The Green Forest tribune., 1903-04-04
THE NEWS OF 25 YEARS AGO
Clippings from the Carroll Coun- ty BowIder of Feb. 9, 1878.

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 The Rhode Island Poultry So- ciety's show will include cats and dogs.
 The Record talks like the Bell fonte Sunday school will have an organ pretty soon.
 Out in Kansas they are burning corn for fuel, and find it to be cheaper than wood.
 Hot Spring. says the Sentinel, is overrun with thieves, bunko, and confidence men. The same paper cries out for a theater build ing where ladies can go without coming in contact with whiskey and gambling.
 Horse flesh is now becoming so common an article of food in Paris that a thousand beasts are consumed every month. They are not killed until they become useless for work through age or lameness. The meat is but half the price of beef.
 In these days of corporation mending it devolves upon the sheriff and other peace officers to keep order in Berryville. One boisterous case was adjusted on last Monday, but this seemed like hunting for gold and taking a grain of dust and leaving the rich nuggets untouched. Some thing like ninety and ninecases of loudnouthed drunkenness have recently been permitted to pass free from official visitation.
 The supreme court of Ark ansas has decided that there is little difference between a steer and an OK. We are glad to know this authoritatively. We believe it was Boston lawyer who once said no one knew what was law in Massachusetts until the sa- preme court had a chance of guessing at 1t. Now we know that there is a difference between steer and OK, but we must have another guess to find out the rest. - Fayetteville Sentinel.
 AN INSTITUTE.
 During the past year there has been a gradual, but perceptible, Improvement in the tone of the public schools in this section of Arkansas. A fair proportion of the districts have voted the spec lal school tax, some new con- Verts have been made to the doc- Urine, several new districts have been formed, and the majority of immigrants advocate the system. For these changes towards a higher civilization our teachers should feel the most intense ap- preciation. Their wages increase with every improvement of the NOhiiiliOIl SCllOOiC. ICll oU1Ilo ard of qualification must improve with the rest of the school par aphernalia or they must submit to the introduction of a new class &0IRssachers. in this work of unn1ecAing there is no standing
 We suggest that teachers in- stltute be held at Berryville about the first of the coming AprIl; that every person in the county who desires to teach at any future time attend, and that all friends of free education be invited to be present and partici- pate in the proceedings. These Phsttutes not only tend to fit the teacher for the performance of fhs duties, but they afford the chool officers an opportunity of pl ascerlaining by observation Nno no are the most worthy teachers.
 The session of this institute mould be of at least three days ufatlon. Every person desiring
 take part in the exercises
 eNid be armed with copy of
 ef he text books used in
 oois 1Fhe occasion should
 e of work, and not of play.
 .achefs, those expecting to be-
 P'ne teachers, and all friends of
 achers are requested to write to
 ,e bowlder, briefly, upon this
 oJect; We shall take pleasure
 attempting at answering any