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HQ Xp V ' * The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. NO. 76. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., JUNE 27, 1906. PRICE FIVE CENTS l)F.ll r.oDV Text Books Adopted To be Used in the Public Schools for the Next Five Years. From Sunday's State. The Stite board ol Education yesterday completed the adoption of text books to he used in the public schools of the S<ate lor the next live years. It is said that the list selected will com pare quite favorably with the y book adoptions in other States, and 't is also claimed that, this is the bsjst list which South Carolina has had. inhere lias always been more ? ss of a diflerence between . d<s used in the public * J lit many ol these dif* have been eliminated ."lw0pt'on and it is said (j^PJPVhe iist selected will do for ypv city school in the St?te. The board adop'ed Dr. II nrv Alexander White's Ili-tory of of South Carolina for the ele mentary grades and Col. J. .1. Dargan's for the seven!h and eighth grades. Wadd.v Tlmmp sou's general his'ory of the Unit, ed States was selecteil. Another , , book by a South Carolin i author which was pn< on the li ' i P 1). 1) Wallace's book > civic-. U11''.or the naw r-go tion* made by the State Loan; of Edu ? Cation, I here will be es > i-hed in Columbia a centr. 1 i |> sitory for the handling of tin-.-e textbo >ks. This means that ^iobably $100,000 a year in new busi nesj will bo turned loose in Columbia. This has been going to Atlanta and to the publishers and it will be a great accommodation to the teachers in the State who may order from Columbia and get the books the same day or the following day. In the common school course, the best lot of readers was given to Maynard, Merrill & Co , whose "Graded Literature Series," 1, 2 and 3, were adopted. B. F. Johnson & Co. keep the fourtli and fifth readers. Silver, Burdett ?fe Co. were awarded secoud place, their "Stepping Stones to Literature" being used as supplementary to Mavnard, Merrill & Co. '(i books. The selection ot readers constitutes one ot the principal items. Maynard, Meirill & Co were represented by Mr McMichael of Georgia. The spelling books adopted were two: Hunt's "Progressive Course in Spelling," published by the American Book company, and the "Ben-on and Glen Speller and l>efiner," by 1). C. lieath & Co. The State company offered the speller prepared by Supt W. II. Hand of Chester. The selection of arithmetics wa-> as follows: "Brook's Men ' tal Arithmetic," by Christopher Sower &Oo.; Wentwoth's eleinent?rv and Went worth a prac tic ?1, by Oinn Ar Co. Messrs N w O" A; Co , through ' th**ir rejuonontative, Mr. Scherer, succeeded in placing both Oram V iTur.H for the common school cnursH, uBuedler's Modern Em? lish Grammer" (with cotnposi tion); ami llotchkiss and liuehler's "Modern English Lessons.'* Frye's higher geography, hy Giun & Co., was retained, but the American Book company placed Redway and Hinman's "Natural Primary Geography." Mr. Craw, of D. Applet on & Co., landed the order for physiologies, there being two books ot Khron for advanced and in termed late ol asses. Lee's primary history, by the B. G. Johnson ccmpany, was rtjimneu, oui W addy Thompson's History of the United States, by D. C. Heath & Co., was put on the list and Chapman's Sou'h Carolina History was supplant *d by the history by Dr. Henry Alexander Whi'e, published by Silver. Burdett tfc Co., and Bargains History of South Carolina, published by TheStite company will be used lor tlie higher c'a^s '8. Mr. () I'. Bares, publisher, secured the order for Barnes' "Ou'look Writing System,1* and I). C. Heath A Co received .iWJU'fl Inr lliuif t, .? >!....1 ? - v. ...v.. auiuini ntyrn',ui ?>f writing. These embrace two different styles ??f writing, The Augsburg System of Drawing vfti ndop'od nod the ''Riverside Series of Song 11 ? I*-.'' by i I' indium. Mill 'i Si ' o , v.-..s put on t o ILl. lie n.Mowing lod<s were ado ?!ed for use i the high se >< <>l I'oii'se: Knit I is I' ? Sy kes' Elemen tary English Composition; Tappan's England's and American's Literal lire: Lilerarv Masterpieces. Latin?Rain's First. Book in Latin : Gildersleeve-Lodge Latin Grammar; Harper & Tolnian's Caesar. Business Course?The First Book in Business Methods; O'Neill's l'unctuation. Natural Science?II nnnicntt Agriculture tor the Common L' . I ? ? ' ocooois; iianey's iSotany. Civics? Wallace's Civcs. Geography?Tarr's Physical Geography (now). Algebra?Lippiucot t's Elementary Algebra; W*nt worth's New School Algebra. History?Dirgan's History ol South Carolina; Myers' General History (Itev. Ed.); American History Leaflets, Hart. Geometry?Well's Essentials of Geometry. Mrs. W. P. MrKeon, ol Sharon, Ga.. was accidentally burned to death Saturday. Great damage was done by a storm that swept over Oklahoma and Indian Territory Mondi.v liislit?houses demolished, stock killed and coops injured. A destructive hailstorm parsed through Clark an 3 O -or.ee counties, Ga., a day or two ago. In some places the hail tell to a dep'h of 14 inches. Crops were ruined and trees stripped ol their foliage 1 I he Religious Revival, i Despite the Frequent Rain | and "WindStorms, Interest in the Meetings of the Chris- j tian Crusaders Continues to Increase?Conversions Now Number 159. Tt in very evident from the large audiences, which continue to crowd the Tabernacle of the Christian Crusaders, irotn the liberty arid freedom I>y the Christians in the testimonial services, and the personal work which is being done by the children of G<>d all over the town, among their unsaved friends and loved ones, as well as during the aftermeetings ol these services, and the additions that are being made to the sotil record nightly, that the interest of this good work is not decreasing in anv department. 15b pre eious souls have gladly aocepte I the gospel invition, have put on the wedding garment, and have made preparation to go in unto the wedding supper o' the Lamb." In the salvation meeting of last Thursday night, 45 witnesses .-toed tor Christ. Diring Ih' I'Vi'ii' storm w 1 ie*i 4. .. > Ia?*r, six se-Les Ki 1 > ;it tie hIimi*. f-.nr of u li 'in protested fai h in (Jhti-t a iheir p't-gomr The giea' Uar 'hat wib cmie up'>n in.my i i tlie l:i>t \ ureal conflagration, was demon-1 slrated in this meeting in the screams, and fruitless efforts made by many unsaved ones and others to leave the Tuber naele and escape the storm, but | so great and appalling will be the calamity of that great and awful time, thai it is absolute'v incomprehensible. The Scrip-, tures tell us that ''The day of i the 1-oid will come as a thief in | the night, in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great voice and tlie elements shall meet, with fervent heat, j the earth also and the works j that art- therein shall tie burned 1 I up." The solemn question which confronts us i?,?"Who shall he able \?> stand?" .Seven precious souls knelt at i the mercyseat in the meeting on Friday night, and through faith in Jesus Chiisl, were delivered from their loudens ol sin, and I found in Christ tlieir satisfying' portion. Though a meeting was not L held in the Tabernacle on Sat I tirday ir.ght, on account ol the 11 s'ortn which cajpe up j ;>t ahout ; t he usual hour for the service,'1 two persons, who had come two miles Irom the country t > attend I lie nivrht meeting, and for the special purpo e of being sav d, were blessedly converted to God in one ot the smaller tents. They jhad not been present to any one: of the meetings before this lime, i After the storm liad abated. these ? sisters returned to their homes I feeling very happy in the love j of Jesus. Those who did not allow the approaching storm on Sunday A night to scare them away from the Tabernacle, were glad that they remained, and w* re prive- ( leged to witness another great outpouring ol the Spirit. Thir I teen seekers, with "broken and contrite hearts" and submissive c spirits came to the altar and laid e their burdens ol sin at Jesus' j, leet, and ten of these, through j the operations of the Holy Spirit, f were able to go 011 their way re j joicing < "Soon will the season of rescue be o'er." Soon will the last , gospel imita'iou be extended to ( -inners by the Crusaders, in this series ot meetings Soon will , me spirit strive no more mil the days ol grace be o'er. It is not improbab e thutho Holy ' Ghost tins operated upon some persons during this series ol | meetiii'.'s, as He never will again. God lorbid that any who have , come under the influence of iliese meetings, directly or indi- . reetly, may at last go down with ihis sad lamentation upon their 1 lips, "The harvest is past, the ;-ummer is ended, and we are . not saved." Ueinember, "There is no redemption beyond the cold walla ol the garve," "And ' after death, the judgment." Reply to "Subscriber." . The Kind of Men to Send to the Legislature. t Mr. hid it or : For Hit1 iniorrna uoii ui Sub-crioer'-, o. June 20, 1 in The News, 1 will say : It hitlers not on what you ship your 1 legislators to the law-making department ol our Stale. They ( will beju-t the same there as they ate at home, only better known. You can ship gold on a 1 tine express car or on a sled and it will be just the same at its | destination, because it is pure. Musis the important point tor our care ul consideration. We need men in the legislature that are worthy ot belie! and ^ will do to depend on A man 1 who is m) mean as to sell bis legislative influence and vole ^ tor consideration is mean and degrading enough to give his legislative influence and vo'e to his own class without money and without puce. lie is a political ' 1 hypocrite, misscarrMge to .]tis ttce ami a "devil" ftoin the be- r. ginning I know we have some honest men in our legislative (] halls every year, but 1 also know , we have not had a prohibition p majority anywhere except at the , hands of the vottrs at the various voting precincts throughout the State 1 I cannot undeistand why it is that the people want prohib;.' bition and iho tew represent ? lives want whhkey. When a || servant is so disobedient lie e should he dicharged, or not L hired at all. Yes, Mr. "Subscriber,'' help J( us employ 'rue men. Thpv can " be shipped to ( <>luml>i > any old c way and do the will of the peo- jr pie after they gel Iher*; but he I 8 careful because wlieat and tare j resemble and grow up to.ether, i Wheat (true men) is good food, tare (traitors) is poison and. ' sure destruction. i W. F. Fat ridge. c Children's Day \t Beaver Creek Church-? W ell Arranged Progrirm Well Rendered. lepo.'ted for The News. The churcli war tastefully dec>rated for the Children's Day ex >rcises which were recently held it Beaver Creek church. The eolection was taken for Bibles ail 1 uuount to $1 1 .25. The following nteresting programme was renlered. March, led by superin'en lent, all singing "Onward Jiirislian Soldiers". Song?"Our Sunday school,'' >y school. Ji h'.? Welcome", by Elli -tt lammond. Sung? "Happy Children's Jay". Bee.?"Ko?ps," 'by Eunice ITounir. Song?"Holy City," by school. Rec.?"Midnight Hymn,'' by vnte Harris. Song?"L tile Eeet Be Care ill," by little girls. Kec.?"D-ty," by llcrney Harris. ..O- M ? ??.<rv.?-onme," by W. F. Noting. Song? Two Little Orphans." i?y Ma ind Myrtle Young. Re?"Smiling Face," by Unity Rea'll. Itec.? ('1 ild's Evening Rravjr," b> Aia gie Yoting. Sony?'-.icsus Loves Me," by ight in tie ^.rls. Rec?''Two (llasi-ee," by Miss Lottie Harris. Song?"Jesus Loves The Little Jhildren." Rec.?"Little Rainbow Child en," by six liitie girls. Rec.?"Ybion Of SirLaunfal", >y Miss Mary Hammond. Song?"Little Sowers," by litle boys and girls. Rec.?"llow To Save The Vorld," by Clara and Ira Lee lammond and Holt)' Reach. Song?"A 1 'lea For Light," by Jisses Mary and Fannie 11amnond and Lottie Harris. "Flower March," by six girls "A Short Senr.on," by Ralph lammond. Raiding Cnorus, "Receive .'he Miles V/e Bring," bv school. Miss Ella Beattie deserves nuclt credit lor tlie manner the hildren were trained. It also iiows many workers tit the JSuuinv scltcol. Terrible Drought in Southern Texas?-Corn Crop Ruined. Houston, iex., June 24.? lie. torts from all -< tions ot Smith* rn Texas are to the ofTec* that lie drought ha. practica.ly ruind tiic com crop and that it is an liter fa'lure. In central Texas ondili' tis are little belter, hut aiii diitintr ie week would save unit* pumon of >t. It is reported that cattle art>eginning to die for the !a?'k <>f rater in th^r rt ' dWrii m, whert t has not raiuei amee .lie iniddW 11 February.