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Sharp County record., 1898-06-24

better off her citizens will be.
The legislature that tried
so hard to defeat the appro-
priation for County Normals
gave the State University
more money han it had ever
received IN one year before
/ do not consider class legls-
lation; but | am certain that
The State University does
not benefit our public schools
more than our County Nor
mails do. Let our state
school have money to run 1t.
Let our County Normals, the
schools in which the country
teacher receives all of his
professional training, be sup
ported libcrally by the state.
The condition of the COM
mon free schools of Arkansas
is about as good as that of
other states of equal chances;
but our state is doing less
for her public schools just
now than her border states.
Let us all rally to the sup
port of public schools--the
bul vark of American liberty
and make grand old Ar
kansas what natures God
intended she should be.
It is not the intention Of
this short article to illicit dis
cussion but to present merely
one side of the present Nor
NAL system,
Sharp County record., 1898-06-24

teaching in the Jessiuips
Female Institute at Nichola,
vile, Ky. Only a few ofth.
ladies are following the prof.
fession of teaching. Th|
evening was spent verr|
pleasantly.
The next day at 1 p. nj
at Evening Shade | took tht|
train and went to Memphis
on the TeXarkana and Menu
phis railroad. 1t certairr
was a pleasant trip and yeti
1t was sad to see the WOnder|
ful changes that had talked
place il Arkansas. Educs
tion is on a higher basis, aud
the agricultural interest i
greatly improved. Most d
the school buildings of Sharp
county have been remodel
and rebuilt, and instea&f
little box house f21 >''l'
square, there are mic c'Dr''S12
buildings, furnished A
maps, charts, blackboard
and everything that is nee
essary in a frst'class c0HF
try school. The wages y
teachers are much hlghPf
and the plan of teaching nlHA
better, Perhaps the disto'
cry of some valuable mlnefA
in a hill southeast of Medley
Mill, has added much to ~
Improvement of the coHfI
as it gave the people a RAJ
road and secured comnleE07
and agricultural advantlS'
Many teachers have COP
tracted an acre Of groundA
are engaged in mining tl''fI
by making the teacher scan
er and wages higher
My return to Oxford :"
pleasant and | shall eN
remember my old county,
home of my youth.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-24
NORMAL EDITION.
J. IVES. RAGAN, ED.
G. W. ALCORN AND LUCY PFPOON,
ASSISTANT EDITORS,

AS representatives Of the
Normal we wish to thank
the editor Of the RECORD
for his kindness in giving us
a Normal Edition of his val
liable paper. While we may
fail to meet the expectation
of its many readers, yet we
hope that nothing will be
found in the Normal columns
that will fail of some interest
as well as profit.
While this issue is called
&he Normal Edition, it does
got necessarily mean that
the paper or even the teach
ers favor the present Nor
mqql system, But the object
is rather to discuss its merits
and demerits than to advo-
cate it. Discussions both
for and against the present
system will be found in this
issue.
The contributi ons have not
been selected at random.
The contributors were Sc
iected and the work assigned
by the editors. 1t has been
pur effort to exclude every
thing that did not contain
home interest, While we
have aimed at home interest
primarily, yet we hope there
will be found an interest for
the reader as well. In other
words, we hope to allow moth
ing that will not help to up
hold the RECORDS present
dignity and popularity.
There is a process in sci.
ence popularity known as
osmose, by which gases and
liquids will fuse through a
foreign substance as a medl'
nm, So minds by a similar
process fuse into each other.
tis through this process thai
we hope to gain our greates'
good. An exchange OF our
thoughts and ideas would
tend to expose our fogy no.
tions, do away with our petty
hobbies, and tear down a
greatdeal Of our self'impor'
rance. This would make us
more liberal in our views and
would afford us a broader
basis,
If the Normal should be OF
no other benefit than to afford
teachers opportunities tc
measure arms III uiseussiou
and to give vent to some line
of thought or to some person
al charactistic, il will have ac-
complished some good
There is no better way to
know a man than to read him,
The sound Of his voice, his
facial expressions. and even
his words themselves may be
coon forgotten; but the char
acter uneonsciously exposed
Sharp County record., 1898-06-24

iect Of teaching. Do you
still have the Normal" in
Sharp county? Eyes but on
a different plan, The state
no longer makes an appro'
priation to maintain Normal
Schools over the state, but
the teachers meet once a year
and hold an institute of one
month at their own expense.
Now my mind recalled the
names of several teachers
whom ! remembered being
present at Sidney in 1895
and as | was informed the
last normal held under the
old system. OF these teach
ers, ] made special inquiry,
"Well you remember when
you left the Spanish war was
going on, and that call was
made for volunteers and
Sharp county was to furnish
100; some of our teachers in.
listed as they felt at that
time that they must show
their love for their country.
The teachers who Unlisted
were: J. w, Porter, Frank
W1leS, Wall Johnston, Mel.
vile Dark, John A. Watkins
and J, Yves Ragan, J. w,
Shanks was made captain OF
the company and now goes
by the name of Capt, Shanks,
Feeling that time would
not permit me to talk long
er, | proceeded to meet other
old friends and acquaintances
in the town and from differ,
ent parts of the country.
In a few days there was
to be a picnic at Evening
Shade and as it was likely
that | would meet a number
of old friends there | pre-.
pared to be present on the
occasion. The Sidney and
Evening Shade orchestra
furnished music for the oc.
caslon, Interesting speeches $
on the Spanish Treaty were
made by Hon. Nat frnn,
Arthur Metcalf and Senator
Whit e. Simpson. Among
the many Grien ds whom
met during the day was DR..
Brummltt, so familiarly
known as Jim" when he
followed the profession Of
teaching, An address wa $
made also by Prof, G, w.
Alcorn On the subject of rails.
ing teachers wages accord.
ing to their grade, His tall,
was very interesting The
next evening there was a
recital at the city hall in
Evening Shade, conducted BY
Miss Lucy pepoon. Miss
Pepoon has taken a special
course il elocption III the city
1 y 7
Sharp County record., 1898-06-24
Ten Years after the NOrlndt
By W. E. Founders.

Ten Years after the Normal.
BY W. E. Founders.
Just ten years ago in the
month of June, a Normal
School was held at Sidney
Ark, conducted by Prof. L,
C, Torreyson of Batesyille.
Ark. Since that time many
changes have taken place in
the town of Sidney-so much
that one who has been away
for a space of 9 years can
.scancely recognize this enter
prislng little town.
When the train whistled
for Sidney, l picked up my
baggage and walked to the
train door and prepared to
step on the depot platform.
As soon as | had left the
train a porter confronted me-
and invited me to the "Arnn
Hotel" "only two minutes
walk sab" ! followed the
darkie and when we had
gone something like % steps,
my attention was attracted
by some sweet strains OF
music just across the street.
1t was so charming to my
ear that | made Inquiry as to
who were the musicians, II
don't know sab, Sidney has
an orchestra and is prepar-
ing for an entertainment at
Evening Shade" ," THE en-
tertainment is to be given by
The Teachers Association. F"
Just then my eyes glanced
up the street and a gentle
man Of medium height, with
long black beard, a bee gum
hat prince albert coat, and
cane in hand came slowly
walking toward me; some
thing about his appearance
seemed familiar, but his
manner Of walking was not
at all natural. BY this time
he was near me, with hand
extended as if to welcome
my arrival, Not fully rec.
ogniaing him, of course my
curiosity was excited, and
his name was asked for i'm
mediately. MY name is
Grisham. Is this c. NJ,
Grisham who taught school
here in 1882 "Yes sir,
Well | am glad TO meet you
once more, After a few
words were spoken, our con
H.. 4 1...r.., A.. Al. -
Sharp County record., 1898-06-24

in his wrlcup will live after
him.
r.
Sharp County record., 1898-06-24
Hom Vie Spent The Normal.

BY Virgo craig.
Among the most pleasant
little towns of North Ar
kansas is Sidney, with its
culture and refinement and
comfortable homes, which
were opened for the recep-
tion of the teachers who at
tended the county normal.
Such kind and thoughtful
care as blessed and refresh
ed the hearts and bodies OF
all has not been exceeded III
the ANNALS of these nor
mails.
The attendance was hard
ly so large as usual, but the
work was interesting and
profitable to all.
1t has certainly been a
time of delightful fellowship
of exchange of thoughts on
important phases of the
W r k, of unfolded plans
which are calculated to ad-
vance the cause of edpca-
ton.
We feel quite sure that
each one in attendance went
to his home stronger in pur-
pose and wiser in counsel for
the work before him.
DR.. Batson's lecture on
Circulation was very In
structive and was enjoyed by
all. He explained so many
points that are not clearly
brought out in our school
physiologies.
We have heard so many
people say, THE instructor
alone is benefited by the nor
mails" but the teachers OF
this normal are Of a different
opinion, since Mr.. Torrey-
son was 50 kind as to take
all the teachers present on an
excursion (imaglnary) to
Buenos Ayres.
We took the train at Cush-
man at l p, M, reaching St.
Louis the following morning.
A few hours brought us to
Chicago where we boarded a
train bound for New York
city by way of Buffalo. AT
New York we went on board
a steamer which landed us in
Port Au Prince, Hayti. We
stopped here for a short time
and examined the country
clesely, finding the people,
who were principally negros,
engaged in raising cotton and
many kinds of tropical fruits
Our next stopping place was
La Guayra in Venezuela.
Some Of the party insisted
on going on from here but
Mr.. Torreyson was anxious
that we go up the mountain
to Caracas, 1t is very hot
in this state but the climate
on these mountains is de.
lightful. The soil is very
fertile and produces fine har.
vests, sugar and coffee. We
next sailed around to Para
which is an important sea-
port for the country drained
by the great Amazon. Here
they were constantly leading
ships with sugar, coffee, cot.
ton, hides and dyeStufIs,
Sharp County record., 1898-06-24

| lCCOllCCIlOlIS VI IiiS N11AuS(
people, and we hope that we
may meet with them again.
The Present Normal System,
By C. M. Grisham.
On the time of Normal
work, the question with a
great many is, Do we want
and need a continuation of
the Normal work? If so, do
we want it continued under
the present system or do we
want some other system?
As to the need of such
work, we are all agreed.
But agreeing that we need
the work is not equivalent to
saying that we want it,
Many Of us realize that we
need a great many things that
we do not want.
AS to the continuation of
the system, | favor it with
one exception, The excep-
tion | make is the compulsion
it contains. AS long as a
person is compelled to accept
something that he needs but
does not desire, he is a mere
machine. Disregard the
feature of conpulsion in the
system, and the standard OF
education in Arkansas will
be raised; because then such
as desire and need Normal
training will take advantage
of the opportunities afforded
by the system,
| am persuaded that some
teachers attend the NOrmals
for no other purpose than to
prevent the revocation Of
liceuse. | would infer from
this that the teaching done by
that class of teachers has for
its prime object dollars and
cents, and not the elevation
of humanity.
| do not wish to be under
stood to say that all who fail
to attend the full time belong
to the machine class of teach
ers, Neither do | mean to
say that all of those who do
NOT attend any belong to that
class.
The cry that appropria-
tions for the maintenance Of
such system is class legisla-
tion is unfounded. The con-
stitution Of the United States
guarantees a Republican form
of government to each state
in the union, In order that
this union as a whole and as
parts may be Republican not
only in form but in spirit it
is absolutely necessary to
educate the whole people;
and in order to dc so some
system must be devised and
used,
A system in theory is not
a system. A system in prac.
tice is a system; and, then
for it to be system in truth
means are irdispensably nee
essary. These means must
be provided for by the state
legislature,
If the maintenance Of the
present Normal system is
class legislation, the more of
Sharp County record., 1898-06-24
7 II E r ECORD
BY CLAUDE l.. COGER.
County Democratic PiGEGt,

For Representative
THoS. 1. HERRN.
For County Judge
JAS. W. SMITH.
For Circuit Clerk
H. B. HILL.
For Sheriff
J. T. WILKINS
For Treasurer
C. W. SHAVER.
For Assessor
CJN NJ. SULLIVAN.
For Surveyor
c. D. RITCHIE.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-16
The Bowling Match.

The following account of the bowling
tournament, which was commenced
last Tuesday night, was crowded out of
yesterdays HERALD:
Last night the Smelter Bowling club
and the American Bowlirg club of Ell
Paso met at the bail Of the latter club
to engage in q contest, the first of
series which will follow. The match
was two best out of three games, nine
pins ''down. Only two was bowled
last night, for reason that the match
was commenced late, and the other
was omitted this time to enable the
gentlemen from the Smelter to return
home as they had quite q long trip be-
fore them. The Ameri az club sue
CO. ded in Winning the two games after
a hard struggle ard most excellent
bowling, which was chsrac: e. istic in
both games by either club. The next
game OF the series will occur At the
Smell er Club room the second Tuesday
In March next. It was remarked that
it was owing TO the absence of some Of
the Shelter Club members and being
on q strange alley that caused their
defeat and that the American Club will
be an easy victim when the meet next
month away from their yown all y.
Both Of these clubs are aDxfous for q
meeting with either the Juarez or Ger
man club OF this city, either Of which
are very strong.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-16
NO GOOD.
The Fire Department Agrees Present
Accommodations are Failure.

Some fifty mem hers of the fire de-
partment met last night in the county
cOG. room to protest against the way
the city council has boxed up the fire
departments aud impaired its efficiently:
There was a wide difference OF
opinion, some of the orators jumping
all over' the municipal sOlons who in
their wisdom Or ignorance IS the case
might be. thought they we're do ng the
best that could be dore, while other
orators came valiaptly to the assailed
council. A few imae ined that the old
city hall building wa condemned mere
ly to compel the tax payers to build.
new city edifice.
Horace Stevens said tho state had
proven improbable for fire insurance
companies, though until the Grand
been an exception to the rule. The
speaker would censure the council for
depriving the department. Of it's
home, and was inclined to the belief
that the whole thing was in the line OF
q scheme to get . new city hall for
Frank Powers held that the council
did not intend any injustice to the de-
psrtment, and that if the situatiOn WAS
laid before the council suitable action
would be taken without delay. he
moved committee lay the matter be-
fore the city council.
T. 81. Springer advocated utilizing
the little plaza for a suitable struc-
ture.
Mr.. Julian held that If something
WAS not done by the council the city
had better 60 back to the old hana
cart system as in the early days. TIE
city should provid some suitable and
satisfactory place for the fire de-
partment.
Judge Edwards thought outside m
huence was being brought to beaf ON
the council to establish paid fire de-
partment.
w. 81. futile ga the council had
as Q general thing stood by the depart
ment, bu: of lst> to here had been con.
siderable agits ion for paid depart
ment, though Eust. why, he could not
cay. Mr.. futile denied the insinua-
ton heretofore made that the depart
ment was going into politics, but ri
the same time warned his confreres
against this sort of thing as pretty
sure to wind any volunteer department
up.
1t was decided unanimously to Icy
the depsrtment'sgr grievances before the
city council through q committee o.
Eve. and President Edwards appointed
John Julian, T. J. Holland, Franz
Powers, 81. B Stevens, H Smit h
and Colonel Neff as such committee.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-16
Charged With Smueeline.

Brakeman Charles DunniuR of The
T. & P. was arrested this noon at the
Southern Pacific station by Special
Agents Stokes and Rule If the TREASURY
department, on charge of smuggling.
Duuning's trunk and bag were siezed
Is he was about to put them in the
baggage Car of the Sunset Limited,
and opened About 100 cigars, . lot of
opals and quite . heap of drawn work
we're found Dunping had some re-
ceipts that appeared to tho officers Is
rather autiQuated and hardly fitting
the case In hand; 80 they quietly rabbed
the stuff along with the alleged stuff
and marched him down to the federal
building where he gave bonds before
Commissioner Sexton to answer later.
The officers say they have been
Watching Dunning TO- some time, and
had good reason to believe he was en-
gagged in smuggling. Conductor Bacon
had to rustic up another brakeman at
the last moment.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-16
Flew the Coon.

Ex-Editor J. G. Fitch of the Evening
Tribune, continues on Mexican soil
where he he's now made his home safe
from extraditiOn, as .higamy or poly.
eamy is not an aditable crime 10
Mexico. The Old stuffed club was seen
| early yesterday morning at the Santa
Fe street bridge by Editor Juan Hart,
OF the Times, as the latter was coming
over to this city from Juarez in q street
car. Fitch was shuffiipg along with his
arms full of bundles, putting and blow
ing as though be had been to some
physical exertiOn to reach that point,
and was more suggestive OF hot wien
cry urst on stills than anything else.
Mr.. Hart remarked to a friend that
there was Fitch, and he was willing to
wager dollars to dOughnuts that the
old codger was on the point of jump
ing his bond. 1t turned out as Mr.
Hart expected.
There is much sympathy for Mr..
Lowe; and if there is such q thing as
lighte ing his burden for him in the
matter of forfeiture of that $500 bond,
it will be done. As it is, Fitch barely
saved his precious bacon at the expense
OF his benefactcr, land will not wear
the striped suit that his
misc eeds have fitted him
for. The local expectation Is now
that Fitch will remove to the Mormon
colonies and join the Mormon church
in which he is eligible to an elder
ship. He can then have as large q
harem as he may desire, or as many
wives as may be willing to help sup
port him.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-16
LOTS OF THE DUST.
Otto Jensen of st. Louis Leaves With a
Lot of it,

Lot of it.
Otto Jense of ST. Louis left over the
T. & P. yesterday for his ST Louis
home with $500 worth of god dust
tucked away in his belt. The success
full gold hurter found his treasure
where many other treasurers of a like
nature have been found, and will con-
tinue TO be found, viz, down in the
country trib l'ary to the Sierra
Madre railroad, and in this
particular case the placer is south west
of Cssss Grandes. Jensen saws there
is whole lot more of the yellow stuff
where this came from, and that he
proposes TO return with his own family
and his brother and the lstter's fam ly.
The miner came up from below on a
burrO as he did not wish to pay out
gold dust on the train. or be subjected
to questioning. He intends keeping
the location of his fed a secret until
his claims are administered upon and
he is g. cure. Then he wants every
body to know where the placer is 20
that other people can go down there
aud locate claims for themselves.
Mr.. Higbie is another successful
miner who is in town from that country
to have some assaying done. only his
Guzman adjoining the handsomely pay
ing Bismarck claim. He brings up
fine looking specimens of galena and
lead carbonate ores Thers is much
ore in that section running as high As
60 and 20 per cent in lead, SO ounces
and upwards in yer, AMI encouraging
traces of gold. The ore is free from
zinc or antimony, and while there is
a. me silica, there is enough iron to Off
set this. Mr.. Higbie is enthusiastic
about the country and looks for many
people to go in here
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-16
LOCAL RAILWAY RATTLE.

The Sunset Limited brought in forty
four people this noon from the west.
Twelve were bound for New Orleans,
and ten more disembarked for other
points.
The Sierra Madre Line company has
bought of Geronimo Azcarate of Casas
Grac des q track of land for . town
site, and Mr.. Azcarate has been in Jua-
rez to complete the deal.
Work began this morning tearing
down the S. P. round house In this
city. It will be replaced by Q @24, OOO
br ok affair, and the round house, turn
table and yards viii be rail- ed two feet.
| to clear the came from flood waters.
Manager Ramsey of the Sierra Madre
and Chihuahua and West Shore roads
was widely conRra, ulsted last evening
on his being general msnsRer of two
railway lines. While M Ramsey is
in chihuahua. Auditor E. w. Mead OF
the Sierra Msd-e line will hold down
the executive chair at this end.
Whether so or not, not few people
claim that the appointment of General
Manager Ramsey of the Sierra Madre
line as general manager also of the
Cbihuahua and West Shore line, means
. consolidation of interests. and that
Juarez and Guerrero will ere long he
connected as we'll as Cbihuanua and
Guerrero, by bands OF STEEL.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-16

0. T. Dix and Frank Tusten had a
little jail experience over the river re-
Gently that they will be apt to re-
member. They bad gone into the car
eel to see Calderon, aud we re about to
o out when the guard said they must
remain within until 400 p. m. In sup
port OF this he pointed to the rule stat
ing that on those days visitors were
guard wanted to be clipped" to let the
two out, but when Dix told him re was
q U. s. court official, the guard con.
ciuded to ''quit the game" and let the
two out
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-16
THE scoKE.
BOWLING NOTES.

BOWLING NOTES.
Taylor was on the sick list and said
he could take defeat easily as he hal
been taking ''bad nedicine'' all
day.
the 'ssun" was not sbining "H>y max
ing" pins was not up to the standard.
Hyde said he would do the best he
could even If the "tail" did 60 with the
hide of the club.
DR.. Higgins was on hand to score and
act as the professional coacher and
medical adviser as to the refresh
ments.
"Bill" was in usual good form except
he dragged his foot after him too much
in the last game, in fact he fell down"
on the last game.
Manager Simpson was on hand to see
his boys treat d right. and volunteered
the remark that they were pleased at
the pleasure they all had, and that
"there were others" than this match.
McPhetridQe had not been reconciled
to being . father yet-and did not do
game.
Capron made q good average score,
but his capering "around and leaving
odd pius" stand was bis own fault.
Dowell 'tands only about six feet
two. so he is ''high" roller under all
circumstances.
Noske's good score demonstrat ed that
1t was rs easy for him to make ''strikes
and spares" "a it was to sell wagons.
Moore was % anxious to get all the
pins at one time that be frequently left
one on the alley for which be was COM
PEELED to return hrst principals-''make
them all lay down."
Enlow was at the later end of the
club but not at the loweud of the score.
Jimmy" did we'll until he found It
was . "hsrd game" then he fell.
The "roof'' will be ornamented with
three new ''Dine pin" honorary cards.
branded Maxwell Noake and Gillispie.
Hixson d d not arrive on the scene
until the miedle of the first game but
the fire company meeting put fire in
his eyes, and he was fright In it."