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ILLITERATE INTELLIGENCE.
There Are Men Who Cannot Bead or
Write Who Possess Much
\ Wisdom.
Au
_ acquaintance once ex
pressed surprise that Thomas l>.
Keed, who had keen appreciation
for the niceties of learning, should
^devote much of his time to a man
Ifwho was famously deficient in
jdiction and grammar. The re
iruark was repeated to Mr. Reed,
Isays the Saturday Evening Host,
jand his reply was characteristic.
[He declared that his illiterate
Ifriend was, in reality, one of the
fcnost intelligent men lie had ever
Iknown; that his knowledge,
[though unlettered, was broad,
[clear, sane and human. He added
(that some of the best educated
jxnen he knew were men without
Ibook education.
We find these men of natural
and acquired knowledge in every
walk of life. It i* the habit of the
frivolous to ridicule their lapses
and the thoughtless constantly
express wonder that they should
amount to anything in the life
and business of the times. As a
matter of fact, many of the men
who have given money for educa
tional institutions and whose ide
als have contributed much to the
development of education itself
could not at any time in their lives
have passed the examination of
the primary department of a pub
lic school. Rut their intelligence
was larger than mere rules.
We have unconsciously brought
the distinction into our terms of
speech. The ready man we accept
as one who has the common sense
and information in his head. 11*'
has it at his finger tips, we say. He
knows what’s what, we add. He
is at home in any situation, w?
add again, and so on through all
flic synonyms of plain knowledge
At the same time we look upon the
finely trained man, the man oi
learning, as one who can grind out
ideas, who can cram, catch an
idea, catch on, get up a subject
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and all tlie variations of the abil
ity to use the education which h*
lias acquired. We need not under
estimate either kind of knowledge
in order to appreciate both.
The difference is simply a rec
ognition of conditions. W«
laughed when in reply to eongrat
ulations upon a signal duty nobb
performed in a crisis an American
governor replied: “I seen my duty
and done it,” but we never
thought, even amid our smiles
that there was real ignorance in
the man who performed the public
service.
And truly, in these days of ed
ueational skim milk in fancy ves
sels it is a delight to wander into
a substantial farmhouse and get
honest cream from the old stone
crock.”
Lake Shirwa Disappears.
It is reported in I'etermann’s
Mittheilungen that Lake Shirwa,
discovered by l>r. Livingstone in
1859, southeast of Lake Nyassa in
Central Africa, has entirely disap
peared, with the exception of a few
small ponds in its bed. In Living
stone’s day the lake was 30 miles
long and from 10 to 15 miles wide
At least it was thus shown on the
map. Lake Ngami, also discovered
by Livingstone, has since disap
peared. The cause of the changes
appears to be a gradual drying uj
of bodies of water in Central Af
rica. It is not a process of silting
up of the bottom, like that whicl
has recently affected the shore line
Of the Sea of Azof.
As Compared.
“Your head,” remarked the gui
ruIons barber to the Irishman ii
his chair, “is twice as large a
| mine.”
“But Oi suppose thot head a
yours do be big enough fer you,
said the son of Erin.
“Sure,” answered the tonsoria
• artist.
“Av course,” continued th
Irishman. “Pfwat’s th’ use av
man havin’ a big trunk whin h
ain’t any clothes to put in it, C
dunno.”—Cincinnati Enquirer.
PUPLIC PETITION.
We, the undersigned petitioners,
land owners and lax payers, will after
giving the notice required by law ask
the thirty-fifth general assembly of
the state of Arkansas to enact a law
authorizing the land owners to enclose
certain lands west of Black river, and
for other purposes, said lands within
the enclosed boundary lines described
as follows to wit:
Beginning at north east corner of
present fencing district running north
across the right-of-way of the White
1 itiver Branch of the St. Louis Iron
Mountain & Southern Iiailroal to or
j near the south east corner of the north
east i of the south west ± of section 4.
township 12, north range 4 west;t hence
along tiie north houndary line of the
said right-of-way to intersection line
hntween 3 and 4; thence north about
oue-halt mile to quarter section cur
j tier, between sections 3 and 4; thence
! east two miles to intersect ion line be
tween 1, 2, 11 and 12; thence north
along section line to the south n tok
of Dot a creek: thence east down
meandarings of said creek l<* > st
hank of Black river; thence down the
meandarings of Black river to the in
tersection of the present fencing dis
trict. on the west side of said river.
S. A. Moore, W. W. Margness,
It. B. Adams, A. a. Henderson,
(i. (). Magness, P. C. Hoyt,
.I P. Magness. E. .1. Magness.
O. F. Craig, F. M Martin.
F. T. Edwards, G. F, Eurtf,
and others,
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Tlie Journal one year, one dollar.
i Curious Method of Sulcifl*.
Discussing curious methods of su
icide. a writer in the London Lancet
refers to the case of an American
who determined to giilotine himself,
i lleconstructed an apparatus by which
• a heavy ax-blado was held in piace by
a can of water. In the bottom of the
v can was a hole which allowed the
water to run slowly out, and when &
eirtain amount had escaped the ax
1 blade was liberated. The operator laid
hi« head on some support, s<o that the
ax would strike him oh the neck, and
a I placed a dish of ether in such a position
e I that he would inhale it, and bo become
i;1 unconscious before he was decapitat
ed- Tke ax fell a* he had intended
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CALL MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that citi
zens and land owners are called to
meet on Monday, dan. 30th, 1905,
at one o'clock p. m. in the town
hall at Newark, Arkansas, for the
purpose of asking1 the present gen
eral assembly of the state of Ark
ans:- to amend our present law
pertaining to our fencing district.
This i- a matter of importance and
parties interested are requested to
be present. And further; on Mon
jday, Feb. 6th, our ]»ond man will
! be re(|nested to ride over the bot
tom and take up all stock running
at large and empound them ac
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I cording to law. All parties are
! requested to see after their stock
>and thus save expence of em
pounding.
Dated this the 24th day of Jan
uary, 1905. J. I. Stikdivant,
K. H. Williamson,
L. S. Aknoi.d,
Board of assessors.
You can always get something
good to eat at Galloway’s restau
rant.
V. L. Pascoe L. O Poe
Phone No. 10 Phone No. 24
PASCOE & POE
Physicians and Surgeons
Office in Raney Building, on South
Front Street. Phone No 17
Office hours8 to 12 a. m., and 1 too p. rn.
s. A. MOORE,
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW,
and Notary Public,
Land titles, administration, damage
cases and collections a specialty. Will
practice in all courts of the state.
Office in Post Office Building,
newakk, - Arkansas.
LOCAL MARKET REPORT.
! Carefully corrected every Thurs
day afternoon.
! Apples, dried, per pound. .. .< >4
; Beans, dried, per bushel-2.25
Butter, per pound.15
Eggs, per dozen.20
! Corn, per bushel.42
Cotton, lint, per pound.06
Cotton seed, per ton. H.00
Molasses, sorghum, per gal. .45
Potatoes. Irish, per bushel.. .90
Potatoes, sweet, per bushel. 1.00
i Turnips, per bushel.50
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IVe do not intend to carry over any of our heavy goods. Prices will do the work. If you are
a student of economy or a graduated economist, you will readily admit that if you turn your atten
tion to saving, as well as making, year by year, you see your pennies grow into dimes and dollars,
y:., j, Vo many lines that must be closed out, and we are. therefore, offering you some exceptional
money-saving opportunities. Don’t wail too long. They are going fast. • *
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THESE EXCEPTION AL BARGAINS WE ARE OFFERING 1
%J AH the dealing brands of Calicoes go now at- .05
%*! Outing flannels and Flannelettes, formerly 10c now .081
Ginghams that formerly sold for 10c going now at.. .081
' C- d 7 V.t i Checks go during this sale at- -05
* vy Fleece-lined Underwear worth $1 .80
S'.eavy Fleece-lined Underwear worth 70c .48
s and Ladies Underwear an g s at a tike
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reduction. /.Iso Hoods, Facinators and Shawls.
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y, ,y don’t see what you want, ask for it.
YOURS FOR YOUR
Bed Quilts, Comforts and Blankets all go absolutely at cost.
Ladies Belts in all the latest styles, at sacrafice prices.
Ladies Knit Underskirts go at cost as long as they last.
Big reduction in Ladies Mercerized Underskirts, 50c up.
Mens Knit Shirts will be sold at cost; also few left in blue.
Overstocked on Trunks, and they must go regardless of cost.
Seven spools as good Thread as sold in the U. S. for 25c.
15 pounds Best Granulated Sugar $1.
We have it, and the price is always right.
MONEY’S WORTH,
WHITING & COMPANY.
NEWARK, ARKANSAS.
J C. L. LOVE, Manager.
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