t,A'V'/,"VvV
Che Education Of ft
Tar men’s Boy
aim. I.. Diullev of Vanderbilt University, In Souther Farmer
" i
How much education should he
giver, a bo.v who intends to be a
farmer i This is a question which
doubtless many farmers a-k them j
selves ns their boys grow up.
Some farmers se -rn to think that
soon as a bo.\ iias mastered tin*
“three Rs“ he should spend the
remainder of his youth behind the
plow. There are many people
who think that it is useless to edu
cate a boy beyound reading, writ
ing and arithmetic, unless he is to
be litted for one of the so called
learned professions law, medi
cine or theology and some peo
joe still believe that if you edu
«ate a boy too highly you will ed
ucate him off the farm.
Any boy should be educated as
much as circumstances will allow,
*o long as he profits by his educa
tion; that is, so long as his school
reports indicate that hV is willing
to receive intellectual training.
When a boy of seventeen or eigh
teen ceases to have creditable j
standing in school or college he]
should he put to work along other
lines. When a hoy loses his taste'
for study and fulls into a low rank
at school, his self respect will l> ‘
lost and he will acquire the habits'
of an idler if he is allowed to con- .
tinue. Every boy should bo com
pelled to attend school while he is
at a controllable age, until he pos
sesses at least what is known as a
common school education, and
then he should be persuaded to
continue if his zest be for learning
lessens.
Most people think that a child
must be sent to school to “learn
things,” and therefore as soon as
it has learned to read, write ami
figure, everything has been ac
quired that the school can give
which will be of use on the farm. ,
Children do learn things at school,
but this is merely incidental. The
real object of education is to train
the mind, to build up the mechan
ism of the brain and to lubricate
it so that it will run smoothly.
The result of this training is intel
lect. The intellect evolves ideas
and ideas run the farm, the lac
tery, the bank; in fact ideas move
the whole civilized world.
The intellect is developed grad
ually, ju>t as is bodily strength.
The intellect is developed by ex
ercising the brain cells with ideas,
while bodily strength is developed
by the exercise of muscle cells by
movement. The intellect is train
ed by the reception of simple ideas
at first, and gradually more com
plex ones are understood. The
season and other faculties of the
mind develop with the intellect
and the result is as successful as
it can be made with the material
at hand. The man who takes only
one kind of exercise cannot be uni
ft rmly developed physically. Kv
e \y muscle in the body should re
ceive its share of development,
ai d so should every faculty of the
mind.
The subjects a boy studies are
not of vital importance, but care
si ould be taken to see that they
are of such a variety as to afford
ti e most varied mental exercise.
1 do not wish to l>e understood
tc mean that education alone will
always make what is known as a
“brainy man.” A Samson can
not be made out of a pygmy. Edu
cation will only make the most out
of the particular brain educated,
just as exercise will make the
most out of the particular muscle
exercised. A good structure can
be built only on :i good foundation
and out of good iterial.
1 ounj} men o' education should
not leave the hi':;: for mercantile
pursuits and t m professions.
They had t)etter educate them
telves as highly ns possible and
then study agrio d: ,re at college
or by reading l»*»>ks at home.
This is the snres; road in a compe
tency and very frequently to
wealth.
No boy should be willing to
stop his education until he has re
ceived a them ugh training at
some good high school or training
school, and he ahould take advan
tage of every moment while he is
there. His course should l>e a
broad one, including mathematics,
laguages, history and geography
and a little science if possible, al
though the latter is not necessary,
the idea being to develop the mind
by a variety of studies. If he can
then go to college so much the
better. An agricultural college
would be an excellent place for
him, but any in' -1 class college
would be as good, because the
principal objec i - mental training,
so as to enable him to understand
the new ideas which are being
published continually in the books
and | eriodteals on agriculture
which the modern funner must
read constantly, in order to get
the best results front his efforts.
Hie boy’s school and college work
has been merely preparatory; (it
ting him to continue his education
intelligently throughout the re*
muinder of ids life.
You may say that you know
men who me successful farmers,
who have l ad no c dlege training
nor have they attended a high
school. That- is Mate. f’hero tire
some brains chat have such force
and quick perception that, they ed
ucate themselves, but such brains
are tare.
The men who have made great
successes in the v arious ngricul
tural pursuits are men who have
had educated brains. My closing
injunction to the farmer is; “Ed
ucate, ,\ our boy as much as you
can,” and to the b»>y : " lake all
the education you can get and
stick lv) the farm. ”
A hia/ii Lot
Of troubles i" et nit end with
spring from a torpid liver and
blockaded In .wets, unless you
awaken them to I heir proper ac
tion with L>r. King's New Life
Pills, the pleasantest ami most
effective cure for eotr-iipetion.
They prevent appemlicit is ami
tone up the -o-tem 25c at A. I.
SlUKlivaut s 1 >. ug Store.
See The door cal for job print ing.
DORR MERC. CO.
Magness. - - Arkansas
17-YEAR LOCUSTS UNKNOWN HERE
A Reader (iives Fast Locust Years
and Says They are Due
Again Next Year
To The Newark Journal:
For sometime I ljfue seen in the
papers, and also heard the locust
question discussed. Now, please
do not understand me to mean the
locust tret' or its sprout, for I
have a natural dislike for that spe
cie of wood.
It was about the year 1861 that
1 went to m.v dinner one day and
we had blackberry pie for dinner,
and like all other boys 1 was very
fond of pie After the noon hour
1 went back to the held to hoe cot
ton. I did not feel sick but just
felt like I wanted to sit down and
take a good rest, so 1 went out to
the fence where there was a nice
shade under a locust bush and took
a seat. I fell to studying at once,
and as 1 never could sit up and
study, 1 rolled over in the grass.
In some way my studying cap got
oil-and 1 went to sleep. Just how
long 1 napped I do not know, but
when I woke up the bosom of my
pants felt like there might be a
yellow jackets’ nest not far off.
Of course I was not all evening
getting up, so 1 could investigate
the matter, and by a close look I
found that ray father was at one
end of that. locust sprout and the
seat of ray pants at the other.
Now what 1 want to say is in re
gard to the kind of locusts that
visit this part of Arkansas every
id years. We have never had any
of the IT year locusts in this part
of the state. The tirst locust year
after 1 was recognized as a citizen
of this great republic was the year
of In.'>5; the next was 1868; the
next 1881; the next is:*!, and the
next will be lliot Hut there are
always a few locusts the year be
fore and the year after each gen
era! locust \ear Now those
know alls up at Washington City,
may know what congress is doing,
but they don’t know anything
about our Arkansas locusts. Not
one of them in fifty know which
end of the worm to put on the
hook lirst to catch a trout.
1 will lay down again, but not
under the locust bush.
A IvK.VDKK.
ORDINANCE NO 24
An ordinance to prevent the
playing of base ball, throwing
j balls or missies of any kind or
practicing ball in any manner in
any of the public streets of the in
corporated town of Newark, Ark.
Section 1. lie it ordained by
the town council of the incorpor
ated town of Newark, Ark., that
it shall be unlawful for any one to
play ball or throw missies of any
! kind whatever upon the public
streets of the incorporated town of
Newark, Ark.
Section 2. Any one violating
the provisions of Section 1 of this
ordinance shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor and upon conviction be
fore the mayor shall lx* tined in
any sum not less than $1.00 nor
more than $10.00
Section That all ordinances
or parts of ordinances in con diet
are hereby repealed. This ordi
nance to take etrect from and af
ter its passage and publication.
Approved this ;Jrd day of July,
1000.
\1. L. Au.sou), Mayor.
E. VV. Maunkss, Recorder.
RICHEST AND POOREST
—
A French newspaper has an
nounced that it will find the poor
est man in the world, introduce
him to .John l). Rockefeller, the
richest, who is now in that coun
try, let the pair exchange ideas,
and publish the conversation.
The Journal one year $1.
\iy
\i(
vf
if'
\4/
\$>
iff
it)y
ily
i*/
Uj
\y/
\(i
\iif
\i/
ii/
vi/
li/
ti/
iff
.tit
Special Clubbing Offer.
i the best semi
Tlie Twiee-a- Week Republic of 6>t. 1^'- 1 one
weekly newspaper in the country. aiu* * 1,11,1 T > s >vj|l
of America's. lending agricultural arid hoim g() re.
!>e sent to anv address—or seperale addu"t
century tuts
quested—fur $1 a year.
The Twiee-a- Week Republic for nearly
. i i f .i million »v.
earned and maintained I In* confidence of Inn ' . ur_
ers. It covers the news of the world thoiougiy
ately. and issues special state editions, each con am - ^
latest ami most reliable reports of the |>:II,HU'“ , j ,
which it circulates. Its spec ial depailmeiits 1
. .... the nest
experts, and its artists and contributors ate a -
in the counti v. It is published every 1 uc>dn> un
day—eight pages each issue—sixteen page- a "it v.
Fann Progress, issued on the tir.-c i huisday
month, contains 16 or more full standard size iu" I
pages, filled with up-to-date farm literature, and d)(- ’
paitmeuts for the home, fashions, hoys and gu N 11 ’
etc., etc. It is published by the Republic aguaiuitn
its excellence and high character. It "ill Pa) -ou
advantage of this special offer now.
Note.—If you want only the Twiee-a-\\eek Ktpublic
the pi i< e is 95 cents a year. The price of Finn 1 inguss
alone is 10 (-cuts a year. Or you can get 1 he Join na , t e
Republic and Farm Ptogress all one year for only $1*75.
S*
ft
ft
ft
ft
m
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
wmnmwiwmmmmmm nwwwwwwwnwwtwK
O. F. Craig,
E. R .~loore,
Craig &. Moore |
-DEALERS IN
Real Estate and Insurance. J
Special Attention (liven tlie S;ile ami Keating
of Agricultural Lands. 3
Write for our 36 page book, telling all about
the famous “Big Bottom” country. ^5
Agents for the New Rubberless Automatic
School Desk and Gen’l School Supplies. 3
Newark, ..... Arkansas.
aanunuuuaauuauanun huuauanauuuuauuaaU^
w^ *-? atA*yrv*.:?pra? a?
i
i
<;
{
*‘'.J
&
«
■■ .
, Starts and Runs ^
k GASOLINE ENGINES WITHOUT BATTERIES 1
No other machine can do it success
fully. for lack of original patents own
ed by us. No twist motion in our
drive. No belt or switch necessary.
No l<,iiiene> whatever, for make and break or jump -park.
Water and dust-proof. Fully guaranteed. Write today for
free catalogue with full information.
MOTSINGER DEVISE MFG. CO.
322 Tlain Street, Pendleton, hid.
i
II
| Wayman & Tomlinson,!
| UNDERTAKERS. |
| Full LiQe of Coffins, Caskets |
E and Undertakers Supplies. H
E MAONESS, : : ARKANSAS. %
|!'liUUlUUlilUUMUlUtflUiUlUifuiuUiUUUttinuUUMllUUUt£C
ADAMS BROS.,
CottOQ or)d Corn Buyers
And Dealers in (jenernl Merchandise.
To the Fanners --We want vour produce, ana will pay you the
hishest market price, in cash or merchandise.
i
NEWARK BATH HOUSE,
Hot or Cold Baths at all Hours*
Fridays Exclusively For l.adies.
Just tell em at you saw it in The Newark Journal