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Murder Will Always Out.
“What hast thou done? The
voice of thy brother’s blood cri
t-th unto me from the ground,”
was the demand of Jehovah fol
lowing the first murder after the
creation.
And it is ever the same.
Always there is some clue,
fome little incident, or accident
that tells the tale.
Sol Lucas Johnson murdered
Elston Brewer with an axe, then
tied a heavy stone to the body
and threw it in the canal.
Hidden from mortal eye; no
one to miss young Brewer, no
one to search for him. The tale
that he had gone to Memphis, or
perchance changed his mind and
gone to New Orleans, sounded
good, and if that little motor
boat with a suction pump had
not passed the very spot where
lay the lifeless body of Brewer,
and brought it to the surtace,
no one might have been the wis
er soon.
But there is always something
in the way.
It was no miracle that the Al
mighty performed when he ac
cused Cain with the murder of
Abel. It is the law of compen
sation, the law of retribution,
the law of nature.
There is much in the murder
of young Brewer to remind one
of the first murder. Cain slew
Abel becau e his offerings had
found favor, and because he was
the more prosperous.
Abel had been good to Cain
and had divided his flock wifi
him.
So had Brewer been good t<
Johnson and divided his boat
with him, taking for the trip
down the river, furnishing the
funds and providing food foi
the journey.
But Brew-er had money and
Johnson had none. Johnson
wanted to go on to New Orleans,
and Johnson wanted to turn
back. Johnson became morose
and sulky. He nursed his im
aginary grievance until it was
an easy matter for him to think
he had been wronged, and quite
as easy a matter for him to do
murder for money.
And his brother’s blood cried
from the deep.
And the same thing has caus
ed almost every murder since
the dawn of time. Envy, jeal
ousy, avarice.
me only Hung about murder
now is that the punishment has
changed.
To those who grieve at the
consequences of this awful
crime, it looks as if nothing ex
cept death will mete sufficient
punishment for the murder of
Brewer.
But that was not the punish
ment the Almighty made for
Cain. After Cain had confessed,
he said to him. “And now art
thou cursed from the earth,
which hath opened her mouth to
receive thy brother’s blood from
thy hand. When thou tillest
the ground it shall henceforth
yield unto thee her strength; a
fugitive and a vagabond slialt
thou be in the earth.’
And when Cain sugested that
men would kill him if he was
sent forth thus, the Lord said,
“therefore whosoever slayeth
Cain vengeance shall be taken on
him seven fold."
But no matter what punish
ment man may devise or what
may follow the commission of
crime, let those who stain their
hands with the blood of a fellow
man know for sure that they
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will be found out, and vengeance j t
will overtake them, whether i
they suffer the penalty prescrib
ed by law or not.—Batesville ■
Guard.
Jim strang is something of a
horseshoer. One of the hottest
afteronons of the past week he
shod six horses with steel toes, j
each horse had four feet apiece,
so there were 24 shoes put on
before Jim took out for supper.
—Walnut Ridge Blade.
Some job to shoe a steel-toed
horse, and it does seem that if
Mr. Strang shod six such horses
in one afternoon there
have been at least one three
legged horse in the bunch.—All
Over Arkansas in Gazette.
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There isn’t a single Jap resi-1
dent at Tokio, Ark.—Texarkana
Texarkanian.
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Nor a single Spaniard at Casa,
nor a Mohammedan at Moro, nor
a Frenchman at Fourche, nor a
Fillipino at Manila.—Arkansas
Gazette.
No, and there’s no poet atj
Board, no Washington at Book
|er; no booze at Gin; no Rus
sians at Moscow; no Indian at
|Tomahawk; no hurry at Rush;
I but there may be secrets at Sub
I Rosa and some scenery at Grand
i view.—Folk County Democrat.
And by the way, there’s zinc
at Zinc; cotton at Cotton Plant;
berries at Berryville; h—1 at
Helena; and sometimes we
raise old hare at Harrison.—
North Arkansas Herald.
Then too, there’s no witch
craft at Salem, no Danes at
Denmark and only a weekly
newspaper at Magazine; but
there are plenty of early risers
at De-Witt and some peaches at
Peach Orchard.—Searcy Citizen.
There is probably music at
Alto, red-headed girls at Auburn
and wind-jammers at cyclone;
and you might start something
at Alpha.
Why It Pays to Raise Live
Stock.
The number of people in the
United States in the year 1907
was 87,178,958. In 1913 there
are 96,765,573. The number of
cattle in the United States in 1
1907 was 72,534,000. The num
ber in 1913 is 56,527,000. The
population is constantly increas
ing while the number of cattle
to supply that population is con
stantly decreasing. The South
only can change these figures.
Arkansas has a land area of
33,616,000 acres. Only 8,076,
254 acres of which are improved
farm land. In other words, there
are at least 20,000,000 acres of
land in Arkansas that can be in
part or entirely devoted to live
stock raising. Turned out
her of cattle and hogs, the steady
| increase in population, and the
I wonderful adaptability of Ark
I
i ansas to the industry, calls our
minds very forcibly to the im
portance of live stock on a well
regulated Southern farm. Ark
ansas steers and Arkansas hogs
have topped the market in St.
j 1.01 is and Omaha a great many
times during the season, and yet
so few have specialized on cattle
and hogs. They will pay.
In 1910 the average price of
j hogs for the United States was
$6.86. and in 1900 it was $3.69.
The price of the steer has been
advancing each year. With all
these advantages added to the
stock raising industry, yet the
■opportunities have not decreas
ed in Arkansas. We have plen
ty of surplus land, plenty of
water, plenty of grass and range
and land that will grow any kind
of a feed crop that is desired.
Marketable cattle can be produc
ed in any section of Arkansas for
from three to three and a half
cents per pound. About 45 per
cent of the land in Arkansas is
under fence, but not near that
amount under cultivation. All
of the idle land should be given h
j
I
o live stock farming. The cost
s little.
The opportunities for all kinds
>f live stock farming that we
lave in Arkansas now cannot be
'ound in another state in the
Union. It is not necessary to
daughter the calves to make
noney out of live stock now.
rhe number of calves decreased
from 1,418,961 in 1900 to 822,
170 in 1910. The South in the
future is the center of the live
itock industry, and Arkansas is
a part of the South that is i
ieally adapted to its new posi
tion.
And another thing I would
have you remember is, that the
number of people is increasing
every year but that the number
of acres of land is not increas
ing. So my advice is to be slow i
to part with your land if it is
good. If it is part good and part
poor, raise live stock crops and
build the poor land up. Live
stock farming must be mastered
in the South for the future. Why
not Arkansas? Live stock will
pav.
JOHN H. PAGE,
Commissioner.
In the District Court of the
United States for the North
ern Division of the Eastern
District of Arkansas.
In the matter of Luella Cook,
Bankrupt.
To the Creditors of Luella Cook,
of Newport, in the County of
Jackson, and District afore
said, abankrupt:
Notice is hereby given that
the above named Luella Cook
has been duly adjudged bank
rupt. and that the first meeting
of his creditors will be held in
the office of the Referee, in the
city of Batesville, Arkansas, on
the 2nd day of August, 1913, at
10 o’clock a. m. at which time
the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, examine the
bankrupt, appoint a trustee, and
transact such other business as
may properly come before said
meeting.
Chas. F. Cole, Referee.
Batesville. Ark.
GREAT MASS OF PROOF
Reports of 30,000 Cases of Kid
ney Trouble, Some of Them
Newport Cases.
Each of some 6,000 newspap
ers of the United States is pub
lishing from week to week,
names of people in its particu
lar neighborhood, who have
used and recommended Doan’s
Kidney Pills for kidney back
ache. weak kidneys, bladder
troubles and urinary disorders.
HIP VI liiyiUUCO
30,000 testimonials. Newport
is no exception. Here is one of
the Newport cases:
W. B. Jurney, Newport, Ark
says: “I was in bad shape with
my kidneys. Sharp cutting pains
often darted across the small of
my back and I had trouble from
the kidney secretions. I lost
my strength and vitality and I
knew that something must be
core. As soon as I began*taking
Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at
Dutton’s Drug Store, now Walk
er’s Pharmacy, I improved. A
few boxes practically cured me.”
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo. New York, sole agents
for the United States.
Remember the name—Doan's
—and take no other. (Adv)
Breaking the News.
Six months after the Assam line hm4
jeep laid down an earthquake hap
' tied and tangled up the tracks, com* !
One native station master. |
\ platforms had been swallowed ,
'arth and whose tracks had !
- nti! a switchback railway
■’ S - act of God oo- t
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Carries His Own House.
A German artist Carrie* a portable
ouse About with him on Us antonfrfr
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lodge directory.
Royal Arcanum.
Newport Council, No. 322. j
Royal Arcanum meets 1st and
3rd Friday nights in each month
in the opera house building.
Visiting brethren always wel
come.
S. M. Beattie, Regent,
W. C. Wishon, Sec.
Woodmen of the World.
Pecan Camp, No. 3, meets 1st
and 3rd Thursday nights of
each month in Masonic Hall.
Visiting brothers welcome.
R. T. Simmons, C. C.,
P. S. White, Clerk.
Modem Woodmen.
Newport Camp, No. 13,674,
M. Wr. A., meets Second Friday
night of each month in Opera
House. Visiting brethren invit
ed. "
R. T. Simmons, Consul, j
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Jackson Lodge, No. 191 F. & :
A. M.
Meets Second and Fourth
Tuesday nights of each month
in the Opera House Building, Se
cond and Hazel streets.
Visiting brothers always wel
i onm O
Geo. M. Sink, W. M.,
S. M. Beattie, Sec.
The I. O. 0. F.
The I. 0. O. F. meets every
Monday night in Masonic Hall,
corner Hazel and Second streets.
Visiting brothers always wel
come.
Grover C. Gates, N. G.,
J. F. Parish, Secretary.
Tribe of Ben Hur.
The Tribe of Ben Hur meets
in the Board Building every
Tuesday night at 8 o’clock by or
der of the chief.
Bids For Concrete Walks.
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Directors of the School
District of Newport will re
ceive sealed bids up to 8 o’
* clock p. m. Saturday, July 19th,
j 1913, for the building of con
1 crete curb and walks on the new
j high school lots.
I Each bid must be accompanied
i by a certified check in the sum
of $50.00, payable to T. P. Um
sted, secretary of the Board, to
guarantee that the successful
bidder will enter into contract
and bond to do the work. Plans
and specifications for the work
may be seen at the office of S. R.
Phillips, chairman of the Build
ing Committee.
The Board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids. Bids
should be addressed to T. P.
Umsted, secretary of the Board
of Directors.
E. L. BOYCE, President,
T. P. UMSTED, Sec’y.
Board of Directors of School Dis
| trict of Newport. 87d5t
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