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..r:?.''3? rr1. Oldest N^s|a?? SbtitK C^pb?Eft?^ 2 - ^ Tile Annual Session Assembly of! a Convene ?{Columbia Yestei ^^^awmakers of South. Carolina assembled in annual gessipii^ -y^tor? day at noon to continue "fin- a pe ri<^.of.fqt?^'davf, :roor??;or', less': hardly\^^i^a.The,y ?-$$)?{ receive. ^pO.foij&e^ of w.h.iqh \|?f?ra?djt$*Bf!pWl$ ? if these servants of:^B&j^pcrple;;conr scieotionslyrendeavor^ ..*'!. discharge their.duly. $ >/;.;- : ^pefi^'s^tde^aticn, Senator Thcmas^?^?4?sfoavd, Representa tives Si |WL^..^mk?tisf:: nd.; 31- ?J& Weilsr lefju&^n^ay so^ 5 to. l?e at their.jesp^c?v^^wstsia j thc open ing hon&.:^The"Adiyert ;erVi;repre*. sedative" made.n.a?w-effo t tprinter view each ..these-, g nt leinet? to. leann something o^what they .?con* template^ doaaog jn; Columbia^ We failed to^s^^iD^t^cm-except- Mr. Simkins^^yhtij ?ita?e^v th-at 'he will work ?rspjor jtjie? payment of j the privilege tax m?ot-the?>tat? treasury instead ofy^^Ae:ti^?ry;p^':<^em-' son_coUegi\ juWiding-frr ??iPffc pn^?m^^t^si^'^?^f this m stitutioii... - Tia-will alan endeavor to pass a la\$ making it%;avmisdeHieari-> or for a person to rent the land .pf:j another. and "then, ab i neon the crop] before 5 jtt?as fmad^.; \ e th ink. both of these -measures. .-gi*od. ones, and hope Mr. Simkins w'iUjbe.successtul fin having them; enaete4 into law. The Advertiser will give a full re port each week of the doings of the legislature. Edgefield Baptist Association. D^prethren: At^gga^ State^^j^vention wh ich ir ie*: in An? dersgli^^cernber 1909 at -fhe'^Lay1 menj^^eting, brethren iiKef.e.:^dp> poireUre?^p look after tb^e Laymen's m?s.???f^tv' movement ih'the-differ-: ent As^pations. . ? &x u Jl JP j^and ?W~ti??A^oTT^v?ng^ ??BL withou^u?jhe?^?<;g^ jjp^he work'in theEdg?field " As^toci? '.^ j . Plp?se present the subject a*t Un iou in'fcctings and hold special meet ings ??the different churches. For! literajtore on the subject writ ; to T. O. k?fton. Jr., Greenville, S. C. By fading The Baptist* "Courier regul^ly you can see what other .^aymeja are doing and many valua ble suggestions had. A , . I bAmeak for thefgTErat?fi ?ii-ffl^ .assistance and co-operat]^fc^?r?l vmemb?$s throughout the association Very Respectfully, E. G. RI DGELL, Bates?SSrg, S. C. { \ p f-~4-4lQ Ck >re Names In Stock. :. The^chool census^ taker stopped at a H0?e hut in the? mclnntaios of KentuoKy, and addreSsini^ih^liioth^ 'er of unusually liari|e .-^(iick ,of tmildr&said: $ WxP, |&*lMatfam, I am ta|ingVthe school census?^ How manyi ch ill dren have you between the ages] of ^ancVf-- ; "Lemmie see," sqe Jbroke' ' in; "there*s$vaty an' Mary, an' Lu^, an' Carrie^- an Jake, ajf .Will, an' H^rry an1 "-^the paused for a lj hercal^f made bast? to Noi?, madam, if ?011 !-f.Mtu"_K-?JL_ fa-- A?riie nob. an' f^tr?fi!mr >ra.th. and is?*." " ' cvnid-iu^t c^the nuraber"i "Nuleri" she snapped1 We ain</ commenced * u m^ y, thank ^Je. We ainft r-^t-o^t o' nahuis.'?^?-Cleveland Reader!) "number benn: yet, ?R.KIN&'SNEW?is? Will purely Stop Thai fy flit ;usta's| Le&din 0 UK assortment 3f J, ware anet fine* y -^t?h 4, new and?orilpi) ?l r7? manu f:i ciu re rs? ?tfi 1 BET US SU^Pl^V ^ IRI Jvv7ATCH REP.'H 1 SATISFACT 7o^^Brond Street 1 ON R ^W^nn^.'if?.;:Pair^t8.:'.":' ^?$&i$\d?^n?t -too/, cautious ' ^^^^^???g?r-'bays -land men need .l^'^W?'lfe The foll o wi ng 1 ist ?t]^'^^^^YV^rL$t?^Q?i?^;that occurred of Mr. James Henry Rice, secretary of the ^udubpn Society, ?should c?xxsj? parenfc^-io - ferW-fieed before' some idolized member of the house hold" is added to*-the: list: This partial - list of hunting- ac .forints-haye: occurred since the re port oV t':e Audubon Society was . issued. They should serve to em phasjzv t:;e"necessity of caution in jjihe handling .of firearms, and since 'nearly all ^happened to yonng boys, :the lesson to parents is s?fticiently "'?bvionsi.? - :' 'l November* Arthur Ward, G?ofse tb wo, 'shotgun-fatal. 1 January 1, James Dukes, Cotum bia, shot?ian-^f atal. ; December, 2S, Thorneil H; Park e;-, Daizcll, shotgun-serious. December 15, Barkin; Berley, Nc wb?rryj shotgun-fatal. December 15, Holmes Robertson, (jhfster, shotgun-fatal: December il, Shalley Pressley, Eastover, shotgun-fatal. Deeember 25, Jesse Gee, Tim 1 T^ionsville, sh otgun-f ata 1. December .25, Richard Gee, Tim ?monsville, shotgun-serious; . lost leg. .: . ? ? ' .y\ I January 1, Henry .Braswell, M?r fiOn, shotgun-fatal, j" " December 2?), Walter Skinner, Ca m pobel lo,; sh o tarim-fatal. December 24, Hans Rector, Un ion, shotgun-?fatal; January; 1, Alva Solomons, Sum ter, parlor rifle-serious. ; The above are not all the acci dentsy nor all the fatalities, but all that are by me at this moment." giB???t./.-.V."^'?.".?"' sss.-s j ? Union Meeting. i rSi'h?AHnon m?ofirig-vof Aie 3rd di vision of the Edgefield association kWUfe cohvenb '-Woth' Plum Branch Baptist church, fifth. Sunday and Sat??day;ibefore; being the. 29th and j-30$ o%j??ry'.'with the: fol lowing^ prog'ramf ' .L0:uU--I)8y^ con-, dueted by the moderator. ?pare with their material prosperity? C Y D Freeland, H E Bunch and G W Hamilton. 2nd Querry-The layman's move ment: our dutv: plan of campaign. E G Morgan, Sr., T G Talbert and J W Adams. Adjournment for dinner. 3rd Query-The Baptist Courier a necessity in every Baptist home. L G Bell, P H Bussey and Rev. T :H'Garrett.' : ??&fttfjEQffi^^ ?it i??ns wFat shou?d be oui'attitude towards maintaining; law a?a order:,? R?v; $ B LanbamVHeA4 FR White; J M Bussey and J C Harvley. i 10^0"' "Sunday'"school exercises conducted by superintendent of Plum Branch Sunday ;sbkool. 11:30-Missionary "sermon by ;RevvT?H. Garrett, ^alternate, Rev. P ^Lanham: ' 1st Query-Tjie yonug Christian an?U?iS'?Bible', paper' by Miss Mar thai; DoynV bj ' 2nd: Query-:The yoirpg.Christian ai\d;his; work, an address, by B M Bussey. 1: 3rd Qiferyt-The ^-religious and ?educational advantages of B. Y. P. F?? v. orkv au address ?by Mr. 'Thos.* McAllister. . ? '< il Not only the appointees on the jj program, but the brethren, generally cvn?posinir til ls union, are' requested: to jtu'dy these subjects,; and. come to tli'e meeting prepared to give us Vb&b-'iu'iit; of their [counsel.. - ,/ j). ?. J. Bell,. :: :. j v" . ' . ' . For Committee. ig Jewelry Store. ewel'ry, cut ^lass, s il ver jas fegp??lssed. - Marty, ??igng from the leading YOUR NF!EDS. FINE NG A SPEC A LT Y GUARANTEED. ENKL, :-: Augusta, Ga. .^^?NSfON LETTER. Teacher Honored by State ?s> sociation, Methodist Minis- ' ter : ^rjr?ed, Miss Saw yer Elected Teacher. Mrs. Lucia Latimer, one of Ltne. teachers/in the.' Johnston High School, was elected 2nd vice-presi dent of the State Teachers' Asso ciation, which met^^Gioitra^i^-r^ cently. j . .. .. ,"?">,'.'? :ii Mrs. P. E. Monroe and^?ldren are visiting at the fornid^.p"areiits home at Pomaria. Miss Alma ili?ford, -a ??rm?.r Johnston girl, was married' -on' last Tuesday at her home'; in Granite-: ville, to Mr. Livingston, of .Or#rig^ hurg. :] . . /, i^?'j Miss Clara Sawyer has heep' elect ed teacher in the high " school Jier? to rill the vacancy caiised;, by'the resignation of Miss Copeland...'JVIiss^ Sawyer has been engaged ??. this work for several years, and 'the pa trons of the school are delighted that her''services bave b?.en seed-red.. Miss Azalee Yonc? ?ii(j Mr/Dock Clark were married at the Lutheran parsonage last week by Rev..R E. Monroe. Both of the young people are from the Philippi section. .. Mr. M. C. Sandifer has^ resigned as chief of police, arid Mr. J. .H. Swearingen has been elected to rill his place. '. . . "Messrs. Joe and. Bertis' Bouknight. and Leon Scott have returned ,to the Citadel in Charleston. ' Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sateher and little Ernaline, of Augusta, visited relatives here last week. Miss Ruth DeLoach has returned to her school at Granitevlile. : ' Miss Dosia Werts has gone to Branchville, to visit her frie'nd, Mrs. Ed Penn, and from there will go."" to "Greenwood-^ for a visit to friends and relatives. Mrs. C. F. Stroither who was cari: ri?d'to "the hospital, is much im proved. It was not necessary to, operate, as was feared. : Mrs. W. J. HatcheY has; returned from a visit to her hrotl^ jfirAt lanta. The, week of prayer was observed, here last week by the ''members of W. M. S. On Wediiesday^je ser; vices'were .held: ia-the .^cvoht?{g?f the subject was "Our missionaries," and splendid talks were listened to from Rev. M. li. Lawson and Mes srs. M. R. Wright and Samuel J. Watson. Mr. Huiet Waters has reurnedt from Springfield, where he has been visiting his sister, Mrs. Walter Philips. Miss Louelle Norris is at home from a pleasant isit to friends in Atlanta. ... -Mrs. B. T.- -Adams and Master ^Wallace Turner m5de a visit to friends br Granitevillfc'laat week. J Mr. Frank Gibson, a former resi dent, was here this week visiting relatives and friends. ; Mrs. Teague Price has returned to Camden, after a month's visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Hart. On Sunday evening Rev. M. L. 'Lawson called off the regular ser vice, and he and . his ; people went over to the Methodist1 church to see .and hear^theRevv Mr. Breeden, who has recently been 'sent' to this pas torate; ;. : ; ' - ' ' Thc new' years dance given by the Johnston cotillion club on the evening of January 3rd, was the most enjoyable ode that has ever been had here.. The hall was beau tifully festooned iii holly and south ern smilax, caught here and there .with red and white Christmas bells. A cosy corner was arranged for the chaperones who were Mr. and Mrs. .D. J. LaGrone, Mr; and Mrs. Wal lace Boat , right, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Harrison, Mr. and. Mrs. Peter Epes and Mr, and Mrs.. J. j. Halti wanger. Bearden's orchestra fur nished, the music and there were present about 30 couples, with 27 stags. At 12:30 o'clock; a delight ful repast was served. Giving it Away. A woman just can't keep a se cret,'' he declared, opposing.a state ment. "Oh? I don't know" ?contradicted the fluttery lady, 'l'v? kept^mv age a secret ever since I w*S424.? ' "Yes," lie replied, 'but. one of those days you will give it away. In time you will just simply have to tell it!" "Well," she replied with confi dence, "I think when a woman.has kept a secret for twenty years she comes pretty near knowing how to keep it."-Philadelphia Ledger. Brother-Her father won't con sent to oar marriage. He called me a brainless idiot! Sister-Ah, then, yon may depend^ lie's read your love letters.- -Scrapy. Twelve ThingSit^Do in january. {.}), vStaxt^h?iy^;like:a:btt8:i]ie68 man? .-/Take an iwreiritory; bf your property, andlbegin. an accurate/ ac count of ^receipts send exp?nses: .: ; {i). See thal sA\r. 1909--dents ;are promptly ckar??f.'off.c i There was ney.eba-. better time to ??t even with th?'rW?Orld and then;stay so. ..'.':' i (3) No.I?ndsEonW : he rbar? in" winter, bu t?rf ?ny.ris -without' e'?v?r cropft?plaw int:>eadiue^;for' spring: plaijftii?g. - .?'.-.. ???iv ; . " r:. (i)Seetthat all'stock and poultry are properly: sheit?fea.-' Shelter is cheaper than'-fee'd^--^ Senifo^i ^tahjgs -ipf \dealers in improved*secds, implements( and machineiy?r Plan f^gtow'mqre1 pro ductive;varieties ! pjf alf crops and cultivate; ; vnt?i al?:;"possible cheap j horse power 'jirist??cl bf'^expensive hartd-laboi1. ' *: / ' p, " !(6) Set about gating an -i m pro v ed; breed of po ul try/hogs: and cattle, this year." ? ... ' ' ;" . . , j(7) - Clean up the "sprouts lind' brush and tilt ?^M|??e, gullies "that separate y our patcliife and' unite .them in : great broad . evenly cultivated fields.r. ; - y\: ?(s) Don't go brjtzy about tlie old line "money cr?ps^ Th'?re. is loon ey in corn and b?j and cattle as' well as in cotton aii? tobacco. (9) Drain that'*^t place oh your farm. It-will'probably bc the most fertile spot you have. *" (l?) .Map^Qtitjal^cheme^fov your whole farm. Indicating* the crops to, go in each field,"' all arranged with due regard to -th? W?e of*dotation.' (ll) Keep in; health by using fr??h air in 'Sleeping-rooms, modera tion iii eating, andWomptattention to colds.' Let ? p?terit; ' medicines' alone. (?2) See your count}' school s'iy :periritendeiit ahd'f^'cp-oiierat? with' 'him in organizing -soys corn clubs in your county.-I^og'r?ssive" Farni New Year Id?a^jfor the South ; . '" ern Farmer. J",To haye a defimtiV'pitrposc in my work and a definitci plan for doing . it, a,plan laid but *fi~suit ray farm and my cond?t?ons^;to^ the g?n?ral, -feature's bf .which r adhere even "br".def?il;vtb" mal&'-eac??. acre bi my farm just asfajf and just as fruitful a?'I can; tb strive " for a present profit out of each'crop T grow, birt always to look beyond this profit to 'the preservation and -?rrfprove ment of my soils; to -make all labor just as easy and ' jusjs asprodueti v?! as possible; to" get'better stock, bet ter "tools, better buildings justas fastas lean; to value beauty and comfort in andi a.bbtit my horne as the>end to which/my* crbps and stock are but means; tb; try "each day to learn a little'mbr??bb.ut farming and to farm better^ /buttnever to be come so much a :.fa,rmer that I for get/to b? a neighbor ?ncl a citizen; ari&.'tb do these: things/ .npf 'solely. ? fo^.ithe ?m?t?ri?l gain; they may brihg me, but for the : enduring joy and'the increased''.'usefulness they wi?fcadd to my' life and that of my family, for the strength they will add/to the state, and for they, beau ty they will'* add to. tfie7 world in which I iive-^to do ) this and to be this;' is the ideal. to; which I shall hold, in this New Year-rProgressive Farmer. v . '. /; . Teach the - Children" to" Save money. , '-'A It' is often and ^?utbfully.aaid that-a peony sSww i?'.a pehny'm'ade. Tho,, foundation . of ^majny pf; the; greatest fortunes was begun, by sav in g.? penny.\ Thc habjt of saving is one. of the'best'that can bb' formed. Every child! should be taught to. save, something every"- week." The satisfaction pf counting these pen nies when the bank' is empUed'is onei^f the. pleasures that, we never forget; perhaps every one of us can remember the thrill of joy M'? h?4 wh?h. we emptied the contents bf the bank on the..table and counted and''?-? recounted this: mountain of wealth;"how eager we were to,tell our little friends ;?he amount ;of our great-fortune, and raced with ' them in refilling the bank. To bring this pleasure within thc reach of every . child and. help, the forming of the penny-saving habit, Messrs. Scott & Browne, 409 Pearl street, New York, the manufactur ers bf ScottV Emulsion; , are offer ing fe- seud t-j any address, for 10 cents; ^js|?t|^^l^tle Savings Bank; ?aclV ; ba'i.k. .contains a new Good Lu;cV/;^?D"V'v:-Send io cents and .get-;p'il"?.r\v< j "Hbw realistic your painting is! It fairly maces my mouth water!" "A sunset makes your mouth wa ter?" , , : ;'Oh, it's : sunset is. it'?' I thought it was a frted egg!-Detroit Free Press. [Ef?Si^ PAPER. ~ - Urges Farmers to Maintain Th< Independence ?by : Raising The5r Meat and Corn1 ' : - Vat Hbraie:: . jj . The/ foil.dwirig carefully>rqpar< fliper .was. written by . Mr., B. J ijjtchirigs and read before a re?e rdhetinsr pf the White Town Fart ers Timon,, ani?.ls.,.^' request . pu ifeh?i? ; in. The ^Ady?iiis?r for tl benefit of the farmers at large;. . ? "To Brother Union Farmers an ail others J&'o t?l th? soil: i *!0'?_* course, yon Jail jcjripw that aiiririq public spqakerr?md have.ne' sen attempted'to^-wiitfe anything. I lie read at 'a; public gathering be for "Until a Tate hour L.tbought . would nat be able to meetfwith yoi Having not improved ^physically j fast a^ Ihqped.to >find i't will be in possible.'. ^Therefore,, will try t give you my idea of things as I sc them, j p> ..? .'. 11 "Firstar We. will co back to 100? 'ou '07 j, when the - country was in very j prosperous cohdition The Gold Bugs seeing this pro! perity, what did they do? Claime that tliey could foresee a great par ie and fortlio lack of- confidence ii trad? were afraid to "let out theil money. They called it ali in an< they no't only demoralized businef? in thc country, but a lot of our bes banks had? to close their door? .Was' that .true? -'"No,1 not a word o it. ; TH?sam? m eh who were hand ling th? money then "had been'hand ling it before the panic, and an asked by* the same people' to handh it for them now. i They claim tha money iii easy and are perfecth satisfied'for the banks of the soutl to handle'it, begging people to take it at less?rat? of.interest than evei before. .: ; ' -. ' ; Iii Now. wlu) is this brother farm er? They see the front while mos of. us are still behind. If they kee] their money'. from us a few - mon veal's we: will "be an ind?]>enden people and - will not' need theil assistance. So you see they are do ing all they can'to get us in. theil grasp again. Wh'eu th?y get tbingi the'shape' th?y want,' we-will se< another panic.'- 'There- will, be nc oouM??iae:i?\^y^-b?^?sa^9^i?i?3 will iwitbTaraw their deposits, itinafi tors not w?ios? horne it may take Now,'.with* such experience as w? haye had for'the past' three years, let us not' forget it soon. Do -you not see the way things are begin ning with cotton bringing 16 cents per-.pouhd, bacon 10 and corn Sl.OC per bushel. Of e??rsej the high price of cotton will cause a majoi i ty of farmers td plant their best lands in cotton, neglect . their Corn and qther crops, buy from west and northwest, bis-m?at at 20 'teiits per poun? and corn at ?1.50 per bushel. Then the same men who are -boom ing cotton now and are peaking mil lions out of itj seeing the shape we are in, arid - knowing that we- are badly behind from having to pay such high prices for food stuff?, with a thirteen dr fourteen million bale crop to operate with, will hop on it and ride down at our expense as readily .ind cheerfully as they carried M rip last year. They are not respecters of persons, money is what they . want and must always get it.; ' ' . ... . ' ' "A new year- is ' dh us. Now is the time to begin td apply the rem edy. Let every mari see if he ban not" have some of that 20 cents meat and 81.50 bushel corn for sale iif'the fall of 1910. If we will do that the victory is ours. At. this time you will find but few farmers who can grow this crop without having to buy the high priced bacon' and ^corn. The farmer should "be the one who ii benefitted by this high priced food stuff. ' But such is not the case- in this Bectiort. We are kicking at the other fellow when?{ we need a good . round of kicking Ourselves. 41 have ono more request to make Everyone begin today to make an itemized account of all his trans actions of the year TO 10. Includ ing, what he pays out for' labor, buys or sells. At the close of the year balance up your accounts and see just what you have done. I ex pect that most of you will find that you had better change your method o'ffarming or go work for some man for wages. "Theni arc a yrroat many more things 1 would like to say, but fear ing I will worry .your patience I will close, wishing you all a happy New Year/' "Bi 1). Kitchings." ; ? iv."j; - ' * .,' ' "\ " ' ?i I I -_____ % ; "So you never make fun of your wife's hats." "Never; I tried that long ago.'' "What happened?*' "She kept on buying others trying to please me."-Washington Star. 'i . Ingratitude. : 00 The jury which acquittedF?nV?iii in-Richland county' a 'few1 months ago will be excusable if, tb?y hold an indignation meeting: abd pass res olutions condemning- Gol. James Sy Faruum for making them" feel - Tike three dimes. '? rz' , The State put on the stand"a:'for mer director of the St?te dispensary, who swore that F?r?um arid he Bad eht?redinto a conspiracy "by which Fara?m was to pay the director a stated commission, rebate or bribe On each order given Farrium's hous es. This testimony was clear and uneqi vocal. It was not" denied;' The:defendant, Farrium, did' hot at tempt to rebut it. But the lawyers grew eloquent'in Alleging that the' Jurors should not accept the testtm?; [ny of a witness who himself confe? ! ses to conspiracy -unless that testi mony is corroborated. Noone doubted 'Wylie's testimony. ' Tho testimony of Gage and others amply confirmed it. Now Farri?th himself has confirmed it, for it is a'cknowl ??ged that the case in' which he pleaded guilty was based on the same set of facts as the case in which he was acquitted. ' 1 . : Wfe insist that Col. Farnum lias shown very little consideration for tlie twelve good men and true who Vindicated him at the previous . ferro of court.-Columbia Record. President Barrett to Southern Farmers. To the Officers and Members, of. the Farmers'Union: Members of the Farmers' Union everywhere, in the South particular ly, have just concluded one of the most prosperous and progressive years in the history of the.organiza tion. .. Interest in recruiting members, interest in, tJie active problems of the order, is at all points vigilant and aggressive. The organized farm er is alive to his own rights and the way to obtain them, as he- has not. been within my recollection. ' In the South peculiarly, the lesson of the year just passed should point a powerful and significant lesson1 for j this year and the years I .io Cotton has. soidj.ainif ornily, i at"; a. ^profit?ble-nVa^^??niy- ~ bemuse there was not too m?ch of it: Tho crop' came well within the demands of world-wide consumption, andasa result but little was sold at a loss, as has been the case in y?ars gone by. I iii* Weean insure the same measure of prosperity for the new year. We can even increase that prosperity^ we diversify intelligently and keep the cotton acreage within reasonable bounds. It would be wretched . business policy for ourselves and the South to be lured by the attractive prices of the fall and winter into planting a huge acreage for the coming: sea son. I know of no better way to undo our own prosperity-and to play into the bands of the cotton gamblers, i These latter gentlemen have been unable to hammer the price of cot ton ibis -season, because every, intel, ligerit man knew for himself, that the crop was not of abnormal pro portions. To trade on the prosperity .of last season and tempt Providence with, a record-breaking crop, would be to court sure and heavy loss for. oux s?lves and sacrifice much of the gain recorded recently. L therefore urge upon you to raise at home your food supplies, the sup plies for your family, for your help, and for ymir stock. There is not one- State in the South but can adopt this policy, freeing itself of the hay and wheat and corn domination of the other sections and avoiding the laying of a, mortgage on cotton to pay other people for the products L We should raise f pr ourselves.. [..'" We have had before us the les son of: hard years arid tremendous crops, and have profited by fherh. We have now before us the lesson of a prosperous year. Let. us see if we cannot also profit by its teach ing. I look- for 1910 to be the most wonderful year in the history of Southern fanning. That proph ecy will be fulfilled if the organi zed farmers of the South practice diversification religiously, at the same time avoiding, as they would the plague and death itself, the fool ish temptation to plant heavily for cotton.; Let us more than duplicate 1910. We can accomplish that if we observe scrupulously the programme I have 'outlined. CHAS. S. BAKnKTT, Union City, Ga. Teacher (to new boy)-Johnny, why are you scratching your head? Johnny-Because, teacher, I am the only one in the room who knows it itf'hes. -Boston Herald. TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. State Teachers-' Association Re- . . ported -by An E dg efield 1 / County . Teachet ii Wiro : - TV!; Attended. !>!.: \ I ; To attend^ tire 'South Car?lih?: State Teachers*"" :iAssociatton and South ?aro?in? '?. School .' Improve ment-Association,:' 'for the last two "years; an.d bp&ome a:member of both, has? beena privilege of. a,\l the teach-. ?rs "of South ' Carolina, and % haVe. bjeen fortunate enough ''t?"^^^' v convenient to take* advantage of it. ' ;'AsTthere'?re^??v few of-'th? teacher ?|;?ur ;cburity who ' have grasped : this opportunity -.1 -fas- one ^ of, the 7 rural teaoherg.who .is, interesjeid in..: I the promotion of education every where.^'tljot?g?r especially" iii thq community where I am eniployexfr'r ' jdesire to bring the - subject of ati tracting these educational meetings: b'efore-nly fellow^ -workers . in such?'.> a way as to cause-more of-our tea^hr ers to look forward to, neac^ y^e^'a^v. ; holidays with ijiedete^in?tit?n sam ?ice some .time' an'dmdn?^so'i^ ' f? ?be^pfes??rfr at'these meetings; j ' It is not my intention here to give(. in detail the worlrdonE at our- last* meetings; i?r.'.theg?n?ralwttrkrof th?^ ? association^ as:tbat may! be- obtained from Other Papers, .or by application. - ., td the secretary bf the' respective as sociations. : "The'?ddr?sses of eminent speak- " ers from ;this'and other states upon \j various questions- >ef interest aro very instructive and inspiring. But,, aside from the benefit derived from' th?se well planned programs, our cpmihg in contact with fellowiea'ch iers and . educational ! workers anti beingable to -kh'ow: something of what 'they;Jaaye;- .accomplished and- : their methods, of : work is of incalcula., hie benefit, to .. us;as'ploddin^each-. . , er's. Besides',' w?V'the teachers' of lit-' "" tie importance,' as 'soni?- may con sider ns ahd .'vas some -teachers bf ' little .schools.;. consider themselves, conic in contact with1, teachers who have really done great things, ind it is an incentive, to us to ?push for-. ? ..ward to;bro?der t?elds.of usefulness ' if there is any^uch^plac?-??'a m?re ^efnj .field* than i.that: bf ??ci?-un'try ?ej?cier) feeling i -?that h "there, is -al-, ^?ys room a.ti^ top.'' . * "I am' afraid .lhal; "tainan r" underrate the'nobiijiCy ' p^the teach ers' profession ani? -theiimpbrtaii'cle of our position as^one ?ofrrthe train-'??? ersiof[j the?; fut?re .?citizens;!of ;o?r country. When ;,we.s,cpnB?,der :the; . work of many ed?c????rs such as the' lamented Dr. Carlisle, the story;of, / whose life as "simply a teacher" j was. so forcibly brought before the tea?li?rs.: by ! Dr;' Hv N. ? Snyder, I whose subject;; was, die message/of Dr. Carlisle to. tb^teachers-of South Caroona, o ugh t ,to, '?e...consider ! ed a?.<fsimp?y ? teacher" if' we'are ' doin^ our best. ' - - :; v I. would also like -'-to-1-call-'ihe'?t-' te?tion ,of our ^teachers and: trustees : : ito the two thousand '.dollars {.ap propriated by. the legislatore. to be used I by" the' (Rural) ' S?h?oJ ipi-. . . pro ve ment Association as' prizes te : the schools making the moist ^im provement in their building and general school, ^appearances andj far.; c?litie^dur?t?g'?i? ^c^/^^'^t???a* ?\ t?on tbeing ??nslI??Ted. ^;^?l's?pu?d.'; ' be proud that at-leas^-tpe fifty doP-^ lar prjze has been won by' an Edge field school..; That: school i was;; the Lott school with an Edgefield young .lady, Miss Maggie: Reel, as teacher. But why not morej prizes ..won by ; Edgefield schools?. iC?rtainly the - improvement is .needed? ? Why .can: i not we havo local vassbciations for the improvements our schools RHU am afraid, fellow^ - teacher,' that, that fault may, ? t?\ some t extent, :at'' least, be laicl at. our door. - Another program: to which; I had the privilege of being a silent lis tener', was that of the association of County Superintendent of Education It wasjvery. interesting fo listen to ' the reports' of tho : work, in other iii counties, ?and.{he advanced methoda of gen?ral.educat?onalwork.: Among* . the questions discuiBsed-vahd^touched upon were state: aid,, iconsolidatiou local taxation and agricultural work among school .bdys.; . O.!;.B. Martin had Iiis stereopticon views: and ruade an excellent - exhibit.- These meetings should be of great help to the wide-awake superintendent who wants to do the -most good, for the greatest number,; in their county, in the best way. . . .. 1 To: the wide-awike teacher 1 would like to mention the twenty four page* monthly educational journal, "Southe*, n School News" the first issue being recently pub lished in Columbia by W. H. Jone* and may be obtained for one dollar per year. Those of us who already take one or more educational jour nals, why not add or take in prefer ence the one published in our state, and those who take none, this, would oe a good one to subscribe: for. mil Surely Stop That Cough.