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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-12

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The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28

course. But the teacher may hold him at the breaking up time and. if not, she should be able to say she did all she could for him.
 The best thing she ever does for him is what she does with him and through him. And when she enters into the work she assigns or guides him in choosing for himself. and be- comes his coworker. she reigns as queen in that school. When he knows her mind is travelling with his mind. in its toilsome journey through the fields of knowledge, he learns to put her valuation on the work. be- cause he puts high valuation on her If she only has senc enough to let him do little dreaming with her entire appreciation, he is sure to think she Is competent to guide his dreams into their embodiment in deeds If his plans are of any interest to her and she will encourage him to tell about them, she has him on her side. Where vocational training is given. as Is now being done in some places, and will be done a great deal more in the future, the teacher and he will have much more in common The schools are now considering the whole csild as at school. not his mind alone. and we may expect a great deal more for the boy. from that fact. Even personal problems are within the teachers observation and he may be much assisted by frank talks. if she knows how to invite con- tidence and clear up difficulties.
 He has a special fondness for teach CTS who can make use of the general knowledge he has as a starting point for further knowledge. especially in the subject they are studying; and for the one who can find practical uses for the things they are studying. es- peeially if it is constructing maehin- cry, or even literature. he has still greater fondness: and the one who can connect up the studies, with the activities of the calling he aspires to follow. is on the pinnacle of honor. When she can use figures in engineer ing, chemicals in photography. pro- jectiles in the study of war, the teacher is educating him in the true sense.
 When the teacher knows the crises through which he passes in all their stages and struggles. in all their sym. toms and suggestion. and gives him something positive rather than mega tive. makes wholesome things attract. i've and wrong things repulsive. en courages individuality and proves good friend as well as capable teacher. such work wins him forever After certain stage, in the early teens. thst teacher ought to be man
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His Brother and Sister

His infatuation with school work is not always immediate and irremedi- able. Sometimes 1t comes just as his opportunity for going to school is van. ishing and all the rest of his days he will have periods of penitence over his folly. and will frequently wish the teacher or his parents had taken the big stick to him unfiinchingly. Some times he never cares for what he has missed; but We seld' m find that sort of man. His teacher. as an essential part of the school system. may fall under the same reproduction, till his period of ineorrigible antipathy for schools is over and then that same teacher will rise into heroic stature before his eyes.
 He may naturally take to schools, with the teacher thrown in, asking no questions on that point, but plenty of them on other points. In that case he makes fair weather with parents. teacher. school board and the public generally. Such a good reputation so absolutely awaits any boy who will go after 1t in that way we wonder how 1t ever fails to be a greater attrac- tion to him than any amount of fun or self-will can be. But all the mysteries have not yet been solved, even with the sacred assistance of psychology and pedagogy.
 Between those two extremes there is golden and practicable mean into which a boy can often be guided. if the right kind of a teacher gets hold of him, especially If that teacher has the cooperation of the right kind of parents.
 In order to be a success with him, the teacher must have couple of eyes, good for not seeing as we'll as for seeing. an active child element in her own nature. hand that is fine as we'll as firm, and spirit that is al ways fair and always friendly. These things would make her a paragon and such she ought to try to be. at least The boy will like her and show it in his own way not as little girl would, by putting his arm around her and telling her how he loves her. You never catch him at that. The terms in which he expresses his apprecia- lion of her may not always be clas- sical literature. but they convey his idea clearly. A boy know speaks of his teacher. Miss A. as dandy" and even sometimes as "peachy"
 The American boy averages only four years in school before he is twelve and not many after that age It is hard to hold him, natural dis like for school, the need Of his sery- ices at home, the necessity of work ing to support the family, the dis tracing Vaccinations of money getting. all mili.atc against his completing the
The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28
Director Sends Open Lines.

From a school director in a remote district there has come a good sug- eestion to statehouse officials for a form with which to begin their cor respondence. In a letter to the de. partment of public instruction, in which he wished to refer a certain difference of opinion existing among the members of his district, this di, rector began with the following head. lines: Open Lines to the Superin. tendent of Public Instruction" Cues. tions had arisen in his district which seemed to have divided the people. Some took one view and some another, and into this maelstrom of argument the directors had been drawn without being able to decide anything. Whereupon the decision was left with the superintendent of public instruction under the heading quoted above
The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28
School Reports Are Filed.

Saturday was the last day for the filing of reports by the school di- rectors over Arkansas with the va rious county examiners. Reports are made out showing the condition of the district, school enumeration, etc, and these are turned In to the exam iner or superintendent. The county examiner, or county superintendent, then has until August 10 to file his report in turn with the department of education. The superintendent of public instruction is then required to report to the State Board of Educa- tion, which now has charge of school apportionment, by the first Monday in September, at which time the ap- portionment of the common school fund is made by the board. The fund apportioned last year was S1,200, ,0O0, but it is not known yet what the fund will be this year, although it is ex- pected to be more than it was last year
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gether and do other things in com | mon.
 One peculiar thing Is that he gets , the benefit of the other children's pres ence in the house, without being fully aware of 1t; he may even sometimes think they are undesirable members Of the family. From the way they often talk We might imagine they re- gard each other with deadly and in- curable hatred. The showers of verbal missiles they rain down on each others heads surely portend life long disaster to their friendship But the next moment 1t is "clear shining after rain" They are. again. conf. dental allies against foes within and without, whether the older, who fool ishly interfere. or another child that dares to taunt them. Disagreements and quarrels they do not regard as in- compatible with friendship or good manners. It is not the quarreling that is always wrong. The noise may be uncomfortable and require suppress sion. If snarling nature is found
 
 heritance. likely to become perma. nent. if daily tested and trained by the example of older members of the fam fly. God have mercy on them and send in some good friend from the outside to steer their lives into peace full waters.
 Discord seems unavoidable, and there come two very valuable com. pensations. One is tha1 they know how to end their troubles without in. jury, except to the ears and fears of the innocent bystander. Nature at tends to 1t. Interference with their logomachy is usually failure, and brings only artificial results. The other compensation is that the children are training each other, even when discordant. provided the dis cords are only occasional They are getting experience in applying the principles they have been taught and they usually succeed, to the satisfac- ton of both affirmative and negative, plaintiff and defendant. especially, If the principles taught have been illu- minated in the practices of their par ents. These are contests in skill, and wit and strength that augment l those qualities, for through such things, each child learns, by experience, where his rights end and the rights of others begin he learns self-control and altruism learns how to take defeat without whining or tale bearing; learns how to meet outside children and take care of himself. while respecting their rights. In a family of several, nc child can be boss or get all he wants or have his own way, as in the l child" family.
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There had seemed nothing for her to do but pick up the fallen reins of do- mestic government and handle them as best she could. It was appalling how unprepared she was, for she had learned little save music. She had meant to teach it, but. alas, her teach ing had begun and ended with the family circle. As for practicing, she never had time for it now Staring up at the moon. she wandered if she had done all the duty required of her At least she had done as well as she could. Her stepsisters, handsome too. with their red hair and glowing complexions. To see them was to ad. mire them.
 She had always divided the money that came her way impartially among the three. It went such a little way after all. They were big and it took so much cloth to clothe them. Then too. they had such a love for adorn. ment. She was at her wits ends some. times to supply their demands Tn ways that would not distress her fa. ther It was a good thing that she was small. for the best parts of the girls discarded clothing made over very nicely for her. Only in footgear was she forced to be extravagant She wore out so many shoes walking at her house work
 The girls did not help her very much. They hated housework. She could not blame them She though, she hated 1t herself sometimes And really 1t was as easy to do a task her self as to coax somebody to do 1t for one. The girls were young-iust in the midst of their girlhood and wild to have all the good times they could Youth came but once in a lifetime as Louise said.
 1t same to Ruth suddenly that She had never had time to be young at all First she had worked so hard in order to become self-supporting: then she had lad to take charge of the household. For eight years she had played the part of self-denying louse mother. She had been to no
 arties. had no smart frocks As for
 eaus-why. she had had no time at drst and latterly the girls had WON
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To Look Into Excise Tax,

The excise tax of the private car companies operating in this state, which is distinct from the franchise tax now being prepared by the Ar kansas Tax Commission, will prob ably be investigated later on by the commission. Some of the private car companies have turned in statements of taxes on intrastate traffic, which nave been certified to the treasurer, but the commission has not held that they are not required to pay the re maining taxes assessed. which the companies assert is interstate traffic The entire amount of taxes. according to the statements of the private car companies, which have been turned in. is S776.
The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28
State Capitol
 News Notes
NORWOOD CONTENDS THAT THE SPECIAL ACT OF LEGIsLA-
 lATURE IS INVALID.
Says Counties Cannot Be Exempted From Act Relating to the
 Equalization Boards.

In an opinion rendered the Arkan- sas Tax Commission, Attorney Gen. eral H. l.. Norwood holds that sec tions of the acts of uae legislature relating to the appointment and du- ties of county boards of equalization, which were repealed and then restor- ed by another act, are not constitu- uonal, so far as they exempt certain counties from the provisions of the sections mentioned. The constitu- tion provides that all property shall be taxed uniformly according to value, he says, which uniformity can best be obtained by a general law, rather than by having one system for one county and one for another.
 The constitution also provides that where a general law can be made ap- plicable no special law shall be en- acted, the attorney general asserts, but the contention that the supreme court had Neld the legislature to be the judge ln all cases of the neces- sity of a special act is not true. The legislature is the judge of whether a general law can be made applicable except in cases where the constitu- tion requires that laws upon a given subject be general. The attorney general says that in the matter of the valuation of property for taxation the constitution requires that the laws be equal and uniform and there fore any act of the legislature re- quiring exemption, etc, cannot be constitutional
The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28
Qualify ss Exper. RIf,em.n.

That Arkansas will cut a decided figure in the National Army and Navy Shoot at Camp Perry, O.. next month is made a certainty by the un- usual record of Company NJ, First In fantry, which has just returned to Blythesville from Beebe. The com rany, together with Companies E and l., of Black Rock and Piggott, has been trying out on the Beebe range. Company NJ qualified seven expert ri- flemen, a record which, according to army officers, is unusually good. It was the only company on the range that qualified a single expert rifle man. Besides this record, two sharp shooters and eleven marksmen quail ton, 356; Capt. Little. 355; Sergt. Nc Leod. 354; Private Webb, 345; Sergt Damon, 344: Sergt. Beall, $40; and Sergt. Seat, 335. The complimentary feature of this record is seen when it is understood that in range work an expert rifleman must hit the bulls eye almost every time. If he makes 40 points on the 200, 300 and 5O0- yard ranges, totaling 120, he qualities as sharpshooter, and this record must be kept up on the 600-yard range to qualify as rifleman. Capt. Little stated that the adjutant gen. eral, in choosing the state team to par ticopate in the national match next month at Camp Perry, Ohio, will choose from the members of the Ar kansas Guard who made the best scores this summer on the state ranges. In this event it seems cer- tain that the Blythesville company will be we'll represented; in fact, no other military organization in the eastern part of the state has any such record. The national match will be participated in by representatives from every military and naval organi- zation of the American government, including teams from the possessions. Arkansas and Tennessee have not been making good records. because they have not been able to accustom themselves to the Lake Erie winds. However, in both states this year special attention has been given to windage, and better records are ex- pected this year
The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28
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He and His Teacher
DIR. R.JSkIRTLEy

If he has a brother and sister. If not, he is O most unfortunate creature, almost as unfortunate as if he had no parents. If the home is full of children, all the better and best of all. If they are as near to his age as they conveniently can be- They will do more to train him than the average parents and almost as much as the best of parents. The trouble of bringing up an extra boy or two will be more than justified by the extra boyhood they will produce in each one Of them.
 An only child is at very serious disadvantage. especially if he Is a boy. for girl can stay in and be- come companion of her mother, but a boy has fermentation going on in side him that he must have some help with, or the house will become too small for him, unless he happens to be not boy. but only a sissy of the male variety
 The "only boy" Is apt to be spoiled. His parents will concentrate all their attention on him. instead of distribut- ing 1t out to half dozen.
 He grows up without that friction between himself and other children. which Is so necessary to enable a child to find himself He has no one to quarrel with. and that is an ir- remediable loss. He will have a hard time to learn his rights or the rights of others, all by himself, and will need some very excellent parents, to repair the def1cit. It must not be said that the "only child" is foredoomed to failure. To be sure, from larger fam lilies most of our great men and wom- en have come. and families with an only child" have furnished more than their ratio of the useless and criminal classes. and yet some "only" children have been great and good. We are only taking averages and in- dicating probabilities.
 An older brother is simply indis- pensable to the little boys happiness, and the little brother is an impor- tant part of the older boys life, espe- 'cially if their ages are close togeth- CT. II some years are between them. they are both to be pitied. The little one will be pathetically tagging after the older one whose tastes and com panions are in advance, his heart ach- ing to follow and breaking because he cannot follow. The older will get out Of patience and be rough. but. even so, It is better for either one than to be an only child
 With his sister he cannot well be a perfect comrade for the simple reason that she is girl and he is a boy. yet there are great enjoyments and train ing for them both, as they play to-
The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28
See Financial Breakers Ahead.

It now seems almost a certainty that the state is going to be in a bad way financially again before the end of the year. The money is com. ing in fast these days and also going out rapidly. It is now estimated that there must have been about s20O. 900 worth of warrants outstanding when the collections began 70 pour in this month. During the month many of these warrants have been redeemed, but the claims of the agricultural schools, university and other state institutions have drawn heavily on the treasury. About S20,O00 will be taken up by the university. About two-thirds of the counties have set. tied with the state, and or those that have not settled yet there are some that have already made advances tc the state, in complince With the dis tress call' issued by the legislature last April. However, there will be revenues from new sources coming in this year, such as the automobile tax, and 1t is believed that the col lecctions from the franchise tax under the new law will be larger Even at that the old ship of state will be blowing shallow water again by the first of next year. if not before.
The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28
Sends Phosphate Samples.

Col. Ransom Gulley, formerly state treasurer, sent Commissioner of Agriculture Sloan samples taken from one of his phosphate mines in Independence county. Col. Gulley is much interested in Arkansas phos- phate. and says that there is a big bed of the mineral in north Arkansas Phosphate is one of the plant foods concerning the scarcity of which the agricultural department has been much concerned. A great deal has existed in Tennessee, but it is stated that the Tennesse beds are gradu- ally becoming exhausted
The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28
VI QEIEEIas3 VA C
Their Step-Sister's Surprise
By CORA A. DONALDSON

Ruth sat alone on tie veranda. stranded by the merry withdrawing tide of young folk who were gong out at the gate with cushions. shawls and coats. There were six of them each of her tall, gorgeously eolored young stepsisters had her beau. They were bound for the river where boats were waiting. Ruth. with a long sigh. could think of nothing nicer than to be able to spend an hour on the river In the light of the rising moon. ac- companied by somebody who was sufficiently happy just in the privilege of making love to her
 The young folks gay laughter came back to her from the still street. She leaned against the pillar. folding her hands and trying to imagine what she had never experienced. Behind her was the cheerful disorder of hasty exodus, chairs out of their places. newspapers scattered, the rug kicked up. She ought to put things in order but she was so tired. No one would come to see. and surely she had earned the right to rest for little while
 Behind the trees came the silver flash of moonrise. She watched it pathetically while she thought of what the day had brought forth. Blackberry preserving for one thing. And for tomorrow basket of early peaches waited. Besides. Ednas dress must be finished for the Coombes musicale and something ex- tra prepared for dessert. because ia ther had asked a business friend to dine.
 And after tomorrow there were oth- CT days just as busy, just as weari- some-an endless succession whose duties must be faced with every bit Of energy she could muster. The girls were young and thoughtless. Twenty, eighteen, sixteen they were just in their bloom. She was eight years older. She felt eighty years older sometimes.
 She had been twenty when her stepmother died. It was a sad house hold. and her father was always so helpless. He had turaSd to her.
The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28
Is Lnstructlna Wardens.

John H. Page, secretary of the penitentiary board, came in from a trip to the various convict camps, where he is taking stock of the camp equipment and supplies and is show. ing the wardens how to make their reports under the new system of bookkeeping. Mir Page has not yet .isited all the camps. Among the camps he visited he stated that all were in splendid condition and that good health prevails. He said that in only ere camp he visited was there any sick man
The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28
Extend Railroads Time.

Additional time will be granted the railroads that are delinquent in handing in their reports to the Arkan- sas Tax Commission, owing to the fact that the law has not been opera tive long enough for some of the rail road companies to prepare these re- ports as the law requires. The law requires that the statements show the distribution by school districts. some of which have been difficult to determine, After this year the pre- paration of the annual statements will be less difficult
The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28
Civil Service Examinations.

The United States Civil Service Commission announces the following examinations: On August 9, for ca det engineer in the lighthouse serv- ice; for laboratory aid in the bureau of plant industry in the department of agriculture; on August and 10, for positions of aid in the coast and geodetic survey and for customs agent in the treasury department, and on August 23 and 24, for the posi- tion of colorist. Examinations in Arkansas will be held at Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Helena, Jonesboro, Little Rock and Texarkana.
The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28
Bank of Rondo Cha rtered.

The Bank of Rondo, Lee county. was chartered by the state, capital stock $10,000, all of which is sub scribed. l.. H. Holtsclow is president; H. s. White, vice president, and T. C. Wooten, cashier. The Pekin Slave and Manufacturing Company of Pc, kin, H., filed it's articles with the secretary of state and was granted authority 10 do business in Arkansas. F. E. Randolph of Jonesboro is the state agent of the company.
The Forrest City times., 1911-07-28
Citizens Bank Gets Fund.

Womble.-T Citizens bank of Rogers, Ark. was the successful bid der for the Womble school district funds under the act of the legislature authorizing a depository for the dis trict. Six per cent on daily balances and an acceptable bond was the bid. for the funds, and sharp rivalry was shown.