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HOLD SNAKES SACRED
CHINESE HAVE DEEP REVERENCE
FOR THE REPTILES.
8plrlt of the Dragon King, Which Is
Worshiped, Supposed to Reside
Within Their Bodies—Rat
Is Also Honored.
It is not always safe to kill a snake
In China. It doesn't matter much
whether the snake Is of the water
species or of the land variety, for
within this reptile’s body is supposed
to reside the spirit of what the yellow
man worships as the dragon king.
This latter is believed by the average
superstitious “John” to have the pow
er of ruling over floods. This drugon
king represents one symbol in the
ritual of worship of the Chinese reli
gion called Taoism.
China practically possessed three
different forms of religion until the
advent of the Christian missionaries.
The first of these religions was in the
form of a philosophy. This still ex
ists to some extent and is known as
Confucianism. The second form has
been recognized as Buddhism, which
still exists throughout China as sym
bolized in the worship of idols. As
you travel through the country, here
and there you will frequently run
across idols of Buddha located on the
hillsides or other quiet and seques
tered spots conducive to reverential
reflection. Plenty of worshipers yet
pay their homage to these Buddhist
idols, and you can see them conscien
tiously observing the formal ceremo- j
nies of their worship. But this form
of religion is steadily dying a natural
death since the advent of Christianity, j
The third variety of religious ob- j
sprypoce among1 the Celestials is that
of Taoism. This was started by an
old patriarch named I,ao-tgu, who had
surrounding him a group of “eight
immortals” as his disciples. One of
these latter was given the responsi
bility of representing the God of Bar
bers. The Taoist worshipers have
temples erected in each native town.
In these temples are pictures portray
ing the horrors of the future life.
When the souls of the dead are buried
across the river Styx the artist has
painted a gruesome thought. Men and
women are depicted as climbing tow
ering mountains of Ice, only to fall
back into a gaping abyss as they near
ly reach the top. As they fall their
bodies are revealed as being caught
upon spears and tossed backward and
forward by deft executioners. These
gruesome pictures show the sufferers
to be finally ground up between mill
stones. Some of them show sharp
swords slashing to pieces the bodies
which have escaped the millstone
process, and little dogs are pictured as
running after the sufferers, lapping up
the Wood. On certain occasions after
a death the family will proceed in a
body to these temples and will hold
a public wail.
On the drum tower of the Taoist
temple at Tientsin it has been com
mon to see richly dressed native mer
chants kneeling to an iron pot con
taining incense burned in honor of his
excellency the rat. Other similar dis
gusting procedures could be observed.
It is hard to conceive that human be
ings can be so superstitious as to de
liberately endure such empty prac
tices of hallowed mockery. Yet this
is one phase of Chira, the China of to
day. The few modernized Mongolians
surely have their hands full in effec
tively pombating this awful element j
of ignorance and bigoted superstition
and in holding their newly organized
republic to the main highway of
progress. - —
Public Education
in Arkansas
Eight Studies in Vital Educational
Problems.
EDITOR'S NOTE.
The Extension Division of the Uni- |
versity of Arkansas, in co-operation
with the United States Department of
Agriculture, will offer this year,
through this paper, a free correspond
ence course in “Education in Arkan
sas,” consisting of eight lessons or ar
ticles. These lessons will appear
in this paper at intervals of six
weeks. Those who wish to take
this course should write to the Direc
tor of Extension Division of the Uni
versity of Arkansas, at Fayetteville,
stating name, age, occupation, and a
word about his (or her) general edu
cation, and stating that he (or she) !
proposes to carry the work through j
for the eight lessons. An educational
bulletin will be sent to supplement
lesson No. 1, and later for each lesson
if the question blank be returned for i
the preceding lesson. These question
blanks will be sent with each bulletin. 1
The additional lessons on "Education
in Arkansas" will be: "Consolidation,”
“The County Unit,” "Proper Taxation.”
"Training of Teachers," "The High
School Problem,” and "Vocational Ed
ucation" (2).
II. CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS.
By J. R. Jewell, Dean School of Edu
cation University of Arkansas.
The most pressing educational
problem today is that of the rural
school. Most of the teachers are in
experienced, and salaries are so low
that we can hardly expect better
teachers in rural schools for some
time to come. The average age of
teachers is continually lowering, and
more and more our country children
have as a teacher some boy or girl
only just recently graduated from
just such a school as he or she is to
teach, but who has never seen a bet- j
ter school than the one just left.
Progress in every phase of life has
been so rapid, competition is now so .
severe and methods of business have |
so changed that a better and broader
education is necessary for our coun
try children. The proper education of
the farm boys and girls cannot be neg
lected without finally bringing ruin
upon the farming communities. If
these advantages are not provided
they will drift into other callings.
When we reflect that it costs just
as much to support a small school as
one of thirty or more pupils, we catch
some idea of the tremendous per cap
ita cost of the Arkansas rural school.
If, through consolidation or otherwise,
these rural schools could be brought
to have an average attendance of say
thirty-five pupils, the number of
teachers required therein would be
one-half the number now employed.
But the financial question, however
important, is not the most important
consideration. The fatal weakness in
these scbpols lies in their size. It is
impossible that schools so small as
many of those are should do The best ,
work. With but a handful of. pupils j
no teacher can secure the best re-'
suits. The pupils themselves miss
the Incentive and inspiration that
comes of numbers. As soon as the
boy and girl are free from the oper- j
ation of the compulsory attendance
law, they, too. ^ften leave school 'be
cause they find little to attract.
It is held by all students of this
problem that the only remedy is the
consolidating or uniting of two or!
three or more small or weak schools
into one. Consolidation, in its fullest
sense, means the disorganization of
two, three or more school districts
and uniting them into one large
school '^strict, organizing in it a large
central school, and, if necessary,
transporting the pupils thereto.
At first thought consolidation
would seem expensive. Experience,
however, shows that this is not true to
any considerable degree. By combin
ing small schools, fewer teachers are
needed than under the separate sys
tem, thus saving a certain outlay.
While several buildings are now nec
essarily maintained, under the new
plan but one needs to be provided and
cared for.
consolidation is ny no means a new
movement. Ohi6, Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Da
kota, Kansas and Colorado are all
abandoning their weak schools.
North Carolina has only recently con
solidated twelve hundred districts.
The difficulties in the way of con
solidation are bad roads and a dislike
to see the school house placed in any
location that is farther from the farm
than the old site. Some of the more
obvious of the many advantages of
consolidation follow:
(1) Many country school districts
are so small and weal; that no school
is conducted: (2) many others consist
of but three or four pupils, and the
expense for elementary schooling fre
quently amounts to more than the tu
ition for collegiate instruction; (3) at
least one-third of the country schools
are too small to be even fairly suc
cessful; (4) consolidation and trans
portation tend greatly to lessen ex
pense, so that the same grade of
schools can be had much cheaper, or
a far better grade at the same ex
pense, as patrons may desire; or, if
they please, a full equivalent of the
best city schools may be established
and conducted at slightly greater cost
than heretofore, and at a much lower
rate than in the city.
As things are today, without consol
idation, country people not only pay
more for elementary instruction alone
than city schools cost, including the
high school course, but, in addition,
farmers pay out vast sums for tuition
and other expenses of their older chil- ;
dren attending city schools for what
is not offered at home.
When East
Meets West
in the persons of two young
women, rivals in love, dif
ferences in education and
training may show in their
methods, hut the play of love
and hate in their souls knows
no change.
Thi 'r'
Heart of
By_VINGIE E. ROE
is a vigorous, out-of doors
story,toldin away that brings
one in close touch with the
bigness of the Oregon tim
ber country and the life
problems of its people As
Siletz and Peppy learn their
heart lessons, as Sandry
Lumberman and
Louerman
worksout hisperplexingtask,
you will look forward eager •
ly to each mstalimem of
Our Next Serial
you can't afford to
mtr4 roe ftr*t one
Old Center of Civilization.
Prof. Marshall 11. Saville, director
of the Museum of the American In
dian, New \ork, announces the dis
covery of an ancient city in Honduras
which was the center of a high civili
zation. Many relics were found, prin
cipally potteries, and ornaments or
stone and jade. "The remarkable fact
about the potteries and other objects, ’
said Professor Saville, "is that they
represent at least six kinds of civiliza
tion. We have not the facilities at
present to dig down 18 feet, which
seems necessary, hut It is evident
there is an opportunity for vast re
search."
IOIXjE directory,
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. & A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evening's at 7:50 o'clock. Visiting
Masons always welcome.
C. T. Thompson, W. M.
C. A. Berry, Sec'y.
HOWARD CHAPTER. No. 122. R. A.
M. meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
L. F. Magee, H. P.
R. W. Beede, Secy.
HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 520. Order of
the Eastern Star, meets every first and
third Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
Mrs. C. A. Berry, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson, Sec’y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 I. O. 0. F.
meets every Tuesday evening. Visiting
brethern cordially invited to attend.
A. P. Holtsford, N. G.
E. L. Ware, Secy.
HUTTIG REB5KAH LODGE No. 66,
meets every Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs. Dona Holtsford, N. G.
Mrs. May Claybaugh. Secy.
SWEET BAY CAMP No. 41 I W. O. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
nings. \ ,ors made welcome.
L. M. DeSpain, C. C.
J. C. Bridges. Clerk.
RAILROAD TIME TABLE
St. Louis. Iron Mountain & Southern
LITTLE ROCK & MONROE RY.
South North
5:25 a. m Huttig 5:23 p. m
7:55 a. m Monroe 1:00 p.m
local. *
Leaves Arrives
1 1:55 p. m. Huttig 12:15p.m.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain &, Southern
PARMERVILLE 4 SOUTHERN RY.
North South
4:42 a. m. Huttig 3:54 p. m
3:15 a. m. Farmerville 5:20 p. m
local, t
10:15a.m. Huttig 2:25 p.m.
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
vine.
‘Arrives Tuesday. Thursday and Satur
day from Farmerville and goes to Mon
roe.
DRS. MAGEE & MAYFIELD
Physician* and Surgeons
At Company Hospital
Office Hours—8 to 12 a. m., 1 to 6pm
Sundays—9 to I I a. n-.., 3'oSp.p m
Hesidence Phone 12; office 18
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