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The Newark journal., 1916-12-21
DEFER APPEAL ON
 BRIDGE ALLOWANCE

The suit filed in the county court for an appeal from the order of Judge F. c. Hoyt for allowance of $14,250 for the purchase of road and bridge material for the county, was taken up before Judge J. H.. Jimerson at Batesville Tuesday.
 The case was continued un- til the February term of the court when 1t is announced that Judge J. H. Jimerson will hear the case upon it's merits and render a decision. In the meantime, it has been agreed by all parties to the suit that none of the material purchased by Judge Hoyt will be used by the county. This agreement, so far as it may have reference to the metal culverts, is of no avail, however, as a large num- Der of the culverts have al- ready been used on the roads in various parts of the county, a number of them having been used on the Newark and Cord road, north of this place. None of the bridge material has been used, however.
 At the hearing Tuesday, the Greenburg Iron Go. from whom the material was purchased, was represented by Judge Piety of Terre Haute, Ind, and Hon. Ernest Neill of Batesville. Joe Kennard. who filed the suit, is being represented by Attorney Sam NJ. Casey of Batesville.
The Newark journal., 1916-12-21
Wilson Asks Warning
 Nations to Formulate
 Statement For Peace

Continued from page one) the rapidly moving world events toward a discussion of peace was not permitted to be- come known until tonight when the notes were we'll on their way to the American ambas- sadors in the belligerent capi- tals and probably already in the hands of some of them.
 The whole tenor of official opinion throughout Washing ton when the presidents action became known was that it im- measurably improved the pros poets for some sort ofexchanges looking toward an approach to peace discussion between the belligerents without impairing the position of the United States should they finally be unable to approach one anoth- CT.
 At the White House no state ment whatever could be obtain ed as to whether any of the powers ever had intimated how they would receive the note, and there was every indication that the same careful secrecy which prevented anything whatever becoming known about the presidents action until it had been taken, would surround any of the succeed ing moves.
The Newark journal., 1916-12-21
GOOD ROADS DAY
 AT BATESVlLLE FRIDAY

Batesville, Dec. 20.-A good roads rally will be held at Batesville Friday. All the mer- chants and business concerns of Batesville will donate a per centage of their cash sales and collections to the road fund, same to be deposited with the county treasurer, and used by the county judge, only for the operation, repairs and main tenance of the road graders in the county.
 The commissioners appoint ed are: M. M. Rutherford, Ed Reeves and G. E. Yeatman, who will collect the money from the various business men and de- posit with the country treasur- er.
 There will be good roads speeches by a number of good roads speakers and others, and discussions as to the methods of building roads, etc.
 1t is understood that the fer rymen will make reduction or perhaps allow free ferriage.
 We expect a large crowd from all over the county. Plen- ty to eat at reasonable prices.
 The Gem Theater promises liberal donation.
 Everybody come and help create more interest in good roads for Independence county.
The Newark journal., 1916-12-21
GEORGE WAITS BARN
 AT ROSIE DESTROYED

A large barn belonging to Tax Assessor George Wyatt, at Rosie, was totally destroyed by fire last Saturday.
 A large quantity of feed, farm implements and harness were destroyed, including about 1000 bushels of corn and a large quantity of hay.
 The fire started in the hay loft, but the manner of it's ori- gin is not known.
 The loss falls heavily upon MT. Wyatt as he had no insur- ance and the total loss on barn and contents is about $5, ,000.
The Newark journal., 1916-12-21
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Mrs. E. H. Williamson is spending the day with friends in Newport.
 Dr. w. B. Lawrence, county health officer, was down from Batesville Wednesday.
 Try me and see if you can't buy more fresh groceries than any place for the money. Jno. M. Martin.
 <. A school entertainment will be given at the Scott school house Friday night, December 22. Everybody invited.
 Mrs. Jno. D. Witt and child ren left this morning for Bonneville, Miss, to spend the holidays with her mother, Mrs. Barksdale.
 Attend the entertainment at the Scott school house Friday night, December 22, get S10 ' orth of fun for dime, and help the community.
 Prof. w. A. Hawthorne who is teaching at the Scott school house.. went to Sulphur Rock Saturday to attend the meet ing of the Independence Coun- ty Teachers Association.
 Freight Conductor F. E. Kelley of Cotter who has been employed on the White River route for some time, was taken to Little Rock Saturday night and placed in the Railroad Hos pital. MT. Kelley has been in very poor health for several months.
 There are several cases of smallpox in the Magness neighborhood. The disease is in a very light form, however, and no serious results are fear ed. Dr. w. B. Lawrence, coun- ty health officer, is looking af- ter the cases and has the situ- ation under fairly good control.
The Newark journal., 1916-12-21
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Charlotte, Dec. 20.-G. w. Purcelly made business trip to Batesville Tuesday.
 Arthur Hays spent Monday at Batesville.
 s. J. and Jim Moore sold a fine bunch of cattle at Bates vile Friday.
 We are glad to welcome Rev. Thrasher for our preacher another year.
 Alison Weaver spent Tuesday at Batesville.
 Misses Esther Churchill, Al ma and Jewell Lane made a shopping trip to Batesville Tuesday.
 MT. and Mrs. Guy Kent of Gainsboro visited Mr. and Mrs. R. s. Kent a few days last week.
 Mrs. Lizzie Griffin of Co., manche, Okla, visited her niece, Mrs. Lucy Moore last week.
The Newark journal., 1916-12-21
WOODMEN CIRCLE
 ELECTS OFFICERS

Newark Grove Woodmen Circle, at the meeting held Tuesday night, elected the fol- lowing officers for the ensuing year:
 Mrs. c. M. Edwards, Guard. ian; Mrs. E. H. Williamson Advisor; Mrs. E. w. Magness Clerk; Mrs. J. M. Martin Banker; Mrs. E. L. Vaughan, Chaplain; Mrs. w. E. Kinman, Attendant; Mrs. W. R. Fausel, Assistant Attendant;
 The Circle and the ". o. W. will have a joint installation of officers on the regular meet ing night in January.
The Newark journal., 1916-12-21
PUBLIC SALE

Saturday, Dec. 30th, on J. c. Bolin's farm four miles south west of Oil Trough at stock law gate, on public road be- tween Oil Trough and Pleas ant Plains.
 Fine furniture, household goods, farm implements, hay and corn will be sold to high est bidder fer cash.
The Newark journal., 1916-12-21
ARM SHOT OFF
 WHILE HUNTING

Pocahontas, Dec. 20.-While hunting Monday afternoon, James Pickett, a farmer resid. ing near Holmes, accidentally discharged his gun while stand ing with his arm over the mug gle. The entire charge passed into his right forearm, shatter- ing it. The arm was amputated above the elbow. It is reported that MT. Pickett will recover
The Newark journal., 1916-12-21

Mrs. Lilie Arnold of Miner al Wells, Tex, will read The Journal a year as Christmas gift from Mrs. R. T. Magness.
The Newark journal., 1916-12-21

For prompt delivery of any thing kept in Q first class groc- cry store, telephone No. B. J. M. Martin.
The Newark journal., 1916-12-21

J. w. Pickens, a successful farmer of Dota was in town today and remembered The Journal in a pleasant and sub stantial manner.
The Newark journal., 1916-12-21

John Clayton is assisting at Porter's Barber Shop during the holiday rush.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14

time it was easier. Now don't mind
1t at all"
You're not afraid?"
mot bit. That does no good. And
If you have a proper machine, test it
before you go up and know how to run
1t, you're as safe in the air as you
would be on train or in an automo-
bile"
How old were you when you began
to fly?"
Sixteen. l was in my last year at
high school. lived in Jackson, Miss.
read everything l could find about
airships and aviators.
Il teased for a long time before I
could induce my mother to let me fly.
I'd get her to the point where she was
almost willing, and then some aviator
would be killed and I'd have my work
to do all over again. l used to wish !
could hide the newspapers.
Finally she said yes. and l went at
it in earnest and learned all / could
about the business"
Miss Stinson is thoroughly con-
WINGED that aviation is a woman's pro-
fession and hopes to see more girls
learn to fly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14

| largest box for the wood ducks. The
big fresh water lake on the estate will
be made attractive to ducks by plant
ing suitable food, with the hope that
now and again mated pairs will re-
main to nest
OF the many big estates in Green
witch, that of Commodore Benedict Of
fers the greatest natural advantages
for scientific conservation work and
prominent Audubon workers are COOP
Grating with the commodore in carry
ing out the plans for the project.
One of the scientific advantages to
be gained by carrying out this plan,
it is pointed out, is that the birds will
rid the beautiful gardens Of the es-
tate of their insect enemies.
The unusual interest in birds in
Greenwich and vicinity is due IN large
measure to the fact that the Green
witch (Conn.) Press has bird conser-
walton editor and publishes bird stories
and notes in each issue. 1t Is probably
the only weekly paper in the United
States that prints regular feature OF
this kind.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
FOR A SMALL HALL


The hall piece that is now banished
by fashion is the hat rack-the poor
old thing! Think of being banished
after years Of such faithful service.
And by some sort Of reactionary prin'
ciple the f>ece that is reclaimed from
Ubiquitous desuetude is the wardrobe.
Not only movable hat racks but the
built-in type of thing, the looking glass
with hooks at each side and arms ex'
tended In embracing curves to support
witty wet umbrellas-old familiars.
that seemed downright essential to all
we'll regulated halls year or so ago
are irrevocably doomed. The sad TACT
must be faced: They have gone out
of style!"
In conformity with the general trend
toward better taste in home furnish
ing, nothing is allowable that has an
untidy air. and certainly nothing was
ever more untidy in appearance than
the hat rack burdened with a miscei'
laneous lot of hats and wraps hang
ing in detected folds, and not only ex-
posed to view but, what was ever more
lamentable, exposed to dust. insight
ly and unhygienic was the verdict
at the post-mortem.
If furnishings are elaborate through
out, the hall pieces are. of course, cor
respondingly so. Simple taste often
calls for the most expensive materials.
A hall may boast nothing more than
a good piece of tapestry, fine gothic
chest, and a pair of torchienes. pan
eled wall and mosaic floor. with fine
pelt thrown down on tall this is sim
pie enough-only one piece of fur
niture really-yet its cost would COM
pletely furnish the average home.
We can always strike a happy me-
dunn. Instead of a genuine tapestry
we can use an attractive little mirror,
one that will conform to the style in
which our furnishing is done. Below
this may be table, with a chair at
either side. or. If space forbids. chair
on one side only. 1t is a great con-
venience to have a small clock. pre-
ferably an inexpensive little eight-day
clock, on the hall table. Here must
also rest the maids little silver card
receiver, and it is quite necessary that
the table should have a drawer and
that pen and ink, pencil and pad
should be kept in this drawer, so that
signing of receipts at the door for
parcels and notes, ETC.. can be attended
to without the confusion of having to
run around and look for writing ma
terials while a messenger waits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
WANTS GIRLS TO
take TO FLYING
Girl Who Loops the Loop Says
Aviation Is W0man'S
Profession.
NOT THE LEAST BIT AFRAID
Catherine StInson, Southern Maiden, a
Gypsy" Thrills Spectators With
SIants High In the Air-Hangs
Head Downward.

New York.-A gypsy girl. brown
skinned and with curls flying free. a
girl who weighs only 104 pounds and
is a trifie over five feet in height, and
not yet twenty-one years old. has just
looped the loop in her own aeroplane
at Sheepshead Bay speedway. 1t is
the first time any woman has per-
formed this feat in New York city, and
Catherine Stinson probably is the only
woman on earth who can perform it.
1t was at twenty minutes to eight,
long after sunset, that Miss Stinson's
biplane, with vicious spurning of the
gravel beneath 1t. scared into the air
scared up. up. till 1t seemed nothing
more than a dark dragon fly playing
aerial tag with the moon and the eve
ming star. The buzzing beat of the en-
CINE came to me more and more faint
ly as I shaded my eyes from the GRIM
son flare beside me, which was to keep
the aviatrix from landing on her spec
tators.
She Hangs Head Downward.
She made two long, loose circles Of
the speedway. On the third time
around, when she was about 1000 feet
so she told me afterward-above the
earth, she made a swallows smooth
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
OF Filipino Embroidery and Lace, It
May Easily Be Fashioned In
Half a Day.

Everybody admires q dainty blouse
and nearly every woman is able to
make one for herself If she can get
just the right sort of material. But
for the busy woman, at any rate, there
must be some inducement to warrant
the time and work that 60 to the max
ing Of even the simplest waist.
Filipino hand embroidered blouse
patterns can now be got for $3.50, or.
with deliberately embroidered collars,
for $3.50. With the addition of ~
yards of mercerized batiste at Is cents
a yard, yards of insertion at IS cents.
and ~ yards of lace edging at Is
cents yard, materials for lovely
blouse can be got together
A little blouse of this sort, made by
girl who is in an Office all day, was
edged up and down the front and
around the square turnover collar
with inch and a half calais val lace.
The back was made in batiste panels
alternating with lace insertion. The
narrow embroidered strip which came
with the pattern intended for a collar
was used as the central panel of the
back and the cuff pieces were let into
the sleeves lengthwise and bordered
by insertion to make deep cuffs. This
blouse was finished by hemstitching
around the tops of the sleeves, to out.
line the collar and cuffs and down the
front. This added dollar to the cost
but was just the necessary touch need
ed to make it complete. The girl spent
about five hours of her evening time
at cutting out. whipping on the lace
and sewing up. and the entire cost was
$6.75.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14

downward curve, then sheered up and
back over her own path, her head and
the upper part of her machine down.
ward toward the ground.
For a moment the engine stopped.
Then the tune of it began again. Cath
crime Stinson, for the several hun
dredth time, had looped the loop. and
three minutes later she landed with
out even Jolt. She had been in the
air not more than ten minutes.
The keen wind had sent the tears
streaming down her cheeks, but she
was smiling and utterly unconcerned.
She's Not a Bit Afraid.
What in the world induced you to
attempt looping the loop?" she was
asked
Il didn't want the men to be getting
ahead of me all the time," she said
naively. Il just thought that / could
do what they could. When l first tried
the loop last July l had never even
been passenger with anybody who was
attempting it. l lost my sense of d.
rection entirely for a few minutes.
But nothing happened and the next
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
DAINTY HOMEMADE BLOUSE
left a small portion of lining exposed
between the cores.

left a small portion of lining exposed
between the cores.
Over these l fitted a box plat of
material, allowing to lap enough to
stitch half-inch from edge all around
and ending just below the top of the
belt three inches wide. cut from one
of the front facings.
The coat was long enough to make
the whole dress. and was gathered
into the belt at the hips. one end Of
belt tapping over the other at the
front, where the dress opened. The
belt was placed over material, not
cutting 1t away. The sleeves fur
nished sleeves again.
The neck was finished with a sailor
collar which, with the box plaits. were
cut from small pieces which l had
remaining when the suit was made.
The dress buttoned down the front to
the belt, which was made loose
enough to slip over the head.
/ finished with new smoked pearl
buttons, these being all the expense
of stylish-looking little dress.-Mrs-
A. M. in Baltimore American.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
wide silver lace band. The shoulder
straps were of malines; the little
pulled sleeves which hung of the
shoulders 1880 fashion also.
FASHION HINTS

Most of the new fashions suggest
those Of bygone days.
There will be a great wave Of pom
padour silks this season.
We may still have pockets in our
skirts and be fashionable.
Big black insects are the sole trim
ming Of many of the new hats.
Lingerie, with touch Of Chinese en-
broidery, is new and very rich.
Quillings and ruffies are the quaint
trimmings adopted for taffeta frocks-
The latest stockings are those OF
black silk with good-sized polka dots
In white embroidered on them.
II you have not the time to make
handkerchief linen embroidered blouse
buy the plain linen blouse and en-.
broider II.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
ROSETTES FOR THE GIRDLE
Designs Of the CartwheeI Variety Used
as Observation-Disclosures Straps
and Sleeves Of Malines.

Large cartwheel rosettes made Of
a spiral of finely plated silk or satin
are used to fasten a wide, soft girdle
at one side. Other wide silk girdles
wound about the waist a couple Of
times fall at one side Of the front fin
!shed with q deep fringe on the ends.
On one lovely ball dress of taffeta
the waist was composed of two girdles.
One was a broad band of silver lace,
the other, just as wide. and of taffeta,
wrinkled over the lace one. In the
center. in front, the silk was caught
together and twisted once. This made
the front of the girdle form a sort of
bolero outline that was novel and at
tractive. The silver lace showed above
and below the knot and more of less
beyond the edges all around.
This same dress had the outer skirt
caught up into pannier puffs. the skirt
edged with . crystal bead lace. The
undesskirt showed below in q straight
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
DELEGATES ACRES TO BIRDS
Commodore Benedict Plans "Sanctu.
airy for Feathered Tribe on Con-
necticut Estate.

Greenwich, COMPLAINS for con-
verting his beautiful estate of more
than 100 acres into a model bird
sanctuary" have been made by Com
modore E. c. Benedict, who at the age
of eighty-two attributes his good
health to his love of the great out.
doors and it's wild creatures.
The first step in the creation of the
sanctuary" will be to drive out the
English sparrows, the "gangsters" of
the bird world, and the hundreds of
crows which have been attracted by
the food to be found on the estate at
low tide.
Nesting boxes will be provided for
such birds as will use them, from the
smallest for the house wren to the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
WARNING ON LAZY HUSBANDS
Charities Organization Forcing Habit.
ual Loafers to Work or Serve
Terms on Penal Farm.

Martinsville, Ind.-The executive
committee of the Associated Charities
is making war on lazy husbands. John
Gourley has been fined $40 and sent
to the penal farm for 30 days un-
der the lazy husband law. Charity
will be given his family while he Is
away. Charles Kenworthy, when be-
fore Judge Whitaker, charged with
being a lazy husband, was permitted to
go on his pledge to obtain work. He
has left the city. James Padgett,
when charged with failing to support
his family. promised to leave town II
permitted to go. The opportunity was
given him. The charity association
is willing to give assistance to all
families in need of help, but it is not
willing to encourage laziness of hus-
bands.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-14
SHOW TWO ERAS IN SHIPBUiLD|NG

old square riggers" are being pressed
into service.
Built in the shipyards of Dartmouth,
Mass. in the days when boats were
built on honor, when nothing but sea-
soned timber was used, and with her
sides filled with rock salt to preserve
her timbers, which have been soaking
whale oil for over half a century. It
is no wonder that there is mot a drop
of water in her." although her pumps
have not been touched for a year and
a half.
On the way down she was visited
by two men who shipped in her as
cabin boys, one over thirty and the
other over fifty years ago. Bolted to
the floor of the cabin, which is
reached by means of a little crooked
stairway. is the table; on either side
of it long bench. and swinging over
head wooden rack for glasses and
cups. 1t was here that the after
mess" gathered to eat their salt
horse" and biscuits, to drink their
grog and swap yarns. In the cap
tains cabin is the only concession to
comfort, in the form of a bed hung
on pivots at either end so that II
would stay level as the vessel rolled.
House About Wheel.
The wheel which was built on the
arm Of the rudder travelled from
side to side as it moved the rudder
1t is housed in so that the man al
the wheel could only see that part
of the deck where the mate paced
back and forth giving him orders, and
glimpse of the sails, through al
opening in the roof for that purpose
in order that he could keep then
steady.
Above the main deck of the Morn
ing Star are two boat decks" or
which were nested the whale boats
an extra supply Of which was al
ways carried, as sometimes an extra
lively whale succeeded in destroyins
one or more. Amidships under one Of
these is the kettle for trying out thu
oil.
Away forward down through a lit
tie opening is the "fo'c'sle." It i.
dark and small, with rows of bunk.
on either side, resembling bins in {
stock room. No light, no ventilation
it is small wonder that rum and to
bacco were In demand here. But gon,
are the days of whale cruising ant
along with them the men and tn,
stories Of the whalers. Even as W,
peer into the dark and try to repeo
pie in imagination the old "foc'sle'
we are called sharply back to the pres
ent by the rising note Of the hammer,
ringing on the plates of the new bulls