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The Lancaster News. Semi-Weekly. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays At Lancaster, S. C., By The Lancaster Publishing Company. Charles T. Connors, Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Ooe Year fl.IW Six Months 7ft Three M an lbs *0 Payable In advance. ADVERTISING RATBS. One inch. Ural nserlion. ft.00. Kaih subsequent insertion 50 rents. For ihree months or ?onger, reduced rales. Professional cards, pe* year, 818. Business notices. Transient Advertisements, Cost and Found, and other classified a vertiacments not exceeding lift words. 2ft cents fi-r each insertion: I cent a word for each additional word over 25 words. Obituaries. Tributes of resoect. cards of hanks nnda'l matter > f a personal or i?olitle .l nature to be charged for. Advertising rates by the column made known on application. Brief corresp .ndence on subjects of general inte. est invit-sl. Not responsible for views of correspondents. R. E. WYL1E, Prksidknt. J NO. A. COOK, Skc'Y. and Thkas. * M. KIDDLE, .lit . Business Managkil Entered as sccond-olass matter, Oct 7. 1P0\ at the postofflce at Lancaster, S C.. under Act of Congress of March 3, 1S79. Saturday, January G, 1000. With its issue of Wednesday Air. J. Otis Hu'l assumed edi torial charge of the Rock Hill Herald, which since the death of his father, the former editor and pronr'etor, Mr. J. J. Hull, in July la-t, has been edited by Mr. John Wood, who now leaves Rock Hill to accept the position of business manager of the Greenville Daily News. Mr. Hull is a thorough young newspapor man, having been trained in the business by his lamented father, and he will no doubt fully maintain tho Herald's high standard ol excel Jence. Our readers were no douh. impressed ^with the unusually fine and satisfactory showing tmade by the Bank ol Lancaster in its quarterly statement published in Wednesday's issue o The News, to which, for lack ol space, we were unable to direct attention. The bank's deposits now amount; ro .T.5/z,irz.yt>, 111 < largest sum within its history lis total resources exceed $475, 000.00. The notably large <Je posit account of the batik bears eloquent testimony to two tacts: the genera' prosperity of the country and the confidence reposed by the people in the management of the institution. 1 * vj* TOWN TREASUR'S REPORT. W ll nnual report of Treasur, of the town council, llfoi t0^5l>'s f>aper. The vde is indeed a fine life; much credit on * inicipal adminis to 11 be seen that us the New Year <mt 'thousand dollars latind^ Owing to this ,e'oplialance on hand, and S' ao mcrease in the mte1" ? year to make up - TI?^Posa of the dispensary ** - ,eB yin'~"tliat ,0SH wiI1 not be DP until another year. Trie town received last year from the dispensary, which was clos od be'ore the opening of the winter and holiday trade, over ihirty-flve hundred dollars, which sum represents the greater part of the balance now in the treasury. It appears from Mr. Jones's report that $1,665.98 was ex i pended "for streets, pavements i and machinery." This sum i seems small when the amount i of work done in considered, for some improvement on sidewalks and streets was made in many parts of ihe town during the I year. Notwithstanding the amount of work done however, there is very, very much more awaiting the street force, lor one ot Lancaster's great needs is better streets and pavements, especially the latter. In our judgment the council should materially increase the street force and expend a very large part of that balance on hand in making permanent improvements on L monster's thoroughlares. THE AGE AT WHICH A CHILD SHOULD ENTEIi SCHOOL. At the resent annual meeting in Columbia of superintendents o graded schools, Superintendent Edmunds, < f the Sumter fchools. submitted a very interesting pa 1 per, since published in the News and Courier, on the subject ol the age at which a child should he admitted into school. Mr. Edmunds ranks among the lead ing educators of the Btate and his opinion relative to school matters , is entitled to much weight. ; In the article referred to Mr. 1 Edmonds takes the ground that a child is too young to enter school at six years of age, that time will j be saved and better results ob ] tained by waiting until it is eiglr years old. He says : 1 "As the conditions now exist j our nupils enter at six and com ^ plete me f"ll course prescribed < in our schooiu at seventeen. I 1 believe that, if the nunils should ' enter at eight, they could com- 1 plete the course in nine instead of eleven years. I believe that the work that it now takes two ( years to do the first grade could j he as thoroughly completed in 1 one year and another year would ' be made up between the second and sixth grades. Thus a pupil entering at eight would do in five years the same amount ol work 1 as is now done in seven years." Continuing, Mr. Edmunds dis curses the objections to a child's ^ entering school at the tender age ol eix, as viewed from a physical standpoint. From six to seven, . he says, children have reached i one ol the most critical periods * ol their lives. At the age of six , children are in a condition oi nervous restlessness resulting trom the cutting of their permanent teeth, and while in that con 1 dition Mr. Edmunds does not . think that they should be con- ' fined in the school room, but ( should be allowed every opportunity lor obtaining plenty ol 4,1 i i ? ouLuoor exercise, bunsmne ana fresh air. As to t lie effect upon I lie child of changing the school age from J G to 8 Mr. Edmunds says: ( 4iWill a child be the loser by these two years of what some may term enforced idleness? First let us deuy the truth of the term, ''enforced idleness." The child will not be idle and there I is no force applied. Nature, the kind old nurse, , has simply been allowed for two t more years to take the child ( upon her knee and the lessons she will teach; the hone, sinew I and nerve that (die will give dur ing this additional period will hi the child better to receive the artificial lessons that he must learn, and in the race before him he will run faster and last longer by having sat two years more upon nature's loving lap." Our legislators will fiml mucin food for thought in Mr. Edmunds's able article. It is not likely that the change sugges'ed in the law will be made at an early day, hut we believe that the time is coming when children will not be "permitted to enter the public schools until they are at least seven, it not eight, years of age. Miss Nannie Irene McCurdell I vidte . liiends in Rack lliil this week. Messrs. S. J and A. N Fun dei bur!-, Clem on College stu dents, who have been spending the holidays wtli their father. Mr. I) A Funderburk, of! Dwight. re urned yesterday to Clemson. _______ I Notice to the Public! All persons indebted lo m<* ivre earnestly requested to come up and settle a' once, as I can not afford to carrv your account tiny lotnrer. I shall aleo be compelled to ask all persons who nrinl: it send worn to my shop to pay ca ll, f r 1 have credited ?o much and collected so little [ cannot afford to do so any longer. 1 desire to thank those of my patrons who have given me their work and paid lor it and I hope ?> - jyj LUiiblnuc IU rei ve vuu nu! io those who have not paid I will < say tint while I should like to iiave your patronage I cannot work simply to hear the ring of my hammer. F. R. MASSEY. P. S.?Don't forget that I buy low hides, horse hides, dotr hides ind all other kind of hides, and Day the cash for them. F.R.M. Statement lleceipts anil I isbursenients of the Town of Lancaster, s <5 , for the Year Lulling December 31st, 11)05. RECEIPTS. lialance from 1904 $1,770.47 l uxes (5 Mill Levy) 1,900 93 faxes, Commutation *245 00 Pines 953.07 License .. . 1,20). 25 Dispensary 3.527.94 vale Cemetery Lots 33.00 IVator A Light Franchise Forfeit. 1,000.00 Miscellaneous 55 55 $lo,752 21 DISKUltfKMEN IS. Lighting (inchnling salary Joe Evans) $ 378.7H ->ireeis, l avements Meclnuery.. 1,605.5)8 Po'ice (including extras) 1,508.00 Teneral Untitling Extenses, Live Stock, etc 1,506.72 Mayor's Salary and Clerk's Commissions 5551 14 t'asli on Hand 5,073.CD $10,752.21 I, O. D. Jones, Clerk and Treasurer of the Town of Lancaster, S. C., do hereby certify that tiio foregoing statement iH true to the best of my kuowiedgo and belief. C. D. JONES. Sworn to before mo this 2nd January, ?- 19 >8. t . y ) E. M. CHOXTON, ) j N. 1'. of 8. 0. We, T. S. Carter anil A. J Clark, do Hereby certify that we have curefully exuuiued the books of C. 1) Jones, Clerk ?nd Treasurer of the Town of Lancaster, ind tind the same to hn Minwl unH ?n?? he above is a true statement to the best of >ur knowledge and belief. T 8. CARTER, A. J. CLARK, Kpeoial Committee, ...AI ! TIME RC We ai e at tht year's business <>n the threshc Year and look perb trade we 1 the past twelve very grateful to patrons. We c our sincere appi and every one part you have t; up the best ye our history, lr our appreciatio port we are goi lor the next 30 that will aston We will not s; it's so common, that you come a and get the prici ing you and 1 coming year ma most happy an your life, we art Williams-I TU ? * T 1 ? A I1C VIIUCI ? 2 CLOSING ^ | OUT ^ ^ On the first of February, ^ block, next to corner store, ^ offer, at bargain prices, my ^ consisting principally of SI ^ Shirts, Underwear, Plaids, < | Sheetings, Hickory Shirting <r Bleechings, Lap Blankets, 1 j Collars, Neckties, Umbrelh J Purses, Collar and Culf Bu ^ job lot of Suspenders at sur] W cry and Glassware of all kir f must be sold. F t i i i Dr. C. MITCHELL EYESIGHT SPECIALIST Scientific Optician Graduate of Philadelphia Optical College. Headaches relieved with properly adjusted Glasses. Artificial Eyes furnished. Eyes tested and examined free. YVill call at your office or home by appointment. Home Olfice, Columbia, S.O., Mitchell Hotel. JNotice of Discharge Notice 'a hereby given that the unclersitfnecl as administratrix of the estate of Saml K. Usher, deceased, will, on the 6tl) day of February, 1906, make her final return as such administratrix and apply to the Probate Court for Lancaster county, for a dnal discharge. KM MA A. SMALL, Administratrix of Kstate of Sam'l. K. Usher. Lancaster, S.C., Jan, 6, ltKKJ.-lna. I TO... i uix A i end of another and as we stand >ld of the New back at the sunave had during months, we feel our friends and lesirc to express reciation to each of you for the I iken in building - 3 ar's business in r order to show n of your supng to sell goods > days at prices ish the natives, ly AT COST? A 11 .*^1, a\ ii w i o nd sec the <joods *s. Again thankloping that the ty be to you t he d prosperous of gratefully, |i Hughes Co s elling Store. .ALE \ I will move into the Moore ^ and from now till then I will entire stock of Merchandise, W hoes, Pants, Hats, Overalls, ^ Outings, Denims, yard-wide ^ , Cheviots, Prints, Ginghams, ^ )ig lot of Overshoes, Men's ^ is, Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, j ttons, Pins, Needles, and a ^ ?: r< 1. ^ |JI ioiu^ij iwvv [Ji 1CCS. VjIUCKids. Big lot of Tobacco that 0 Respectfully, ^ Blackmon $ Lexington Roller Mill Co. LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. Highest givde Flour. \\7? <r 1y\ ? ill " oiicring to our tr.'de this next year tho highe t grade fl uirever sold in Lancaster "HENRY CLAY." Every sack guaranteed to please or money ro funded. F r sale by , BENNETT GROCER! CO. Notice of Discharge. NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned, as Executrix of the will of Win. Knight, deceased, will, on the 7th day of February, 1SI06 make her Hnal return as such Executrix, and apply to the l'robate Court fur Lan- v ; caster County for a final discharge, ANNIE K. WILSON. Executrix of the Will of Win. Knight, deceased. Lancaster, 8. C., Jan. B, lOOd?lmc.