harvested will turn a billion dollars into ae- tive circulation. That means that factories must open up, merchants must stock up, rail- roads must speed up. It also affords q chance for the pes simist ot cheer up and the hab- itual knocked to shut up.- Exchange.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
BRAKEMAN IS HURT

Hoxie, July 12.-Jack De- Gonia, an Iron Mountain brakeman, received a crushed left arm when he fell from a freight train near here today. He was taken to hospital in St. Louis.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
BOY DROWNS NEAR BEEBE

Beebe, July 12.-E. B. Sif- ford who resides two miles east of Beebe, was drowned while swimming in Bull creek yesterday afternoon.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15

Up in Kentucky they have established moonlight schools For the benefit of the moon sinners and nightriders, we presume.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15

With the splendid crops in sight, the return of Old Man Prosperity is expected at an early date.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15
DEAD MAN FOUND
 IN BOAT ON RIVER

Jonesboro, July12. -- News was received here today that William Anson's body was found in a boat drifting on q river about nine miles below Big Lake. Anson had been shot. A man named Patterson is un- der arrest charged with the killing. Officers say a feud of long standing existed between Anson and Patterson.
The Newark journal., 1915-07-15

High class commercial printing promptly done by The Journal.
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drive the moaning susan into hys-

drive the moaning susan into hys-
terics
1T is only matter of few days"
But can the child stand the ter
rorsr questioned Jones. who knows
that they may not really drive her In
sane?'
On board the George Washington
every one felt extremely sorry for this
beautiful girl. It was frightful mis-
fortune to be SO stricken at her age.
She is certainly insane said one
Of the passengers, who had known
Hargreave slightly through some bank
ing business. "Hangreave wasn't mar
ried. He lived alone"
After the second day out Florence
was permitted to wander about the
ship as she pleased
A good many of the passengers were
nightly worried when they learned
that the wireless had in some mysteri-
GUS way been tempered with after the
boat had made the open sea. 1t was
impossible to put about. The appara-
tus must be fixed at sea.
And when finally Norton's wireless
caught the wires of the George Wash
ington he was gravely informed that
the young lady referred to had leaped
the rail of the Banks at night and had
been drowned She had not been
missed till the following morning.
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Copyright, 1914, By Harold Aacar.shl
SYNOPSIS.
By HAROLD MAC GRATH


Stanley Hargreave, millionaire. after a
miraculous escape from the den of the
gang Of brilliant thieves known as the
Black Hundred, lives the life of recluse
Tor eighteen years. Hargreave accidental
ly meets Braine. leader of the Black Hun
dred. Knowing Braine will try to get
him, he escapes from his own home by a
balloon. Before escaping he writes
letter to the girls school. where eighteen
years before he mysteriously left on the
doorstep his baby daughter, Florence
Gray. That day Hargreave also draws
one million dollars from the bank. but 1t
is reported that this dropped into the sea,
when the balloon he escaped in was pune
tured. Florence arrives from the girls
school: Countess Olga, Braine's compan-
ION, visits her and claims to be rela-
plot is foiled by Norton. a newspaper
man: After failing in their first attempt
the Black Hundred trap Florence. They
ask her for money, but she escapes. Nor
ton and the countess call on Florence the
next day, once more safe at home. The
visitors having gone, Jones removes a
section of flooring, and from a cavity
black Hundred. he rushes to the. water
front and succeeds in dropping the box
Into the sea. Jones and Norton save
Florence from being imprisoned in a
country house to which she is lured. Flor
ence goes horseback riding and Is cap
tured by one of Braine's men along the
roadside: Norton rescues her. Countess
Olga- scheming to break the engagement
now existing between Florence Hargreaye
and Norton, invites them both to her
apartments and pretends to faint in the
reporters arms Florence appears In the
doorway just at the planned moment and
as result gives Norton back his ring.
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Florsncs and Susan Went Shopping.
lures Of two registered physicians are
affixed to the document. 1t does not
say that these physicians shall have
been proved reputable.
There were, besides the physicians.
a motherly looking woman and q man
of benign countenance. Their faces
were valuable assets. To gain an
other persons confidence ia, perhaps,
among the greatest human achieve
ments. A confidence man and woman
in the real sense OF the word. In your
minds eye you could see this man
carrying the contribution plate down
the aisle on Sunday mornings, and his
wife Kate putting her mite on the
plate for the benefit of some poor, I'M
tidy Hottentot
On Tuesday OF the following week
Florence and Susan went shopping.
The chauffeur was strong young fell
low whom Jones relied upon. II you
pay q man well and hold out fine
promises, you generally can trust him.
As their car left the corner another
followed leisurely. This second auto
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mobile contained Thomas Wendt and
his wife Kate The two young women
stopped at the great dry goods shot,
near the public library, and for the
time being naturally forgot everything
but the marvels which had come from
all parts Of the world. 1t is as natural
for woman to buy as it is for man
to sell.
In some manner or other Florence
became separated from Susan. She
hunted through aisle after aisle, but
could not find her; for the simple rea.
son that Susan was hunting for her. II
occurred to the girl that Susan might
have wisely concluded the best place
to wait would be in the taxicab. And
SO Florence hurried out into the street,
into the arms Of the Wendt family,
who were patiently awaiting her.
The trusted chauffeur had been sent
around to the side entrance by the
major domo. The young lady had SO
requested, 80 he said.
Florence struggled and called for
the policeman, who came running UP,
followed by the usual idle, curious
crowd.
"The poor young woman is insane"
said the motherly Kate, tears in her
eyes. The benign Thomas looked at
heaven. We are her keepers"
TT is not true!" cried Florence des-
perately.
She has the hallucination that she
is the daughter of the millionaire
Stanley Hargreave." And Thomas ex-
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| shake her head with frowning eyes.
Her main diversion consisted of sitting
on the sand dunes and gazing out at
sea.
One day a stranger came to town.
He said he represented 4 life insur-
ance company and vas mp here from
Boston to take I little vacation He
sat on the hotel porch that evening,
surrounded by an admiring audience.
The stranger had been all over the
world, 20 1t seemed. He spoke famil-
iarly Of st. Petersburg. vladivostok,
Shanghai, ~ the villagers-some Of
them-might have spoken OF Boston.
There we're one or two old timers
among the audience. They had been
to all these parts. The stranger knew
what he was telling about. After tell
ing of his many voyages he asked II
there was good bathing beach near
by. He was told that he would and
the most suitable spot near Captain
Barnes cottage last outside the VII
lage.
AN say, Mister. seen anythin, In
TIL papers about missin' young wom-
an?" asked some one.
Missing young woman! What's
that?"
Go BE coNrMuEpo
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hibited his document, which was per
fectly legal, SO far as appearances
went.
Hurry up and get her of the walk
can't have the crowd growing any
larger" said the policeman, convinced
So, despite her cries and protesta
tions, Florence was hustled into the
automobile, even the policeman lend
ing hand.
Poor young thing!" he said to the
crowd. Come, now, move on. l can't
have the walk blocked up. Get gait
on you"
He was congratulating himself upon
the orderliness of the affair when a
keen-eyed young man in the garb of a
chauffeur touched his shoulder.
Whats this I hear about an insane
woman?" he demanded.
"She was insane, all right. They had
papers to prove it. She kept crying
that she was Stanley Hargreave's
daughter"
my Cod" The young man struck
his forehead in despair. You ass, she
was Stanley Hargreave's daughter,
and they've kidnapped her right under
your nose! What was the number of
that carr"
"Cut out that line of talk, young fel-
lab; l know my business. They had
the proper documents"
But you hadn't brains enough to in
quire whether they were genuine or
not! You wait!" shrilled the chauf-
feur. I'll have you broken for this
work" He wheeled and ran back to
his car, to find Susan and the countess
in great state of agitation. They
got her, they got her! And l swore
on the book that they never should, so
long as 1 drove the car"
Susan wept, and the countess tried
in vain to console her.
And when Jones was informed he
frightened even the countess with the
snarl Of rage which burned across his
lips. He tore into the hall, seized his
hat, and was gone. Not word of re-
proach did he offer to the chauffeur.
He understood that no one is infallible.
He found the laundering policeman,
who now realized that he stood in for
a whit of the commissioners carpet.
All he could do was to give q good de-
,cription of the man and woman. Word |
was sent broadcast through the city. |
The police had to be informed this
time.
Late In the day an oncer whose beat |
included the ferry landing At Hoboken
laid he had seen the three. Everything
lad looked all right to him. 1t was
he motherly face of the one and the
benign countenance Of the other that
lad blinded him.
At midnight Jones, hagsard and
With tho air Of ono beaten, returned
Tome.
mo wireless yet!' asked Norton.
"The George Washington OF the
Jorth German Lloyd does not answer.
has happened to her wires;
with. possibly"
$50 long Is we know they are at sea,
70 can remedy the evil. They will not
9 able to land at single port have
emit ten cables. They can't get away
rom the wire. II could only get hold
( the names OF those damnable doc
,rs who signed that document! TWEEN !
Z years"
Jones bent his head in his hands, {
nd Norton tramped the floor till the {
,und of his footsteps threatened to
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get over It presently. Youth forgets.
Time, like water, smooths away the
ragged places
The countess called regularly. She
was, OF course, dreadfully sorry over
what had happened. She had heard
something about his character; news
paper men weren't always the best.
This one was mere fortune hunter;
two faced one, at that She was
never more surprised in her life when
he threw his arms round her. And
so on, and so forth, half lies and halt
truths, till the patient Jones felt like
wringing her neck.
From his vantage point the butler
smiled ironically. He could read the
heart Of this Perigoff woman as he
could read the page Of q book. The
effrontery! And all the while he
must gravely admit her and pretend
when the blood rioted in his veins At
the sight of her. But he dared not
swerve single inch from the plans
laid down. 1t was a cup Of bitter gall,
and there was no way of avoiding the
putting OF 1t to his lips. She ema-
it, the upas tree. And he must bow
when she entered and bow when she
left! Still, she had done him an in
direct favor in breaking up this love
business
One afternoon Braine summoned his
1aI ,kvo irio nc
When he was ushered into the desert
ed Office of the first he sent his card
in. The doctor replied in person. His
face was pale and his hands shook.
Good afternoon" said Braine, smil-
ing affably.
The doctor eyed him like a man
hypnotized. You you wished
to see me on some particular bust
ness?"
Very particular" dryly. my car
is outside. Will you be so good as
to accompany me?"
The doctor slowly went into the
hall for his hat and coat. He left the
house and got into the car with never
word of protest.
"Thinking?" said Braine.
Il am always thinking whenever
see your evil face. What devilment
do you require of me this timer"
"a mere stroke of the pen."
Where are we going?"
ITO call on another physician of
your standing" significantly. ut is a
great thing to have friends like you
two. Always ready to serve us, for
the mere love of it."
There's no need of using that kind
of talk to me. You have me in the
hollow of your hand. Why should
bother to deny it? 1 have broken the
law I broke it because / was starv-
ing"
ut is better to starve in freedom
than to eat fat joints up the river.
Today it is a question OF sanity"
And you want me to assist in sign
ing away the liberty of some person
who is perfectly sane?"
THE nail on the head" urbanely.
You're a fine scoundrel!"
mot so loud!" warningly.
"As loud as l please. 1 am not for
getting that you need me. I'm no
coward. recognize that you hold the
whip hand. But you can send me to |
he chair before I'll crawl to you. Now,
cave me alone for while"
The other physician had no such |
lualms of conscience. He was ready |
1T all times for the generous emolu-
nents which accrued from his dealings
With the man Braine.
The Countess Perigof was indis-
,osed so it was quite in the order of
Kings that she should summon ply
;icians.
There is a law in the state of New
1ork-just or unjust, whichever you
,lease-that reads that any person
=
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back o. her head! She's struck ono
O. them floats all right. Where's tn
arnica 2"
Barnes turned to his locker and rum
mayed about, finally producing an an
cient bottle and some passably clean
cloth used frequently for bandages.
Sometimes man grew careless with
his knife or got in the way OF pulley
block With laundering kindness the
two men bound up the girls head, and
then went about their duties.
For three days Florence evinced not
the slightest inclination to leave the
bunk. She lay on her back either
asleep or with her eyes staring at tho
beams above her head. She ate just
enough to keep her alive; and the
strong black coffee did nothing more
than to make her wakeful No ono
knew what the matter was. There was
the bump, now diminished; but that
1t should leave her in this comatose
state vastly puzzled the men. The
truth is she had suffered a slight con-
cussion of the brain, and this, atop of
all the worry she had had for the last
few weeks, was sufficient to cause this
Darkness of the mind
The final cod was cleaned and
packed away In salt, the mudhook
raised, and the schooner Betty set her
sails for the southwest. Barnes real
lied that to save the girl she must
have doctor who knew his business.
Mrs. Barnes would know how to care
for the girl, once she knew what the
trouble was. There would be some
beautiful woman did not jump from q.
big Atlantic liner without the newspa.
pers getting hold of the facts.
A fair wind carried the Betty into
her haven, and shortly after Florence
was sleeping peacefully in a feather
bed, ancient, 1t is true, but none the
less soft and inviting. In all this time
she had not spoken a single word.
THE poor young thing!" murmured
the motherly Mrs. Barnes. What
beautiful hairi o, John, wish you
would give up the sea. / hate it. 1t
is terrible. l am always watching
you in my minds eye, in calm wealth
er, in storms. Pieces of wrecks come
ashore, and l always wonder over the
death and terror back of them"
Don't y worry none about me
Betty. / never take no chances Now
I'm goin' int tn village an bring
back tn sawbones. He'll tell us what
t. do
The village doctor shook his grizzled
head gravely.
She's been hurt and shocked at the
same time. 1t will be many days be-
lore she comes around to herself just.
let her do as she pleases Only keep,
IN eye on her SO that she doesn't wan
Ter off and get lost. I'll watch the
newspapers and if / come across any
hing which bears upon the case I'll
lotify you" -
But he searched the newspapers f.
vain, for the simple fact that he did,
lot think to glance over the old ones
The village took good deal Of in
crest in the affair. They gossped
bout it and strolled out to the Barnes
cottage to satisfy their curiosity. One
hing was certain to their simple
minds: some day Barnes would get
,reas sum of money for his kindness.
They had read about such things In
he family story paper. She was rich
mans daughter; the ring on the un-
nown's finger would have fitted out
fleet.
Florence was soon able to walk
bout. Ordinary conversation she
eemed to understand; but whenever
he past was preached she would
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